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NCAA Ticket Prices at UMD Game #12 Reserved Chairback...... $30 Reserved Bleacher...... $20 #14 Emporia State Hornets (9-1, 9-1 MIAA) Adult General Admission...... $15 at #5 Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (10-1, 10-1 NSIC) Sr. (65+) General Admission...... $10 Sat. Nov. 23, 2013 • 1:00 p.m. • Griggs Field at Malosky Stadium (4,500) • Duluth, Minn. Students...... $5 Series Record: UMD leads 2-0 UMD Ticket Office...... 218-726-8595 Last Meeting: UMD 12, ESU 7 (1955) ESU ticket info 341-NEST/toll free 877-341-6378 Radio: KFFX-FM (104.9), 12:00 p.m. Pregame TV: None 2013 ESU SCHEDULE Internet (Audio): www.kvoe.com Internet (Video): client.stretchinternet.com/client/umd.portal Sept. 5 at Fort Hays State W, 43-13 Officials: Announced on Game Day Sept. 12 Neb.-Kearney W, 34-21 Up Next: Winner at #2 Northwest Missouri • Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013 • 12:00 p.m. Sept. 21 at Central Oklahoma W, 54-38 Bearcat Stadium • Maryville, Mo. Sept. 28 Northeastern State W, 45-24 Oct. 5 at Lincoln W, 52-14 PLAYOFF TIME SCOUTING THE HORNETS Oct. 12 Southwest Baptist W, 63-17 The #14 Emporia State football team returns The Hornets lead the nation in turnover Oct. 19 at Lindenwood W, 52-21 to the NCAA Division II Playoffs for the margin are ranked in the top ten nationally Nov. 2 at Missouri Western W, 35-30 first time since 2003 when they travel to in scoring offense, total offense, passing effi- Nov. 9 Northwest Missouri L, 21-48 two-time national champion #5 Minnesota- ciency and interceptions. Brent Wilson was Nov. 16 Washburn W, 34-23 Duluth. This is the second time the Hornets having one of the best seasons by a Hornet Nov. 23 at Minn.-Duluth TBA quarterback before injuring his shoulder in AROUND THE MIAA have traveled to Minnesota for NCAA play- off action. the fourth quarter against Washburn. He Saturday, November 16 has the Emporia State record with 33 touch- at Northeastern State 45, Central Okla. 38 down passes and has thrown for 2,985 at Emporia State 34, Washburn 23 LAST TIME OUT Northwest Mo. 51, at Mo. Western 21 On Senior Day for the Hornets, Ray Ray yards in ten games. Corben Jones is 19-26 Mo. Southern 35, at Pittsburg State 21 Davis had ten catches for 158 yards and for 287 yards and three touchdowns in relief at Ft. Hays State 56, Neb.-Kearney 17 two touchdowns as #16 Emporia State action on the year. Ray Ray Davis has 80 catches for 1,026 yards and 15 touchdowns at Lincoln 51, Southwest Baptist 28 defeated #23 Washburn 34-23 to finish on the season. Saturday, November 23 9-1 on the season. Brent Wilson ended NCAA Playoffs First Round the game 25 of 35 for 362 yards and two Emporia State at Minn.-Duluth...... 12:00 p.m. SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS touchdowns with one rushing score in three Minnesota-Duluth is 10-1 and ranked #5 in Saturday, November 30 quarters. Corben Jones was one for three NCAA Playoffs Second Round the AFCA Poll. They are primarily a run- ESU/UMD at Northwest Mo...... 12:00 p.m. with the one completion being a ten yard ning team with 3,161 yards on the ground Saturday, December 7 touchdown pass. Antonio Brown ended the and 1,662 yards through the air. The Mineral Water Bowl game with 66 yards on 15 carries with 60 Bulldogs are in the top five in the nation Pittsburg State vs. Southwest Minn.....1:00 p.m. yards coming in the fourth quarter. Ashton in time of possession, holding the ball for Saturday, December 14 Reichman led Emporia State with nine tack- over 35 minutes a game. Austin Sikorski Semifinals of NCAA Playoffs les. Kadeem Satchell and Ryan Louia both has gained 1,117 yards with 14 rushing Saturday, December 21 had interceptions for the Hornets. touchdowns. Drew Bauer has 1,407 pass- NCAA Division II Championship Game ing yards with 15 touchdowns and six inter- MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION THE COACHES ceptions and has added 586 yards and five ESU:...... Don Weast Garin Higgins has compiled a career record rushing touchdowns...... [email protected] of 89-48 in his 12th season as a head coach...... (620) 341-5526 (office) THE SERIES ...... (620) 344-6190 (cell) He led the Hornets to ten wins for just the UMD:...... Bob Nygaard second time in school history last year. He This will be the third meeting between ...... [email protected] is 38-39 in his seventh season at his alma Emporia State and Minnesota-Duluth. The ...... (218) 726-8191 (office) mater and is 28-15 over the last three sea- Bulldogs won a pair of games in 1954 and ...... (218) 341-0524 (cell) sons. He had a 51-9 career record as the 1955. ESU Interview Policy head coach at Northwestern Oklahoma, On game day Coach Higgins and selected players including two trips to the national champion- LAST TIME AGAINST UMD will be available at the NCAA Postgame press con- ship game. Higgins was a quarterback for The Hornets lost 12-7 in their last game ference. Please give a list of requested players to Emporia State from 1987-90 and was on against Minnesota-Duluth in the second to Don Weast, ESU Asst. AD/Media Relations. last game of the 1955 season. Coach Higgins will be available by phone to the the 1989 national runners-up team. This is media on Monday beginning at 1:00 p.m. follow- his first meeting with Minnesota-Duluth. UP NEXT ing his weekly radio show and on Thursday from Curt Wiese is 10-1 in his first year as head The winner will advance to the second 1:30-2:25 p.m. Please contact ESU Athletic Media coach at Minnesota-Duluth after spending Relations to arrange an interviews with players and round of the NCAA Playoffs and will play five years as the offensive coordinator. This coach Higgins at any other time. at MIAA Champion Northwest Missouri on is his first meeting with Emporia State. November 30. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 2 THE HORNETS IN 2013 WHEN: LAST LOOK AT WASHBURN Gaining more rushing net yards...... 6-0 Enporia State increased their lead to 53-51-6 in the most played Division II rivalry with their Opponents gain more rushing net yards....3-1 34-23 victory over Washburn. The Hornets second win over a ranked team are the most by Rushing yards are equal...... 0-0 Emporia State since the AFCA began conducting a Division II poll in 2000. Gaining more passing yards...... 8-0 Opponents gain more passing yards...... 1-1 QUICK STARTS Gaining more total offensive yards...... 8-0 Emporia State has scored on their opening drive in five of ten games and have scored first Opp. gain more total offensive yards...... 1-1 in eight of ten games. They have never trailed at the end of the first quarter this year. The Gaining more first downs...... 7-0 Opponents gain more first downs...... 2-1 Hornets have led for 466:08 of the 600 minutes played this season, been tied for 76:29 and Throwing more completions...... 5-0 trailed for just 57:01 of action. Opponents throw more completions...... 4-1 Completions are equal...... 0-0 THE POLLS SAY Turning the ball over more...... 1-0 The Hornets moved up top #14 in the AFCA NCAA Division II Poll and #13 in the D2Football. Opponents turn the ball over more...... 8-0 com Poll this week. The Hornets are one of three MIAA teams in the AFCA Top 25 and one of Turnovers are equal...... 0-1 five in the D2Football.com Poll. Emporia State has received votes in the last 22 AFCA polls Accumulating more penalty yards...... 5-1 dating back to Sept. 17, 2012. Minnesota-Duluth is ranked #5 this week, making this the Opp. accumulate more penalty yards...... 4-0 fourth straight game against a nationally ranked team for Emporia State. When leading after 1st quarter...... 9-1 When tied after 1st quarter...... 0-0 When trailing after 1st quarter...... 0-0 THAT'S OFFENSIVE When leading at halftime...... 9-0 Emporia State leads the nation in turnover margin and are ranked in the top ten nationally When tied at halftime...... 0-0 in scoring offense, total offense, red zone offense and completion percentage. The Hornets When trailing at halftime...... 0-1 are averaging 43.3 points per game and have scored at least 28 points in 21 of their last 26 When leading after 3rd quarter...... 9-0 games. Of their 784 plays run, 250 of them (31.9%) have gone for either a first down or a When tied after 3rd quarter...... 0-0 touchdown. Nine Emporia State starters earned All-MIAA honors with two on the first-team, When trailing after 3rd quarter...... 0-1 two on the second-team, one on the third-team and four earning honorable mention. In overtime...... 0-0 Having more time of possession...... 5-0 THE FIFTH ELEMENT Having less time of possession...... 4-1 Quarterback Corben Jones (Fr.-RS/Yukon, Okla.) will become the first freshman to start a In night games...... 3-0 In day games...... 6-1 postseason game of any type at quarterback for the Hornets. He came into the Washburn When winning the opening coin toss...... 4-1 game with Emporia State leading 24-16 in the fourth quarter and led the Hornets on two When opponent wins the opening toss...... 5-0 scoring drives. He is 19 of 26 for 287 yards with three touchdowns in seven games this season. He is 18 for 23 for 268 yards and three touchdowns since throwing an interception NCAA Super Region 3 in his first game with a 219.18 passing efficiency rating. He was two for two for 78 yards Playoff Schedule and a touchdown against Northwest Missouri. He was 10 of 12 for 116 yards as he led the Saturday, Nov. 23 Hornets on two scoring drives against Southwest Baptist. He went three of four for 53 yards #5 Emporia State (9-1) at #4 Minn.-Duluth (10-1) with a 37 yard touchdown pass against Lincoln. He was one for three for 19 yards in his #6 St. Cloud St. (10-1) at #3 Henderson St. (11-0) Hornet debut against Ft. Hays State. He redshirted last season following an All-State career Saturday, Nov. 30 at Yukon HS. He threw for 1,999 yards and 20 touchdowns as a senior and had over 7,000 ESU/UMD winner at #1 Northwest Mo. (11-0) career passing yards for Yukon HS. SCSU/HSU winner at #2 Minn. State (11-0) Saturday, Dec. 7 LEADING THE WAY Regional Championship Game Saturday, Dec. 14 Quarterback Brent Wilson (So./Ponca City, Okla.) was named second-team All-MIAA at National Semifinals quarterback. He lit up the record book at Emporia State before suffering a season ending Saturday, Dec. 21 injury against Washburn. He set the single season touchdown passes record with 33, is National Championship just the second Hornet to go over 3,000 yards of total offense with 3,381 yards, and is third in passing with 2,985 yards in just ten games on the season. He is sixth in the nation in passing efficiency, touchdown passes, and points responsible for, is seventh in completion 2013 MIAA Standings percentage, tenth in total points responsible for, 11th in total offense, 13th in passing yards MIAA Overall per game, 22nd in total passing yards, 25th in completions per game and 37th in yards Team W-L PCT W-L PCT per completion. He leads the MIAA in total offense, points responsible for, and passing Northwest Mo. (2) 10-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 Emporia State (14) 9-1 0.900 9-1 0.900 touchdowns, and is second in passing yards, passing efficiency, completion percentage Pittsburg State (17) 7-2 0.778 9-2 0.818 and completions per game. He was 25 of 35 for 362 yards and two touchdowns in three Mo. Western (RV) 7-3 0.700 8-3 0.727 quarters against Washburn. He led his first fourth quarter comeback at Missouri Western Washburn (RV) 7-3 0.700 8-3 0.727 going four of six for 27 yards and adding two carries for 14 yards on the Hornets go ahead Mo. Southern 5-3 0.625 7-3 0.700 touchdown drive. He went 19 of 23 for 385 yards and three touchdowns with seven carries Central Missouri 5-4 0.556 6-4 0.600 for 60 yards in the first half against Southwest Baptist. He was 27 of 41 for 410 yards and Fort Hays State 4-5 0.444 6-5 0.545 five touchdowns with 75 rushing yards on 13 carries against Northeastern State. He was Nebraska Kearney 3-6 0.333 3-8 0.273 named MIAA, D2Football.com and BSN National Offensive Player of the Week after setting Lindenwood 2-6 0.250 3-6 0.333 MIAA records for passing yards, total offense and touchdown passes at Central Oklahoma. Lincoln 2-8 0.200 3-8 0.273 He was 38 of 47 for 522 yards with seven touchdowns against the Bronchos and added 49 Central Oklahoma 2-8 0.200 2-8 0.200 Northeastern State 2-8 0.200 2-9 0.182 yards rushing for a total of 571 yards. He was the first quarterback in Emporia State his- Southwest Baptist 1-9 0.100 1-10 0.091 tory to throw for over 300 yards in his first start as he went 21 of 29 for 301 yards and three (AFCA Ranking) touchdowns against Ft. Hays State. He also ran for 74 yards on 13 carries with a pair of rushing touchdowns. He saw action in nine games as a true freshman in 2012. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 3

LAST TIME in PLAYOFFS WITHIN REASON at Winona State 10, Emporia State 3 Quarterback Ty Reasnor (Fr./Cashion, Okla.) has traveled as the third quarterback all Nov. 22, 2003 season for Emporia State and will move into the backup spot. He earned first-team Class WINONA, MINN.-Emporia State took an early 3-0 lead but A All-State honors as he threw for 3,562 yards and 48 touchdowns with just three intercep- three tunrovers would allow Winona State to take a 10-3 victory in the first round of the 2003 NCAA Playoffs. Justin tions to lead Cashion HS to a 13-1 record as a senior. Gray would score the only points of the day for the Hornets on a 33 yard field goal on the opening drive of the game. TARHEEL TORNADO The Warriors took a 7-3 lead on a 34 yard pass from Brian Wrobel to Chris Samp to open the second half. The would Receiver Ray Ray Davis (Sr./Indian Trail, N.C.) was named first-team All-MIAA. He is push the lead to 10-3 with a 22 yard field goal with 7:37 ranked fourth in the nation in touchdown receptions, 11th in receptions per game, 19th in left in the third quarter. Emporia State turned the ball over scoring and 23rd in receiving yards per game. He leads the MIAA in touchdown catches, is on three of their final possessions, the last on a fumble by Rasheem Sharpe at the Winona State 39 yard line with 1:31 ranked second in receptions per game, third in scoring, and is fourth in receiving yards. On left in the game. The Hornets had driven to the Warrior 25 the season he has 23 first downs with four touchdowns on 26 third down receptions and yard line before the fumble. Tyler Paul had 107 yards rush- 59 of his total 80 receptions have gained either a first down on touchdown on the season. ing as Emporia State outgained Winona State 283 yards to 199 on the day. He had ten catches for 158 yards and two touchdowns against Washburn. He had four catches for 30 yards against Northwest Missouri. He had nine catches for 79 yards and a Emporia State 3 0 0 0 - 3 touchdown at Missouri Western. He caught 11 passes for 130 yards and three touchdowns Winona State 0 0 10 0 - 10 at Lindenwood with 109 yards and all three touchdowns coming in the first half. He had ESU WSU seven catches for 166 yards and two touchdowns along with a one yard touchdown run FIRST DOWNS...... 16 11 against Southwest Baptist, all in the first half. He had an MIAA record five touchdown catch- RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 41-126 32-59 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 157 140 es and finished with 16 receptions for 181 yards against Central Oklahoma. The 16 recep- Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 27-15-2 23-9-0 tions are the most by a Hornet since Jarrett Vito's school record 21 catches against Truman TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 68-283 55-199 in 1995. He caught eight passes for 94 yards against Neb.-Kearney. He had five catches Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 4-10 3-28 for 35 yards against Fort Hays State. He earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors after Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 2-21 2-46 catching 61 passes for 899 yards and eight touchdowns as a junior. He is a versatile athlete Interception Returns-Yards...... 0-0 2-23 who caught and threw a touchdown pass in the Kanza Bowl. He had a then career high 138 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 5-28.4 9-30.6 Fumbles-Lost...... 2-1 2-0 yards on nine catches at Northwest Missouri and scored a touchdown on a five yard rush. Penalties-Yards...... 4-40 6-37 As a sophomore he was sixth in the MIAA in receptions with 50 catches for 540 yards and Possession Time...... 33:35 26:25 four touchdowns in ten games. He has 191 career catches to rank third in Emporia State Third-Down Conversions...... 5 of 16 3 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 3 0 of 0 history. He has 2,465 receiving yards and 27 touchdown catches in his three seasons with Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 1-1 1-1 the Hornets. His 27 touchdown receptions rank eighth on the MIAA career list. Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 3-20 1-6

Scoring Summary MAGIC 1st Quarter Receiver Kavaski Ervin (So./Mesquite, Texas) earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors. 11:42 ESU - Gray,Justin 33 yd field goal He is sixth in the MIAA in receiving touchdowns with eight. He has caught six of the last nine 3rd Quarter 12:59 WSU - Samp, Chris 34 yd pass from Wrobel, Brian touchdown passes thrown by Emporia State and has 12 catches for 272 yards and three (Opgenorth,Steve kick) touchdowns over his last two games. He had career highs of seven receptions for 129 07:37 WSU - Opgenorth,Steve 22 yd field goal, yards including a Hornet season best 74 yard touchdown against Washburn. He had five

RUSHING: catches for 114 yards and two scores against Northwest Missouri. He had four receptions Emporia State-Paul,Tyler 31-107; Sharpe,Rashem 4-28; for 45 yards and two touchdowns at Missouri Western. He pulled in a 12 yard touchdown Frazell,Clete 1-4; Hulings,Ryan 1-2; Hatfield,Tad 3-minus 5; pass at Lindenwood. He had a break out game with six catches for 93 yards with two touch- Team 1-minus 10. Winona State-Curtin, Kevin 14-51; Jepsen, Curtis 9-32; downs and he also blocked a punt against Northeastern State. He had three catches for Cruz, Dave 1-7; TEAM 1-0; Wrobel, Brian 7-minus 31. 40 yards at Central Oklahoma. He played at both receiver and corner back last season. He was the only Hornet to have a rush of over 25 yards and a reception of over 40 yards last PASSING: Emporia State-Hatfield,Tad 15-27-2-157. season. He was credited with two tackles at Northwest Missouri. He averaged 17.2 yards Winona State-Wrobel,Brian 9-23-0-140. per catch last year including a 42 yard touchdown reception against Central Oklahoma.

