2017 LOUISIANA COLLEGE Wildcats Football About Etbu

All-Time: This is the 176th football game in Louisiana 2017 LOUISIANA COLLEGE College modern football history (since 2000). The WIldcats FootBALL Wildcats have an overall record of 90-85 (.511) and are in their 18th season since the programs revival. Date Opponent Site Time Sept. 2 WAYLAND BAPTIST Pineville, LA W 59-20 LC Head Coach Justin Charles: This the first season Sept. 16 @Hardin-Simmons* Abilene, TX L 55-10 for Justin Charles as head coach of the Wildcats. He Sept. 23 SOUTHWESTERN* Pineville, LA L 37-34 spent the last five years servings as the defensive coordinator for LC under Coach Dennis Dunn. Charles is Sept. 30 SUL ross state* Pineville, LA L 34-31 a member of the Louisiana College Athletic Hall of Fame Oct. 7 @Texas Lutheran* Seguin, TX L 47-30 and has been on the coaching staff in some capacity Oct. 14^ MCMURRY* Pineville, LA W 52-34 since his graduation from LC in 2005. Oct. 21 @ ETBU* Marshall, TX 2 pm Oct. 28 @ Belhaven* Jackson, MS 6 pm About ETBU: East Texas Baptist University is Nov. 4 MARY HARDIN_BAYLOR* Pineville, LA 1 pm located in Marshall, TX. They are a full member of Nov. 11 @Howard Payne* Brownwood, TX 1 pm the American Southwest Conference. The Tigers are coached by first-year man Scott Highsmith, who spent the last two seasons serving as the teams passing ^Homecoming *Conference Game coordinator and receivers coach. #Senior Day All times listed as Central Time Wildcats vs ETBU History ON THE AIR IN 2017! LC Leads 10-8-1 Year W/L LC Opp. 2016 L 28 34 2015 L 34 44 2014 W 52 49 2013 W 31 24 All LC football games can be heard locally on 2012 W 29 17 KEZP 104.3 FM and online at www.1043thebridge.net. 2011 W 31 24 Tune in for the “Countdown to Kickoff”, 30 minutes before the game with Rich Dupree, Doug Gann, 2010 W 49 21 and Al Quartemont. OUISIANA OLLEGE UICK ACTS ETBU Last Time Out: L C Q F Coming up short in the fourth quarter, East Texas Baptist University fell in their homecoming game to Texas Lutheran, 41-34. General Information ETBU had the lead heading into the fourth quarter but failed to Location: Pineville, LA score as TLU put up 14 points coming back to defeat ETBU. ETBU is Enrollment: 1,200 now 4-2 on the season and 3-2 in the ASC. Founded: 1906 President: Dr. Rick Brewer ETBU started the game off well as Dru Smith connected on a 43- Athletics Director: Reni Mason yard pass to Xavier Grey for the games’ opening points (12:30). Later, Smith added a five-yard touchdown run to make it 14-0 Faculty Athletic Representative: Dr. Scott Pickard (7:44). TLU had a chance to cut the lead in half late in the first Senior Woman Administrator: Patrece Carter quarter, but ETBU’s defense made a big stop on fourth and goal. National Affiliation: NCAA Division III However, the position on the field wasn’t favorable as ETBU was Conference: American Southwest Conference forced to punt, which game TLU a good field position. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Blue and Orange TLU took advantage of that with a four-yard run by Jordan Braden as the drive was only three plays to start the second quarter. ETBU Coaching Staff would return the favor with a touchdown pass from Brian Baca to Head Coach: Justin Charles Cameron Goodlett for five yards and a 21-7 lead (9:21). Alma Mater: Louisiana College, 05 ETBU’s defense would recover a fumble forced by Zack Walker and Overall/LC Record (Yrs): 1-2 recovered by Caleb Taylor in the middle of the second quarter. That Assistant Coaches: Mike Richard, Ben McLaughlin, turnover led to three points on a field goal by Ryan Travis and it was Vince Giardina, Matt Moriarty, 24-7 on a 43-yard make (7:56). TLU would answer with a touchdown Dakota Gallant, Nate Janzen, Drew Maddox, to cut the lead to ten points at 24-14 with 3:27 left in the half. Brandon Allen The Bulldogs would continue the momentum as they scored to cut Team Information the lead down to 24-21 in ETBU’s favor with 8:54 on the clock in the Basic Offense: Spread third quarter. Travis would make his second field goal to make the lead to 27-21 just under two minutes later (7:04). TLU took the ball Basic Defense: 4-2-5 and committed another fumble which ETBU took advantage of. 2016 Record: 4-6 Smith made TLU pay and threw a 44-yard strike to Richard Johnson 2016 Conference Record (Finish): to make it 34-21 on the first play (5:29). But that would be the last Letterwinners