2016 football media guide by Justin Maskus

2016 Seniors

Ricky Green

ANTHONY CANNON

Roderick Earvin

Seth PEtersen

XAVIER MARSDEN

SCOTT LATHROP

Dominique Nunez

Lars Lindquist

TERRELL CRAWFORD

JOSH HADLEY

Jonathan Villanueva

Jocqui Davis

CHAD NOLAN

CHRIS GOSS III

Travelle Smith

Stetson Broce

JORDAN MORRISON

Idrissa Simpson

Mitch Moore

Chris Williams

Stephan Randall

BRIAN HANSERD

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WHAT’S INSIDE Contents

Table of Contents / Credits Welcome from Denver Johnson This is Missouri Southern NFL Representation Athletic Excellence North Endzone Fieldhouse Fred G. Hughes Stadium Excellent Facilities A New Era with Nike Lions in the NFL Strength and Conditioning Athletic Training Facility

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2016 Outlook Pre-Season Depth Chart Roster Player Proﬁles

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Head Coach Denver Johnson Assistant Coaches

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Meet the Lions

The Coaching Staﬀ 2016 Opponents

Emporia State/ Northwest Missouri / Nebraska-Kearney 52 Washburn / Central Missouri 53 Central Oklahoma / Northeastern State 54 Lindenwood / Pittsburg State 55 Fort Hays State / Missouri Western 56

2015 in Review

Central Oklahoma / Northeastern State Lincoln / Southwest Baptist Central Missouri / South Dakota Mines Missouri Western / Northwest Missouri Lindenwood - Belleville / Pittsburg State Missouri Southern Coaching History 2015 Statistics University Administration Athletics Director Jared Bruggeman Rachel Burleson / Justin Maskus Athletic Administration Athletic Staﬀ All-Time Series Results Year - By - Year Results Post-Season History All-Time Records

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Single Game Leaders Career Leaders Annual Leaders All - Time Letterwinners All - Time Award Winners The MIAA 2015 MIAA in Review

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Lions Football Tradition

Credits

Meet the Lions

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The Coaching Staff

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2015 Opponents

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Lions Football Traditions

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On the Web MSSULions.com

Fans and Media have access to the latest Lions news, and information from anywhere in the world. In addition, fans can tune into internet broadcasts of all MSSU football games from the Southern Athletics Home Page. Fans have access to the latest scores, statistics, news releases, broadcasts and team history in addition to an on-line version of media guides.

The 2016 Missouri Southern Football Media Guide is produced by the MSSU Athletic Media Relations Department to aid media in their coverage of the Lions. Editor: Justin Maskus. Special Assistance: Shaun Buck Photography: Justin Maskus, Mike Gullett, David Moss and Curtis Almeter Layout and Design: Proforma Collegiate Solutions - Joplin, Mo. - Ron Fauss (Missouri Southern ‘96) and Justin Maskus Special thanks to the Missouri Southern University Relations and Marketing staﬀ for providing the information on the University and administration, and to opposing teams sports information oﬃces for providing opponent information. Special Thanks to Albert Bland, Wallace Clay and Melvin Monet for their picture contributions to the 2016 football media guide.

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WELCOME FROM COACH JOHNSON Coach Denver Johnson is in his second year with the Green and Gold. A longtime Division I assistant and head coach, Johnson will look to bring in the philosophies he’s proven as winners in the past and return Missouri Southern to its past success.

RESTORE THE ROAR! BUILDING A RELATIONSHIP I want to personally welcome you to a new season of Missouri Southern football and I want to see each and every one of you entertained by this ﬁne group of young men that you’ll see every week. My coaches and I are working hard to establish a relationship with Joplin and the surrounding communities. We need your support and we want to be a team that not only can entertain you each week, but be one that you can routinely be proud of each time you see us out in the community. We know just how much this area loves its football and we hope we can continually give you an outstanding product to root on. So come out and be loud, be rowdy and above all, have fun. The team and Missouri Southern State University is proud to have you as fans and we hope that you are just as proud of us. Go Lions!

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THIS IS MISSOURI SOUTHERN IMAGINE THE FUN

Just like college students everywhere, you will find times when you need to “blow off some steam.” When you do, you will find that sometimes there is so much going on at Missouri Southern, it is hard to pick and choose. Free activities happen throughout the year: ball games, plays, music concerts, campus-wide picnics, lectures by famous people, intramural sports, and more. The Billingsly Student Center offers pool tables, the campus bookstore, and the ticket office with discount tickets to area concerts, attractions, and professional sporting events. The Campus Activities Board (CAB), a student-run group, plans concerts and special events for the campus. Joplin is also a fun place to live and learn. There are movie theaters, restaurants, and a large shopping mall less than a mile from campus. And if you feel like getting away for a while, Kansas City, Mo. is a 2 1/2 hour drive from Joplin, and Branson and Tulsa, Okla. are less than two hours away. The Four-State Region is also a great place for hiking, fishing, camping, and canoeing.

JOPLIN COMMUNITY

Joplin is located in southwest Missouri in the “four states” region encompassing Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas. At the edge of the Ozark Mountain region, Joplin has a current population of 51,000 The daytime population swells to 270,000 while the population within a 40 mile radius of Joplin is 400,000, making it Missouri’s fourth largest metropolitan area. Joplin combines the beauty and hospitality of country living with the convenience and commerce of city vitality.

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NFL SUCCESS NFL REPRESENTATION

Former All-American and third-round NFL Draft pick Brandon Williams sacks Pittsburg quarterback Ben Roethlisberger in his rookie year during the 2013 season. Williams will start at nose tackle for the Ravens in 2016.

Former All-American and fourth-round NFL Draft pick Allen Barbre matches up against the Green Bay Packers during a game in the 2013 season. Barbre will start at right tackle for the Eagles in 2016. Photos courtesy Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles

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ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE In Search of Excellence

It’s exciting to be a part of Missouri Southern athletics, both as a participant and as a fan. The Missouri Southern Lions have been Conference (NSIC or MIAA) Champions in football, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and ﬁeld, men’s soccer, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball, softball, and tennis. The football team claimed the NAIA Division II National Championship in 1972 and the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association title in 1993. The Lions currently have two players on NFL rosters and many others participating in professional sports. The Lions’ softball team has been a participant in regional action, and in 1992 won the NCAA Division II National Championship. The men’s basketball team hosted and won the NCAA Division II South Central Regional Tournament and advanced to the Division II Final Four in 2000, while the baseball team has made numerous trips to the College World Series, ﬁnishing second in the nation in 1991. Both MSSU men and women have had national champions in track. In all, Missouri Southern has claimed 51 conference crowns, including 41 since joining the MIAA.

Quality Athletes

Each year Missouri Southern student-athletes are recognized by coaches around the conference as All-MIAA performers, while several also are named to All-America teams. MSSU men and women have been named MIAA Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year and Ken B. Jones Award winners (for outstanding student-athlete in the conference), and have also been National Player of the Year honorees, as well as finalists for national awards such as the Harlon Hill Trophy in football. In 2008 and 2009, the women’s cross country and outdoor track and field teams claimed MIAA titles with the 2009 cross country team finishing third in Division II. The Women’s Track and Field and Cross Country team was ranked the fifth best overall program by the Coaches Association in 2009-10, while the men’s program was ranked 9th in 2014-15. The men’ and women’s cross country teams, as well as baseball won MIAA titles in 2014-15. The Men’s track and field team won the MIAA Outdoor Title in 2016, while two student-athletes won individual National Championships in the pole vault and 10k. The Southern softball team has appeared in 18 of the last 22 conference tournaments. Men’s basketball has earned 18 straight berths to post season tournament and has an overall record of 237-123 over last nine years. Women’s basketball has gone to 11 of the last 12 conference tourneys and in 2014-15 had its first 20-win season since 1995-96. The golf team was fourth at the regional in 2009.

Solid Students

Of course the primary goal of any institution of higher education is to graduate its students. At Missouri Southern that philosophy is no diﬀerent. Student-athletes wearing the Green & Gold also get the job done in the classroom. In the last ten years, the Lions have boasted a graduation rate of 77.3 percent. MSSU student-athletes also have maintained cumulative team grade-point averages above the 3.0 mark. For their eﬀorts, Southern’s student-athletes are routinely named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll teams, as well as the Academic All-MIAA, Presidential Scholar Athlete, and Academic All-District and All-America squads. In all, more than 70 Lions have been named Academic All-America.

Contributors in the Community

Not only do they perform on the ﬁeld and in the classroom, but Missouri Southern’s Lions are also involved in the Joplin community. They work with such organizations as the Special Olympics, the Ronald McDonald House, the Boy’s and Girl’s Club, Adopt-A-Street, and the Children’s Miracle Network, Rebuild Joplin and are frequently contacted by schools in the area with requests for special visits. Missouri Southern’s student-athletes are frequently invited to serve as hosts and guest speakers for special events in Joplin and the surrounding communities.

Outstanding Facilities

Of course, to be competitive, teams need quality facilities. Missouri Southern has those. The Leggett & Platt Athletic Center, constructed in 1999 with seating for more than 3,200, contains three gymnasiums, an indoor competition track, an incredible weight room and state-of-the-art sports rehabilitation facilities. In addition, Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium includes courts for basketball, racquetball and volley ball, and a six-lane swimming pool. The surfaces for football and outdoor track & field at Fred G. Hughes Stadium underwent a major renovation in 2003. The football field was given a new, top-of-the-line artificial playing surface and the all-weather track was equipped with a new all-weather surface, upgrading it to a national meet-caliber facility. Other outdoor facilities include lighted tennis courts, several soccer fields, two softball fields and one of the finest cross country courses in the nation. The course hosted regional meets in 1999, 2001 and 2004, 2007, as well as the 1999, 2007 and 2012 NCAA Division II Championships.

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NEW FACILITIES

A New Facility ...

In the summer of 2015, construction was finalized on the North Endzone Facility on the campus at Missouri Southern. Situated north of Fred G. Hughes Stadium, the facility houses training and strength and conditioning facilities, as well as locker rooms for football, baseball and softball. Offices for those sports, as well as administration will be part of the facility, while an academic success center, as well as a alumni room will be housed on the second floor.

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NEW FACILITIES

... For A New Era

On April 1, 2015 former University of Tulsa OďŹ&#x20AC;ensive Coordinator and Illinois State and Murray State Head Coach Denver Johnson was named Head Coach at Missouri Southern.

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FRED G. HUGHES STADIUM

Fred G. Hughes Stadium is now in its fortieth year as the Home of the Lions. The $1.7 million stadium was built in 1975 at no cost to the taxpayers of the State of Missouri, as financing was accomplished entirely through student fees and private contributions. The first college football facility in the state to have an artificial-turf playing field, Hughes Stadium was outfitted with a brand new playing surface in 2015 from Shaw Sports Turf, a Calhoun, Ga. based company. The Momentum synthetic turf system features Strenexeslit film fiber, a proven technology known for its durability and overall performance. The slit film fiber construction results in an “umbrella” effect that helps hold infill in and reduce overall fly-out. The system is available in three configurations each with its own distinct benefits. Momentum synthetic turf is utilized in various collegiate football stadiums in all divisions, as well as serving as the official surface for both the stadium and practice field of the NFL’s Baltimore Ravens. The new turf at Hughes Stadium was installed in the summer of 2015, and was part of an overhaul of the facility that saw the new $9.4 million end zone facility added just north of the stadium. This new facility houses offices for football, softball and baseball, as well as administration on the top level, while housing locker rooms, a strength training center and athletic training facilities in the lower level. The new turf at Hughes

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A cross-section of the Shaw Sports Turf in place at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.

A view from the press box of midfield at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.

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FRED G. HUGHES STADIUM

This photo shows the new paint job applied to the stairs inside Hughes Stadium. The same was done to the visitors side in the summer of 2013.

Nightime view of the outside of Fred G. Hughes Stadium in the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex..

Stadium replaced a Sprint Turf surface, a rubber-filled turf, that was utilized since 2003. AstroTurf graced the Hughes playing surface for its first 13 years. The stadium has a seating capacity of 7,000. The west grandstand seats nearly 5,000 fans, including a section for the handicapped, while the east grandstand has seating for approximately 2,000 spectators. The first game at the stadium was played on Sept. 6, 1975, as the Lions defeated Emporia State University 20-13. The facility was formally dedicated two weeks later on Sept. 20, and Southern was again victorious, beating the University of Missouri-Rolla 266. After winning five of seven home games that initial season, the Lions have enjoyed great success while playing on the “turf.” In 38 seasons of play at Hughes Stadium, Southern has compiled a 120-92-3 record for a .566 winning percentage. Southern’s longest home win streak is 11 games. That string began on Oct. 11, 1975, and continued two years later until Oct. 29, 1977, when nationally-ranked Kearney State College (now University of Nebraska-Kearney) handed the Lions a 2723 homecoming loss. In addition to Lions football, Hughes Stadium is home to Southern’s track & field squads. The facility has hosted Missouri Class 1A, 2A, and 5A Football Championships and various regional and national youth and collegiate cross country and track & field meets. The stadium is named in honor of Fred G. Hughes, who was the president of the College’s Board of Regents at the time the facility was built. It was designed by the architectural firm of Allgeier, Martin, and Associates of Joplin.

Stadium Facts Constructed: 1975 Cost: $1.7 Million Seating Capacity: 7,000 Playing Surface: Sprinturf (installed with a new track in 2003) First Game: Sept. 6, 1975 (MSSU 20, Emporia State 13) Dedication Game: Sept. 20, 1975 (MSSU 26, Missouri S&T 6) First Touchdown: Robert Davis, MSSU vs. Emporia State, Sept. 6, 1975 (2-yard run) First Field Goal: Harvey Derrick, MSSU vs. Missouri S&T, Sept. 20, 1975 (35 yards) Most Points–MSSU: 68 vs. Evangel, Sept. 18, 1982 Most Points–Opponent: 49, MWSU, Nov. 9, 1996; PSU, Nov. 10, 1990 & Oct. 25, 2003

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EXCELLENT FACILITIES

Of course, to be competitive, teams need quality facilities. Missouri Southern has those. The Leggett & Platt Athletic Center, constructed in 1999 with seating for more than 3,200, contains three gymnasiums, an indoor competition track, an incredible weight room and state-of-the-art sports rehabilitation facilities. In addition, Robert Ellis Young Gymnasium includes courts for basketball, racquetball and volleyball, and a six-lane swimming pool. The surfaces for football and outdoor track & field at Fred G. Hughes Stadium underwent a major renovation in 2003 ad 2015. The football field was given a new, top-of-the-line artificial playing surface and the all-weather track was equipped with a new all-weather surface, upgrading it to a national meet-caliber facility. Other outdoor facilities include lighted tennis courts, several soccer fields, two softball fields, a new baseball stadium and one of the finest cross country courses in the nation. The course hosted regional meets in 1999, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2012 and 2015 and the 1999, 2007, 2012 and 2015 NCAA Division II Championships.

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THE LIONS GO WITH NIKE The Lion Football Program proudly wears gear from Nike. The MSSU athletic department has partnered with BSN and Nike to provide high-quality Nike apparel and equipment to its student-athletes.

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LIONS IN THE NFL

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THE NEXT LEVEL 2013 Brandon Williams 2007 Alan Barbre 1999 Mike Tosaw 1997 Richard Jordan 1997 Jared Kaaiohelo 1997 James Thrash 1994 Rod Smith 1985 Harold Noirfalise 1984 Billy Jack Smith Raiders 1984 Greg Brown 1983 Ozzie Harrell 1979 Mike Loyd 1976 Terry Joyce

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RICHARD JORDAN DETROIT LIONS

Indianapolis Colt Kansas City Chiefs St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING

The Missouri Southern Strength and Conditioning Performance Center features two separate facilities. One is a 3,480 square foot facility inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center, as well as a 5,000 squar foot facility in the new Endzone Facility inside Fred G. Hughes Stadium. The new facility features 13 custom racks and platforms from Samson Equipment. It houses 13 sets of Powerblock dumbells, one for each rack. Four lat pulldown/seated row stations, as well as four Frankenhypers from Sorinex. The facility also has a ten yard by 25 yard turfed area for warm ups, plyometrics and med ball work. The floring in the facility is from Plae. The facility inside Leggett & Platt offers student-athletes the opportunity to train in one of the finest NCAA Division II strength facilities. The facility consists of 12 taning racks, six weightlifting platforms, a full line of dumbells, 16 upper and lower body weight machines and a variety of cardiovascular equipment. Training occurs in a variety of modalities, including combinations of free weights, selectorized machines, and dumbbells. The equipment was custom developed in conjunction with such companies as Quantum Fitness, O.E.I., Hammer Strength, SciFit, and Cybex.

What Can You Expect?

Each Missouri Southern student-athlete will receive individual attention from the strength and conditioning staff as well as individualized workouts for their respective sport. The strength and conditioning staff is also responsible for the speed, agility and condiditioning development of each team.

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STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING Troy Jorgensen

Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Troy Jorgensen begins his 11th year as director of the Missouri Southern strength and conditioning program. Prior to Southern, Jorgensen spent four years as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Recently, Jorgensen has been named a master strength and conditioning coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. Jorgensen worked directly with football, softball, women’s swimming, gymnastics, men’s soccer and men’s basketball. During his tenure, UCLA won ten NCAA National Championships, went to four bowl games, the Softball World Series, and the Final Four. Prior to UCLA, Jorgensen spent three years at Utah State as the assistant strength and conditioning coach. He was responsible for softball, women’s soccer, gymnastics, track and field, tennis and assisted with football and men’s basketball. Jorgensen is certified by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association. He graduated from Missouri Western with a BS in exercise science, where he was also a four year letter winner in football. He also earned a master’s in exercise science from Utah State University. Troy has four children, Delaney, Brooks, Jaci and Addilyn. He is married to the former Heather Pressly.

Zach Fears

Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Zach Fears is in his third season with the strength and conditioning staff at Missouri Southern. A 2010 graduate of Central College in Iowa, Fears came to MSSU after a year at Abilene Christian University as an Assistant Strength Coach. Prior to ACU, Fears was at Winona State University where he was a Graduate Assistant Strength Coach while he worked on his masters degree. Fears also served as an intern at North Carolina State where he worked with the strength coaches for the football program. From 2010-11, he served as the Director of Sports Performance at Sterling Sports Performance in Pella, Iowa. A competitive weightlifter in his spare time, Fears and his wife, Julie, were married in 2010 and the couple has two sons, Wesley (4), and Bryton (6 months).

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ATHLETIC TRAINING FACILITY

The Missouri Southern Athletics Department boasts some of the best athletic training facilities in Division II. The department has two separate facilities, one located inside the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center and a brand new 5,000 square foot facility inside the North Endzone Facility at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. The new facility has multiple tables for treating student-athletes, as well as an aquatic area, and various different rehab machines, including bikes, treadmills and weight resistance.

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college talent right away. He feels his coaches accomplished just that with this year’s class.

Moving into year two, second-year head coach Denver Johnson said he and his coaching staff feel immensely better about this year’s team compared to where the team was a year ago. Johnson was hired on April 1, 2015 and had very little time to arrange a spring practice, let alone do any of his recruiting, and he had said from day one he really felt he needed a full off-season to do this team justice. “We feel like we’re so much farther along with the development of the team,” Johnson said. “We’ve had a full offseason, got to do our own recruiting and it’s almost immeasurable how we feel about this team. We felt better coming out of spring as a team. We’re going to be better as a team this year.” The Lions had their first recruiting class under Johnson and the team announced nearly 50 incoming recruits on national signing day, February 3. Johnson had said it had always been his philosophy to bring in more high school age players to help provide depth to the roster as opposed to going right after junior

“We’re very encouraged by this year’s class,” Johnson said. “We’re going to build this program through the high school ranks. The result of that is we’re going to be a young football team and we’re going to be a young team for a few years until some of the guys we just recruited are juniors. There isn’t any easy way to do this, but we’re committed to the program and we want to build a program and tradition. Once we get that established it will produce winning competitive teams.” Increased Roster Size The Lions will start fall practice with between 130-150 players suiting up in the Green and Gold. That is an increase of about 50-70 from the norm and Johnson talked about how that will help his program and the University. “Having more guys out there to fill out the roster will help with many things,” Johnson said. “Most of these players will not play for us and will redshirt this fall. Some will, but just having the numbers takes reps off of guys, speeds up practice and provides depth not only for the varsity squad, but also should provide depth to the scout team.” The increased numbers will not only help the team will also help the University with an influx of students into the population. Offense The Lions return 42 lettermen from a year ago with eight offensive starters coming back into the fold. Leading the way is quarterback TJ Fleeton as the junior saw action in all 11 games last year, making eight starts. He finished the season going 175-322 for 1,975 yards and eight touchdowns through the air. Fleeton also rushed for 100 yards, an average of 9.1 per carry. He will be joined, however, by a talented sophomore transfer from the University of Memphis, Brayden Scott. Scott, an Oklahoma native, redshirted his first year at Memphis, and saw little action as a freshman. However, he threw for over 7,000 yards as a prep standout at Sequoyah High School. He also was a captain of Team USA Football that participated in the international Federations of American Football Under-19 World Championships in the fall of 2012. He helped lead the US to a silver medal. Regardless of who will be throwing the ball, the Lions will have their top four receivers from a year ago all back, including two whom started all 11 games in 2015.

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Senior’s Terrell Crawford, Jordan Morrison and Chad Nolan, as well as sophomore Carson Day all return to shore up the receiving corps. Crawford led the team with 572 yards last year, while Nolan had a team-high six re-

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ceiving touchdowns. Each receiver averaged more than 10 yards per catch with Nolan averaging just under 20. Southern will be young at the running back position as Jay Hadley is the lone returner with any game experience from 2015. De’Shaun Higgins, Justise Keith, Brice Gahagans and Malcom Nelson all return but saw no action last year. The offensive line will see three of the five starters return with Jarrell Jackson, Seth Petersen and Mitch Moore returning to help anchor the offense. Lars Lindquist, a defensive lineman in 2014, is back after sitting out 2015 due to injury and will make the transition to the offensive line. In total 12 offensive linemen return from 2015. Defense Defensively, the Lions only return three starters on defense from a year ago including Stephan Randall on the line and Chris Goss III and Ricky Green in the back field. Green is the top returning defender from a year ago

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2016 PRE-SEASON OUTLOOK the team in scoring with 52 points. Stetson Broce handled the bulk of the punting last year as a junior, netting 2,692 yards for an average of 39.6 per punt in 2015. He had a long of 59 yards, 15 fair catches, 14 inside the 20 and five of 50 or more yards. Australian Kye Stoneham may see action as well as the rugby-style kicker had 12 punts as a junior for an average of 35.3 yards per punt. New Coaches Southern has two new coaches to add to the fold this season as veteran offensive line coach Bill Bleil comes in to head up the o-line for the Lions, while former Oklahoma State defensive lineman Darius Hart comes to the Lions. Bleil comes to the Lions from Division I Rhode Island where he was the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for the Rams. He had previously coached at Iowa State, Western Carolina, Akron, Pitt, Northern Illinois, South Dakota, Pacific and Northwestern. His son, Kevin, is the co-offensive coordinator at MIAA rival NebraskaKearney.

State will also make trips to Fred G. Hughes Stadium, while the annual Miners Bowl game against Pittsburg State will be on November 12. Southern will open up the 2015 slate at home against Emporia State on September 3. The Lions will go on the road to face oﬀ with defending MIAA champ Northwest Missouri on September 10 and will play host to NebraskaKearney for the Hall of Fame game on September 19. Two road contests at Washburn and Central Missouri will prep the Lions for a home match up with Central Oklahoma on October 10. The Lions will host Lindenwood on October 24 for Homecoming and the MIAA TV Game of the Week, while hosting Fort Hays on November 7 for Senior Day. The 2015 Miners Bowl will be on October 31 at Pittsburg State. “The MIAA probably presents the most rugged scheduling of any Division II conference in the country,” Johnson said. “With no non-conference opponents, every ballgame carries conference implications. Couple that with the incredibly high caliber of teams in this league makes for an extremely tough schedule to negotiate, but very good football to watch.”

Hart comes to Southern from Trinity Valley Community College where he served as the defensive line coach. Hart previously served as a graduate assistant at West Alabama and was also the defensive line coach at Pearl River Community College. Hart played at Oklahoma State for two seasons. There will also be some changes as far as position coaches go for the Lions this year with current staﬀ. Rashad Watson will coach the secondary, while Bret Story moves to coaching the wide receivers. Josh Dalton will coach the running backs, while Charles Alexander, Caleb Lewis, Corey Fipps and Kenny Evans keep their previous roles. The MIAA and Schedule The MIAA will once again be tough this season with defending national champion Northwest Missouri looking to retain its title. Southern will start the 2016 season with a road tilt at Fort Hays State University. The home opener for the Lions will be on September 10 when Southern plays host to Missouri Western. The Lions have their four-longest road trips in the MIAA all at once this season as, along with Fort Hays, Southern makes trips to Nebraska-Kearney (10-1), Central Oklahoma (10-22) and Lindenwood (11-5). The Lions will also play at Emporia State on September 17. The Hall of Fame game is on September 24 against Northwest Missouri, while homecoming will be October 8 against Washburn. Central Missouri and Northeastern

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2016 PRE-SEASON TWO-DEEP Offense LT

75 63

Jarrell Jackson 6-4 Mike Dzierzega 6-3

285 265

Jr. So.

74 73

Lars Lindquist 6-3 Joe Brawner 6-4

290 240

59 66

Mitch Moore 6-0 Cristian Mora 6-1

54 78

Defense

DE 58 Travelle Smith 99 Justin Lacayo

6-3 6-5

270 243

Sr. Jr.

R-Sr. So.

DT 93 Stephan Randall 91 Chris Williams

6-2 6-3

285 270

Sr. Sr.

262 295

Sr. Sr.

NT 92 James Wooten 90 Martin Cano

6-3 6-1

275 285

Jr. Fr.

Jonathan Villanueva 6-2 Blake Mejia 6-3

290 300

Sr. Fr.

DL 56 Trevor Plafcan 98 Kendrick Johnson

6-1 6-2

225 255

So. Fr.

76 68

Brock Whalen 6-4 Jonathan Boos 6-2

290 315

So. R-So.

LB 4 Xavier Marsden 12 Brian Hanserd

5-10 6-2

195 185

Sr. Sr.

WR 81 87

Demontra McNealy6-4 Josiah Bennett 6-7

245 220

Fr. Fr.

LB 27 Justin Legier 52 Nick Preston

6-0 6-2

193 198

So. Fr.

WR 10 15

Jordan Morrison Anthony Cannon

6-0 6-3

203 200

LB 13 Romel Hill 21 Akel Beard

6-0 6-1

209 230

Jr. Fr.

1 11

TJ Fleeton 6-2 Brayden Scott 6-3

215 215

Jr. So.

CB 30 Marquez Cohen 29 Deontae Wells

5-10 6-1

193 185

R-Sr. R-So.

18 28

Jay Hadley Devin Chafin

5-11 6-0

203 225

Sr. Sr.

SS 20 Chris Goss III 2 Patrick Cheek

6-4 5-11

195 190

Sr. Jr.

WR 21 82

Terell Crawford 5-10 Jocqui Davis 6-1

170 185

Sr. Sr.

FS 24 Idrissa Simpson 26 Clint Sills Jr.

6-3 6-0

212 180

Sr. R-Fr.

WR 17 8

Scott Lathrop 5-11 Chad Nolan 6-1

180 200

R-Sr. Sr.

CB 3 Ricky Green 25 Jeremiah Shelley

5-11 5-11

180 165

Sr. Fr.

Sr. Sr.

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88 Stetson Broce 85 Brock Renken

6-3 6-1

191 180

Sr. Jr.

17 Scott Lathrop 88 Stetson Broce

5-11 6-3

180 191

R-Sr. Sr.

LS 66 Cristian Mora 87 Josiah Bennett

6-1 6-7

295 220

Sr. Fr.

KR 17 5 3 PR 17 5

5-11 5-10 5-11 5-11 5-10

180 170 180 180 170

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2016 ROSTER No. Name

Pos.

51 Austin Archey

21 Akel Beard

36 Ben Belay

22 Ja’Kori Bell

87 Josiah Bennett

14 Keith Beverly

68 Jonathan Boos

96 Jeremy Boykins

73 Joe Brawner

88 Stetson Broce 71 Blake Butler

P LS

15 Anthony Cannon WR 90 Martin Cano

61 Antonio Carranco OL 28 Devin Chafin

Patrick Cheek

16 Quinthaj Cherry ATH 30 Marquez Cohen

35 Deshon Cowling

Terrell Crawford

86 Alex Crehan

82 Jocqui Davis

19 Carson Day

Eric Dedrick Jr.

97 Josh Dorsey

63 Mike Dzierzega

42 Roderick Earvin

89 Ben Evans

TJ Fleeton

33 Brice Gahagans

20 Chris Goss III 3

Ricky Green

S CB

60 Austin Grotts

18 Jay Hadley

12 Brian Hanserd

50 Devon Harris

Del’shaun Higgins RB

13 Romel Hill

37 Grady Howell

75 Jarrell Jackson

98 Kendrick Johnson DE 31 Justise Keith

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Name Pos. TJ Fleeton QB Patrick Cheek DB Ricky Green CB Xavier Marsden CB Terrell Crawford WR Del’shaun Higgins RB Eric Dedrick Jr. TE Alexander Wade ATH Chad Nolan WR Jordan Morrison WR Brayden Scott QB Brian Hanserd CB Romel Hill LB Keith Beverly DB Anthony Cannon WR Quinthaj Cherry ATH Scott Lathrop WR Josh Hadley RB Carson Day WR Chris Goss III S Akel Beard LB Ja’Kori Bell RB Frank Thomas III WR Idrissa Simpson S Jeremiah Shelley DB Clint Sills, Jr. S Justin Legier LB Devin Chafin RB Deontae Wells DB Ben Belay DB Justise Keith RB Brendan Watkins RB Brice Gahagans RB Nicholas Roller RB Deshon Cowling RB Kyle McLaughlin RB Grady Howell CB Trevin Lambert ATH Maliq Owens S Fred Carson DB Roderick Earvin DE Mark Mudd LB Roc Robbins LB Devin Williams-PennickLB Angelo Sumler LB Michael Scarpelli Cogdill DL Devon Harris DE Austin Archey LB Nick Preston LB Dominique Nunez DE Jonathan Villanueva OL Shaun Baker DE Trevor Plafcan LB

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Wt. 215 190 180 195 170 160 225 187 200 203 215 185 209 170 200 180 180 203 175 195 230 190 175 212 165 180 193 225 185 180 205 175 182 230 176 185 170 160 195 183 227 195 215 200 225 225 256 220 198 274 290 205 225

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Hometown/Previous School Daphne, Ala. / Northwestern State Hayward, Calif. / Laney CC Mayersville, Miss. / South Delta HS La Mirada, Calif. / Montana Tech Sacramento, Calif. / Sacramento City Kansas City, Mo. / Raytown HS Dallas, Texas / Pima CC Richmond, Texas / George Bush HS San Marcos, Calif. / Riverside City College Visalia, Calif. / Sacramento City College Tulsa, Okla. / Memphis Rockford, Ill. / College of DuPage Robbins, Ill. / Iowa Central CC Florissant, Mo. / Parkway North HS Palo Alto, Calif. / Hartnell JC Muskogee, Okla. / Muskogee HS Warrenton, Mo. / Southeast Missouri Sacramento, Calif. / Sacramento City Marietta, Ga. / Pope HS Killeen, Texas / Arizona Western CC Keller, Texas / Byron Nelson Grandview, Mo. / Grandview HS Miami, Fla. / Sierra College Los Angeles, Calif. / Pasadena City Snellville, Ga. / Tucker HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. / Bethune-Cookman Slidell, La. / Slidell HS Burkburnett, Texas / Baylor Florissant, Mo. / Montana Tech Rogers, Ark. / Rogers HS Columbia, Mo. / Northern Iowa Olathe, Kan. / Olathe Northwest HS Fayetteville, Ark. / Fayetteville HS Bixby, Okla. / Bixby HS Brundidge, Ala. / Pike County HS Skiatook, Okla. / Tulsa Parsons, Kan. / Labette CC Inola, Okla. / Inola HS Sherman, Texas / Sherman HS St. Louis, Mo. / Sumner HS Los Angeles, Calif. / Los Angeles SW Chicago, Ill. / Mount Carmel HS Talala, Okla. / Collinsville HS Arlington, Texas / Kilgore College Hampton, Ark. / Ellsworth CC Strafford, Mo. / SE Assembly of God Grandview, Mo. / Grandview HS Poteau, Okla. / Poteau HS Hazelwood, Mo. / Pattonville Hs Fresno, Texas / Tyler JC Wichita, Kan. / Coffeyville CC Galena, Mo. / Reeds Spring HS Odessa, Mo. / Odessa HS

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2016 ROSTER No. Name 57 Dominque Atkinson 58 Travelle Smith 59 Mitch Moore 60 Austin Grotts 61 Antonio Carranco 62 Hunter Sidwell 63 Mike Dzierzega 64 Devon Frisbie 65 Logan Scott 66 Cristian Mora 67 Elijah Smith 68 Jonathan Boos 69 Lavelle Houston 70 Cody Branson 71 Blake Butler 72 Seth Petersen 73 Joe Brawner 74 Lars Lindquist 75 Jarrell Jackson 76 Brock Whalen 77 Gerrit Montgomery 78 Blake Mejia 79 Cameron Wood 80 Brandon Martin 81 Demontra McNealy 82 Jocqui Davis 83 Devante McGowan 84 Donovan Carter 85 Brock Renken 86 Alex Crehan 87 Josiah Bennett 88 Stetson Broce 89 Ben Evans 90 Martin Cano 91 Chris Williams 92 James Wooten 93 Jerrod Blanchard 93 Stephan Randall 94 Tyree Smith 95 Levi Marlay 96 Jeremy Boykins 97 Josh Dorsey 98 Kendrick Johnson 99 Justin Lacayo Tribal

Pos. DT DE OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DT DL LS OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL WR TE WR WR WR K TE WR P WR DL DE DE DL DT DE DT DL DT DE DE

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

Wt. 270 270 262 330 270 265 265 280 290 295 295 315 285 225 205 255 240 290 285 290 255 300 285 170 245 185 185 205 180 190 220 191 195 285 270 275 260 285 205 265 240 295 255 243

Yr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. R-So. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. R-So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. So. R-Sr. Jr. So. Fr. Jr. Fr. Jr. So. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Jr. Fr. Jr.

Hometown/Previous School Shawnee Mission, Kan. / Butler CC Ford Heights, Ill. / College of DuPage Garden City, Kan. / Garden City CC Noel, Mo. / MacDonald County HS Webb City, Mo. / Webb City HS St. Joseph, Mo. / Savannah HS Bridgeview, Ill. / Argo Community HS Brumley, Mo. / Iberia HS El Dorado, Kan. / Bethel College Menifee, Calif. / Riverside City College Norman, Okla. / Norman HS Peculiar, Mo. / Raymore-Peculiar HS Calumet City, Ill. / Mount Carmel HS Lexington, Okla. / Noble HS Joplin, Mo. / Seneca HS Lamar, Mo. / Lamar HS Kirksville, Mo. / Kirksville HS Santa Fe, N.M. / Santa Rosa JC Marrero, La. / Higgins HS Channahon, Ill. / Aurora Christian HS Aurora, Mo. / Aurora HS Broken Arrow, Okla. / NEO JC Claremore, Okla. / Oologah HS Nixa, Mo. / Nixa HS Auburn, Wash. / Butte College Lewisville, Texas / Lewisville HS Oakland, Calif./Mount Eden HS Oak Point, Texas/Little Elm HS Joplin, Mo. / Joplin HS Troy, Ill. / Triad HS Odessa, Mo. / Odessa HS Pretty Prairie, Kan. / Hutchinson CC Kansas City, Mo. / Raytown HS Grand Prairie, Texas / Grand Prairie HS New Orleans, La. / Brother Martin HS Kansas City, Kan. / Highland CC St. Louis, Mo. / Mccluer South Berkeley HS Plano, Texas / Navarro JC Katy, Texas / Cypress Lakes HS Cameron, Mo. / Cameron HS West Palm Beach, Fla./Ridgewater College St Louis, Mo. / ND State Coll. Of Science Fort Worth, Texas / Crowly HS Lauderdale Lakes, Fla./Fond Du Lac

17 Scott Lathrop

27 Justin Legier

74 Lars Lindquist

95 Levi Marlay

Xavier Marsden

80 Brandon Martin

84 Tommy Maxwell WR 36 Kyle McLaughlin

81 Demontra McNealy TE 78 Blake Mejia

59 Mitch Moore

66 Cristian Mora

10 Jordan Morrison WR 8

Chad Nolan

53 Dominique Nunez DE 72 Seth Petersen

46 Trevor Plafcan

52 Nick Preston

93 Stephan Randall

85 Brock Renken

44 Roc Robbins

11 Brayden Scott

25 Jeremiah Shelley DB 84 Jeff Shuster

26 Clint Sills, Jr.

24 Idrissa Simpson

58 Travelle Smith

48 Angelo Sumler

45 Johnathan Taylor DE 23 Frank Thomas III WR 54 Jonathan Villanueva OL 7

Alexander Wade ATH

29 Deontae Wells

76 Brock Whalen

91 Chris Williams

47 Devin Williams-Pennick LB

Head Coach: Denver Johnson Assistant Coaches: Kenny Evans (DC), Corey Fipps (OC), Rashad Watson, Charles Alexander, Bill Bleil, Darius Hart, Bret Story, Josh Dalton, Caleb Lewis Equipment: Richie Woods Athletic Trainer: Mike Barlow Strength and Conditioning: Troy Jorgensen, Zach Fears

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2016 Missouri Southern Football

RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS TJ Fleeton

Ricky Green

QB 6-2 215 JR. DAPHNE, ALA. NORTHWESTERN STATE

CB 5-11 180 SR. MAYERSVILLE, MISS. COPIAH LINCOLN CC

2015 - Fleeton appeared in eleven games, starting in eight...Fleeton threw for 1975 yards and 8 touchdowns with a 54.3% completion percentage, while rushing for 100 yards and 5 touchdowns...threw 8 interceptions Prior to Southern - Saw action in just one game going 0-1-0 during the 2014 season at Northwestern State and Redshirted the 2013 season...All-county and team captain in 2012 for a regional championship squad at Daphne (Ala.) HS … 19-6 as a starter with career numbers of 4,003 yards passing and 260-425 passing (61.2 percent) … played on 2010 Alabama state championship team … as a senior, threw for 1,963 yards and 14 touchdowns, running for eight more scores and 337 yards on 81 carries … completed 125 of 209 passes (59.8 percent).

2015 - Green appeared in eleven games, starting in nine... Green recorded 57 tackles (34 solo, 23 assists)...recorded four interceptions for 15 yards, one blocked kick Prior to Southern - Played two years at Copiah Lincoln CC…sophomore season saw action in all 11 games recording 14 tackles (seven solo, seven assists) and six pass break ups…during his freshman season saw action in eight games with 18 tackles (13 solo, 5 assists)…recorded one sack, one interception for one yard, and two pass break ups…started four years at QB for South Delta HS and Coach Derrick Hooker…earned First Team All-District honors and team MVP award his junior season. Personal - Son of Michael Green Sr. & Brenda Jennings… has one brother Michael Green Jr.

Personal - Son of Dianna and Terence Fleeton… one brother, Terron… one sister, Tiarra… born July 24, 1995… psychology major.

Xavier Marsden

Terrell Crawford

CB 5-10 195 SR. LA MIRADA, CALIF. MONTANA TECH

WR 5-10 170 SR. SARAMENTO, CALIF SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE

Prior to Southern - played at Montana Tech...redshirted in 2012...in 2013, saw action in all 10 games. Recorded 22 tackles (15 solo and 7 assisted) and 1 pass deflection... sophomore season appeared in nine games. Recorded 10 tackles (9 solo and 1 assisted), 2 pass deflections, 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery and named academic All-Conference...in 2015 tallied 25 tackles (25 solo, 10 assists) with 1 interception against then fourth ranked Carroll College...helped the diggers to the 2015 Frontier Conference Championship... prepped at La Mirada HS. Personal - son of Tamika Marsden...pursuing a master’s degree in criminal justice administration at Southern.

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2015 - Led the Lions in receiving in 2015 with 572 yards on 55 catches, averaging 10.4 per catch ... added in three touchdowns and a long of 36 yards ... started in seven games, played in all 11. Prior to Southern - spent two seasons at Sacramento City College...as a sophomore earned All-League honors at wide receiver with 64 catches for 600 yards and five scores... started four years at Kennedy (Calif.) HS at wide receiver and kick returner...was voted team offensive MVP during senior season while earning conference Returner of the Year accolades. Personal - A secondary education major with an emphasis in history...son of Sharon Crawford...has two daughter Janiyah and Mariyah.

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Chad Nolan

DB 6-1 200 SR. SAN MARCOS, CALIF. SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE

2015 - Nolan started in all eleven games for the Lions this season...Nolan recorded 22 receptions for 438 yards and six touchdowns...Averaged 19.9 yards per catch and 39.8 yards per game...Nolan returned 22 kickoffs this season for 326 total yards Prior to Southern - Nolan comes to Southern after one year at Riverside City College and a previous year at Southwest Baptist University … A teammate of incoming Lions Cristian Mora and Isaac Mold … At RCC, Nolan was a defensive back and saw action in nine games, recording 11 tackles, including a sack for four yards and a fumble recovery … at SBU, Nolan played on the offensive side of the ball … as a freshman, Nolan saw action in all 11 games, catching 42 passes for 392 yards and an average of 9.3 per catch and one touchdown … He also rushed the ball 11 times for 72 yards, and an average of 6.5 with a long of 41 … A native of San Marcos, Calif., Nolan prepped at Mission Hills HS where he played for coach Chris Hauser and was a two-year starter at defensive back, wide receiver and running back … He was a first-team All-Conference, All-County and All-State pick where he holds the school record for four defensive touchdowns and the turnover record with a total of nine in one season (interceptions, forced fumbles and fumble recoveries) … Also a baseball and basketball player at Mission Hills, Nolan played in three state championships, winning two out of three while playing both baseball and basketball. Personal - The son of Mark and Sheri Nolan, Chad plans to major in health science.

WR 6-0 203 SR. VISALIA, CALIF. SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE

2015 - Morrison started in all 11 games this season for the Lions...Morrison had 34 recpetions for 499 yards...averaged 45.4 yards per game Prior to Southern - Played two years at Sacramento City College...caught 100 passes for 1600 yards with 13 touchdowns...started two years at running back/linebacker for Coach Shaun Ball at Redwood HS...earned first team All-league honors in on the gridiron and also on the baseball diamond where he played centerfield for one season. Personal - A business finance major at Southern...son of Eric and Michelle Locke...oldest of three kids.

2015 - Sat out a year in residence. 2014 - Did not play. 2013 (Freshman) Redshirted first year in the Memphis program in 2013 ... Enrolled at the University of Memphis for the Spring 2013 semester after graduating early from Sequoyah High School in Tahlequah, Okla. O Sequoyah High School Concluded prep playing career throwing for over 7,000 yards and 90 ULSA KLA touchdowns in four seasons at Sequoyah High School ... Completed 13-of-24 passes for 132 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-0 shutout NIVERSITY OF EMPHIS of Hilldale to claim the District 3A-7 championship ... Named the District 3A-7 Most Valuable Player ... Named to the Oklahoma Coaches Association All-Star Team ... Helped lead the Indians to a 35-7 record and three district titles during his four-year career ... State of Oklahoma’s top quarterback and ranked No. 3 on The Oklahoman’s Super 30 list of the state’s best college prospects heading into his senior season ... Completed 158-of-253 passes for 2,270 yards and 26 touchdowns during junior season ... As a sophomore, completed 144-of-256 passes for 2,132 yards and 20 touchdowns while throwing only four interceptions ... One of his most memorable moments came during sophomore season, passing for 365 yards and four touchdowns and rushing for 100 yards more in a game against Metro Christian ... High school coach was his father, Brent Scott ... In addition to playing football, also played basketball and ran track where he competed in the 100m (10.7), 200m (23.7), 4x100m relay and high jump. International Experience Captain of Team USA squad which participated in the International Federations of American Football Under-19 World Championships in Austin, Texas, in the summer of 2012 ... Helped lead Team USA to a silver medal ... Best game of the championship came in a 70-7 win over Austria as he completed 10-of-17 passes for 129 yards and three touchdowns before leaving the game in the third quarter ... Had TD passes of five, 19 and 39 yards in the game ... Completed 13-of-20 passes for 196 yards and a touchdown and also ran for a score in a 27-6 win over America Somoa in the tournament’s opening round ... Completed 14-of-35 passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns in a 23-17 gold medal loss to Team Canada. Personal Son of Brent Scott and Stacie McKee ... born Jan. 26, 1994 in Monroe, La. ... has three younger siblings, Kaytlin, Trinity and Valin ... Father played and started at quarterback for two colleges - Oklahoma State and Louisiana-Monroe ... Grandfather, Bill Scott, played in the NFL for the Rams and is an Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame inductee who led Bristow High School to three state championships ... Has not declared a major.

Brayden Scott

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Brian Hanserd

Scott Lathrop

CB 185 SR. ROCKFORD, ILL. COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

WR 5-11 180 SR. WARRENTON, MO. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI

2015 - Did not play. Prior to Southern - Hanserd comes to Southern after two successful seasons at the College of DuPage in Illinois … Teammate of incoming Lions Travelle Smith and Charles Tigue at DuPage … As a sophomore, he was an All-Region selection where he recorded 23 tackles, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and five pass break ups … In his career at College of DuPage, he had a total of one interception, three forced fumbles and eight pass break ups … A native of Rockford, Ill., Hanserd was part of two undefeated state championship teams his junior and senior seasons at Boylan Cathloic … He recorded 23 tackles, one forced fumble and three pass break ups as a senior … Also a three-time varsity letter winner in track and field, he was a sprinter, and also competed in the long and high jump, while his 4x200m relay team was a state qualifier and were named All-Conference. Personal - The son of Brian and Virginia Hanserd, Brian is undecided on his future major at Southern.

Anthony Cannon WR 6-3 200 SR. PALO ALTO, CALIF. HARTNELL JC

2015 - Did not play. 2014 - Cannon started all 11 games at receiver for the Green and Gold... Finished the season with a team leading 27 catches for 554 yards (20.5 yards per catch) and four touchdowns... Against Fort Hays State, Cannon caught eight passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns... Recorded a season high 160 yards against Pittsburg State, catching six passes and scoring a touchdown... Finished seventh in the MIAA in receiving yards with 554. Prior to Southern - Played both basketball and football at Hartnell JC...during his sophomore season earned First Team All-League honors with 21 catches for 480 yards... played three sports in high school: basketball, football, and track...was a two time First Team All-Leauge selection at quarterback...his junior year threw for 2000 yards and rushed for 700, while leading the Titans of Henry M. Gunn HS to a conference title...during his senior season threw for 2500 yards and ran for 900...on the hardwood earned First Team All-League honors as a shooting guard while setting the HMGHS record for three pointers in a game at 10. Personal - A Criminal Justice major at Southern...son of Anthony Cannon Sr. and Kimberly Hurt...one of 11 children.

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2015 - Redshirted 2014 - Lathrop made seven starts in nine appearances for the Lions... Finished 45 of 78 for 921 yards and five touchdowns, and rushed 110 times for 427 yards (3.9 yards per carry) and four rushing touchdowns... Set his season high rushing mark with 93 yards on 18 carries... His highest passing yard total came against Fort Hays State, throwing 10 of 15 for 215 yards and a touchdown, including an 83 yard touchdown pass... Finished first in the MIAA in pass efficiency with a 167.8 rating. Prior to Southern - Lathrop comes to Southern after two years at Division I Southeast Missouri State ... In 2013 Lathrop played in all 11 games for SEMO as a sophomore, starting in eight ... He passed for 1049 yards on 99-175 with eight interceptions and 11 touchdowns ... On the ground, Lathrop gained 532 yards on 139 carries and scored twice ... He led the Redhawks in passing and was second in rushing, while leading the team in total offense with 143.7 per game ... In 2012 - Named Ohio Valley Conference Freshman of the Year, Southeast’s first player to garner the honor in the nine-year history of the award...Made the OVC All-Newcomer Team and was among 20 finalists for the Jerry Rice Award...Earned OVC Newcomer of the Week accolades on Oct. 28...Started all 11 games at quarterback after redshirting as a true freshman walk-on...Finished the season with 1,824 yards of total offense, ranking eighth among league leaders in that category...Completed 91-of-158 passes for 1,025 yards and seven touchdowns...Ran the ball in the Redhawks option-based attack 211 times for 824 yards and seven TDs...Rushed for 100 or more yards in four of his final six starts...That stretch included a season-high 179-yard, two-touchdown effort in a road victory at Austin Peay (10/27)...Ran for 145 yards and a touchdown, while throwing for 222 yards and a score vs. nationally-ranked Tennessee State (10/13)...Ranked second on the team and seventh in the OVC in rushing (74.9 ypg)...Ended the year ranked eighth in the conference in passing average (93.2 ypg) and ninth in pass efficiency (120.4 rating)...Scored first career rushing touchdown on a 4-yard run in the second quarter at Central Michigan (8/30)...Also had first career touchdown pass against the Chippewas...Threw a touchdown pass in five of his first seven starts...Ripped off a 67-yard touchdown run vs. Austin Peay (10/27), the longest of any Redhawk all season...Added a 52-yard run vs. Mars Hill College (9/8)... Went without throwing an interception in his first 52 pass attempts...Threw a season-high two touchdown passes vs. Tennessee Tech (9/22)...Ended the year strong with over 100 rushing yards in his last two starts...Had 102 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries at Eastern Illinois (11/10) and 119 yards on 27 attempts at Murray State (11/17)...Threw eight passes consisting of 20 or more yards, including a season-long 43-yard completion at Central Michigan (8/30) ... In 2011- Redshirted as a walk-on ... Prep: Accumulated 3,159 rushing yards, 4,137 passing yards, 7,296 total yards and 76 total touchdowns during his career at Warrenton High School...First-Team All-Conference, All-State, All-District and All-Metro selection as a senior...Ran for 1,833 yards and 21 touchdowns and threw for 2,283 yards and 24 TDs his final prep season...Was also a member of the basketball and track teams...Earned Second-Team All-Conference honors as a point guard and long jumper. Personal: Born August 17, 1992...Majoring in Exercise Science...Son of Bradley and Kelley Lathrop.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Carson Day

Josh Hadley

RB 5-11 203 SR. SACRAMENTO, CALIF. SACRAMENTO CITY COLLEGE

WR 5-8 175 SO. MARIETTA, GA. POPE HS

2015 - Hadley appeared in three games...rushed for 85 yards on 27 attempts for one touchdown...two receptions for four yards

2015 - Day played in nine games this season for Southern and started in two...Day reeled in 32 passes for 359 yards averaging 11.2 yards per reception and 39.9 yards per game

Prior to Southern - Played two years at Sacramento City College...red-shirted the 2012 season at Idaho...a 2012 graduate of Sheldon HS in Sacramento...played four years for Coach Crabtree...set the school records for yards in a game (300), yards in a season (1,500) and yards per carry (7.0) during his senior season.

Prior to Southern - Day comes to Southern after a stellar four-year career at Pope High School for coach Matt Kemper in Marietta, Ga. … A four-year letter winner and three year starter, he was a team captain as a senior … He caught 42 passes for 726 yards and 8 touchdowns, while rushing for 362 yards and five scores on 56 attempts as a senior … He also added 22 kick off returns for a 32.6 average and 11 punt returns for a 14.9 average … A Cobb County Senior Bowl selection as a senior, Day was the Cobb County Touchdown Club Offensive Player of the Week and the team’s MVP in 2014 Personal - The son of Andy and Darla Day, Carson is undecided on his future major at Southern.

Personal - Undeclared on major at Southern...son of Tyrone Hadley and Karen Carter...has two sisters, Faith and Danielle.

Chris Goss III S 6-4 195 SR. KILLEEN, TEXAS ARIZONA WESTERN CC

Idrissa Simpson

2015 - Goss appeared in all eleven games while starting in four...Goss recorded 51 (27 solo, 24 assists) total tackles this season...one interception for zero yards Prior to Southern - played two years at Arizona Western and was part of a nine win turnaround during his sophomore season...recorded 47 tackles with two interceptions as the Toros went 11-1 and won the El Toro Bowl over Central Lakes College...during his freshman season saw action in all 12 contests as he recorded 16 tackles with one interception...a 2013 graduate of Buena HS in Sierra Vista, Ariz. Personal - A general studies major at Southern...son of Christopher Goss, Jr. and Kandis Duncan...has five siblings.