RECEIVING: Emporia State-Hulings,Ryan 4-26; Jackson,Tony 3- BIG FOOTE 42; Paul,Tyler 3-23; Richard,JJ 2-23; Lamb,Louis 1-16; Mitchell Foote (Fr.-RS/Enid, Okla.) caught five passes for 61 yards against Washburn. Day,Andre 1-16; Frazell,Clete 1-11. He had two catches for 43 yards against Northwest Missouri. He has a catch of at Winona State-Hartung, Alan 4-56; Samp, Chris 3-55; Jepsen, Curtis 1-23; Hynes,Brian 1-6. least 15 yards in five of the last seven games. He caught three passes for 25 yards at Missouri Western. He had five catches for 50 yards at Lindenwood. He had career INTERCEPTIONS: bests of four receptions and 82 yards against Southwest Baptist. He had an eight yard Emporia State-None. Winona State-Madsen, Mike 1-0; Lokanc, Luke 1-23. touchdown grab at Lincoln. He caught two passes for 29 yards against Northeastern State. He snagged a five yard touchdown pass the first time he set foot on the field for FUMBLES: the Hornets on a fade against Neb.-Kearney. Eleven of his 15 receptions on the year Emporia State-Paul,Tyler 1-0; Sharpe,Rashem 1-1. Winona State-Wrobel, Brian 1-0; Hartung, Alan 1-0. have been good for either a first down or a touchdown. He was a first-team All-State selection and was Enid HS's all-time leader with 102 receptions for 1,552 yards and Attendance: 3,115 19 touchdowns in his career. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 4

2013 AFCA Division II Coaches Poll WHAT YOU TALKIN' ABOUT Nov. 18, 2013 Receiver Austin Willis (Jr./Topeka, Kan.) is ranked 18th in the nation in receiving School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. LW yards per game and 38th in touchdown catches. He is third in the MIAA in receiving 1. Minn. St.-Mankato (21) 11-0 ....787 1 yards per game, fifth in total touchdown catches and receptions per game, sixth in 2. Northwest Missouri (10) 11-0 777 2 total receiving yards and tenth in all-purpose yards. He was limited to one catch at 3. Colorado St.-Pueblo (1) 11-0 ...737 3 Missouri Western with an injury, was not able to go against Northwest Missouri or 4. Henderson St. (Ark.) 11-0 ...... 691 4 Washburn but has increased is practice time and will likely be a game time decision 5. Minnesota-Duluth 10-1 ...... 649 5 against Minnesota-Duluth. Of his 44 receptions on the year, 14 have gone for more 6. Shepherd (W.Va.) 10-0 ...... 638 7 than 25 yards including six catches for over 50 yards. He had a 51 yard reception and 7. Ohio Dominican 10-0 ...... 615 8 8. North Carolina-Pembroke 9-1 .537 10 a 63 yard kick return at Lindenwood and finished the game with 127 all-purpose yards 9. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 9-1 ..508 9 on four touches. He had five catches for 83 yards with a 52 yard touchdown - all in 10. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-1 ...... 494 11 the second quarter - against Southwest Baptist. He had just three catches for eight 11. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 10-1 ...... 476 12 yards in rainy, sloppy conditions at Lincoln. He had nine catches for 152 yards and 12. St. Cloud State (Minn.) 10-1 ...451 13 two touchdowns against Northeastern State. He was the first Hornet to have over 125 13. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 10-1 ...... 426 14 yards receiving in four straight games as an NCAA Division II school. He had eight 14. Emporia St. (Kan.) 9-1 ...... 399 16 catches for 196 yards and a touchdown against Central Oklahoma. He had six catches 15. West Chester (Pa.) 10-1 ...... 346 17 for 136 yards and two touchdowns against Neb.-Kearney. He caught nine passes for 16. North Alabama 8-2 ...... 298 20 216 yards and three touchdowns at Fort Hays State. He also had a rush for 18 yards 17. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 9-2 ...... 272 6 18. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 9-2 ...253 21 to give him 234 all-purpose yards. The 216 yards were the most by a Hornet since 19. West Texas A&M 9-2 ...... 194 25 Shjuan Richardson caught 11 passes for 217 yards against Truman last season. Also 20. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 9-2 ...... 143 18 a member of the Hornet track team, his 74 yard touchdown catch gave Emporia State 21. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 9-2 135 15 the lead at Southwest Baptist and was the fourth longest play from scrimmage last year 22. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 9-2 ...... 99 NR for the Hornets. He has 1,193 yards on 71 receptions in his career for a 16.8 yards 23. Indiana (Pa.) 9-2...... 94 NR per catch average. 24. Virginia St. 9-1 ...... 77 22 25. Newberry (S.C.) 9-2 ...... 59 NR STARTED FROM THE BOTTOM Others Receiving Votes: Missouri Western, 55; Azusa Pacific, 45; West Alabama, 36; Receiver Drake Smithon (So./Woodward, Okla.) caught three passes for 22 yards American International, 21; Tuskegee, 17; against Southwest Baptist. He has a five catches for 52 yards on the year with a Colorado School of Mines, 13; Harding, 12; long of 17 yards. He had four catches for 34 yards last season after transferring from Washburn, 12; Midwestern St., 11; Tarleton Oklahoma State. St., 10; Delta St., 5; New Haven, 3; Ouachita Baptist, 3; Ferris St., 2. MORE TARGETS MIAA Teams Bold SuperRegion 3 Teams Italics A total of 14 players have caught at least one pass this season and 11 have a recep- tion of at least 11 yards. J.P. Lohrentz (Fr.-RS/Buhler, Kan.) has three catches for D2Football.com Top 25 26 yards on the year after moving from safety during training camp. Dyland Walker Nov. 19, 2013 (So./Schertz, Texas) had his first catch of the year against Southwest Baptist and had Team Record LW a 44 yard touchdown at Washburn last season. 1 Minnesota State ...... 11-0 1 2 Northwest Missouri ...... 11-0 2 3 CSU-Pueblo ...... 11-0 3 HIGHWAY 99 ALL-STAR 4 Minnesota Duluth ...... 10-1 4 H-back Josh Klumpe (Sr./Olpe, Kan.) earned honorable mention All-MIAA honors this 5 Henderson State ...... 11-0 5 season. He had caught at least two passes in every game this season until he was 6 Shepherd ...... 10-0 7 injured early against Missouri Western. He did not play against Northwest Missouri 7 Ohio Dominican ...... 10-0 8 8 Winston-Salem ...... 9-1 9 or Washburn and is doubtful for this week. He caught two passes for 55 yards against 9 Indianapolis ...... 10-1 10 Southwest Baptist. He had two catches for 24 yards at Lincoln. He caught two passes 10 Bloomsburg ...... 10-1 13 for 38 yards against Northeastern State. He had a career high five receptions for 11 Lenoir-Rhyne ...... 10-1 14 55 yards and a touchdown at Central Oklahoma. He had three catches for 28 yards 12 St. Cloud ...... 10-1 15 against Neb.-Kearney and three catches for 25 yards against Fort Hays State with a 13 Emporia State ...... 9-1 16 14 Pittsburg State ...... 9-2 6 long of 13 yards. He has 19 catches for 236 yards on the year. He had three catches 15 UNC Pembroke ...... 9-1 17 for 95 yards and a touchdown in the final two regular season games last year. He had 16 West Chester ...... 10-1 19 two receptions for 63 yards and a score at Washburn. He pulled in a 32 yard pass at 17 West Texas A&M ...... 9-2 20 Northwest Missouri. 18 North Alabama ...... 8-2 21 19 Carson-Newman ...... 9-2 24 20 Slippery Rock ...... 9-2 12 REESE'S PIECES 21 Saginaw Valley ...... 9-2 11 H-back Reese Richards (Fr.-RS/Azle, Texas) got his first career start against Northwest 22 Missouri Western ...... 8-3 18 Missouri. He had two catches for 31 yards against Southwest Baptist. He caught a 37 23 Grand Valley ...... 9-2 NR yard touchdown pass at Lincoln. He has five catches for 93 yards, an average of 18.6 24 Newberry ...... 9-2 NR yards per catch, on the season. He was the team MVP and earned second-team All- 25 Washburn ...... 8-3 22 MIAA Teams in Bold Super Region 3 in Italics District honors for Azle (Texas) HS as a senior. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 5

ESU Top Ten Single Season Rushing Yards BROWN AND SERVE Year Player Yards C/Av Running back Antonio Brown (Fr.-RS/St. Louis, Mo.) was the Offensive Freshman of 1. 1998 Brian Shay 2,265 293/7.7 the Year in the MIAA and was named honorable mention All-MIAA. He is ranked eighth 2. 1996 Brian Shay 2,103 342/6.1 in the MIAA in rushing touchdowns. He rushed for 66 yards against Washburn with 3. 1997 Brian Shay 1,912 269/7.4 60 of them coming on ten carries in the fourth quarter. He had 13 carries for 68 yards 4. 2003 Tyler Paul 1,730 345/5.0 against Northwest Missouri. His nine rushing scores are the most by a Hornet since 5. 1987 Aubrey Dunlap 1,587 313/5.1 6. 1991 Quincy Tillmon 1,544 259/6.0 Kevin Smart had 11 touchdowns in 2009. He had 109 yards on 14 carries at Missouri 7. 2002 Tyler Paul 1,435 305/4.7 Western. It was his second 100 yard rushing day of the season, the first time a Hornet 8. 2000 DeAngelo Evans 1,246 203/6.1 has had two 100 yard games in a season since LaDarrian Page and Dasor Horton 9. 1992 Quincy Tillmon 1,219 240/5.1 each did it in 2011. He gained 76 yards on 16 carries with a pair of touchdowns against 10. 1988 Aubrey Dunlap 1,162 244/4.8 Lindenwood. He 11 carries for 47 yards with two touchdowns against Southwest Baptist. He had a career high four rushing touchdowns on 16 carries with 102 yards at Lincoln. ESU Top Ten Single Season Passing Yards It was the most rushing touchdowns by a Hornet since Brian Shay had four against Year Player Yards A-C-TD 1. 2012 Tyler Eckenrode 3,742 430-276-29 then Missouri-Rolla in 1998. He had ten carries for 51 yards and a touchdown against 2. 2004 Tad Hatfield 3,068 439-246-22 Northeastern State. He had seven carries for 19 yards and added a 19 yard reception 3. 2013 Brent Wilson 2,985 320-220-33 in his Hornet debut against Ft. Hays State. He was a first-team All-State selection at 4. 2011 Tyler Eckenrode 2,580 368-229-18 Christian Brothers HS in St. Louis. He scored 46 touchdowns with over 2600 rushing 5. 1995 Sean Ponder 2,487 413-198-19 yards combined as a junior and senior. 6. 1997 Pete Jelovic 2,422 276-178-15 7. 2003 Tad Hatfield 2,384 357-186-17 THAT'S A DOZIE 8. 1996 Pete Jelovic 2,127 291-160-17 Running back Dozie Iwuagwa (Sr./Pittsburg, Calif.) has scored six rushing touchdowns 9. 1998 Trent Fuller 2,114 265-155-14 in the last five games. He scored from one yard out against Northwest Missouri. He 10. 1999 Joe Jacobs 2,071 263-151-25 had two touchdowns on seven carries with 43 yards at Missouri Western. He had 68 ESU Top Five Single Season Receiving Yards yards on nine carries including a 44 yard touchdown at Lindenwood. It was the first Year Player Yards Ave./Gm time a Hornet has had two rushes of over 40 yards in a season since LaDarrian Page 1. 1968 Bruce Cerone 1,479 164.3 had a pair of 50 yard runs in 2010. He had 11 carries for 73 yards with a 55 yard 2. 2012 S. Richardson 1,375 114.6 touchdown rush against Southwest Baptist. It is the longest rush by a Hornet this year 3. 1969 Bruce Cerone 1,315 146.1 and the longest touchdown rush since Derwin Hall went for 65 yards against Truman 4. 1999 Lester McCoy 1,277 116.1 in 2010. He had nine carries for 14 yards in the rain at Lincoln. He only carried the ball 5. 2004 J.J. Richard 1,166 106.7 five times against Northeastern State for 26 yards and added one reception for seven 6. 2013 Ray Ray Davis 1,026 102.6 yards. He went for 90 yards on 16 carries at Central Oklahoma. He had a career high ESU Top Five Single Season Total Offense 123 yards on 19 carries against Neb.-Kearney. He had a then career high 86 yards on Player Yards Year 18 carries against Ft. Hays State. He was the first Hornet to rush for over 85 yards in 1. Tyler Eckenrode 3,742 2012 each of the first three games of a season since Tyler Paul hit that mark in the first five 2. Brent Wilson 3,381 2013 games of 2003. He had 357 yards on 91 carries with six touchdowns last season. He 3. Tad Hatfield 2,943 2004 led Emporia State with 79 yards on 14 carries with a career high three touchdowns at 4. Tyler Eckenrode 2,863 2011 Truman. He was the first Hornet to have three rushing touchdowns in a game since 5. Joe Jacobs 2,512 1999 Page at Southwest Baptist in 2011. He had a then career high 18 carries for 80 yards and two touchdowns at Northeastern State last year. He also had four catches for 54 ESU Top Five Single Season TD Passes yards to end with 134 all-purpose yards. Player TD Passes Year 1. Brent Wilson 33 2013 TICE IS NICE 2. Tyler Eckenrode 29 2012 3. Joe Jacobs 25 1999 Running back Jordan Tice (Jr./Osage City, Kan.) had 34 yards on ten carries and 4. Tad Hatfield 22 2004 also recorded four tackles on special teams at Lindenwood. He scored on an 11 yard 5. Sean Ponder 19 1995 touchdown run and finished with 31 yards on seven carries against Southwest Baptist. He had a season high 43 yards on eight carries at Central Oklahoma. He had nine car- ESU Career Rushing Leaders ries for 36 yards against Neb.-Kearney. He carried the ball 13 times for 38 yards at Ft. Player Yards Years Hays State. He had 320 yards on 82 carries last season with two touchdowns. He led 1. Brian Shay 6,958 1995-98 Emporia State with 12 carries for 67 yards at Southwest Baptist. He had a career high 2. Quincy Tillmon 4,141 1990-94 91 yards on 12 carries against Central Oklahoma. He had ten carries for 33 yards and 3. Tyler Paul 3,798 2000-03 a touchdown at Neb.-Kearney. He had 88 yards from scrimmage on 14 carries and four 4. David Tryon 3,593 1983-86 catches with a touchdown against Ft. Hays State. He averaged 9.6 yards per carry with 5. Abe Welcher 3,198 1972-74 a touchdown as a freshman.