Returning: 43 score by ETBU all game long as TLU would score 20 unanswered Starters Returning: O - 7; D - 9; ST - 0 points for the rest of the game. ETBU would go on a last-minute drive to try and tie it up but TLU’s defense forced a fumble with six History seconds left to end the game. First Year of Football: 1908 All-Time Playoff Record: 0-1 Smith went 14-of-29 with 239 passing yards and two touchdowns while Baca added an 8-of-13 performance for 56 yards and a score Years in Playoffs: 1 himself. Grey caught six passes for 108 yards and a touchdown. Ty Last Playoff Appearance: 2012 Parsons led all tacklers with 20 tackles while Zackary Biles added Last Playoff Result: L, UMHB 20-59 14 of his own while Taylor and Hardy Hill added 12 and 10 tackles Total Seasons of Football: 77 respectively. All-Time W/L Record: 224-341-25 Stadium Information Stadium: Wildcat Field LC Last Time Out: Year Opened: 2008 It may have taken a couple more games than initially expected, but Capacity: 7,000 Louisiana College first-year, head coach Justin Charles got his first American Surface: Artificial Turf Southwest Conference victory on Saturday night. The Wildcats used a dominant second quarter to propel themselves to a 52-34 Homecoming victory, snapping a four game conference skid. The Wildcats play the first of two consecutive road trips next Athletics MEDIA Relations week starting with ASC rival, East Texas Baptist. Sports Information Director: Brad Welborn It took only one play for the Wildcats to get on the board in the first quarter after both teams traded punts to start the game. Starting the drive at their own 45- SID Phone: 318-487-7987 yard line, quarterback D’Ondre Joseph found receiver Drake Battaglia as he tip-toed SID Cell Phone: 318-393-0936 down the sideline for a 55-yard touchdown pass, putting the Cats on top 7-0 midway through the first quarter. SID E-Mail: [email protected] After a touchdown drive from the War Hawks tied the game, LC once again Web Site: lcwildcats.net moved the ball quickly down the field on two chunk gains from Leondre James and Twitter: twitter.com/LC_Wildcats running back Aaron Woods. Joseph threw his second touchdown of the game to Shedrick Davis for 15-yards and gave the Wildcats the lead once again. At that point Facebook: facebook.com/LCAthletics the momentum had swung in the Wildcats favor and would remain on the LC sideline for the rest of the half. Orel Ledet Jr. intercepted his second pass in as many games, and fell just three yards shy of another touchdown on the return before being tackled. A reverse handoff to receiver D.J. Latino fooled the defense, allowing him to walk into the endzone for the first touchdown of the second quarter for the Cats. McMurry found space in the middle of the field on an 87-yard touchdown pass, but that did not disrupt the rhythm of the LC offense. On the next drive the Wildcats eased the ball down the field and Joseph found Battaglia once again for a touchdown, this time from 20-yards out, to increase the cushion back to two touchdowns. The third score of the second quarter came on LC’s next possession when Aaron Woods found his first rushing touchdown of the season, finishing off a 59-yard run by D’Ondre Joseph the play prior. The Wildcats weren’t done with the assault there, as a quality read by Joseph on an option play saw the middle of the defense open wide for an easy walk in touchdown for the fourth touchdown of the second quarter and a 42-14 Wildcat lead. Only the clock would stop the Wildcats in the second quarter as the Wildcats scored every time they touched the ball during those 15 minutes of play. LC snapped the ball 18 times in the second quarter and scored 28 Standings points. School Conf CPct. Ovr. Pct. Streak Despite the huge halftime deficit, the War Hawks refused to give in and worked their way back into contention with 14 consecutive points in the third quarter. Mary Hardin-Baylor 5-0 1.000 6-0 1.000 W6 With the score 42-28 and McMurry back with the football looking to cut the lead Hardin-Simmons 4-1 .800 5-1 .833 W1 down to just one touchdown, the LC defense stepped up with their second turnover of the night. A strip-sack fumble by senior Cade Maxwell knocked the ball from Texas Lutheran 4-1 .800 4-2 .667 W3 quarterback Kevin Hurley Jr’s hand only to be picked up by freshman Julius Johnson and returned to the McM 8-yard line.

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