S 6-3 212 SR. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. PASADENA CITY COLLEGE

2015 - Simpson appeared in nine games, starting in one... Simpson recorded 28 tackles (7 solo, 21 assists) and one fumble recovery for no yards Prior to Southern – Simpson comes to Southern from Pasadena City College … As a sophomore, Simpson recorded 30 tackles, 17 solo, including one for a loss … He had three interceptions, a pass break up and two forced fumbles … Simpson prepped at Crenshaw High School where he was a 2012 graduate … He played two seasons on the football team where he was a wide receiver and defensive back. Personal – Simpson is the son of Idrissa Simpson Sr. and Jacqualine McCory … He is a sociology major at Southern.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Justin Legier

Ben Belay

LB 6-0 193 SO. SLIDELL, LA. SLIDELL HS

DB 5-8 180 JR. ROGERS, ARK. ROGERS HS

2015 - Saw action in two games for the Lions. Prior to Southern - During his senior season for Slidell HS Legier saw action in nine games…recorded 86 total tackles (33 solo, 53 assists)…five sacks for a total of 25 yards… forced two fumbles…also carried the ball eight times for 28 yards and two scores.

2015 - Redshirted Personal - a bio-chemistry major at Southern...native of Rogers, Ark.

Prior to Southern (Baylor): Chafin comes to Southern after three years at Baylor University in Waco, Texas. 2015 (Junior): Played in 10 of 13 games as junior, missed three games due to injury… Totaled 583 yards and nine touchdowns on 121 carries on season, also caught two RB 6-0 225 SR. passes for nine yards and TD and completed one pass… Averaged 6.2 points per game, ranked seventh in Big 12… Ran for 71 yards and TD BURKBURNETT, and had five-yard reception in season-opening win at SMU… Missed three early games (Rice, Texas Tech, Kansas) nursing hamstring injury, TEXAS and only had one rush (one yard) in return in win vs. West Virginia in sixth game… Matched career high of three TDs (13 carries, 49 yards) BAYLOR vs. No. 12 Oklahoma in team’s eighth game… Ran for 60 yards and TD on 16 carries in win at No. 4 Oklahoma State in 10th game… Totaled 119 yards and two TDs on 26 attempts and made first career TD reception (four-yarder in 1OT) in rainy deluge at TCU in 11th game… Ran for career-high 161 yards, including 19-yard TD, on season-high 27 carries in win over No. 10 North Carolina in Russell Athletic Bowl… Also completed one of two passes for three yards in bowl win.

Devin Chafin

2014 (Sophomore): Played in nine of 13 games, missed four battling injuries, during sophomore season for 2014 Big 12 champions… Totaled 383 yards and eight TDs on 80 rushes, and three catches for 34 yards, on season… Played nine total games as reserve, scored eight TDs as preferred goal-line back, notched two 100-yard games… Had five carries for seven yards in season-opening win over SMU before leaving due to high-ankle sprain… Missed subsequent three games while nursing knee injury… Returned to action in team’s fifth game, win at Texas, rushed eight times for 34 yards… Over five games while healthy, amassed 327 yards and eight TDs on 63 carries… Ran for 43 yards and TD on 10 carries in epic 61-58 comeback win over No. 9 TCU in sixth game… Rushed for team-high 112 yards and two TDs, added four-yard reception and 33-yard kickoff return (career-high 149 all-purpose yards), in win over Kansas in team’s eighth game… Scored two TDs and ran for 35 yards (16-yard kickoff return) in win at No. 16 Oklahoma in ninth game… Totaled 106 yards and career-high three TDs on 21 rushes (added 13-yard reception) in win over Oklahoma State in 10th game… Left 12th game in first quarter after dislocating elbow (had 17 yards on three carries)… Missed win over K-State in 12th game due to elbow injury… Returned and had one rush (negative two yards) in Cotton Bowl vs. No. 7 Michigan State. 2013 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 of 13 games as reserve running back and on special teams… Earned first career letter… Totaled 295 yards and four TDs on 51 rushes for season… Did not dress for season-opening game, did not play in 11th game at TCU (coach’s decision)… Made collegiate debut in win over Buffalo in team’s second game, had 35 yards on seven carries… Rushed nine times for 42 yards, including long of 20 yards, in win over ULM in third game… Scored first career touchdown (one-yard rush) and had 56 yards on 10 total attempts in win over West Virginia in fourth game… Had 21-yard TD run in win over Iowa State in sixth game… Had two special teams tackles and forced fumble in win at Kansas in seventh game… Set career highs of yards (100), TDs (two), attempts (11) and longest rush (47 yards) in win vs. Texas Tech in ninth game… Second TD vs. Tech was career-long 47-yard rush in third quarter… Carried twice for five yards in historic win over No. 23 Texas that clinched Big 12 championship and school’s first BCS Bowl berth. 2012 (True Freshman): Sat out first season at Baylor and participated on practice squad, redshirted to retain eligibility. High School: All-state running back from Burkburnett (Texas) High School… Played for head coach Scott Boswell at BHS… National position rankings among running backs: No. 65 by 247Sports.com, No. 83 by Scout.com, No. 108 by ESPN.com… Named 2011 second-team Class 3A All-State following senior season in which rushed for 1,246 yards and 17 touchdowns on 181 carries… Also had 40 receptions for 400 yards and four TDs while leading Burkburnett to 6-5 record and bi-district first round… Named 2011 District 6-3A Player of Year and DFW Class 3A All-Area first team… Ran for 1,287 yards and 13 TDs as junior in 2010, named District 6-3A Newcomer of Year…Named 2010 honorable mention Class 3A All-State… Also ran track and field at BHS, finished sixth in 100 meters at Class 3A state meet with time of 10.82. Personal: Son of Randall Gaines and Shawna Chafin… Full name is Devin Dean Chafin… Majoring in health promotion and wellness.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Justise Keith RB 6-0 205 SO. COLUMBIA, MO. NORTHERN IOWA

2015 - Keith appeared in one game for the Lions this season and returned one kick for 25 yards Prior to Southern - Redshirted 2014 season at Northern Iowa...lettered in football for three years at David H. Hickman High School … earned All-District running back as a senior.

Brice Gahagans RB 5-9 182 SO FAYETTEVILLE, ARK. FAYETTEVILLE HS

2015 - Gahagans appeared in five games this season receiving one kickoff for 26 yards 2014 - Gahagans did not make an appearance for the Lions.

Personal - Undecided on his major at Southern...son of Kevin and Charity Keith...youngest of three...brother Alex is a senior defensive lineman at Minnesota, cousin Brandon currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals, father Kevin played football at Northern Iowa, and sister Caitlin played soccer at Central Missouri.

Roderick Earvin

DE 6-2 227 SR. LOS ANGELES, CALIF. LA SOUTHWEST COLLEGE

2015 - Earvin appeared in nine games for Southern recording 12 total tackles (1 solo, 11 assists) Prior to Southern - Played one year at LA Southwest...was voted defensive captain...finished season with 83 tackles, 18 for a loss, five and a half sacks, and forced two fumbles...was a three year varsity starter for Moringside HS in Inglewood, Calif...earned first team Ocean League defense honors his senior season and second team Ocean League offensive honors...was voted team captain and defensive player of the year...finished senior season with 92 tackles, 32 assists, nine sacks, and one forced fumble...as tight end caught 32 passes for six scores and carried the ball once for 35 yards..selected for the Grid Iron All-Star game and recorded seven tackles with a fumble recovery.

Devin WilliamsPennick LB 6-2 200 JR. ARLINGTON, TEXAS KILGORE COLLEGE

2015 - Sat out due to injury Prior to Southern - A two year performer from Kilgore College…played in 17 games with 42 tackles (31 solo, 11 assists)…recorded one interception…earned All-District honors playing defensive back at James Bowie HS in Arlington, Texas…was also a varsity performer for the Volunteers on the basketball court. Personal - A criminal justice major at Southern…son of Derrick Williams and Alpha and Chris Baker…one of seven kids, Taylor, Kristal, Yasmeen, Myles, Brittany, and Alex.

Personal - A business communications major at Southern... son of Rod and Daphne Earvin...has four siblings.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Dominique Nunez

Jonathan Villanueva

DE 6-2 274 SR. FRESNO, TEXAS TYLER JC

OL 6-2 290 SR. WICHITA, KAN. COFFEYVILLE CC

2015 - Nunez appeared in seven games...recorded 18 tackles (5 solo, 13 assists) and one fumble recovery Prior to Southern - Played two years at Tyler Junior College for Coach Danny Palmer…during his freshman season Nunez saw action in three games recording three solo tackles… during his sophomore campaign saw action in all 11 games for the Apaches recording 23 tackles (20 solo, 3 assists) with three sacks for a loss of 25 yards…played in high school at Laurence E. Elkins HS in Missouri City, Texas…recorded 32 tackles his senior season with four sacks, seven tackles for loss, and forced two fumbles.

2015 - Villanueva saw action in four games at offensive line. Prior to Southern - Villanueva comes to Southern after two seasons at Coffeyville CC in Kansas … As a sophomore, Villanueva helped the Raves to a 9-3 mark overall and 6-1 in conference … He helped anchor an offensive line that racked up an average of 493 yards per game, including 222 on the ground and 270 through the air … He earned All-Conference honors as a sophomore … A native of Wichita, Kan., Villanueva prepped at Wichita North High School where he was a three year starter on the football field … there he was an All-City honoree on both the offensive and defensive lines … He also participated in track and field and wrestling. Personal - The son of Cruz and Maria Villanueva, Jonathan plans to major in health promotion at Southern.

Trevor Plafcan

Travelle Smith

LB 6-1 225 SO. ODESSA, MO. ODESSA HS

DE 6-3 270 SR. FORD HEIGHTS, ILL. COLLEGE OF DUPAGE

2015 - Plafcan appeared in seven games and recorded one solo tackle and one tackle assist

2015 - Smith appeared in eight games for the Lions this season recording 16 total tackles (5 solo, 11 assists)

Plafcan was a four year letterwinner, three year starter at TE/LB for Coach Mark Thomas and the Odessa Bulldogs… saw action at LB in all 11 contests his senior season recording 67 total tackles (36 solo, 31 assists)…15 tackles for a loss and 12.5 sacks for a loss of 40 yards…Plafcan also forced one fumble and had one fumble recovery.

Prior to Southern - Smith comes to Southern after two seasons at the College of DuPage in Illinois … A teammate of incoming Lions Brian Hanserd and Charles Tigue … A two-year starter at DuPage, Smith had 28 tackles, two sacks, nine tackles for a loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery as a sophomore … He was an All-Conference pick and participated in the JUCO All-American Game … A native of Ford Heights, Ill., Smith prepped at Crete-Monee High School where he was a four-year letter winner … An All-Conference pick as a junior, he was also All-Conference and a team captain as a senior, where he helped his team to an undefeated State Championship … Also participated in wrestling and track and field in high school. Personal - The son of Keith Smith and Terri Stone, Travelle plans to major in criminal justice at Southern.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Mitch Moore OL 6-0 262 SR. GARDEN CITY, KAN. GARDEN CITY CC

Antonio Carranco

2015 - Started in all 11 games played at offensive line for the Lions. Prior to Southern - Moore comes to Southern after two years as a starter at Garden City CC in Garden City, Kan. … A two-year starter at left guard, where he helped the team average 235 passing and 107 rushing yards as a sophomore … He was a team captain for the Bronc Busters … A three-year varsity starter at Garden City HS, he helped lead the Buffaloes offensive front to two consecutive state playoff appearances and one conference championship … He was a first-team All-Conference pick and a team captain as a senior. Personal - The son of Mark and Gail Moore, Mitch plans to major in health promotion at Southern.

2015 – Did not play. 2014 - Carranco did not make an appearance for the Lions this season. Prior to Southern - Earned three letters and started for two years under Coach John Rodrique at Webb City HS... during his time with the Cardinals was a part of four straight MSHSAA Class 4 State Championships...earned Second Team All-State, Second Team All-COC, All-District, and All-Southwest Missouri honors during his playing time...also wrestled for the Cardinals at heavyweight..was a three time All-COC selection...finsihed fifth at the MSHSAA Class 3 State Tournament.

Mike Dzierzega

Christian Mora

OL 6-3 265 SO. BRIDGEVIEW ILL. ARGO COMMUNITY HS

OL 6-1 295 SR. MENIFEE, CALIF. RIVERSIDE CITY COLLEGE

2015 - Did not see any action for the Lions in 2015. Prior to Southern - Started four years for the Argonauts of Argo Community HS in Summit, Ill at both offensive and defensive line....earned SSC Red division All-Conference honors at offensive line during his senior season...helped lead the Argonauts to the sweet sixteen round of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Class 6A playoffs. Personal - A criminal justice major at Southern...son of Wojciech and Maria Dzierzega...has a younger sister, Monika.

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2015 – Mora played in six games, starting one for the Lions on the offensive line. Prior to Southern - Mora comes to Southern after two seasons at Riverside City College in California where he was a teammate with incoming Lion Chad Nolan and Isaac Wold … As a sophomore, he helped lead the Tigers to a 10-2 record and a perfect 6-0 mark in conference play … The Tigers racked up 415 yards per game in offense, including 230 passing and 185 rushing in Mora’s sophomore campaign … Mora prepped at Vista Murrieta HS where the team was the CIF Inland Division Champion in 2011 and the team won back-to-back Southwestern League Titles in 2011 and 2012 … The team finished as the No. 5 ranked team in California and the tenth-best team in the Nation … the son of Esteban and Blanca Mora, Christian plans to major in psychology at Southern.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Jonathan Boos

Seth Petersen

OL 6-1 315 R-SO. PECULLIAR, MO. RAYMORE-PECULIAR HS

OL 6-1 255 - R-SR. LAMAR, MO. LAMAR HS

2015 – Boos made one appearance for the Lions on the offensive line. 2014 - Did not make an appearance for the Lions this season. Prior to Southern - Started at left guard his junior and senior seasons for the Panthers of Ray-Pec HS in Peculiar, Mo...during those seasons helped RPHS to two MSHSAA state playoff appearances...was voted Offensive Lineman of the Year and made honorable mention All-Conferece during his senior season. Personal - An Accounting major at Southern...son of Micheal and Diana Boos...has two siblings, Augustus and Cheyenne.

2015 – Saw action in eight games, starting five for the Lions at offensive line. 2014 - Petersen did not make an appearance for the Green and Gold this season... Named MIAA Academic Honor Roll (3.09 GPA).

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Joe Brawner OL 6-4 240 SO. KIRKSVILLLE, MO. KIRKSVILLE HS

2015 – Redshirted Prior to Southern - Brawner comes to Southern after staring for coach Jeff Jacque at Kirksville High school … the younger brother of former MSSU All-MIAA linebacker Jared Brawner, Joe played both offensive tackle and defensive end for the Tigers … His senior year, he recorded 45 tackles with a sack and two forced fumbles … on the offensive side of the ball, he had 17 catches for 193 yards and two touchdowns … He was an All-Conference and All-District pick earning 94 tackles, two sacks, four forced fumbles over his career … The son of Jeff and Jeanne Brawner, Joe plans to major in business at Southern.

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OL 6-3 290 SR. SANTA FE, NM SANTA ROSA JC

2015 - Lindquist sat out due to injury. 2014 - Lindquist started five games in his eight appearances for the Lions... Finished the season with 21 tackles, 1.0 tackle for loss, and an assisted sack... Lindquist forced and recovered one fumble, and blcoked a kick against Missouri Western. Prior to Southern - Lindquist comes to Southern after two years at Santa Rosa Junior College where he was a two-year starter playing for coach Lenny Wagner… He played on both the offensive and defensive lines and recorded 16 tackles, two sacks and added an interception … Prior to Santa Rosa, Lindquist prepped at Saint Michaels High School where he was a two-year starter for coach Joey Fernandez … He was an All-State selection and was a nominee for the Offensive Lineman of the Year … Also a standout wrestler and track and field athlete, Lindquist helped his wrestling team to a state championship. Personal - The son of Scott and Amy Lindquist, his father played soccer at Virginia Tech, before playing professional soccer in Portugal … He plans to major in English at Southern.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Jarrell JAckson OL 6-4 285 JR. MARRERO, LA. HIGGINS HS

2015 – Jackson started in all 11 games for the Lions at offensive line. 2014 - Jackson started his two appearances for the Lions this season... Helped Southern reach 2,954 rushing yards on a school record 618 carries and 39 rushing touchdowns. Prior to Southern - Jackson was a an All-District, All-State and All-Star Team selection, where he was the team captain … As a junior, he was a first-team 5A All-District and All-State pick. Personal - Son of Lawrence Jackson and Rhonda Chapman...has one sister, Janae’.

Brandon Martin WR 5-10 170 JR. NIXA, MO. NIXA HS

2015 - Saw action in one game in 2015 2014 - Was a member of the scout team ... Also was a previous member of the Missouri Southern Track and Field team. Prior to Southern - A three-year letterwinner at Nixa HS, Martin was a two-time all-conference runner for the Eagles ... 2010 second-team all-district selection ... two-time all-state selection ...2010 second-team SWMOCC (Southwest Missouri Cross Country) Coaches selection .... 2011 third-team SWMOCC Coaches selection ..... team collected the 2011 SWMOCCCA Championship .... a 2011 USATF Junior Olympic Qualifier with the Springfield Track Club Personal - Major at Southern is Criminal Justice... nickname is BMart....son of Michael and Susanne Martin... Born January 12,1994 ... has younger brother named Logan

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OL 6-4 290 SO. CHANNAHON, ILL. AURORA CHRISTIAN

2015 – Did not play Prior to Southern - Whalen comes to Southern after four years at Aurora Christian High School in Channahon, Ill. where he played for coach Dave Beebe … An All-Conference and All-State offensive lineman, Whalen has the school record for most pancake blocks recorded … Also a track and field athlete, Whalen was All-Conference, as well … the son of Greg and LouAnn Whalen, Brock is undecided on his future major at Southern.

Jocqui Davis WR 6-1 185 SR. LEWISVILLE, TEXAS LEWISVILLE HS

2015 - Davis appeared in nine games at wide receiver as a Junior...Davis finished the season with six receptions for 127 yards with 1 touchdown, averaging 21.2 yards 2014 - Davis appeared in nine games at wide receiver, including seven starts... Finished the season with three receptions for 59 yards, including a 53 yard catch against Central Missouri. 2013 - Davis appeared in nine games at wide receiver as a freshman ranking fifth on the team in both receptions and receiving yards catching five passes for 84 yards, an average of 16.8 yards...Also rushed for 61 yards on a pair of carries, including a 52 yard scamper at Pittsburg State...Had one reception for 27 yards in games at home against Central Missouri and Missouri Western. Prior to Southern - A team captain at Lewisville High School in Lewisville, Texas, Davis was a First-Team All-District, All-Region and All-State selection for coach Greg Miller … As a senior, Davis caught 48 passes for 624 yards and an average of 11.8 per reception … He also hauled in 22 touchdown catches and carried the ball 15 times for 331 yards, an average of 22.0 per carry … He was a three-time recipient of the Outstanding Weekly Catch Award. Personal - Davis is the son of Marnie Davis.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Brock Renken K 6-1 180 JR. JOPLIN, MO. JOPLIN HS

Alex Crehan TE 6-2 190 R.-FR. TROY, ILL. TRIAD HS

2015 - Renken appeared in all 11 games this season... Renken ended the season with 52 total points, going 28-28 on PATs and 8-15 on field goals 2014 - Renken appeared in all 11 games for the Green and Gold this season... Renken was responsible for 55 points this season, going 40-43 (.930) on PATs and 5-7 (.714) on field goals... Finished seventh in the MIAA in kicking with 55 total points scored (40 PATs, five FGs)... Received All-MIAA Honorable Mention. Prior to Southern - Renken played for the Eagles and coach Chris Shields ... A first-team class 6 All-State kicker, he was also a first-team All-Conference and All-District selection, while being named Academic All-Conference ... A standout on the soccer field, as well, Renken was an All-District and All-Conference selection in the goal for the Eagles ... As a senior, Renken averaged 58 yards per kickoff with a long of 74 ... He had 28 touchbacks and had his longest field goal of his career (41-yards) against West Plains in overtime. He was 4-9 on field goals, missing only those from 45 yards and out ... As a junior, Renken went 7-9 on field goals. Personal - Renken is the son of April and David Renken.

2015 – Red-shirted In 2015 at quarterback Prior to Southern - Crehan prepped at Triad High School in Troy, Ill. ... He was the team’s starting quarterback. Personal - Crehan is the son of Jeff and Shelly Crehan ... He is a business major at Southern.

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Stetson Broce P 6-3 191 SR. PRETTY PRAIRIE, KAN. HUTCHINSON CC

2015 - Broce had 68 punts for 2,692 yards and an average of 39.6 yards per kick...Broce had a long of 59 yards, 14 inside the 20, and six over 50 yards Prior to Southern - Broce comes to Southern after two years at Hutchinson CC where he was an All-Conference punter for the Blue Dragons … As a sophomore, Broce had 62 punts for 2,360 yards and an average of 38.1 per kick … He had a long of 71, five touch backs, 20 inside the 20 and eight of more than 50 yards, all while helping Hutch to the conference title and the Salt City Bowl… Broce is a native of Pretty Prairie, Kan. where he prepped at Pretty Prairie HS … A multi-sport athlete in high school, Broce was an All-State defensive back and receiver … As a basketball player, he earned All-State honors, and was also part of a state qualifying 4x100 and 4x400 track team … the son of Deoan Broce and Beth Smith … His brother plays football at Northwestner Oklahoma … Broce plans to major in kinesiology at Southern.

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WR 6-1 195 SO. KANSAS CITY, MO. RAYTOWN HS

2015 - Did not see action for the Lions. Prior to Southern - started two years at tight end for the BlueJays at Raytown HS...also wrestled at the 182 pound class for RHS. Personal - Undecided on his major at Southern...son of Benjamin Evans and Trejuanna Guy...the youngest of three kids.

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RETURNING SQUADMEMBERS Chris Williams DL 6-3 270 SR. NEW ORLEANS, LA. BROTHER MARTIN HS

2015 - Williams appeared in nine games, starting in two... Williams recorded 17 total tackles (10 solo, 7 assists) and one fumble recovery for no yards 2014 - Williams redshirted. 2013 - Appeared in two games along the defensive line as a sophomore for the Lions playing in wins at home over Lincoln and Central Missouri. 2012 - Williams appeared in three games on the defensive line as a true freshman recording two tackles, one solo, on the year with both stops coming in Southern’s homecoming victory over South Dakota School of Mines.

James Wooten DE 6-3 275 SR. KANSAS CITY, MO. HIGHLAND CC

2015 - Wooten appeared in 10 games for Southern recording 15 total tackles (7 solo, 8 assists) Prior to Southern - Wooten comes to Southern after a year at Highland CC and a year previously at Bulter CC … An All-Conference pick at Highland, Wooten prepped at Schlagle High School … He was an All-Conference middle linebacker and also played baseball and track and field at Schlagle HS. Personal - The son of James Wooten Sr. and Vanessa Prather, Wooten plans to major in health science at Southern.

Prior to Southern - Williams played at Brother Martin High School for coach Mark Bonis, helping the team to a 8-4 record this past season … named one of the Top 100 players by LA Magazine … A two-year starter, Williams was a mainstay on the defensive line, recording 43 tackles, five sacks, five quarterback hurries and seven tackles for a loss … he also played in the Lake Ponchartrain All-State Game.

Jeremy Boykins Stephan Randle DT 6-2 285 SR. PLANO, TEXAS NAVARRO, JC

2015 - Randall started in all 11 games for the Lions this season...Randall recorded 37 (7 solo, 30 assists) total tackles and 1.5 sacks Prior to Southern - Randall comes to Southern after two years at Navarro Junior College in Texas … A two-year starter, Randall finished his sophomore campaign with 28 tackles, four tackles for a loss, one sack, four hurries and one pass break up … He helped Navarro to a 7-3 record his sophomore season … A native of Plano, Texas, Randall prepped at Plano West High School where he was a three-year starter on the football team … A first-team All-District selection as a junior, Randall was a second-team All-District pick as a senior. Personal - The son of Kerri Randall, Stephan is undecided on his future major at Southern.

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DL 6-3 240 SR. WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. RIDGEWATER (MINN.) COLLEGE

2015 - Boykins appeared in five games recording 6 tackles (3 solo, 3 assists) Prior to Southern - Boykins comes to Southern after two seasons at Ridgewater College in Minnesota … As a sophomore, Boykins was an All-Conference pick after recording 47 tackles and ten sacks for the Vikings … A native of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Boykins played for coach Jack Daniels where he was a two-year starter at defensive end and linebacker … An All-Conference pick in high school, Boykins helped lead the Panthers to a Regional and District Championship … Also a long and triple jumper in high school … The son of Jerry Boykins and Jane Mortimore, Jeremy’s grandfather (John Brown) played football at Florida State … He plans on majoring in music at MSSU.

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NEWCOMERS Austin Archey - 6-0 - 220 - ILB - Poteau, Okla. / Poteau HS Prior to Southern - participated in three sports for the Pirates of Poteau HS...lettered four years at inside linebacker for Coach Forrest Mazey...finished career on gridiron with 525 tackles, 196 during his senior season...the 525 tackles set a new career record for PHS...led all of Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) during his senior season with the 194 tackles...earned SW Times’ Oklahoma new comer of the year during his sophomore season, first team All-Defense his junior campaign, and Oklahoma Defensive Player of the Year during his final year.... was named Fort Smith Radio Dream Team Defensive Player of the Year...was named OSSAA Class first team All-State and Defensive Player of the Year during his senior season...Archey also lettered two years in track throwing the shot put and one year in powerlifting at the 220 pound class. Personal - Undecided on his major at Southern...son of Michael and Tracy Archey.

Akel Beard - 6-1 - 230 - LB - Keller, Texas / Byron Nelson HS Prior to Southern - Beard was an inside linebacker for coach Byron Bode and the Bobcats ... two-time All-District selection on defense, Beard was a first-team selection as a senior where he finished the year with 100 tackles, 70 solo, averaging eight tackles a game ... as a junior, he was a second-team All-District selection ... Beard was a team captain and a team MVP, helping his team to the Texas state playoffs twice. Personal - The son of Zadek and ArCinda Beard, Akel is planning to major in business at MSSU.

Ja’Kori Bell – 5-8 – 190 – RB – Grandview, Mo. / Grandview HS Prior to Southern - was a two sport athlete at Grandview (Mo.) HS...earned three letters at running back...earned second team All-Conference honors his sophomore season, and earned first team honors both junior and senior seasons...earned the team leadership award, named team offensive player of the year, team MVP, and GHS male senior athlete of the year...during his senior season also earned All-District honors...Bell also lettered four years in wrestling for the Bulldogs...was a two-time state qualifier at 182 LB. Personal - son of Chariah Bell...plans to major in kinesiology at Southern.

Josiah Bennett - 6-7 - 220 - WR/TE - Odessa, Mo. / Odessa HS Prior to Southern - Bennett prepped at Odessa High School for coach Mark Thomas ... an Honorable mention AllState pick at tight end ... Bennett was also a ﬁrst-team All-District pick, as well as being named to the KMZU Dream Team ... A two-sport athlete at Odessa, he also was a ﬁrst-team All-Conference and All-District pick on the hardwood

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Personal - Bennett is the son of Roxy and Mike Bennett and he plans on majoring in education at Southern.

Keith Beverly - 5-10 - 170 - CB - Florissant, Mo. / Parkway North HS Prior to Southern - Played cornerback for the Parkway North HS Vikings and coach Bob Bunton...ﬁnished his career

with 58 tackles, 11 pass breakups, 2 interceptions, and 2 forced fumbles...earned Honorable Mention All-District honors for the Vikings...also rank track at PNHS...personal best times in the 100m was 11.23 and in the 200m was 22.81...also participated in long jump, the 4x200m, 4x100m, and 4x400m relay teams. Personal - Plans to major in psychology at Southern...son of Keith and Kisha Beverly.

Martin Cano - 6-1 - 285 - OL/DL - Grand Prairie, Texas / Grand Prairie HS Prior to Southern - Played both center and guard on the oﬀensive line for the Grand Prairie HS Gophers...also played

defensive tackle...was a two time ﬁrst team academic All-District selection...also earned second team All-District honors at guard and honorable mention honors at defensive tackle...also competed for the GPHS Powerlifting team... set personal bests in the bench (465 lbs.) and squat (665 lbs.)...was a thrower for Coach Lowe on the track and ﬁeld team. Personal - Plans to major in Kinesiology at Southern...son of Guadalupe and Gabriela Cano.

Austin Carter - 6-4 - 205 - QB - Oak Point, Texas / Little Elm HS Prior to Southern - Carter started at quarterback for two seasons at Little Elm HS for coach Kendrick Brown...

during his junior campaign earned team MVP honors while being named unanimous All-District 9-5A...during his senior season was named a team captain, again won the team MVP, earned All-State Academic honors, and earned honorable mention at quarterback for District 9-5A. Personal - Plans to major in international business at Southern...son of Michael and Julie Carter.

Quintahj Cherry - 5-10 - 180 - QB/ATH - Muskogee, Okla. / Muskogee HS Prior to Southern - Cherry earned four letters on the gridiron for the Muskogee HS Roughers and coach Rafe

Watkins...was named ﬁrst team All-Phoenix by the Muskogee Phoenix and second team All-Conference during those four years...was a three year captain for the Roughers...also earned four letters in both basketball and track and ﬁeld... helped lead MHS to OSSAA state appearances in both basketball and track. Personal - Undecided on major at Southern...son of Sherika Cherry.

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NEWCOMERS Deshon Cowling - 6-0 - 176 - 176 - RB/WR - Brundidge, Ala. / Pike County HS Prior to Southern -Cowling prepped at Pike County High School for coach Fred Holland ... Holland was named an All-State second-team selection, while also being named Super 12 as well as an All-Area pick ... Also a member of the basketball team at his school, he was an All-Area pick as a point guard for the Bulldogs. Personal -Cowling is the son of Aquilla Gray ... He intends to major in computer engineering at MSSU.

Eric Dedrick, Jr. - 6-5 - 225 - TE/HB - Dallas, Texas / Pima CC Prior to Southern - Played in 10 games at Pima CC during 2015 season...caught 19 passes for 246 yards and two scores...redshirted freshman season at Scottsdale CC...a 2011 graduate of Luther Burbank HS earned two letters at defensive end for Coach James Pale while garnering ﬁrst team All-Conference honors during his senior year...was selected for the 2011 Optimist All-Star South Team and was ranked the number 10 TE by JCgridiron...also earned two letters at power forward/center on the basketball court for the Titans. Personal - Plans to major in Health and Wellness Promotion at Southern...son of Tashia Weaver.

Josh Dorsey - 6-1 - DT - St. Louis, Mo. / North Dakota State College of Science Prior to Southern - Dorsey played at North Dakota State College of Science ... prior to that, Dorsey prepped at Normandy High School in St. Louis for coach Antoine Torrey. Personal - Dorsey is the son of Sheila Dorsey and Janius Woodside Jr. ... He plans to major in social work at Southern.

Keenen Ferrier - 5-8 - 165 - WR - Oologah / Talala HS Prior to Southern - A three year letter winner for coach Brandon Craig and the Mustangs ... As a senior, Ferrier caught 18 touchdowns and more than 1,000 yards, averaging over 20 yards per catch ... An All-District receiver, Ferrier helped lead his team to back-to-back state ﬁnalist appearances in both 2014 and 2015. Personal - Ferrier is the son of Kevin and Debbie Ferrier ... He intends to major in business at Southern.

Trevor Flores - WR - 6-1 - 165 - Missouri City, Texas / Ridge Point HS Prior to Southern - Flores played wide receiver for coach Brett Sniﬃn at Ridge Point High School ... He helped the Panthers to a state semiﬁnalist berth, while helping to lead the team to two District Championships ... He had 17 career touchdown receptions ... Also a standout track sprinter, he holds personal bests in the 200m of 23.1 and 51.8 in the 400m. Personal - Flores is the son of Tracy and Kim Flores ... He intends on majoring in criminal justice at Southern.

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Shane Gosson - 6-1 - QB/ATH - 190 - Missouri City, Texas / Ridge Point HS Prior to Southern - A year starter for the Ridge Pointe Panthers at quarterback, Gosson lead the Panthers to a

state runner up in the UIL playoﬀs ... Gosson had a strong season with 2,661 passing yards, 29 total TDs, with a 58% completion percentage. He was selected to 1st team All District 23-5A ... Gosson was also a member of the Panther track team competing in the 4X200M and the 200M. Personal - Plans to major in mass communications at Southern...son of Mechelle Batties.

Braylon Harris - 5-10 - 215 - RB - Maumelle, Ark. / Central Arkansas Christian HS Prior to Southern - Harris was a four year letter winner at running back for the Mustangs of Central Arkansas

Christian HS in North Little Rock...was a two time All-Conference selection and earned All-State honors for coach Tommy Shoemaker...was a ﬁnalist for Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) Oﬀensive Player of the Year award... recorded 72 career touchdowns for the Mustangs.

LaVelle Houston - 5-11 - 285 - OL/DL - Calumet City, Ill. / Mount Carmel HS

Prior to Southern - Lettered two years at defensive line for the Mount Carmel HS Caravans...earned the team most outstanding defensive lineman award in 2015...also lettered two years in track throwing shot put and discus...was a state ﬁnalist in discus in 2015. Personal - Plans to major in pre-engineering at Southern...son of LaTanya Hughes.

Demontra McNealy - 6-4 - 245 - TE - Auburn, Wash. / Auburn Senior HS / Butte College Prior to Southern - Played in eight games for Butte College in 2015...caught 14 passes for 169 yards and two

scores for the Roadrunners...a 2013 graduate of Auburn (Wash.) Senior HS earned three letters at tight end and defensive end for the Trojans...also earned one letter playing center on the basketball court and two letters in track and ﬁeld. Personal - Plans to major in criminal justice at Southern...son of Alicia Hyman.

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NEWCOMERS Maliq’ Owens - 6-1 - 195 - DB - Sherman, Texas / Sherman HS Prior to Southern - Owens earned three letters at safety and wide receiver for Sherman HS...during his three years playing for the Bearcats earned second team All-Conference honors...voted wide receiver of the year for Sherman HS...caught 76 passes for 784 yards...also earned two letters in track and ﬁeld competing in the triple and long jumps and running the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay...set personal bests of 21 feet in the long jump and 42’4 in the triple jump. Personal - Undecided on his major at Southern...son of MSSU alum Marque Owens (‘00)...high school teammate of Chadd Perry.

Jonah Paszek - 6-1 - 182 - WR/DB - Monett, Mo. / Monett HS Prior to Southern - Only played one season on the gridiron for the Cubs...caught eight touchdowns and recorded over 800 yards receiving...earned ﬁrst team All-Big 8 Conference honors and second team All-Area honors at wide receiver...was also a four year letterwinner on the basketball court for Monett HS...averaged 9.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per contest during his sophomore season and 12.0 points and 11.0 boards during the junior campaign... also a two year letterwinner for the Cubs swimming team participating in all strokes...a two time selection to the A/B Honor Roll and was selected as a representative to Missouri Boys State during the summer of 2015. Personal - Plans to major in criminal justice at Southern...son of Don and Missy Paszek.

Chadd Perry - 6-1 - 195 - DB - Sherman, Texas / Sherman HS Prior to Southern - Perry earned three letters playing safety and running back at Sherman HS...was an honorable mention selection his sophomore season and ﬁrst team All-District selection at safety during his junior season... earned team awards of newcomer of the year, DB of the year, defensive MVP, RB of the year, and strongest Bearcat while playing at Sherman HS...was also a three year letterwinner on the track running the 100m and the 4x100m relay....earned three letters in powerlifting as a member of the Bearcats squad. Personal - Undecided on his major at Southern...son of Ramona Brown...high school teammate of Maliq’ Owens.

NIC PRESTON - 6-2 - 198 - LB - HAZELWOOD, MO. / PATTONVILLE HS Prior to Southern - Played four years at Pattonville HS...during his senior season tallied 74 total tackles (32 solo, 42 assists) including 6 tackles for loss and two sacks...in a game on August 21, 2015 vs. Seckman caught one pass for 25 yards...earned honorable mention All-Conference honors during his senior season. Personal - Plans to major in business at Southern...son of Rebecca and James Preston.

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NEWCOMERS Roc Robbins - 6-1 - 215 - OLB - Talala, Okla. / Collinsville HS Prior to Southern - Robbins earned four letters playing five different positions on the gridiron for the Cardinals of Collinsville HS...during an injury shortened sophomore season Robbins recorded 27 tackles and returned an interception for a touchdown...during his junior campaign recorded 127 tackles, six sacks, forced five fumbles, and grabbed one pick six...his senior year saw 125 tackles, 10 sacks, and six forced fumbles...he earned 2014 Tulsa World All-District honorable mention and The Oklahoman All-State honorable mention honors...during his senior season was awarded the 2015 Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) Class 5A District 4 Player of the Year and was selected All-Metro Defensive second team while helping the Cardinals to three straight district championships and the 2015 OSSAA Class 5A runner-up...also earned four letters on the mat for the Cardinals wrestling at the 170, 182, and 195 weight classes...was the 2015 OSSAA Class 5A state runner-up at the 195lb weight class while helping the CHS wrestling team to three straight team titles...Robbins was also a star in the class room for Collinsville HS as he was the Class of 2016 Salutatorian, a delegate to the 2015 Oklahoma Boys State, attended the 2015 US Navy Summer Seminar, and a member of the National Honor Society. Personal - Plans to major in biology (pre-med) at Southern...son of Allen & Danielle Robbins.

Nicholas Roller - 6-0 - 230 - RB - Bixby, Okla. / Bixby HS Prior to Southern - Played running back for four years at Bixby HS...was the leading rusher in Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activity Association (OSSAA) Class 6A...earned All-Conference honors in 2013, 2014, and 2015...helped lead the Spartans to the 2014 and 2015 OSSAA Class 6AII State Championship...during his junior season (2014) earned Tulsa World All-State, The Daily Oklahoman All-State, and the Tulsa World Metro Player of the Year honors...also earned four letters on the mat for Bixby HS wrestling in the 220lb weight class. Personal - Undecided on a major at Southern...son of Keith and Amy Roller.

Hunter Sidwell - 6-6 - 265 - OL/DL - St. Joseph, Mo. / Savannah HS Prior to Southern - Sidwell earned honorable mention All-Conference honors during both his junior and senior seasons for Savannah HS...earned three letters on the oﬀensive line and at defensive end for the Savages... also earned three letters at center on the basketball court for Savannah HS. Personal - Plans to major in pre-physical therapy at Southern...son of Chris and Heidi Sidwell.

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NEWCOMERS Austin Skelton - 5-11 - 188 - WR/KR - Poteau, Okla. / Poteau HS Prior to Southern - Helped lead the Pirates of Poteau HS to the state playoﬀs in both football and track... ﬁnished 2015 as the number three wide receiver regardless of class in the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) with 49 receptions for 965 yards and 9 scores. Personal - Undecided on his major at Southern...son of Teresa Nixon and Raymond Skelton...high school teammate of Austin Archey.

Elijah Smith - 6-1 - 285 - OL - Norman, Okla. / Norman HS Prior to Southern - Was a two time letterman at both offensive and defensive tackle for the Tigers of Norman (Okla.) HS and coach Greg Nations...earned second team All-Conference honors during his season season...earned first team All-District honors during the same season...was also a two time letterman in the shot put and discus for the NHS track and field team...set a personal record of 50’9.5” in the shot put, the sixth best throw in the Oklahoma Secondary School Association (OSSA) Class 6A...set a personal best of 147’3” in the discus while finishing 11th in OSSA Class 6A in 2015. Personal - Plans to major in criminal justice at Southern...son of Chris Smith.

Douglas Stevens - 6-2 - 170 - WR/ATH - Mineral Wells, Texas / Mineral Wells HS Prior to Southern - Stevens was a ﬁrst-team All-District receiver for coach Gerald Perry at Mineral Wells High School ... He was an Academic All-District pick, as well as being named All-State as a receiver ... Also a track standout, he ran the sprints for coach Jackie Harvey. Personal - Stevens is the son of Doug and Toni Stevens ... He plans to major in pre-law at MSSU.

Alexander Wade - 5-11 - 187 - DB - Richmond, Texas / George Bush HS Prior to Southern - Wade earned four letters playing strong safety, linebacker, running back, and slot receiver for the Broncos of George Bush HS...earned first team All-District honors at safety as a junior and first team All-District honors at outside linebacker as a senior...was voted team most valuable defensive back as a junior and team MVP during his senior season...also earned two letters on the diamond playing outfield and short stop for GBHS. Personal - Plans to major in business logistics at Southern...son of Cheantel Adams.

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Darrius Walker - 6-4 - 240 - TE - Grandview, Mo. / Grandview HS Prior to Southern - Was a three time letter winner at tight end for the Bulldogs of Grandview HS and Coach Picard...earned All-Conference honors at that position during both his junior and senior seasons...also earned four letters at power forward for the basketball Bulldogs and Coach Morris. Personal - Plans to major in criminal justice at Southern...son of Tanya Auger.

Brendan Watkins - 5-9 - 175 - RB - Olathe, Kan. - Olathe Northwest HS

Prior to Southern - Watkins was a football and track athlete at Olathe Northwest HS in suburban Kansas City ... As a member of the Ravens’ football team, he played for coach Chip Sherman where he was a two-time letter winner ... Watkins was a honorable mention selection in football, while earning All-State honors as a jumper in track and ﬁeld. Personal - The son of Wardell Watkins, Brendan intends on majoring in engineering at MSSU.

Cameron Wood - 6-6 - 265 - OL/DL - Claremore, Okla. / Oologah HS Prior to Southern - Wood earned four letters at oﬀensive tackle for the Oologah HS Mustangs...was a 2015

Pre-Season Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association (OSSAA) Class 4A First Team All-Vype Offensive Lineman and was a first team All-Vype and All-Conference selection on the offensive line...he earned All-District honors on the o-line and honorable mention All-Metro and the Oklahoman All-State honors...he helped lead the Mustangs to the 2014 district championship and back-to-back OSSAA Class 4A State Runner-up finishes...Wood also lettered two times in the shot put for Oologah HS. Personal - Plans to major in sports medicine at Southern...son of Keith and Cindy Wood.

Dominque Atkinson - 5-10 - 270 - Shawnee Mission, Kan. / Shawnee Mission East HS / Butler Community College Prior to Southern- attended Butler Community College for two years appearing in three games for the lancers. At

Shawnee Mission East High School where he was a three time All-Conference selection, all metro team, and AllState selection. Atkinson was also a three-year letterman in wrestling in the 285-weight class.

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NEWCOMERS Austin Grotts - 6-5 - 330 - Noel, Mo. / McDonald County High School / Southwest Baptist Prior to Southern - transferred to southern after redshirting at Southwest Baptist. At McDonald County High school Grotts was a 3-year letterman in football and basketball. He was an honorable mention all-district member for both sports as well.

Patrick Cheek - 5-11 - 190 - DB - Hayward, Calif. / Castro Valley HS / Laney CC Prior to Southern - Recently completed his first season ever at safety after playing running back for previous five years...finished his season at Laney CC with two interceptions, two forced fumbles with one recovery, and 48 tackles...at Castro Valley HS he was a two-time first team All-League selection at running back and Bay Area Player of the Week...gathered honorable mention Northern California Player of the Week honors. Personal - Plans to major in biology at Southern...son of Latarsha and Danny Cheek.

Lukas Werneke - 6-3 - 220 - TE/DE - Neosho, Mo. / Neosho HS Prior to Southern - Sure handed tight end who became a strong perimeter and down blocker by the end of his senior season...was also a team Captain and was selected 2nd Team COC and 2nd Team All-Area Class 5-6... also plays basketball for the Wildcats.

Jordan White - 6-4 - 270 - OL/DL - Neosho, Mo. / Neosho HS Prior to Southern - Three Year Starter on the OL, 2nd Team COC, team Captain, and COC Heavyweight wrestling champion...he was also a three Year IronCat winner in the weight room.

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HEAD COACH DENVER JOHNSON Head Coach Denver Johnson was named the 13th head coach in Missouri Southern history on April 1, 2015. He came to Southern after serving four seasons at the University of Tulsa as the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator. In year one at the helm of the Lions, Johnson started the re-building process of a program that he intends to be one built on depth. The team had seven named All-MIAA, but more importantly, he increased the roster by more than 40 players, providing that depth he desires. Johnson has spent a total of 30 years coaching college football. In the summer of 2012, Johnson was awarded the Merv Johnson Integrity in College Coaching Award by the Jim Thorpe Association. In his four seasons at Tulsa, four of his offensive linemen earned first-team all-league accolades, including Stetson Burnett (2013), Brian DeShane and Jared Grigg (2012) and Clint Anderson (2011). Tyler Holmes was an honorable mention performer in 2011 and spent the 2012 season with the Minnesota Vikings. Johnson coached an offensive line that helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in two of his final three seasons at Tulsa. In 2012, Tulsa’s offense ranked fourth nationally for fewest sacks allowed, ninth for rushing offense, 21st for fewest tackles for lost yardage allowed and 28th for total offense. Before joining the Tulsa staff, Johnson spent two seasons as the offensive line coach at the University of Colorado (2009-10). The Buffs’ offensive unit jumped 66 spots in NCAA stats for fewest sacks allowed in 2010, while coaching offensive lineman Nate Solder who was the New England Patriots first round draft choice in 2011. Prior to Colorado, Johnson spent a total of 12 years as a head coach at two Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) schools, including nine years at Illinois State (2000-08) and the three seasons before that at Murray State (1997-99). He compiled an overall 69-66 career head coaching mark. Johnson recorded a 21-12 record at Murray State and won 48 games at Illinois State. His 2006 ISU team registered a 9-4 mark, the second most wins in school history, advanced to the FCS quarterfinals and finished the season with a No. 8 national ranking. At Illinois State, his teams produced some of the most prolific offensive campaigns in school history by establishing 28 offensive records, including most points and the most rushing, passing and total yards in a single season. His ISU teams produced 34 players who received All-America honors and 62 first-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selections. Before his first head coaching stop, Johnson spent 11 years as an assistant coach, beginning his coaching career as a graduate assistant in 1985 at Oklahoma State. He coached three years at Tennessee-Martin (1986-88), four years at Oklahoma State (1989-92), three seasons at Mississippi State (1993-95) and one year at Oklahoma (1996), coaching the offensive line at all four schools. An All-Missouri Valley Conference offensive lineman as a senior for Tulsa, Johnson was an eighth round draft choice by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1981. He spent two years (1981-82) with the Bucs and three seasons in the USFL, playing two years (1983-84) with the Los Angeles Express and the 1985 season with the

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Houston Gamblers. Johnson’s USFL tenure included playing stints with NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks Jim Kelly and Steve Young. Johnson earned his bachelor’s degree in business management from Tulsa in 1981. He and his wife, Danita Kay, have two daughters: Taylor and Kelsey. THE JOHNSON FILE Alma Mater: Tulsa `81 Birthdate: October 17, 1958 Hometown: Seminole, Oklahoma College Coaching Experience: 31 years (1985-16). 2nd year at MSSU. Playing Experience: Was a four-year letter winner (1976-80). Earned all-conference honors in 1980. Collegiate Head Coaching Record: 70-76 Bowl Games as a Player 1976 Independence Bowl (Tulsa) Bowl Games as a Coach 1985 Gator Bowl (Oklahoma State) 1993 Peach Bowl (Mississippi State) 1995 Peach Bowl (Mississippi State) 2011 Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl (Tulsa) 2012 AutoZone Liberty Bowl (Tulsa)

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ASSISTANT COACHES Kenny Evans Defensive Coordinator Kenny Evans is in his second year as the defensive coordinator at Missouri Southern. Evans was named the position on April 9, 2015. It is the second time he has held that title at MSSU after serving as the programs DC from 1989-1997. In his first year, Evans saw three Lions earn All-MIAA status as linebacker Kyjuan Tate, as well as defensive backs Ricky Green and Johnquavious McBride picked up honors. Evans came to Missouri Southern after serving as the Head Football Coach and physical education teacher at East Central High School in the Tulsa Public School system. Prior to his stint at ECHS, Evans was the Head Coach at Northeastern State University for six seasons. With over 30 years of coaching experience at seven different colleges, Evans brings a wealth of experience with him. While at NSU, Evans saw four-straight wins over in-state rival Central Oklahoma resulting in the President’s Cup residing in Tahlequah the majority of his tenure. He helped return NSU to the glory years of its past, exemplified by back-to-back winning seasons in 2010 and 2011, the 2010 Lone Star Conference North Division Title and the 2011 record-breaking season which included only the school’s fifth bowl game appearance and over 30 new school records being set. Prior to his arrival at NSU, the school had posted ten years of non-winning seasons that coincided with its move to NCAA Division II. Evans has coached in seven bowl games, three national playoff games, and was part of a coaching staff that has won nine conference championships. His ninth championship in 2010 was followed by his seventh bowl invitation in 2011. Evans led NSU to its

Corey Fipps Offensive Coordinator Corey Fipps begins his second season as the Offensive Coordinator at Missouri Southern State University. In year one, Fipps helped tutor the Lions’ quarterbacks more than double the passing yards from the previous season. Four Lions caught touchdowns, including six from Chad Nolan. Three receivers had more than 400 receiving yards, while Nolan and freshman Carson Day were both named All-MIAA. Fipps comes to Southern after a season as the Co-Offensive Coordinator at Bellhaven University in Mississippi. In 2014 at Bellhaven, Fipps’ offense racked up 4,855 yards of total offense, including over 3,700 in the air. The Blazers averaged 10.4 yards per catch and recorded 28 touchdowns passing, while averaging 337 yards in the air per game. Prior to Bellhaven, Fhipps was the Offensive Coordinator at Montana Tech. In his one season at Tech, the Orediggers ranked 15th in the NAIA in passing offense per game (261.4) and 22nd in total passing (2614). Tech averaged 21.4 first downs per game and 403.1 yards of total offense. Fipps joined the Orediggers from Sacramento City College, a member of the California Community College Athletic

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second-consecutive winning campaign in 2011 as the team finished 7-5 as an NCAA Independent. The team had a six-game winning streak and finished with a trip to the Mineral Water Bowl against Minnesota State. Evans has coached 15 All-Americans, 11 Conference Players of the Year, and more than two dozen that have made it into the National Football League, including current Cleveland Brown offensive lineman, Michael Bowie. Prior to NSU, Evans spent the 2007 season at Louisiana Tech as the linebackers coach for Derek Dooley. Prior to La Tech, Evans spent nine seasons on the staff at the University of North Texas where he helped coach Darrell Dickey and the Mean Green to the most successful stretch in program history. During that stretch, the school won 38 conference games in a row, four-straight conference titles and had four trips to a bowl game. He started as a tight end coach, but during his tenure, also spent time as the Defensive Coordinator and the Assistant Head Coach. Evans spent nine seasons on the late John Lantz’s staff at Missouri Southern from 1989-97 where he helped guide the program into the ranks of NCAA Division II and help MSSU go 51-35 during that stretch. He served as the Defensive Coordinator and Recruiting Coordinator, while mentoring the linebackers. He also helped the Lions to their only MIAA Conference Championship, going 9-1-1 in 1993. Evans served on Lantz’s staff at Southeastern Oklahoma from 1986-1988, while also coaching at Florida from 85-86 and serving as a graduate assistant on Barry Switzer’s Oklahoma staff from 1982-84. He got his coaching start in 1981 coaching the secondary and running backs at Miami (Okla.) High School. Evans is a 1982 graduate of Northeastern State with a B.S. in physical education and biology. He earned his M.S. in physical education/sports administration from the University of Oklahoma in 1985. A native of Warner, Okla., Evans has a son, Elliott, is a student assistant with the Lions’ Football program.

Association, where he served as the assistant head coach and offensive coordinator. In his only season with the Panthers, he increased the offensive production by 150 yards and 11 points per game. Prior to his time at SCC, Fipps spent three seasons with Faulkner University as the offensive coordinator and lead recruiter. He increased the team’s offensive production in each of his seasons. In 2011, the Eagles ranked first in the nation in total offense (520 yards), first downs (30.2) and passing offense (397) per game. They were also the NAIA’s third highest scoring team per game (43.5 points). While at Faulkner, Fipps coached 2011 AFCA All-American Josh Hollingsworth. The standout quarterback passed for 3,937 yards and 43 touchdowns for the Eagles in Fipps’ offensive scheme. Fipps also spent time at NCAA Division II Harding University, his alma mater, and also First Baptist Academy and the Frisco Thunder of the Indoor Football League. As a player, Fipps played offensive tackle at Harding. While playing for the Bison, he obtained his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in education and kinesiology, respectively. Corey and his wife, Jennifer, have two daughters, Kensley and Caroline.