ESU Career Passing Leaders (Yards) JOSHING AROUND Player Yards Years Running back Josh Matthews (Sr./McKinney, Texas) had eight carries for 52 yards 1. Tyler Eckenrode 8,031 2009-12 against Lincoln. He had six carries for 29 yards in his Hornet debut at Ft. Hays State. 2. Tad Hatfield 6,697 2001-04 He transferred to Emporia State last year from Drake where he played in 22 games 3. Pete Jelovic 5,970 1995-97 as a defensive back for the Bulldogs. He is the brother of Hornet defensive end Aaron 4. Sean Ponder 4,019 1994-95 Matthews. 5. Bob Janesko 3,588 1968-70 #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 6

ESU Career Receiving Leaders (Yards) OFF THE ICE Player Yards Years Guard Jarrett Stastny (Fr.-RS./Sanger, Texas) was named First-Team All-MIAA on 1. Lester McCoy 3,213 1997-00 the offensive line. He was the only freshman named First-Team All-MIAA. He earned 2. Shjuan Richardson 2,842 2009-12 the Squarehead Award three times this season. His first honor was against Neb.- 3. Bruce Cerone 2,794 1968-69 4. J.J. Richard 2,716 2002-05 Kearney and he has won the award in the Hornets wins over nationally ranked Missouri 5. Jarett Vito 2,608 1995-98 Western and Washburn.

ESU Career Receiving Leaders (Catches) PUTTING IT BLUNTLY Player Catches Years Tackle Aaron Blount (Jr./Garland, Texas) was named Third-Team All-MIAA at tackle. 1. Jarett Vito 226 1995-98 He earned Squarehead Award honors for the Northeastern State and Lincoln games. 2. Chet Pobolish 193 1995-98 He was the Squarehead winner for the Truman and Northwest Missouri games last 3. Ray Ray Davis 191 2011- 3. Lester McCoy 191 1997-00 season. He was the first overall pick in the Hornets 2012 Spring Game Draft. 5. J.J. Richard 187 2002-05 A FEW GOOD MEN ESU Career All-Purpose Yardage Leaders Center Danny Goodman (Jr./Emporia, Kan.) was named honorable mention All- Player Yards Years MIAA. He has taken over the starting center spot for the Hornets and was named the 1. Brian Shay 9,301 1995-98 Squarehead Award winner against Ft. Hays State. 2. Greg Zickefoose 5,571 1976-79 3. Ryan Hulings 4,726 2003-06 WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU 4. Chet Pobolish 4,655 1995-98 5. Quincy Tillmon 4,576 1990-94 Tackle Clayton Brown (Jr./Braymer, Mo.) earned Squarehead honors against Lindenwood and Central Oklahoma. He was the Squarehead winner at Neb.-Kearney ESU Career Total Offense (since 1976) last season after transferring from Iowa Central CC. Player Yards Years 1. Tyler Eckenrode 8,669 2009-12 MR. RODGERS 2. Brian Shay 6,958 1995-98 Trey Rodgers (Sr./Collinsville, Okla.) earned the Squarehead Award against Southwest 3. Tad Hatfield 6,584 2001-04 4. Pete Jelovic 5,669 1995-97 Baptist playing in his first action since the fifth week of last year. He started the first five 5. Andre Sloan El 4,390 2007-09 games last year before suffering an injury against Lincoln. He was set to start this year before a training camp injury delayed his return until last week. ESU All-Time Coaching Records By Total Wins SCOOBY DOO Name W L T Pct. Years Guard Jordan McAdoo (So./Piedmont, Okla.) was named Squarehead Award winner Fran Welch 115 82 15 .578 1928-42,46-54 off the bench against Northwest Missorui. He has rotated in at several positions along Larry Kramer 71 54 0 .568 1983-94 the line all year long this season. He started eight games between the guard and tackle Bill Hargiss 61 23 11 .698 1914-17, 20-27 position last season and earned Squarehead honors against Lindenwood. Garin Higgins 38 39 0 .494 2007- Dave Wiemers 35 32 0 .522 2001-2006 VINLAND Manny Matsakis 26 18 0 .591 1995-98 Garrett Ericson (Sr./Bronson, Kan.) worked his way into the starting line up against Ft. Keith Caywood 25 79 5 .252 1955-66 Hays State in his third year in the program after transferring from Ft. Scott CC. Bud Elliott 17 11 1 .583 1971-73 Paul Samson 16 16 0 .500 1904-06, 08 QUALIFYING Fred Honhart 13 8 2 .609 1909-11 Offensive tackle Jake Roepke (So./Fort Polk, La.) saw his first action against Central Jerry Kill 11 11 0 .500 1999-2000 Oklahoma. He sat out the first two games while an eligibility issue was resolved. He Bob Seaman 10 30 0 .250 1979-82 was set to enroll at Emporia State in the fall of 2012 when his tour of duty with the 3rd George Crispin 9 9 0 .500 1912-13 Squadron, 89th Cavalry of the 4th Brigade of the 10th Mountain Division of the United Dave Hoover 9 40 0 .184 1974-78 States Army was extended into the school year. He played at Butler CC one semester Horace Botsford 7 10 3 .425 1902-03 before enlisting in the Army and serving our country in Afghanistan. Jim Lance 7 11 0 .389 1969-70 Ron Blaylock 6 11 2 .316 1967-68 TURF MONSTER John Lamb 5 3 1 .611 1900 Tanner Surber (Jr./Osawatomie, Kan.) saw action in four games last season and is H.D. McChesney 2 2 0 .500 1918 the main back up at both tackle positions. Fred Williams 2 6 1 .278 1901 George McLaren 1 5 2 .250 1919 GETTING DEFENSIVE Owen Samuels 1 6 0 .142 1907 Emporia State leds the nation in turnover margin and is ranked fifth in the nation No Coach 3 7 0 .300 1893-99 in interceptions with 21 on the year. The Hornets are fourth in the MIAA in rushing Totals 489 513 43 .488 1893-1942,46- defense, allowing 140.5 yards per game. Emporia State is ranked fifth in the MIAA in red zone defense and had a goal line stand at the one yard line on the opening series against Northwest Missouri. The Hornets are allowing just 6.6 yards per completion on passing plays to rank third in the MIAA and 5.3 yards per play overall to rank fourth in the league. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 7

ESU in the National Rankings IT'S IN THE BAG 2013 Rankings Safety Kadeem Satchell (Jr./Princeton, Texas) recorded four solo tackles, one for TEAM RANKINGS a loss and had an interception against Washburn. He had three solo stops against 163 teams ranked in Division II Northwest Missouri. He had four tackles and an interception at Lindenwood. He had Category National Rank Actual Turnover Margin...... 1...... 2.0 two tackles and a pass break up in the end zone against Southwest Baptist. He had five Fumbles Lost...... 1...... 2 tackles against Northeastern State. He had nine tackles at Central Oklahoma to share Turnovers Lost...... 2...... 9 the team lead. He had two solo tackles against Ft. Hays State including one tackle for a Team Passing Efficiency...... 3...... 178.80 loss of five yards. He had 45 tackles last season including a career high ten stops with Completion Percentage...... 3...... 0.691 a pass break up against Missouri Western. He had seven tackles, including a tackle for Passes Intercepted...... 5...... 21 loss against Lincoln in his first career start. Kickoff Return Defense...... 6...... 15.39 Total Offense...... 7...... 513.8 Red Zone Offense...... 8...... 0.900 SAFETY IN NUMBERS 4th Down Conversion Pct...... 8...... 0.667 Brandon Gentz (So./Emporia, Kan.) recorded five solo tackles against Washburn. He Scoring Offense...... 9...... 43.3 was credited with two pass breakups against Northwest Missouri. He had five tackles Passing Offense...... 10...... 327.2 at Missouri Western. He had three solo tackles at Lindenwood. He had seven tackles Turnovers Gained...... 17 ...... 29 in his first career start against Southwest Baptist. He had a career high two intercep- Passes Had Intercepted...... 24...... 7 tions at Lincoln that he returned a total of 39 yards. The first came in the Blue Tigers 3rd Down Conversion Pct ...... 30 ...... 0.450 First Downs Offense...... 31...... 250 end zone to end a scoring threat in the third quarter. He moved to safety after playing Blocked Punts...... 44...... 1 receiver last season. He had a career high five catches against Lincoln for 16 yards Passing Yards per Completion...44...... 13.69 and had one catch for 37 yards against Ft. Hays State. Team Passing Efficiency Def...... 52...... 118.07 Rushing Offense...... 55...... 186.6 REVOLUTIONARY Scoring Defense...... 55...... 24.9 Safety Josh Monteagudo (Fr.-RS/Cape Coral, Fla.) had three tackles against Rushing Defense...... 55...... 141.0 Washburn. He was credited with eight solo tackles including two for a loss against 3rd Down Converstion Pct Def...67 ...... 0.370 Punt Returns...... 68...... 9.76 Northwest Missouri. He had a career high 12 tackles, nine of them solo, and an inter- Time of Possession...... 71...... 30:19 ception at Missouri Western. His interception came with 5:22 left in the game and Red Zone Defense...... 72...... 0.765 led to a Hornet touchdown and 35-24 lead. He had eight tackles, seven of them solo, 4th Down Conversion Pct Def....82...... 0.448 against Southwest Baptist. He had seven solo stops, including three tackles for loss, Blocked Kicks...... 86...... 2 and a forced fumble at Lincoln. He has 35 tackles in the last five games after getting First Downs Defense...... 87...... 220 six stops in the first four of the year. He is a transfer from Hutchinson CC where he Total Defense...... 94...... 398.5 Fumbles Recovered...... 102 ...... 8 redshirted as a true freshman. Fewest Penalties Per Game.....103...... 7.80 Pass Sacks Allowed...... 106...... 2.30 CUT IT SHORT Tackles for Loss Allowed...... 107...... 7.00 Safety Curtis Shorts (So./Ft. Worth, Texas) picked off his first career interception as a Team Tackles for Loss...... 119...... 5.7 Hornet and returned it 33 yards against Southwest Baptist. He is in his second year with Punt Return Defense...... 123...... 11.88 Emporia State after transferring from Abilene Christian. He was a first-team All-District Blocked Kicks Allowed...... 124...... 5 selection for Lake Worth HS after recording 115 tackles as a senior. Passing Yards Allowed...... 131...... 257.5 Fewest Penalty Yards/Game....134...... 79.70 Team Pass Sacks...... 140...... 1.40 THE POST MAN Blocked Punts Allowed...... 144...... 3 Safety Chris Poston (Sr./Oklahoma City, Okla.) was named First-Team All-MIAA. He Kickoff Returns ...... 146...... 17.00 missed part of the Northwest Missouri game with a thumb injury and still recorded six Net Punting...... 154...... 29.17 tackles, including half a tackle for loss. He missed the Washburn game and is out for ESU on Live Television since 1997 the season. He leads the MIAA with 0.6 interceptions per game and is tied for third in (6-10) total interceptions in the league with four. He was on several preseason All-American 2013 at ESU 63, SBU 17 MIAA Broadcasting watch lists. He missed the Lindenwood and Southwest Baptist games with a hand 2012 at NWMSU 55, ESU 10 MIAA Broadcasting injury before returning against Missouri Western when he recorded six tackles and an MWSU 57, at ESU 28 MIAA Broadcasting interception including a stop on a fake punt that eventually led to a Hornet touchdown. 2011 at ESU 52, TSU 18 MIAA Broadcasting He had an interception and a tackle before leaving the Lincoln game with an injury. He 2010 at WU 42, ESU 0 MIAA Broadcasting TSU 37, at ESU 34 MIAA Broadcasting had seven tackles and a sack against Northeastern State. He recorded seven tackles at UCM 31, ESU 13 MIAA Broadcasting and had an interception at Central Oklahoma. He had eight tackles with an interception 2009 at Augustana 32, ESU 21 Midcon Cable return for 23 yards, pass break up and tackle for loss against Neb.-Kearney. He had 2005 at Winona St. 40, ESU 21 HBC-25 four interceptions last season with a season long 47 yard return at Neb.-Kearney and 2004 at Jacksonville St. 25, ESU 16 WJXS-24 a 41 yard interception return against Texas A&M-Kingsville. He returned to safety and 2002 at ESU 38, FHSU 7 Metro Sports had nine tackles, 1.5 TFL and a pass break up at Washburn after recording five solo 1999 MWSC 27, at ESU 7 Metro Sports tackles and an interception while playing corner at Northwest Missouri. He recorded at MSSC 29, ESU 12 Metro Sports 1998 ESU 35, at WU 27 Metro Sports seven tackles, a fumble recovery and a pass break up against Missouri Western. He ESU 42, at MWSC 34 Metro Sports had eight tackles, including the final stop on fourth down at Northeastern State last sea- 1997 at ESU 64, WU 35 Metro Sports son. He was an honorable mention All-MIAA pick as a true freshman for the Hornets Home Games in Bold in 2008. He has 11 career interceptions in 32 career games. The Hornets are 4-3 at Welch Stadium on live televi- sion since 1997. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 8

ESU in the National Rankings WHEEL OF FORTUNE 2013 Rankings Cornerback Gary Fortune (Sr./Indian Head, Md.) was named Second-Team All-MIAA. He Hornets in the Top 50 nationally is ranked 42nd in the nation and third in the MIAA in interceptions per game, is tied for third Must have played in 75% of team's games with four total picks and leads the MIAA with 96 return yards on the four interceptions. He returned to the lineup against Washburn and had three solo tackles. He had three tackles Receiving TDs against Northwest Missouri before leaving the game with an injury. He intercepted a pass Ray Ray Davis ...... 4...... 15 in the end zone with 16 seconds left to seal the Hornets win at Missouri Western. He had Austin Willis...... 38...... 9 a season's best 31 yard return of his interception at Lindenwood. He had three tackles Passing Efficiency and a pass break up against Southwest Baptist. He had a fourth quarter interception that Brent Wilson ...... 6...... 177.4 sealed the win against Central Oklahoma. He had a tackle and interception and a pass Passing TDs break up against Nebraska-Kearney. He missed the final five games of last season with Brent Wilson ...... 6...... 33 an ACL injury. He picked off two passes against Lindenwood and had two more pass Points Responsible For Per Game break ups to go with four tackles before injuring his knee. He had five tackles and a pass Brent Wilson...... 6...... 22.2 break up against Central Oklahoma. Completion Percentage Brent Wilson ...... 7...... 0.688 BULL DOZIER Points Responsible For Cornerback Julian Dozier (Sr./Round Rock, Texas) was an honorable mention All-MIAA Brent Wilson...... 10...... 222 selection. He returned to the lineup against Washburn and had a tackle and pass break up. Total Offense He missed the Northwest Missouri game with an injury suffered against Missouri Western, Brent Wilson ...... 11 ...... 338.1 in which he had eight tackles and two pass break-ups before leaving. He had three tackles Receptions Per Game and a 35 yard interception return at Lindenwood. He recorded six tackles against Southwest Ray Ray Davis...... 11...... 8.0 Baptist. He had four tackles and three pass break ups at Lincoln. He was credited with three Passing Yards Per Game solo stops against Northeastern State. He had eight solo tackles and two pass breakups at Brent Wilson ...... 13 ...... 298.5 Central Oklahoma. He had four solo tackles against Neb.-Kearney. He made his return to Field Goals Per Game the line up against Ft. Hays State after missing most of last season. He saw action in the first Eli Kuhns ...... 18 ...... 1.2 two games last year before suffering a broken foot. He recorded seven tackles with a forced Receiving Yards Per Game fumble against Ft. Hays State last year. He had played in 34 straight games until his injury Austin Willis...... 18...... 107.0 and his 43 games played are the most of any active Hornet. Ray Ray Davis...... 23...... 102.6 Scoring THE BATTLE OF FIVE FORKS Ray Ray Davis...... 19...... 9.6 Cornerback Deveon Dinwiddie (Jr./Hutchinson, Kan.) earned honorable mention honors Eli Kuhns...... 32...... 8.9 as a punt/kick returner. He recorded seven solo and an assisted tackle against Washburn. Passing Yards He had eight tackles and pass break up against Northwest Missouri. He was credited Brent Wilson ...... 22 ...... 2,985 with three solo tackles and a fumble recovery at Missouri Western. The fumble came on Completions Per Game a kickoff that set up the Hornets third touchdown. He also had a 31 yard kick-off return Brent Wilson ...... 25...... 22.00 to start the game. He had a 21 yard interception return, two punt returns for 22 yards Receiving Yards and two kick returns for 34 yards at Lindenwood. He had three tackles, including a TFL Ray Ray Davis ...... 25...... 1,026 against Southwest Baptist. He was credited with just one tackle at Lincoln, but had three Austin Willis...... 47...... 856 punt returns for a total of 82 yards. He had three tackles and a pass break up against Punt Returns Northeastern State. He led the Hornets with nine tackles, eight of them solo including a Deveon Dinwiddie ...... 28...... 12.5 tackle for loss at Central Oklahoma. He had eight tackles against Neb.-Karney with a Field Goal Percentage pass break up. He had three tackles and an interception return of 44 yards against Ft. Eli Kuhns ...... 36...... 0.800 Hays State. He also had a 23 yard kick-off return and a long punt return of 18 yards. He Interceptions transferred from NCAA Division I-FCS Champion North Dakota State. He played running Gary Fortune...... 42...... 0.4 back and gained 206 yards on 29 carries in ten games for the Bison last year. He rushed 143 times for a team-high 860 yards and 12 touchdowns for Hutchinson CC and returned four kickoffs for an average of 21.8 yards per return. He was rated a two-star prospect and the 15th best player in Kansas by Rivals.com and played an integral role in Hutchinson Emporia State is celebrat- HS's four straight state championships. ing 150 years of changing lives as the University cel- SPARTACUS ebrates it's Sesquicenten- Cornerback (So./St. Charles, Mo.) had missed three games with a shoulder nial in 2013. Founded in Jarrett Strode March of 1863 as Kansas injury before returning against Northwest Missouri. He recorded four tackles and a fumble State Normal School, it recovery at Lincoln before leaving the game with an injury. He had three solo tackles and a was the first public insti- pass break up against Ft. Hays State. As a freshman he moved into the starting line up late tution of higher learning last year as injuries piled up in the Hornet secondary. He had 12 total tackles in seven games in the state of Kansas. that included two starts last season. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 9 ACE OF MAYZE MIAA Teams in the Postseason Cornerback Ace Mayze (Fr./Arlington, Texas) had a season high five tackles, four of Since 2000 2013 Playoffs...... NWMSU, ESU, them solo stops, against Southwest Baptist. He has been a mainstay on special teams Mineral Water Bowl...... PSU as a true freshman and saw his first extended action on defense against Southwest 2012 Playoffs...... NWMSU, MWSU, Baptist. He has at least one tackle in five of the six games he has played in this sea- Kanza Bowl...... ESU Mineral Water Bowl...... LWU son. He was a first-team All-District selection as a utility player for Seguin HS where he 2011 Playoffs...... NWMSU, MWSU, PSU, WU played wide receiver, quarterback, cornerback, safety and kick returner. Kanza Bowl...... UCM 2010 Playoffs...... NWMSU, MWSU, UCM Mineral Water Bowl...... PSU THE COLONEL Kanza Bowl...... WU Linebacker Jordan Sanders (Sr./Warner Robins, Ga.) was a First-Team All-MIAA pick. 2009 Playoffs...... NWMSU He is ranked tenth in the MIAA in solo tackles and 14th in total tackles. He had six tack- Mineral Water Bowl...... MWSU Kanza Bowl...... UNO les against Washburn. He had 11 tackles against Northwest Missouri with seven cred- 2008 Playoffs...... NWMSU, PSU, UNO ited as solo stops. He had ten tackles against Missouri Western. He was credited with Mineral Water Bowl...... MWSU just three solo tackles at Lindenwood as 12 Hornets had either three or four tackles on 2007 Playoffs...... NWMSU, WU Mineral Water Bowl...... MWSU the day. He had 12 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss against Southwest Baptist. He was 2006 Playoffs...... NWMSU, MWSU credited with four stops at Lincoln. He recorded 13 tackles, ten of them solo, and was Mineral Water Bowl...... PSU in on a tackle for loss against Neb.-Kearney. He had five tackles and a blocked PAT 2005 Playoffs...... NWMSU, PSU, WU Mineral Water Bowl...... MWSU against Ft. Hays State and was named the Defensive Player of the Game by the Hornet 2004 Playoffs...... NWMSU, PSU coaching staff. He is back after earning honorable mention All-MIAA honors last season Mineral Water Bowl...... WU when he was second on the team with 97 total tackles. He is also being mentioned 2003 Playoffs...... ESU, PSU Mineral Water Bowl...... MWSC on some preseason All-America lists after grabbing at least ten tackles in each of the 2002 Playoffs...... CMSU, NWMSU last three games, including a season high 15 in the Kanza Bowl against Texas A&M- Mineral Water Bowl...... ESU Kingsville. He had ten tackles at Washburn. He had 11 tackles at Northwest Missouri. 2001 Playoffs...... PSU Mineral Water Bowl...... CMSU He led Emporia State with nine tackles, an interception, 1.5 tackle for loss, two pass 2000 Playoffs...... NWMSU, PSU break ups and a quarterback hurry against Lincoln. He had ten tackles and a fumble Mineral Water Bowl...... MWSC recovery against Central Oklahoma after recording ten tackles and a team high seven solo stops at Neb.-Kearney. He had three tackles and a sack against Ft. Hays State. Average Attendance at Welch Stadium He was the second leading returning tackler for the Hornets with 65 stops in just seven 2013...... 6,009 2012...... 5,117 starts as a sophomore. He has 232 tackles in 30 games at Emporia State. 2011...... 4,026 2010...... 4,321 THE GOVERNOR 2009...... 4,146 Linebacker Deshawn Dinwiddie (Jr./Hutchinson, Kan.) was an honorable mention 2008...... 4,495 All-MIAA selection. He is ranked seventh in the MIAA and 98th in the nation in solo 2007...... 4,896 2006...... 5,460 tackles and is 19th in total tackles in the MIAA. He had seven tackles, a pass break 2005...... 4,480 up and a forced fumble with the recovery against Northwest Missouri. He was credited 2004...... 5,305 with 11 tackles including a tackle for loss at Missouri Western. He had seven tackles, a 2003...... 5,855 tackle for loss, a forced fumble and and a pass break up against Lincoln. He cracked 2002...... 5,699 double figures in tackles for the first time against Northeastern State, ending with 11 2001...... 5,042 2000...... 5,193 total including one for a loss. He had seven tackles, a TFL and a pass break up at 1999...... 5,058 Central Oklahoma. He was credited with eight solo stops on his nine tackles against 1998...... 5,948 Neb.-Kearney. He had three tackles and a fumble recovery against Ft. Hays State. He 1997...... 4,278 played in 21 games for NCAA Division I-FCS Champion North Dakota State before 1996...... 4,305 transferring to Emporia State. He recorded 24 tackles in 11 games as a sophomore 1995...... 4,063 1994...... 5,345 for the Bison and played in 10 games as a true freshman, primarily on special teams. 1993...... 3,704 He was a second team all-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League Division I selection for 1992...... 5,214 Hutchinson HS in 2010. 1991...... 4,493 1990...... 3,686 PUNKED 1989...... 4,840 1988...... 4,655 Linebacker Ashton Reichmann (Sr./Maize, Kan.) was credited with nine tackles, half 1987...... 5,689 a TFL and a quarterback hurry against Washburn. He had a career high ten tackles, 1986...... 2,980 eight of them solo against Northwest Missouri. He had two solo stops at Lindenwood. 1985...... 3,600 He picked off his first career pass against Southwest Baptist to end a Bearcat scor- 1984...... 3,900 ing threat. He had four solo tackles against both Lincoln and Northeastern State. He 1983...... 3,220 1982...... 4,175 recorded three tackles at Central Oklahoma. He had 21 tackles in 12 games last sea- 1981...... 3,325 son for the Hornets. He is in his fifth year with the program. He had 13 total tackles 1980...... 5,020 as a sophomore when he saw time on both Hornet special teams and as a reserve 1979...... 4,757 linebacker. He was named first team All-State in class 6A at Maize High School where he had 126 tackles during his senior season. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 10 SUPER REGION THREE STRIKER Conference Standings Linebacker Tariq Allen (Jr./Irving, Texas) is ranked 29th in the MIAA in tackles. He pulled MIAA a quad muscle on the first series against Northwest Missouri He missed the Washburn MIAA Overall game and is questionable for Minnesota-Duluth. He had 12 tackles, a sack and an intercep- Team W-L PCT W-L PCT tion at Missouri Western. He had four solo stops, including a TFL and a pass break up at Northwest Mo. (2) 10-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 Lindenwood. He was credited with six tackles against Southwest Baptist. He was credited Emporia State (14) 9-1 0.900 9-1 0.900 Pittsburg State (18) 7-2 0.778 9-2 0.818 with eight solo stops against Northeastern State. He had a career high 13 stops with a sack Mo. Western (RV) 7-3 0.700 8-3 0.727 and a quarterback hurry against Neb.-Kearney. He had four tackles and was credited with Washburn (RV) 7-3 0.700 8-3 0.727 the Big Stick Award against Ft. Hays State. He was rated among the top 20 inside lineback- Mo. Southern 5-3 0.625 7-3 0.700 ers in the country at #4 by ESPN and #16 by rivals.com as a senior at MacArthur HS before Central Missouri 5-4 0.556 6-4 0.600 joining the Texas Longhorns. Fort Hays State 4-5 0.444 6-5 0.545 Nebraska Kearney 3-6 0.333 3-8 0.273 PILLAR OF HERCULES Lindenwood 2-6 0.250 3-6 0.333 Linebacker Corben Abila (So./Weatherford, Texas) was credited with four unassisted tack- Lincoln 2-8 0.200 3-8 0.273 les at Lindenwood. He had four unassisted tackles against Neb.-Kearney. He had an inter- Central Oklahoma 2-8 0.200 2-8 0.200 ception return of 21 yards against Ft. Hays State along with two tackles. He had 16 tackles Northeastern State 2-8 0.200 2-9 0.182 Southwest Baptist 1-9 0.100 1-10 0.091 last year for the Hornets. He was All-District as a utility player in high school as well as being named the team MVP at C.F. Brewer High School. Great American Conference GAC Overall BLOODLINES Team W-L PCT W-L PCT Linebacker Jason Tetuan (So./Topeka, Kan.) had four tackles with a TFL of three yards at Henderson St. (4) 10-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 Lincoln. He had three tackles in his first career start at Central Oklahoma. He was credited Harding (RV) 8-2 0.800 8-2 0.800 with four tackles against Neb.-Kearney. He had seven tackles, six of them solo, last year Ouachita Baptist (RV) 7-3 0.700 7-3 0.700 for the Hornets. He was an honorable mention All-State selection and earned All-Centennial Southern Arkansas 6-4 0.600 6-4 0.600 League honors on offense and defense for Topeka Hayden HS. His brother John was an Southwestern Okla. 6-4 0.600 6-5 0.545 All-American baseball player at Wichita State, brother Jesse was a member of the 2003 Big East Central 5-5 0.500 5-5 0.500 Arkansas Tech 5-5 0.500 5-6 0.455 12 Champion Kansas State football team and brother Jarod was an All-MIAA performer for Arkansas-Monticello 4-6 0.400 5-6 0.455 Washburn in 2007. Northwestern Okla. 2-8 0.200 2-9 0.182 Southeastern Okla. 2-8 0.200 2-9 0.182 LONG AND SHORT OF IT Southern Nazarene 0-10 0.000 0-11 0.000 Defensive lineman Neil Shortell (Sr./Mission Hills, Kan.) earned Third-Team All-MIAA hon- ors. He is ranked 12th in the MIAA in tackles for loss per game. He had six tackles against Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Washburn. He had five unassisted tackles and gained a first down with a 12 yard run on NSIC Division Overall a fake punt against Northwest Missouri. He had a career high seven tackles at Missouri Team W-L PCT W-L PCT Western with a sack. He had an eight yard sack at Lindenwood. He had four tackles, two North Division for loss against Southwest Baptist. He had two tackles, one of which was a sack, strip and Minn. Duluth (5) 7-0 1.000 10-1 0.909 St. Cloud St. (12) 6-1 0.857 10-1 0.909 fumble recovery at Lincoln. He missed the Northeastern State game with an injury. He had U-Mary 4-3 0.571 6-5 0.545 two solo tackles, one for a loss, at Central Oklahoma. He also returned three kick-offs from MSU Moorhead 4-3 0.571 4-7 0.364 his up-back position with a long of 18 yards. He had two tackles against Neb.-Kearney. He Northern State 3-4 0.429 4-7 0.364 led Emporia State with five tackles at Ft. Hays State, including 2.0 tackles for loss. He played Minn. Crookston 2-5 0.286 2-9 0.182 six games at UConn after transferring from Butler CC. He had four receptions for 60 yards Bemidji State 1-6 0.143 3-8 0.273 and a touchdown as a tight end for Butler CC in 2011 on his way to All-Jayhawk Conference Minot State 1-6 0.143 2-9 0.182 honors. His brother Eric Shortell hit 23 home runs for the Hornet baseball team in 2008. South Division Minn. State (1) 7-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 WILSON! Southwest Minn. 5-2 0.714 7-4 0.636 Defensive lineman Justin Wilson (So./Luther, Okla.) was an honorable mention All-MIAA Winona State 4-3 0.571 6-5 0.545 Sioux Falls 4-3 0.571 6-5 0.545 selection. He was credited with four tackles a 1.0 tackles for loss against Washburn. He had Upper Iowa 3-4 0.429 6-5 0.545 three tackles against Northwest Missouri. He played every defensive snap against Missouri Concordia-St. Paul 2-5 0.286 5-6 0.455 Western with a career high five tackles. He had a solo sack at Lindenwood for a loss of six Augustana 2-5 0.286 4-7 0.364 yards. He had two tackles at Central Oklahoma. He recorded four tackles with half a tackle Wayne State 1-6 0.143 2-9 0.182 for loss against Neb.-Kearney. He got the only sack on the night for Emporia State against Ft. Hays State. He saw action in all 12 games last year. Great Northwest Athletic Conference GNAC Overall LOUIE, LOUIE Team W-L PCT W-L PCT Defensive lineman Ryan Louia (Sr./Burlington, Kan.) was named honorable mention All- Azusa Pacific (RV) 9-1 .900 9-2 .818 MIAA. After knocking down eight passes in his career he held on to one for an interception Western Oregon 7-3 .700 7-4 .636 Central Wash. 7-3 .700 7-4 .636 against Washburn. He recorded two tackles, one for a loss, against Northwest Missouri. Dixie State 4-6 .400 4-7 .364 He had a tackle for loss and a pass break up at Missouri Western. He forced a fumble at Simon Fraser 3-7 .300 3-7 .300 Lindenwood. He had two tackles and a pass break up against Southwest Baptist. He had Humboldt State 0-10 .000 0-11 .000 three tackles at Lincoln. He had a pass break up and a solo tackle against Northeastern State. He recorded three tackles with two of them solo at Central Oklahoma. He had two tackles against Neb.-Kearney. He had a tackle and a pass break up at Fort Hays State. He has blocked two kicks at the line of scrimmage in his 34 career games. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 11 REMEMBER TWO THINGS Hornet Seniors 2013 Defensive end Aaron Mathews (Sr./McKinney, Texas) has had two solo tackles in each of the last three games. He had two sacks and a forced fumble among his four tackles at Lindenwood. He was credited with two tackles both behind the line of scrimmage and two quarterback hurries against Southwest Baptist. He recorded five tackles, two for a loss including a sack and three quarterback hurries against Northeastern State. He had four tackles and a fumble recovery at Central Oklahoma. He led the Hornets with four sacks 3 Julian Dozier 84 Jake Farley and nine tackles for loss last season. He had four solo tackles, including one for a loss at Washburn.

BRING THE LUMBER Defensive lineman Nick Schutte (Jr./Elk Run Heights, Iowa) had three tackles against 4 Gary Fortune Washburn. He was credited with two tackles and a pass break up at Missouri Western. He 86 Josh Klumpe had four tackles at Lindenwood. He had a sack and a forced fumble at Lincoln. He had his first career sack against Northeastern State. He had 36 tackles, 3.5 TFL and 1.5 sacks for Ellsworth CC last season.

DREAM WARRIOR 88 Neil Shortell 8 Dozie Iwaugwu Defensive lineman Ryan Kinkaid (Kansas City, Kan.) had half a tackle for loss against Washburn. He was back on the Hornet interior line against Northwest Missouri after leaving the Missouri Western game with an injury. He had a solo stop at Lindenwood. He had two assists against Neb.-Kearney from his interior spot on the line. He was named second-team All-Jayhawk Conference at Ft. Scott CC. 91 Ryan Louia 9 Chris Poston A TREE Defensive lineman James Junious (So./Arlington, Texas) had a fumble recovery against Southwest Baptist. He recorded a tackle at Central Oklahoma. He had a solo tackle and a quarterback hurry against Neb.-Kearney. He saw action in nine of 11 games last year. He had a solo tackle at Truman. He had five tackles and a quarterback hurry on the season. 11 Ray Ray Davis 92 Ben Melick He was a second-team All-District pick at defensive end for Lamar HS.