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ASSISTANT COACHES Rashad Watson Secondary/Special Teams Rashad Watson is in his fifth season as an assistant coach at Missouri Southern. Watson is in charge of the secondary for the Lions and is well versed in defense, having previously served as the defensive coordinator under former head coach Daryl Daye. Last season, Watson helped coach Ricky Green and Johnquavious McBride to All-MIAA campaigns. McBride was second on the team in tackles, while Green was fourth. In 2014, Watson directed a defense that saw three Lions named All-MIAA on the defensive side of the ball. Johnquavious McBride was a third-team pick. McBride finished second in the MIAA in fumble recoveries, while also finishing fifth in the league in interceptions and sixth in passes defended. Also joining McBride on the All-MIAA team from the defense was Gaige Washington and Dalvin Taylor. Prior to the season even starting, Watson was selected to a prestigious position as he was selected for the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Fellowship Coaching position. Watson spent training camp with the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs, helping to coach the linebackers and secondary, while also assisting with special teams. In 2015, Watson followed up that experience by being selected to participate in the NFL and NCAA Coaching Academy. At this camp, Watson was involved in sessions that included athletic operation and budget management, college recruiting and NFL scouting, media training, offensive and defensive strategies, as well as contract negotiations. The 2013 MSSU defense ranked second in the MIAA in total defense, allowing just 326 yards per game and the team ranked fifth

Charles Alexander Defensive Backs/ Recruiting Coordinator Charles Alexander is in his third season at Missouri Southern. He is responsible for coaching the defensive backs, as well as being the recruiting coordinator at Missouri

Southern. In year two, Alexander stepped up and helped coach the defensive line unit for the Lions. Defensive end David Smith led the Lions with three and a half sacks and 43 tackles, while Stephan Randall had 37 stops of his own. In his first season at MSSU, Alexander coached the defensive backs and helped the team rank 32nd in Division II in interceptions and fourth in the MIAA. He also helped coach All-MIAA safety Johnquavious McBride. Alexander spent two seasons at East Stroudsburg University where he coached the defensive line. In 2013, the Warriors’ defensive line recorded 75 tackles for a loss of 300 yards. They had 32 sacks for 190 yards lost and the team had 12 fumble recoveries for a loss of 43 yards with 14 quarterback hurries. In his first season at ESU, the Warriors led the PSAC and were tied for ninth in NCAA Division II with 3.0 sacks per game (30 in 10 games). Redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Bryan Thomson was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year,

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in scoring defense, allowing just 23.3 points per game. The 233 total points allowed was third-lowest in the league. Elijah Swen ranked second in the MIAA in passes defended with 1.2 per game. He came to Southern after serving two seasons coaching the defense at Benedict College. While at Benedict, the secondary at Benedict led all of Division II in interceptions at the end of the regular season. Free safety Marquez Gibson led the team with six while being selected first-team All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Previously, Watson came to Benedict by way of Nicholls State University. He coached the defensive backs at Nicholls having two players selected to the All-Conference Teams. He also held the positions of NFL liaison, making way for Antonio Robinson’s free agent selection and Robinson later earned a Super Bowl ring while be a part of the Green Bay Packers. Watson spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons with Morehouse College, specializing with the secondary and assisting with special teams. During his time there, his unit produced the SIAC’s 2008 Defensive Player of the Year, Jeffrey Cargile, and three All-Conference selections. Prior to his stint with Morehouse College, Watson spent five years coaching on the prep level in Alabama. He spent 2004-05 with Anniston High, coaching both the offensive and defensive backfields, and then moved on to Midfield High where he served as the school’s defensive coordinator. Watson held that post until 2007. Watson played on the collegiate level at Alabama A&M from 1997-2001, and was a four-year letter winner, earning a starting role as a redshirt freshman. The Bulldogs’ 2000 defensive unit put together one of the best season’s in school history, finishing eighth nationally in total defense. The 2000 unit still holds the NCAA record for least amount of rushing yards allowed in a season (39.7 yards/game). Watson is married to the former Katrina Woods of Greensboro, Ala. The couple have two sons, Amari and Aiden.

was a consensus first team All-Region selection and named to the Football Gazette All-America third team. Prior to ESU, Alexander coached for seven years. He helped Lehigh to the Patriot League championship, NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs and Lambert Cup in 2011. He coached the team’s safeties, including an All-Conference safety, as well as the defensive backfield and served as the video coordinator. Alexander worked at Gettysburg College for three years, from 2008-10, as the defensive backs coach and assistant strength and conditioning coach. He spent 2007 as an assistant defensive line and film coach at Division I FCS Villanova. Prior to that, Alexander was the offensive graduate assistant at Clarion in 2005 and 2006, working with the running backs and tight ends while recruiting western Pennsylvania and Ohio. He helped an All-Conference and All-Region tight end in his tenure at the school. A native of Newark, Ohio, Alexander was an All-Region tight end before playing two years at Butler University in Indianapolis. He transferred to Ohio State University, where he earned a bachelor’s in Education while majoring in Sport and Leisure Studies in 2002. He earned his Master’s degree in Education from Clarion in 2006. Alexander served as an assistant coach at Newark High School in 2004 and was the volunteer defensive coordinator at Wilson Middle School in Newark in 2002 before embarking on college coaching. Alexander was married to the former Milinda Meade on July 18, 2014 and the couple reside in Webb City. They had their first child, Carson Reis on June 1, 2015.

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ASSISTANT COACHES Darius Hart Defensive Line Hart comes to Missouri Southern after a one-year stint at Trinity Valley Community College in Texas. He will be responsible for coaching the defensive lineman at

Southern. Prior to Trinity Valley, Hart served a one-year stint as a graduate assistant at West Alabama. The previous season, he was defensive line coach at Pearl River Community College. Hart played college football at Oklahoma State, where he

Bill Bleil Offensive Line Bill Bleil comes to Missouri Southern after most recently serving as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Rhode Island where he joined the staff in January of 2014. In 2015 at URI, Bleil coached a unit that saw four of the main linemen start all 11 games. Redshirt junior Tyler Catalina was a team captain and also earned CAA Football All-Conference Second Team honors under Bleil’s guidance. For the season, the Rams allowed just 22 sacks, the second-lowest total in CAA Football. Bleil came to the Rams after helping Iowa State reach three bowl games in four seasons from 2009 through 2013. He was the assistant head coach at Iowa State since December of 2009. Bleil coached the offensive line at Iowa State from December of 2009 through January of 2013, before focusing on the tight ends for the 2013 season. During Bleil’s time on staff, Iowa State had its most wins in a four-year span since 1906, while also helping the program have the highest graduation rate in the Big 12 in 2010, 2011 and 2012.

Bret Story Wide Receivers Story begins his second season with the Lions under head coach Denver Johnson. He will be responsible for directing the wide receiving corps for the Lions. In his first season with the Lions, Story helped coach the Linebackers and coached Kyjuan Tate to 105 tackles, leading the team in that category and earning All-MIAA honors

in the process. He came to Southern after two seasons at Angelo State as assistant running backs coach where he had recruiting, equipment room, and hudl responsibilities. Prior to ASU, Story was at Great American Conference’s Northwestern Oklahoma where he coached quarterbacks. In 2012, Story helped bring NWOSU quarterback Kyle Jech’s career to a record-smashing finish. Jech, a senior and four-year

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was a defensive end in 2009 and 2010, playing in every game for the Cowboys for two seasons after transferring from Pearl River. Hart was an all-district wide receiver at Poplarville (MS) High School and signed to play that position at Pearl River, but was converted to linebacker and eventually to defensive end, where he earned all-conference and all-region accolades and was rated as one of the top seven defensive ends in junior college. While he was there, the Cyclones played in the 2012 Liberty Bowl, 2011 Pinstripe Bowl and the 2009 Insight Bowl. Highly successful coaching the linemen, Bleil sent five Cyclones on to the NFL in four seasons, including Kelechi Osemele, who started as a rookie for the 2013 Super Bowl-champion Baltimore Ravens and recently signed a free-agent deal with the Oakland Raiders making him one of the top five highest-paid offensive linemen. Fellow Cyclone Center Reggie Stephens also was on the Ravens title team and now plays for Cincinnati. Bleil pupils Hayworth Hicks (Carolina), Carter Bykowski (San Fancisco) and Ben Lamaak (Oakland) all reached the next level. Bleil has 23 years of experience of NCAA coaching experience, including nine years as a coordinator. He spent five years as the head coach at Western Carolina (1997-2001), and was the Southern Conference Coach of the Year in 2001. While at Akron as the assistant head coach and tackles/tight ends coach, Bleil helped the Zips win their first MAC Championship and Motor City Bowl game. He also helped Pitt win the Big East Championship and its first BCS bowl, the Fiesta Bowl. While at Northern Illinois in 2003 as the tight ends coach, Bleil was part of a school-record 10-win season that included wins over Alabama and Maryland. His other coaching stops include South Dakota (2002), Pacific (1992-95) and Northwestern (1990-91). Bleil and his wife, Laurel, have two sons. Tim is the wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator at West Virginia State University and Kevin is the tight ends coach at Nebraska-Kearney.

starter, smashed Northwestern’s single-season records for most completions (251) and passing yards (2,650), while throwing only four interceptions. In week two matchup with nationally-ranked CSU-Pueblo, Jech shredded the secondary for a school-record 43 completions. Prior to Northwestern Story spent a year coaching the defensive line at the Apprentice School in Virginia. Story started his coaching career at Newberry College (S.C.) in 2010, working with the tight ends and special teams. The South Carolina native originally found himself on a path toward baseball. He was starting catcher at South Carolina Upstate from 2005-07, then was signed by the Texas Rangers as an undrafted free agent. Story played professionally in the Rangers’ organization for one season before shifting his sights back to the gridiron. With football eligibility still remaining, Story returned to the college ranks as a tight end and long snapper at Newberry. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts in Physical Education with a concentration in Leisure Studies. Story is a 2003 graduate of Broome High School, where he was a three-sport athlete. He was an All-Region choice at quarterback as a senior.

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ASSISTANT COACHES Josh Dalton Running Backs Josh Dalton is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Lions. He will be responsible for heading up the running backs for Southern. Dalton, however, is no stranger to the Green and Gold as he is a 2002 graduate of Missouri Southern where he was a four-year member of the team and a captain, playing linebacker and strong safety. A longtime high school coach, Dalton has had coaching stops at Shawnee Mission East High School, as well as coaching the past two years at Carl Junction and McAuley High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. He served as a defensive backs coach at CJHS where he helped the team to the 2013 conference championship. At McAuley, he was the defensive coordinator in his second stint with the Warriors. He also helped McAuley to a 2007 District Championship. At Shawnee Mission East, Dalton helped the team to a District Championship in 2011 and a

Regional Title in 2011. Dalton earned a pair of degrees from MSSU including a general studies degree in 2002 and a physical education degree in 2008, while earning his masters in education from Avila in 2010 where he was a graduate assistant football coach for the Eagles. Dalton has a wife, Christina, and three children: Ava (5), Vivian (3) and a newborn, Jack. Christina is a pediatrician with Freeman Hospitals.

Caleb Lewis Kickers Lewis is in his second year as an assistant coach with the Missouri Southern football team. He will be responsible for coaching the kickers. A 1999 graduate of MSSU, Lewis was a four-year letter winner for the Lions serving as the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s punter and placekicker. Currently the Clinical Simulation Center Cooridinator at MSSU, Lewis was an All-MIAA performer during his playing days, while also earning All-American status in 1997. He led the team in kick scoring and punt average in 1996 and 1997. Lewis has three of the top four single-game punting averages, including the best of all-time when he

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averaged 53.7 yards per punt against Missouri S&T in 1996. His single-season punting average of 42.4 is the second-best all-time in MSSU history, while he is seventh all-time in kick scoring with 98 points. His career average of 39.1 yards is third-best all-time. Lewis earned a degree in health promotion and wellness from MSSU in 1999 and and earned an associates in respitory therapy from the school in 2001. Lewis is married to the former Vanessa Ruiz. The couple has three girls (Olivia, Salma, and Anna) as well as the late Lola.

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2016 OPPONENTS FORT HAYS STATE

MISSOURI WESTERN

September 1 • Hays, Kan.

September 10 • Joplin, Mo.

(Series Tied 13-13-1)

(Series Tied 23-23)

General Facts Name: Fort Hays State University Location: Hays, Kan. Founded: 1902 Enrollment: 14,210 Nickname: Tigers School Colors: Black & Gold Home Field: Lewis Field Stadium Surface: MondoTurf Capacity: 6,362 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Mirta Martin Director of Athletics: Curtis Hammeke Athletics Phone: 785.628.4050

General Facts Name: Missouri Western State University Location: St. Joseph, Mo. Founded: 1915 Enrollment: 5,571 Nickname: Griffons School Colors: Black & Gold Home Field: Spratt Memorial Stadium Capacity: 8,000 Surface: AstroTurf Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Robert A. Vartabedian Director of Athletics: Kurt McGuffin Athletics Phone: 816.271.4481

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Media Relations Director: Nick McCutcheon Office: 816.271.4257 Cell: 816.225.4899 E-Mail: nmccutcheon@missouriwestern.edu Fax: 816.271.5901 Press Box Phone: 816.255.4899 Athletics Website: www.GoGriffons.com

History First Year of Football: 1902 All-Time Record: 437-492-55 (.472) Number of years in NCAA Playoffs/last: 3/1995 Last NCAA Post-Season Opponent: 1995, L, Texas A&M at Kingsville, 59-28

History First Year of Football: 1970 All-Time Record: 278-217-9 (.554) Number of years in NCAA playoffs/last: 4/2012 Last Post-season Playoff Opponent: 2012, L, Minnesota State, 17-10

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Chris Brown Alma Mater, Yr.: Pittsburg State, 1996 Record at school (yrs.): 30-26 (6th year) Career Record (yrs.): Same Football Office Phone: 785.628.4399 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Al McCray, Jeff Bryant, Cooper Harris, Philip Vigil, Ike Eguae, Steven Dudley, Mike Hepp, Jared Haferbier, Zach Burkhart

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jerry Partridge Alma Mater, Yr.: Missouri Western, 1985 Record at School (yrs.): 145-76 (20th year) Career Record (yrs.): Same Football Office Phone: 816.271.5944 Best time/day to call: Assistant Coaches: Andy Ball, Joel Beard, Scott Groner, Brenton Illum, Todd Throckmorton, Regi Trotter, Cance Alberswerth, Brian Chiles, Derek Fulton, Colin McQuillan

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Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 6-5 MIAA Record/Finish: 6-5/T-5th Starters Returning/lost: 9/14 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 35/18

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Jerry Partridge Head Coach

September 17 • Emporia, Kan. (Lions lead 22-19)

Sports Information SID: Ryan Prickett Office: 785.628.5903 Cell: 785.635.0434 E-Mail: rpricket@fhsu.edu Fax: 785.628.4383 Press Box Phone: 785.628.5800 Web Site: www.fhsuathletics.com

Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 8-4 MIAA Record/finish: 8-3/T-3rd Starters Returning/Lost: 15/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 39/15

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General Facts Name: Emporia State University Location: Emporia, Kan. Founded: 1863 Enrollment: 6,303 Game 3 Nickname: Hornets School Colors: Black & Old Gold Home Field: Jones Field at Francis G. Welch Stadium Surface: Ram Turf Capacity: 7,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA Interim President: Allison Garrett Director of Athletics: Kent Weiser Athletics Phone: 620.341.5350 Media Relations Director: Don Weast Office: 620.341.5526 Cell: 620.344.6190 E-Mail: dweast@emporia.edu Press Box Phone: 620.341.5020 Athletics Website: www.esuhornets.com History First Season: 1893 All-Time Record: 505-524-43 (.491) Numer of years in NCAA playoffs/last: 8/2015 Last NCAA Post-Season Opponent: 2015, L, Northwest Missouri, 38-17 Coaching Staff Head Coach: Garin Higgins Alma Mater, Yr.: Emporia State, 1992 Record at school (yrs.): 53-50 (10th year) Career Record (yrs.): 104-59 (15th year) Football Office Phone: 620.341.5504 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Mike LoPorto, Bryan Nardo, Nathan Linsey, Matt Nardo, Tony Koehling, Justin Wieser, Terrence Coleman, Daniel Goodman, Antwon Crutcher, Daniel Siehndal Team Information Overall 2014 Record: 11-3 MIAA record/finish: 9-2/2nd Starters Returning/Lost: 15/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 47/17

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2016 OPPONENTS NORTHWEST MISSOURI

NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY October 1 • Kearney, Neb.

September 24 • Joplin, Mo.

(Northwest leads 24-4)

(UNK leads 8-7)

General Facts Name: Northwest Missouri State University Location: Maryville, Mo. Founded: 1905 Enrollment: 7,200 Nickname: Bearcats School Colors: Forest Green & White Home Field: Bearcat Stadium Surface: Capacity: 6,500 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. John Jasinski Director of Athletics: Mel Tjerrdsma Athletics Phone: 660.562.1977

General Facts Name: University of Nebraska at Kearney Location: Kearney, Neb. Founded: 1905 Enrollment: 6,500 Nickname: Antelopes (Lopers) School Colors: Royal Blue & Old Gold Home Field: Ron & Carol Cope Stadium/ Foster Field Surface: Field Turf Capacity: 6,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA Chancellor: Doug Kristensen Director of Athletics: Dr. Paul Plinske Athletics Phone: 308.865.8330

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Media Relations Asst. AD/Media Relations: Marshall Fey Office: 660.562.1118 Cell: 913.972.7435 E-Mail: sid@nwmissouri.edu Fax: 660.562.1582 Press Box Phone: 913.972.7435 Athletics Website: www.BearcatSports.com

Sports Information Asst. AD/Media Relations: Peter Yazvac Office: 308.865.8334 Cell: 308.627.6868 E-Mail: yazvacpa@unk.edu Fax: 308.865.8187 Press Box Phone: 308.865.8178 Athletics WebSite: www.Lopers.com

History First Season: 1908 All-Time Record: 558-396-33 (.585) Numer of years in NCAA playoffs/last: 20/2015 Last Postseason Playoff Opponent: 2015, W, Shepherd, 34-7

Adam Dorrel Head Coach

History First Year of Football: 1905 Overall Record: 570-378-37 (.597) Number of years in NCAA Playoffs/last: 4/2011 Last NCAA Post-Season Opponent:

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Coaching Staff Head Coach: Josh Lamberson Alma Mater, Yr.: Northwest Missouri, 2005 Record at school (yrs.): 0-11 (2nd year) Overall Record (yrs.): same Football office phone: 308.865.8033 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Ken Gordon, Kevin Bleil, Joe Holtzclaw, Matt Miller, Shane Shayde, Jake Willrich, Mark Newmyer, Aaron Terry

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Adam Dorrel Alma Mater, Yr.: Northwest Missouri, 1997 Record at school (yrs.): 61-8 (5th year) Career Record (yrs.): Same Football Office Phone: 660.562.1310 Best time/day to call: Assistant Coaches: Rich Wright, Charlie Flohr, Joel Osborn, Chad Bostwick, Brandon Clayton, Ryan Gent, Ross Sharp, Scott Reilly, Andrew Pitts, Justin Mulloy, Brock Sherman, Tucker Peve

Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 0-11 MIAA Record/finish: 0-11/12th Starters Returning/Lost: 12/12 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 25/32

Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 15-0 Conference record/finish: 11-0/1st Starters Returning/Lost: 17/17 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 60/14

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2016 OPPONENTS WASHBURN

CENTRAL MISSOURI

October 8 • Joplin, Mo.

October 15 • Joplin, Mo.

(Washburn Leads, 22-21-1)

(UCM leads 20-15-2)

General Facts Name: Washburn University Location: Topeka, Kan. Founded: 1865 Enrollment: 7,200 Nickname: Ichabods School Colors: Yale Blue & White Home Field: Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl Surface: Sportexe Field Capacity: 7,200 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Jerry Farley Director of Athletics: Loren Ferre’ Athletics Phone: 785.670.1135

General Facts Name: University of Central Missouri Location: Warrensburg, Mo. Founded: 1871 Enrollment: 14,500 Nickname: Mules School Colors: Red & Black Home Field: Audrey J. Walton Stadium/ Vernon Kennedy Field Surface: Sprinturf Capacity: 12,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Chuck Ambrose Director of Athletics: Jerry Hughes Athletics Phone: 660.543.4250

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Sports Information SID: Gene Cassell Office: 785.670.1791 Cell: 785.969.7577 E-Mail: gene.cassell@washburn.edu Fax: 785.670.1091 Press Box Phone: 785.670.1563 Web Site: www.wusports.com

Media Relations Asst. AD/Media Relations: Mike Knipper Office: 660.543.4312 Cell: 660.422.2757 E-Mail: knipper@ucmo.edu Fax: 660.543.8034 Press Box Phone: 660.543.8198 Web Site: www.ucmathletics.com

History First Year of Football: 1891 All-Time Record: 534-571-44 (.484) Number of years in NCAA Playoffs/last: 10/2003 Last NCAA Post-Season Opponent: 2011, L, Pittsburg State, 31-22

Craig Schurig Head Coach

History First Season: 1895 All-Time Record: 542-505-51 (.517) Numer of years in NCAA playoffs/last: 2/2010 Last Postseason Playoff Opponent: 2010, L, Northwest Missouri, 37-20

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Craig Schurig Alma Mater, Yr.: Colorado School of Mines, 1987 Record at school (yrs.): 96-64 (15th Year) Career Record (yrs.): Same Football Office Phone: 785.670.1340 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Zach Watkins, Brock Luke, Jeff Schwinn, Eric Eisenbarth, Josh Osborn, LaRon Moore, David Trupp, Justin Cooper, Eric Lawrence, Skyler Parker, Kyle Duncan, Frank Crosson, T.D. Hicks Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 5-6 MIAA Record/finish: 5-6/8th Starters Returning/Lost: 17/8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 46/18

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Jim Svoboda Head Coach

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Jim Svoboda Alma Mater, Yr.: Northwestern College, 1983 Record at school (yrs.): 47-22 (7th year) Career Record: 99-41 (14th year) Football Office Phone: 660.543.8297 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Wes Bell, John McMeamin, Chuck Clemens, Hank McClung, Kyle Westphal, Sean Teter, Eric Eisenberg, Kurt Hammerschmidt, Raymond Hunter, Trey Jackson, Jerry McNeal, Brody Rohach, Connor Smith, Damon Paul

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Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 8-3 MIAA record/finish: 8-3/T-3rd Starters Returning/Lost: 19/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 42/23

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2016 OPPONENTS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

NORTHEASTERN STATE

October 22 • Edmond, Okla.

October 29 • Joplin, Mo.

(Series Tied, 2-2)

(NSU leads 11-9)

General Facts Name: University of Central Oklahoma Location: Edmond, Okla. Founded: 1890 Enrollment: 17,101 Nickname: Bronchos School Colors: Bronze & Blue Home Field: Wantland Stadium Surface: FieldTurf Capacity: 10,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Don Betz Director of Athletics: Joe Muller Athletics Phone: 405.974.2500

General Facts Name: Northeastern State University Location: Tahlequah, Okla. Founded: 1909 Enrollment: 8,600 Nickname: RiverHawks School Colors: Green & White Home Field: Doc Wadley Stadium/ Gable Field Surface: Poligras Capacity: 8,300 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Steve Turner Director of Athletics: Tony Duckworth Athletics Phone: 918.444.3900

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Media Relations Director: Chris Brannick Office: 405.974.2142 Cell: 405.301.0187 E-Mail: cbrannick@uco.edu Fax: 405.974.3820 Press Box Phone: 405.974.3174 Athletics Website: www.bronchosports.com History First Season: 1902 All-Time Record: 616-397-46 (.603) Numer of years in NCAA playoffs/last: 10/2003 Last Postseason Playoff Opponent: 2003, L, Texas A&M-Kingsville

Media Relations Asst. AD/Media Relations: Cedrique Flemming Office: 918.444.3930 Cell: 620.450.7711 E-Mail: flemming@nsuok.edu Fax: 918.458.2386 Press Box Phone: 918.444.4494 Web Site: www.goriverhawksgo.com

Nick Bobeck Head Coach

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Nick Bobeck Alma Mater,Yr.: Central Oklahoma, 2002 Record at School (Yrs.): 19-25 (5th year) Overall Record (Yrs.): same Football Office Phone: 405.974.2147 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Russ Pickett, Chris Martin, Walter Moreham, David Johnson, Jason Smelser, Nick Graham, Justin Pruitt, Alex Knox, Christian Hood, Ruben Gaines, Tanner Koons Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 7-5 MIAA Record/Finish: 6-5/T-5th Starters Returning/lost: 19/9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 35/27

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History First Year of Football: 1909 All-Time Record: 472-419-32 (.529) Number of years in NCAA Playoffs/last: 12/2000 Last NCAA Post-Season Opponent: 2000, L, Mesa State, 40-21

Rob Robinson Head Coach

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Rob Robinson Alma Mater, Yr.: William Jewell, 2000 Record at school (yrs.): 3-19 (3rd Year) Career Record (yrs.): Same Football Office Phone: 918.444.9313 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Josh Lattimer, Rob Messinger, Will Skeans, Dane Simoneau, Julian Mendez, Marvin Bohannon

Clay McKenzie Jr. Running Back

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Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 3-8 MIAA Record/finish: 3-8/T-9th Starters Returning/Lost: 16/5 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 40/13

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2016 OPPONENTS LINDENWOOD

PITTSBURG STATE

November 5 • St. Charles, Mo. (Lindenwood leads, 2-1)

(PSU leads 38-9-1)

General Facts Name: Lindenwood University Location: St. Charles, Mo. Founded: 1827 Enrollment: 9,357 Nickname: Lions School Colors: Black & Gold Home Field: Harlen C. Hunter Stadium Surface: Enviroturf Capacity: 6,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Michael D. Shonrock Director of Athletics: Kurt McGuffin Athletics Phone: 636.949.4600

General Facts Name: Pittsburg State University Location: Pittsburg, Kan. Founded: 1903 Enrollment: 7,479 Nickname: Gorillas School Colors: Crimaon & Gold Home Field: Bradenburg Field/ Carnie Smith Stadium Surface: MondoTurf Capacity: 7,950 Affiliation: NCAA Division II Conference: MIAA President: Dr. Steve Scott Director of Athletics: Jim Johnson Athletics Phone: 620.235.4389

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Sports Information Football Contact: Daniel Newton Office: 636.949.4368 Cell: 636.373.2765 E-Mail: dnewton@lindenwood.edu Fax: 636.949.4636 Press Box Phone: 636.255.7800 Web Site: www.lindenwoodlions.com History First Year of Football: 1990 All-Time Record: 142-143-2 (.498) Number of years in NCAA Playoffs/last: 7/2012 Last NCAA Post-Season Opponent: 2012, L, Winona State, 41-21, Mineral Water Bowl

November 12 • Joplin, Mo.

Media Relations Assoc. AD/Communications: Dan Wilkes Office: 620.235.4147 Cell: 620.249.5430 E-Mail: dwilkes@pittstate.edu Fax: 620.235.4149 Press Box Phone: 620.235.4869 Web Site: www.pittstategorillas.com

Patrick Ross Head Coach

History First Year of Football: 1908 All-Time Record: 690-338-48 (.664) Number of years in NCAA Playoffs/last: 25/2014 Last NCAA Post-Season Opponent: 2014, L, Minnesota State, 24-21 (OT)

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Patrick Ross Alma Mater, Yr.: Puget Sound, 1997 Record at school (yrs.): 90-49 (13th year) Career Record (yrs.): 104-56 (15th year) Football Office Phone: 636.949.4800 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: Deion Melvin, Marc Kolb, Brice Carlson, Jamie Marshall, Derek Stanley, Wade Hampton, Bryan Baldwin, Austin Bell

Coaching Staff Head Coach: Tim Beck Alma Mater, Yr.: Pittsburg State, 1988 Record at school (yrs.): 53-19 (6th year) Career Record (yrs.): Same Football Office Phone: 620.235.4662 Best time/day to call: Mornings Assistant Coaches: David Wiemers, Steve Rampy, Lance Cullen, Ryan Hellwig, Matt Karleskint, John Pierce, Carl Roth, Steve Wells

Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 3-8 MIAA Record/finish: 3-8/T-9th Starters Returning/Lost: 16/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 31/24

Team Information Overall 2015 Record: 6-5 MIAA Record/finish: 6-5/T-5th Starters Returning/Lost: 15/7 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 36/13

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2015 GAME BY GAME EMPORIA STATE 38, MISSOURI SOUTHERN 20

MISSOURI SOUTHERN 7 #4 NORTHWEST MO. 48

Joplin, Mo. --The Missouri Southern football team scored first, but couldn’t overcome a 17-10 halftime deficit and fell 38-20 tonight to Emporia State at Fred G. Hughes Stadium inside the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex. The Lions (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) scored first when Brock Renken nailed a 40-yard field goal on the team’s opening drive. Southern had started the drive after Ricky Green picked off a pass from ESU (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) quarterback Brent Wilson on the Hornets’ first possession. ESU answered right back and scored on a Wilson touchdown pass to Justin Brown for 16 yards and both teams traded possessions with the score 7-3, Emporia after the first. Wilson hit Kavaski Ervin for a 19-yard score to start the second quarter and put the Hornets up 14-7, but the Lions answered back when Ty’Quan Hayes scampered into the endzone for an eight-yard score to cut the ESU lead to four (14-10) with 3:50 to go in the half. The Lions had a huge defensive stand at the end of the half when they stopped a goal line threat from the Hornets that forced ESU to settle for a 19-yard Austin Morton field goal to end the half and put ESU up 17-10 at the break. The Hornets forced a Lions’ punt on their opening drive of the second half and Mitchell Foote returned the kick 88 yards to put ESU up 24-10. Southern scored on its next possession when TJ Fleeton, who had been inserted at the quarterback slot, rushed for 11 yards and then Will Gregory broke off a 61-yard rush for pay dirt, making the score 24-17, ESU. The Hornets added a score on an 18-yard pass from Wilson to Foote in the third and another on a ten-yard run from Antonio Brown. Southern added another field goal from Renken, this time from 32 yards to make the final tally 38-20. The Lions rushed for 224 yards on the night and completed 14 passes for 137 in the air. Time of possession was even, but what hurt Southern was ESU going 12-for-17 on third down conversions. Will Gregory rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown while Fleeton and Hayes had 44 and 25 yards, respectively. Hayes added a score. Renken went 2-2 in field goals and 2-2 in extra points, while Stetson Broce averaged 40 yards a punt and had three inside the 20. Defensively, the night belonged to a pair of Lions’ defensive backs as Kyjuan Tate led the team with 17 tackles, two for a loss and a half a sack. Ricky Green had six stops and two interceptions for a loss of seven, while Justin Tomlinson had 12 tackles. The Lions had four sacks as a team with David Smith and Chris Goss III picking up solo sacks. Tate, Laynce Snaders, Chris Williams and Terez Norman had a half a sack each.

Maryville, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern football team picked up a late touchdown, but the Lions fell 48-7 on the road at 4th ranked Northwest Missouri inside a wet Bearcat Stadium. Southern (0-2, 0-2 MIAA) picked up 155 total yards in the game. Jay Hadley had 34 yards rushing and a touchdown, while TJ Fleeton threw for 95 yards. Northwest Missouri (2-0, 2-0 MIAA) was led by Brady Bolles as the senior quarterback rushed for 60 yards and a score, while throwing for 275 yards on 17-36 and four touchdowns. Shane Williams caught six passes for 106 yards and two scores. The Bearcats scored first when Simon Mathiesen connected on a 22-yard field goal with 10:50 left in the first quarter. Bolles picked up a 24-yard touchdown run with 7:11 left in the quarter, while he hooked up with George Sehl on a six-yard pass to put the Bearcats up 17-0 with 11:03 in the half. On the next drive, Fleeton hooked up with Michael Nelson for an 11-yard gain, but the Lions were forced to punt. However, the Southern defense came up big as Johnquavious McBride intercepted a Bolles’ pass. A 34-yard field goal from Mathiesen with 1:29 left in the second quarter would provide the final first-half score and the Bearcats led 20-0 at the break. . Neither team scored on its first possession in the second half and it looked as if the Northwest defense would provide the first points, but a roughing the passer negated a pick six giving the Lions the ball back. However, the Bearcats got the ball back on an interception by Kevin Berg with 10:45 left in the third quarter. A 22-yard touchdown pass from Bolles to Williams gave the Bearcats a 27-0 lead with 6:09 left in the third quarter. A big play for the Lions in the third came when Fleeton hooked up with Jordan Morrison for a 15-yard catch, but another roughing the passer on Northwest Missouri gave the Lions another 15 yards, putting the ball inside the Northwest 40-yard line. However, an interception by Fleeton would give Northwest the ball back at the Bearcats’ eight-yard line. A big pass from Bolles, followed by another touchdown pass for him, this time to Marquese Surrell, made the score 34-0, Northwest. Back-to-back-to-back fumbles by each team on successive plays, the second time the Lions’ McBride came up with the recovery, however Northwest came up with the last fumble recovery inside MSSU territory. On the very next play, Bolles hooked up with Williams for a touchdown pass. Southern got on the board late in the fourth when Fleeton hooked up for two big passes to Dakota Turner and Chad Nolan putting the Lions inside the Bearcats’ ten-yard line. Hadley finished off the drive with a five-yard touchdown run to make the score 48-7, Northwest with 3:18 left to play. Defensively, Caleb Domingue led the Lions with nine tackles, while McBride had eight stops, seven solo, while adding a fumble recovery and an interception. James Wooten had a sack, while Kyjuan Tate had eight tackles and a forced fumble. The Lions had four tackles for a loss, including a forced fumble and two fumble recoveries.

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Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Emporia State vs Missouri Southern (Sep 03, 2015 at Joplin, Mo.) Score by Quarters Emporia State Missouri Southern Qtr 1st

Time 12:15 08:12 2nd 13:00 06:27 00:00 3rd 12:19 11:17 07:13 03:22 00:56

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10 7

21 10

0 0

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38 20

Scoring play MSSU - Renken,Brock 40 yd field goal, 7-13 2:03 ESU - Brown,Justin 16 yd pass from Wilson,Brent (Morton,Austin kick), 10-75 4:03 ESU - Ervin,Kavaski 19 yd pass from Wilson,Brent (Marcha,Justin kick), 11-85 3:27 MSSU - Hayes,Ty'Quan 8 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 9-67 3:50 ESU - Morton,Austin 19 yd field goal, 9-50 1:49 ESU - Foote,Mitchell 88 yd punt return (Morton,Austin kick) MSSU - Gregory,Will 61 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 3-72 0:57 ESU - Foote,Mitchell 18 yd pass from Wilson,Brent (Morton,Austin kick), 12-80 3:59 MSSU - Renken,Brock 32 yd field goal, 12-43 3:45 ESU - Brown,Antonio 10 yd run (Morton,Austin kick), 7-71 2:20

FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards

ESU 26 44-156 330 37-25-2 81-486 0-0 3-88 3-69 1-14 4-43.8 1-0 10-109 30:33 12 of 17 0 of 0 5-5 2-13

MSSU 18 46-224 137 23-14-1 69-361 0-0 0-0 3-59 2-7 6-40.0 1-0 4-40 29:27 4 of 14 0 of 1 2-3 4-18

Score by Quarters Missouri Southern Northwest Missouri Qtr 1st

Time 10:50 07:11 2nd 11:03 01:29 3rd 06:09 02:28 01:46 4th 11:02 03:18

0 10

0 21

7 7

Total

7 48

Scoring play NWMSU - Mathiesen,Simon 22 yd field goal, 12-73 4:10 NWMSU - Bolles,Brady 24 yd run (Mathiesen,Simon kick), 7-65 3:07 NWMSU - Sehl,George 6 yd pass from Bolles,Brady (Mathiesen,Simon kick), 5-46 2:16 NWMSU - Mathiesen,Simon 34 yd field goal, 8-27 1:36 NWMSU - Williams,Shane 22 yd pass from Bolles,Brady (Mathiesen,Simon kick), 12-65 4:36 NWMSU - Surrell,Marques 22 yd pass from Bolles,Brady (Mathiesen,Simon kick), 4-92 1:37 NWMSU - Williams,Shane 22 yd pass from Bolles,Brady (Mathiesen,Simon kick), 1-22 0:10 NWMSU - Grove,Jordan 9 yd pass from Baker,Jonathan (Mathiesen,Simon kick), 7-41 3:43 MSSU - Hadley,Jay 5 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 11-57 4:00

MSSU 14 38-60 95 28-9-3 66-155 0-0 1-13 8-146 1-5 9-38.3 3-3 3-31 27:53 6 of 16 0 of 0 1-1 1-6

NWMSU 24 40-174 297 39-20-1 79-471 0-0 5-70 1-15 3-16 5-32.4 2-2 11-128 32:07 8 of 15 0 of 0 4-4 1-7

RUSHING: Emporia State-Brown,Antonio 17-80; Wilson,Brent 15-35; Nault,Landon 9-33; Strong,Denzel 3-8. Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 12-113; Fleeton,TJ 11-44; Hayes,Ty'Quan 10-25; Henderson,Josep 7-25; Hadley,Jay 5-14; Forchu,Giresse 1-3.

RUSHING: Missouri Southern-Hadley,Jay 13-34; Gregory,Will 13-16; Fleeton,TJ 7-5; Forchu,Giresse 1-3; Green,Ricky 1-1; Nelson,Michael 1-1; Henderson,Josep 2-0. Northwest Missouri-Bolles,Brady 8-60; Jackson,Phil 7-40; Wilcox,Cameron 8-35; Foster,ShaCorey 3-12; Zimmerman,Kyle 2-12; White,Chase 1-5; Baker,Jonathan 5-4; Williams,Shane 1-3; Grove,Jordan 3-2; Bane,Shawn 1-1; TEAM 1-0.

PASSING: Emporia State-Wilson,Brent 25-36-2-330; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 8-13-1-94; Hayes,Ty'Quan 6-10-0-43.

PASSING: Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 9-27-3-95; Keller,Kyle 0-1-0-0. Northwest Missouri-Bolles,Brady 17-36-1-275; Baker,Jonathan 3-3-0-22.

RECEIVING: Emporia State-Brown,Justin 5-61; Ervin,Kavaski 4-46; Smithton,Drake 4-27; Foote,Mitchell 3-50; Richards,Reese 3-49; Brown,Antonio 3-37; Williams,Morris 2-46; Buffalomeat,Ant 1-14. Missouri Southern-Crawford,T 4-18; Davis,Jocqui 2-65; Morrison,Jordan 2-13; Hadley,Jay 2-4; Henderson,Josep 1-17; Forchu,Giresse 1-13; McKenzie,EJ 1-7; Nelson,Michael 1-0.

RECEIVING: Missouri Southern-Morrison,Jordan 3-45; Turner,Dakota 1-20; Nelson,Michael 1-11; Nolan,Chad 1-10; Forchu,Giresse 1-7; Davis,Jocqui 1-7; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-minus 5. Northwest Missouri-Williams,Shane 6-106; Sehl,George 3-41; Washington,Dre 2-71; Grove,Jordan 2-18; Schmidt,Randy 2-7; Surrell,Marques 1-22; Bane,Shawn 1-20; Smith,Laderrick 1-5; Wilson,Clayton 1-4; Wilcox,Cameron 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Emporia State-Monteagudo,Josh 1-14. Missouri Southern-Green,Ricky 2-7. FUMBLES: Emporia State-Wilson,Brent 1-0. Missouri Southern-Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-0. Emporia State (1-0,1-0) vs. Missouri Southern (0-1,0-1) Date: Sep 03, 2015 • Site: Joplin, Mo. • Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 5987 Kickoff time: 7 pm • End of Game: 9:45 • Total elapsed time: 2:45 Officials: Referee: John Adams; Umpire: Reese Prather; Linesman: Jay Bilbo; Line judge: Rick Sabath; Back judge: Joel Wiens; Field judge: Martin Schmidt; Side judge: Ryan Crowley; Temperature: 89 • Wind: • Weather: Clear

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Missouri Southern vs #4 Northwest Missouri (Sep 10, 2015 at Maryville, Mo.)

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INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Southern-McBride, Johnqu 1-5. Northwest Missouri-Berg,Kevin 1-9; Richey,Edward 1-7; Pierre,Chama 1-0. FUMBLES: Missouri Southern-Nelson,Michael 1-1; Gregory,Will 1-1; Hadley,Jay 1-1. Northwest Missouri-Washington,Dre 1-1; Wilcox,Cameron 1-1. Missouri Southern (0-2,0-2) vs. Northwest Missouri (2-0,2-0) Date: Sep 10, 2015 • Site: Maryville, Mo. • Stadium: Bearcat Stadium Attendance: 7111 Kickoff time: 7:05 pm • End of Game: 10:00 pm • Total elapsed time: 2:55 Officials: Referee: Sean Johnston; Umpire: Josh Larson; Linesman: Tom Svehla; Line judge: Beau Heiss; Back judge: Robert Anthony; Field judge: Matt Powell; Side judge: Stan Loperman; Center judge: Mike Block; Temperature: 70's • Wind: light • Weather: Clearn

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2015 GAME BY GAME NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 14, MISSOURI SOUTHERN 24 Joplin, Mo. - The Missouri Southern football team scored ten un-answered points in the second half and held on for a 24-14 victory over visiting Nebraska-Kearney in the Hall of Fame Game tonight at Fred G. Hughes Stadium inside the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex. Southern (1-2, 1-2 MIAA) wins game number one under head coach Denver Johnson. The Lions picked up three touchdowns from TJ Fleeton as the quarterback rushed for two and threw for another. He had 15 yards on the ground and went 13-22 for 194 yards and a score in the air. Terrell Crawford caught five passes for 52 yards, but the big catch came from Chad Nolan as he busted open a screen pass for a 73-yard touchdown reception. Will Gregory rushed for 49 yards, while Jay Hadley added 37. Kearney (0-3, 0-3 MIAA) gained 180 yards on the ground, led by 116 from Romero Cotton. Quarterback Bronson Marsh went 16-41 for 96 yards and a touchdown and interception. Southern won the toss and deferred to the second half. The defense forced the Lopers to punt on their first possession and the Lions turned that punt into points as Fleeton completed a 10-play drive for 62 yards with a one-yard sneak into the endzone to put the Lions up 7-0 early on. The Lopers’ next possession lasted just two plays as Marsh’s pass on the second play was intercepted by Johnquavious McBride at the Southern 35 yard line. UNK, however, would get on the board as the first quarter ended when Marsh hit Tityus Mitchell for an eight-yard score. Fleeton added his second rushing touchdown of the half, this time with 8:54 left in the second quarter to end a scoring drive that went just three plays and 33 yards. The Lions went into the locker room with a 14-7 lead at the break. Southern went three-and-out on its first possession of the second half and Kearney scored quick as Cotton picked up a 33-yard score to tie the game at 14. Brock Renken added a 26-yard field goal on the Lions’ next possession to put Southern up 17-14 and Fleeton found Nolan for a 73-yard catch and run to provide the final tally. Defensively, the star of the game was McBride. The junior had a game-high 14 tackles with an interception and two pass break-ups. Kyjuan Tate had eight stops, while Justin Tomlinson had seven tackles, a sack, two stops for a loss of 14 yards and a pass breakup. Chris Williams had two sacks for a loss of 20 yards, while David Smith and Laynce Sanders had a sack each. The Lions, as a team, had 12 stops for a loss of 50 yards, 13 pass break ups and ten quarterback hurries. Offensively, Southern passed for 194 yards and 296 total in the game. The Lions averaged 14.9 yards per completion and had five sacks for 37 yards lost.

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MISSOURI SOUTHERN 21, WASHBURN 27 Topeka, Kan. -- The Washburn Ichabods scored twice in the final four minutes, and the Missouri Southern football team nearly completed a last-second scoring drive before falling 27-21 at Washburn today inside Yaeger Stadium.

The Lions (1-3, 1-3 MIAA) trailed 13-7 at the half, but scored two third quarter touchdowns to go up 21-13. The Ichabods, however, scored twice in the final 3:44 of the game to go up 27-21 on the Lions. Southern got the ball with 1:16 left in the game on its own 25-yard line to start the drive. The Lions got passes from TJ Fleeton to Jordan Morrison for ten, nine and eight yards to push the ball to the Washburn 48-yard line. A three-yard rush from Fleeton put the ball on the Ichabods’ 45 yard line and the Lions called timeout with 22 seconds left.

Fleeton went 23-42 in the game for 239 yards and one touchdown. Will Gregory had 46 yards and a touchdown, while Giresse Forchu had 40 yards. Chad Nolan caught a pair of passes for 20 yards and a score, while Michael Nelson had six catches for 99 yards. Morrison had seven catches for 82 yards in the game. Defensively, Jonquavious McBride led the team with ten tackles, while Justin Tomlinson had nine stops, six solo. EJ McKenzie had a pair of interceptions for a loss of 26 yards, while making eight stops, including two behind the line of scrimmage. Ricky Green had seven stops, six solo, including 2.5 for a loss and an interception.

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Nebraska-Kearney vs Missouri Southern (Sep 19, 2015 at Joplin, Mo.) Score by Quarters Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern Qtr 1st

Time 07:36 00:51 2nd 08:54 3rd 11:28 08:33 00:32

7 7

0 7

7 10

0 0

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Missouri Southern vs Washburn (Sep 25, 2015 at Topeka, Kan.) Score by Quarters Missouri Southern Washburn

Total

14 24

Scoring play MSSU - Fleeton,TJ 1 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 10-62 3:52 UNK - Mitchell,Tityus 8 yd pass from Marsh,Bronson (Wentling,Bren. kick), 7-64 2:53 MSSU - Fleeton,TJ 1 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 3-33 0:56 UNK - Cotton,Romero 33 yd run (Wentling,Bren. kick), 4-51 1:47 MSSU - Renken,Brock 26 yd field goal, 9-42 2:45 MSSU - Nolan,Chad 73 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 1-73 0:14

UNK 18 43-180 96 42-16-1 85-276 0-0 2-8 4-60 0-0 7-38.4 1-0 7-81 33:15 9 of 21 0 of 4 1-1 1-4

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Time 11:26 02:37 2nd 00:16 3rd 10:33 02:28 4th 03:44 01:16

MSSU 13 38-102 194 22-13-0 60-296 0-0 2-6 2-61 1-0 8-40.0 1-1 6-53 26:45 4 of 15 0 of 0 3-4 5-37

RUSHING: Nebraska-Kearney-Cotton,Romero 16-116; Marsh,Bronson 20-57; Quinn,Luke 2-3; Lane,Kevin 2-2; Cotton,Jamon 2-2; Lundgren,Caleb 1-0. Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 16-49; Hadley,Jay 9-37; Fleeton,TJ 9-15; Henderson,Josep 2-2; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 2. PASSING: Nebraska-Kearney-Marsh,Bronson 16-41-1-96; TEAM 0-1-0-0. Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 13-22-0-194. RECEIVING: Nebraska-Kearney-Presley-Freeman 5-34; Mitchell,Tityus 3-18; Quinn,Luke 2-2; Brauer,Sam 1-18; Miller,Matt 1-15; Lundgren,Caleb 1-5; Cotton,Jamon 1-4; Navarrette,J. 1-0; Cotton,Romero 1-0. Missouri Southern-Crawford,T 5-52; Nichols,Ricky 2-42; Nelson,Michael 2-13; Nolan,Chad 1-73; Gregory,Will 1-11; Day,Carson 1-4; Forchu,Giresse 1-minus 1. INTERCEPTIONS: Nebraska-Kearney-None. Missouri Southern-McBride, Johnqu 1-0.

7 7

0 6

14 0

0 14

Total

21 27

Scoring play WU - Chavis,Bryce 39 yd pass from McGinnis,Derek (Schmiedeler,Per kick), 6-67 2:23 MSSU - Fleeton,TJ 3 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 8-47 2:33 WU - Chavis,Bryce 30 yd pass from McGinnis,Derek (Heiman,Cody rush fumbld), 5-67 0:59 MSSU - Gregory,Will 2 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 9-60 3:06 MSSU - Nolan,Chad 6 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 11-74 4:05 WU - Groves,Hayden 3 yd run (McGinnis,Derek rush failed), 4-75 0:51 WU - Williams,Chad 5 yd pass from McGinnis,Derek (Luthi,Adam pass from McGinnis,Derek), 8-45 1:

MSSU 19 46-85 239 42-23-0 88-324 0-0 3-3 4-60 3-26 12-42.0 2-0 11-119 31:48 9 of 23 0 of 0 3-5 0-0

WU 29 44-153 298 51-22-3 95-451 0-0 5-8 1-30 0-0 8-39.0 1-0 8-92 28:12 7 of 20 2 of 4 2-2 3-20

RUSHING: Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 18-46; Forchu,Giresse 9-40; Henderson,Josep 3-6; Keller,Kyle 1-3; Fleeton,TJ 15-minus 10. Washburn-Bourbon,Brandon 27-96; Groves,Hayden 10-41; Stewart,Mickeel 5-14; McGinnis,Derek 1-2; Crimmins,Connor 1-0. PASSING: Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 23-42-0-239. Washburn-McGinnis,Derek 22-51-3-298. RECEIVING: Missouri Southern-Morrison,Jordan 7-82; Nelson,Michael 6-99; Gregory,Will 3-6; Nolan,Chad 2-20; Crawford,T 2-16; Day,Carson 1-10; Henderson,Josep 1-5; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-1. Washburn-Crimmins,Connor 5-52; Chavis,Bryce 4-145; Daniels,Anthony 4-63; Hamilton,Will 2-13; Groves,Hayden 2-3; Horner,Jake 1-15; Lickteig,Michae 1-9; Williams,Chad 1-5; Bourbon,Brandon 1-minus 2; Stewart,Mickeel 1-minus 5.

FUMBLES: Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 2-0. Washburn-Crimmins,Connor 1-0.

Nebraska-Kearney (0-3,0-3) vs. Missouri Southern (1-2,1-2) Date: Sep 19, 2015 • Site: Joplin, Mo. • Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 4367

Missouri Southern (1-3,1-3) vs. Washburn (3-1,3-1) Date: Sep 25, 2015 • Site: Topeka, Kan. • Stadium: Yager Stadium Attendance: 4205

Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 8:57 • Total elapsed time: 2:57 Officials: Referee: Dwight Neibling; Umpire: Eric Cooper; Linesman: Jacob Weatherfo; Line judge: Beau Heiss; Back judge: Jerry Proffitt; Field judge: Adam Hans; Side judge: Austin Hills; Temperature: 70 • Wind: NNE 6 • Weather: Clear

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INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Southern-McKenzie,EJ 2-26; Green,Ricky 1-0. Washburn-None.

FUMBLES: Nebraska-Kearney-Burns, Steven 1-0. Missouri Southern-Nelson,Michael 1-1.

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Fleeton then completed a pass to Michael Nelson for 36 yards putting the ball at the Washburn nine-yard line. The Lions, however, couldn’t complete the comeback and a last-second pass went just through the hands of Chad Nolan in the end zone.

Kickoff time: 1 p.m. • End of Game: 4:22 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:22 Officials: Referee: John Steiger; Umpire: Troy Hofstetter; Linesman: John Livingston; Line judge: Stephen Henley; Back judge: Landon Wolfe; Field judge: Blake Berke; Side judge: Kevin Warner; Center judge: Mike Block; Temperature: 76 • Wind: 5-10 • Weather: Wonderfully great!

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2015 GAME BY GAME MISSOURI SOUTHERN 10, CENTRAL MISSOURI 54

CENTRAL OKLAHOMA 55, MISSOURI SOUTHERN 21

Warrensburg, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern football team ran into a potent Central Missouri offense today and the Lions fell 54-10 on the road inside Walton Stadium.

Joplin, Mo.--Kyle Keller rushed for one score and threw for another, while Giresse Forchu added a rushing touchdown, but the Missouri Southern football team fell 55-21 tonight at home to visiting Central Oklahoma at Fred G. Hughes Stadium inside the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.

Southern (1-4, 1-4 MIAA) scored twice late on a 22-yard field goal from Brock Renken and on a 19-yard touchdown pass to Chad Nolan from Kyle Keller. UCM (3-2, 3-2 MIAA) racked up 705 yards of total offense in the game.

Southern (1-5, 1-5 MIAA) had 309 yards passing, 290 coming from a 15-31 performance from Keller. TJ Fleeton went 4-5 passing for 19 yards.

Central Missouri led 31-0 at the half and the Mules scored 21 points in the third quarter before the Lions got on the board with Renken’s field goal. Keller, who came in the game midway through the second quarter after TJ Fleeton went off with an in injury, hooked up with Nolan for a late score.

Terrell Crawford caught seven passes for 82 yards and a score, while Jordan Morrison caught four balls for 111 yards. Chad Nolan had two catches for 82 yards, including a long of 55, while Michael Nelson had five catches for 29 yards.

GAME 5

Keller went 18-36 for 188 yards and a score in his first major action of the season. Fleeton went 5-14 with 41 yards in the air. Will Gregory had 16 carries for 54 yards. Michael Nelson had seven catches for 61 yards, while Terrell Crawford had four catches for 55 yards, while Nolan caught four for 53 yards and a score. Defensively, the Lions were led by Johnquavious McBride with nine tackles, seven of which were solo. He added an interception return for 25 yards. Dominick Bell had nine tackles, while Chris Goss III had eight and Kyjuan Tate added seven. Stephan Randall and Laynce Sanders had a half a sack each, while Rolandeis Toliver and Ryan Solomon had a forced fumble each. The Lions had ten tackles for a loss of 24 yards, two forced fumbles, a pair of fumble returns, three pass break ups and two quarterback hurries.

GAME 6

Joe Henderson had 16 yards on the ground, while Forchu had 12 yards and a score.

UCO (2-4, 2-4 MAA) quarterback TJ Eckert went 26-38 in the air with three touchdowns. Clay McKenzie rushed for 164 yards and a score. Defensively, the Lions were led by Kyjuan Tate with 15 tackles, including one for a loss of a yard. Ricky Green had ten stops and added his fourth interception of the year. Justin Tomlinson had ten stops, while Martice Buckley had nine. Central Oklahoma led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, but the Lions got on the board shortly into the second quarter when Forchu rushed for a four-yard score to make the tally 14-7, UCO. The Bronchos added a 26-yard field goal from Seth Hiddink on their next possession and took a 31-7 lead into the locker room. Keller worked quick on the Lions’ first drive of the second half as he hit Nolan for 55 yards to put the Lions on the UCO 12-yard line, then he hooked up with Crawford for a 12-yard pass and score to make the score 31-14. UCO led 41-14 at the end of the third quarter and a Keller rushing touchdown made the score 48-21, UCO.

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Missouri Southern vs #25 Central Missouri (Oct 03, 2015 at Warrensburg, Mo.) Score by Quarters Missouri Southern Central Missouri Qtr Time 1st 09:16 2nd 12:46 08:44 05:23 00:14 3rd 11:48 08:26 03:04 01:08 4th 09:40 02:44

0 7

0 24

3 21

7 2

Total

10 54

Scoring play UCM - Keeney,Jordan 1 yd run (Greco,Billy kick), 2-53 0:19 UCM - Zachery,Jaylen 57 yd pass from Fugate,Garrett (Greco,Billy kick), 2-60 0:35 UCM - Smith,Rodney 2 yd run (Greco,Billy kick), 9-70 3:04 UCM - Greco,Billy 30 yd field goal, 6-61 2:14 UCM - Pickrell,Josh 18 yd pass from Fugate,Garrett (Greco,Billy kick), 2-25 0:17 UCM - Smith,Markel 3 yd run (Greco,Billy kick), 8-75 3:12 UCM - Fugate,Garrett 7 yd run (Greco,Billy kick), 8-65 2:20 UCM - Siebenshuh,Eric 8 yd run (Greco,Billy kick), 11-75 3:47 MSSU - Renken,Brock 22 yd field goal, 7-59 1:49 UCM - Saputo,Anthony safety MSSU - Nolan,Chad 19 yd pass from Keller,Kyle (Renken,Brock kick), 2-19 0:15

MSSU 15 26-75 229 50-23-1 76-304 0-0 1-2 7-80 1-25 9-31.2 1-0 6-45 25:41 4 of 18 1 of 4 2-3 1-1

UCM 30 60-335 370 33-23-1 93-705 0-0 4-14 2-45 1-25 1-45.0 3-2 4-45 34:19 7 of 14 1 of 4 7-9 0-0

RUSHING: Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 16-54; Henderson,Josep 2-13; Keller,Kyle 6-7; Fleeton,TJ 2-1. Central Missouri-Fugate,Garrett 11-105; Smith,Markel 17-74; Vandiver,Gabe 11-64; Smith,Rodney 6-39; Siebenshuh,Eric 6-22; Stein,Spencer 5-19; Zachery,Jaylen 1-9; Bolles,Brook 2-2; Keeney,Jordan 1-1.

Score by Quarters Central Oklahoma Missouri Southern Qtr Time 1st 12:38 09:01 2nd 12:24 08:15 04:44 00:21 3rd 12:32 09:48 03:26 4th 14:00 11:32 06:40

14 0

17 7

10 7

14 7

Total

55 21

Scoring play UCO - Tease,Myles 34 yd pass from Eckert,T.J. (Hiddink,Seth kick), 8-75 2:22 UCO - McKenzie,Clay 16 yd pass from Eckert,T.J. (Hiddink,Seth kick), 6-59 2:50 MSSU - Forchu,Giresse 4 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 3-31 0:59 UCO - Hiddink,Seth 26 yd field goal, 10-66 4:09 UCO - Harger,Darrack 8 yd run (Hiddink,Seth kick), 4-40 1:29 UCO - McKenzie,Clay 1 yd run (Hiddink,Seth kick), 10-61 2:12 MSSU - Crawford,T 12 yd pass from Keller,Kyle (Renken,Brock kick), 2-67 0:30 UCO - Hiddink,Seth 42 yd field goal, 8-34 2:36 UCO - Luper,J.T. 27 yd pass from Eckert,T.J. (Hiddink,Seth kick), 11-90 4:45 UCO - Harger,Darrack 4 yd run (Hiddink,Seth kick), 7-57 3:01 MSSU - Keller,Kyle 2 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 9-58 2:18 UCO - Harger,Darrack 17 yd run (Hiddink,Seth kick), 10-77 4:52

UCO 37 54-293 368 39-27-1 93-661 0-0 2-40 1-34 0-0 2-32.0 2-2 12-125 37:11 5 of 10 1 of 1 6-6 3-17

MSSU 14 24-12 309 36-19-0 60-321 0-0 1-0 10-166 1-8 7-37.1 2-2 4-37 22:49 2 of 13 0 of 2 3-4 0-0

RUSHING: Central Oklahoma-McKenzie,Clay 26-164; Johnson,Greg 14-71; Harger,Darrack 7-43; Eckert,T.J. 5-14; Stallard,Chas 1-3; TEAM 1-minus 2. Missouri Southern-Henderson,Josep 8-16; Forchu,Giresse 4-12; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-0; Renken,Brock 1-minus 2; Fleeton,TJ 1-minus 2; Keller,Kyle 9-minus 12.

PASSING: Missouri Southern-Keller,Kyle 18-36-1-188; Fleeton,TJ 5-14-0-41. Central Missouri-Fugate,Garrett 21-29-1-343; Bolles,Brook 1-2-0-14; Siebenshuh,Eric 1-2-0-13.

PASSING: Central Oklahoma-Eckert,T.J. 26-38-1-353; Harger,Darrack 1-1-0-15. Missouri Southern-Keller,Kyle 15-31-0-290; Fleeton,TJ 4-5-0-19.

RECEIVING: Missouri Southern-Nelson,Michael 7-61; Crawford,T 4-55; Nolan,Chad 4-53; Nichols,Ricky 2-28; Gregory,Will 2-23; Henderson,Josep 2-3; Wilburn,Donta' 1-5; Morrison,Jordan 1-1. Central Missouri-Strong,Alex 5-113; Zachery,Jaylen 4-127; Toalson,Ian 3-40; Echols,Kyle 3-28; Pickrell,Josh 2-25; Cooper,Clayton 1-14; Hebert,Seth 1-13; Bakker,Andrew 1-5; Smith,Markel 1-5; Smith,Rodney 1-0; Keeney,Jordan 1-0.

RECEIVING: Central Oklahoma-Luper,J.T. 10-122; Crockett,Josh 5-93; Johnson,Greg 4-32; Locke,Caden 3-39; Tease,Myles 2-44; McKenzie,Clay 2-22; Pulley,Connor 1-16. Missouri Southern-Crawford,T 7-82; Nelson,Michael 5-29; Morrison,Jordan 4-111; Nolan,Chad 2-82; Henderson,Josep 1-5.

INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Southern-McBride, Johnqu 1-25. Central Missouri-Latimore,M 1-25.

FUMBLES: Central Oklahoma-Johnson,Greg 1-1; McKenzie,Clay 1-1. Missouri Southern-Morrison,Jordan 1-1; Nelson,Michael 1-1.

FUMBLES: Missouri Southern-Bell,Dominick 1-0. Central Missouri-Fugate,Garrett 1-0; Vandiver,Gabe 1-1; Stein,Spencer 1-1. Missouri Southern (1-4,1-4) vs. Central Missouri (3-2,3-2) Date: Oct 03, 2015 • Site: Warrensburg, Mo. • Stadium: Walton Stadium Attendance: 10477

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Central Oklahoma vs Missouri Southern (Oct 10, 2015 at Joplin, Mo.)

Kickoff time: 1:30 pm • End of Game: 4:32 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:02 Officials: Referee: Darewin Clardy; Umpire: Reese Prather; Linesman: Alan Mackovicka; Line judge: Terry Woodley; Back judge: Michael Swoboda; Field judge: Martin Schmidt; Side judge: Jake Wolf; Center judge: Kent Holm; Temperature: low 60s • Wind: NNE 13 • Weather: sunny, windy UCM sets new school record with 705 yards of total offense

2016 Missouri Southern Football

INTERCEPTIONS: Central Oklahoma-None. Missouri Southern-Green,Ricky 1-8.

Central Oklahoma (2-4,2-4) vs. Missouri Southern (1-5,1-5) Date: Oct 10, 2015 • Site: Joplin, Mo. • Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 3755 Kickoff time: 6 pm • End of Game: 9:02 • Total elapsed time: 3:02 Officials: Referee: Lonnie Brickman; Umpire: BJ Moore; Linesman: Tom Svehla; Line judge: Scott Wetterstr; Back judge: Ben Schmidt; Field judge: Brent Trammell; Side judge: Matt Anderson; Temperature: 74 F • Wind: N 4 • Weather: Clear

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2015 GAME BY GAME MISSOURI SOUTHERN 21 NORTHEASTERN STATE 31

LINDENWOOD 34, MISSOURI SOUTHERN 30

Tahlequah, Okla. - The Missouri Southern football team out gained Northeastern state by 125 yards, but turnovers proved costly as NSU won 31-21 today inside Doc Wadley Stadium. The Lions (1-6, 1-6 MIAA) were led offensively by Will Gregory as the senior running back had 142 yards on the ground with a score. Kyle Keller went 11-27 in the air for 172 yards and a touchdown. Terrell Crawford caught five passes for 98 yards while Chad Nolan had three catches for 66 yards and a score. NSU (2-5, 2-5 MIAA) picked up a game on the defensive side as Darian Morris had nine tackles, two fumble recoveries, including a return for a 97-yard score, as well as an interception and three pass break ups. The Southern defense forced three-and-outs on the first two NSU offensive drives, but huge punts from the RiverHawks put the Lions inside their own ten-yard line each time and Southern would punt on each possession. NSU got on the board first when Zac King took a 37-yard pass from Kevin Pantastico to the end zone and the RiverHawks led 7-0 after the first quarter. The Lions got on the board midway through the second half when Michael Nelson started things with a 33-yard punt return to put Southern on the NSU 38-yard line. Gregory then put in runs of 21, six and 11, the finale being for a score as Southern tied the score at seven with 8:48 left to go in the half. Pantastico had passes of 33, 25 and 40 yards to lead the RiverHawks to a score with 49 seconds left to put NSU up 14-7. The Lions, however, drove the field and set up a 45-yard field goal attempt from Brock Renken but the kick was off the left upright and NSU led 14-7 at the break. Southern opened up the second half and drove down to the NSU one-yard line, but Keller fumbled on a fourth-and-goal situation and the RiverHawks picked up the loose ball and returned it 97-yards for a touchdown. NSU added another score with 4:23 left in the third quarter to go up 28-14. A Lions’ turnover late in the third quarter led to NSU moving deep into Southern territory as the game moved to the fourth quarter and the RiverHawks converted a 20-yard field goal to go up 31-14. TJ Fleeton completed a late scoring drive with a 25-yard passing touchdown to Nolan to cut the lead to ten at 31-21. The Lions would then attempt a brilliant onside kickoff attempt, but would be called for kick interference after NSU had signaled for a fair catch. That would be how the game ended. Defensively, Kyjuan Tate led the Lions with ten tackles and a sack. David Smith had a sack, as well, as the Lions had five tackles for a loss in the game.

Joplin, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern football team out gained Lindenwood by more than 100 yards, but Lindenwood scored two fourth quarter touchdowns to come-from-behind and defeat Southern 34-30 today on homecoming. The Lions (1-7, 1-7 MIAA) were led offensively by TJ Fleeton as the quarterback went 30-49 for 368 yards and a score. It’s the first time a Missouri Southern quarterback has thrown for 300 yards since Collin Howard had 344 against Southwest Baptist in 2011. Will Gregrory had 27 carries for 126 yards and a score, while Terrell Crawford had 12 catches for 111 yards and a touchdown. Carson Day had six catches for 85 yards, while Chad Nolan caught three passes for 77 yards. Southern, as a team, threw for 368 yards and rushed for 132 in gaining 500 total yards for the first time this season. The Lions had control of the ball for nearly 34 minutes and were 11-of-20 on third down conversions, while converting their only fourth-down try. Defensively, the Lions were led by Johnquavious McBride. The junior had eight tackles, including a fumble recovery and three pass break ups. Kyjuan Tate had eight stops, a sack and a forced fumble, while Laynce Sanders had a sack of his own. David Smith, Rolandeis Toliver, Ryan Solomon and Justin Tomlinson had a half a sack each, while Chris Goss III and Martice Buckley had interceptions. Buckley returned his pick 30 yards for a score. Southern started on fire as the Lions won the toss and deferred to the second half. The defense forced a three-and-out for Lindenwood and the offense scored on the next possession as Will Gregory capped off a ten play, 65 yard drive to put Southern up 7-0 at the ten minute mark of the first half. The defense then came through big on Lindenwood’s next possession as Buckley picked off Bendigo’s pass and returned it to the house for a 30-yard score to put Southern up 14-0 with 9:28 left in the first quarter. Lindenwood added a score to start the second quarter as Connor Harris took the ball in wildcat formation and dove in from the one to cut the Southern lead in half. Southern answered right back, however as the Lions used a 12 play, 67 yard drive this time, capped off by a touchdown pass from Fleeton to Crawford to go up 21-7 with 10:25 left to go in the second quarter. Lindenwood got a touchdown pass from Bendigo to Tre’ Roby to make the score 21-14 and the Lions got a 34-yard field goal from Brock Renken to make the halftime score 24-14. After Southern punted on its opening possession of the half, Bendigo tossed a 38-yard touchdown pass to make the score 24-20, Southern with 10:13 left. Another Renken field goal, this time from 28 gave the Lions a seven-point lead at 27-20 just as the fourth-quarter started, but Lindenwood tied it up on its next possession. Renken again put the Lions up 30-27, this time from 29 with 7:20 to go in the game. That drive was started after Sanders had sacked Bendigo and forced a fumble that was recovered by Toliver. After Southern forced a three-and-out, the Lions had the ball with just over five minutes to go. However, a Fleeton interception set up the Lindenwood go-ahead touchdown. Southern would, however, get the ball back as after Lindenwood had drove deep into Southern territory, the defense came up big as Sanders forced another fumble that was recovered by McBride at the Southern 14-yard line. The drive would stall, however, and Southern couldn’t complete the comeback.

GAME 7

GAME 8

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Missouri Southern vs Northeastern State (Oct 17, 2015 at Tahlequah, Okla.) Score by Quarters Missouri Southern Northeastern State Qtr Time 1st 06:21 2nd 08:48 00:49 3rd 11:10 07:22 04:23 4th 14:49 01:45

0 7

7 7

7 14

7 3

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Lindenwood vs Missouri Southern (Oct 24, 2015 at Joplin, Mo.) Score by Quarters Lindenwood Missouri Southern

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21 31

Scoring play NSU - King,Zac 37 yd pass from Pantastico,K. (Garcia,Eddie kick), 4-54 1:26 MSSU - Gregory,Will 11 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 4-38 0:46 NSU - Butler,Matthew 40 yd pass from Pantastico,K. (Garcia,Eddie kick), 8-72 3:52 NSU - Morris,Darian 97 yd fumble recovery (Garcia,Eddie kick) MSSU - Crawford,T 8 yd pass from Keller,Kyle (Renken,Brock kick), 10-66 3:44 NSU - Powell,Garrett 35 yd pass from Pantastico,K. (Garcia,Eddie kick), 7-75 2:59 NSU - Garcia,Eddie 20 yd field goal, 4-3 1:28 MSSU - Nolan,Chad 25 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 3-39 0:41

MSSU 29 44-199 257 43-17-2 87-456 0-0 5-57 6-53 0-0 6-39.7 3-2 9-93 29:05 6 of 17 1 of 3 2-5 2-14

Qtr Time 1st 10:00 09:28 2nd 13:54 10:25 06:19 02:59 3rd 10:13 4th 14:47 13:42 07:20 04:03

NSU 17 39-119 212 24-12-0 63-331 2-119 1-11 2-34 2-11 8-44.1 1-1 11-118 30:55 5 of 14 0 of 0 1-2 2-12

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14 6

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34 30

LWU 14 44-198 192 25-10-2 69-390 1-6 2-20 6-160 2-26 5-42.4 4-2 5-53 26:21 5 of 14 0 of 1 2-5 5-53

MSSU 29 48-132 368 49-30-2 97-500 0-0 5-31 5-61 2-30 3-30.3 3-3 3-20 33:39 11 of 20 1 of 1 5-7 4-21

RUSHING: Lindenwood-Strickling,D. 4-90; Johnson,L. 22-77; Harris,Connor 7-51; Springer,Ahmad 1-9; Roby,Tre' 2-0; TEAM 1-minus 2; Warren,DeSean 1-minus 2; Campbell,Calen 1-minus 2; Bendigo,Mason 5-minus 23. Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 27-126; Henderson,Josep 9-29; Fleeton,TJ 12-minus 23.

PASSING: Missouri Southern-Keller,Kyle 11-27-1-172; Fleeton,TJ 6-16-1-85. Northeastern State-Pantastico,K. 12-23-0-212; Long,Thor 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Missouri Southern-Crawford,T 5-98; Nolan,Chad 3-66; Nichols,Ricky 3-36; Henderson,Josep 2-34; Morrison,Jordan 1-9; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-8; Gregory,Will 1-4; Day,Carson 1-2. Northeastern State-Powell,Garrett 4-79; King,Zac 3-50; Butler,Matthew 2-60; Pope,Jamari 1-11; Drysdale,Jacob 1-7; Rockmore,Joel 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Southern-None. Northeastern State-Siers,Devon 1-7; Morris,Darian 1-4.

PASSING: Lindenwood-Bendigo,Mason 10-25-2-192. Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 30-49-2-368. RECEIVING: Lindenwood-Johnson,L. 3-98; Roby,Tre' 3-52; Coble,Greg 2-29; Warren,DeSean 1-15; Alexander,Jaron 1-minus 2. Missouri Southern-Crawford,T 12-111; Day,Carson 6-85; Morrison,Jordan 4-47; Nolan,Chad 3-77; Gregory,Will 3-22; Nichols,Ricky 1-22; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Lindenwood-Ryles,Roderick 2-26. Missouri Southern-Buckley,Martice 1-30; Goss III,Chris 1-0.

FUMBLES: Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 2-1; Keller,Kyle 1-1. Northeastern State-Pantastico,K. 1-1. Missouri Southern (1-6,1-6) vs. Northeastern State (2-5,2-5) Date: Oct 17, 2015 • Site: Tahlequah, Okla. • Stadium: Doc Wadley Stadium Attendance: 1512

FUMBLES: Lindenwood-Harris,Connor 2-1; Bendigo,Mason 2-1. Missouri Southern-Nelson,Michael 1-1; Henderson,Josep 1-1; Fleeton,TJ 1-1. Lindenwood (3-5,3-5) vs. Missouri Southern (1-7,1-7) Date: Oct 24, 2015 • Site: Joplin, Mo. • Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 4237

Kickoff time: 1 pm • End of Game: 4:05 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:05 Officials: Referee: John Adams; Umpire: Reese Prather; Linesman: Jay Bilbo; Line judge: Rick Sabath; Back judge: Joel Wiens; Field judge: Martin Schmidt; Side judge: Stan Lopeman; Center judge: Mark Sisco; Temperature: 62 • Wind: E 5 mph • Weather: mostly cloudy

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Scoring play MSSU - Gregory,Will 1 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 10-65 3:36 MSSU - Buckley,Martice 30 yd interception return (Renken,Brock kick) LWU - Harris,Connor 1 yd run (White,Brandon kick), 6-41 2:23 MSSU - Crawford,T 7 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 12-67 3:25 LWU - Roby,Tre' 14 yd pass from Bendigo,Mason (White,Brandon kick), 5-33 1:48 MSSU - Renken,Brock 34 yd field goal, 11-67 3:09 LWU - Johnson,L. 38 yd pass from Bendigo,Mason (White,Brandon kick failed), 5-56 2:25 MSSU - Renken,Brock 28 yd field goal, 4-1 0:33 LWU - Strickling,D. 47 yd run (White,Brandon kick), 3-56 0:58 MSSU - Renken,Brock 29 yd field goal, 7-21 2:41 LWU - Johnson,L. 56 yd pass from Bendigo,Mason (White,Brandon kick), 3-59 1:12

RUSHING: Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 27-142; Henderson,Josep 6-27; Keller,Kyle 7-15; Fleeton,TJ 2-13; Forchu,Giresse 2-2. Northeastern State-Rockmore,Joel 25-101; Busby,Cody 4-20; TEAM 1-0; Pantastico,K. 9-minus 2.

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Kickoff time: 2:37 PM • End of Game: 5:55 PM • Total elapsed time: 3:18 Officials: Referee: Brian Moore; Umpire: Jim Losey; Linesman: Bill Gannaway; Line judge: Phil Lombardi; Back judge: Michael Swoboda; Field judge: Nathan Mastel; Side judge: Ryan Crowley; Center judge: Kent Holm; Temperature: 58 F • Wind: NNW 9mph • Weather: mostly cloudy

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2016 Missouri Southern Football

2015 GAME BY GAME MISSOURI SOUTHERN 14, PITTSBURG ST. 41

FORT HAYS ST. 42, MISSOURI SOUTHERN 31

Pi t t s b u rg, K a n . - Th e Missouri Southern football team got to within seven in the third quarter, but Pittsburg State scored 20 unanswered points to win the 2015 Miners Bowl inside Carnie Smith Stadium.

Joplin, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern football team out gained visiting For t Hays State 493-445 tonight, but the Tigers scored points when they needed and defeated the Lions 42-31 tonight on Senior Night at Fred G. Hughes Stadium inside the Robert W. Plaster Sports Complex.

GAME 10

GAME 9

Southern (1-8, 1-8 MIAA) got a touchdown pass from TJ Fleeton as he went 14-25 in the air for 188 yards including a long of 53 yards. Will Gregory had 77 yards on 12 carries, while Carson Day had 85 yards on four receptions. Jocqui Davis caught one pass for 37 yards and a score, while Terrell Crawford had 35 yards on five receptions.

MISSOURI SOUTHERN 21, MISSOURI WESTERN 63

Southern (1-9, 1-9 MIAA) was led offensively by TJ Fleeton as the sophomore quarterback went 36-55 for 344 yards and two touchdowns, while gaining 36 yards on the ground and a touchdown. Will Gregory had 114 yards on the ground and a score. Carson Day had ten catches for 88 yards, while Gregory caught five passes for 56 yards out of the backfield. Chad Nolan had two touchdown passes on 35 yards, while Jordan Morrison caught five passes for 87 yards.

Defensively, Johnquavious McBride had a career-high 16 tackles on the day, including a half a tackle for a loss of two yards. Kyjuan Tate and EJ McKenzie had an interception each, while McKenzie brought his back 35 yards for a pick six. Stephan Randall had a sack, while Chris Goss III had eight tackles.

Hays (7-3, 7-3 MIAA) was led by the tandem of Shaquill Cooper and Treveon Albert. Albert threw for 257 yards on 13-23 and three touchdowns, while Cooper gained 99 yards and a score. Defensively, the Lions were led by 14 tackles from Johnquavious McBride. Kyjuan Tate had 10 stops, while Ryan Solomon had seven tackles and a sack. Michael Burks had an interception.

PSU took the opening kickoff back 100 yards to go up 7-0 early on. The Gorillas then picked off a Fleeton pass and returned it 51 yards to go up 14-0 with just under 13 minutes left in the first quarter. Pitt added another score at the end of the first quarter to lead 21-0 after one. The Lions got on the board in the second quarter when McKenzie picked off a pass from Thomas LePage and returned it 35 yards to make the score 21-7. That is how the half would end. On the Lions’ second possession of the second half, Southern’s defense again keyed a scoring opportunity. Tate picked off LePage at the PSU 34 and Fleeton hit Davis for a 37-yard pass and score to cut the lead to seven at 21-14.

The Lions (1-10, 1-10 MIAA) were led offensively by TJ Fleeton as the quarterback threw for 308 yards on 27-54. He added a touchdown and ran for another. Will Gregory had 38 yards on the ground, while Carson Day had nine catches for 85 yards and Jordan Morrison had six for 95 yards. Terrell Crawford caught six passes for 73 yards, while Donta’ Wilburn had the lone touchdown reception. Western (6-5, 6-5 MIAA) quarterback Skyler Windmiller had three touchdowns on 15-27 passing for 280 yards. Raphael Spencer had 22 carries for 128 yards and a score, while Josh Caldwell had 14 carries for 121 yards and two touchdowns. Southern trailed 28-0 in the second quarter before Fleeton got the Lions on the board with a two-yard touchdown run to make the score 28-7. That play capped off a nine-play, 67 yard drive that took 1:58 off the clock. A late Griffon touchdown made the score 35-7 at the break.

Hays added another touchdown, this time from Cooper to go up 21-3, but a touchdown pass from Fleeton to Nolan made the score 21-10 and that is how the first half would end.

The Lions added two scores in the second half, the first coming on a Will-Regory ten-yard rushing score. That drive started as a result of a Terez Norman forced fumble deep inside Western territory. The other score came on a 29-yard touchdown pass and catch from Fleeton to Wilburn. That drive started when Norman again came up with a big play when he recovered a fumble after a Lions’ punt to set up the drive inside of the Western 30-yard line.

Hays got its last score early in the fourth when Albert hit Cooper for a 29-yard score. The Lions tacked on two more scores, a 13-yard rushing score from Gregory and a ten-yard pass from Fleeton to Nolan to make the final tally.

Southern out gained Pitt 188-171 passing and the Lions had 291 yards of offense altogether.

GAME 11

The Lions stopped the Tigers on their first possession, but on the first play from scrimmage on the ensuing Southern drive, a fumble was picked up by Hays and returned eight yards for a touchdown. A touchdown rush from Albert with 5:55 left in the first made the score 14-0, before a 19-yard field goal from Brock Renken made the score at the end of the first 14-3.

A fumble on the Lions’ opening possession of the second half set up a FHSU scoring drive that resulted in Albert hitting Bilal Salat for 37 yards to go up 28-10. Another touchdown pass for Hays made it 35-10, before a Fleeton rushing touchdown near the end of the third quarter made the score 35-17.

That, however, would be as close as the Lions got. PSU scored 20 unanswered to end the game.

St. Joseph, Mo. -- The Missouri Southern football team wracked up 300 plus yards of passing offense, but couldn’t overcome the high-powered offense of Missouri Western as the Lions fell 63-21 today in the season finale at Spratt Stadium in St. Joseph.

Defensively Ryan Solomon led the effort for the Lions with ten tackles, including six solo and a quarterback hurry. Justin Tomlinson had nine tackles and a pass break up, while Chris Goss III and Kyjuan Tate had eight stops each. Norman had a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

Southern gained 344 yards in the air and 149 on the ground. The Lions had six more first downs (30-24) in the game than hays and time of possession was nearly equal. Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Missouri Southern vs Pittsburg State (Oct 31, 2015 at Pittsburg, Kan.) Score by Quarters Missouri Southern Pittsburg State Qtr 1st

Time 14:48 12:55 00:19 2nd 02:59 3rd 10:13 06:22 4th 09:57 06:00

0 21

7 0

7 6

0 14

Total

14 41

Scoring play PSU - Nordic,Slade 100 yd kickoff return (Levin,Chad kick) PSU - Teague,Dino 51 yd interception return (Levin,Chad kick) PSU - Rose,Michael 5 yd run (Levin,Chad kick), 7-78 2:45 MSSU - McKenzie,EJ 35 yd interception return (Renken,Brock kick) MSSU - Davis,Jocqui 37 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 2-30 0:45 PSU - Swartz,Kyle 11 yd pass from LePage,Thomas (Levin,Chad kick blockd), 9-55 3:47 PSU - Copelin,Levi 13 yd pass from LePage,Thomas (Levin,Chad kick), 3-14 1:22 PSU - Seybold,Jeff 20 yd run (Levin,Chad kick), 6-55 2:18

MSSU 13 32-103 188 25-14-2 57-291 0-0 1-5 4-93 2-39 6-44.7 1-1 3-26 24:32 3 of 12 0 of 1 0-1 1-5

PSU 25 56-225 171 24-15-2 80-396 1-5 2-6 3-116 2-74 5-35.6 1-0 5-42 35:28 7 of 15 0 of 2 4-4 3-33

RUSHING: Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 12-77; Henderson,Josep 5-20; Fleeton,TJ 15-6. Pittsburg State-Seybold,Jeff 18-92; LePage,Thomas 10-45; Rose,Michael 11-43; Tempel,Grayson 3-32; Holman,Dre 4-14; Cushon,Marquise 4-13; Tyler,Jamal 3-8; Poston,Brian 1-2; Sullivan,Steven 1-1; TEAM 1-minus 25. PASSING: Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 14-25-2-188. Pittsburg State-LePage,Thomas 15-24-2-171. RECEIVING: Missouri Southern-Crawford,T 5-35; Day,Carson 4-85; Davis,Jocqui 1-37; Henderson,Josep 1-17; Morrison,Jordan 1-9; Plafcan,Trevor 1-6; Martin,Brandon 1-minus 1. Pittsburg State-Cushon,Marquise 8-99; Copelin,Levi 2-21; Swartz,Kyle 2-16; Panko,Austin 1-20; Taylor,Andre 1-9; Shaw,Callon 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Southern-McKenzie,EJ 1-35; Tate,Kyjuan 1-4. Pittsburg State-Teague,Dino 1-51; Jefferson,Tyree 1-23. FUMBLES: Missouri Southern-Day,Carson 1-1. Pittsburg State-TEAM 1-0. Missouri Southern (1-8,1-8) vs. Pittsburg State (6-3,6-3) Date: Oct 31, 2015 • Site: Pittsburg, Kan. • Stadium: Carnie Smith Attendance: 8251 Kickoff time: 2:04 pm • End of Game: 5:07 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:03 Officials: Referee: Craig Helser; Umpire: Josh Larson; Linesman: Bob Pritchett; Line judge: David Burge; Back judge: Kellen Adams; Field judge: Scott Hardin; Side judge: T.L. Price; Center judge: Mark Sisco; Temperature: 58 deg. • Wind: 5 WNW • Weather: Overcast Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association game

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Fort Hays State vs Missouri Southern (Nov 07, 2015 at Joplin, Mo.) Score by Quarters Fort Hays State Missouri Southern Qtr 1st

Time 12:23 05:55 04:36 2nd 10:34 06:49 3rd 13:26 04:29 01:14 4th 13:07 08:57 00:53

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7 7

14 7

7 14

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42 31

Scoring play FHSU - Jibowu,Doyin 8 yd fumble recovery (O'Brien,Drew kick) FHSU - Albert,Treveon 5 yd run (O'Brien,Drew kick), 10-92 3:52 MSSU - Renken,Brock 19 yd field goal, 7-77 1:19 FHSU - Cooper,Shaquill 2 yd run (O'Brien,Drew kick), 10-73 4:13 MSSU - Nolan,Chad 10 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 11-70 3:45 FHSU - Salat,Bilal 37 yd pass from Albert,Treveon (O'Brien,Drew kick), 4-31 0:55 FHSU - Jennings,Evan 38 yd pass from Albert,Treveon (O'Brien,Drew kick), 7-75 2:30 MSSU - Fleeton,TJ 2 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 11-77 3:08 FHSU - Cooper,Shaquill 29 yd pass from Albert,Treveon (O'Brien,Drew kick), 7-52 2:57 MSSU - Gregory,Will 13 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 11-75 4:06 MSSU - Nolan,Chad 10 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 14-80 4:35

FHSU 24 53-188 257 25-13-1 78-445 1-8 3-5 2-63 0-0 6-45.0 1-0 6-50 30:17 7 of 14 1 of 1 2-2 0-0

MSSU 30 35-149 344 55-36-0 90-493 0-0 2-22 4-46 1-31 6-32.8 4-3 3-46 29:43 9 of 19 3 of 3 5-5 1-5

RUSHING: Fort Hays State-Cooper,Shaquill 21-99; Albert,Treveon 21-71; K-Campbell,D. 9-44; TEAM 2-minus 26. Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 20-114; Fleeton,TJ 10-36; Hayes,Ty'Quan 3-5; Henderson,Josep 2-minus 6. PASSING: Fort Hays State-Albert,Treveon 13-23-1-257; Mezera,Jacob 0-2-0-0. Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 36-55-0-344. RECEIVING: Fort Hays State-Cooper,Shaquill 5-68; Jennings,Evan 4-99; Salat,Bilal 1-37; Ubelaker,Kenton 1-34; K-Campbell,D. 1-11; Holle,Garrett 1-8. Missouri Southern-Day,Carson 10-88; Gregory,Will 6-56; Morrison,Jordan 5-87; Crawford,T 5-32; Nolan,Chad 3-35; Wilburn,Donta' 3-23; Davis,Jocqui 2-18; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-5; Henderson,Josep 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Fort Hays State-None. Missouri Southern-Burks,Michael 1-31. FUMBLES: Fort Hays State-TEAM 1-0. Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 1-1; Henderson,Josep 1-1; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-1; Burks,Michael 1-0.

Box Score (Final) Missouri Southern Football Missouri Southern vs Missouri Western (Nov 14, 2015 at St. Joseph, Mo.) Score by Quarters Missouri Southern Missouri Western Qtr 1st

Time 12:19 09:12 2nd 13:34 10:01 07:58 00:25 3rd 11:30 10:48 05:23 02:57 4th 14:36 03:09

0 14

7 21

7 7

Total

21 63

Scoring play MWSU - Caldwell,Josh 2 yd run (Pettet,Tanner kick), 8-55 2:41 MWSU - Caldwell,Josh 8 yd run (Pettet,Tanner kick), 5-42 1:50 MWSU - Toliver,Dee 69 yd pass from Windmiller,S. (Pettet,Tanner kick), 3-80 0:45 MWSU - Clark,Brandynn 82 yd punt return (Pettet,Tanner kick) MSSU - Fleeton,TJ 2 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 9-67 1:58 MWSU - Ussery,DiJuan 24 yd pass from Windmiller,S. (Pettet,Tanner kick), 5-48 1:05 MWSU - Ussery,DiJuan 57 yd pass from Windmiller,S. (Pettet,Tanner kick), 5-80 1:37 MWSU - Douglas,Elroy 40 yd interception return (Pettet,Tanner kick) MWSU - Spencer,Raphael 5 yd run (Pettet,Tanner kick), 9-73 4:07 MSSU - Gregory,Will 10 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 2-15 0:28 MWSU - Harper,Daylon 2 yd run (Pettet,Tanner kick), 7-63 3:13 MSSU - Wilburn,Donta' 29 yd pass from Fleeton,TJ (Renken,Brock kick), 1-29 0:03

MSSU 20 27-51 308 54-27-3 81-359 0-0 1--3 7-155 0-0 9-41.7 1-0 4-20 27:22 4 of 16 1 of 3 2-4 0-0

MWSU 30 50-294 280 29-15-0 79-574 0-0 8-132 4-123 3-70 5-43.0 2-2 5-59 32:38 8 of 14 0 of 0 4-4 3-25

RUSHING: Missouri Southern-Gregory,Will 9-38; Fleeton,TJ 17-15; Henderson,Josep 1-minus 2. Missouri Western-Spencer,Raphael 22-128; Caldwell,Josh 14-121; Gray,Derek 5-30; McIntosh,Ian 4-13; Harper,Daylon 1-2; Ferbet,Alek 1-1; Wilson,Nate 2-0; TEAM 1-minus 1. PASSING: Missouri Southern-Fleeton,TJ 27-54-3-308. Missouri Western-Windmiller,S. 15-27-0-280; Wilson,Nate 0-2-0-0. RECEIVING: Missouri Southern-Day,Carson 9-85; Morrison,Jordan 6-95; Crawford,T 6-73; Nolan,Chad 3-22; Wilburn,Donta' 2-33; Hayes,Ty'Quan 1-0. Missouri Western-Ussery,DiJuan 5-115; Clark,Brandynn 4-39; Toliver,Dee 3-89; Ferbet,Alek 2-27; Vandenburg,B. 1-10. INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Southern-None. Missouri Western-Douglas,Elroy 1-40; Owen,Jonathan 1-30; Brown,Sam 1-0. FUMBLES: Missouri Southern-Day,Carson 1-0. Missouri Western-Ussery,DiJuan 1-1; Clark,Brandynn 1-1.

Fort Hays State (7-3,7-3) vs. Missouri Southern (1-9,1-9) Date: Nov 07, 2015 • Site: Joplin, Mo. • Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 3475

Missouri Southern (1-10,1-10) vs. Missouri Western (6-5,6-5) Date: Nov 14, 2015 • Site: St. Joseph, Mo. • Stadium: Spratt Stadium Attendance: 2147

Kickoff time: 3 pm • End of Game: 6:00 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:00 Officials: Referee: Brian Moore; Umpire: Joe Sechrist; Linesman: Tom Svehla; Line judge: Jon Kroeger; Back judge: Isaiah Bragg; Field judge: Matt Powell; Side judge: Matt Anderson; Temperature: 62 F • Wind: N 7 MPH • Weather: Clear

Kickoff time: 11:00 am • End of Game: 2:10 pm • Total elapsed time: 3:10 Officials: Referee: John Steiger; Umpire: Jim Losey; Linesman: John Livingston; Line judge: Phil Lombardi; Back judge: Isaiah Bragg; Field judge: Nathan Mastel; Side judge: Jake Wolf; Temperature: 50 • Wind: 5-10 mph • Weather: Sunny

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MSSU COACHING RECORDS RECORD:

2015 SEASON RESULTS OVERALL

HOME

ALL GAMES

1-10-0

1-4-0

0-6-0

0-0-0

CONFERENCE

1-10-0

1-4-0

0-6-0

0-0-0

NON-CONFERENCE

0-0-0

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OPPONENT

W/L

SOUTHERN COACHING HISTORY

AWAY NEUTRAL

SCORE ATTEND

*Sep 03 EMPORIA ST.

20-38

5987

*Sep 10 at #4 Northwest Mo.

7-48

7111

*Sep 19 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY

24-14

4367

*Sep 25 at Washburn

21-27

4205

*Oct 03 at #25 Central Mo.

10-54

10477

*Oct 10 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA

21-55

3755

*Oct 17 at Northeastern State

21-31

1512

*Oct 24 LINDENWOOD

30-34

4237

*Oct 31 at Pittsburg State

14-41

8251

*Nov 07 FORT HAYS STATE

31-42

3475

*Nov 14 at Missouri Western

21-63

2147

* denotes conference game

MSSU COACHING RECORDS (BY WINNING PERCENTAGE)

Name, Yrs. Record Jim Frazier, 1971-85 97-52-5 Jon Lantz, 1989-97 51-35-1 Daryl Daye, 2012-2014. 17-15 Rob Green, 1997, 2003 4-5 John Ware, 2004-05 7-9 Bart Tatum, 2006 - 2011 25-39 Greg Gregory, 1998-99 8-13 Bill Cooke, 1988, 2000-03 15-33 Rod Giesselman, 1986-87 5-14 Reuben Berry, 1969-70 4-15-1 Jim Johnson, 1968 2-8 Keeth Matheny, 2005 1-4 Denver Johnson, 2015-pres. 1-10

Gms 154 87 21 9 16 64 21 48 19 20 10 5 11

Pct. .646 .592 .531 .444 .438 .390 .381 .313 .263 .225 .200 .200 .100

MSSU COACHING RECORDS (BY TOTAL WINS)

Name, Yrs. Record Jim Frazier, 1971-85 97-52-5 Jon Lantz, 1989-97 51-35-1 Bart Tatum, 2006 - 2011 25-39 Daryl Daye, 2012-2014. 17-15 Bill Cooke, 1988, 2000-03 15-33 Greg Gregory, 1998-99 8-13 John Ware, 2004-05 7-9 Rod Giesselman, 1986-87 5-14 Rob Green, 1997, 2003 4-5 Reuben Berry, 1969-70 4-15-1 Jim Johnson, 1968 2-8 Keeth Matheny, 2005 1-4 Denver Johnson, 2015-pres. 1-10

Gms 154 87 64 32 48 21 16 19 9 20 10 5 11

Pct. .646 .592 .390 .531 .313 .381 .438 .263 .444 .225 .200 .200 .100

Year 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Head Coach W-L-T Pct. Jim Johnson 2-8-0 .200 Reuben Berry 2-8-0 .200 Reuben Berry 2-7-1 .250 Jim Frazier 4-6-0 .400 Jim Frazier 12-0-0 1.000 Jim Frazier 4-6-0 .400 Jim Frazier 6-3-0 .667 Jim Frazier 7-3-1 .682 Jim Frazier 8-2-0 .800 Jim Frazier 5-5-0 .500 Jim Frazier 6-3-1 .650 Jim Frazier 5-6-0 .455 Jim Frazier 6-3-1 .650 Jim Frazier 6-4-1 .591 Jim Frazier 7-2-1 .750 Jim Frazier 9-2-0 .818 Jim Frazier 6-3-0 .667 Jim Frazier 6-4-0 .600 Rod Giesselmann 2-7-0 .222 Rod Giesselmann 3-7-0 .300 Bill Cooke [Interim]^ 3-7-0 .300 Jon Lantz 6-4-0 .600 Jon Lantz 4-5-0 .444 Jon Lantz 8-3-0 .727 Jon Lantz 4-6-0 .400 Jon Lantz 9-1-1 .864 Jon Lantz 5-5-0 .500 Jon Lantz 6-4-0 .600 Jon Lantz 6-4-0 .600 Jon Lantz/Rob Green + 7-3-0 .700 Greg Gregory 3-7-0 .300 Greg Gregory 5-6-0 .455 Bill Cooke 2-9-0 .182 Bill Cooke 4-6-0 .400 Bill Cooke 5-6-0 .455 Bill Cooke/Rob Green ++1-10-0 .091 John Ware 5-6-0 .455 J. Ware/Keeth Matheny #3-7-0 .300 Bart Tatum 5-6-0 .455 Bart Tatum 6-5-0 .600 Bart Tatum 4-7 .364 Bart Tatum 3-7 .300 Bart Tatum 4-7 .364 Bart Tatum 3-7 .300 Daryl Daye 6-5 .545 Daryl Daye 7-3 .700 Daryl Daye 4-7 .364 Denver Johnson 1-10 .100 Totals (44 Seasons) 229-250-7 .478

Conf.* None None None None None None None None 4-1-0 2-5-0 4-2-1 3-4-0 4-3-0 5-2-0 5-1-1 5-2-0 5-2-0 4-3-0 2-5-0 3-4-0 2-5-0 6-4-0 4-5-0 7-2-0 3-6-0 9-0-0 5-4-0 5-4-0 5-4-0 6-3-0 3-6-0 3-6-0 2-7-0 3-6-0 3-6-0 1-8-0 4-5-0 2-6-0 3-6-0 5-4-0 2-7-0 3-6-0 2-7 2-7 5-5 5-3 4-7 1-10

Finish None None None None None None None None T-1st T-5th T-2nd T-3rd T-3rd T-2nd 3rd 2nd T-2nd 3rd T-5th 5th T-6th T-4th T-5th 2nd 7th 1st 5th 5th T-4th T-3rd T-6th 6th 8th 7th 7th 9th T-5th 7th 6th T-4th 8th T-7th T-8th T-8th T-8th 5th T-7th 10th

PF-Avg. 118-11.8 99- 9.9 248-24.8 148-14.8 335-27.9 163-16.3 213-23.7 260-23.6 262-26.2 298-29.8 236-23.6 149-13.5 189-18.9 195-17.7 281-28.1 299-27.2 213-23.7 197-19.7 89- 9.9 186-18.6 189-18.9 167-16.7 155-17.2 387-35.2 248-24.8 337-30.6 248-24.8 274-27.4 311-31.1 276-27.6 238-23.8 270-24.5 164-14.9 222-22.0 315-28.6 161-14.6 342-31.1 267-26.7 254-23.1 318-28.9 241-21.9 241-24.1 245-22.3 296-29.6 266-24.2 345-34.5 327-29.7 220-20.0

PA-Avg. 259-25.9 354-35.4 300-30.0 179-17.9 92- 7.7 169-16.9 200-22.2 188-17.1 128-12.8 229-22.9 200-20.0 265-24.1 181-18.1 195-17.7 167-16.7 168-15.3 167-18.6 179-17.9 169-18.8 163-16.3 279-27.9 191-19.1 185-20.6 229-20.8 256-25.6 242-22.0 208-20.8 210-21.0 260-26.0 240-24.0 305-30.5 261-23.7 337-30.6 252-25.2 327-29.7 368-33.5 395-35.9 314-31.4 284-25.8 239-21.7 292-26.5 326-32.6 269-24.5 329-32.9 275-25.0 233-23.3 344-31.3 447-40.6

* Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association from 1989 to present; Central States Intercollegiate Conference from 1976 through 1988. Conference championship years in bold. + Jon Lantz resigned with a 3-3 record in the first six games of the 1997 season. Rob Green finished the season as interim head coach and led the Lions to a 4-0 record. ++ Bill Cooke resigned with a 1-5 record in the first six games of the 2003 season. Rob Green took responsibility for the team over the remainder of the season and led the Lions to an 0-5 record. # John Ware died on Sept. 27, 2005, through five games (2-3 record) in the 2005 season. Keeth Matheny took responsibility for the team over the remainder of the season and led the Lions to a 1-4 record. ^ Charley Wade was head coach from December of 1987 to August 16, 1988 and resigned for personal reasons without coaching a game.

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2015 STATISTICS Team Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS MSSU SCORING 220 Points Per Game 20.0 Points Off Turnovers 65 FIRST DOWNS 214 Rushing 63 Passing 125 Penalty 26 RUSHING YARDAGE 1192 Yards gained rushing 1493 Yards lost rushing 301 Rushing Attempts 404 Average Per Rush 3.0 Average Per Game 108.4 TDs Rushing 15 PASSING YARDAGE 2668 Comp-Att-Int 225-427-14 Average Per Pass 6.2 Average Per Catch 11.9 Average Per Game 242.5 TDs Passing 11 TOTAL OFFENSE 3860 Total Plays 831 Average Per Play 4.6 Average Per Game 350.9 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 60-980 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 22-136 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 14-171 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 16.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.2 FUMBLES-LOST 22-15 PENALTIES-Yards 56-530 Average Per Game 48.2 PUNTS-Yards 81-3119 Average Per Punt 38.5 Net punt average 33.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 46-2666 Average Per Kick 58.0 Net kick average 34.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:04 3RD-DOWN Conversions 62/183 3rd-Down Pct 34% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 7/18 4th-Down Pct 39% SACKS BY-Yards 19-107 MISC YARDS 20 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 28 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 8-15 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (28-42) 67% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (21-42) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (28-28) 100% ATTENDANCE 21821 Games/Avg Per Game 5/4364 Neutral Site Games SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd Missouri Southern 34 59 Opponents 108 116

3rd 72 141

OPP 447 40.6 108 274 129 123 22 2315 2611 296 527 4.4 210.5 23 2871 198-368-14 7.8 14.5 261.0 31 5186 895 5.8 471.5 29-749 37-402 14-236 25.8 10.9 16.9 19-11 84-902 82.0 56-2255 40.3 37.1 78-4314 55.3 38.9 31:56 80/168 48% 5/17 29% 23-184 7 61 7-12 0-0 (38-44) 86% (32-44) 73% (56-58) 97% 33703 6/5617 0/0

4th 55 82

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Total 220 447

RUSHING GP Gregory,Will 11 Henderson,Josep 11 Fleeton,TJ 11 Hadley,Jay 3 Forchu,Giresse 9 Hayes,Ty’Quan 11 Keller,Kyle 5 Nelson,Michael 9 Green,Ricky 11 Total.......... 11 Opponents...... 11 PASSING Fleeton,TJ Keller,Kyle Hayes,Ty’Quan Total.......... Opponents...... RECEIVING Crawford,T Morrison,Jordan Day,Carson Nolan,Chad Nelson,Michael Gregory,Will Henderson,Josep Nichols,Ricky Davis,Jocqui Wilburn,Donta’ Hayes,Ty’Quan Forchu,Giresse Hadley,Jay Turner,Dakota McKenzie,EJ Total.......... Opponents......

Individual Statistics

Att Gain Loss Net 170 828 53 775 47 145 15 130 101 270 170 100 27 99 14 85 17 61 1 60 15 42 11 31 23 46 33 13 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 404 1493 301 1192 527 2611 296 2315

Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 11106.61175-322-1254.31975 8 73179.5 5110.0044-95-2 46.3 650 3 55130.0 11 96.126-10-0 60.0 43 0 28 3.9 11107.12225-427-1452.72668 11 73242.5 11139.53198-368-1453.82871 31 69261.0 G 11 11 9 11 9 11 11 10 9 6 11 9 3 2 9 11 11

PUNT RETURNS No. Nelson,Michael ................. 18 Hayes,Ty’Quan ................... 4 Total.......... ........................ 22 Opponents........................ 37 INTERCEPTIONS No. Green,Ricky ......................4 McKenzie,EJ.....................3 McBride, Johnqu ..............3 Burks,Michael ...................1 Goss III,Chris ....................1 Buckley,Martice ................1 Tate,Kyjuan .......................1 Total.......... ......................14 Opponents......................14

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Avg TD Long Avg/G 4.6 6 66 70.5 2.8 0 14 11.8 1.0 5 12 9.1 3.1 1 15 28.3 3.5 1 9 6.7 2.1 1 9 2.8 0.6 1 11 2.6 1.0 0 1 0.1 1.0 0 1 0.1 3.0 15 66 108.4 4.4 23 51 210.5

No. Yds 55 572 34 499 32 359 22 438 22 213 16 122 9 81 8 128 6 127 6 61 6 13 3 19 2 4 1 20 1 7 225 2668 198 2871 Yds 112 24 136 402 Yds 15 61 30 31 0 30 4 171 236

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Avg 10.4 14.7 11.2 19.9 9.7 7.6 9.0 16.0 21.2 10.2 2.2 6.3 2.0 20.0 7.0 11.9 14.5

TD Long Avg/G 3 36 52.0 0 41 45.4 0 53 39.9 6 73 39.8 0 48 23.7 0 20 11.1 0 20 7.4 0 31 12.8 1 37 14.1 1 29 10.2 0 8 1.2 0 13 2.1 0 4 1.3 0 20 10.0 0 7 0.8 11 73 242.5 31 69 261.0

Avg 6.2 6.0 6.2 10.9 Avg 3.8 20.3 10.0 31.0 0.0 30.0 4.0 12.2 16.9

TD 0 0 0 2 TD 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 2

Long 33 19 33 88 Long 8 35 25 31 0 30 4 35 51

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No.

Yds

Avg

Long

I20Blkd

Hayes,Ty’Quan

475

20.7

PUNTING Broce,Stetson

No. Yds Avg Long 68 2692 39.6

Nolan,Chad

Stoneham,Kye

326

14.8

Bell,Dominick

1.6

Nelson,Michael

18.0

Total..........

81 3119 38.5

Henderson,Josep

10.0

Opponents......

56 2255 40.3

Keith,justise

25.0

Gahagens, Brice

26.0

Total..........

980

16.3

No. Yds Avg

Opponents......

749

25.8

100

45 2628 58.4

FUMBLE RETURNS No.

Yds

Avg

Long

TEAM

KICKOFFS Renken,Brock Broce,Stetson

Total..........