ISN'T THAT SPECIAL Emporia State leads the MIAA and is sixth in the nation in kick return defense. The Hornets have made 12 of 15 field goal attempts to rank fourth in the MIAA in percentage and third in makes. The Hornets had two PAT, a field goal and a punt blocked in the first three games 48 Aaron Matthews 97 Kyle Savner and had two more punts blocked against Northwest Missouri. Washburn returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, the first non-blocked punt returned for a touchdown against Emporia State since Albert Coker returned one 48 yards for Truman on October 24, 2009 - a span of 45 games.

52 Jordan Sanders BOOK OF ELI Kicker/punter Eli Kuhns (So./Copperas Cove, Texas) was named honorable mention All-MIAA as a kicker. He is ranked 18th in the nation in field goals per game, 32nd in scor- ing, and 36th in field goal percentage. He leads the MIAA in kick scoring is ranked third in made field goals, fourth in field goal percentage and scoring, and fifth in PAT percentage. He has connected on 45 straight PAT after hitting four against Washburn to go with his 54 Ashton Reichmann two field goals against the Ichabods. He tied the school record for made PAT with nine in nine attempts against Southwest Baptist. He hit a season long 49 yard field goal at Neb.- Kearney. He went three for three on field goals and four of five on PATs at Ft. Hays State. He is averaging 55.2 yards per kick-off with eight touchbacks in 70 kicks. He is averaging 36.0 yards per punt with 13 of his 43 punts going inside the opponents 20 yard line. He had a season's best 57 yard punt at Lindenwood. He was nine of 12 on field goals last season, 65 Garrett Ericson with eight of them over 35 yards. He was named Special Teams Player of the Week by the MIAA and NCAA.com against Lincoln as he hit four field goals, all over 37 yards, including a school record tying 51 yarder against Lincoln. He was the first true freshman to hit six 40+ field goals in a season in school history and the first Hornet to hit four field goals of over 40 yards since Justin Gray was eight of ten from over 40 yards in 2004. He second on the Emporia State career list with 21 made field goals in just 22 games. 67 Trey Rodgers SAVAGE SAVNER Kicker Kyle Savner (Sr./Basehor, Kan.) is two of two on PAT and has kicked off eight times for the Hornets with a touchback. He is in his third year at Emporia State after transferring from Coffeyville CC. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 12

NCAA Division II Top 20 ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Average Attendance Linebacker Ben Carlson was named a Capital One Academic All-American last sea- and MIAA teams son. He and offensive lineman Kameron Neal both earned Capital One Academic All- Team...... Ave. Attendance District honors from CoSIDA. Carlson has a 3.84 GPA in business adminstration. He 1 Tuskegee...... 14,954 was a two-time Academic All-American in baseball at Missouri State. Neal had a 3.78 2 Grand Valley St...... 11,664 GPA in computer operating systems. 3 North Ala...... 10,537 4 Pittsburg St...... 10,030 DID YOU CATCH IT 5 Morehouse...... 9,731 For the fourth year in a row, the Hornets had a home game featured on the MIAA Tele- 6 Tex. A&M-Kingsville ...... 9,614 vision Network when they defeated Southwest Baptist 63-17 on October 12 for Home- 7 Central Mo...... 9,057 coming. It was just the second time in seven games that the Hornets played a team with 8 West Tex. A&M...... 8,767 an under .500 record on the MIAA Network. Emporia State was featured on the MIAA Television Network twice last year. The Hornets are third behind Missouri Western and 9 Fort Valley St...... 8,244 Northwest Missouri for the most appearances on the MIAA Network over the last three 10 Miles ...... 7,374 years with seven appearances. The Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 game against Missouri 11 Albany State...... 7,343 Western was the first televised match-up of nationally ranked teams from Jones Field 12 Midwestern St...... 7,262 at Welch Stadium. The MIAA Network is available live to nearly 2 million homes. The 13 Kentucky St...... 7,131 Hornets have played 15 games on live television in the last 16 seasons with six of the 14 Saginaw Valley ...... 7,027 games coming from Welch Stadium. Video webcasts for all of Emporia State's regular 15 Northwest Mo. St...... 7,020 season games are available on a pay per view basis from americaonesports.com. Au- 16 Slippery Rock ...... 6,882 dio of all ESU games are available at www.kvoe.com with Greg Rahe, Chuck Samples 17 Colorado St.-Pueblo...... 6,623 and Ron Thomas providing the call. The playoff game with Minnesota-Duluth will be 18 Winston-Salem ...... 6,357 streamed through the UMD web site. 19 Benedict...... 6,081 20 Emporia State...... 6,009 OUTSIDE THE CONFERENCE 26 Missouri Western...... 5,229 The Hornets have gone 10-1 in non-conference games under Garin Higgins and are 31 Missouri Southern...... 4,871 21-6 outside the MIAA in the 21st century. Since joining the MIAA, ESU is 30-11 in 34 Washburn...... 4,799 non-conference games and has lost only three games to unranked non-conference D-II 68 Central Oklahoma...... 3,160 opponents since 1996. The MIAA has sent eight different schools to the NCAA playoffs 71 Ft. Hays State...... 3,074 in the last eight years and has had a team in the national championship game seven 82 Neb.-Kearney...... 2,830 of the last nine seasons. The MIAA is 10-4 outside the league this year and are 38-9 90 Lindenwood...... 2,548 outside the league over the last three seasons with two wins and a loss against NCAA 102 Lincoln...... 2,157 Division I-FCS teams while five of the losses came in postseason play. Three MIAA 115 Northeastern State...... 1,878 schools are ranked this week in the AFCA National Poll and five are ranked in the 122 Southwest Baptist...... 1,736 D2Football.com poll.

According to NCAA. THE NFL EXPERIENCE There are 167 NCAA Division II Football The Hornets have had 14 players play in one of the major professional football leagues. playing schools. Two Hornets have won Super Bowl rings - Kelly Goodburn with the Washington Seven of the top 35 teams in the nation are Redskins and Leon Lett with the Dallas Cowboys. Adam Schiltz caught two passes for from the MIAA. the Houston Texans in exhibition action this season and is currently on the practice squad with the Tennessee Titans. Harold Ayodele was a part of the Kansas City Chiefs MIAA teams in bold. during training camp in 2011. Garin Higgins has coached three players that have gone on to play in the NFL regular season - Lynn Scott with the Dallas Cowboys, Sam Breeden with the Green Bay Packers, and San Diego Charger Patrick Crayton.

TOUGH LOSSES The Hornets nine losses over the last three seasons have came to teams that went a combined 87-26 overall and included eight teams ranked in the top ten of Super Region-3. The last eight losses were to teams that were ranked in the AFCA top 25 nationally at some point during the season.

MIAA IN THE POSTSEASON Since the MIAA first expanded in 1989 and the new teams became eligible for post season play in 1990, the MIAA has won five national championships and had a repre- sentative in 12 of 22 national championship games. The MIAA has been represented in seven of the last nine national championship games. In that time the MIAA is 28-11 in the NCAA Playoffs and 8-4 in bowl games for a combined post season record of 36-15 against non-conference opponents. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 13 Garin Higgins in the Postseason HEAD COACH GARIN HIGGINS 7-5 Former Hornet Garin Higgins is the 21st head football coach at Emporia State and is just the second to lead the Hornets to ten wins in a season. Last year he became the sixth Hornet at Northwestern Oklahoma coach to lead his team to the post season. This year he became just the second coach to 2004 Azusa Pacific 16, NWOSU 0 take the Hornets to the NCAA Playoffs. He is 89-48 as a head coach with a 38-39 record 2003 Carroll (MT) 41, NWOSU 28# at his alma mater. He is 29-15 over the last four seasons and 23-5 over the last 28 games. NWOSU 16, Sioux Falls (SD) 13 He compiled a 51-9 record as the head coach at Northwestern Oklahoma State University before becoming the co-offensive coordinator at Minnesota State in 2005. He was the offen- NWOSU 24, Dickinson State 17 sive coordinator at Northeastern State in 2006. NWOSU 63, Tabor 21 With five more wins in 2012 than 2011, he led the Hornets to the biggest improvement in 2002 McKendree 32, NWOSU 27 wins from one season to the next in Emporia State history. He has helped establish a true NWOSU 22, Benedictine 7 home field advantage for ESU, with the Hornets winning at least four home games in three of the last four seasons. He had led the Hornets to within just one game of a post season 2001 Benedictine 29, NWOSU 27 berth in 2010 and 2011 before winning the Kanza Bowl in 2012. He is one of six Hornet 2000 Georgetown (KY) 20, NWOSU 0# coaches to win at least five games in four straight years. NWOSU 42, Northwestern (IA) 7 While at NWOSU, he was named the Central State Football League Coach of the Year five straight years from 2000 through 2004. The Rangers won 31 consecutive games from 1998 NWOSU 31, MidAmerica Nazarene 27 through 2000 and were 15-3 against NCAA Division II schools under Higgins. NWOSU 40, Neb. Wesleyan 13 A native of Blackwell, Okla., Higgins graduated from Emporia State in 1992. He was a four- #NAIA National Championship Game year letterman for the Hornets and helped lead the team to a national runner-up finish in 1989. He has been involved with four teams that have played for or won national champion- ships as a player, coordinator or head coach. Higgins and his wife Heather, a 1995 graduate of ESU, are the parents of three children - son Halen and daughters Harlee and Gracyn. Emporia State in the Postseason NCAA Playoffs INJURY REPORT 2003 at Winona State 10, Emporia State 3 Quarterback Brent Wilson is out with a broken collarbone. Safety Chris Poston is out with a broken thumb. H-Back Josh Klumpe is doubtful with a knee injury. Linebacker Tariq Allen is questionable with a quad injury. Receiver Austin Willis will be a game day decision with NAIA Playoffs an ankle injury. 1989 at Carson Newman 34, Emporia State 20 A Hornet win would... Emporia State 51, at Adams State 44 •make Emporia State 10-1 overall, 9-1 in the MIAA; at Emporia State 32, Harding 9 •make Emporia State 1-2 all-time against Minnesota-Duluth; 1988 Adams State 14, at Emporia State 10 •be Emporia State's first NCAA Playoff win in school history; 1987 at Cameron 17, Emporia State 12 •be Emporia State's first playoff win since a 51-44 win at Adams State in 1989 NAIA play- offs; •be Emporia State's second straight postseason win after winning the 2012 Kanza Bowl; Bowl Games •make Emporia State 1-1 all-time in the NCAA playoffs; Kanza Bowl •be the first time Emporia State has defeated three ranked Division II schools in the same 2012 Emporia State 45, TAMU-Kingsville 38 year; •be the third ten win season in 116 seasons of football at Emporia State; Mineral Water Bowl •make Coach Higgins 39-39 at Emporia State and 90-48 overall. 2002 Emporia State 34, Winona State 27 OT 1958 Lincoln 21, Emporia State 0 A Hornet loss would... •end Emporia State's season at 9-2 overall. Boot Hill Bowl •make Emporia State 0-3 all-time against Minn.-Duluth; 1972 William Penn 17, Emporia State 14 •make Emporia State 0-2 all-time in the NCAA playoffs; Missouri-Kansas Bowl •make Coach Higgins 38-40 at Emporia State and 89-49 overall. 1948 Emporia State 34, Missouri State 20 WORKING OVERTIME • The Hornets are 3-8 in overtime games with wins in three of their last five after dropping their first four extra period contests. • Three of ESU's 11 overtime games have come against Truman with ESU winning two of the three games. • The quadruple overtime game in 2006 between ESU and PSU was the first MIAA regular season game to go to four overtimes and the first involving an MIAA team since NWMSU’s 4 OT win against Carson Newman in the 1999 National Championship Game. • ESU's 17 point deficit at the half against MSSU in 2011 was the largest half-time spread the Hornets have overcome for a win since joining the MIAA and matched the greatest deficit ever overcome for a win as an NCAA school. Including the win against MSSU, the Hornets have won 23 of their last 28 games with the five losses coming to nationally ranked teams. ESU came from 17-0 at the end of the first quarter to defeat Ft. Hays State 24-17 to open the 1992 season. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 14