0/0

Opponents......

138

27.6

3.0

OB Retn

NetYdLn

38 38.0

46 2666 58.0

1 25.8 34.1 30

Opponents

78 4314 53.3

2 16.3 38.9 26

Gregory,Will

Total

ALL PURPOSE |------------- PATs ---------------|

424 35.3

G Rush 11

775

Rec 122

PR KOR

Tot Avg/G

897

81.5

RcvPass DXP Saf Points

Nolan,Chad

438

326

764

69.5

Renken,Brock

0 8-15 28-28

0-0

Crawford,T

572

52.0

Nolan,Chad

6 0-0

0-0

Hayes,Ty’Quan

475

563

51.2

Gregory,Will

6 0-0

0-0

Morrison,Jordan

499

45.4

416

46.2

SCORING

FGs

Kick Rush

Fleeton,TJ

5 0-0

0-0

Nelson,Michael

213 112

Crawford,T

3 0-0

0-0

Total..........

11 1192

2668 136

980

171 5167 469.7

Opponents......

11 2315

2871 402

749

236 6573 597.5

Buckley,Martice

1 0-0

0-0

Keller,Kyle

1 0-0

0-0

Davis,Jocqui

1 0-0

0-0

Hadley,Jay

1 0-0

0-0

Forchu,Giresse

1 0-0

0-0

Hayes,Ty’Quan

1 0-0

0-0

Wilburn,Donta’

1 0-0

0-0

McKenzie,EJ

1 0-0

0-0

Total..........

28 8-15 28-28

0-0

220

Opponents......

61 7-12 56-58

0-2

1-1

447

TOTAL OFFENSE

G Plays Rush

Fleeton,TJ

Gregory,Will Keller,Kyle Henderson,Josep Hadley,Jay

Pass

Total

Avg/G

1975

2075

188.6

423

100

170

775

70.5

118

650

663

132.6

130

11.8

28.3

Hayes,Ty’Quan

6.7

Total..........

831 1192

2668

3860

350.9

Opponents......

895 2315

2871

5186

471.5

FIELD GOALSFGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Renken,Brock

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2015 STATISTICS Defensive Statistics DEFENSIVE LEADERS 44 Tate,Kyjuan 6 McBride, Johnqu 40 Tomlinson, Just 3 Green,Ricky 20 Goss III,Chris 7 Buckley,Martice 99 Smith,David 14 Solomon,Ryan 93 Randall,Stephan 45 Sanders,Laynce 95 Toliver,Roland 26 Domingue,Caleb 15 McKenzie,EJ 24 Simpson,Idrissa 49 Bell,Dominick 35 Smith,Darryl 8 Burks,Michael 97 Nunez,Dominique 91 Williams,Chris 98 Smith, Travelle 92 Wooten,James 31 Norman,Terez 2 Brown,Jason 42 Earvin,Roderick 30 Cohen,Marquez 23 Henderson,Josep 96 Boykins,Jeremy 25 Ward,Keshawn 82 Davis,Jocqui 13 Nelson,Michael 85 Renken,Brock 34 Nolan,Chad 10 Morrison,Jordan 88 Broce,Stetson 16 Nichols,Ricky 46 Plafcan,Trevor 33 Gahagens, Brice 19 Day,Carson 48 Minor,Austin 77 Gardella,Vince 21 Crawford,T 1 Fleeton,TJ 18 Hadley,Jay 22 Forchu,Giresse 29 Harding III,R 70 Gutierres, Marc 75 Jackson,Jarell 59 Moore,Mitch 4 Gregory,Will 28 Wilburn,Dontaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TM TEAM Total.......... Opponents......

|-------------Tackles---------------||--Sacks--| GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds 11-11 34 71 105 7.0-22 11-10 59 39 98 1.5-3 11-8 30 46 76 4.5-18 11-9 34 23 57 4.5-12 11-4 27 24 51 3.5-12 10-10 31 15 46 2.5-5 11-9 13 30 43 9.5-31 11-4 20 22 42 2.5-13 11-11 7 30 37 4.5-13 11-11 19 16 35 5.0-10 11-11 12 20 32 3.5-14 8-6 17 13 30 2.0-3 9-7 13 16 29 4.0-21 9-1 7 21 28 0.5-1 10-0 6 18 24 1.0-1 8-2 7 14 21 0.5-1 10-3 11 9 20 . 7-0 5 13 18 5.5-13 9-2 10 7 17 6.0-27 8-0 5 11 16 0.5-1 10-0 7 8 15 4.5-13 9-1 8 6 14 1.5-4 5-1 4 8 12 . 9-0 1 11 12 0.5-2 9-0 5 4 9 . 11-2 2 6 8 . 5-0 3 3 6 2.0-2 6-0 2 3 5 . 9-0 2 3 5 . 9-6 2 3 5 . 11-0 4 1 5 . 11-11 . 4 4 . 11-11 4 . 4 . 11-0 3 . 3 . 10-0 1 1 2 . 7-0 1 1 2 . 5-0 . 2 2 . 9-2 2 . 2 . 9-0 . 2 2 . 2-0 1 . 1 . 11-7 1 . 1 . 11-8 1 . 1 . 3-0 . 1 1 . 9-7 . 1 1 . 2-0 . 1 1 . 11-11 1 . 1 . 11-11 1 . 1 . 11-11 1 . 1 . 11-9 1 . 1 . 6-0 . . . . 5-0 . . . . 11-0 425 527 952 77-242 11-0 399 480 879 76.0-304

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UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION DR. ALAN MARBLE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT

Dr. Alan Marble was named the president of Missouri Southern on June 3, 2014 after serving the University for a year as the interim president. During his tenure as president, Marble has led several positive advancements for the campus. Missouri Southern completed a $14 million residence hall complex, saw the opening of projects such as the new baseball stadium and end zone facility and announced an improved budget for the coming fiscal year that includes raises for all university employees. Marble worked to boost confidence among faculty and staff members and also welcomed previous university president Dr. Julio Leon back to campus for the announcement that the Health Sciences Building would be dedicated to him. Before coming to Missouri Southern, Marble had retired from Crowder College after serving the school for 27 years, including seven as president. He had previously served as business manager and dean of development. Prior to his career in higher education, Marble owned and operated a testing and placement service that worked with many leading insurance companies nationwide to assist injured claimants in their efforts to become retrained and employable. He sold the company in 1986 to begin his career in higher education. Dr. Marble is an alumnus of Missouri Southern, earning a bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in 1979. He earned a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Pittsburg State University in 1986, and his doctorate in higher education administration with an emphasis in finance from the University of Nebraska in 2006. In addition to numerous awards for his private industry work as well as his efforts in higher education, Dr. Marble was a founding member of the board of directors for the Missouri Energy Initiative, served on the Missouri Higher Education Performance Funding Task Force, was appointed by Governor Nixon to the Missouri Tax Credit Reform Commission and is a Paul Harris Fellow with Rotary International.

MISSOURI SOUTHERN GOVERNORS, VICE PRESIDENTS & DEANS (STUDENT GOVERNOR NOT PICTURED)

Glenn McCumber Chair, Noel

Keith Hankins Vice Chair, Clinton

James Fleischaker Governor, Joplin

Dr. Brad Hodson Executive Vice President

Rob Yust Vice President for Business Affairs

Dr. Paula Phillips Carson Vice President for Academic Affairs

Alison Hershewe Governor, Joplin

Tracy Flanigan Governor, Carthage

Darren Fullerton Vice President for Student Affairs

Dr. Chris Moos Interim Dean, School of Business

Dr. Ron Mitchell Dean, Students

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Dr. Richard Schooler Dean, School of Health Sciences

Bill Gipson Governor, Shell Knob

Dr. Deborah Brown Interim Dean, School of Education

Michael L. Franks Governor, Neosho

Dr. Richard Miller Dean, School of Arts and Sciences

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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION JARED BRUGGEMAN DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Jared Bruggeman was introduced as the new Director of Athletics at Missouri Southern State University on June 11, 2009. He becomes just the fifth director the school has seen and begins his seventh year as head of the Athletics Department at Southern. In his time at Southern, Bruggeman has helped to see an increase in fundraising, as well as a re-structuring in the Lionbacker Booster Club. The school has seen one of the most productive men’s basketball runs in the program’s history as the team has made it to three NCAA Tournaments, as well as racking up three 22-plus win seasons and an MIAA Championship in 2011, mixed in with the 2014 MIAA Tournament Championship. In 2011-12, the men’s basketball team went 26-5, and advanced to the Round of 32 in the NCAA Division II Tournament. The team followed that up with a 25-6 record in 13-14 and won the MIAA Tournament en route to the round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament. The 2015-16 season saw the Missouri Southern Athletic Department have 137 MIAA Academic Honor Roll members, while earning 11 Academic All-MIAA nods. The department had nine MIAA Academic Excellence (4.00 cumulative GPA’s) honoree’s, while also bringing home 67 All-MIAA, 21 All-Region and 21 All-American honors. The department had eight Academic All-Americans, while also bringing home two NCAA Division II National Champions in outdoor track and field with the women’s pole vault and men’s 10k. Vincent Kiprop was the MIAA and Regional cross country champion, while finishing second place at the national meet hosted by Missouri Southern. He was named the Regional Cross Country Athlete of the Year, while also earning the Cross Country National Scholar Athlete of the Year award. The Lions also picked up the Regional Indoor Field Athlete of the Year in Jayce Thomas. The 2014-15 season saw the department capture the men’s and women’s MIAA Cross Country Championships, as well as the MIAA Baseball regular season and tournament championship. The department saw 178 student-athletes named to the MIAA Academic Honor roll, while 23 were named Academic All-MIAA. Southern had 77 All-MIAA athletes, including 30 named All-Region, 13 named All-American and seven named Academic All-American. The department also boasted the MIAA Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coaches of the Year, as well as the Baseball Coach of the Year and the MIAA Pitcher of the Year. During the 2013-14 athletic season, Southern had 140 MIAA academic honor roll members, seven named Academic All-MIAA and nine named MIAA Presidential Scholars. The department boasted 77 All-MIAA student-athletes, 28 were named

All-Region and nine were All-American. The school also had five named Academic All-American. The women’s cross country team advanced to the national meet in 2010 and 2011, while the men finished eighth in 2012 and 19th in 2013 at the Championships. In the classroom, the Lions had more than 150 of the 325 student-athletes consistently earn at least a 3.0 GPA. Also, in his term as AD, the Lions have won four of the six State Farm Trophy’s, an annual competition between Missouri Southern and Pittsburg State that pitts the two programs up against each other to find out the top overall athletic program on the court or field of play. The Lions had both academic and athletic success in 2010 under Bruggeman’s leadership as the men’s and women’s cross country programs both won MIAA and NCAA Regional titles. The women’s team finished third nationally, while the women’s outdoor track and field team again won the MIAA title, and on the strength of those finishes, the Lions placed 38th nationally in the Division II Director’s Cup Standings. Bruggeman previously served as the Associate Director of Athletics at Northern Arizona University for four years, working as the school’s compliance director, as well as overseeing the men’s and women’s track and field and cross country programs and equipment room. He was also in charge of overall athletic game management and facilities. Prior to NAU, Bruggeman served as an Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance and Student Life at the University of North Dakota for four years. He also oversaw facilities and game management, as well as marketing and ticketing. He was the student-athlete Academic Coordinator as well as Director of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and during his time as Assistant AD, North Dakota was awarded seven NCAA postgraduate scholarships, two NCAA Division II Degree Completion Awards and the NCAA Walter Byers Post Graduate Scholarship. Bruggeman also served as an assistant track and field and cross country coach at UND from 1998-01. He assisted in the daily operations of both men’s and women’s programs and played a major role in the recruitment of student-athletes. Bruggeman was also a volunteer assistant volleyball coach. A three-time graduate of UND, Bruggeman was an All-American in the indoor 800 meters. Prior to his career in collegiate athletics, Bruggeman was a high school science teacher. He taught at Stephen Hempstead High School in Dubuque, Iowa and Red River High School in Grand Forks, N.D. Bruggeman also served as track and field and cross country coach at both schools. Bruggeman earned a bachelor of science in natural science and a bachelor of science in education with an emphasis in physics from the University of North Dakota in 1994. He went on to earn a master’s of education in educational leadership from UND. Bruggeman and his wife, Maria have three children, a son Micah (14), and daughters Logan (12), and Reese (8).

RACHEL BURLESON

JUSTIN MASKUS

Rachel Burleson is in her fifth year as Associate Athletic Director for Administration and Compliance at Missouri Southern State University. She came to Southern after eight months at Western State Colorado University. Burleson heads up the compliance office at MSSU, while serving as the Senior Woman Adiminstrator (SWA) and the sport supervisor for golf, volleyball, soccer, baseball and softball. Before joining Western State, Burleson spent the previous four years at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, an NCAA Division II institution in Goodwell, Okla. There she was an assistant athletic director, as well as the head softball coach. She’s stepped in to represent the athletic director, who also shares coaching responsibilities, at conferences and conventions. She was the game management director for all home events and for Goodwell High School football and basketball. Burleson helped oversee all aspects of event administration, including ticketing, officials coordination, locker rooms, concessions and game setup and teardown. Burleson balanced full-time coaching responsibilities with softball and had four student-athletes earn All-Heartland Conference honors at OPSU. She managed the coaching, travel, recruiting, scheduling, budget, community service projects, camps, field maintenance, skill development, academic monitoring and eligibility for the Aggies. Burleson also taught a variety of courses in the Health, Physical Education and Recreation department. Burleson earned her master’s degree at Northwest Missouri State University and spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach for the Bearcat softball team. Northwest advanced to the NCAA regionals in her final season and she assisted the head coach in all aspects of the program. She also assisted with the scorebook for home basketball games and was a part of the event management for volleyball matches. Burleson was the assistant softball coach at Kenyon College for two seasons and the assistant volleyball coach at Kenyon for one season, and assisted both head coaches in a variety of tasks. She earned her bachelor’s degree in exercise and sports from Tarleton State University.

Justin Maskus enters his 11th year as the Athletic Media Relations Director at Missouri Southern State University. At Southern, he is responsible for athletics publications, coordinates media relations for all 14 sports, compiles statistics, and maintains and designs the Missouri Southern athletics website. Maskus also provides color commentary assistance for basketball, as well as doing play-by-play for Southern baseball and softball games. Prior to Southern, Maskus spent three years as the Sports Information Director at Christian Brothers University in Memphis, and two years as the Assistant Sports Information Director at Southeast Missouri State University. He was the primary media relations contact for each of CBU’s 13 intercollegiate sports and served as the lead designer on the departmental web site. He also served as the lead statistician and was instrumental in the debut of the Buccaneer Sports Network, broadcasting basketball and baseball games live via the internet. At Southeast, Maskus was responsible for the media relations efforts of five Division I programs as well as development of media guides and the athletics website. He worked with baseball, women’s basketball, volleyball, golf and gymnastics while assisting with football and men’s basketball. He served a four-year term on the NCAA Division II Baseball Committee from 2008-2011, having served as the Chair of the South Central Region. Maskus earned a bachelor of science degree in public relations and graphic arts from the University of Central Missouri in 2001. He is a member of the College Sports Information Directors of America, the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association, the United States Basketball Writers Association and NACDA. The St. Louis, Mo. native was married to Julie Arnold, a special education teacher at Webb City High School, in June of 2012. The couple welcomed its first child, Callie Kay, in July of 2015. They reside in Joplin.

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ATHLETICS ADMINISTRATION AMANDA WOLF

RANDON COFFEY

INTERIM HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING AND CORPORATE SALES

Coffey begins his fifth year at Southern as Director of Marketing and Corporate Sales. Coffey grew up in Webb City, MO and went on to graduate from Missouri Southern in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. While attending MSSU he worked in the athletics department doing marketing and in-game coordination for four years. Upon graduation Coffey went on to intern with the Kansas City Chiefs in their sponsorship department and came back to Missouri Southern full-time at the conclusion of the internship. He was married in March 2014 to his wife Nancy and they live in Joplin.

NATHAN BRAMWELL

DIRECTOR OF TICKETING/ EVENT MANAGEMENT Bramwell begins his second year at Missouri Southern, his first year as the director of ticketing for the entire campus and his second as director of event management for athletics. He comes to Southern after spending the past two years as a graduate assistant at Lindenwood university in gameday management. Pior to that, Bramwell spent the two years working in a variety of minor league and college sports, including an internship with the low-A affiliate for the Pittsburgh Pirates, as well as a marketing internship with Missouri Southern. While at Lindenwood, Bramwell earned his Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing in 2014. Nathan was married during the summer of 2016 and he and his wife, Becca, reside in Webb City.

MIKE DOTY

ATHLETIC FACILITIES COORDINATOR Mike Doty is in his second year as the Athletic Facilities Coordinator at Southern. Doty came to Southern after spending the summer as the manager for game day operations and promotions for the Southern Ohio Copperheads of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League, where he supervised 14 undergraduate student directors. Doty also coordinated all on-field promotions and sponsorship activations, while he oversaw all in-game public address announcer reads. Doty also worked with the 11 other teams to craft 2015 regular season schedule and acted as a team representative for league meetings. Doty is a 2010 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Lincoln where he was an honors program graduate with a double BA in Political Science and International Studies. While at Nebraska, Doty was a member of the mock trial team and the pre-law club. Upon graduation from Nebraska he went to work for the admissions office where he managed all tour guides including the Husker Football guides. Doty was also responsible for the recruitment of Kansas City area students to Nebraska. Doty graduated with his Master’s degree in Sports Administration from the Ohio University in 2015. While at Ohio, he worked on an analytics project for the NFL’s New York Giants and an arena analysis project for AECOM based out of Kansas City. Doty was also a part of the student-athlete bowl satisfaction survey that won best project honors for the Football Bowl Association during his time at Ohio. Doty was also selected to work the NHL All-Star weekend as an ambassador for their Saturday night VIP part and Sunday pre-game party in January 2015. Doty’s graduate assistantship was with the Ohio University Event Services where he helped manage the campus buildings used for their events. Doty also worked in every capacity during the Ohio Bobcat football and basketball games to understand what every position was required to do in order to make a successful event. At native of La Vista, Nebraska he now resides in Joplin.

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With nearly 22 years of athletic training experience, Amanda Wolf is in her 11th year as assistant athletic trainer at Missouri Southern State University. A certified member of the National Athletic Trainers Association, Wolf came to the Lions after two years as the head athletic trainer at McPherson (Kan.) College. There, she worked with 14 activities at the NAIA Division II institution and taught courses in the physical education department. Wolf previously worked as a graduate assistant athletic trainer at Fort Hays (Kan.) State University, where she assisted with 16 NCAA Division II activities. Wolf, a native of Nevada, Mo., graduated from Missouri Southern in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in health promotion & wellness. While a student at MSSU, Wolf served as a student athletic trainer under former head trainer Marty Conklin and helped with 17 Southern sports and activities. She earned her master’s degree in health, physical education and recreation, with an emphasis in exercise science and sports administration, from Fort Hays State in 2002. Wolf and her husband, Kyle, have three daughters, Ava Grace, Leah, and Mya. The couple currently resides in Webb City.

MIKE BARLOW ASSISTANT ATHLETIC TRAINER

Mike Barlow, MS, ATC/L is in his first year as the assistant athletic trainer at Southern following 19 years as Head Athletic Trainer at NEO A&M College. He started in 1993 after graduating from Oklahoma State University with a Science Education degree and an minor in Athletic Training. He obtained his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership/Administration from Pittsburg State University in 2001. During 2005-2009 Mike was employed by Miami Public Schools as a Biology Instructor and Head Athletic Trainer, returning to the Head Athletic Trainer position at NEO A&M College in the fall of 2010. Mike lives in Miami and has three children: Jordan, Kaki, and Jacob.

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ATHLETICS COACHES & STAFF

Brian Allen Asst. Cross Country/ Track Coach

Charles Alexander Assistant Football Coach

Harley Beck Assistant Athletic Trainer

Jeff Boschee Head Men's Basketball Coach

Shaun Buck Asst. Media Relations Director

Jamie Burnham Head Distance Coach

Karesa Burr Business Manager

Melissa Chmielewski Head Softball Coach

Bryce Darnell Head Baseball Coach

Chelsea Erickson Assistant Softball Coach

Kenny Evans Assistant Football Coach

Corey Fipps Assistant Football Coach

Jamesia Price Asst. Womens Bassketball Coach

Courtney Pearson Athletics Secretary

Ronnie Ressel Head Women’s Basketball Coach

Denver Johnson Head Football Coach

Darius Hart Assistant Football Coach

Maddi Moon Assistant Soccer Coach

Sam McMahon Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach

Daniel Crawford Athletics Marketing Assistant

Bill Bleil Assistant Football Coach

Jordon O'Brien Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

Bryan Schiding Director of Track and Field/Cross Country

Brett Story Assistant Football Coach

Nick Tuck Assistant Baseball Coach

Taelour Murphy Assistant Cross Country/ Track Coach

Rashad Watson Assistant Football Coach

Josh Dalton Assistant Football Coach

Mike Wheeler Men’s Golf Coach

Chris McNaughton Head Soccer Coach

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ALL-TIME SERIES RECORD Record W-L-T 2-2 15-20-2 22-19-0 13-13-1 1-2 23-23-0 6-8-0 9-11-0 4-23-0 9-38-1 21-22-1

Home W-L-T 1-1 9-8-1 12-7-0 6-6-0 0-1 13-11-0 2-5-0 5-5-0 1-12-0 6-18-0 11-11-1

Away W-L-T 1-1 6-12-1 9-13-0 7-7-1 1-1 10-12-0 4-3-0 4-6-0 3-11-0 3-20-1 10-11-0

First Met 2012 1973 1970 1970 2012 1970 1977 1968 1989 1968 1970

Last Met 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015 2015

All Other Opponents (Records are based upon on field results) Arkansas-Monticello, University of 1-0-0 Arkansas Tech University, Russellville 3-8-0 Bacone College, Muskogee, Okla. 1-1-0 Benedictine College, Atchison, Kan. 1-0-0 Cameron University, Lawton, Okla. 2-2-0 Central Arkansas, University of, Conway 1-3-1 Central Methodist College, Fayette, Mo. 2-0-0 Culver-Stockton College, Canton, Mo. 1-0-0 Doane College, Crete, Neb. 2-0-0 Emporia (Kan.), College of 2-0-0 Evangel College, Springfield, Mo. 6-0-0 Haskell University, Lawrence, Kan. 2-0-0 Harding University, Searcy, Ark. 3-3-0 Greenville (Ill.) College, Greenville, Ill. 1-0-0 Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo. 8-2-0 Lindenwood-Belleville 1-0 Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss. 1-1-0 Minnesota State University-Mankato 0-1-0 Minnesota State University-Moorhead 1-0-0 Missouri S&T, Rolla 18-2-0 Missouri State University, Springfield 2-4-0 Missouri Valley College, Marshall 1-1-0 Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa 0-1-0 Nebraska-Omaha, University of 0-3-0 Nevada-Las Vegas, University of 1-1-0 Nevada-Reno, University of 0-1-0 Northwestern College, Orange City, Iowa 1-0-0 Northwestern Oklahoma State University, Alva 4-1-0 Northwood Institute, Cedar Hill, Texas 1-1-0 Ouachita Baptist, Arkadelphia, Ark. 2-0-0 Panhandle State University, Goodwell, Okla. 0-2-0 Portland (Ore.) State University 0-1-0 St. Mary of the Plains College, Dodge City, Kan. 1-0-0 Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau 2-4-0 Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo. 16-5-0 Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford 1-3-0 South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City 1-0-0 Truman State University, Kirksville, Mo. 10-15-0 Wayne (Neb.) State College 9-4-1 Wichita (Kan.) State University 1-1-0 Totals (44 seasons) 232-245-7

0-0-0 2-4-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-1-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 1-0-0 6-1-0 1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 10-0-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 9-2-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 9-5-0 6-0-1 0-0-0 135-104-4

1-0-0 1-4-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-2-0 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 2-1-0 0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 8-2-0 2-3-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 1-2-0 7-3-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 1-10-0 3-4-0 1-1-0 91-135-3

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1999 1988 2004 1977 1992 1995 1976 1972 1975 1973 1983 2007 2009 2002 2013 2013 1971 1993 2010 2004 2000 1970 1971 2010 1976 1979 1972 1985 1969 2006 1969 1991 1968 1990 2013 1987 2012 2012 1988 1983

Current MIAA Opponents Central Oklahoma, University of; Edmond, Okla. Central Missouri, University of; Warrensburg Emporia (Kan.) State University Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan. Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Mo. Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph Nebraska-Kearney, University of Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, Okla. Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville Pittsburg (Kan.) State University Washburn University, Topeka, Kan.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS JIM JOHNSON 1968 2-8 (.200)

1968 Head Coach: Jim Johnson S. 14 Northeastern State (A)◊ S. 21 Panhandle State (H)◊ S. 28 Wayne (Neb.) State (A)◊ O. 5 Central Arkansas (H)◊ O. 12 Arkansas Tech (A)◊ O. 19 Northwood Institute (H)◊† O. 26 Cameron (A)◊ N. 2 St. Mary of the Plains (HC)◊ N. 9 Pittsburg State (A)◊ N. 23 Truman (H)◊ †At Carthage, Mo. (Maple Leaf Bowl)

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2-8-0 0-45 10-21 16-20 13-29 0-53 48- 0 7-22 13- 7 3-14 8-48 118-259

REUBEN BERRY 1969-70 4-15-1 (.225)

1969 Head Coach: Reuben Berry S. 13 Northeastern State (H)◊ S. 20 Panhandle State (A)◊ S. 27 Wayne (Neb.) State (H)◊† O. 4 Central Arkansas (A)◊ O. 11 Arkansas Tech (H)◊ O. 18 Northwood Institute (A) N. 1 Missouri Valley (H)◊† N. 8 Pittsburg State (HC)◊ N. 15 Lincoln (Mo.) (A) N. 22 Cameron (H)◊ †Played at Carthage, Mo.

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2-8-0 7-56 0-28 14- 7 12-56 0-34 8-13 24-20 20-61 14-27 0-52 99-354

1970 Head Coach: Reuben Berry S. 12 Fort Hays State (A)◊ S. 19 Lincoln (Mo.) (H)◊ S. 26 Northeastern State (A)◊ O. 3 Emporia State (A)◊ O. 10 Pittsburg State (H)◊ O. 17 Washburn (H)◊† O. 24 Arkansas Tech (H)◊ O. 31 Missouri Valley (A)◊ N. 7 Missouri Western (HC) N. 21 Millsaps (A) †Played at Carthage, Mo.

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JIM FRAZIER 1971-85 97-52-5 (.646)

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1971 S. 11 S. 18 S. 25 O. 2 O. 9 O. 16 O. 23 O. 30 N. 6 N. 20

Head Coach: Jim Frazier Fort Hays State (H)◊ Southeast Missouri (A)◊ Northeastern State (H)◊ Emporia State (H)◊ Pittsburg State (A)◊ Washburn (A)◊ Arkansas Tech (A)◊ Morningside (HC) Missouri Western (A) Millsaps College (H)

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* * National Champions * * 1972 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 9 Fort Hays State (A)◊ W S. 16 Southeast Missouri (H)◊ W S. 23 College of Emporia (A) W S. 30 Missouri-Rolla (H)◊ W O. 7 Nevada-Las Vegas (A)◊ W O. 14 Pittsburg State (H)◊ W O. 21 Washburn (A)◊ W O. 28 Emporia State (HC) W N. 4 Missouri Western (H) W N. 11 Culver-Stockton (H) W N. 25 Doane College (H)† W D. 2 Northwestern (H)† W †NAIA Division II Playoffs ************** 1973 S. 8 S. 15 S. 22 S. 29 O. 13 O. 20 O. 27 N. 3 N. 10 N. 17

Head Coach: Jim Frazier Fort Hays State (H)◊ Southeast Missouri (A)◊ College of Emporia (HC)◊ Missouri-Rolla (A) Pittsburg State (A)◊ Washburn (H)◊ Emporia State (A)◊ Missouri Western (A) Central Missouri (H) Arkansas Tech (H)

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4-6-0 3-37 3- 7 0-28 18- 3 7-21 14-10 10-28 21-26 31-19 41- 0 148-179 12-0-0 40-15 7- 6 33- 7 39- 7 7- 0 21- 6 14- 3 14- 9 52- 7 63-12 24- 6 21-14 335-92 4-6-0 9-14 9- 7 37- 0 0-16 13- 2 3- 9 24-30 35-31 19-44 14-16 163-169

1974 S. 21 S. 28 O. 5 O. 12 O. 19 O. 26 N. 2 N. 9 N. 16

Head Coach: Jim Frazier Southeast Missouri (H)◊ Fort Hays State (A)◊ Southwest Missouri (A)◊ Arkansas Tech (A)◊ Lincoln (HC) Pittsburg State (H)◊ Washburn (A) Missouri Western (H) Central Missouri (A)

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6-3-0 24-34 10- 9 26-41 27-14 33-18 24-13 17-35 25-14 27-22 213-200

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7-3-1 20-13 40-14 26- 6 24-32 20-29 31-10 10- 7 10-10 21- 9 33-45 25-13 260-188

** CSIC Co-Champions ** 1976 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 4 Emporia State (A)◊* W S. 11 Central Missouri (A)◊ W S. 18 Central Methodist (H)◊ W S. 25 Fort Hays State (A)◊* L O. 2 Southwest Missouri (A) W O. 9 Pittsburg State (H)◊* W O. 16 Lincoln (Mo.) (H)◊ W O. 23 Washburn (HC)* W N. 6 Missouri Western (H)* W N. 13 Nevada-Las Vegas (A)◊ L *CSIC game (Co-Champions, 4-1-0) **************

8-2-0 28-6 14-12 47- 0 20-21 27-13 24-20 44-0 35-21 20-7 3-28 262-128

1975 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 6 Emporia State (H)† S. 13 Central Methodist (A) S. 20 Missouri-Rolla (H)—TV S. 27 Fort Hays State (H) O. 4 Southwest Missouri (H) O. 11 Arkansas Tech (H) O. 18 Lincoln (A)◊ O. 25 Pittsburg State (A)◊ N. 1 Washburn (HC)—TV N. 8 Missouri Western (A) N. 15 Doane (H) †First game at Hughes Stadium

The 1972 NAIA Division II National Champion Lions In Jim Frazier’s second season as head coach of the Missouri Southern Lions, he led his squad to a perfect 12-0 season and the NAIA Division II Championship. His charges downed Northwestern College of Iowa 21-14 for the national title. Members of the 1972 National Championship Team are: (front row, L-R) assistant coach Tony Callwhite, Terry Starks, John LaBlank, Ron Barnes, head coach Jim Frazier, Steve Hamilton, Ken Stracke, David S. Evans, assistant coach Ed Wuch; (second row l-r) Mike Cole, John Watson, Terron Jackson, Ray Harding, Jack Varns, Randy Fidler, Barry Korner, Dennis Pendergrass, Kenny Howard; (third row l-r) Lydell Williams, Stuart Ward, Mike Mitchell, Larry Hill, Kerry Anders, Paul Sallee, Doug Efird, Roger Hall, Charles Hendricks; (fourth row 1-r) Melvin Wilson, John Balentine, Marty Galbraith, Jack Duda, John Busalacki, Neal Alkire, Max Mourglia, Fred Gnerlich, Ron McReynolds; (fifth row l-r) Dean Guier, Sam Kealoha, Randy Hocker, Jeff Wolverton, Larry Cameron, Bernie Busken, David L. Evans, Henry Moyer, Doug Dodd.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1977 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 3 Benedictine (H)◊ S. 10 Central Missouri (H)◊ S. 17 Missouri-Rolla (A) O. 1 [9] Wayne (Neb.) State (A)* O. 8 [13] Washburn (H)—TV◊* O. 15 [11] Emporia State (A)* O. 22 Fort Hays State (A)◊* O. 29 Kearney State [12] (HC)* N. 5 Missouri Western [14] (A)* N. 12 Pittsburg State (H)* *CSIC game (T-5th, 2-5-0)

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5-5-0 37-16 30-19 43- 9 9-13 38-21 13-15 29-35 23-27 42-55 34-19 298-229

1978 Head Coach: Jim Frazier 5-4-1 S. 9 Central Missouri (A)◊ W 39- 7 S. 23 Northeastern State (H)◊ L 20-22 S. 30 Wayne (Neb.) State (H)* T 16-16 O. 7 Washburn (A)◊* W 20- 7 O. 14 Emporia State (HC)* W 17- 0 O. 21 Fort Hays State (H)◊* W 31-14 O. 28 Kearney State (A)* L 7-33 N. 4 Missouri Western (H)* L 17-18 N. 11 Pittsburg State [19t] (A)*† L 34-50 N. 18 Evangel (A) W 35-33 *CSIC (T-2nd, 4-2-1) †Later forfeited by PSU236-200

1984 Head Coach: Jim Frazier 6-3-0 S. 15 [10] S’western Oklahoma (H)◊W 27- 7 12-13 S. 22 [5] N’western Oklahoma [9] (A)◊ L S. 29 [12] Pittsburg State (H)◊* W 30-21 O. 6 [10] Emporia State (A)* W 24- 6 O. 13 [10] Kearney State (HC)* L 14-24 O. 20 [19] Missouri Western (A)* W 31-27 O. 27 [15] Fort Hays State (A)* W 22-15 N. 3 [12] Wayne State [20] (H)* W 24-23 N. 10 [10] Washburn (H)—TV* L 29-31 *CSIC game (T-2nd, 5-2-0) 213-167

1979 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 8 Central Missouri (H)◊ S. 15 Evangel (H)◊ S. 22 Northeastern State (A)◊ S. 29 Pittsburg State (A)◊* O. 6 Emporia State (H)◊* O. 13 Kearney State [15] (A)* O. 20 Missouri Western [7] (HC)* O. 27 Fort Hays State (H)* N. 3 Wayne (Neb.) State (A)* N. 10 Washburn (A)* N. 17 Nevada-Reno (A) *CSIC game (T-3rd, 3-4-0)

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5-6-0 14-10 21-17 0-32 3-23 10-21 14-56 27-24 17-16 18-14 19-20 6-32 149-265

1985 Head Coach: Jim Frazier 6-4-0 S. 7 [15t] Arkansas Tech (H)◊ W 21- 0 S. 14 [10] N’western Oklahoma [4] (H)◊W 40- 3 S. 21 [5] S’western Oklahoma (A)◊L 7-34 S. 28 [16] Washburn (A)* L 6-19 O. 5 Pittsburg State (A)◊* L 3-30 O. 12 Emporia State [13] (HC)*† W 34-26 O. 19 Kearney State (A)* W 24-20 O. 26 Missouri Western (H)* W 23- 0 N. 2 Fort Hays State [12] (H)* W 22-20 N. 9 Wayne (Neb.) State (A)* L 17-27 *CSIC game (3rd, 4-3-0) †Southern’s 100th win 197-179

1980 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 6 Southwest Missouri (A)◊ S. 13 Central Missouri (A)◊ S. 27 Pittsburg State [17] (H)◊* O. 4 Emporia State (A)* O. 11 Kearney State (H)* O. 18 Missouri Western [18] (A)* O. 25 Fort Hays State (A)* N. 1 Wayne (Neb.) State (HC)* N. 8 Washburn (H)◊* N. 15 Evangel (H) *CSIC game (T-3rd, 4-3-0)

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6-3-1 17-15 3- 3 21-28 14- 7 7-31 21-20 12-34 14-13 35- 9 45-21 189-181

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1981 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 5 Wichita State (A)◊ L S. 12 Central Missouri (H)◊ T S. 19 Evangel (A)† W S. 26 Northwestern Oklahoma (H)◊ W O. 3 Washburn (A)◊* W O. 10 Pittsburg State (A)◊* L O. 17 Emporia State (H)◊* W O. 24 Kearney State (A)* W O. 31 Missouri Western [4] (HC)* W N. 7 Fort Hays State (H)* L N. 14 Wayne (Neb.) State (A)* W *CSIC (T-2nd, 5-2-0) †Later forfeited by Southern

7-3-1 6-38 9- 9 20-17 25-12 12- 0 7-34 21- 9 25-22 23- 8 24-27 23-19 195-195

1982 Head Coach: Jim Frazier S. 11 Central Missouri (A)◊ L S. 18 Evangel College (H)◊ W S. 25 Northwestern Oklahoma (A)◊ W O. 2 Washburn (H)◊* W O. 9 Pittsburg State [11t] (H)◊* L O. 16 Emporia State (A)* W O. 23 Kearney State (HC)* W O. 30 [15] Missouri Western (A)* W N. 6 [13] Fort Hays State (A)* T N. 13 [16] Wayne State (H)* W *CSIC game (3rd, 5-1-1)

7-2-1 17-20 68-24 31- 0 20- 0 15-35 34-28 23-14 22-18 28-28 23- 0 281-167

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BILL COOKE INTERIM IN 1988 3-7 (.300)

1983 Head Coach: Jim Frazier 9-2-0 S. 3 [13] Wichita State (A)◊ W 29-21 S. 10 [13] Central Missouri (H)◊ W 26-10 S. 17 [5t] Evangel (A) W 41-17 22-15 S. 24 [5]Northwestern Oklahoma (H)◊W O. 1 [4] Pittsburg State [13] (A)◊*W 21-13 O. 8 [2] Emporia State (H)◊* W 41- 6 O. 15 [2] Kearney State (A)* W 21-16 10-17 O. 22 [2] Mo. Western (HC)—TV* L O. 29 [7] Fort Hays State [18t] (H)*W 42-10 N. 5 [6] Wayne (Neb.) State (A)* W 36-19 N. 12 [6] Washburn [13] (A)—TV* L 10-24 *CSIC game (2nd place, 5-2-0) 299-168

1986-87 5-14 (.263)

1986 Head Coach: Rod Giesselmann 2-7-0 S. 13 S’western Oklahoma (H)◊ L 14-17 S. 20 Arkansas Tech (A)◊ L 7-42 S. 27 Washburn [5] (H)—TV◊* L 7-25 O. 4 Pittsburg State [2t] (H)◊* L 7-48 O. 11 Emporia State [12] (A)—TV* L 0-11 O. 18 Kearney State (HC)—TV* L 3- 7 O. 25 Missouri Western (A)* L 7-13 N. 1 Fort Hays State (A)* W 3- 0 N. 8 Wayne (Neb.) State (H)* W 41- 6 *CSIC game (T-5th, 2-5-0) 89-169 1987 Head Coach: Rod Giesselmann 3-7-0 S. 5 Northeastern State (H)◊ L 20-21 S. 12 S’western Oklahoma (A)◊ L 7- 9 S. 19 Arkansas Tech (H)◊ L 16-17 S. 26 Pittsburg State [3] (A)◊* L 6-34 O. 3 Fort Hays State (HC)* W 38-13 O. 10 Emporia State [8] (A)* L 7-26 O. 17 Kearney State (H)* L 9-10 O. 24 Washburn [24] (A)* W 32-14 O. 31 Wayne (Neb.) State (A)* L 10-12 N. 7 Missouri Western (H)* W 41-7 *CSIC game (5th, 3-4-0) 186-163

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1988 Head Coach: Bill Cooke S. 3 Northeastern State [9] (A)◊ W S. 10 Southwest Missouri [24] (A)◊ L S. 17 Arkansas Tech [19] (A)◊ L S. 24 Pittsburg State [2] (H)◊* L O. 1 Fort Hays State (A)* W O. 8 Emporia State [4] (H)◊* L O. 15 Kearney State (A)* L O. 22 Washburn [8] (HC)* L O. 29 Wayne (Neb.) State (H)* W N. 5 Missouri Western (A)* L *CSIC game (T-6th, 2-5-0)

3-7-0 22-19 12-56 14-32 6-28 21-10 22-45 18-38 23-35 38- 0 13-16 189-279

JON LANTZ 1989-97 51-35-1 (.592) 1989 Head Coach: Jon Lantz S. 2 Lincoln (H)◊* S. 9 Southeast Missouri (A)◊* S. 16 Northwest Missouri (H)◊* S. 23 Washburn (A)◊* S. 30 Truman (H)◊* O. 7 Missouri Western (A)◊* O. 14 Southwest Baptist (HC)* O. 21 Central Missouri (A)* N. 4 Missouri-Rolla (H)* N. 11 Pittsburg State [4] (A)◊* *MIAA game (T-4th, 6-4-0)

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6-4-0 24- 9 7-21 7-35 23- 6 17-14 13-27 28-14 21-13 24-21 3-31 167-191

1990 Head Coach: Jon Lantz S. 8 Southeast Missouri (H)◊* S. 15 Northwest Missouri (A)* S. 22 Washburn (H)◊* S. 29 Truman (A)* O. 6 Missouri Western (HC)* O. 13 Southwest Baptist (A)* O. 20 Central Missouri (H)◊* N. 3 Missouri-Rolla (A)* N. 10 Pittsburg State [3] (H)* *MIAA game (T-5th, 4-5-0)

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4-5-0 0-17 28-27 30- 6 3-25 30-10 10-24 19-20 14- 7 21-49 155-185

1991 Head Coach: Jon Lantz 8-3-0 S. 7 Cameron (A)◊ W 34-16 S. 14 Portland State [11] (A) L 38-56 S. 21 Central Missouri (H)◊* W 35- 0 S. 28 Missouri Western (A)◊* W 37-26 O. 5 Washburn (A)◊* W 31- 6 O. 12 [19t] Missouri-Rolla (HC)* W 42- 6 O. 19 [15] Southwest Baptist (A)* W 42-21 O. 26 [13] Pittsburg State [10] (H)◊*L 21-43 N. 2 Northwest Missouri (A)* W 20- 3 N. 9 Truman (H)* L 42-43 45- 9 N. 16 Emporia State [19–NAIA] (H)*W *MIAA game (2nd, 7-2-0) 387-229

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Head Coach: Jon Lantz

4-6-0

1993

* * MIAA Champions * * Head Coach: Jon Lantz

1994

Head Coach: Jon Lantz

GREG GREGORY 1998-99 8-13 (.381)

S. 5 Cameron (H)◊ W 59- 7 S. 12 Emporia State (A)◊* L 7-28 S. 19 Central Missouri (A)◊* L 7-10 S. 26 Missouri Western (H)◊* L 24-28 O. 3 Washburn (H)◊* W 44-14 O. 10 Missouri-Rolla (A)* W 33-13 O. 17 Southwest Baptist (H)* W 28-27 O. 24 Pittsburg State [1] (A)◊* L 13-42 O. 31 Northwest Missouri (HC)—TV*L 27-35 N. 7 Truman (A)* L 6-52 *MIAA game (7th, 3-6-0) 248-256

S. 11 Central Arkansas (H)◊ S. 18 Pittsburg State [13] (H)◊* S. 25 Southwest Baptist (A)* O. 2 Truman (H)* O. 9 [15] Missouri Western (A)◊* O. 16 [10] Central Missouri (A)* O. 23 [6] Emporia State (HC)* O. 30 [6] Washburn (A)* N. 6 [6] Missouri-Rolla (H)* N. 13 [6] Northwest Missouri (A)* N. 20 [6] Mankato State [12] (H)† *MIAA game (1st, 9-0) †NCAA-II playoffs

S. 10 Central Arkansas (A)◊ S. 17 Pittsburg State [6t] (A)◊* S. 24 Southwest Baptist (H)◊* O. 1 Truman [7] (A)* O. 8 Missouri Western (H)◊* O. 15 Central Missouri (H)◊* O. 22 Emporia State (A)* O. 29 Washburn (HC)* N. 5 Missouri-Rolla (A)* N. 12 Northwest Missouri (H)* *MIAA game (5th, 5-4-0)

1995

Head Coach: Jon Lantz

S. 9 Central Arkansas [T-11] (H)◊ S. 16 Emporia State (H)◊* S. 23 Central Missouri (A)* S. 30 Missouri-Rolla (H)◊* O. 7 Southwest Baptist (A)* O. 14 [19] Pittsburg State [5] (H)◊* O. 21 Northwest Missouri (A)* O. 28 Truman (HC)* N. 4 Missouri Western (A)* N. 11 Washburn (A)* *MIAA game (5th, 5-4-0)

1996

Head Coach: Jon Lantz

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9-1-1

14-14 20- 3 21-15 41-37 30-28 27- 7 39-17 36-21 47-33 49-33 13-34 337-242

5-5-0

20-30 14-24 42-16 21-37 29-28 26-10 7-17 38-16 17-21 34- 9 248-208

Head Coach: Greg Gregory

1999

Head Coach: Greg Gregory

S. 12 Northeastern State (A)◊ S. 17 Northwest Mo. [9] (H)* ◊-TV S. 26 Pittsburg State (A)* ◊ O. 3 Missouri Western (H)* ◊ O. 10 Central Missouri [12] (H)* ◊ O. l7 Emporia State [T-19] (A)* ◊ O. 24 Washburn (HC)* O. 31 Missouri-Rolla (A)* N. 5 Southwest Baptist (H)* ◊-TV N. 14 Truman (A)* * MIAA game (6th, 3-6-0) A. 28 Arkansas-Monticello (A) S. 11 Northeastern State (H)◊ S. 18 Washburn (A) * S. 23 Emporia State (H) * ◊-TV S. 30 Southwest Baptist (A) * ◊ O. 9 Pittsburg State [11] (H) * ◊ O. 16 Northwest Missouri [7] (A)* O. 23 Truman (HC) * O. 30 Missouri Western (A) * N. 6 Central Missouri (A) * N. 13 Missouri-Rolla (H) * * MIAA game (6th, 3-6-0)

6-4-0

1997 Head Coach: Jon Lantz/Rob Green 7-3-0

S. 13 Northeastern State (H)◊† W 24-16 S. 20 Northwest Missouri [6] (A)* L 26-31 S. 27 Pittsburg State [2] (H)◊* L 14-42 O. 4 Missouri Western (A)*† W 35-22 O. 9 Central Missouri (A)* ◊-TV L 10-31 O. 18 Emporia State (H)◊*† OT W 40-39 O. 23 Washburn (A)-TV◊*† W 17-14 N. 1 Missouri-Rolla (HC)*† W 35-3 N. 8 Southwest Baptist (A)*† W 35-10 N. 15 Truman (H)*† W 40-32 * MIAA game (T-3rd, 6-3-0) 276-240 †All seven wins later forfeited by Southern

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3-7-0

0-10 21-48 6-20 45-39 13-20 17-63 37-49 33-19 45-13 21-25 238-305

5-6-0

35-14 28-7 28-35 29-12 39-0 8-36 13-52 40-45 6-13 7-47 37-0 270-261

BILL COOKE 1988, 2000-03 15-33 (.313)

13-7 21-26 37-32 56-17 44-7 14-15 33-41 24-22 7-43 25-0 274-210

S. 14 [T-18] Northeastern State (A)◊ W 28-9 S. 21 [18] Emporia State (A)* W 22-20 S. 28 [T-14] Central Missouri (H)◊* W 42-29 O. 5 [T-4] Missouri-Rolla (A)* W 25-21 O. 12 [3] Southwest Baptist (HC)* W 45-7 O. 19 [3] Pittsburg State (A)◊* L 7-21 O. 26 [12] Northwest Mo. [4] (A)* L 34-35 N. 2 [19] Truman (A)* L 28-38 N. 9 Missouri Western (H)* L 48-49 N. 16 Washburn (H)* W 32-31 * MIAA game (T-4th, 5-4-0) 311-260

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2000

Head Coach: Bill Cooke

S. 2 Northeastern State [14] (A) ◊ L S. 9 Southwest Missouri (A) ◊ L S. 16 Washburn (H) * ◊ L S. 23 Emporia State (H) * ◊ L S. 30 Southwest Baptist (HC) * W O. 7 Pittsburg State [18] (A) * ◊ L O. 14 Northwest Missouri [1] (H) * ◊ L O. 21 Truman (A) * L O. 28 Missouri Western (H) * ◊ L N. 4 Central Missouri (H) * L N. 11 Missouri-Rolla (A) * W * MIAA game (8th, 2-7-0)

2001

Head Coach: Bill Cooke

2-9-0

15-33 3-48 22-24 0-24 41-14 14-42 0-52 28-30 21-28 0-35 20-7 164-337

4-6-0

S. 8 Northeastern State [16] (H)◊ W 24-0 S. 13 Southwest Baptist (A)-TV ◊ * L 39-41 S. 22 Washburn (A)◊* L 28-29 S. 29 Pittsburg State [10] (H) ◊* L 13-35 O. 6 Northwest Missouri [13] (H) ◊*L 3-38 O. 13 Truman (A) * L 9-37 O. 20 Central Missouri [11] (H) ◊* W 35-13 O. 25 Missouri Western (A)-TV ◊* L 6-28 N. 3 Emporia State (A) * 2OT W 23-17 N. 10 Missouri-Rolla (HC) * W 42-12 * MIAA game (7th, 3-6) 222-252

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Head Coach: Bill Cooke

S. 7 Greenville (H) ◊ S. 14 Northeastern State (A) ◊ S. 21 Southwest Baptist (H) ◊ * S. 28 Washburn (H) ◊ * O. 5 Pittsburg State [3] (A) * O. 12 Northwest Missouri [6] (A) * O. 19 Truman (H) ◊ * O. 26 Central Missouri [6] (A) * N. 2 Missouri Western (HC) * N. 9 Emporia State [23] (H) * N. 16 Missouri-Rolla (A) * * MIAA game (7th, 3-6-0)

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5-6-0

63-0 38-7 40-25 52-28 12-50 3-47 14-28 21-42 7-28 16-47 49-25 315-327

2003 Head Coach: Bill Cooke/Rob Green 1-10-0

A. 28 Bacone (A) ◊ L 24-27 S. 13 Northeastern State (H) ◊ L 10-15 S. 20 Missouri-Rolla (H) * ◊ W 49-35 S. 27 Central Missouri [7] (A) * L 7-50 O. 4 Missouri Western (A) * L 6-33 O. 11 Truman (HC) * L 3-15 O. 18 Northwest Missouri [25] (A) * #L 14-47 O. 25 Pittsburg State [11] (H) * ◊ L 0-49 N. 1 Southwest Baptist (H) * L 6-28 N. 8 Emporia State [11] (H) * L 7-31 N. 15 Washburn (A) * L 35-38 * MIAA game (9th, 1-8-0) 161-368 # Rob Green coached the final five games of the 2003 season.

JOHN WARE 2004-05 7-9 (.438)

2004 Head Coach: John Ware A. 26 Bacone (H) ◊ W S. 4 Harding (H) ◊ L S. 11 Missouri-Rolla (A) * ◊ W S. 18 Central Missouri [15] (H) * ◊ L S. 25 Missouri Western (HC) * W O. 2 Truman (A) * W O. 9 Northwest Mo. [4] (H) * ◊ L O. 16 Pittsburg State [2] (A) * L O. 23 Southwest Baptist (A) * W O 30 Emporia State (A) * L N. 6 Washburn (H) * L * MIAA game (7th, 4-5-0)

5-6-0 40-21 27-32 51-21 33-40 23-21 30-20 19-55 7-59 26-22 43-46 43-58 342-395

2005 -Head Coach: J. Ware/Keeth Matheny 3-7-0 A. 27 Ouachita Baptist (A) ◊ W 38-21 S. 3 Harding (A) ◊ L 27-45 S. 10 Southwest Baptist (H) * ◊ W 42-7 S. 17 Pittsburg State [8] (H) * ◊ L 20-49 S. 24 Northwest Missouri [10] (A) *L 13-38 O. 1 Truman (HC) * W 41-17 O. 8 Missouri Western (A) * L 6-39 O. 15 Central Missouri (A) * L 24-27 O. 29 Washburn [6] (A) * L 35-49 N. 5 Emporia State (H) * L 21-22 * MIAA game (7th, 4-5-0) 342-395 Keeth Matheny coached the final five games of the 2005 season after coach John Ware’s death on Sept. 27, 2005.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS BART TATUM 2006 - 2011 25-39 (.399)

2011 S. 1 S. 17 S. 24 O. 1 O. 8 O. 15 O. 22 O. 29 N. 5 N. 12

Head Coach Bart Tatum Central Missouri* (A) <> Washburn* (A) <> Lincoln* (N) Missouri Western * (H) Emporia State * (A) Truman * (H) Southwest Baptist (H) Northwest Missouri * (H) Fort Hays * (A) Pittsburg State * (A)

3-7 42-24 30-14 56-14 35-23 31-24 24-17 68-28 52-21 29-14 51-28

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2015 S. 3 S. 10 S. 19 S. 26 O. 3 O. 10 O. 17 O. 24 O. 31 N. 7 N. 14

2006 S. 2 S. 9 S. 16 S. 23 S. 30 O. 7 O. 14 O. 21 O. 28 N. 4 N. 11

Head Coach Bart Tatum Ouachita Baptist (H)<> Harding (A)<> Southwest Baptist* (H)<> Pittsburg State* (A)[13]<> Northwest Missouri* (H)[2]<> Truman* (A) Missouri Western* (HC)[17] Central Missouri*(H) Fort Hays* (A) Washburn* (H) Emporia State* (A)

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5-6 38-22 30-27 42-21 24-48 7-24 28-35 17-24 31-26 0-10 13-14 34-33

2007 A. 30 S. 8 S. 15 S. 22 S. 29 O. 6 O. 13 O. 20 O. 27 N. 3 N. 10

Head Coach Bart Tatum Haskell (A)<> Harding (H)<> Pittsburg State* (H)[6]<> Southwest Baptist* (A)<> Emporia State* (H)<> Washburn* (A) Fort Hays State* (H) Central Missouri *(A) Missouri Western* (A) Truman * (H) NW Missouri* (A)[5]

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6-5 51-0 48-20 28-31 17-16 42-19 20-26 6-0 23-24 14-30 55-24 14-49

2012 A. 30 S. 8 S. 15 S. 22 S. 29 O. 6 O. 13 O. 20 O. 27 N. 3 N. 10

Head Coach Daryl Daye Central Oklahoma*(A)<> Northeastern State* (H)<> Lincoln* (A) Southwest Baptist* (H)<> Central Missouri* (A) South Dakota Mines (HC) Missouri Western* (A)[4] Northwest Missouri*(H)[5] Lindenwood* (A) Truman* (H) Pittsburg State* (H)

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6-5 25-20 27-21 21-14 13-16 10-35 47-20 31-30 14-38 30-45 34-10 14-26

2008 A. 30 S. 04 S. 15 S. 20 S. 27 O. 4 O. 11 O. 18 O. 25 3-17 N. 1 N. 8

Head Coach Bart Tatum Harding (H)<> Haskell (H)<> Pittsburg State* (H)[6]<> Neb-Omaha* (A)<> Emporia State* (A) Washburn* (H) Fort Hays State* (A) Central Missouri *(H)[21] Missouri Western* (H)

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4-7 45-31 66-9 14-21 21-40 19-18 0-23 28-0 14-47

2013 S. 5 S. 14 S. 21 S. 28 O. 5 O. 12 O. 19 O. 26 N. 9 N. 16

Head Coach Daryl Daye Central Oklahoma* (H) <> Northeastern State* (A) Lincoln* (H) TV Southwest Baptist *(A)<> Central Missouri* (H) <> South Dakota Mines (A) Missouri Western* (H) [4] Northwest Missouri* (A) [2] Lindenwood-Belleville (H) Pittsburg State* (A) [6]

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7-3 52-38 17-14 59-10 33-38 21-14 45-20 21-35 7-43 55-0 35-21

Truman* (A) NW Missouri* (H)[3]

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2014 S. 4 S. 11 S. 20 S. 27 O. 4 O. 11 O. 18 O. 25 N. 1 N. 8 N. 15

Head Coach Daryl Daye Emporia State* (A) <> [22] Northwest Missouri*<> (H)[1] Neb.-Kearney* (A) Washburn *(H)<> Central Missouri* (H) Cetral Oklahoma* (A) TV Northeastern State* (H) Lindenwood* (A) Pittsburg State* (H)<>[7] Fort Hays State* (A) Missouri Western* (H)

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4-7 28-53 14-40 34-17 42-21 34-31 OT 43-41 3OT 34-7 31-17 41-10 49-41 22-21

7-38 24-48

2009 A. 30 S. 12 S. 19 S. 26 O. 3 O. 10 O. 17 O. 24 O. 31 N. 7

Head Coach Bart Tatum Harding (A) <> Washburn * (A) <> Emporia State * (H) <> Nebraska-Omaha * (H) Pittsburg State * (H) NW Missouri * (A) [6] Truman * (H) Missouri Western * (A) [12] Central Missouri * (A) Fort Hays State * (H)

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3-7 15-17 31-54 34-13 36-44 13-21 6-52 20-16 35-34 17-27 34-48

2010 A. 26 S. 4 S. 18 S. 25 O. 2 O. 9 O. 16 O. 23 O. 30 N. 6 N. 13

Head Coach Bart Tatum Minn. State-Morehead (H) <> W Lincoln (H) <> W Emporia State * (A) L Neb.-Omaha * (A) <> L Pittsburg State * (A) L Northwest Missouri * (H) [6] <>L Truman * (A) L Missouri Western * (H) <> W Central Missouri * (H) [7] L Fort Hays State * (A) W Washburn * (H) L

4-7 30-0 38-7 27-30 10-42 21-24 21-49 6-23 23-6 21-34 41-31 7-23

DARYL DAYE 2012-2014 17-15(.531)

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DENVER JOHNSON 2015-PRES. 1-10 (.091) Head Coach Denver Johnson Emporia State*(H)<> L Northwest Missouri* (A)<>[4] L Nebraska-Kearney* (H) <> W Washburn* (A) L Central Missouri* (A) L Central Oklahoma* (H) <> L Northeastern State* (A) L Lindenwood*(HC) L Pittsburg State* (A) L Fort Hays State* (H) L Missouri Western* (A) L

1-10 38-20 48-7 24-14 27-21 54-10 55-21 31-21 34-30 41-14 42-31 63-21

Key to Abbreviations

HC–Homecoming game. TV–Regionally televised game.

NOTE: Beginning in 1977, the number in brackets in front of an opponent’s name indicates Southern’s national ranking entering the game, while the number in brackets following an opponent’s name indicates the opponents’ national ranking. Rankings are from the NCAA Division II poll since 1989 (NAIA Division II prior to then), unless noted. Shaded areas indicate conf. championships.

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PLAYOFF HISTORY Missouri Southern State University last appeared in postseason play in 1993. Prior to that season, the Lions’ only other postseason advancementwastheNAIAnationalchampionship year of 1972. The 1993 Lions, then coached by Jon Lantz, won the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship with a 9-0 record and finished the regular season 9-0-1, a 14-14 tie with Central Arkansas the only blemish on an otherwise perfect record. Missouri Southern, ranked sixth nationally in the final regular season NCAA Division II poll, advanced to the NCAA playoffs and hosted 12th-ranked Minnesota State-Mankato (9-2) in the opening round at Fred Hughes Stadium on the MSSU campus. SouthernandMankato,appearedevengoing into the contest. Missouri Southern, led by All-American end Richard Jordan and linebacker Ron Burton, seemed to have a slight edge on defense. The Lions had surrendered fewer yards and fewer points than the Mavericks. Mankato, led by quarterback Jamie Pass and running back Eric Skow, had a statistical advantage on offense. The Mavericks averaged 325 yards a game to 255 by the Lions and had a 37-32 edge in points scored. The Mavericks before an estimated crowd of 3,500, took a 10-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed in ousting the Lions 34-13. Southern’s dynamic duo of quarterback Matt

CookandRodSmithcombinedforbothSouthern scores. Cook hit Smith with a 51-yard scoring strike in the second quarter and scored on a 4-yard run in the third to pull the Lions within four points, 17-13. But Mankato tacked on 17 fourth-quarter points to put the game away. Pass threw for 399 yards and three touchdowns. Running back Albert Bland had a big game for the Lions, finishing with 94 yards rushing on 22 carries. Linebackers Burton and Melvin Monet combined for 25 stops, including four for 25 yards in losses. Jordan added 13 tackles, including two for minus eight yards. Jordan, Monet and cornerback Tyrone Russell each had six solo stops. Missouri Southern’s other venture into the postseason had a more rewarding outcome. The 1972 Lions, coached by Jim Frazier, capped the school’s only perfect season by defeating Northwestern College of Iowa 21-14 at Junge Field in Joplin for the NAIA Division II national championship. Missouri Southern, finishing its season 12-0, had defeated Doane College of Nebraska, 24-6, in the semifinal round. Southern’s 10-0 regular-season record included a 7-0 victory at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. Southern and Northwestern entered the title game statistically even. Both teams were averaging 29 points a game. The Lions had permitted only 7.2 points defensively while the

Northwestern Red Raiders were surrendering only 9.7 points a game. Missouri Southern received a strong performance from tailback Terry Starks in the title game. The big junior had 114 yards rushing on only 13 carries. Freshman Lydell Williams added 48 yards as the Lions had a 158-82 edge on the ground. Quarterback Ray Harding of the Lions threw for 103 yards, including a 58-yard scoring strike to wide receiver Kerry Anders. Southern trailed 7-0 at the half but Roger Hall blocked a Northwestern punt and Randy Hocker recovered in the end zone at the outset of the third period. Max Mourglia’s placement was perfect to tie the score. The Lions then scored twice in the fourth period. After Northwestern had regained the lead at 14-7, the Lions scored on the Harding-to-Anders completion.The Lions went for two points but Harding’s pass was intercepted. The Lions moved in front on Northwestern’s next possession as Sam Kealoha recovered a fumble in the end zone. Starks ran for the two-point conversion and the Lions made the 21-14 score stand up the rest of the way. Linebacker Barry Korner keyed the Southern defense with 15 tackles, including nine solos. Jack Duda and Jeff Wolverton had interceptions and Larry Cameron and Kealoha had fumble recoveries.

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Dec. 2, 1972 • Junge Stadium • Joplin, Mo. • Att. 3,800 Northwestern College 0 7 0 7 — Missouri Southern 0 0 7 14 —

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Raphael Chrastil 91 kickoff return (kick failed, 14:44 Lydell Williams 3 run (Max Mourglia kick), 5:21 Mourglia 42 field goal, 7:59 Bernie Busken 13 pass from Ray Harding (Mourglia kick), 2:58 Jack Duda 43 int. return (Mourglia kick), 12:53

Team Statistics First Downs (R-P-Pen) Rushes-Net Yards Passing Yards Passes (C-A-I) Off. Plays-Yds. (Avg.) Return Yards Fumbles-Fumbles Lost Penalties-Yards Interceptions-Yards Punts-Yards (Avg.) Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards

DC 2 (0-1-1) 23-6 37 5-18-2 41-43 (1.05) 153 3-2 3-45 1-0 8-292 (36.5) 0-0 5-153

LIONS 14 (9-3-2) 57-164 33 4-11-1 68-197 (2.90) 66 1-1 5-53 2-43 5-142 (28.4) 2-23 0-0

Individual Statistics RUSHING –– DC: Brown 7-13, Bourgeois 6-5, Moore 3-5, Broussard 2-2, King 5-minus 19; MS: Williams 21-78, Starks 23-58, Harding 9-29, Carter 3-11, Anders 1-minus 5. PASSING –– DC: King 5-18-0-2 37. MS: Harding 4-11-1-133. RECEIVING –– DC: Green 2-18, Baker 1-15, Brown 1-2, Gosch 1-2. MS: Busken 3-31, Anders 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS –– DC: Lawson 1-0; MS: Duda 1-43, Busalacki 1-0.

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Mitch Bengard 1 run (Wayne Lawrence kick), 6:05 Randy Hocker recovered block punt in end zone (Max Mourglia kick),12:38 Tom Anderson 13 pass from Curt Krull (Lawrence kick), 10:41 Kerry Anders 58 pass from Ray Harding (pass failed), 3:21 Sam Kealoha recovered fumble in end zone (Terry Starks run), 1:28

NC 9 (4-4-1) 41-82 118 8-30-2 71-200 (2.82) 94 5-3 7-47 2-20 8-254 (31.8) 1-17 3-57

LIONS 9 (6-3-0) 39-158 103 4-15-2 54-261 (4.83) 52 2-2 5-50 2-18 5-133 (26.6) 0-0 1-34

Individual Statistics RUSHING –– NW Bengard 21-65, Kleinhesselick 14-38, Hector 2-2, Brown 2-minus 5, Krull 2-minus 18; MS: Starks 13-114, Williams 15-48, Harding 9-minus 4, Carter 1-4, Anders 1-minus 2. PASSING –– NW: Krull 8-30-2-1 118; MS: Harding 4-15-2-1 103. RECEIVING –– NW: Anderson 3-34, Hector 2-67, Vetter 2-10, Bengard 1-7; MS: Anders 1-58, Evans 1-37, Williams 1-8, Starks 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS –– NW: Lawrence 2-20, VanCorp 1-0; MS: Duda 1-16, Wolverton 1-2.

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Kenny Navitsky 28 field goal, 9:52 Jeff Spikner 14 pass from Jamie Pass (Navitsky kick), 5:21 Rod Smith 51 pass from Matt Cook (Craig Crader kick), 13:08 Josh Nelson 57 pass from Pass (Navitsky kick), 5:10 Cook 4 run (kick failed), 6:05 Navitsky 22 field goal, 14:55 Mark Erickson 24 pass from Pass (Navitsky kick), 10:40 Erickson 7 run (Navitsky kick), 4:47

MSU 19 (6-13-0) 43-80 399 23-42-1 85-479 (5.64) 57 4-2 3-35 3-26 7-215 (30.7) 4-27 1-4

LIONS 12 (8-4-0) 35-118 115 11-38-3 73-233 (3.19) 158 3-1 5-48 1-0 10-338 (33.8) 5- (-4) 7-15

Individual Statistics RUSHING –– Mankato: Erickson 12-38, Skow 12-33, Pass 13-minus 10, Henderson 1-11, Toth 1-10, Davis 1-1, Hebgen 3-minus 3; MSSU: Bland 22-94, Cook 10-14, Benson 3-10. PASSING –– Mankato: Pass 23-42-1-3 399; MSSU Cook 11-36-3-1 115, Smith 0-2-0-0 0. RECEIVING –– Mankato: Spikner 8-146, Nelsen 6-134, Davis 4-39, Kelly 2-61, Erickson 2-23, Skow 1-minus 4; MSSU: Smith 5-79, Sims 4-24, Brewer 1-8, Dyer 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS –– Mankato: Jones 2-22, Price 1-4. MSSU: Maxwell 1-0.

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ALL-TIME RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Total Offense

Albert Bland

Josh Chapman

Most Plays Game: 69, Josh Chapman vs. Central Missouri, 10-26-02 (448 yards) & vs. Missouri Western, 11-2-02 (304 yards) Season: 596, Nathan Emert, 2004 (3,514 yards) Career: 1,509, Josh Chapman, 1999-2002 (8,801 yards) Most Yards Gained Game: 533, Josh Chapman vs. Washburn, 9-28-02 (196 rushing, 337 passing) Season: 3514, Nathan Emert, 2004 (108 rushing, 3406 passing) Career: 8,881, Adam Hinspeter, 2005-2008 Most Games Gaining 200 Yards or More Season: 10, Brad Cornelsen, 1996 Career: 20, Brad Cornelsen, 1995-98 and Josh Chapman, 1999-2002 Consecutive Games Gaining 200 yards or more Season: 10, Brad Cornelsen, 9-14-96 vs. Northeastern State to 10-16-96 vs.Washburn Career: 14, Brad Cornelsen, 9-14-96 vs. Northeastern State to 10-4-97 vs. Missouri Western Most Games Gaining 300 yards or more Season: 7, Nathan Emert, 2004 Career: 9, Josh Chapman, 1999-2002 Consecutive Games Gaining 300 yards or more Season: 4, Josh Chapman, 2002 (also Southern career record) Highest Average Gain per Play Season, All Games (Min. 350 plays): 6.67, Adam Hinspeter, 2005 (377 plays for 2,516 yards) Career, Regular Season (Min. 950 plays): 6.46, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (1,064 plays for 6,871 yards) Career, All Games (Min. 950 plays): 6.31, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (1,110 plays for 7,000 yards) Most Touchdowns Responsible For Game: 6, Josh Chapman vs. Missouri S&T, 11-16-02 (ran for 4, passed for 2) Regular Season: 33, Matt Cook, 1993 (ran for nine, passed for 24) Season, All Games: 35, Matt Cook, 1993 (ran for 10, passed for 25) Career: 79, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (ran for 16, passed for 63)

Most Consecutive Games Gaining 100 yards or more Season: 9, Karl Evans, 1992 [first nine of season (also Southern career record)] Most Games Gaining 200 yards or more Season: 3, Karl Evans, 1992 & Albert Bland, 1994 Career: 5, Albert Bland, 1993-95 Most Consecutive Games Gaining 200 yards or more Season: 2, Karl Evans, 1992 Career: 2, Karl Evans, 1991-92 & Albert Bland, 1993-95 Most Yards Gained by a Quarterback Game: 246, Josh Chapman vs. Missouri-Rolla, 11-16-02 (24 carries) Season: 1,025, Josh Chapman (on 162 carries), 2001 Career: 3,233, Josh Chapman (on 602 carries), 1999-2002

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Colin Bado holds Missouri Southern records for career receptions and receptions in a season.

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Karl Evans

Adam Hinspeter became the Lionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all-time leader in completions, total yardage and passing yardage. Rushing

Rod Smith

Most Rushes Game: 49, Greg Dageforde vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 11-8-86 (299 yards) Season: 327, Karl Evans, 1992 (1,586 yards) Career: 687, Harold Noirfalise, 1981-84 (3,864 yards) Most Yards Gained Half: 223, Albert Bland vs. Washburn, 10-29-94 (1st, 21 carries) [also NCAA-II record] Game: 321, Albert Bland vs. Washburn, 10-29-94 (32 carries) Season: 1,586, Karl Evans, 1992 (327 carries) Career: 3,864, Harold Noirfalise, 1981-84 (687 carries) Most Games Gaining 100 yards or more Season: 9, Karl Evans, 1992 Career: 17, Harold Noirfalise, 1981-84

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Highest Average Gain per Rush Game (Min. 20 att.): 11.58, Albert Bland vs. Southwest Baptist, 9-24-94 (24 carries for 278 yards) Season (Min. 140 att.): 6.33, Josh Chapman, 2001 (162 carries for 1,025 yards) Career, Regular Season (Min. 300 att.): 6.08, Lydell Williams, 1972-75 (323 carries for 1,965 yards) Career, All Games (Min. 300 att.): 5.95, Larry Barnes, 1975-78 (558 carries, 3,322 yards) Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing Game: 5, Albert Bland vs. Washburn, 10-29-94 Season: 18, Brad Cornelsen, 1996 Career: 42, Harold Noirfalise, 1981-84 Longest Rush 97 yards, Tom Laughlin vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 11-5-83 (TD)

Passing Highest NCAA Passing Efficiency Rating (Since 1988) Season (Min. 15 attempts per game): 162.5, Brad Cornelsen, 1996 (189 attempts, 102 completions, eight interceptions, 1,625 yards, 10 TD passes) Career, Regular Season (Min. 375 attempts): 137.9, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (816 att., 411 completions, 29 interceptions, 6,715 yards, 63 TD passes) Career, All Games (Min. 375 attempts): 134.1, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (852 att., 422 completions, 32 interceptions, 6,830 yards, 64 TD passes) Most Passes Attempted Game: 55, Nathan Emert vs. Northwest Missouri State, 10-9-04 Season: 485, Nathan Emert, 2004 (302 completions) Career: 1,368, Adam Hinspeter, 2005-2008 (842 completions)

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ALL-TIME RECORDS Career, Regular Season: 63, Matt Cook, 1989-93 Career, All Games: 64, Matt Cook, 1989-93 Most Consecutive Games Throwing a Touchdown Pass Season: 11, Matt Cook, 1991 & Nathan Emert, 2004 (all 11) Career, Regular Season: 24, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (last 2 of 1990, all 11 of 1991, only game played in 1992 & all 10 of 1993) [also NCAA-II record] Career, All Games: 25, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (last 2 of 1990, all 11 of 1991, only game played in 1992 & all 11 of 1993) Longest Pass Play 98 yards, Mike Loyd to Vincent Featherson vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 10-28-78 & Matt Cook to Rod Smith vs. Missouri Western, 9-28-91 (TD) Longest Non-scoring Pass Play 85 yards, Rod Smith to Heath Helsel vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-13-90

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Receiving

Rod Smith continues to hold most of Missouri Southernâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s receiving records, including receiving yards in a game, season and career. He also led the Lions to the MIAA championship in 1993. Most Passes Completed Game: 36, TJ Fleeton vs. Fort Hays State, 11-7-15 (55 attempts) Season: 302, Nathan Emert, 2004 (485 attempts) Career: 842, Adam Hinspeter, 2005-2008 (1,368 attempts) Highest Percentage of Passes Completed Game (Min. 20 att.): .905, Adam Hinspeter vs. Harding, 9-3-05 (19-of-21) Season (Min. 225 att.): .675, Adam Hinspeter, 2005 (199-of-295) Career (Min. 400 att.): .605, Nathan Emert, 2004-05 (332-of-548) Most Passes Intercepted Game: 6, Ray Hamilton vs. Missouri Western, 10-25-86 Season: 22, Dan Allison, 1979 (255 attempts) Career: 47, Adam Hinspeter, 2005-2009 (1,368 attempts) Most Consecutive Passes Attempted Without Interception Game: 55, TJ Fleeton vs. Fort Hays State, 11-7-15 Season: 113, Matt Cook, 1993 [during 5 games from 10-2-93 thru 10-30-93 (also Southern career record)] Most Yards Gained Game: 419, Nathan Emert vs. Northwest Missouri State, 10-9-04 Season: 3,406, Nathan Emert, 2004 Career, Regular Season: 6,715, Matt Cook, 1989-93 Career, All Games: 6,830, Matt Cook, 1989-93 Most Games Gaining 200 yards or more Season: 11, Nathan Emert, 2004 Career: 17, Matt Cook, 1989-93 Most Consecutive Games Gaining 200 yards or more Season: 11, Nathan Emert, 2004 (also Southern career record) Most Games Gaining 300 yards or more Season: 6, Nathan Emert, 2004 Career: 6, Nathan Emert, 2004 Most Yards Gained per Completion Season (Min. 125 comp.): 18.7, Matt Cook, 1991 (141-for-2,637) [also NCAA-II record] Career, Regular Season (Min. 300 comp.): 16.3, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (411-for-6,715) Career, All Games (Min. 300 comp.): 16.2, Matt Cook, 1989-93 (422-6,830) Most Touchdown Passes Game: 5, Adam Hinspeter vs. Harding, 8-30-08 Season: 25, Matt Cook, 1991 & 1993 (â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;93 includes playoff game)

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Most Passes Caught Game: 13, Rod Smith vs. Truman State, 10-2-93 Season: 88, Colin Bado, 2006 (953 yards) Career, Regular Season: 250, Colin Bado, 2004-07 (2,789 yards) Career, All Games: 250, Colin Bado, 2004-07 (2,789 yards) Most Yards Gained Game: 254, Rod Smith vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-19-91 (8 receptions) Season: 1,439, Rod Smith, 1991 (60 receptions) Career, Regular Season: 3,043, Rod Smith, 1988, 90-93 (153 receptions) Career, All Games: 3,122, Rod Smith, 1988, 90-93 (158 receptions) Highest Average Gain per Reception Season (Min. 30 rec.): 24.0, Rod Smith, 1991 (60 rec. for 1,439 yds.) [also NCAA-II record] Career (Min. 75 rec.): 20.4, Kelly Young, 1982-85 (82 rec., 1,674 yards) Most Touchdown Receptions Game: 4, Rod Smith vs. Truman State, 10-2-93 Season: 15, Rod Smith, 1991 (60 receptions) Career, Regular Season: 34, Rod Smith, 1988, 90-93 (153 receptions) Career, All Games: 35, Rod Smith, 1988, 90-93 (158 receptions) Most Passes Caught by a Tight End Game: 8, Cody Hilburn vs. Washburn, 11-6-04 (106 yards) Season: 33, Brent Cook, 1977 (600 yards) Career: 84, Ken Howard, 1972-73, 1975-76 (1,125 yards) Most Yards Gained by a Tight End Game: 127, Brad Hocker vs. Central Missouri State, 9-28-96 (7 receptions) Season: 600, Brent Cook, 1977 (33 receptions) Career: 1,241, Brent Cook, 1977-79 (80 receptions) Most Touchdown Receptions by a Tight End Game: 2, Cody Hilburn vs. Washburn, 11-6-04 Season: 7, Brent Cook, 1977 (33 receptions) Career: 14, Brent Cook, 1977-79 (80 receptions) Most Passes Caught by a Running Back Game: 10, Nate Proctor vs. Pittsburg State, 10-16-04 (54 yards) Season: 32, Fred Ford, 1978 (238 yards) Career: 72, Joey Ballard, 1998-99, 2001* (772 yards) * - played wide receiver in 2000 Most Yards Gained by a Running Back Game: 120, Wallace Clay vs. Emporia State, 9-21-96 (4 receptions) Season: 377, Joey Ballard, 1998 (30 receptions) Career: 772, Joey Ballard, 1998-99, 2001* (72 receptions) * - played wide receiver in 2000 Most Touchdown Receptions by a Running Back Game: 2, Leonard Gay vs. Northwood, 1968 Season: 4, Larry Barnes, 1977 (15 receptions) Career: 8, Larry Barnes, 1975-78 (55 receptions)

Punting Most Punts Game: 11, Bill Whitaker vs. Northwood Institute, 10-18-69, Mark Stufflebeam vs. Wichita State, 9-5-81 & David Thaman vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 10-18-86 Season: 73, Bill Whitaker, 1969 Career, Regular Season: 201, Brandon Hawkins, (7,229 yards) Career, All Games: 201, Brandon Hawkins, (7,229 yards) Highest Average per Punt Game (Min. 5 punts): 53.0 Ian Harrison vs. Missouri Western, 10-27-07 Season (Min. 20 punts): 43.4, Terry Joyce, 1975 (51-for-2,214 yards) Career (Min. 50 punts): 43.4, Terry Joyce, 1975 (51-for-2,214 yards) Longest Punt 84 yards, Branton Dawson vs. Emporia State, 9-12-92

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Colin Bado

Harold Noirfalise

James Thrash

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ALL-TIME RECORDS Defense Most Sacks Game: 5, Tony Hughes vs. Missouri Western, 9-28-91, & Mike King vs. Fort Hays, 10-1-83 Season: 10, Kent Shorten, 1995 Career: 27, Brandon Williams, 2008-12 Most Tackles Game: 21, Ron Burton vs. Missouri-Rolla, 11-6-93 Season: 148, Steve Forbis, 1985 Career, Regular Season: 406, Ron Burton, 1990-93 Career, All Games: 416, Ron Burton, 1990-93 Most Interceptions Game: 4, Glen Baker vs. Central Missouri State, 9-10-83 Season: 12, Glen Baker, 1983 Career: 26, Glen Baker, 1980-83 Most Yards on Interception Returns Game: 100, Rod Hendricks vs. Emporia State, 10-8-83 (one interception) Season: 169, Robert Spinks, 2003 (four interceptions) Career: 227, Glen Baker, 1980-83 (25 interceptions) Highest Average Gain per Interception Season, All Games (Min. 6 interceptions): 23.8, Jordan Chapman, 2005 (6-for-143) Career, Regular Season (Min. 10 interceptions): 19.7, John Busalacki, 1972-74 (11-for-217) Career, All Games (Min. 10 interceptions): 18.1, John Busalacki, 1972-74 (12 for 217) Most Interception Returns for Touchdowns (Since 1972) Game: 1, several times, last by Jordan Chapman vs. Truman, 10-1-05 (31 yards) Season: 2, Robert Spinks, 2003 Career: 2, Tom Warren, 1973-75 & Robert Spinks, 2003-Present Longest Interception Return 100 yards, Rod Hendricks vs. Emporia State, 10-8-83 (TD, taken two yards in end zone)

Most Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns (Since 1972) Game: 1, several times, last by Ricky Hughes vs. Harding, 9-3-05 (100 yards) Season: 2, Vincent Featherson, 1978 & 1979 Career: 4, Vincent Featherson, 1976-79 Longest Kickoff Return 100 yards, Ricky Hughes vs. Harding, 9-3-05 (TD); Kerry Byers vs. Truman, 10-23-99 (TD, taken 2 yards in end zone); James Thrash vs. Missouri-Rolla, 10-5-96 (TD); Karl Evans vs. Northwest Missouri, 10-31-92 (TD); Wayne (Neb.) State, 11-3-79 (TD) & Vincent Featherson vs. Central Missouri, 9-8-79 (TD, taken 3 yards in end zone)

Punt Returns Most Punt Returns Game: 7, Heath Helsel vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 9-2-89 (93 yards) & DeMarcus Mathes vs. Northeastern State (Okla.), 9-13-03 (95 yards) Season: 32, Heath Helsel, 1989 (341 yards) Career: 75, Joey Ballard, 1998-2001 (699 yards) Most Yards on Punt Returns Game: 102, Trace Maxwell vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-17-92 (three returrns) Season: 341, Heath Helsel, 1989 (32 returns) Career: 699, Joey Ballard, 1998-2001 (75 returns) Highest Average Gain per Return Game (Min. 4 returns): 19.0, DeMarcus Mathes vs. Missouri S&T, 9-11-04 (four-for-76) Season (Min. 1.2 rpg): 14.7, Mac Whitehead (13-for-191) Most Punt Returns for Touchdowns (Since 1972) Game: 1, several times, most recently, Travis Brown (66 yards), vs. Southwest Baptist, 9-10-05 Season: 2, Steve Sater, 1981 [also career record (1981-83)] Longest Punt Return 92 yards, Tony Simmons vs. Emporia State, 10-12-85 (TD)

Kickoff Returns Most Kickoff Returns Game: 7, Rob Goodwin vs. Nebraska-Kearney (178 yards, 10-13-79 Season: 33, DeMarcus Mathes, 2004 (654 yards) Career: 47, Joey Ballard, 1998-2001 (908 yards) Most Yards on Kickoff Returns Game: 178, Rob Goodwin vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 10-13-79 (seven returns) Season: 709, DeMarcus Mathes, 2003 (32 returns) Career: 1,453, DeMarcus Mathes, 2002-04 (71 returns) Highest Average Gain per Return Game (Min. 3 returns): 44.0, Sean James vs. Southeast Missouri State, 9-8-90 (3-for-132 yards) Season (Min. 1.2 rpg): 34.1, Vincent Featherson, 1978 (14-for-477 yards)

Scoring Most Points Scored Game: 30, Albert Bland vs. Washburn, 10-29-94 Season: 110, Albert Bland, 1995 (18 TDs, 2 PATs) Career: 266, Harold Noirfalise, 1981-84 (43 TDs, 8 PATs) Most Touchdowns Scored Game: 5, Albert Bland vs. Washburn, 10-29-94 (four in first half ) Season: 18, Brad Cornelsen, 1996 (all rushing) & Albert Bland, 1995 (16 rushing, one receiving, one kickoff return) Career: 43, Harold Noirfalise, 1981-84 Most Extra Points Made by Kicking Game: 9, Max Mourglia vs. Culver-Stockton, 11-11-72 (nine attempts) Season: 43, Rick Lairmore, 1991 (46 attempts) Career: 102, Terry Dobbs, 1981-84 Most Extra Points Attempted by Kicking Game: 10,Terry Dobbs vs. Evangel College, 9-18-82 (eight made) Season: 46, Rick Lairmore, 1991 (43 made) Career: 82, Rick Lairmore, 1989-91 (78 made) Most Consecutive Extra Points Made by Kicking Game: 9, Max Mourglia vs. Culver-Stockton, 11-11-72 (nine-of-nine) Season: 33, Brian Malette, 2006 (33-of-33) Career: 38, Rick Lairmore, 1988-91 [10-7-89 thru 9-28-91 (last 10 of 1989, all 14 of 1990 & first 14 of 1991)] Most Points Scored by Kicking Game: 14, Harvey Derrick vs. Missouri-Rolla, 9-20-75 (4 field goals, 2 PATs) & Eric Jackson vs. Central Missouri, 10-15-94 (4 fiels goals, 2 PATs) Season: 64, Harvey Derrick, 1975 (13 field goals, 25 PATs) Career: 192, Terry Dobbs, 1981-84 (30 field goals, 102 PATs) Most Defensive Extra-Point Attempts Game: 2, A. J. Jones vs. UCM, 9-28-97 (also Southern season & career records and NCAA game record; both attempts failed) Longest Defensive Extra-Point Return 22 yards, MattWehner vs. Northwest Missouri, 10-21-95 (fumble return)

Field Goals

Glenn Baker is the Lions’ game, season and career record holder in interceptions. He had 26 picks from 1980-83, including 12 in 1983. Miscellaneous Returns (Since 1984) Most Total Returns for Touchdowns Season: 2, Vincent Featherson, 1978 & 1979 (two kickoff returns each season); Steve Sater, 1981 (both punt returns) & Robert Spinks, 2003 (both INT returns) Career: 5, Vincent Featherson, 1976-79 (one punt return & four kickoff returns) Longest Fumble Return 100 yards, Robert Spinks vs. Truman State, 10-2-04 Longest Return of a Missed Field Goal 58 yards, James Holdman vs. Cameron, 9-7-91 (TD)

All-Purpose Yards Most Yards Gained Game: 334, Albert Bland vs. Washburn, 10-29-94 (321 rushing, 13 kickoff returns) Season: 2,167, Karl Evans, 1992 (1,586 rushing, 10 receiving, 571 kickoff returns) Career, Regular Season: 4,591, Albert Bland, 1993-95 (3,315 rushing, 170 receiving, 1,106 kickoff returns) Career, All Games: 4,810, Albert Bland, 1993-95 (3,409 rushing, 170 receiving, 1,231 kickoff returns)

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Most Field Goals Made Game: 4, Harvey Derrick vs. Missouri-Rolla, 9-20-75 [five attempts (Note: made three in 4th quarter)] & Eric Jackson vs. Central Missouri, 10-15-94 [five attempts (Note: made three in 2nd quarter)] Season: 13, Harvey Derrick, 1975 Career: 30, Harvey Derrick, 1974-77 & Terry Dobbs, 1981-84 Most Field Goals Attempted Game: 5, Harvey Derrick vs. Missouri-Rolla, 9-20-75 (four made), Richard Grote vs. Northeastern State, 9-3-88 (three made), Eric Jackson vs. Central Missouri, 10-15-94 (four made), & Brandon Hawkins vs. Bacone, 8-26-04 Season: 20, Richard Grote, 1988 Career: 35, Terry Dobbs, 1981-84 (Dobb’s FG attempts are only available for 1982-84) Longest Field Goal 57 yards, Harvey Derrick vs. Doane College, 11-15-75 [Special note: the longest field goal without use of a kicking tee (since 1989) and with narrower goal posts (18’ 6”, since 1991) is 52 yards by Eric Jackson vs. Washburn on 10-29-94 (at Southern)] Blocked Kicks (Since 1985) Most Blocked Kicks Game: 2, Jordan Chapman vs. Washburn, 10-29-05 Season: 3, Rob Davies, 1989 & John Buchanan, 1992 Career: 5, John Buchanan, 1989-92 & Nic Proctor, 2002-04

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ALL-TIME RECORDS TEAM RECORDS

Rushing

Total Offense Most Yards Gained Game: 646 vs. Washburn, 9-28-02 (313 rushing, 337 passing, 82 plays) Season: 5,064, 1991 (2,113 rushing, 2,951 passing, 786 plays) Fewest Yards Gained Game: 82 vs. Washburn, 9-27-86 (48 rushing, 34 passing, 53 plays) Season: 1,698, 1986 (1,200 rushing, 498 passing, 574 plays) Most Yards Gained in a Losing Effort Game: 601 vs. Central Missouri State, 9-18-04 (lost 33-40) Fewest Yards Gained in a Winning Effort Game: 172 vs. Southeast Missouri State, 9-16-72 (won 7-6) Most Plays Game: 97 vs. Emporia State, 10-30-04 (54 rushes, 43 passes, 467 yards) Season: 934, 2004 (425 rushes, 509 passes, 4,983 yards) Fewest Plays Game: 40 vs. Northeastern State, 9-22-79 (18 rushes, 22 passes, 107 yards) Season: 574, 1986 (392 rushes, 509 passes, 4,983 yards) Highest Average Gain per Play Game: 9.9, vs. South Dakota Mines, 10/6/12, 50 plays for 493 yards Season: 6.44, 1991 (786 plays for 5,064 yards) Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing & Passing Game: 10 vs. Evangel, 9-18-82 (eight rushing, two passing) Season: 51, 1991 (24 rushing, 27 passing) Longest Scoring Drive 98 yards vs. Central Methodist, 9-13-75 (five plays), vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 10-28-78 (three plays), vs. Central Missouri State, 9-21-91 (three plays), vs. Missouri Western, 9-28-91 (one play), vs. Northwest Missouri State, 10-9-04 (10 plays) & vs. Ouachita Baptist, 8-27-05 (11 plays)

Most Yards Gained Game: 607 vs. Lincoln, 9-21-2013 Season: 3,684, 2013 (597 attempts) Fewest Yards Gained Game: (-60) vs. Southwest Missouri State, 9-10-88 (19 attempts) Season: 855, 1988 (350 attempts) Most Yards Gained in a Losing Effort Game: 364 vs. Washburn, 10-24-98 (lost 49-37) Most Rushes Game: 78 vs. Missouri Western, 11-7-87 (395 yards) Season: 597, 2013 (3,684 yards) Fewest Rushes Game: 18 vs. Northeastern State, 9-22-79 (21 yards) Season: 350, 1988 (855 yards) & 2005 (925 yards) Highest Average Gain per Rush Game (Min. 50): 9.2, vs. SD Mines, 10-5-12 (46 carries for 421 yards) Season: 6.2, 2013 (597 carries for 3,684 yards) Most Touchdowns Scored by Rushing Game: 8 vs. Evangel, 9-18-82 Season: 42, 2013

Ron Burton holds MSSU records for tackles in a single game (21) and career (416).

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Punting

Passing Most Passes Attempted Game: 55 vs. Fort Hays State, 11-7-15 (36 completions) vs. Northwest Missouri State, 10-9-04 (35 completions) Season: 509, 2004 (315 completions) Fewest Passes Attempted Game: 2 vs. Fort Hays State, 11-1-86 & Missouri Western, 11-7-87 Season: 87, 2013 (49 completions) Most Passes Completed Game: 36 vs. Fort Hays State, 11-7-15 (55 attempts) Season: 315, 2004 (509 attempts) Fewest Passes Completed Game: 0 vs. Fort Hays State, 11-1-86 (two attempts) Season: 45, 1987 (143 attempts) Highest Percentage of Passes Completed Game (Min. 20 attempts): .774, vs. Ouachita Baptist, 8-27-05 (24-of-31) Season (Min. 200 attempts): .619, 2004 (315-of-509) Most Passes Had Intercepted Game: 7 vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 10-15-88 Season: 24, 1979 Lowest Percentage of Passes Had Intercepted Season (Min. 275 attempts): .023, 1991 (seven interceptions in 298 attempts) Most Passes Attempted Without Interception Game: 43 vs. Bacone, 8-26-04 Most Yards Gained Game: 419 vs. Northwest Missouri State, 10-9-04 (35 completions) Season: 3,575, 2004 (315 completions) Fewest Yards Gained Game: 0 vs. Fort Hays State, 11-1-86 (0 completions) Season: 498, 1986 (56 completions) Highest Average Gain per Completion Game (Min. 20 comp.): 17.6 vs. Missouri Western, 11-5-77 (21 comp. for 370 yards) Season (Min. 100 comp.): 19.3, 1991 (153 completions for 2,951 yards) Most Touchdown Passes Game: 6 vs. Culver-Stockton, 11-11-72 Season: 27, 1991 Highest NCAA Passing Efficiency Rating (Since 1988) Season: 162.5, 1996 (189 attempts, 102 completions, 8 interceptions, 1,625 yards, 10 TDs)

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Most Punts Game: 11 vs. Northwood Institute, 10-18-69, Wichita State, 9-5-81 & Nebraska-Kearney, 10-18-86 Season: 80, 2003 Fewest Punts Game: 0 vs. Truman State, 11-9-91; vs. Southwest Baptist, 11-5-98; & vs. Truman, 10-23-99 Season: 32, 1998 Highest Average per Punt Game (Min. 5): 48.4 vs. Central Missouri State, 9-13-80 (nine for 436 yards) Season: 43.1, 1975 (52 for 2,243 yards)

Punt Returns Most Punt Returns Game: 7 vs. Lincoln (Mo.), 9-2-89 (93 yards) & vs. Northeastern St. (Okla.), 9-13-03 (95 yards) Season: 35, 1989 (341 yards) Most Yards on Punt Returns Game: 102 vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-17-92 (three returns) Season: 341, 1989 (35 returns) Highest Average Gain per Return Game (Min. 4): 24.5 vs. Southwest Baptist, 9-10-05 (4-for-98 yards) Season: 15.9, 1977 (13 returns for 207 yards) Most Punt Returns for Touchdowns (Since 1972) Game: 1, several times, most recently vs. Southwest Baptist, 9-10-05 (66 yards) Season: 2, 1981

Kickoff Returns Most Kickoff Returns Game: 10 vs. Pittsburg State, 10-16-04 Season: 59, 2003 (1,188 yards) Most Yards Gained on Kickoff Returns Game: 222 vs. Northwest Missouri, 10-18-03 (nine returns) Season: 1,188, 2003 (59 returns) Highest Average Gain per Return Game (Min. 3): 49.0 vs. Northwest Missouri, 10-31-92 (four for 196 yards) Season (Min. 20): 24.8, 1992 (38 for 944 yards) Most Kickoff Returns for Touchdowns (Since 1972) Game: 1, several times, last vs. Harding, 9-3-05 (100 yards) Season: 3, 1979

Scoring Most Points Scored Game: 68 vs. Evangel, 9-18-82 Season: 387, 1991 Fewest Points Game: 0, several times, most recently vs. Pittsburg State, 10-25-03 Season: 89, 1986 Most Points Scored in a Losing Effort Game: 48 vs. Missouri Western (49), 11-9-96 Most Points Scored, Both Teams Game: 101, Southern-43 vs. Washburn-58, 11-6-04 Most Points per Game Season: 35.2, 1991 (387 points in 11 games) Fewest Points per Game Season: 9.9, 1969 (99 points in 10 games) Most Touchdowns Scored Game: 10 vs. Evangel, 9-18-82 Season: 55, 1991 Most Points After Touchdown Made by Kicking Game: 9 vs. Culver-Stockton, 11-11-72 (nine attempts) Season: 43, 1991 (48 attempts) Most Two-Point Attempts Made Game: 2 vs. Central Missouri State, 9-23-95, vs. Missouri S&T, 9-20-03 & vs. Washburn, 11-6-04 Season: 5, 1977 (all by pass) Most Field Goals Made Game: 4 vs. Missouri S&T, 9-20-75 (five attempts) & Central Missouri State, 10-15-94 (nine attempts) Season: 13, 1975

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ALL-TIME RECORDS Most Defensive Extra-Point Opportunities (Since 1988) Game: 2 vs. Central Missouri State, 9-28-96 (both attempts failed) Season: 3, 1996 (all three attempts failed)

First Downs Most Total First Downs Game: 33 vs. Washburn, 9-28-02 Season: 274, 2004 Fewest Total First Downs Game: 5 vs. Washburn, 9-27-86 Season: 101, 1986 Most First Downs by Rushing Game: 22 vs. Missouri Western, 11-7-87 Season: 143, 2012 Most First Downs by Passing Game: 20 vs. Northwest Missouri State, 10-9-04 Season: 178, 2004 Most First Downs by Penalty Game: 8, vs. Northwest Missouri State, 9-24-05 Season: 25, 2001

Penalties Most Penalties Game: 19 vs. Central Missouri State, 9-9-78 (148 yards) & Missouri Western, 9-28-91 (141 yards) Season: 113, 2004 (828 yards) Most Yards Penalized Game: 191 vs. Missouri Western, 11-5-77 (13 penalties) Season: 950, 1977 (89 penalties)

Fumbles Most Fumbles Game: 8 vs. Wayne State (Neb.), 11-1-80 (six lost); Emporia State, 10-11-86 (one lost) & Missouri-Rolla, 11-16-02 (two lost) Season: 37, 1987 (22 lost) Most Fumbles Lost Game: 6 vs. Emporia State, 10-15-77 (seven fumbles),Washburn, 11-10-79 (seven fumbles),Wayne (Neb.) State, 11-1-80 (eight fumbles) & Pittsburg State, 10-26-91 (seven fumbles) Season: 27, 1975 Fewest Fumbles Lost Season: 6, 1993 (17 fumbles) Season, All Games: 7, 1993 (20 fumbles)

Turnovers (Giveaways)

Turnovers (Takeaways)

Most Turnovers Game: 10 vs. Pittsburg State, 10-26-91 (four interceptions, six fumbles lost) Season: 44, 1975 (17 interceptions, 27 fumbles lost) Fewest Turnovers Season: 17, 1989 (seven interceptions, 10 fumbles lost)

Most Turnovers Forced Game: 10 vs. Fort Hays State, 9-27-75 (six interceptions, four fumble recoveries) Season: 55, 1975 (28 interceptions, 27 fumble recoveries) Fewest Turnovers Forced Season: 12, 1997, (five interceptions, seven fumble recoveries) Interceptions Game: 7 vs. Central Missouri State, 9-10-83 (35 attempts) Season: 28, 1975 (260 attempts) & 1982 (268 attempts) Most Fumble Recoveries Game: 8 vs. Southwest Baptist, 9-30-00 * Also MIAA Record Season: 27, 1975

Total Defense Fewest Total Offensive Plays Allowed Game: 41 vs. Doane, 11-25-72 (43 yards) Season: 588, 1990 (2,926 yards) Fewest Total Offensive Yards Allowed Game: 43 vs. Doane, 11-25-72 (41 plays) Season: 2,355, 1976 (645 plays)

Rushing Defense Fewest Rushes Allowed Game: 14 vs. Missouri S&T, 9-11-04 (-45 yards) Season: 346, 1998 (1,995 yards) Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Game: (-45) vs. Missouri S&T, 9-11-04 (14 attemps) Season: 985, 1982 (attempts not available)

Passing Defense Fewest Pass Completions Allowed Game: 0 vs. Pittsburg State, 9-27-80 (six attempts) Season: 64, 1973 (165 attempts) Fewest Passing Yards Allowed Game: 0 vs. Pittsburg State, 9-27-80 (0 completions) Season: 847, 1972 (75 completions) Interceptions Game: 7 vs. Central Missouri State, 9-10-83 (35 attempts) Season: 28, 1975 (260 attempts) & 1982 (268 attempts) Touchdowns on Interception Returns (Since 1972) Game: 1, several times, last vs. Truman, 10-1-05 Season: 3, 2003 Quarterback Sacks (Since 1984) Game: 9 vs. Fort Hays State , 10-1-88 (-66 yards) & Missouri Western, 9-28-91 (-58 yards) Season: 30, 1991 (-203 yards) & 2005 (-215 yards) Lowest NCAA Passing Efficiency Rating Allowed (Since 1988) Regular Season (Min. 250 att.): 99.1, 1993 (allowed 251 attempts, 117 completions, 1,629 yards, & 10 TDs and had 19 interceptions) Season, All Games (Min. 250 att.): 106.9, 1993 (allowed 293 attempts, 140 completions, 2,028 yards, 13 TDs and 20 interceptions)

Miscellaneous Records Victories in a Season Most: 10, 1972 (10-0 record, 12-0 including playoffs) Fewest: 1, 2003 (1-10 record) Losses in a Season Most: 10, 2003 (1-10 record) Fewest: 0, 1972 [10-0 (12-0 including playoffs)] Most Consecutive Victories Season: 10, 1972 (all 10 games, 12 including playoffs) Overall: 12, 1971-72 [last two games of 1971, all 10 of 1972 (14 including playoffs)] Most Consecutive Losses Season: 8, 2003 (last eight games of season) Overall: 8, 1985-86 (last game of 1985, first seven games of 1986) & 2003 (last eight games of season) Most Consecutive Home Wins Season: 5, 1976, 1985 & 1994 (all five games each season) Overall: 11, 1975-77 (last three of 1975, all five of 1976 & first three of 1977) Most Consecutive Games Without Being Shut Out Overall: 73, 9-29-79 to 10-4-86; ended with 11-0 loss at Emporia State on 10-11-86 Largest Single Game Margins Victory: 63 vs. Greenville (Ill.), 9-7-02 (Southern won 63-0) Defeat: 53 vs. Arkansas Tech, 10-12-68 (Arkansas Tech won 53-0)

Records now include all playoff games. Previous marks did not, per NCAA guidelines.

Scoring Defense Fewest Points Allowed Game: 0, several times, last vs. Greenville (Ill.), 9-7-02 Regular Season: 72, 1972 (10 games) Season, All Games: 92, 1972 (12 games) Most Points Allowed Game: 61 vs. Pittsburg State, 11-8-69 Season: 395, 2004 (11 games) Fewest Points Allowed per Game Regular Season: 7.2, 1972 (72 in 10) Season, All Games: 7.7, 1972 (92 in 12) Most Points Allowed per Game Season: 35.9, 2004 (395 in 11)

First Downs Fewest Total First Downs Allowed Game: 2 vs. Doane College, 11-25-72 Season: 131, 1972

Harold Noirfalise holds the Southern career records for rushing yards, carries and 100-yard games

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Josh Chapman had 8,801 total offensive yards in his Lion career (1999-2002).