2013 ESU Scoring Drives - 69 (0 special teams/0 defensive scores) Qtr...... Opp Drive Scoring Play 1st...... at Ft. Hays State 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:53 32 yd TD run by Brent Wilson 2nd...... at Ft. Hays State 15 plays, 72 yards, 6:24 35 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 2nd...... at Ft. Hays State 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:48 30 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 3rd...... at Ft. Hays State 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:24 25 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 3rd...... at Ft. Hays State 5 plays, 91 yards, 1:21 64 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 3rd...... at Ft. Hays State 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:27 28 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 4th...... at Ft. Hays State 12 plays, 67 yards, 4:37 2 yd TD run by Brent Wilson 4th...... at Ft. Hays State* 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:26 27 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 1st...... Neb.-Kearney 15 plays, 85 yards, 5:25 5 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Mitchell Foote 1st...... Neb.-Kearney 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:53 11 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 2nd...... Neb.-Kearney 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:43 29 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 2nd...... Neb.-Kearney 12 plays, 67 yards, 3:52 22 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 2nd...... Neb.-Kearney* 1 play, 46 yards, 0:08 46 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 3rd...... Neb.-Kearney 8 plays, 29 yards, 2:35 49 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 1st...... at Central Okla. 13 plays, 92 yards, 3:59 6 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Josh Klumpe 1st...... at Central Okla. 1 play, 67 yards, 0:13 67 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 1st...... at Central Okla.* 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:28 20 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 2nd...... at Central Okla. 6 plays, 92 yards, 1:06 3 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 3rd...... at Central Okla. 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:50 8 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 3rd...... at Central Okla. 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:31 20 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 3rd...... at Central Okla. 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:33 4 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 3rd...... at Central Okla. 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:24 25 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 4th...... at Central Okla. 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:15 27 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 1st...... Northeastern St. 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:32 52 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 1st...... Northeastern St. 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:41 13 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin 2nd...... Northeastern St. 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:06 60 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin 3rd...... Northeastern St. 9 plays, 51 yards, 2:40 41 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 3rd...... Northeastern St. 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:25 18 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 4th...... Northeastern St. 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:26 39 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 4th...... Northeastern St. 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:21 3 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 1st...... at Lincoln 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:13 2 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 1st...... at Lincoln* 8 plays, 28 yards, 2:48 31 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 2nd...... at Lincoln* 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:35 27 yd TD run by Brent Wilson 2nd...... at Lincoln 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:21 1 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 2nd...... at Lincoln 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:12 1 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 3rd...... at Lincoln* 1 play, 8 yards, 0:04 8 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Mitchell Foote 4th...... at Lincoln 6 plays, 50 yards, 2:14 37 yd TD pass from Corben Jones to Reese Richard 4th...... at Lincoln 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:10 20 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 1st...... Southwest Baptist 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:30 15 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 1st...... Southwest Baptist 4 plays, 88 yards, 0:58 41 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 1st...... Southwest Baptist* 8 plays, 98 yards, 2:09 1 yd TD run by Ray Ray Davis 2nd...... Southwest Baptist 6 plays, 92 yards, 1:49 52 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Austin Willis 2nd...... Southwest Baptist 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:29 55 yd TD run by Dozie Iwaugwu 2nd...... Southwest Baptist* 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:41 12 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 2nd...... Southwest Baptist 9 plays, 96 yards, 2:32 11 yd TD run by Jordan Tice 3rd...... Southwest Baptist 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:45 4 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 4th...... Southwest Baptist 12 plays, 76 yards, 5:04 1 yd TD run by Dozie Iwaugwu 1st...... at Lindenwood 3 plays, 61 yards, 0:53 44 yd TD run by Dozie Iwaugwu 1st...... at Lindenwood 6 plays, 60 yards, 2:00 30 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 2nd...... at Lindenwood 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:07 10 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 2nd...... at Lindenwood* 3 plays, 14 yards, 0:54 8 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 3rd...... at Lindenwood 8 plays, 33 yards, 3:38 7 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 3rd...... at Lindenwood 15 plays, 72 yards, 5:31 1 yd TD run by Antonio Brown 4th...... at Lindenwood 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:14 12 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin 4th...... at Lindenwood* 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:24 30 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 2nd...... at Missouri Western* 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:47 13 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin 2nd...... at Missouri Western 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:57 22 yd TD run by Dozie Iwaugwu 2nd...... at Missouri Western* 3 plays, 19 yards, 0:39 6 yd TD run by Dozie Iwaugwu 4th...... at Missouri Western 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:53 1 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin 4th...... at Missouri Western* 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:02 1 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 1st...... Northwest Missouri 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:17 45 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin 3rd...... Northwest Missouri* 12 plays, 69 yards, 3:42 1 yd TD run by Dizie Iwaugwu 4th...... Northwest Missouri 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:03 44 yd TD pass from Corben Jones to Kavaski Ervin 1st...... Washburn 13 plays, 73 yards, 4:36 19 yd FG by Eli Kuhns 1st...... Washburn 1 play, 74 yards, 0:12 74 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin 2nd...... Washburn 7 plays, 82 yards, 1:46 9 yd TD pass from Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis 2nd...... Washburn 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:12 3 yd TD run by Brent Wilson 4th...... Washburn 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:45 10 yd TD pass from Corben Jones to Ray Ray Davis 4th...... Washburn 7 plays, 22 yards, 3:15 33 yd FG by Eli Kuhns *Following turnover 49 of Emporia State's 69 scoring drives (71%) have been 50 yards or more including six of over 90 yards. #16 Emporia State vs. #23 Washburn Turnpike Tussle Page 15 2013 Opponents Scoring Drives - 38 (1 special teams/0 defensive scores) Qtr...... Opp Drive Scoring Play 3rd. . . . at Ft. Hays State 2 plays, 8 yards, 0:10 8 yd TD pass from Treveon Albert to Keaton Callins 3rd. . . . at Ft. Hays State 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:32 27 yd TD pass from Treveon Albert to Keaton Callins 2nd...... Neb.-Kearney 6 plays, 76 yards, 1:27 2 yd TD run by Luke McNitt 3rd...... Neb.-Kearney 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:21 35 yd TD pass from Bronson Marsh to Noah Housh 4th...... Neb.-Kearney 10 plays, 78 yards, 1:28 1 yd TD pass from Bronson Marsh to Luke McNitt 1st. . . . . at Central Okla. 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:13 48 yd TD pass from Adrian Nelson to Marquez Clark 2nd. . . . . at Central Okla. 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:40 3 yd TD run by Josh Birmingham 2nd. . . . . at Central Okla. 6 plays, 39 yards, 0:40 50 yd FG by Seth Hiddink 3rd. . . . . at Central Okla. 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:09 7 yd TD run by Josh Birmingham 3rd. . . . . at Central Okla. 7 plays, 66 yards, 2:41 1 yd TD run by Josh Birmingham 4th. . . . . at Central Okla. 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:10 6 yd TD run by Adrian Nelson 1st. . . . Northeastern St. 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:35 26 yd TD run by Terrance Dixon 2nd. . . . Northeastern St. 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:13 19 yd TD pass from Thor Long to Nick Whitlow 2nd. . . .Northeastern St.* 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:53 44 yd FG by Drew Patton 4th. . . . Northeastern St. 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:02 21 yd TD run by Terrance Dixon 4th...... at Lincoln 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:53 2 yd TD run by Percy Turner 4th...... at Lincoln 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:19 11 yd TD pass from Percy Turner to Khirey Draine 2nd. . . Southwest Baptist 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:05 5 yd TD run by Robert McWright 3rd. . . Southwest Baptist 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:35 35 yd FG by John Colliver 4th. . . Southwest Baptist 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:52 9 yd TD pass from Joey Dominguez to Zachary Sohn 1st...... at Lindenwood 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:09 14 yd TD pass from Dillon Miller to Jaron Alexander 3rd...... at Lindenwood 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:22 23 yd TD pass from Dillon Miller to Jordan Gater 3rd...... at Lindenwood 9 plays, 67 yards, 2:49 25 yd TD pass from Dillon Miller to Alex Robinson 2nd at Missouri Western 11 plays, 86 yards, 4:05 8 yd TD pass from Travis Partridge to Alek Ferbet 2nd at Missouri Western 10 plays, 39 yards, 1:59 47 yd FG by John Schmiemeier 3rd. at Missouri Western 9 plays, 89 yards, 4:10 2 yd TD run by Dalton Krysa 4th. at Missouri Western 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:23 30 yd TD pass from Travis Partridge to Stephon Weaver 4th. at Missouri Western 7 plays, 62 yards, 1:26 2 yd TD run by Travis Partridge 1st. . Northwest Missouri 5 plays, 21 yards, 1:24 1 yd TD run by Trevor Adams 2nd. . Northwest Missouri 17 plays, 85 yards, 7:03 5 yd TD pass from Trevor Adams to Jason Jozaites 2nd. . Northwest Missouri 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:45 74 yd TD pass from Trevor Adams to Bryce Young 3rd. Northwest Missouri* 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:26 6 yd TD pass from Trevor Adams to Robert Burton 3rd. . Northwest Missouri 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41 5 yd TD pass from Trevor Adams to Bryce Young 4th. . Northwest Missouri 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:33 21 yd TD pass from Trevor Adams to Jason Jozaites 4th. . Northwest Missouri 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:52 2 yd TD run by Billy Creason 1st...... Washburn 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:37 5 yd TD run by Vershon Moore 3rd...... Washburn 1 play, 61 yards, 0:08 61 yd TD pass from Joel Piper to Mark Fancher 3rd...... Washburn 15 plays, 85 yards, 5:32 24 yd FG by Justin Linn

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28 of Emporia State's opponents 38 (73.7%) have been 50 yards or more with a long of 89 yards. #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 16

EMPORIA STATE'S 15 LONGEST OFFENSIVE PLAYS of 2013

1. 74 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin vs. Washburn 2. 67 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis at Central Okla. 3. 64 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis at Ft. Hays State 3. 64 yards Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis at Ft. Hays State 5. 60 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin vs. Northeastern State 6. 55 yards* Run Dozie Iwaugwu vs. Southwest Baptist 7. 52 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis vs. Southwest Baptist 7. 52 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis vs. Northeastern State 9. 51 yards Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis at Lindenwood 10. 47 yards Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis at Central Okla. 11. 46 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Austin Willis vs. Neb.-Kearney 12. 45 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin vs. Northwest Missouri 13. 44 yards* Pass Corben Jones to Kavaski Ervin vs. Northwest Missouri 13. 44 yards* Run Dozie Iwaugwu at Lindenwood 15. 41 yards* Pass Brent Wilson to Ray Ray Davis vs. Southwest Baptist

*=TD Emporia State has 12 touchdown plays of over 40 yards

EMPORIA STATE'S OPPONENTS 15 LONGEST OFFENSIVE PLAYS of 2013

1. 74 yards* Pass Trevor Adams to Bryce Young vs. Northwest Missouri 2. 69 yards Run Percy Turner at Lincoln 3. 61 yards* Pass Joel Piper to Mark Fancher vs. Washburn 3. 61 yards Run Percy Turner at Lincoln 5. 49 yards Pass Travis Partridge to Stephon Weaver at Missouri Western 6. 48 yards* Pass Adrian Nelson to Marquez Clark at Central Okla. 7. 43 yards Run Josh Birmingham at Central Okla. 8. 41 yards Pass Trevon Albert to Bilal Salat at Ft. Hays State 9. 36 yards Pass Joey Dominguez to Derwn Lauderdale vs. Southwest Baptist 10. 35 yards Pass Joel Piper to Tore` Hurst vs. Washburn 10. 35 yards Pass Jacob Morris to Maurice Woodard at Lincoln 10. 35 yards Pass Brandon Marsh to Noah Housh vs. Neb.-Kearney 13. 34 yards Pass Adrian Nelson to Marquez Clark at Central Okla. 13. 34 yards Pass Adrian Nelson to Marquez Clark at Central Okla. 15. 32 yards Pass Travis Partridge to Josh Walker at Missouri Western

*=TD Emporia State's opponents have three touchdown passes of over 40 yards #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 17

Most Wins ESU Football WINS IN A SEASON Emporia State All-Time Results vs. Minnesota Duluth 1. 1989...... 11-2 2. 2012...... 10-2 1955...... Minnesota-Duluth 20, Emporia State 7 3. 2013...... 9-1* 1954...... Minnesota-Duluth 12, Emporia State 7 3. 2003...... 9-3 3. 2002...... 9-3 3. 1998...... 9-2 • Overall 7. 1988...... 8-3 7. 1986...... 8-2 Minnesota-Duluth leads 2-0 7. 1948...... 8-2 ESU has won at least seven games in a season on • In Emporia 18 occasions. Minnesota-Duluth leads 1-0 ESU vs. Ranked Teams since 2001 • In Duluth 2013 at #16 ESU 34, #23 WU 23 Minnesota-Duluth leads 1-0 #2 NWMSU 48, at #10 ESU 21 • Longest Emporia State winning streak #14 ESU 35, at #12 MWSU 30 2012 at #4 NWMSU 55, #20 ESU 10 NA #12 MWSU 57, at #15 ESU 28 • Longest Minnesota-Duluth winning streak 2011 at #11 NWMSU 62, ESU 21 2 games - 1954-55 #8 WU 31, at ESU 17 #24 UCM 45, at ESU 38 • Largest Emporia State margin of victory at #25 PSU 38, ESU 14 NA 2010 at #6 NWMSU 42, ESU 28 • Largest Minnesota-Duluth margin of victory 2009 #23 MWSU 29, at ESU 6 13 in 1954 (Minnesota-Duluth 20, Emporia State 7) #5 NWMSU 45, at ESU 12 #13 UCM 24, at ESU 21 • Last Emporia State win 2008 #10 PSU 52, at ESU 7 NA at #3 NWMSU, 56, ESU 7 • Last Minnesota-Duluth win at #22 UCM 42, ESU 14 at #5 UNO 41, ESU 20 Minnesota-Duluth 12, Emporia State 7 2007 #6 NWMSU 24, at ESU 7 2006 at #16 MWSU 24, ESU 12 at #2 NWMSU 49, ESU 17 #13 PSU 59, at ESU 57 (4OT) #15 Winona State 21, at ESU 18 2005 #10 WU 42, at ESU 14 #7 NWMSU 14, at ESU 0 at #7 PSU 52, ESU 17 2004 #2 PSU 72, at ESU 27 at #5 NWMSU 59, ESU 28 2003 at #9 Winona State 10, ESU 3 #17 CMSU 28, at ESU 18 ESU 22, at #4 PSU 20 2002 #4 NWMSU 34, at ESU 5 at ESU 13, #3 PSU 3 at #13 CMSU 41, ESU 13 2001 at #6 PSU 38, ESU 28 #20 CMSU 40, at ESU 34 (2OT) Home Games in bold ESU is 4-31 vs. ranked opponents

ESU on the Plane MOST PLAYED NCAA DIVISION II RIVALRIES 2-3 since 1988 Meetings Series Record 2013 Meeting 2004 at Jacksonville State 25, ESU 16* 1. Emporia State vs. Washburn...... 110 53-51-6 at ESU 34, WU 23 2003 at Winona State 10, ESU 3# 2. Virginia State vs. Virginia Union...... 104 53-43-9 at VSU 46, VU 3 1998 ESU 23, at North Dakota St. 21 3. Tuskegee vs. Morehouse...... 102 66-28-8 TU 54, MC 10 1989 at Carson-Newman 34, ESU 20^ 4. Truman vs. Central Missouri...... 97 52-40-5 UCM 44, at TSU 23 1988 ESU 23, at Chico State 0 5. Catawba vs. Lenoir-Rhyne...... 93 46-43-4 LRU 48, at CC 15 *NCAA Division I-AA opponent 6. Pittsburg State vs. Emporia State....92 58-32-2 Do not Meet IN 2013 #NCAA First round playoff game 7. Truman vs. Northwest Missouri...... 91 54-33-4 Do Not Meet in 2013 ^NAIA National championship game Rivalries invloving MIAA teams in Bold #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 18

ESU in non-conference action ESU All-Time Results in Postseason Play Two Hornets 100+ yards Rushing in Same Game 2012 - ESU 45, TAMU-Kingsville 38 Year Player Opp. Yards since joining the MIAA 30-11 2011 Dasor Horton UCM 121 2012 ~ESU 45, vs. TAMU-Kingsville 38 (Kanza Bowl) LaDarrian Page UCM 113 2011 ESU 42, at Southwest Baptist 28 2003 - at Winona State 10, ESU 3 2009 LaDarrian Page SWOSU 153 2011 at ESU 35, Langston (Okla.) 7 (NCAA Playoffs) Adrian Abner SWOSU 109 2010 at ESU 23, Missouri S&T 7 2002 - ESU 34, Winona State 27 OT 2007 Justin Wieser (RB) TSU 127 2010 ESU 27, at Southwestern Okla. St. 7 Seville Ko (RB) TSU 106 (Mineral Water Bowl) 2002 Tyler Paul (RB) UMR 169 2009 at Augustana (SD) 32, ESU 21 1989 - at Carson-Newman 34, ESU 20 Andrae Perry (RB) UMR 133 2009 at ESU 48, Southwestern Okla. St. 17 (NAIA Championship game) 2001 Shon Wells (RB) FHSU 138 2008 at ESU 27, Augustana (SD) 14 1989 - ESU 51, at Adams State 44 Kelton Copeland (QB) FHSU 109 2008 at ESU 42, Western State 0 (NAIA Playoffs) 2000 DeAngelo Evans (RB) TSU 164 2007 ESU 17, at UCO 7 Kelton Copeland (QB) TSU 113 1989 - at ESU 32, Harding 9 1996 Brian Shay (RB) SBU 214 2007 ESU 7, at Western State 3 (NAIA Playoffs) Chet Pobolish (WR) SBU 189 2006 #15 Winona State 21, at ESU 18 1988 - Adams State 14, at ESU 10 1992 Quincy Tillmon (RB) MWSC 213 2006 ESU 69, at Okla. Panhandle State 6 (NAIA Playoffs) Darin Parmenter (RB) MWSC 122 2005 at Winona State 40, ESU 21 1987 - at Cameron 17, ESU 12 Since 1991 2005 ESU 52, at Ft. Hays State 13 (NAIA Playoffs) 2 Hornets 100+ yds Receiving in Same Game 2004 $at Jacksonville State 25, ESU 16 Year Player Opp. Yards 1972 - William Penn 17, ESU 14 2013 Ray Ray Davis WU 158 2004 at ESU 13, Ft. Hays State 10 (Boot Hill Bowl) Kavaski Ervin WU 129 2003 *at #9 Winona State 10, #16 ESU 3 1958 -Lincoln 21, ESU 0 2013 Austin Willis at UCO 196 2003 at ESU 28, East Central 3 (Mineral Water Bowl) Ray Ray Davis at UCO 181 2003 ESU 31, at Ft. Hays State 21 1948 - ESU 34, SW Missouri 20 2012 Shjuan Richardson TSU 217 2002 ^ESU 34, vs. Winona State 27 OT Ray Ray Davis TSU 121 (Mo.-Kan. Bowl) 2005 J.J. Richard WSU 137 2002 ESU 17, at East Central 9 •Overall in postseason Ryan Hulings WSU 106 2002 at ESU 38, Ft. Hays State 7 ESU is 5-6 2004 Matt Martin MSSU 211 2001 at ESU 21, East Central 17 •In Emporia J.J. Richard MSSU 201 2004 J.J. Richard SBU 138 2001 ESU 38, at Ft. Hays State 21 ESU is 1-1 2000 ESU 31, at East Central 14 Ryan Hulings SBU 112 •On the road 2004 Ryan Hulings PSU 120 2000 Ft. Hays State 16, at ESU 10 ESU is 1-3 J.J. Richard PSU 110 1999 #6 Central Oklahoma 28, at ESU 25 •At neutral sites 2003 Andre Day WU 141 1999 ESU 31, at Ft. Hays State 14 J.J. Richard WU 103 ESU is 3-2 1998 at ESU 41, Ft. Hays State 3 1999 Lester McCoy NWMSU 130 •Largest ESU margin of victory 1998 ESU 23, at North Dakota State 21 Ryan Johnson NWMSU 101 23 in 1989 (at ESU 32, Harding 9) 1998 Jarrett Vito CMSU 147 1997 ESU 51, at Ft. Hays State 35 •Largest ESU loss Chet Pobolish CMSU 107 1997 ESU 23, at Northwest Oklahoma 16 21 in 1958 Mineral Water Bowl (Lincoln 21, 1997 Troy Maton PSU 149 1996 Ft. Hays State 42, at ESU 30 Chet Pobolish PSU 121 1996 Wayne State 50, at ESU 38 ESU 0) 1995 Jarrett Vito TSU 227 1995 at ESU 66, Friends 0 •Most points scored by ESU Derek Woods TSU 155 1995 Chet Pobolish SBU 144 1995 at Ft. Hays State 43, ESU 16 51, at Adams State in 1989 •Fewest points scored by ESU Jarrett Vito SBU 135 1994 at ESU 24, Ft. Hays State 17 Since 1991 1993 at Ft. Hays State 17, ESU 7 0, vs. Lincoln in 1958 Mineral Water Bowl 1992 at ESU 24, Ft. Hays State 17 •Most points allowed 44, ESU 51, Adams State 44 in 1989 NAIA Capacity Crowds at Welch Stadium 1991 ESU 28, at Ft. Hays State 27 (Capacity 7,000) $NCAA FCS Division Game Playoffs 10,000 1973 vs. Northern Colorado W, 10-0 *NCAA Playoff Game •Fewest points allowed 9,200 1998 vs. Pittsburg State W, 38-28 ^Mineral Water Bowl 9, ESU 32, Harding 9 in 1989 NAIA 9,000 1969 vs. Pittsburg State W, 34-21 Playoffs 8,064 1987 vs. Pittsburg State L, 9-35 ~Kanza Bowl 8,000 1926 vs. College of Emporia W, 6-0 7,640 1992 vs. Pittsburg State L, 38-49 7,305 2000 vs. Ft. Hays State L, 10-16 7,000 1979 vs. Missouri Western L, 4-31 7,000 1980 vs. Missouri Southern L, 7-14