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SINGLE GAME LEADERS Total Offense

(Based on total yards rushing and passing) 1. Josh Chapman vs. Washburn, 9-28-02 2. Josh Chapman vs. Missouri S&T, 11-16-02 3. Josh Chapman vs. Missouri S&T, 11-10-01 4. Josh Chapman vs. Central Missouri, 10-26-02 5. Nathan Emert vs. Washburn, 11-6-04 6. Adam Hinspeter vs. Harding, 8-30-08 7. Matt Cook vs. Truman, 11-9-91 8. Nathan Emert vs. Northwest Missouri, 10-9-04 9. Nathan Emert vs. Bacone, 8-26-04 10. Nathan Emert vs. Missouri Western, 9-25-04

Plays 57 51 38 69 61 55 46 64 56 62

Avg. 9.4 9.7 12.2 6.5 7.0 7.7 8.7 6.2 6.8 5.8

Touchdown Receptions

(Opponent, Year) 1. Rod Smith vs. Truman, 10-2-93 2. Rod Smith vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-19-91 Rod Smith vs. Pittsburg State, 10-26-91 Rod Smith vs. Central Missouri, 10-16-93 Gerald Brewer vs. Emporia State, 10-23-93 Craig Winfrey vs. Missouri S&T, 9-11-04 Mark Henderson vs. Harding, 8-30-08 Daniel Thompson at. Missouri Western, 10-24-09 8. several (most recently, Isaac Norman vs. Harding, 9-8-07)

Punting Average

Rushing

(Based on net yards) 1. Albert Bland vs. Washburn, 10-29-94 2. Greg Dageforde vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 11-8-86 3. Albert Bland vs. Southwest Baptist, 9-24-94 4. Karl Evans vs. Missouri Western, 9-26-92 5. Wentric Williams vs. Central Missouri, 9-18-04 6. Josh Chapman vs. Missouri S&T, 11-16-02 7. Larry Barnes vs. Pittsburg State, 11-12-77 Harold Noirfalise vs. Pittsburg State, 10-1-83 9 Addie Gaddis vs. Fort Hays State, 10-3-87 10. Karl Evans vs. Washburn, 10-3-92

Yards 321 299 278 253 252 246 244 244 237 231

Att. Avg. 32 10.0 49 6.1 24 11.6 38 6.7 30 8.4 24 10.3 19 12.8 19 12.8 19 12.5. 26 8.9

(Based on average) 1. Caleb Lewis vs. Missouri S&T, 10-5-96 2. Ian Harrison vs. Missouri Western, 10-27-07 3. Caleb Lewis vs. Emporia State, 10-18-97 4. Caleb Lewis vs. Missouri Western, 10-4-97 Branton Dawson vs. Pittsburg State, 9-18-93 6. Mark Stufflebeam vs. Central Missouri, 9-10-83 7. Marty Nagel vs. Fort Hays State, 11-6-82 8. Dan Stanley vs. Truman, 10-13-01 9. Mark Stufflebeam vs. Central Missouri, 9-12-81 10. Caleb Lewis vs. Pittsburg State, 9-27-97

Interceptions

Passing

(Based on yardage) 1. Adam Hinspeter vs. Harding, 8-30-08 2. Nathan Emert vs. Northwest Missouri, 10-9-04 3. Nathan Emert vs. Washburn, 11-6-04 4. Alan Brown vs. Arkansas Tech, 9-17-88 5. Matt Cook vs. Truman, 11-9-91 6. Steve Hamilton vs. Central Missouri, 11-10-73 7. Ray Harding vs. Fort Hays State, 9-12-70 8. Adam Hinspeter vs. Emporia State, 11-5-05 9. Matt Cook vs. Truman, 10-2-93 Nathan Emert vs. Missouri S&T, 9-11-04

Touchdown Passes

(Opponent, Year) 1. Matt Cook vs.Truman, 10-2-93 Adam Hinspeter vs. Harding, 8-30-08 2. Mike Sexton vs. Missouri Western, 11-5-70 Mike Loyd vs. Evangel, 11-18-78 Rich Williams vs. Wayne State, 11-5-83 Matt Cook vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-19-91 Josh Chapman vs. Washburn, 9-28-02 Nathan Emert vs. Missouri S&T, 9-11-04 Nathan Emert vs. Emporia State, 10-30-04 Adam Hinspeter vs. Truman, 10-7-06 Adam Hinspeter vs. Harding, 9-8-07

Receiving Yardage

(Opponent, Year) 1. Rod Smith vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-19-91 2. Neâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ronte Threat at Fort Hays State, 11-6-11 3. Kelly Young vs. Nebraska-Kearney, 10-19-85 Rod Smith vs. Truman, 10-2-93 5. Rod Smith vs. Pittsburg State, 10-26-91 6. Rod Smith vs. Portland State, 9-14-91 7. Brent Cook vs. Missouri Western, 11-5-77 8. Glenn Watson vs. Wayne (Neb.) State, 11-1-80 Rod Smith vs. Central Missouri, 10-16-93 10. Larry Barnes vs. Washburn, 10-8-77 Colin Bado vs. Missouri Western, 10-8-05

Pass Receptions

(Opponent, Year) 1. Rod Smith vs. Truman, 10-2-93 2. Dave Evans vs. Pittsburg State, 11-8-69 Colin Bado vs. Washburn, 11-4-07 Colin Bado vs. Fort Hays, 10-13-07 Colin Bado vs. Central Missouri, 10-20-07 6. Bruce Long vs. Washburn, 10-2-82 DeMarcus Mathes vs. Central Missouri, 9-18-04 Colin Bado vs. Pittsburg State, 9-17-05 Colin Bado vs. Truman, 10-1-05 Landon Zerkel at Truman, 10-16-10

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Yards 533 492 464 448 429 422 400 396 379 358

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Yards 422 419 404 388 382 363 357 350 347 347

Comp. 35 35 30 24 17 23 23 23 28 31

Avg. 12.1 12.0 13.5 16.2 22.5 15.8 15.5 15.2 12.4 11.2

No. 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

(Opponent, Year) 1. Glen Baker vs. Central Missouri, 9-10-83 2. Courtney Sanders vs. Panhandle State, 1969 Jack Duda vs. Emporia State, 10-2-71 Tom Cox vs. Fort Hays State, 9-27-75 Brian Brickey vs. Benedictine, 9-3-77 Ozzie Harrell vs. Washburn, 11-8-80 Alan Dunaway vs. Missouri Western, 10-30-82 Danny Massey vs. Kearney State, 10-18-86 Raymond Ratliff vs. Wayne State, 11-8-86 Cedric Florence vs. Emporia State, 10-23-93 Jordan Chapman vs. Truman, 10-1-05

Sacks

(Opponent, Year) 1. Mike King vs. Fort Hays State, 10-1-88 Tony Hughes vs. Missouri Western, 9-28-91 3. Ron Burton vs. Washburn, 10-30-93 Shad Burns vs. Southwest Baptist, 11-5-98 5. Richard Jordan vs. Washburn, 11-11-95 Richard Jordan vs. Emporia State, 9-16-95 Dustin Calvin vs. Missouri Western, 10-4-97 Reggie Smith vs. Southwest Missouri State, 2-9-00 Brandon Williams vs. Missouri Westerm, 10-23-10 10. Joe Bettasso vs. Bacone, 8-28-03 Jared Brawner vs. Missouri Western, 10-27-07

Yards 254 225 204 204 179 174 170 169 169 168 168

No. 8 10 7 13 9 8 8 8 6 5 10

Avg. 31.8 22.5 29.1 15.7 19.9 21.8 21.2 21.1 28.2 33.6 16.8

No. 13 12 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 11

Yards 204 149 134 79 143 162 111 121 145 140

Avg. 15.7 12.4 11.2 6.6 11.9 14.7 10.1 11.0 13.2 12.7

Tackles

(Opponent, Year) 1. Ron Burton vs. Missouri S&T, 11-6-93 2. Brian Strain vs. Northwest Missouri, 11-13-93 Richard Jordan vs. Pittsburg State, 10-19-96 4. Ron Burton vs. Northwest Missouri, 11-2-91 Melvin Monet vs. Washburn, 9-18-93 Melvin Monet vs. Pittsburg State, 10-30-93 Richard Jordan vs. Southwest Baptist, 9-24-94 Ryan Burpo vs. Emporia State, 11-8-03 9. Ron Burton vs. Pittsburg State, 9-18-93 Jared Brawner vs. Northwest Missouri, 11-8-08 10. Ron Burton vs. Southwest Baptist, 10-10-92 Greg Prosak vs. Missouri S&T, 10-17-92 Melvin Monet vs. Northwest Missouri, 11-12-94 Melvin Monet vs. Pittsburg State, 9-17-94 Richard Jordan vs. Northwest Missouri, 10-21-95 Richard Jordan vs. Missouri Western, 11-4-95 Ryan Burpo vs, Southwest Baptist, 9-21-02

Avg. 53.7 53.0 52.5 49.0 49.0 48.4 47.6 46.8 46.7 46.2

No. 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 No. 3 3 2 2 2 9 8 4 7 5

Yds. 161 159 105 98 98 436 381 187 327 231

No. 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 No. 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 2.5 2.5 No. 21 20 20 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16 16

Leaders updated to include all playoff games. Previous marks did not include postseason competition, per NCAA guidelines.

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SINGLE SEASON LEADERS Total Offense

(Based on total yards) 1. Nathan Emert, 2004 2. Josh Chapman, 2002 3. Matt Cook, 1991 4. Josh Chapman, 2001 5. Matt Cook, 1993 6. Adam Hinspeter, 2005 7. Brad Cornelsen, 1996 8. Adam Hinspeter, 2006 9. Collin Howard, 10 10. Alan Brown, 1988

Plays 596 519 347 437 422 377 397 446 433 422

Rushing

(Based on net yards) 1. Karl Evans, 1992 2. Albert Bland, 1994 3. Larry Barnes, 1976 4. Harold Noirfalise, 1983 5. Harold Noirfalise, 1982 6 Wentric Williams, 2004 7. Josh Chapman, 2001 8. Albert Bland, 1995 9. Robert Davis, 1975 10. Josh Chapman, 2002

Att. 327 242 201 181 195 214 162 216 207 174

Rush 108 1,010 131 1,025 122 24 867 -36 244 30

Pass 3,406 2,398 2,637 1,623 2,491 2,492 1,625 2,527 2,196 2,373

Total 3,514 3,408 2,768 2,648 2,613 2,516 2,492 2,491 2,440 2,403

Yards 1,586 1,511 1,213 1,114 1,111 1,071 1,025 1,018 1,016 1,010

Avg. 4.9 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.7 5.0 6.3 4.7 4.9 5.8

TD 14 16 10 11 13 10 10 16 10 11

Pass Completions

Player, year Comp. Att. 1. Nathan Emert, 2004 302 485 2. Adam Hinspeter, 2006 248 374 3. Josh Chapman, 2002 197 345 4. Adam Hinspeter, 2005 199 295 5. Collin Howard, 2011 186 299 6. Alan Brown, 1988 181 333 7. Collin Howard, 2010 167 308 8. Matt Cook, 1993 165 325 9. Josh Chapman, 2001 152 275 10. Matt Cook, 1991 141 275

Passing Yardage

Player, year Comp. Att. 1. Nathan Emert, 2004 302 485 2. Matt Cook, 1991 141 275 3. Adam Hinspeter, 2006 248 374 4. Adam Hinspeter, 2005 199 295 5. Matt Cook, 1993 165 325 6. Josh Chapman, 2002 197 345 7. Alan Brown, 1988 181 333 8. Collin Howard, 10 167 308 9. Adam Hinspeter, 2007 228 378 10. Steve Hamilton, 1973 127 242

Pass Receptions

Player, year Rec. Yards 1. Colin Bado, 2006 88 953 2. Colin Bado, 2007 84 905 3. DeMarcus Mathes, 2004 69 1,038 4. Rod Smith, 1993 68 1,065 5. Colin Bado, 2005 64 759 6. Rod Smith, 1991 60 1,439 7. Ne’Ronte Threatt, 10 59 763 8. Landon Zerkel, 10 52 759 9. Bernie Busken, 1973 49 682 10. John Anderson, 1981 48 748 Heath Helsel, 1988 48 566

Receiving Yardage

Player, year Rec. 1. Rod Smith, 1991 60 2. Rod Smith, 1993 68 3. Landon Zerkel, 2011 77 4. DeMarcus Mathes, 2004 69 5. Colin Bado, 2006 88 6. Colin Bado, 2007 84 7. Kelly Young, 1985 43 8. Ne’Ronte Threatt, 2010 59 9. Colin Bado, 2005 64 Landon Zerkel, 2010 52 10. Dustin Bromley, 2005 42

Yards 1,439 1,065 1,047 1,038 953 905 812 763 759 759 750

Yards 3,406 2,527 2,398 2,492 2,010 2,373 2,196 2,491 1,623 2,637

Int. 17 11 11 11 10 17 14 12 14 7

TD 24 15 18 15 15 11 11 25 14 25

Yards 3,406 2,637 2,527 2,492 2,491 2,398 2,373 2,196 2,154 1,816

Int. 17 7 11 11 12 11 17 14 14 14

TD 24 25 15 15 25 18 11 11 18 11

Avg. 10.8 10.8 15.0 15.7 11.9 24.0 12.9 14.6 13.9 15.6 11.8

TD 4 6 4 14 5 15 4 5 3 3 2

Avg. 24.0 15.7 13.6 15.0 10.8 10.8 18.9 12.9 11.9 14.6 17.9

Scoring

(Based on total points) 1. Albert Bland, 1995 2. Brad Cornelsen, 1996 3. Albert Bland, 1994 4. Rod Smith, 1991 5. Karl Evans, 1992 6. Rod Smith, 1993 7. Robert Davis, 1974 Harold Noirfalise, 1982 9. Ray Harding, 1970 10. Brad Cornelsen, 1997 Joey Ballard, 1998 Alley Broussard, 2007

TD 18 18 16 15 15 14 13 13 12 12 12 12

PAT 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0

TP 110 108 96 92 90 86 78 78 76 72 72 72

Punt Return Average

Player, year 1. Tony Simmons, 1985 2. Vincent Featherson, 1977 3. Marty Galbraith, 1970 4. Ne’Ronte Threatt, 2012 5. Mac Whitehead, 1997 6. Trace Maxwell, 1992 7. Kerry Anders, 1972 Jack Duda, 1972 9. DeMarcus Mathes 10. Steve Sater, 1981

No. 8 8 6 6 13 11 7 7 17 18

Yards 183 154 92 90 191 161 100 100 242 250

Kickoff Return Average

Player, year 1. Vincent Featherson, 1978 2. Karl Evans, 1992 3. Vincent Featherson, 1979 4. Karl Evans, 1991 5. Justin Taylor, 1995 6. Albert Bland, 1993 7. Ne’Ronte Threatt, 2011 8. Albert Bland, 1995 9. James Thrash, 1996 10. Ne’Ronte Threatt, 2012

No. 14 18 13 14 12 25 25 13 10 11

Yards 477 571 400 388 326 669 656 339 255 277

Interceptions

Albert Bland holds the Lions’ single-season scoring record with 110 points in 1995.

Kick Scoring

(Based on total points) 1. Harvey Derrick, 1975 2. Brian Malette, 2007 3. Dallas Herndon, 2010 4. Brandon Hawkins, 2004 5. Max Mourglia, 1972 6. Harvey Derrick, 1976 7. Rick Lairmore, 1991 8. Eric Jackson, 1994 9. Terry Dobbs, 1983 10. Shane McBride, 2005

PAT FG 25-na 13-na 39-42 7-12 29-30 10-13 25-34 11-16 39-na 6-na 32-na 8-na 43-46 4-9 30-30 8-16 36-37 5-11 28-31 7-10

Punting Average

TD 15 14 6 4 4 6 6 4 5 5 6

FG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

(Min. 2 punts per game) No. 1. Terry Joyce, 1975 51 2. Caleb Lewis, 1997 37 3. Marty Nagel, 1982 24 4. Mark Stufflebeam, 1981 67 5. Dan Stanley, 2001 49 6. Mark Stufflebeam, 1980 67 7. Marty Nagel, 1985 72 8. Marty Nagel, 1983 57 9. Ian Harrison, 2007 41 10. Mike Creekmore, 1999 56

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Yards 2,214 1,564 1,011 2,704 1,955 2,656 2,816 2,226 1,595 1,784

TP 64 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 51 49

Avg. 43.4 42.4 42.1 40.4 39.9 39.6 39.1 39.1 38.9 38.8

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(Based on total number) 1. Glen Baker, 1983 2. Tom Cox, 1976 3. Jack Duda, 1971 Alan Dunaway, 1982 5. Glen Baker, 1982 6. John Busalacki, 1972 Tom Cox, 1975 Danny Massey, 1986 Cedric Florence, 1993 10. Jack Duda, 1972 Jeff Wolverton, 1972 Chris Cawyer, 1975 Tom Warren, 1975 John Wynne, 1979 Rob Townsend, 1996 Jordan Chapman, 2005

No. 12 10 9 9 8 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Sacks

Player, year 1. Kent Shorten, 1995 2. Jairius Jarvis, 2009 3. Brandon Williams, 2010 4. Brandon Williams, 2012 5. Brandon Williams, 2011 6. Tony Hughes, 1991 Richard Jordan, 1995 8. Mike King, 1988 Jay Pride, 1991 Richard Jordan, 1993 10. Mike King, 1987

Tackles

LG 72 63 58 62 57 60 60 59 64 65

Player, year 1. Steve Forbis, 1985 2. Ron Burton, 1993 3. Don Stone, 1985 4. Richard Jordan, 1996 5. Steve Forbis, 1983 6. Melvin Monet, 1993 7. Melvin Monet, 1995 8. Ryan Burpo, 2003 9. Ron Burton, 1992 10. Don Stone, 1986

Yards 140 49 na 108 72 135 48 26 94 125 2 99 32 74 15 143

Avg. 22.9 19.3 15.3 15.0 14.7 14.6 14.3 14.3 14.2 13.9

TD 1 0 na 1 1 0 0 1 1 2

Avg. 34.1 31.7 30.8 27.7 27.2 26.8 26.2 26.1 25.5 25.2

TD 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0

Avg. 11.7 4.9 na 12.0 9.0 19.3 6.9 3.7 13.4 20.8 0.3 16.5 5.3 12.3 2.5 23.8

TD 0 0 na 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1

No. 10 9.5 9 8.5 8 8 8 7 7 7 6.5

No. 148 145 138 136 125 121 119 118 114 113

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Player, years played 1. Adam Hinspeter, 05-08 2. Josh Chapman, 99-02 3. Matt Cook, 89-93 4. Brad Cornelsen, 95-98 5. Collin Howard, 08-11 6. Nathan Emert, 04-05 7. Harold Noirfalise, 81-84 8. Ray Harding, 70-72 9. Rusty Shelley, 75-77 10. Albert Bland, 93-95

Plays 1,906 1,509 1,110 1,110 1,097 676 687 na 723 617

Rushing

Player, years played 1. Harold Noirfalise, 81-84 2. Albert Bland, 93-95 3. Larry Barnes, 75-78 4. Josh Chapman, 99-02 5. Antonio Whitney, 98-01 6. Tom Laughlin, 81-84 7. Brad Cornelsen, 95-98 8. Lydell Williams, 72-75 9. Robert Davis, 74-75 10. Terry Starks, 71-73

Att. 687 637 558 602 511 464 540 359 358 416

Rush -135 3,233 170 2,273 810 113 3,864 na 285 3,315

Pass 9,016 5,368 6,830 4,398 5,334 3,764 0 3,754 3,262 12

Total 8,881 8,801 7,000 6,671 6,148 3,877 3,864 3,754 3,547 3,327

Yards 3,864 3,409 3,322 3,233 2,267 2,249 2,273 2,091 1,945 1,877

Avg. 5.6 5.4 6.0 5.4 4.4 4.8 4.2 5.8 5.4 4.5

TD 42 37 26 28 13 20 35 11 22 14

Passing Yardage

Player, years played Comp. Att. Yards Int. TD 1. Adam Hinspeter, 05-08. 842 1,368 9,016 47 61 2. Matt Cook, 89-93 422 852 6,830 32 64 3. Josh Chapman, 99-02 484 907 5,568 41 45 4. Collin Howard, 08-11 447 781 5,334 35 38 5. Brad Cornelsen, 95-98 293 563 4,398 29 28 6. Nathan Emert, 04-05 332 548 3,764 22 26 7. Ray Harding, 70-72 261 573 3,754 40 28 8. Rusty Shelley, 75-77 237 517 3,262 31 34 9. Rich Williams, 83-84 196 378 3,164 18 19 10. Alan Brown, 88-89 232 456 3,076 20 17

Pass Receptions

Player, years played 1. Colin Bado, 04-07. 2. Landon Zerkel, 08-12 3. Rod Smith, 88, 90-93 4. Isaac Norman, 06-09 5. Heath Helsel, 88-91 6. DeMarcus Mathes, 02-04 7. Craig Winfrey, 01-04 8. Ne’Ronte Threatt, 09-12 9. Joey Ballard, 98-01 10. Bruce Long, 80-83 Bernie Busken, 72-74

Rec. 250 196 158 146 138 134 123 129 99 98 98

Yards 2,789 2,866 3,122 1,744 2,222 1,822 1,386 1,553 1,048 1,574 1,440

Receiving Yardage

Player, years played 1. Rod Smith, 88, 90-93 2. Landon Zerkel 09-12 3. Colin Bado, 04-07. 4. Heath Helsel, 88-91 5. DeMarcus Mathes, 02-04 6. Kerry Anders, 72-75 7. Isaac Norman, 06-09 8. Kelly Young, 82-85 9. Bruce Long, 80-83 10. Ne’Ronte Threatt 09-12

Rec. 158 196 250 138 134 90 146 82 98 129

Yards 3,122 2,866 2,789 2,222 1,822 1,736 1,744 1,674 1,574 1,553

Scoring

Player, years played 1. Harold Noirfalise, 81-84 2. Albert Bland, 93-95 3. Rod Smith, 88, 90-93 4. Brad Cornelsen, 95-98. 5. Larry Barnes, 75-78 6. Terry Dobbs, 81-84 7. Harvey Derrick, 74-77 8. Josh Chapman, 99-02 9. Joey Ballard, 98-01 10. Brian Malette, 05-08

TD 43 39 35 35 33 0 0 28 26 0

PAT 4 1 2 0 1 102 98 0 1 103

Avg. 11.2 14.6 19.8 11.9 16.1 13.6 11.3 12.0 10.6 16.1 14.7

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Pass Completions

Player, years played Comp. 1. Adam Hinspeter, 05-08. 842 2. Josh Chapman, 99-02 484 3. Collin Howard, 08-11 447 4. Matt Cook, 89-93 422 5. Nathan Emert, 04-05 332 6. Brad Cornelsen, 95-98 293 7. Ray Harding, 70-72 261 8. Rusty Shelley, 75-77 237 9. Marty Schoenthaler, 81-82232 Alan Brown, 88-89 232

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Att. 1,368 907 781 852 548 563 573 517 465 456

Yards 9,016 5,568 5,334 6,830 3,764 4,398 3,754 3,262 2,607 3,076

Int. 47 41 35 32 22 29 40 31 25 20

TD 61 45 38 64 26 28 28 34 17 17

Avg. 19.8 14.6 11.2 16.1 13.6 19.3 11.9 20.4 16.1 12.0

FG 0 0 0 0 0 30 30 0 0 16

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PAT FG 102-na 30-na 98-na 30-na 103-106 16-30 78-82 17-28 na na 51-65 18-28 59-63 13-23 42-49 17-32 59-61 11-24 57-70 6-11

Punting *

Player, years played 1. Terry Joyce, 75 2. Mark Stufflebeam, 80-82 3. Caleb Lewis, 96-98 4. Marty Nagel, 82-85 5. Ian Harrison, 07-08 Andrew Gassen, 08-09 7. Mark Krause, 10 8. Stewart Quinn, 12-pres. 9. Dominic O’Neill, 12-pres. 10. Brandon Hawkins, 05-06 *minimum 20 punts

No. 51 168 94 187 99 26 48 27 54 89

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Yards 2,214 6,655 3,629 7,275 3,797 996 1,798 995 1,998 3,259

No. 26 21 17 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 10

Sacks

Player, years played 1. Brandon Williams, 08-12 2. Kent Shorten, 92-95 3. Richard Jordan, 93-96 4. Chuck Dake, 88-91 5. Mike King, 87-88 6. Jay Pride, 89-92 7. Ryon Phillips, 2011-pres. 8. Tony Hughes, 89-92 Jairius Jarvis, 08-09 10. B.J. Russow, 05-07

Tackles

Kick Scoring

Player, years played 1. Terry Dobbs, 81-84 2. Harvey Derrick, 74-77 3. Brian Malette, 05-08 4. Rick Lairmore, 88-91 5. Max Mourglia, 71-73 6. Mark Lewandowski, 96-99 7. Caleb Lewis, 96-98 8. David Thaman, 85-87 9. Eric Jackson, 94-95 10. Craig Crader, 92-93

TD 16 19 35 14 21 9 11 13 3 8 9

Interceptions

Player, years played 1. Glen Baker, 80-83 2. Tom Cox, 73-76 3. Jack Duda, 69, 71-72 4. Chris Cawyer, 73, 75-77 John Busalacki, 72-74 6. Tom Warren, 73-75 Alan Dunaway, 80-83 Cedric Florence, 91-94 9. Darrell Scott, 77-80 Rob Townsend, 95-96 Matt Reid, 98-01 Jordan Chapman ‘03-’06

Avg. 43.4 39.6 39.1 38.9 38.3 38.3 37.4 36.9 36.8 36.6

TD 35 19 16 21 9 18 14 11 8 13

Player, years played 1. Ron Burton, 90-93 2. Richard Jordan, 93-96 3. Steve Forbis, 83-85 4. Greg Prosak, 89-92 5. Don Stone, 85-87 6. Melvin Monet, 93-95 7. Jared Brawner, 05-09 8. Jarrett Cook, 96-00 Jared Brawner, 06-09 10. Greg Stoneberger, 85-88

Yards 227 180 na 117 217 132 117 111 47 44 53 199

Avg. 8.7 8.6 na 9.8 18.1 12.0 10.6 10.1 4.7 4.4 5.3 19.9

TD 0 0 na 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

No. 27 23 20 15 13.5 12.5 12.0 11.5 11.5 10.5 No. 416 406 365 363 361 351 293 280 280 261

Leaders updated to include all playoff games. Previous marks did not include postseason competition, per NCAA guidelines.

TP 266 236 214 210 200 192 188 168 158 151

TP 192 188 151 129 118 105 98 93 92 75

LG 72 63 66 60 64 74 80 55 67 51

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Total Offense

Player Plys Rush Pass Tot Pat Wozniak 210 21 755 776 Ray Harding na 266 1,480 1,746 Mike Sexton 216 238 815 1,053 Ray Harding 310 22 1,578 1,600 Steve Hamilton 323 -165 1,816 1,651 Skip Hale 248 77 921 998 Skip Hale 251 131 965 1,096 Rusty Shelley 348 185 1,579 1,764 Rusty Shelley 319 75 1,482 1,557 Mike Loyd 283 96 1,314 1,410 Dan Allison 376 120 1,196 1,316 Kevin Ahlgren 150 -32 774 742 Marty Schoenthaler 276 -64 1,316 1,252 Marty Schoenthaler 280 -27 1,291 1,264 Rich Williams 222 -60 1,567 1,507 Rich Williams 264 60 1,597 1,657 Ray Hamilton 281 -51 1,370 1,319 Greg Dageforde 251 987 0 987 Addie Gaddis 168 495 314 809 Alan Brown 422 30 2,373 2,403 Alan Brown 218 182 703 885 Matt Cook 223 -47 1,239 1,192 Matt Cook 347 131 2,637 2,768 Karl Evans 330 1,586 19 1,605 Matt Cook 422 122 2,491 2,613 Albert Bland 242 1,511 0 1,511 Brad Cornelsen 238 465 1,169 1,634 Brad Cornelsen 397 867 1,625 2,492 Brad Cornelsen 393 802 1,392 2,194 Seth McKinzie 123 276 506 782 Josh Chapman 211 483 563 1,046 Josh Chapman 342 715 984 1,699 Josh Chapman 437 1,025 1,623 2,648 Josh Chapman 519 1,010 2,398 3,408 Kokain Mothershed 400 285 1,371 1,666 Nathan Emert 596 108 3,406 3,514 Adam Hinspeter 377 24 2,492 2,516 Adam Hinspeter 446 -36 2527 24,91 Adam Hinspeter 431 -49 2154 2105 Adam Hinspeter 367 -74 1843 1769 Roland Thompson 225 194 1,142 1,336 Collin Howard 433 244 2,196 2,440 Collin Howard 384 173 2010 2183 Kellen Cox 282 867 544 1,411 Jay McDowell 229 788 855 1,643 Scott Lathrop 188 427 921 1,348 TJ Fleeton 423 100 1,975 2,075

Quarterback Brad Cornelsen rolled up 6,320 yards of total offense from 1995-97.

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Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Player Mike Rader Larry Perry Terry Starks Terry Starks Terry Starks Robert Davis Robert Davis Larry Barnes Larry Barnes Fred Ford Fred Ford Tony Harris Harold Noirfalise Harold Noirfalise Harold Noirfalise Harold Noirfalise Greg Dageforde Greg Dageforde Addie Gaddis Eric Wilson Cleon Burrell Cleon Burrell Marques Rodgers Karl Evans Albert Bland Albert Bland Albert Bland Brad Cornelsen Brad Cornelsen Antonio Whitney Antonio Whitney Josh Chapman Josh Chapman Josh Chapman Darvin Willard Wentric Williams Dartangan Johnson Ronnell Newman Alley Broussard Toderick Hunt Toderick Hunt Cornell Gedward Steven Sumpter Kellen Cox Chris Branwell Giresse Forchu Will Gregory

Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Player Pat Wozniak Ray Harding Mike Sexton Ray Harding Steve Hamilton Skip Hale Skip Hale Rusty Shelley Rusty Shelley Mike Loyd Dan Allison Joe Mehrer Marty Schoenthaler Marty Schoenthaler Rich Williams Rich Williams Ray Hamilton Ray Hamilton Addie Gaddis Alan Brown Alan Brown Matt Cook Matt Cook G.W. Posey Matt Cook Doug Switzer Brad Cornelsen Brad Cornelsen Brad Cornelsen Seth McKinzie Mark Lloyd Josh Chapman Josh Chapman Josh Chapman Josh Chapman Kokain Mothershed Nathan Emert Adam Hinspeter Adam Hinspeter Adam Hinspeter Adam Hinspeter Roland Thompson

1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

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Att. 117 135 115 182 119 151 207 201 151 119 133 155 176 195 181 135 133 249 98 59 86 149 168 327 179 242 216 208 182 121 108 151 162 174 110 214 150 131 165 143 154 146 151 199 135 149 170

Yds. 343 643 479 941 457 929 1,016 1,213 938 719 567 579 919 1,111 1,114 720 637 987 495 209 420 654 840 1,586 880 1,511 1,018 867 845 644 574 715 1,025 1,010 454 1,071 576 618 894 621 631 849 679 867 878 719 775

Pass Completions C. 73 98 63 100 127 66 68 127 96 104 97 64 111 121 98 98 103 42 19 181 51 81 141 49 165 61 63 102 109 37 37 47 88 152 197 123 302 199 248 228 167 98

Att. 168 222 134 220 242 142 155 255 225 203 255 118 231 234 175 203 234 120 70 333 123 166 275 125 325 143 122 189 218 58 70 96 181 275 345 271 485 295 374 372 321 186

Avg. 2.9 4.8 4.2 5.2 3.8 6.2 4.9 6.0 6.2 6.0 4.3 3.7 5.2 5.7 6.2 5.3 4.8 4.0 5.1 3.5 4.9 4.4 5.0 4.9 4.9 6.2 4.7 4.2 4.6 5.3 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.8 4.1 5.0 3.8 4.7 5.4 4.3 4.1 5.8 4.5 4.4 6.5 4.8 4.6

Yds. 755 1,480 815 1,578 1,816 921 965 1,579 1,482 1,314 1,196 806 1,316 1,291 1,567 1,597 1,370 375 314 2,373 703 1,239 2,637 683 2,491 886 1,169 1,625 1,392 506 389 563 984 1,623 2,398 1,371 3,406 2,492 2527 2154 1843 1,142

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I. 9 19 7 14 14 5 13 16 12 7 22 4 14 11 8 10 10 12 3 17 3 9 7 6 12 12 10 7 9 4 0 3 13 14 11 15 17 11 11 14 11 15

TD na na 3 7 4 12 10 10 7 3 2 8 9 13 11 9 3 7 4 2 6 6 9 14 5 16 16 18 12 2 4 2 10 11 3 10 7 5 12 6 3 3 7 13 7 15 6 TD 0 14 4 11 11 8 3 15 17 11 9 3 7 10 11 8 9 1 2 11 6 7 25 5 25 4 7 10 11 4 0 3 10 14 18 3 24 15 15 18 13 8

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Collin Howard Collin Howard Kellen Cox Jay McDowell Scott Lathrop TJ Fleeton

167 308 2,196 14 186 299 2010 15 34 83 544 2 49 87 855 3 45 78 921 4 175 322 1,975 12

Player Dave Evans Larry Perry Terron Jackson Bernie Busken Bernie Busken Kerry Anders Kerry Anders Jim Thompson Brent Cook Fred Ford Brent Cook Glenn Watson John Anderson Bruce Long Bruce Long Kelly Young Kelly Young Wade Williams Donley Hurd Heath Helsel Heath Helsel Heath Helsel Rod Smith Cedric Florence Rod Smith Gerald Brewer James Thrash James Thrash Brad Hocker Tyson Sims Joey Ballard Joey Ballard Joey Ballard Craig Winfrey Chris Turner DeMarcus Mathes DeMarcus Mathes Colin Bado Colin Bado Colin Bado Johnny Johnson Landon Zerkel Neâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Ronte Threatt Landon Zerkel Landon Zerkel Dion Collier Anthony Cannon Terrell Crawford

Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Player Mike Rader Ray Harding Max Mourglia Lydell Williams Kerry Anders Robert Davis Harvey Derrick Larry Barnes Larry Barnes Mike Loyd/Vincent Featherson Brent Cook Tony Harris Harold Noirfalise Harold Noirfalise Harold Noirfalise Harold Noirfalise Mark Perry Greg Dageforde David Thaman Richard Grote Heath Helsel Rick Lairmore Rod Smith Karl Evans Rod Smith Albert Bland Albert Bland Brad Cornelsen Brad Cornelsen Joey Ballard Joey Ballard Vince Vaccaro Josh Chapman Josh Chapman Brad Komen

Receptions

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Rec. 27 45 28 31 49 28 29 34 33 32 28 29 48 45 32 29 43 14 18 48 32 25 60 23 68 25 13 44 28 30 30 26 27 40 38 40 69 64 88 84 50 44 59 77 23 10 27 55

Scoring

Yds. 250 395 342 489 682 433 487 418 600 238 391 566 748 674 616 611 812 159 340 566 460 498 1,439 355 1,065 344 202 694 432 463 377 243 276 425 535 421 1,038 759 953 905 564 641 763 1,047 419 62 554 572 TD 4 12 na 10 8 13 0 11 11 6/6 5 8 10 13 11 9 10 7 0 0 9 0 15 15 14 16 18 18 12 12 11 5 10 11 0

11 10 12 5 5 8

Avg. TD 9.3 0 8.8 2 12.2 2 15.8 5 13.9 3 15.5 6 16.8 1 12.3 3 18.2 7 7.4 0 14.0 5 19.5 0 15.6 3 15.0 5 19.2 3 21.1 3 18.9 6 11.4 0 18.9 3 11.8 2 14.4 9 19.9 3 24.0 15 15.4 5 15.7 14 13.8 1 15.5 1 15.8 4 15.4 3 15.4 3 12.6 1 9.3 1 10.2 1 10.6 3 14.1 3 10.5 1 15.0 4 11.9 5 10.8 4 10.8 7 11.3 0 14.6 6 12.9 4 13.6 6 18.2 2 6.2 0 20.5 4 10.4 3

EP FG TP 0 0 24 4 0 76 na na 30 0 0 60 0 0 48 0 0 78 25 13 64 0 0 66 0 0 66 0 0 36 0 0 30 0 0 48 2 0 62 0 0 78 4 0 70 2 0 56 0 0 60 0 0 42 18 8 42 13 10 43 0 0 54 14 9 41 2 0 92 0 0 90 2 0 86 0 0 96 2 0 110 0 0 108 0 0 72 0 0 72 1 0 68 0 0 30 0 0 60 0 0 66 12 7 33

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Wentric Williams Shane McBride Brian Malette Alley Broussard Mark Henderson Daniel Thompson Dallas Herndon Ne’Ronte Threatt Kellen Cox Jay McDowell Giresse Forchu Brock Renken

Player Kenny Gabriel Not Available Max Mourglia Max Mourglia Max Mourglia Harvey Derrick Harvey Derrick Harvey Derrick Harvey Derrick Larry Lawyer Jon Moore Mark Stufflebeam Terry Dobbs Terry Dobbs Terry Dobbs Terry Dobbs David Thaman David Thaman David Thaman Richard Grote Rick Lairmore Rick Lairmore Rick Lairmore Craig Crader Craig Crader Eric Jackson Eric Jackson Caleb Lewis Caleb Lewis Mark Lewandowski Mark Lewandowski Eddie Wright Zac Graham Adam Minard Brad Komen Brandon Hawkins Shane McBride Brian Malette Brian Malette Brian Malette Andrew Gassen Dallas Herndon Eric Murdock Dallas Herndon Sean Seefeldt Brock Renken Brock Renken

Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998

Player Bill Whitaker David Hedden Not Available Steve Hamilton Melvin Wilson Steve Hamilton Terry Joyce Bob Richmond Lloyd Walker Larry Lawyer Jon Moore Mark Stufflebeam Mark Stufflebeam Marty Nagel Marty Nagel Marty Nagel Marty Nagel David Thaman David Thaman Rick Lairmore Alan Brown Rick Lairmore Rick Lairmore Branton Dawson Branton Dawson Branton Dawson Branton Dawson Caleb Lewis Caleb Lewis Michael Tiffany

10 0 0 12 9 12 0 10 13 9 15 0

0 0 32 7 33 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 8

60 53 48 72 54 72 59 60 78 54 90 52

PAT 7-na

FG 1-na

TP 10

na 39-na 16-na 20-25 25-na 32-na 21-na 11-na 6-na 8-na 17-na 29-35 36-37 20-24 16-21 8-9 18-19 13-15 21-22 14-14 43-46 23-29 34-41 30-30 29-31 22-23 28-31 17-19 27-34 13-17 22-27 33-39 12-16 25-34 28-31 33-33 39-42 31-31 24-27 29-30 21-22 25-30 33-33 40-43 28-28

na 6-na 5-na 5-11 13-na 8-na 4-na 6-na 2-na 5-na 10-na 6-11 5-11 9-13 5-11 4-9 8-12 10-20 4-6 9-13 4-9 5-7 1-4 8-16 3-8 4-9 6-10 9-12 7-14 3-9 6-8 4-9 7-12 11-16 7-10 5-9 7-12 4-9 4-7 10-13 5-9 4-8 4-6 5-7 8-15

30 57 31 35 64 56 33 29 12 23 47 47 51 47 31 20 42 43 33 41 55 38 37 54 38 34 46 44 48 22 40 45 33 58 49 48 60 43 36 59 36 37 45 55 52

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Punting Average

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No. 73 42

Yds. na 1,430

Avg. 29.7 34.0

LG na na

43 22 29 51 21 37 40 24 67 67 24 57 34 72 68 45 58 35 45 42 51 48 44 48 39 37 12

1,564 720 993 2,214 727 1,290 1,425 869 2,656 2,704 1,011 2,226 1,222 2,816 2,446 1,496 1,987 1,182 1,553 1,439 1,885 1,708 1,611 1,707 1,476 1,569 465

36.4 32.7 34.2 43.4 34.6 34.9 35.6 36.3 39.6 40.4 42.1 39.1 35.9 39.1 36.0 33.2 34.3 33.8 34.5 34.3 37.0 35.6 36.6 35.6 37.8 42.4 38.8

na na na 72 na 60 55 48 60 62 58 59 55 60 59 47 52 45 49 51 84 51 47 56 66 63 48

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Mike Creekmore Mike Creekmore Dan Stanley Dan Stanley Brandon Hawkins Brandon Hawkins Brandon Hawkins Brandon Hawkins Ian Harrison Ian Harrison Andrew Gassen Mark Kruase Cody Montee Dominic O’Neill Stewart Quinn Kyle Jaski Stetson Broce

46 50 49 48 69 43 44 45 41 58 26 48 31 38 14 40 68

1,784 1,720 1,955 1,844 2,367 1,603 1,610 1,649 1595 2202 996 1,798 1,113 1,392 536 1,672 2,692

38.8 34.4 39.9 38.4 34.3 37.3 36.6 36.6 38.9 38.0 38.3 37.5 35.9 36.6 38.3 41.8 39.6

Punt Return Avg. (min. 10 ret.)

Year Player 1970 Marty Galbraith 1972 Kerry Anders Jack Duda 1973 Kerry Anders 1974 Kerry Anders 1975 Kerry Anders 1977 Vincent Featherson 1978 Vincent Featherson 1979 John Wynne 1980 Alan Dunaway 1981 Steve Sater 1982 Steve Sater 1983 Gary Davis 1984 Mark Bellany 1985 Tony Simmons 1986 John Larsen 1987 Danny Massey 1988 Addie Gaddis 1989 Heath Helsel 1990 Heath Helsel 1991 Rod Smith 1992 Trace Maxwell 1993 Trace Maxwell 1994 Gerald Brewer 1995 Justin Taylor 1996 Mac Whitehead 1997 Mac Whitehead 1998 Tyson Sims 1999 Joey Ballard 2000 Joey Ballard 2001 Joey Ballard 2002 DeMarcus Mathes 2003 DeMarcus Mathes 2004 DeMarcus Mathes 2005 Travis Brown 2006 Colin Bado 2007 Jovan Alexander 2008 Fred Smith 2009 Ne’Ronte Threat 2010 Kellen Cox 2011 Kellen Cox 2012 Ne’Ronte Threatt 2013 Ricky Nichols & Michael Nelson 2014 Ty’Quan Hayes 2015 Michael Nelson Year 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

No. 6 7 7 4 4 4 8 6 7 3 18 20 5 3 8 4 9 4 32 14 24 11 25 18 18 10 13 8 22 12 22 14 29 17 13 9 6 24 5 9 7 6

Yds. 92 100 100 33 55 110 154 51 37 18 250 42 59 53 181 48 28 29 341 118 218 161 66 66 138 49 191 99 229 104 169 138 210 242 167 51 41 224 28 93 44 90

Avg. 15.3 14.3 14.3 8.2 13.8 27.5 19.2 8.5 5.3 6.0 13.9 2.1 11.8 17.7 22.9 12.0 3.1 7.2 10.7 8.4 9.1 14.6 2.6 3.7 7.7 4.9 14.7 12.4 10.4 8.7 7.7 9.9 7.2 14.2 12.8 5.7 6.8 9.3 5.6 10.3 6.3 15.0

TD na 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

4 16 18

46 211 112

11.5 13.2 6.2

0 0 0

Kickoff Return Avg. (min. 10 ret.)

Player Ray Basye Not Available Kerry Anders Kerry Anders Robert Davis Larry Barnes Not Available Vincent Featherson Vincent Featherson Vincent Featherson John Henderson Steve Sater D.K. Bullock Mark Bellany Raymond Hicks Tony Simmons Perry Morgan Chris Osborn Addie Gaddis Cornell Green Sean James Karl Evans Karl Evans Albert Bland Gerald Brewer Justin Taylor

65 61 57 61 55 60 55 51 64 56 74 80 62 67 55 59 59

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Yds. 115

Avg. 16.4

TD na

7 6 9 18

206 193 192 285

29.4 32.2 21.3 15.8

0 1 1 0

15 14 13 9 19 19 10 17 20 9 7 10 13 14 14 18 25 14 12

264 477 400 197 357 381 216 328 325 146 180 226 266 335 388 571 669 346 326

17.6 34.1 30.8 21.9 18.8 20.1 21.6 19.2 16.2 16.2 25.7 22.6 20.5 23.9 27.7 31.7 26.8 24.7 27.2

0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Year 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

James Thrash Tony Colenburg Shawn Williams Kerry Byers Joey Ballard Joey Ballard Nate Proctor DeMarcus Mathes DeMarcus Mathes Ricky Hughes Isaac Norman Colin Bado Fred Smith Daniel Thompson Ne’Ronte Threatt Ne’Ronte Threatt Ne’Ronte Threatt Elijah Swen Ty’Quan Hayes Ty’Quan Hayes

10 19 12 9 16 13 9 32 33 19 16 9 20 8 19 25 11 13 19 23

Interceptions

Player No. Courtney Sanders 3 Not Available Jack Duda 9 John Busalacki 7 Tom Warren 5 K. Frank 4 John Busalacki 4 Tom Cox 7 Tom Cox 10 B. Brickey 3 Randy Rome 3 Steve Blumenthal 4 John Wynne 6 Ozzie Harrell 5 Glen Baker 5 Alan Dunaway 9 Glen Baker 12 Tim Jones 4 Michael Toney 4 Tony Simmons 3 Linn Hibbs 3 Danny Massey 7 Rodney Shepherd 5 Franny Pyle 2 Addie Gaddis 2 Darrell Erhart 5 John Buchanan 4 John Buchanan 3 Trace Maxwell 3 Cedric Florence 7 Brian Strain 3 Tyrone Russell 3 Cedric Florence 3 Rob Townsend 4 Rob Townsend 6 Terry Wright 2 Earnest Hunter 2 Jeremy Walker 5 Matt Reid 3 Matt Reid 4 T.J. Onstott 4 Robert Spinks 4 Robert Spinks 3 Moses Manga 3 Jordan Chapman 6 Moses Manga 3 Jordan Patton 5 Corderial Collier 2 Terrance Scott 3 Skyler Vandiver 2 Brian Rodgers 3 Demond Horsley 2 Elijah Swen 2 Johnquavious McBriode 4 Ricky Green 4

255 476 257 272 285 275 169 709 634 424 332 128 496 182 472 656 277 270 369 475

25.5 25.1 21.4 30.2 17.8 21.2 18.8 22.2 19.2 22.3 20.8 14.2 24.8 22.8 24.8 26.2 25.2 20.8 19.4 207

1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Yds. na

Avg. na

TD na

na 135 100 7 4 48 49 23 5 37 74 35 15 108 140 26 8 110 33 26 62 2 0 15 70 90 59 94 63 47 17 29 15 -2 12 82 0 39 27 169 34 0 143 25 52 3 8 43 13 29 2 33 15

na 19.3 20.0 1.8 1.0 6.9 4.0 7.7 1.7 9.2 12.3 7.0 3.0 12.0 11.7 6.5 2.0 36.7 11.0 3.7 12.4 1.0 0.0 3.0 17.5 30.0 19.7 13.4 21.0 15.7 5.7 7.3 2.5 -1.0 6.0 16.4 0.0 9.8 6.8 42.2 11.3 0.0 23.8 8.3 10.4 1.5 2.7 21.5 4.3 14.5 1.0 8.25 3.8

na 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

All-Purpose Yardage

Year Player Rush Rec. Ret. 1969 Mike Rader 343 75 79 1970-71 Not Available 1972 Terry Starks 941 227 0 1973 Kerry Anders 8 544 227 1974 Robert Davis 929 11 192 1975 Robert Davis 1,016 43 114 1976 Larry Barnes 1,213 101 35 1977 Larry Barnes 938 269 0 1978 Vincent Featherson -8 529 528 1979 Fred Ford 567 118 0 1980 Tony Harris 579 135 0 1981 Harold Noirfalise 919 6 0 1982 D.K. Bullock 754 105 381

Total 497 1,168 779 1,132 1,173 1,349 1,207 1,049 685 714 925 1,240

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Harold Noirfalise Harold Noirfalise Kelly Young Greg Dageforde Addie Gaddis Heath Helsel Heath Helsel Sean James Rod Smith Karl Evans Albert Bland Albert Bland Albert Bland Wallace Clay Wallace Clay Joey Ballard Joey Ballard Joey Ballard Antonio Whitney Josh Chapman DeMarcus Mathes DeMarcus Mathes Colin Bado Colin Bado Colin Bado Mark Henderson Johnny Johnson Ne’Ronte Threatt Ne’Ronte Threatt Ne’Ronte Threatt Chris Barnwell Giresse Forchu Will Gregory

Year 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Player UT Stan Gardner na Not Available Mark Bock 28 Steve Forbis 35 Steve Forbis 35 Steve Forbis 54 Don Stone 50 Don Stone 44 Greg Stonebarger 53 Greg Prosak 40 Jay Pride 48 Greg Prosak 29 Ron Burton 46 Ron Burton 67 Melvin Monet 43 Melvin Monet 50 Richard Jordan 86 Marque Owens 48 Kqorea Willis 37 Jarrett Cook 29 Matt Reid 46 Josh Elmer 26 Ryan Burpo 50 Ryan Burpo 56 Blake Martin 44 Matt Crane 31 Kyle Mayden 20 Jared Brawner 48 Jared Brawner 66 Dusty Bratzler 41 Skyler Vandiver 36 Brian Rodgers 53 Alex Wong 31 Gatlin Ridgway 34 Johnquavious McBride 48 Kyjuan Tate 34

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

1,114 94 720 27 0 812 987 84 495 0 123 566 1 460 495 39 37 1,439 1,586 10 880 40 1,511 21 1,018 109 676 157 768 151 493 377 443 243 129 276 488 273 1,010 0 23 421 -6 1,038 66 759 50 953 82 905 27 654 569 179 37 763 208 537 615 97 878 38 719 0 775 122

0 0 79 0 0 170 341 335 327 571 669 223 339 194 0 406 368 389 377 37 919 876 13 213 154 71 238 472 656 367 0 4 0

Tackles (Since 1980)

1,208 747 891 1,071 495 859 802 869 1,803 2,167 1,589 1,755 1,466 1,027 919 1,276 1,054 794 1,138 1,047 1,363 1,908 838 1216 1141 752 986 1,272 1,421 1,079 916 723 897

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46 90 57 94 63 66 49 43 30 73 68 78 68 69 50 17 39 40 46 50 60 62 42 49 47 48 54 53 22 34 40 46 47 71

74 125 92 148 113 110 102 83 78 102 114 145 111 119 136 65 76 69 92 76 110 118 86 80 67 96 120 94 58 87 71 80 95 105

Tackles for Loss (Since 1984)

Player No. Richard Skaggs & Kevin Ziegler 10 Kevin Ziegler 13 Zeke Wintjen 11.5 Kevin Durbin, Mike King, & LloydVaughn 7.5 James Galloway 13 Jason Wright 11.5 Chuck Dake 10 Tony Hughes 11 Four tied with 8 Richard Jordan 17 John Broome & Kent Shorten 13 Richard Jordan 15 Steve Halvorson 13 Dustin Calvin 11 Kqorea Willis 18 Reggie Smith 15 Reggie Smith 16 Kevin Nelson 14 Seth Austin 14 Dan Jefferson 6

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Year 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Joe Betasso B.J. Russow Devin Rutledge Jared Brawner Justin Cowper Jairius Jarvis Brandon Williams Brandon Williams Brandon Williams Gatlin Ridgway Johnquavious McBride David Smith

8.5 12 12.5 14 8 14 17 16 16.5 9.5 6.5 9.5

Forced Fumbles (Since 1990)

Player No. Chuck Dake 3 Tony Hughes 4 Ron Burton 5 Ron Burton & Trace Maxwell 4 John Broome & Richard Jordan 4 Richard Jordan & Kent Shorten 2 Richard Jordan, Geno Pierce, & Taquan Gullett 1 Adam McKellips 3 Kqorea Willis 4 Reggie Smith 4 Jarrett Cook 3 Kevin Nelson & Steven Trotter 2 T.J. Onstott 3 Josh Elmer 2 Atiba Bradley & Moses Manga 3 Dennis Johnson 2 Devin Rutledge 4 Jordan Patton and Antwan Dyer 2 Jared Brawner 3 Dusty Bratzler & Nick Teer 2 Skyler Vandiver, Corderi Collier, & Brandon Dean 2 Multiple players with 1 Brandon Williams 5 Gatlin Ridgway, Paco Varol, Elijah Swen & Anthony Westfield 1 2014 Breon Matlock 3 2015 Kyjuan Tate & Laynce Sanders 2

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

Fumble Recoveries (Since 1984)

2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Player No. Steve Forbis & Mark Kennedy 2 Randy Darby & Steve Forbis 3 Robert Pratt, Lloyd Vaughn, & Mike Wilson 2 Randy Darby 4 Kevin Durbin 4 James Holdman 2 Jason Wright 3 Chuck Dake 4 Ron Burton & Greg Prosak 2 Ron Burton & Myron Davis 3 John Broome, Richard Jordan, & Melvin Monet 2 Steve Halvorson & Kent Shorten 2 Six tied with 1 Seven tied with 1 Kqorea Willis, Marlon Douglas, & Brad Harris 2 Reggie Smith, Ennis Robinson, Josh Dalton, & Clint Hall 2 Billy Starnes 5 Josh Elmer 4 Ryan Burpo 3 10 players tied with 1 Moses Manga 3 Joe Bettasso 2 Devin Rutledge 3 Jared Brawner, Josh Woodard, Skyler Vandiver, Kellen Anderson, Terrence Scott and Mark Watson 1 Jared Brawner 3 Antwoine Brown 2 Nick Teer 3 Demon Haire, Ryon Phillips, Maurlon Bembry1 Alex Wong 2 Dalvin Taylor, Paco Varol, Jason Brown 1 Martice Buckley, Jonquavious McBride 2 Johnquavious McBride 2

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995

Player Steve Forbis & Tim VonderLinden Linn Hibbs & Tony Simmons Matt Elledge Danny Massey Addie Gaddis Darrell Erhart James Holdman John Buchanan Cedric Florence Tyrone Russell Richard Jordan Richard Jordan

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Rob Townsend 12 A. J. Jones 8 Earnest Hunter 5 Matt Reid 6 Matt Reid 8 Damian Purse 9 Nic Proctor 12 A.J. Jones 10 Robert Spinks 5 Jordan Chapman 9 Devin Rutledge 13 Jordan Patton 5 Justin Cowper 7 Justin Cowper 8 Justin Cowper, Scott Langill, & Maurlon Bembry 7 CJ Broades, Breon Matlock 8 Ryon Phillips 9 Elijah Swen & Breon Matlock 10 Breon Matlock 10 Ricky Green 10

Year 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Player Doug Strubberg & Kevin Ziegler Ralph Conner & Chris Moten Lloyd Vaughn Mike King Mike King Chuck Dake Chuck Dake Tony Hughes Kent Shorten Richard Jordan & Ron Burton Kent Shorten Kent Shorten Steve Halvorson Dustin Calvin Kqorea Willis & Marlon Douglas Reggie Smith Billy Starnes Kevin Nelson Seth Austin Atiba Bradley & T.M. Bryant Elbert Johnson Matt Crane & B.J. Russow Devin Rutledge Elbert Johnson & Jared Brawner Justin Cowper Jairius Jarvis Brandon Williams Brandon Williams Brandon Williams Gatlin Ridgway Johnquavious McBride David Smith

Quarterback Sacks (Since 1984)

No. 5 5 4 6.5 7 4 5.5 8 5 7 6 10 2 5.5 5.5 6 5 3.5 3.5 3 4 5.5 5.5 3.5 2.5 9.5 9 8 8.5 5.5 3.5 3.5

Leaders updated to include all playoff games. Previous marks did not include postseason competition, per NCAA guidelines.

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2008 - 2010 2009 - 2012 1973 - 76 1992 2003 - 05 2014-pres. 2015-pres. 1999 - 00 2015-pres. 1999 1990 - 91 1978 - 79 2010-2014 1996 - 97 1976

-DDace, Devon 2012 Dageforde, David 1980 Dageforde, Greg 1985 Dago, Eric 2012-2014 Dago, Gino 2012-13 Dake, Chuck 1988 - 90 Dalton, Josh 1999 - 01 Danner, Bob 1973 Darby, Randy 1984 - 86 Davie, Ray 1999 Davidson, Jawanza 2011-2013 Davied, Aaron 2004 - 05 Davies, Rob 1987 - 89 Davis, Aaron 2006 Davis, Bryant 1969 - 70 Davis, Dontrelle 2007 Davis, Jason 2011 Davis, Jocqui 2013-pres. Davis, Justin 2014 Davis, Ken 1974 Davis, Mike 1989 Davis, Myron 1993 - 94 Davis, Robert 1974

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-FFarley, Lucas 1996 Farrell, Matt 2005 - 06 Farris, Dewann 2002 - 03 Faussett, Garrick 2014-2015 Featherson, Vincent 1976 - 78 Fidler, Randie 1973 Fidler, Randy 1972 Fischer, Jody 1992, - 93 Fisher, Tom 1980 Flaig, Mike 1980 Fleeton, TJ 2015-pres. Fleetwood, Brian 2003 - 04 Florence, Cedric 1991 - 94 Flores, William 2012-2014 Forbis, Steve 1982 - 84 Ford, Fred 1978 Fowler, Damon 1981 Fowler, Dexter 2010 Forchu, Giresse 2012-2015 Frank, Ken 1974 - 75 Franks, Jon 1992 Frazier, Jon 2002 Friend, Jason 1994 - 96 Freeman, Levi 2013-14 Fulgham, Elbert 2013-14 Furr, Cody 2010 - 2011 -GGaddis, Addie 1987 Gahagans, Brice 2014-pres. Galbraith, Marty 1970 Galloway, James 1986 - 87 Galloway, Jesse 2014 Gardella, Vince 2014-2015 Gardner, Stan 1978 - 80 Garner, Stacy 1988 Gassen, Andrew 2008 - 09 Gaumer, Dave 1979 Gedward, Cornell 2010 Gill, Kevin 2014 Gillespie, Tony 2003 - 04 Gilmore , Eddie 2007 Ginn, Elliott 2006 - 07 Gissendaner, Carl 2007 Glenn, Kevin 1987 - 88 Glover, Donald 2001 - 02 Gnerlcih, Fred 1972 Goeke, Scott 1986 Goeke, Scott 1987 Gold, Gary 1979 Golden, Greg 1982 Goodwin, Rob 1977 - 79 Goss III, Chris 2015-pres. Gossett, David 1985 - 88 Graham, Bo 2003 Graham, Xavier 2013-14 Graham, Zac 2001 Grambling, Larry 1970 Grandon, Dennis 1974 Graves, Todd 1984 - 86 Green, Ricky 2015-pres. Green, Roger 1973 - 75 Greenspan, Kyle 2006 Greer, Shawn 1997 - 98 Gregory, Will 2014-2015 Grimdrod, Harry 1970 Grimmett, Clint 2000 Grimmett, Jeff 2010 Gullett, Taquan 1995 - 96 Gundy, Kevin 1976 Gutierres, Marcos 2014-2015

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-KKaaiohelo, Jared 1993 - 94 Kane, Rick 1980 Kasper, Tyler 2006 Kealoha, Sam 1972 Keith, Justise 2015-pres. Keith, Mike 1974 - 76 Keller, Kyle 2015 Kemp, Marcus 1995 - 96 Kennedy, Mark 1982 - 83 Kenney, Joey 1995 Ketchum, Todd 1986 Ketchum, Troy 1985 Keys, Corey 2014 Kilbane, Jeff 1981 - 83 Kincade, Stephen 1980 King, Brad 1990 King, Mike 1986 - 87 Kirkpatrick, Toby 1992 - 94 Kirksey, Jacob 2007 - 08 Kline, Matt 1991 - 92 Klotz, Mike 2000 - 01 Koleosho, Emmanuel 2012 Komen, Brad 2003 Korner, Barry 1972, - 73 Krause, Mark 2010 - pres. Kroll, Paul 2009 Kungle, Robert 1976 Kurtz, James 2011-2012 -LLaBlank, John 1973 - 75 Lackey, Lance 1988 Lairmore, Rick 1988 - 90 Langill, Scott 2009 - 10 Lannum, Josh 2012-2013 Laptad, Chico 1978, - 79 LaRue, Kevin 1997 - 00 Lathrop, Kyle 2005 Lathrop, Scott 2014-pres. Laughlin, Tom 1981 - 82 Lee, Derrik 2011 Lee, Rodney 1989 Lee, General 2014-2015 Legier, Justin 2015-pres. Lemmon, Andrew 2011 Lepper, Austin 2010 - 2012 Levison, Robert 1981 Leverette, Clarence 2008 Lewandowski, Mark 1996 - 99 Lewis, Aaron 1996 - 98 Lewis, Caleb 1996 - 98 Lewis, Chase 2003 Lewis, Larry 1975 - 77 Lewis, Shawn 2006 Liggins, Otha 1992 - 94 Lindsay, John 1981 Lindquist, Lars 2014-pres. Linn, Josh 2008 - 09 Lipscomb, David 2004 Lloyd, Mark 1997 - 98 Lock, Matt 1994 - 96 Lombard, Terrence 1993 Long, Bruce 1981 - 82 Long, Jake 2003 - 06 Long, Michael 2001 - 02 Long, Simeon 1993 - 96 Louis-Jeune, Kharee 2007 Lovett, Jereko 1995 - 98 Lowe, Rashid 1988 Lynch, Craig 1977 -MMabry, Nathan 2001 - 02 Maclin, L.A 1995 Majors, Mick 2004 Malette, Brian 2006 - 08 Mallory, Jeremy 1997 Manga, Moses 2004 - 06 Manuel, Jack 1976 Martin, Blake 2002 - 05 Martin, Brandon 2014-pres. Mascaro, Rudy 2006 - 09 Mason, Zach 2007 Mason, Tedaryl 2004 - 05 Massey, Danny 1984 - 86 Matchen, Hughie 1989 Mathes, DeMarcus 2002, - 04 Mathis, Jerami 2010 - pres. Matlock, Breon 2011-2014 Matthews, Carnell 1995 Matthews, Carnell 1997 Maxwell, Justin 2003 - 06 Maxwell, Trace 1990 - 92 May, Jason 2000 Mayberry, Rob 1975 - 76 Mayden, Kyle 2003 - 06 Mayden, Chance 2011-pres. Mayden, Steven 1980 - 81 Mayfield, Garret 2010 - pres. Mazzocchi, Jim 1987 McAllister, John 1977 - 79 McAllister, Keith 1983 McBride, Johnquavious 2013-2015 McBride, Shane 2005 McCarty, Luke 2004 - 06 McClafferty, Cody 2006 - 07 McClure, Darin 1981 - 83

McClure, Rodney 1996 - 01 McCluskey, Ryan 2006 - 08 McCoy, Ed 1987 McCoy, Jack 1979 McClendon, Lee 2008 McCreary, Dan 1981, 82, 83 McCrimmons, Michael 2011 McDowell, Jay 2012-2014 McDonald, Blake 2009 - 2011 McFerren, Zach 2006, 07,08 McGrew, Mitch 2001 McGrew, Pat 1981, 82 McKellips, Adam 1997, 98 McKenzie, EJ 2015 McKinzie, Seth 1998, 99 McKnight, Yancy 1993, 94, 95 McKinnon, Eric 2014 McLaurin, Brandon 2006 - 07 McNealy, Aaron 2004 - 06 McPhaull, Devyn 2013-14 Meadows, Doug 1969 Mefford, Lee 1992 Meher, Joe 1979 Mehrer, Joe 1980 Merryfield, Mark 1976 Middleton, DeJuan 1998 - 99 Miles, Steve 1984 - 85 Millas, Andy 1986 Miller, Joey 2001 - 03 Miller, Phil 1982 Minard, Adam 2002 Minor, Austin 2014-2015 Minor, Thomas 1997 - 98 Mitchell, Joey 1998 Mitchell, Kevin 1979 Mitchell, LeeRoy 2010 - pres. Mitchell, Mike 1972 Mitchell, Ron 1990 Mitchell, Tony 1988 Mixon, Willie 2007 Moeller, Trey 1985 - 86 Monet, Melvin 1993 - 95 Montee, Cody 2011 Montez, M.J 1997 Montgomery, Marquis 2014 Moore, Jon 2011-2012 2015-pres. Moore, Mitch Moore, Noel 2005 Morales, Cesar 1995 - 96 Morgan, Perry 1985 Morrison, Jordan 2015-pres. Moten, Bill 1990 - 91 Moten, Chris 1984 - 86 Mothershed, Kokain 2001 - 03 Mourglia, May 1972 Moyer, Kevin 1980 - 82 Mullins, Dan 1997 - 00 Murphy, Jerrod 2002 - 04 Murdock, Eric 2011 -NNagel, Marty Nebbett, Lee Neibert, Danny Nelson, Kevin Nelson, Michael Neth, Tom Neumeyer, Roger Newby, Kent Newman, Ronnell Newell, Bryant Newman, Travis Nichols, Geoff Nicholls, Ricky Noirfalise, Harold Nolan, Chad Nolle, Rob Nora, Brennan Norman, Issac Norman, Terez Norris, Chris Nowak, Jamie Nunez, Dominique

1983 - 84 2012 2008 1999 - 2001 2011-2015 1978 - 80 1983 - 85 1976 2005 - 08 2008 - 2011 2011 1999 2013-2015 1981 - 83 2015-pres. 1982 - 83 2012 2006 - 09 2015 2006 - 09 1983 - 85 2015-pres.

-OO’Brien, Frank O’Brien, Marty O’Neill, Dominick Odior, Bobby Onstott, T.J. Oplotnik, Brad Osborn, Chris Overman, Rocky Owen, Jason Owens, Dan Owens, Marque -PPace, Gavin Page, Jim Palm, Chad Parker, Brett Parris, Keith Patterson, Bill Patton, Jordan Pearl, Ed Pearl, Maurice Pearson, Joe Pearson, Steve Pedrola, Kevin Pendergrass, Dennis Penrose, Brandon Perkins, Dustin Perry, Larry Perry, Mark Petet, Mike Petersen, Seth

1978 1975 - 78 2012-2014 2004 - 05 2001 - 06 1981 - 82 1987 1981 1995 - 98 1974 1995 - 98 2009-11 1974 - 76 2001 1999 1990, 91 1973, 74, 75 2007 - 08 2010 - 2011 2008 - 2011 1982 1973 1999 - 00 1970, 72-73 2002 - 05 1998 - 01 1973 1984 - 85 1980 - 81 2014-pres.

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2007 2002 - 05 2001 - 02 2011-2014 2012-2013 2012-2013 2011-2014 2011 1994 - 96 2015-pres. 2000 1999 - 02 2011 2005 2010 1984 - 86 2004 1992 - 94 2008 - 10 2000 - 01 2008-11 1982 - 83 2007 2008 1986 2012-2014 2012 1989 - 91 1987 2002 - 04 2002 - 04 1989 - 91 2011-2012 1999 - 01 1996 - 97 1999 - 01 1994 - 95 1987

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-TTabb, Juan 1998 - 99 Tate, Kyjuan 2014-2015 Taylor, Chip 2006 Taylor, Dalvin 2013-14 Taylor, Garrett 2003 Taylor, Justin 1994 - 97 Taylor, Mark 1978 - 79 Taylor, Otis 2004 - 05 Tedford, Chris 1991 - 94 Tedford, Mark 1989 - 90 Teeple, Steve 1974 - 77 Teer, Nick 2007 - 10 Tennison, Jeremy 1998 - 01 Terry, Jonathan 2006 - 07 Terry, Matt 2002 - 03 Testman, Mike 1983 - 84 Thayer, Anthony 2012 Thaman, David 1985 - 86 Thomas, Daryl 2012 Thomas, Donterrius 2012 Thomas, Evan 2006 - 07 Thomas, Mike 1969 Thomas, Rodney 1976 Thompson, Daniel 2006 - 09 Thomason, Eric 2009 Thompson, Jim 1973 - 75 Thompson, Mike 1987 Thompson, Nick 1997 Thompson, Roland 2006 - 10 Thompson, Tony 2006 Thompson, Trevor 2006 - 08 Toliver, Rolandeis 2014-2015 Tomlinson, Justin 2012-2015 Thrash, James 1993 - 96 Threatt, Ne’Ronte 2009 - 2012 Tiffany, Michael 1997 - 98 Toney, Michael 1984 Tosaw, Mike 1997 - 99 Townsend, Rob 1995 - 96 Trimble, Tyson 2000 - 01 Trotter, Steven 1999 - 02 Trulock, Mike 1990 - 91 Trumbly, Spencer 2013-14 Tupou, John 2015 Tupper, Joel 1979 - 81 Tupper, Jon 1979 Turner, Chris 2000 - 03 -UUnderdown, Ishmael Usher, Aaron

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-VVaccaro, Vince 1999 - 00 Vandiver, Skyler 2007 - 08, 10 Van Pelt, Wade 2011-2012 Varol, Paco 2012-2013 Vaughn, Lloyd 1984, - 86 Venson, Bryant 2011-2012 Verfurth, Kyle 2002 Villanueva, Jonathan 2015-pres. Vinson, Calvin 1973 VonDerLinden, Tim 1981 - 83

Walker, Jeremy Walker, Lloyd Walster, Jeff Ward, Keshawn Wardlow, Josh Warren, Cliff Warren, Tom Washington, Gaige Watson, Glenn Watson, John Watson, Mark Webb, Brandon Webb, Dustin Webb, Mickey Webster, Kyle Wehner, Matt Weisacosky, Jason Weiss, T.J. Wells, Aaron Wells, Matt Wenninghoff, John Wesley, Jabarri Westfield, Anothny Westmoreland, Brad Whalen, Brock Wheeler, Francis White, Tommy White, Tyler Whitehead, Flint Whitehead, Mac Whitney, Antonio Wicker, Mike Wildschuetz, Gary Wilkowski, Nick Willard, Darvin Willburn, Donta Willburn, Mike Williams, Adrian Williams, Billy Williams, Brandon Williams, Chris Williams, Chris Williams, Lydell Jr. Williams, Lydell Sr. Williams, Justin Williams, Richard Williams, Shawn Williams, Wade Williams, Wentric Williams, Willie Williams, Zeke Williams, Zopon Williamson, Lucas Willis, Damion Willis, Eric Willis, Kqorea Willis, Martwain Williston, Darien Wilson, Eric Wilson, Melvin Wilson, Mike Winfrey, Craig Wintjen, Zeke Wiseman, Kyle Wofford, Bill Wold, Isaac Wolfe, Austin Wolverton, Jeff Wommack, Dave Wong, Alex Wood, Bill Wood, Bill Wood, D’Angelo Woodard, Austin Woodard, Josh Woolridge, Tyler Wooten, James Worthington, Bill Wright, Eddie Wright, Jason Wright, Terry Wyatt, Keith Wynn, Scott Wynne, John

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2015 1987 - 88 1972 - 73 1984 - 85 2001 - 04 1985 2010 1987

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2011-2014 1969 1976 2010 - 2012 1969 2006 2009 - pres. 2001 - 02 2007 - pres. 1997 - 00

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-YYoung, Jason Young, Julian Young, Kelly Young, Kelly Yount, Phillip

1996 - 98 2011-2013 1983 1984 1987 -Z-

Ziegler, Kevin Zingrich, John Zerkel, Landon Zerni, Ramsi Zupan, Evan

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-WWagner, Joey Walker, Cameron Walker, Gerrick Walker, Joe Walker, Josh

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ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS 1971 1972

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All-Americans

Mike Sexton (QB) NAIA (HM) Wayne Winters (DT) NAIA (HM) Terron Jackson (OT) NAIA (1st team) Jack Duda (DB) NAIA (HM) Barry Korner (LB) NAIA (HM) Terry Starks (RB) NAIA (HM) Jack Varns (DE) NAIA (HM) Ron Barnes (DT) NAIA (HM) John Busalacki (DB) NAIA (HM) Kerry Anders (WR) NAIA (HM) Ken Davis (NG) NAIA (HM) Robert Davis (RB) NAIA (HM) Randy Hocker (LB) NAIA (HM) Terry Joyce (P) NAIA (HM) Willie Williams (OG) NAIA (HM) Willie Williams (OG) NAIA (1st team) & AP (2nd team) Larry Barnes (RB) NAIA & AP (HM) Kenric Conway (DE) NAIA (HM) Tom Cox (DB) NAIA (HM) Rusty Shelley (QB) NAIA (HM) Brent Cook (TE) NAIA (HM) Joe Ristau (OT) NAIA (HM) John Zingrich (OG) NAIA (HM) Gary Embry (OG) NAIA (2nd team) Tom Fisher (DT) NAIA (HM) Ozzie Harrell (DB) NAIA (HM) Kelly Saxton (DT) NAIA (HM) Kelly Saxton (DT) NAIA (2nd team) John Anderson (WR) NAIA (HM) Stan Gardner (LB) NAIA (HM) Joel Tupper (C) NAIA (1st team) Harold Noirfalise (RB) NAIA (HM) John Lindsay (DB) NAIA (HM) Glen Baker (DB) NAIA (1st team) Kevin Moyer (TE) NAIA (HM) Harold Noirfalise (RB) NAIA (HM) Billy Jack Smith (OT) NAIA (HM) Tim Jones (DB) NAIA (HM) Harold Noirfalise (RB) NAIA (HM) Kelly Young (WR) NAIA (HM) Dan Strubberg (OT) NAIA (HM) Kelly Young (WR) NAIA (HM) Greg Dageforde (TB) NAIA & AP (HM) Zeke Wintjen (NG) Football News (2nd team) Danny Massey (DB) Football News (2nd team) Don Stone (LB) Football News (2nd team) Mike King (DL) Football Gazette (3rd team) Alan Brown (QB) Football Gazette (HM) Addie Gaddis (DB) Football Gazette (HM) Greg Stonebarger (LB) Football Gazette (HM) Mike Wicker (OG) Football Gazette (HM) John Reynolds (OL) Football Gazette (3rd team) Rod Smith (WR)Football Gazette (1st team) & AP (2nd team) Karl Evans (RB/KR) Football Gazette (2nd team/HM) Ron Burton (LB) Football Gazette (3rd team) Rod Smith (WR) Kodak & AP (1st team), Football Gazette (1st team) & NCAA-II SID (1st team) Ron Burton (LB) NCAA-II SID (1st team), Football Gazette (2nd team) & AP (3rd team) Cedric Florence (CB) Football Gazette (2nd team) Matt Cook (QB) Football Gazette (HM) Albert Bland (RB) Football Gazette (3rd team) Cedric Florence (DB) Football Gazette (HM) Richard Jordan (DE) Football Gazette (HM) Yancy McKnight (OL) AFCA & Football Gazette (1st team), AP (2nd team), & NCAA-II SID (3rd team) Richard Jordan (DE) Football Gazette (2nd team) & NCAA-II SID (2nd team) Melvin Monet (LB) Football Gazette (HM) Richard Jordan (LB) NCAA-II SID (1st team), American Football Quarterly (1st team), American Football Coaches Association (2nd team), Football Gazette(3rdteam)

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2012

Caleb Lewis (P) Justin Taylor (RB)

Football Gazette (HM) Football Chronicle Unsung Heroes (1st team) Kqorea Willis (LB) Football Gazette (HM) Josh Chapman (QB) D2 Football.com (2nd Team) Alan Barbre (OL) AFCA, AP & Football Gazette (1st team). Jared Brawner (LB) Daktronics(2nd team) D2football.com & Football Gazette(Honorable Mention) Brandon Williams (DL) Daktronics, D2football.com, & American Football Coaches Association (1st team). Brandon Williams (DL) D2football.com (1st), AFCA (1st), Don Hansen (1st), AP (2nd), BSN (3rd) Landon Zerkel (WR) Don Hansen (2nd), BSN (1st) Kenny Smith (DL) Don Hansen (3rd) Brandon Williams (DL) D2football.com(1st), AFCA (1st), BSN (1st), Daktronics (2nd), AP (1st)

First-Team All-Americans

Terron Jackson Offensive Line 1972

Willie Williams Offensive Line 1976

Joel Tupper Offensive Line 1982

Glen Baker Defensive Back 1983

Rod Smith Wide Receiver 1991 & 1993

Ron Burton Linebacker 1991

Yancy McKnight Offensive Line 1995

Richard Jordan Linebacker 1996

Alan Barbre Offensive Line 2006

Brandon Williams Defensive Line 2011, 2012

Academic All-Americans

1982 Mark Bock (LB) Marty Schoenthaler (QB) Joel Tupper (C) 1983 Glen Baker (DB) Kevin Moyer (TE) 1984 Paul Burgess (OT) Steve Forbis (LB) Darin McClure (TE) Mike Testman (DB) 1985 Mike Testman (DB) Marty Nagel (P) 1986 Roger Neumeyer (OG) 1993 Chris Tedford (OL) 1994 Chris Tedford (OL) 1996 Rob Townsend (DB) 2004 Craig Winfrey (WR) 2011 Alex Wong (LB) Kenny Smith (DL) 2012 Alex Wong (LB)

NAIA NAIA NAIA NAIA NAIA NAIA NAIA NAIA NAIA CoSIDA (1st team) CoSIDA (2nd team) NAIA CoSIDA (1st team) CoSIDA (1st team) CoSIDA (2nd Team) CoSIDA (2nd Team) CoSIDA (2nd Team) CoSIDA (1st Team) CoSIDA (3rd Team)

Snow Bowl/Cactus Bowl Div. II All-Star Game Selections

1993 Ron Burton Linebacker Rod Smith Wide Receiver 1994 Cedric Florence (Def. MVP) Defensive Back Jared Kaaiohelo Running Back 1995 Yancy McKnight Offensive Lineman 1996 Richard Jordan (Def. MVP) Linebacker James Thrash Wide Receiver 1998 Shawn Greer Strong Safety 1999 Mike Tosaw Offensive Lineman 2002 Josh Chapman Quarterback 2004 DeMarcus Mathes Wide Receiver/Kick Returner

Senior Bowl Selections

2012 Brandon Williams

Defensive Lineman

Texas Vs. The Nation All-Star Game Selections

2006 Alan Barbre

Offensive Lineman

National Award Finalist

1993 Rod Smith (WR)

Harlon Hill Award (National Finalist) 1997 Brad Cornelsen (QB) Harlon Hill Award (Regional Finalist) 2002 Josh Chapman (QB)Harlon Hill Award(Regional Finalist)

National Player of the Year

2012 BrandonWilliams(BeyondSportsNetwork,D2football.com)

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ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS National Players of the Week

1994

(Football Gazette since 1988; NAIA 1987-88) 1987 Addie GaddisOct. 3 vs. Fort Hays State 1988 Alan BrownSept. 3 vs. Northeastern State . . . . . . . . . (NAIA & Football Gazette) Mike King Oct. 1 vs. Fort Hays State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Football Gazette) 1992 Karl Evans . . . . . Oct. 3 vs. Washburn 1993 Matt Cook (co-player)Oct. 2 vs. Truman 1994 Albert Bland (co-player) . . . . . . . . . . . Oct. 29 vs. Washburn (Also Sports Illustrated Small College) 2002 Josh Chapman (co-player) .Sept. 28 vs. Washburn (also D2 Football.com) 2005 Jordan Chapman, Oct. 1 vs. Truman . . . (Don Hansenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Football Gazette)

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CoSIDA Academic All-District

1984

1985

Playoff Game Outstanding Player

1972 NAIA Division II Semifinals Jack Watson (DT) . . . .Outstanding Lineman Lydell Williams (RB) . . . . . . Outstanding Back

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Rod Smith was a two-time All-America and a two-time first-team All-MIAA selection. He was also the 1991 MIAA Offensive MVP.

First-Team All-District/ All-Region

(NCAA-II SID since 1993; NAIA Dist. 16 from 1969-86) Jim Muehling. . . . . Offensive Guard Ray Basye . . . . . . . . Offensive Guard Ray Harding . . . . . . . . . . Quarterback Doug Meadows . . . . . . . . . . . . Center Mike Sexton. . . . . . . . . . Quarterback . . . . Wayne Winter . . . . Defensive Tackle Jack Duda . . . . . . . . . .Defensive Back Ray Harding . . . . . . . . . . Quarterback Charley Hendricks Offensive Guard Terron Jackson . . . .Offensive Tackle Barry Korner. . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Max Mourglia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kicker Terry Starks. . . . . . . . . . Running Back Jack Varns . . . . . . . . . . Defensive End Ron Barnes . . . . . . . Defensive Tackle John Busalacki . . . . .Defensive Back Robert Davis . . . . . . . . Running Back Bill Ruble. . . . . . . . . .Offensive Tackle Lydell Williams . . . . . . Running Back Kerry Anders . . . . . . . .Wide Receiver Ken Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nose Guard Robert Davis . . . . . . . . Running Back Harvey Derrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kicker Randy Hocker . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Terry Joyce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punter Willie Williams . . . . Offensive Guard Larry Barnes. . . . . . . . . Running Back Kenric Conway . . . . . Defensive End Tom Cox . . . . . . . . . . .Defensive Back Harvey Derrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kicker Joe Ristau . . . . . . . . .Offensive Tackle Randy Rome . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Rusty Shelley . . . . . . . . . Quarterback Willie Williams . . . . Offensive Guard Larry Barnes. . . . . . . . . Running Back Leon Bolding . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Chris Cawyer . . . . . . .Defensive Back Kenric Conway . . . . . Defensive End Brent Cook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight End Vincent FeathersonReturn Specialist Marty O'Brien . . . . Defensive Tackle Joe Ristau . . . . . . . . .Offensive Tackle Randy Rome . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Rusty Shelley . . . . . . . . . Quarterback John Zingrich . . . . Offensive Guard NAIA Division I Schools Only Leon Bolding . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker . . . . Gary Embry . . . . . . Offensive Guard Vincent Featherson . .Wide Receiver Fred Ford. . . . . . . . . . . . Running Back

Albert Bland. . . . . . . . . Running Back Richard Jordan . . . . . Defensive End Richard Jordan . . . . . Defensive End Yancy McKnight Offensive Lineman Richard Jordan . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Josh Chapman . . . . . . . Quarterback Josh Chapman . . . . . . . Quarterback Allen Barbre . . . . . . . . .Offensive Tackle Jared Brawner . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Brandon Williams. Defensive Tackle Brandon Williams. Defensive Tackle

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Terry Hartsell . . . . . Defensive Tackle Roy Jones . . . . . . . . Defensive Tackle Mike Loyd . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterback Steve Teeple. . . . . . .Offensive Tackle NAIA Division I Schools Only Charles Collins. . . . . . . . . .Linebacker . . . . Fred Ford. . . . . . . . . . . . Running Back Roger Hoenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .End John Wynne. . . . . . . . . . . Cornerback Tom Fisher . . . . . . . Defensive Tackle Ozzie Harrell . . . . . . .Defensive Back Jeff Schweitzer . . . . . . . . . . Tight End Kelly Saxton . . . . . . Defensive Tackle Mark Stufflebeam . . . . . . . . . . Punter Jesse Vaverka. . . . . Offensive Guard John Anderson . . . . . .Wide Receiver Glen Baker . . . . . . . . .Defensive Back Stan Gardner . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Harold Noirfalise . . . . Running Back Steve Sater . . . . . . . Return Specialist Kelly Saxton . . . .Defensive Lineman Mark Stufflebeam . . . . . . . . . . Punter Pete Sullen . . . . . . . Offensive Guard Joel Tupper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center Glen Baker . . . . . . . . .Defensive Back Mark Bock. . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker John Lindsay . . . . . . .Defensive Back Bruce Long. . . . . . . . . .Wide Receiver Harold Noirfalise . . . . Running Back Rocky Overman . . . . Defensive End Billy Jack Smith . . . .Offensive Tackle Joel Tupper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Center Glen Baker . . . . . . . . .Defensive Back Kevin Moyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . Tight End Harold Noirfalise . . . . Running Back Billy Jack Smith . . . .Offensive Tackle Doug Strubberg . . Defensive Tackle Tim Jones . . . . . . . . . .Defensive Back Darin McClure . . . . . . . . . . . Tight End Harold Noirfalise . . . . Running Back Jerry Powell . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Dan Strubberg . . . .Offensive Tackle Rich Williams . . . . . . . . . Quarterback Kelly Young . . . . . . . . .Wide Receiver Steve Forbis . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Dan Strubberg . . . .Offensive Tackle Kelly Young . . . . . . . . .Wide Receiver Kevin Ziegler . . . . . . . Defensive End Greg Dageforde . . . . . Running Back Don Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Zeke Wintjen . . . . . . . . . . Nose Guard Ron Burton. . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Cedric Florence. . . . .Defensive Back Rod Smith. . . . . . . . . . .Wide Receiver

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Steve Forbis . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Marty Nagel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punter Mike Testman . . . . . .Defensive Back Marty Nagel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Punter Mike Testman . . . . . .Defensive Back Trey Moeller. . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Alan Brown. . . . . . . . . . . Quarterback Chuck Dake . . . . . . . . Defensive End Chris Tedford . . . Offensive Lineman Chris Tedford . . . Offensive Lineman Rob Townsend . . . . .Defensive Back Craig Winfrey. . . . . . . .Wide Receiver Alex Wong . . . . . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Kenny Smith . . Defensive Linemen

Burger King Scholar-Athlete Award Winners

1997

Justin Taylor . . . . . . . . . Running Back

1972

Jim Frazier . . . . . . . . . . NAIA District, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Area & National Jim Frazier . . Co-Conference (CSIC) Jim Frazier . . . . . . Co-District (NAIA) Jim Frazier . . . . . . Co-District (NAIA) Jon Lantz. . . . . . . Conference (MIAA)

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Coach of the Year

MIAA Most Valuable Player

1991 1993 1995 1996 2002 2012

Rod Smith (Offensive)Wide Receiver Matt Cook (Co-MVP) . . Quarterback Richard Jordan (Co-MVP)Defensive End Richard Jordan . . . . . . . . .Linebacker Josh Chapman . . . . . . . Quarterback Brandon Williams (Def.) . Def. Tackle

MIAA Freshman of the Year

1998 2004 2005

Joey Ballard (Co-Player)Running Back Nathan Emert . . . . . . . . Quarterback Adam Hinspeter (Co-F.O.Y.)Quarterback

First Team All-Conference

(MIAA since 1989; CSIC from 1976-88) 1976: Larry Barnes (Running Back), Kenric Conway (Defensive End), Tom Cox (Defensive Back), Harvey Derrick (Kicker), Joe Ristau (Offensive Tackle), Rusty Shelley (Quarterback), Willie Williams (Offensive Guard) 1977: Larry Barnes (Running Back), Brent Cook (Tight End), Joe Rista (Offensive Tackle), Rusty Shelley (Quarterback) 1978: Gary Embry(Offensive Tackle), Vincent Featherson (Return Specialist), Craig Lynch (Center) 1979: Charlie Collins (Linebacker), Vincent Featherson (Return Specialist), John Wynne (Defensive Back) 1980: Tom Fisher (Defensive Tackle), Ozzie Harrell (Defensive Back) 1981: John Anderson (Wide Receiver), Stan Gardner (Linebacker), Harold Noirfalise (Running Back), Steve Sater (Return Specialist), Kelly Saxton (Defensive Tackle), Joel Tupper (Center) 1982: Glen Baker (Defensive Back), Mark Bock (Linebacker), Bruce Long (Wide Receiver), Harold Noirfalise (Running Back), Rocky Overman (Defensive End), Billy Jack Smith (Offensive Tackle), Joel Tupper (Center) 1983: Glen Baker (Defensive Back), Harold Noirfalise (Running Back), & Billy Jack Smith (Offensive Tackle) 1984: Paul Burgess (Offensive Tackle), Tim Jones (Defensive Back), Harold Noirfalise (Running Back), Rich Williams (Quarterback), Kelly Young (Wide Receiver) 1985: Ralph Conner (Defensive Tackle), SteveForbis(Linebacker),DanStrubberg (Offensive Tackle), Michael Toney (Defensive Back), Kelly Young (Wide Receiver) 1986: Greg Dageforde (Running Back), Danny Massey (Defensive Back), Zeke Wintjen (Nose Guard) 1987: Danny Massey (Defensive Back), Don Stone (Linebacker) 1988: Addie Gaddis (Defensive Back), Mike King (Defensive Lineman) 1989: HeathHelsel(WideReceiver),John Reynolds (Offensive Lineman) 1990: Mike Cherry (Offensive Lineman)

Brandon Williams was a three-time All-American and was named the MIAA Defensive in 2012

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1991: John Buchanan (Defensive Back), Matt Cook (Quarterback), Brad King

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ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS (OffensiveLineman),JayPride(Defensive Lineman), Rod Smith (Wide Receiver)

1990: Chuck Dake (Defensive End), Mark Tedford (Tight End)

1992: John Buchanan (Defensive Back), Ron Burton (Linebacker), Karl Evans (Running Back ), Jay Pride (Defensive Lineman)

1991: Chuck Dake (Defensive End), Mark Tedford (Tight End)

1993: Ron Burton (Linebacker), Matt Cook (Quarterback), Cedric Florence (Defensive Back), Jon Franks (Offensive Lineman), Yancy McKnight (Offensive Lineman), Rod Smith (Wide Receiver) 1994: Albert Bland (Running Back), Cedric Florence (Defensive Back), Richard Jordan (Defensive Lineman), Yancy McKnight (Offensive Lineman) 1995: Richard Jordan (Defensive Lineman), Yancy McKnight (Offensive Lineman), Melvin Monet (Linebacker) 1996: Steve Halvorson (Defensive Lineman), Richard Jordan (Linebacker), Joe Streich (Offensive Lineman), James Thrash (Wide Receiver) 2000: Reggie Smith (Defensive End) 2002: Josh Chapman (Quarterback) 2005: Allen Barbre (Offensive Lineman) 2006: Allen Barbre (off. line) and Devin Rutledge (def. line.) 2007: Colin Bado (wide receiver) and BJ Russow (def. line) 2008: Jared Brawner (linebacker) 2010: Brandon Williams (def. line) 2011: Brandon Williams (DL), Landon Zerkel (WR), Ian Saxton (OL) 2012: Brandon Williams (DL)

Academic All-Conference, Etc.

(MIAA since 1989, All-Sports Honor Roll 1980-90, 1997-Present) 1980: Carl Cromer (Defensive Back) 1982: Mark Bock (Linebacker), Joel Tupper (Offensive Lineman) 1983: Glen Baker (Defensive Back), Kevin Moyer (Tight End) 1984: Darin McClure (Tight End) 1985: SteveForbis(Linebacker),MartyNagel (Punter), Mike Testman (Defensive Back) 1988: Vince Baumhoegger (Offensive Lineman),JimProbst(OffensiveLineman) 1989: AllanBrown(Quarterback),ChuckDake (Defensive End), Mark Tedford (Tight End)

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Moses Manga, Kyle Mayden, Jason Stumbo, Craig Winfrey. 2004 Academic All-MIAA: Nathan Emert.

1993: Chris Tedford (Off. Lineman)

2005 Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll: Colin Bado, Dustin Bromley, Jordan Chapman, Nathan Emert, Jake Long, Moses Manga, Kyle Mayden, Luke McCarty, Bobby Odior, Jason Stumbo, Tyler White, Lucas Williamson.

1994: Chad Casey (Tight End), G.W. Posey (Quarterback),ChrisTedford(OffensiveLineman)

2005 (Academic All-MIAA): Colin Bado, Dustin Bromley, Shane McBride.

1995: ChadCasey(TightEnd),JoeStreich (Defensive Lineman), Justin Taylor (Defensive Back)

2006 (Academic All-MIAA): Colin Bado, Jordan Chapman, Casey Ellet, Jake Long, Moses Manga, Kyle Mayden, Ryan McCluskey, Tyler White

1992: Cedric Florence (Defensive Back-Wide Receiver)

1996: Jason Owen (Offensive Lineman), Marque Owens (Linebacker), Joe Streich (Offensive Lineman), Justin Taylor (Running Back), Rob Townsend (Defensive Back) 1997: AaronCandler(Linebacker),Jarrett Cook (Linebacker), Brad Cornelsen (Quarterback), Terry Culp (Offensive Lineman), Kevin LaRue (Defensive End), Jeremy Mallory (Linebacker), Jason Owen (Offensive Lineman), Marque Owens (Linebacker), Justin Taylor (Running Back) 1998: Jarrett Cook (Linebacker), Brad Cornelsen (Quarterback), Kevin LaRue (Defensive End), Michael Tiffany (Placekicker-Punter) 1999: Joey Ballard , Jarrett Cook , Ron Hensley , Kevin LaRue , Seth McKinzie, Dustin Perkins , Juan Tabb , Jeremy Walker

2007(Commissioner’sAcademicHonorRoll): KellenAnderson,ColinBado,EricBearden, David Benham, Jared Brawner, Casey Ellett, Ethan Johns, Owen Johns, Dusty Johnson,KevenJones,ChrisNorris,Kenton Stevens,SkylerVandiverandLucasWilliamson. 2007 (Academic All-MIAA): Colin Bado 2008(AcademicHonorRoll):ZachAnderson, Kellen Anderson, Jimmy Ballard, David Benham,ChrisBingham,JaredBrawner,Eric Botts,TerryCellars,ScottClipp,KellenCox, TylerElbert,AndrewGassen,SethHackney, TrentonHenderson,CollinHoward,Johnny Johnson, Brian Malette, Ryan McCluskey, BlakeMcDonald,PhillipMcWherter,Chris Norris,StephenPoston,ZachSchermer,Jordan Schultz,KennySmith,KentonStephens,Skyler Vandiver, CoreyWattlet, FlintWhitehead, Zopon Williams, and Landon Zerkel. 2008(AcademicAll-MIAA):DavidBenham,Jared Brawner,JohnnyJohnson,andSkylerVandiver

2000: Josh Chapman , Jarrett Cook , Ron Hensley , Kevin LaRue , Dustin Perkins, Robert Plumley ,VinceVaccaro, Brandon Webb, Tyler Wooldridge

2009 Academic Honor Roll: Eric Botts,Terry Cellars,ScottClipp,JustinCowper,Kellen Cox, Andrew Gassen, Seth Hackney,Trae Henderson, Stuart Hollon, Ryan Holmes, Collin Howard, Johnny Johnson, Austin Lepper,BlakeMcDonald,ChrisNorris,Justin Rutledge,KennySmith,SkylerVandiver,Flint Whitehead,ZoponWilliams,LandonZerkel. 2009ScholarAthleteAward:DavidBenham 2010 MIAA Academic Honor Roll: Eric Botts, BeauBounous,DustyBratzler,TerryCellars, ScottClipp,ClintCloud,JustinCowper,Kellen Cox,TraeHenderson,DerrickHopper,Collin Howard,DiondreJohnson,AustinLepper, ChanceMayden,BlakeMcDonald,Kenny Smith, Skyler Vandiver, Alex Wong 2010MIAAScholarAthleteAward:KennySmith 2011 MIAA Academic Honor Roll: Mark Blackmon,BenBoatwright,BeauBounous, Eric Botts,Terry Cellars, Kellen Cox, Jason Davis,TylerHalerumal,DerrickHopper,Aaron Hall,CollinHoward,DiondreJohnson,Chance Mayden,BlakeMcDonald,CodyMontee,Lee Nebbitt,RyonPhillips,BrionPickett,Brayden Prough,KennySmith,BartStarkey,WadeVan Pelt,AustinWolfe,AlexWong,EvanZupan. 2011 MIAA Scholar Athlete Award: Kenny Smith, Alex Wong 2012MIAAAcademicHonorRoll:KyleBanes, BeauBonous,MoeBrown,DeanoCasola, KellenClox,WilliamFlores,GiresseForchu, SethHackney,MichaelHelms,DanaHendrix, DemondHorsley,JacobyHymer,ZachKeckler, Chance Mayden, Rycky Nichols, Steven Phillips,RyonPhillips,BraydenPrough,Bart Starkey,AnthonyThayer,JustinTomlinson, PacoVarol,AustinWolfe,AlexWong.2012 MIAA Scholar Athlete Award: Kellen Cox, Ryon Phillips, Alex Wong.

2001: Joey Ballard, Josh Combs, Aaron Douglas, Seth Johnson, Robert Plumley, Juan Tabb, Tyson Trimble 2002(Commissioner’sAcademicHonorRoll): Ryan Burpo, Josh Combs, Brian Fleetwood, Josh Highley, Tim Pherigo, Robert Plumley , Dan Stanley Craig Winfrey. 2002 (Academic All-MIAA): Craig Winfrey 2003(Commissioner’sAcademicHonorRoll): Joe Bettasso, Ryan Burpo, Josh Combs, Josh Elmer, Brian Fleetwood, Clint Grimmett, Josh Highley, Brandon Hill, Seth Johnson, Blake Martin, Nate Proctor, Jason Stumbo, Darvin Willard, Craig Winfrey 2004(Commissioner’sAcademicHonorRoll): Joe Bettasso, Brian Fleetwood, Tony Gillespie, Cody Hilburn, Jake Long,

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Rod Smith held several MIAA receiving records, and still holds the record for highest average per reception (24.0) in 1991.

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Director of Communications Josh Slaughter Phone: (816) 421-6422 Fax: (913) 341-2995 kcoleman@themiaa.com

Assistant Commissioner for Internal Operations Amber Feldman Phone: (816) 421-6422 feldman@themiaa.com

Over the past 103 years, the MIAA has gained the reputation of being one of the top NCAA Division II conferences in the nation. MIAA student-athletes have won 29 NCAA team championships and, since 1963, 232 individual national titles. The MIAA currently conducts championships in ten sports for men and ten for women. For the men, champions are crowned in football, cross country, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, baseball, tennis and golf. The women compete for titles in volleyball, cross country, soccer, basketball, indoor and outdoor track & field, softball and tennis. The MIAA turned a new page on July 1, 1992, when the NCAA Division II conference changed its name from the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association to the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association. The decision to make the change originated in 1989, when Pittsburg State University and Washburn University became the first schools outside the state of Missouri to gain membership in the MIAA. The conference was first organized in 1912 with 14 memberinstitutions.Ofthoseoriginalmembers,Central Missouri State University, Truman State University, and Northwest Missouri State University still remain a part of the MIAA. The first change in membership came in 1924, when the MIAA reorganized to include only the five regional Missouri state colleges: Central, Truman (at the time known as Northeast Missouri State), Northwest, Southeast Missouri State University and Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State). Over the next 56 years, three schools joined the membership: the Missouri School of Mines (now Missouri S&T) in 1935, Lincoln University in 1970, and the University of Missouri-St. Louis in 1980. The 1980s brought the biggest changes in the conference.In1981,SouthwestMissouriStateUniversity opted to move to NCAA Division I and the MIAA appointed its first full-time commissioner, Ken Jones, in July. He would be in the position for 16 years, retiring in 1997. Former Gulf South and Metro commissioner Ralph McFillen succeeded Jones, serving 10 years before his retirement in 2007. Jim Johnson succeeded McFillen in July of that year. Bob Boerighter was named commissioner in 2010.

SouthwestBaptistUniversitybroughtmembership back to eight schools in 1986, before the major expansion of the conference in 1989. Pittsburg State, Washburn, Missouri Southern State College (now University) and Missouri Western State College (now University) – formerly members of the Central States Intercollegiate Conference – began competition in the 1989-90 season. Southeast Missouri State left the MIAA following the 1990-91 season to move on to NCAA Division I, and was replaced by Emporia State University in the 1991-92 season. In August 1991, Judy Willson was hired as the MIAA’s first full-time sports information director. She left in 1994, and was succeeded by Matt Newbery, formerly the assistant sports information director at Pittsburg State. He became the assistant to the commissioner for media relations in 2005. A third full-time staff member was added in 2005, as former Emporia State track and field athlete Natasha Oakes was hired as the assistant to the commissioner for compliance. The current membership of the MIAA is at 14 schools, with the departure of Nebraska Omaha for NCAA Division I in 2011, and the addition of the University of Central Oklahoma, Northeastern State, Lindenwood and the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 2012. Truman left for the GLVC in 2013.

MIAA Members Institution Joined University of Central Missouri 1912 University of Central Oklahoma 2012 Emporia State University 1991 Fort Hays State University 2006 Lincoln University 2010 Lindenwood University 2012 Missouri Southern State University 1989 Missouri Western State University 1989 University of Nebraska-Kearney 2012 Northeastern State University 2012 Northwest Missouri State University 1912 Pittsburg State University 1989 Southwest Baptist University 1986 Washburn University 1989

MIAA Football Champions 1924 - 2014 1924 Truman 1925 Northwest Missouri 1926 Central Missouri 1927 Truman 1928 Missouri State & Truman 1929 Truman 1930 Truman 1931 Northwest Missouri 1932 Truman 1933 Truman 1934 Truman 1935 Truman 1936 Truman 1937 Southeast Missouri 1938 Northwest Missouri 1939 Northwest Missouri 1940 Missouri State 1941 NWMSU & Mo. S&T 1942 NWMSU & Missouri St. 1943-45 No MIAA Comp.

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Southeast Missouri Missouri S&T Missouri St. & NWMSU Missouri S&T Missouri S&T Missouri State-Truman NWMSU-Truman Truman Truman Southeast Missouri UCM & Missouri S&T Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Truman Truman Southeast Missouri Missouri State Truman Truman

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Missouri State Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri SEMSU & Truman UCM & Truman Truman NWMSU & Lincoln Southeast Missouri Northwest Missouri Southeast Missouri SEMSU & TSU SEMSU & Missouri S&T Missouri State Northwest Missouri Missouri S&T Truman Truman UCM & Missouri S&T Northwest Missouri Truman

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Central Missouri UCM & SEMSU UCM, SEMSU & TSU Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Pittsburg State Missouri Southern Pittsburg State Pittsburg State PSU & NWMSU Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri Pittsburg State Northwest Missouri CMSU, ESU, MWSC, PSU & NWMSU

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Pittsburg State Washburn Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri Northwest Missouri Pittsburg State Missouri Western Northwest Missouri NW Missouri/Pitt State Northwest Missouri

NWMSU has won or shared 24 titles, PSU 12, UCM 8, MWSU 2, MSSU 1, ESU 1, WU 1, LU 1. TSU won or shared 26 titles, SEMO 17, Mo. S&T 8, and Missouri State 7 while members of the MIAA.

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2014 MIAA IN REVIEW 2014 MIAA STANDINGS Conference W L 11 0 9 2 8 3 8 3 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 3 8 3 8 1 10 0 11

Northwest Missouri Emporia State Fort Hays State Central Missouri Central Oklahoma Pittsburg State Missouri Western Washburn Northeastern State Lindenwood Missouri Southern Nebraska Kearney

Pct 1.000 0.818 0.727 0.727 0.545 0.545 0.545 0.455 0.273 0.273 0.091 0.000

All Games W L 15 0 11 3 8 4 8 3 7 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 3 8 3 8 1 10 0 11

Pct 1.000 0.786 0.667 0.727 0.583 0.545 0.545 0.455 0.273 0.273 0.091 0.000

Streak W15 L1 L1 L1 W5 L2 W2 L1 W1 L3 L8 L11

ALL-MIAA SELECTIONS First Team Offense

QB – Brent Wilson, Emporia State QB – Brady Bolles, Northwest Missouri RB – Clay McKenzie, Central Oklahoma RB – Shaquille Cooper, Fort Hays State** WR – Jaylen Zachery, Central Missouri WR – Mitchell Foote, Emporia State TE/FB – Jordan Grove, Northwest Missouri OL – Brian Berzanski, Central Missouri OL – Landon Chappell, Central Oklahoma OL – Matt Erbert, Fort Hays State OL – Travis Anderson, Missouri Western OL – Shane Smith, Northwest Missouri K – Simon Mathiesen, Northwest Missouri PR/PR – Shawn Bane, Jr., Northwest Missouri **=Unanimous selection

First Team Defense

DL – Jason Venckus, Central Missouri DL – Kenny Allen, Central Oklahoma DL – Collin Bevins, Northwest Missouri** DL – Brandon Yost, Northwest Missouri** LB – Connor Harris, Lindenwood LB – Yomi Alli, Missouri Western LB – Brock Sherman, Northwest Missouri LB - Jacob Vollstedt, Northwest Missouri DB – Daniel Lindsey, Fort Hays State DB – Michael Jordan, Missouri Western** DB – Kevin Berg, Northwest Missouri DB – Bryce Enyard, Northwest Missouri P – Matt Klingler, Lindenwood **=Unanimous selection

Second Team Offense

QB – Garrett Fugate, Central Missouri QB – Treveon Albert, Fort Hays State RB – Raphael Spencer, Missouri Western RB – Brandon Bourbon, Washburn WR – Kavaski Ervin, Emporia State WR – Shawn Bane, Jr., Northwest Missouri TE/FB –Ian Toalson, Central Missouri OL – Derrick Puni, Central Missouri OL – Brandon Waggoner, Central Oklahoma OL – Jordan McAdoo, Emporia State OL – Daniel Kempf, Northwest Missouri OL – Michael Miller, Washburn K – Billy Greco, Central Missouri

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KR/PR – J.T. Luper, Central Oklahoma KR/PR – Brandynn Clark, Missouri Western Team reflects a tie in the voting

Second Team Defense

DL – Arbanas Elliott, Missouri Western DL – Cass Weitl, Northwest Missouri DL – Heath Wilson, Pittsburg State DL – Akhmad Abdul-Razzaq, Washburn LB – Malcolm Howard, Central Oklahoma LB – Brock Long, Fort Hays State LB – Tyke Kozeal, Nebraska-Kearney LB – Spencer Brown, Pittsburg State LB – Cody Heiman, Washburn DB – Sam Brown, Missouri Western DB – Dino Teague, Pittsburg State DB – Deron Washington, Pittsburg State DB – Zach Franklin, Washburn P – Garrett Powell, Northeastern State Team reflects tie in the voting

Third Team Offense

QB – T.J. Eckert, Central Oklahoma QB – Bronson Marsh, Nebraska-Kearney RB – Markel Smith, Central Missouri RB – Joel Rockmore, Northeastern State WR – J.T. Luper, Central Oklahoma WR – Dee Toliver, Missouri Western TE/FB – Alek Ferbet, Missouri Western OL – Jarrett Stastny, Emporia State OL – John Carter, Missouri Western OL – Jordan Baldwin, Northeastern State OL – Chase Sherman, Northwest Missouri OL – Bo Farrow, Pittsburg State K – Seth Hiddink, Central Oklahoma KR/PR – Marquise Cushon, Pittsburg State

Third Team Defense

DL – Triphinue Taylor, Central Missouri DL – Deontay Wilson, Central Oklahoma DL – Eddie Vinson, Emporia State DL – Nathan Shepherd, Fort Hays State LB – Austin Miller, Central Missouri LB – Sam Smith, Central Missouri LB – Kole Schankie, Emporia State LB – Darrian Bass, Missouri Western DB – Monteze Latimore, Central Missouri

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DB – A.J. West, Emporia State DB – Doyin Jibowu, Fort Hays State DB – Edward Richey, Northwest Missouri P – Matthew Vincent, Missouri Western

Offensive Most Valuable Player Brent Wilson, QB, Emporia State

Defensive Co- Most Valuable Player

Collin Bevins, DL, Northwest Missouri & Connor Harris, LB, Lindenwood

Freshman of the Year

Shawn Bane Jr., WR/RS, Northwest Missouri

Special Teams Player of the Year Simon Mathiesen, K, Northwest Missouri

Coach of the Year

Adam Dorrel, Northwest Missouri

MSSU Honorable Mention

Will Gregory, RB; Chad Nolan, WR; Carson Day, WR; Austin Minor, LS; Kyjjuan Tate, LB; Ricky Green, DB; Johnquavious McBride, DB.

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2016-17 SPIRIT SQUADS CHEERLEADERS AND DANCE TEAM

2016-17 MSSU Cheerleaders Back Row (l-r): Head Coach Christine Ellis, Jared Shurley, Madi Garrity, Miranda VanRie, Ashley Hall, Mackenzie Strycker, Lindsey Varner, Riley Norris, Assistant Coach Cheynne Bridgewater, Assistant Coach Audr Papen. Front Row (l-r): Kylie Hoelcher, Riley ingram, Savanah Musselmen, Lydia Richardson, Baley Holmes, Paige Burr.

2016-17 MSSU Dance Squad

Back Row (l-r): Head Coach Christine Ellis, Desiree Enoch, Erin Felker, Brooke Garrison, Ashley Eikenbary, Rebecca Davis, Assistant Coach Amanda Moody. Front Row (l-r): Rachel James, Felicia Ackerson, Elizabeth Crowl, Whitney Ogden, Hunter Henson.

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