ESU’s Longest Plays of the Year - 2013 Rush Fumble Return *55 yards by Dozie Iwaugwu vs. Southwest Baptist 2 yards by Jordan Sanders at Lincoln Pass Punt *74 yards by Brent Wilson to Kavaski Ervin vs. Washburn 57 yards by Eli Kuhns at Lindenwood Punt Return Field Goal 34 yards by Deveon Dinwiddie at Lincoln 49 yards by Eli Kuhns vs. Neb.-Kearney Kick-off Return 63 yards by Austin Willis at Lindenwood *play resulted in touchdown Interception Return 44 yards by Deveon Dinwiddie at Ft. Hays State #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 19 Hornet Bests Since Joining Division II OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE HIGH LOW HIGH LOW Points: ...... 77 vs. UMR (97) 0 at WU (10) Points ...... 72 vs. PSU (04) 0 (several) ...... 0 vs. PSU (07) Points in Qtr: ...... 35 vs. PSU (96) 0 (several) ...... 0 vs. NWMSU (05) Points in a Half:...... 42 at NWMSU (08) 0 (several) ...... 0 vs. PSU (00) ...... 42 vs. PSU (96) Points in a Qtr: ...... 32 vs. UMR (97) 0 (several) Rushing Plays: ...... 70 vs. NWMSU (92) 18 vs. SBU (06) Points in a Half: ...... 49 vs. SBU (13) 0 (several) Yards. Rushing: ...... 627 vs. NWMSU (92) 19 vs. UMR (04) Rushing Plays: ...... 70 vs. SBU (96) 16 vs. FHSU (95) Pass Attempts: ...... 66 vs. TAMUK (12) 5 vs. PSU (00) Yards Rushing: ...... 471 vs. UMR (00) -40 vs. CMSU (94) Passes Completed: ...... 36 vs. TAMUK (12) 1 vs. MSSU (00) ...... 36 at UCM (10) Pass Attempts: ...... 76 vs. FHSU (95) 11 vs. UMR (94) Passes Intercepted: ...... 6 vs. SBU (94) 0 (several) Passes Comp.: ...... 39 vs. NWMSU (95) 3 vs. PSU (00) Yards Passing: ...... 418 vs. TAMUK (12) 8 vs. MSSU (00) Passes had Intercepted: ...... 6 vs. MSSU (09) 0 (several) Total Yards: ...... 796 vs. NWMSU (92) 89 vs. UCM (99) ...... 6 vs. PSU (94) Offensive Plays: ...... 97 vs. TAMUK (12) 46 vs. MSSU (00) Yards Passing: ...... 522 at UCO (13) 29 at UCO (07) ...... 97 vs. MSSU (01) Total Yards: ...... 747 vs. SBU (13) 67 at UCO (07) First Downs: ...... 33 vs. NWMSU (04) 5 at OPSU (06) Off. Plays: ...... 101 vs. NWMSU (97) 47 vs. UMR (94) Fumbles: ...... 7 vs. UMR (94) 0 (several) First Downs: ...... 35 vs. SBU (13)/NWMSU (92) 6 vs. UMR (94) ...... 7 vs. PSU (04) Fumbles: ...... 6 vs. NWMSU (94) 0 (several) Fumbles Lost: ...... 4 (3x) most recent vs TSU (11) 0 (several) Fumbles Lost: ...... 4 vs. MWSC (91) 0 (several) Safeties: ...... 3 vs. CMSU (99) 0 (several)

Individual Bests THE LAST TIME ESU Longest run from scrimmage (TD)...... 90, John Davis vs. WU (93) shut out an opponent...... 16 games ago, Lindenwood, 13-0 (12) Longest run from scrimmage (no score) .. 78, Brian Shay vs. WU (95) held an opponent without a TD...... 16 games ago, Lindenwood, 13-0 (12) Longest pass (TD)...... 96, Ponder/Pobolish vs. UMR (95) was shut out...... 33 games ago, WU, 0-42 (10) Longest pass (no score) ...... 74, Ponder/Guberman vs. FHSU (95) was held without a TD...... 33 games ago, WU, 0-42 (10) Longest punt return (TD)...... 82, Brian Murphy vs. WSC (08) was held without an offensive TD...... 33 games ago, WU, 0-42 (10) Longest kickoff return (TD)...... 100, Ryan Johnson vs. CMSU (99) lost a regular season non-conference game...... at Augustana 21-32 (09) ...... 100, Anthony Cowins vs. SBU (92) lost a regular season non-conference road game...at Augustana 21-32 (09) Longest interception return (TD)...... 100, Travis Lee at UCO (07) lost a regular season non-conference home game...... vs WSU, 21-18 (06) Longest fumble return (TD)...... 79, Gerard Clemons vs. CMSU (97) had one or fewer penalties...... at UNO (0 penalties), (10) Longest field goal ...... 51, Eli Kuhns vs. Lincoln (12) had a QB rush for 100 yards...... Sheldon Smith vs. WU, 111 yds (10) ...... Justin Gray at MWSC (04), vs. PSU (02 & 03) had a player rush for 200 yards ...... LaDarrian Page at SBU 201 yds (11) Longest punt ...... 80, Johnny Torres vs. FHSU (06) had a player rush for 300 yards...... Tyler Paul at TSU, 311 yds (03) Most rushing attempts...... 47, Brian Shay vs. CMSU (96) had a player pass for 300 yards...... Brent Wilson vs. WU, 362 (13) Most passing attempts...... 66, Sean Ponder vs. FHSU (95) had a player pass for 400 yds...... Brent Wilson vs. NSU, 410 (13) Most completions...... 39, Pete Jelovic vs. TSU (95) had a player pass for 500 yds...... Brent Wilson at UCO, 522 (13) Most interceptions thrown ...... 6, Sean Ponder vs. PSU (94) had a player with 200 rec. yds...... Austin Willis at FHSU, 216 (13) Most receptions...... 21, Jarrett Vito vs. TSU (95) had a player catch 3 TD...... Ray Ray Davis at LWU (13) Most total offensive attempts...... 76, Sean Ponder vs. FHSU (95) had a player catch 5 TD...... Ray Ray Davis at UCO (13) Most rushing yards...... 361, Brian Shay vs. WU (96) had a player throw 5 TD...... Brent Wilson vs. NSU (13) Most receiving yards...... 227, Jarrett Vito vs. TSU (95) had a player throw 7 TD...... Brent Wilson at UCO (13) Most passing yards ...... 522, Brent Wilson at UCO (13) had a player rush for 3 TD...... Antonio Brown at Lincoln (13) had a player kick four FG in a game...... Eli Kuhns vs. LU (12) Most yards total offense...... 571, Brent Wilson at UCO (13) Most all-purpose yards...... 469, Brian Shay vs. WU (97) rallied from 4th quarter deficit.. 3 games ago ESU 35, at MWSU 30 (13) lost a game with a 4th quarter lead...... 30 games ago, UCM 45, ESU 38 (11) Most points scored ...... 46, Brian Shay vs. UMR (97) blocked a field goal...... Jeff Richards vs UCO (12) Most rushing TDs...... 7, Brian Shay vs. UMR (97) blocked a PAT...... Jordan Sanders at FHSU (13) Most passing TDs...... 7, Brent Wilson at UCO (13) blocked a punt...... Kavaski Ervin vs. Northeastern State (13) Most receiving TDs...... 5, Ray Ray Davis at UCO (13) scored at defensive PAT...... Travis Lee at FHSU (07) Most field goals...... 4, Eli Kuhns vs. Lincoln (12) had a defensive PAT returned...... Terrence Byrd at TSU (09) ...... 4, Matt Perry vs. MSSU (08) returned a blocked punt for TD...... Taylor Beitler vs. TSU 10 yards (10) ...... 4, Justin Gray at MWSC (04) ...... Block by Corey Jones Most field goal attempts...... 5, Matt Perry vs. MSSU (08) had a punt blocked...... by Zach Maloley, vs. NWMSU (13) Most PAT’S...... 9, Eli Kuhns vs. SBU (13) had a punt blocked for a TD...... by Trey Wilberger, UNO, 27 yds (10) ...... 9, Jeff Edwards vs. OPSU (06) ...... block by Marcus Hall-Oliver ...... 9, Louie Matsakis vs. MSSU (98) returned a non-blocked punt for a TD...Brian Murphy vs Western St., 82 yds (08) Most PAT Att...... 9, Eli Kuhns vs. SBU (13) had a non blocked punt returned for a TD..Jaime Myers, WU 85 yds (13) ...... 9, Jeff Edwards vs. OPSU (06) returned a KO for a TD...... Ryan Hulings, vs. MWSU, 92 yds (05) ...... 9, Louie Matsakis vs. MSSU (98) had a KO returned for a TD...... Jordan Simmons, NWMSU, 85 yds (12) Most punts ...... 10, Adam Hunt vs. CMSU/MWSC (92) returned an INT for a TD...... Tyrone Weaver at UNK, 30 yds (12) Most blocked kicks...... 2 (3x) most recent Richter/Stribling vs. MWSU (06) had an INT returned for a TD...... Michael Jordan, MWSU, 91 yds (12) Most tackles...... 24, Shane McBride vs. MSSU (97) returned a fumble for a TD...... Josh Taylor at UNK, 35 yds (12) Most solo tackles...... 19, Shane McBride vs. MSSU (97) had a fumble returned for a TD...... Garrett Nikke, FHSU, 0 yds (09) Most INT...... 3 Derek Lohmann at SBU (11) had 7 FG in a game...... Kuhns (4), Jonas (2), Guadagnolo (1) vs. LU (12) Most sacks...... 4, P. Cook vs. TSU (95) & G. Clemons vs. NWMSU (97) opp. had four FG in a game...... Masucci, TSU, 26, 26, 38, & 32 yds (07) Longest scoring drive.....99 yards at Winona State (05), vs. UMR (95) recorded a safety...... 17 games ago, vs. Lincoln, (12) Most plays in a scoring drive...... 19 vs. NWMSU (96) opp. recorded a safety...... 16 games ago, at SBU (12) Most time consumed in a drive...... 9:35 vs. TSU (08) returned a free kick for a TD...... Tabora Ward vs. WU, 74 yds (94) #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 20

ESU Players of the Week Offense Defense Special Teams Square Head Big Stick Scout Offense Scout Defense Week 1 Austin Willis Jordan Sanders Jordan Tice Danny Goodman Tariq Allen Thomas O'Grady Steele Fleming Week 2 Brent Wilson Chris Poston Eli Kuhns Jarrett Stastny Deshawn Dinwiddie Jaelen Bledsoe Nick Vega Week 3 B.Wilson/R.Davis Chris Poston Deveon Dinwiddie Clayton Brown Deshawn Dindiddie A.J. West Kumani Armstead Week 4 Kavaski Ervin Aaron Matthews Jordan Tice Aaron Blount Jordan Tice Donovan Walker Deonte Robinson Week 5 Antonio Brown Neil Shortell Cory Lonberger Aaron Blount Cory Lonberger Joe Pomatto Rem Whitley Week 6 Brent Wilson Ashton Reichmann Jake Farley Trey Rodgers Dozie Iwaugwu DeWayne Sanford Gabe Cleveland Week 7 Ray Ray Davis Aaron Matthews Jordan Tice Clayton Brown Ashton Reichmann Dane Riley Nick Vega Week 8 Kavaski Ervin Josh Monteguedo Deveon Dinwiddie Jarrett Stastny Chris Poston Braiden Verner Eric Pruitt Week 9 Kavaski Ervin Ashton Reichmann Eli Kuhns Jordan McAdoo NA John Banister Reed Hartshorn Week 10 Ray Ray Davis Jordan Sanders Kole Shankie Jarrett Stastny Deshawn Dinwiddie Joe Wietharn Jor'Don Stephenson

MIAA Players of the Week Offense Defense Special Teams Week 1 Anthony Abenoja, QB, PSU Brandon Dixon, DB, NWMSU Justin Linn, K, WU Week 2 Morris Henderson, RB, LU Langston Jones, LB, NSU Julio Segura, K, LU

Week 3 Brent Wilson, QB, ESU Bryce Atagi, LB, WU John Brown, KR, PSU Week 4 John Brown, WR, PSU Matt Longacre, DE, NWMSU Dominic Thomas, KR, MWSU Week 5 Jay McDowell, QB, MSSU Tyler Disney, LB, PSU Marquez Clark, KR, UCO Week 6 John Brown, WR, PSU Nate Dreiling, LB, PSU Cameron Owens, P, FHSU

Week 7 Hayden Hawk, QB, UCM Michael Terry, LB, FHSU Eli Kuhns, P/K, ESU Week 8 Jeff Seybold, RB, PSU Josh Powell, DE, UCM Zach Gebhardt, K, UCM Week 9 Trevor Adams, QB, NWMSU Kenny Allen, DL, UCO Keaton Callins, KR/PR, FHSU Week 10 Raphael Spencer, RB, MWSU Matt Longacre, DE, NWMSU Lavance Taylor, KR, UCM

Week 11 Ray Ray Davis, WR, ESU DJ Gadner, LB, NWMSU Simon Mathiesen, K, NWMSU #14 Emporia State at #5 Minnesota-Duluth NCAA Playoffs Page 21 Player Pos Height Weight Class-Exp. Hometown High School Previous School 1 Jordan Tice RB 5’9 194 Jr.-2L Osage City, Kan. Osage City HS 2 Brandon Gentz S 6’1 195 So.-1L Emporia, Kan. Emporia HS 3 Julian Dozier DB 5’9 176 Sr.-3L Round Rock, Texas Stony Point HS 4 Gary Fortune DB 6’0 171 Sr.-1L Indian Head, Md. Henry Lackey HS Ohio 6 Kavaski Ervin WR 5’9 175 So.-1L Mesquite, Texas Mesquite HS 7 Drake Smithton WR 5’9 196 So.-1L Woodward, Okla. Woodward HS Oklahoma State 8 Dozie Iwuagwu RB 5’8 190 Sr.-1L Pittsburg, Calif. Clayton Valley HS Diablo Valley CC 9 Chris Poston S 6’1 193 Sr.-3L Oklahoma City, Okla. Bishop Guiness HS 10 Mitchell Foote WR 6’3 190 Fr.-RS Enid, Okla. Enid HS 11 Ray Ray Davis WR 6’1 205 Sr.-2L Indian Trail, N.C. Sun Valley HS Hutchinson CC 12 Ty Reasnor QB 6’2 181 Fr.-HS Cashion, Okla. Cashion HS 13 Corben Jones QB 6’1 205 Fr.-RS Yukon, Okla. Yukon HS 14 Ace Mayze DB 5’11 175 Fr.-HS Arlington, Texas Seguin HS 15 Brent Wilson QB 6’0 190 So.-1L Ponca City, Okla. Ponca City HS 16 Dyland Walker WR 6’3 205 So.-SQ Schertz, Texas Clemens HS Eastern New Mexico 17 Tariq Allen LB 6’2 233 Jr.-TR Irving, Texas MacArthur HS Texas 18 J.P. Lohrentz WR 6’1 175 Fr.-RS Buhler, Kan. Buhler HS 20 Jarett Strode DB 5’11 183 So.-1L St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell HS 21 Kadeem Satchell S 6’2 195 Jr.-2L Princeton, Texas Princeton HS 22 Deveon Dinwiddie DB 5’9 170 Jr.-TR Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson HS Hutch CC/North Dakota St. 23 Deshawn Dinwiddie LB 6’2 215 Jr.-TR Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson HS North Dakota State 24 Corben Abila LB 6’1 202 So.-1L Weatherford, Texas Ft. Worth Brewer HS 25 Austin Willis WR 5’10 177 Jr.-2L Topeka, Kan. Shawnee Heights HS 26 Josh Mathews RB 5’8 192 Jr.-RS McKinney, Texas North HS Drake 27 Antonio Brown RB 5’11 185 Fr.-RS St. Louis, Mo. Christian Brothers HS 29 Curtis Shorts S 6'1 190 So.-RS Fort Worth, Texas Lake Worth HS Abilene Christian 33 Josh Monteagudo S 6’1 200 Fr.-RS Cape Coral, Fla. Cape Coral HS Hutchinson CC 34 Jason Tetuan LB 6’1 213 So.-1L Topeka, Kan. Hayden HS 38 Kole Shankie LB 6’1 185 Fr.-RS Madison, Kan. Madison HS 44 Jordan Robinson LB 6’2 210 Fr.-TR Topeka, Kan. Highland Park HS Butler CC 45 Reese Richards H 6’2 238 Fr.-RS Azle, Texas Azle HS 48 Aaron Matthews DL 6’2 248 Sr.-3L McKinney, Texas McKinney North HS 50 Brandon Goodman LB 5’10 196 Fr.-RS Paola, Kan. Paola HS 52 Jordan Sanders LB 6’1 220 Sr.-2L Chicago, Ill. Warner Robins (Ga.) HS Coffeyville CC 54 Ashton Reichmann LB 5’11 221 Sr.-3L Maize, Kan. Maize HS 61 Dameitrik Morris DL 6'0 275 Jr.-TR Hutchinson, Kan. Hutchinson HS Garden City CC 62 Jake Roepke OL 6'6 280 So.-TR Fort Polk, La. 3rd Sq 89th Cav. 4th Brigade 10th Mountain Div. US Army 64 Jarrett Stastny OL 6’4 300 Fr.-RS Sanger, Texas Sanger HS 65 Garrett Ericson OL 6’2 277 Sr.-1L Bronson, Kan. Uniontown HS Ft. Scott CC 66 Danny Goodman OL 6’0 318 Jr.-1L Emporia, Kan. Emporia HS 67 Trey Rodgers OL 6’4 282 Sr.-3L Collinsville, Okla. Collinsville HS 68 Cody Weston OL 6’3 278 Fr.-RS Wichita, Kan. Maize South HS 69 Jordan McAdoo OL 6’4 299 So.-1L Piedmont, Okla. Piedmont HS 71 Clayton Brown OL 6’7 310 Jr.-1L Braymer, Mo. Braymer HS Iowa Central CC 72 Ryan Kincaid DL 6’3 330 Jr.-TR Kansas City, Kan. Bishop Miege HS Ft. Scott CC 73 Eric Pruitt DL 6’1 350 Jr.-TR Chicago, Ill. Morgan Park HS Ellsworth CC 75 Russell Hampton DL 6’5 304 So.-SQ Ottawa, Kan. Central Heights HS 77 Aaron Blount OL 6’5 302 Jr.-2L Garland, Texas Lakeview Centennial HS 78 Tanner Surber OL 6’6 299 Jr.-1L Osawatomie, Kan. Osawatomie HS 82 Anthony Buffalomeat WR 6’2 180 Fr.-RS Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence HS 84 Jake Farley DL 6’4 243 Sr.-3L Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS 85 DeWayne Sanford WR 6'3 200 Fr.-RS Lawton, Okla. MacArthur HS 86 Josh Klumpe H 6’3 232 Sr.-3L Olpe, Kan. Olpe HS 87 Eli Kuhns K 6’2 190 So.-1L Copperas Cove, Texas Copperas Cove HS 88 Neil Shortell DL 6’4 262 Sr.-TR Mission Hills, Kan. Bishop Miege HS Butler CC/UConn 91 Ryan Louia DE 6’3 264 Sr.-3L Burlington, Kan. Burlington HS 92 Ben Melick DL 6’2 265 Sr.-1L Leavenworth, Kan. Leavenworth HS 93 Justin Wilson DL 6’0 322 So.-1L Luther, Okla. Luther HS 94 Nick Schutte DL 6’3 280 Jr.-TR Elk Run Heights, Iowa Waterloo East HS Ellsworth CC 97 Kyle Savner K 5’10 217 Sr.-SQ Basehor, Kan. Basehor-Linwood HS Coffeyville CC 98 James Junious DL 6’1 227 So.-1L Arlington, Texas Lamar HS 99 Reed Hartshorn DL 6’3 226 So.-SQ Garden Plain, Kan. Garden Plain HS Head Coach: Garin Higgins Offensive Coordinator: Matt Walter (Offensive Line) Co-Defensive Coordinators: Mike LoPorto (Defensive Line) & Bryan Nardo (Linebackers) Special Teams Coordinator: Matt Martin (Receivers) Recruiting Coordinator: Nathan Linsey (Defensive Secondary) Minnesota Duluth "Bulldogs" Tentative As of Nov. 17, 2013

Offense OFFENSE WR 10 Mitchell Foote 6-3 190 FR/RS WR 88 Zach Zweifel 6-0 185 Jr 25 Austin Willis 5-10 177 JR/2L 6 Joe Reichert 6-3 195 SR LT 77 Aaron Blount 6-5 302 JR/2L WR 86 Aaron Roth 5-10 180 Jr 78 Tanner Surber 6-6 299 JR/1L 17 Justin Fowlkes 5-8 180 SO LG 65 Garrett Ericson 6-2 277 SR/2L LT 76 Peter Bateman 6-5 275 Fr 67 Trey Rodgers 6-4 282 SR/3L 68 Cameron Hein 6-6 270 FR C 66 Danny Goodman 6-0 318 JR/1L LG 70 Andrew Muer 6-2 280 Jr 68 Cody Weston 6-3 278 FR/RS 73 Matt Catton 6-4 265 FR RG 64 Jarrett Stastny 6-4 300 FR/RS C 67 Grant Schnobrich 6-3 280 Sr 69 Jordan McAdoo 6-4 299 SO/1L 75 Willie Westerman 6-3 275 FR RT 71 Clayton Brown 6-7 310 Jr/1L RG 72 Connor Randall 6-5 275 Fr 62 Jake Roepke 6-6 280 SO/TR 63 Isaac Vesel 6-0 255 FR TE 45 Reese Richards 6-2 238 FR/RS RT 77 Tom Olson 6-6 285 Sr 89 Braiden Verner 6-3 232 SO/SQ 68 Cameron Hein 6-6 270 FR WR 11 Ray Ray Davis 6-1 205 SR/2L TE 42 Pat Alexander 6-5 240 Sr 7 Drake Smithton 5-9 196 SO/1L 48 Mitchell Ziegler 6-2 230 JR WR 6 Kavaski Ervin 5-9 175 SO/1L TE 89 Jeremy Reierson 6-6 245 Sr 16 Dyland Walker 6-3 212 SO/SQ 81 Taylor Grant 6-4 245 JR TB 27 Antonio Brown 5-11 185 FR/RS RB 28 Austin Sikorski 5-10 200 Jr 8 Dozie Iwuagwa 5-8 190 SR/1L 11 Logan Lauters 5-8 200 So or 1 Jordan Tice 5-9 194 JR/2L QB 9 Drew Bauer 6-2 220 Fr QB 13 Corben Jones 6-1 205 FR/RS 10 Eric Kline 6-4 215 SO 12 Ty Reasnor 6-2 180 FR/HS

DEFENSE Defense RE 48 Aaron Matthews 6-2 248 SR/3L LE 47 Wade Sebold 6-5 255 Sr 98 James Junious 6-1 227 SO/1L 50 Jordan Bauman 6-4 250 SR NG 94 Nick Schutte 6-3 280 JR/TR NG 95 Buma Foncham 5-11 275 Jr 72 Ryan Kincaid 6-3 330 JR/TR 93 Jonathan Harden 5-10 290 SO DT 93 Justin Wilson 6-0 322 SO/1L RE 96 Chris Vandervest 6-1 265 Sr 75 Russell Hampton 6-5 304 SO/SQ 97 Jake Lambrecht 6-4 230 FR DE 91 Ryan Louia 6-3 264 SR/3L OLB 46 Nate Zuk 6-1 235 Sr 88 Neil Shortell 6-4 262 SR/TR 55 Yusef Hassan 6-0 225 JR NLB 23 Deshawn Dinwiddie 6-2 215 JR/TR ILB 51 Gavin Grady 6-3 240 Jr 24 Corben Abila 6-1 202 SO/1L 59 Brent Stiglich 6-0 215 SO MLB 54 Ashton Reichmann 5-11 221 SR/3L ILB 31 Colby Ring 6-1 225 Sr 17 Tariq Allen 6-2 233 JR/TR 43 Beau Bates 6-0 220 FR WLB 52 Jordan Sanders 6-1 220 Sr/2L OLB 33 Nathan Zibolski 6-1 220 So 34 Jason Tetuan 6-1 213 SO/1L 57 Ryan Peterson 6-4 225 SO CB 22 Deveon Dinwiddie 5-9 170 JR/TR CB 4 Chris Blake 5-11 180 Sr 14 Ace Mayze 5-11 175 FR/HS 26 Hunter Malberg 5-11 180 FR SS 2 Brandon Gentz 6-1 195 SO/1L CB 21 Kenny Chowa 5-9 185 Sr 29 Curtis Shorts 6-1 190 SO/RS 1 Darion Fletcher 5-9 180 SO FS 21 Kadeem Satchell 6-2 195 JR/2L SS 24 Travis Nordhus 6-0 195 Sr 33 Josh Monteagudo 6-1 200 FR/RS 27 Tyler Smrcina 5-11 185 FR CB 4 Gary Fortune 6-0 171 SR/1L FS 19 David Boegel 5-11 190 So 20 Jarrett Strode 5-11 183 SO/1L 27 Tyler Smrcina 5-11 185 FR

SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL TEAMS K 87 Eli Kuhns 6-2 190 SO/1L K 84 Andrew Brees 6-3 185 So 97 Kyle Savner 5-10 217 Sr./SQ 23 Tyler McLaughlin 6-0 180 FR P 87 Eli Kuhns 6-2 190 SO/1L P 15 Alex Brown 6-1 210 Sr 1 Jordan Tice 5-9 194 JR/2L 84 Andrew Brees 6-3 185 SO H 10 Mitchell Foote 6-3 190 FR/RS LS 81 Taylor Grant 6-4 245 Jr LS 84 Jake Farley 6-4 243 SR/3L 55 Yusef Hassan 6-0 225 JR 91 Ryan Louia 6-3 264 SR/3L SS 55 Yusef Hassan 6-0 225 Jr PR 22 Deveon Dinwiddie 5-9 170 JR/TR 81 Taylor Grant 6-4 245 JR KR 22 Deveon Dinwiddie 5-9 170 JR/TR H 10 Eric Kline 6-4 215 So 4 Gary Fortune 6-0 171 SR/1L 9 Drew Bauer 6-2 220 FR PR 86 Aaron Roth 5-10 180 Jr 17 Justin Fowlkes 5-8 180 SO KR 86 Aaron Roth 5-10 180 Jr 17 Justin Fowlkes 5-8 180 So   

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             2013 MIAA Standings MIAA Overall          Team W-L PCT W-L PCT Streak                   Northwest Missouri (2) 10-0 1.000 11-0 1.000 W11          Emporia State (14) 9-1 0.900 9-1 0.900 W1 Pittsburg State (17) 7-2 0.778 9-2 0.818 L1        Missouri Western (RV) 7-3 0.700 8-3 0.727 L1        Washburn (RV) 7-3 0.700 8-3 0.727 L3               Missouri Southern 5-3 0.625 7-3 0.700 W2        Central Missouri 5-4 0.556 6-4 0.600 W4        Fort Hays State 4-5 0.444 6-5 0.545 W1        Nebraska Kearney 3-6 0.333 3-8 0.273 L3 Lindenwood 2-6 0.250 3-6 0.333 L5     Lincoln 2-8 0.200 3-8 0.273 W2 Central Oklahoma 2-8 0.200 2-8 0.200 L1 Northeastern State 2-8 0.200 2-9 0.182 W1 Southwest Baptist 1-9 0.100 1-10 0.091 L7   

                                                                                                                                                                   

                       

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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                                                                                                                                                                              

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                                                                                                                                                                              

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                                                                                                                                   

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                                                                                                                                                                                                               

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                Emporia State Hornet Football Emporia State Game Results (as of Nov 20, 2013) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------* Sep 05, 2013 at Fort Hays State W 43-13 1- 0- 0 1- 0- 0 2:37 3695 * Sep 12, 2013 NEB.-KEARNEY W 34-21 2- 0- 0 2- 0- 0 2:56 5499 * Sep 21, 2013 at Central Oklahoma W 54-38 3- 0- 0 3- 0- 0 3:07 3500 * Sep 28, 2013 NORTHEASTERN STATE W 45-24 4- 0- 0 4- 0- 0 2:46 5387 * Oct 05, 2013 at Lincoln W 52-14 5- 0- 0 5- 0- 0 3:08 1942 * Oct 12, 2013 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST W 63-17 6- 0- 0 6- 0- 0 3:28 6285 * Oct 19, 2013 at Lindenwood W 52-21 7- 0- 0 7- 0- 0 2:51 2306 * Nov 02, 2013 at #12 Missouri Western W 35-30 8- 0- 0 8- 0- 0 2:51 pm 3706 * Nov 09, 2013 #2 NORTHWEST MO. STATE 21-48 L 8- 1- 0 8- 1- 0 2:50 6487 * Nov 16, 2013 #23 WASHBURN W 34-23 9- 1- 0 9- 1- 0 2:53 6387

* indicates conference game

 ------FIRST DOWNS------RUSHING------PASSING------TOTAL OFFENSE-- Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- Fort Hays State..... 43-13 34/9  21/2 10/6 3/1 62-271 / 20-44 22-32- 1 / 15-28- 2 320/163 94-591 / 48-207 106/243  1/3 NEB.-KEARNEY......   34-21  24/27  13/10  11/15  0/2 46-202 / 40-177 23-34- 0 / 31-51- 2 297/257  80-499 / 91-434 72/96  1/2 Central Oklahoma....   54-38   31/28   11/10   19/16    1/2  39-177   / 35-204  38-47-   0 / 26-42-  2   522/362  86-699  / 77-566    93/148    0/3 NORTHEASTERN STATE..  45-24  25/24   6/6   19/16   0/2  36-174  / 40-131  28-42-  1 / 22-35- 0  411/271 78-585 / 75-402   50/93   1/0 Lincoln......    52-14   20/19   10/7    7/8    3/4  48-233   / 38-178  14-24-   0 / 18-38-  3   176/141  72-409  / 76-319    146/112    1/5 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST...  63-17  35/25  10/6   22/14   3/5  49-246  / 31-92  29-37-  0 / 31-50- 2  501/329 86-747 / 81-421   59/174   0/3 Lindenwood......    52-21   26/17   12/3   12/9    2/5  46-256   / 24-41  26-35-   1 / 21-38-  4   305/213  81-561  / 62-254    211/96    1/4 Missouri Western....  35-30  17/30   6/17   9/13   2/0  34-192  / 53-227  19-32-  2 / 22-40- 4  159/298 66-351 / 93-525   80/116   2/6 NORTHWEST MO. STATE.  21-48   14/25    4/11    9/12    1/2  38-51   / 45-165  14-25-   1 / 27-39-  0   209/318  63-260  / 84-483    120/48    1/1 WASHBURN......    34-23  24/16   6/7   14/8   4/1  40-64  / 36-143  26-38-  1 / 14-32- 2  372/223 78-436 / 68-366   33/196   1/2                                   Totals......   433-249   250/220   99/79  132/11 7 19/24 438-1866/362-1402   239-346-  7/227-393-21  3272/2575 784-5138/  755-3977   970/1322   9/29                                   Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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                                                                                       

                                                                                  

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                                                                                                   

                                                                            

                                                                                                                       

                                                                                         

  

                                                                                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                                                      

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

                                                                    

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                                                                                   

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

                                                                             

                                                                                                              

                                                                                                                                                          

                         

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

                           

                                       

                                               

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

                                                    

                                                                                 

                             

                                                 

                                  

                   

                   

                                                 

                                     