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GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL GeorgiaStateSports.com GAME 1: GEORGIA STATE (0-0) vs. CLARK ATLANTA (0-0) Friday, Sept. 2 • 7:30 p.m. ET • Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. GAME COVERAGE FACTS GEORGIA STATE CLARK ATLANTA GSU Radio Network, including Atlanta fl agship WCFO-AM Newstalk Location Atlanta, Ga. Atlanta, Ga. 1160 as well as WMLB-AM 1690 and GSU station WRAS-FM 88.5. Play- Enrollment 32,000 3,800 by-Play: Dave Cohen. Color Analyst: Harper LeBel. Sideline Reporter: Sam Affi liation NCAA Division I FCS NCAA Division II Crenshaw. Conference CAA Football (2012) SIAC THE KICKOFF Head Coach Bill Curry Daryl McNeill Th e encore season of Georgia State football kicks off with the “Battle Alma Mater Georgia Tech, 1965 South Carolina State, 1982 of the Panthers” as GSU hosts Clark Atlanta at the Georgia Dome. Record at School 6-5 (2nd year) 4-6 (2nd year) Georgia State’s inaugural football season was positive in every area Career Record 89-110-4 (19th year) 40-57 as the fl edgling Panthers of head coach Bill Curry posted a winning record at 6-5 while exceeding all expectations in terms of attendance, STATISTICAL COMPARISON GSU OPP CAU OPP excitement and exposure. POINTS 302 286 175 213 Aft er the fanfare of 2010, Curry now looks for his program to focus Points per game 27.5 26.0 17.5 21.3 on consistency, beginning with the season opener against their Atlanta FIRST DOWNS 177 215 137 142 neighbor. RUSHING YARDS 1356 2061 928 1403 “Our most important goal is to become a consistent football team,” Attempts 316 470 332 406 said Curry, the former head coach at Georgia Tech, Alabama and Yards Per Game 123.3 187.4 92.8 140.3 Kentucky. TDs Rushing 16 19 12 16 “Last season, we played well at times, but we seldom put together PASSING YARDS 2247 1865 1472 1173 four solid quarters,” he continued. “We never quit and we almost always came back in the fourth quarter. But it’s not enough to play hard in the Att-Comp-Int 210-334-14 180-293-10 106-245-16 98-188-9 fourth quarter; we’ve got to play hard and play well.” Yards Per Game 204.3 169.5 147.2 117.3 Clark Atlanta, an NCAA Division II program, posted a 4-6 record TD Passes 19 13 7 10 in 2010 under head coach Daryl McNeill, who enters his second season TOTAL OFFENSE 3603 3926 2400 2576 at the helm. Plays 650 763 587 594 To build consistency, Curry can rely upon a veteran team that Yards Per Game 327.5 356.9 240.0 257.6 returns more than 50 letterwinners, including 21 of 22 starters on KICK RETURNS: #-Avg 50-24.2 50-18.7 20.4 19.5 off ense and defense. Kick Return TDs 2 0 0 0 SCHLECHTER EARNS START AT QUARTERBACK PUNT RETURNS: #-Avg 12-6.9 18-7.9 8.0 10.1 Punt Return TDs 0 0 0 0 Sophomore Bo Schlechter will get the starting nod at quarterback FUMBLES-LOST 15-12 25-9 19-12 24-17 for Georgia State in the season opener. Th e 6-3, 210-pounder is one of PENALTIES-Yards 65-529 83-754 77-699 83-812 the best all-around athletes on the squad, but he will see his fi rst action PUNTS-AVG 41-41.3 42-37.4 61-34.1 60-40.7 at quarterback. His one pass attempt in 2010 came on a fake punt attempt. TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:27 32:33 28:42 31:45 2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time Site Result S. 2 (Fri.) CLARK ATLANTA 7:30 p.m. Georgia Dome S. 10 OLD DOMINION (CSS) 12 noon Georgia Dome S. 17 at Jacksonville State (CSS) 3:30 p.m. ET Jacksonville, Ala. S. 24 at Houston (CSS) 8 p.m. ET Houston, Texas O. 8 MURRAY STATE 1 p.m. Georgia Dome O. 15 at South Carolina State 1:30 p.m. Orangeburg, S.C. O. 22 SOUTH ALABAMA (Homecoming) 3 p.m. Georgia Dome O. 29 at UTSA 2 p.m. ET San Antonio, Texas N. 5 ST. FRANCIS 1 p.m. Georgia Dome N. 12 at West Alabama 7 p.m. ET Livingston, Ala. N. 19 CAMPBELL 1 p.m. Georgia Dome 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 2 GAME 1: GSU vs. CLARK ATLANTA A native of Wellington, Fla., Schlechter was a highly-regarded prep quarterback GENERAL INFORMATION who signed as part of the Panthers’ fi rst recruiting class in 2009. He played quarterback Full Name Georgia State University throughout a redshirt year in 2009 and competed for the starting berth in the 2010 Location Atlanta, Ga. preseason. When he didn’t win the quarterback job, he elected to move to wide receiver and caught eight passes for 118 yards. Founded 1913 Schlechter is also GSU’s starting punter. He averaged 44.5 yards per punt in 2010 Enrollment 32,000 and helped the Panthers to a net punting average of 37.3, which would have ranked among the Top 10 nationally had Georgia State been eligible for NCAA statistical Nickname Panthers rankings. He was a preseason, fourth-team All-American as well as an All-Independent by Colors Blue & White selection Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview. Affi liation NCAA Division I Conference Colonial Athletic Association PRESEASON HONORS Bo Schlechter, P: President Dr. Mark P. Becker Fourth-team All-American and All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick Danny Williams, WR: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview Athletics Phone 404.413.4000 Albert Wilson, KOR: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview; Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 College Football Performance Awards preseason watch list Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975 Darren McCray, KOR: College Football Performance Awards preseason watch list Jake Muasau, OLB: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview; Website GeorgiaStateSports.com College Football Performance Awards preseason watch list First Season of Football 2010 Drew Little, QB: College Football Performance Awards preseason watch list Football Affi liation (2011) NCAA Division I Football Joseph Gilbert, G: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview Championship Subdivision (FCS) Christo Bilukidi, DE: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview Travis Evans, RB: Football Conference (2012) CAA Football All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview Arthur Williams, TE: Independent Player to watch by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Home Field Georgia Dome Preview Capacity (Lower Bowl) 28,155 Clyde Yandell, T: Independent Player to watch by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Surface Field Turf Preview COACHING STAFF STEPPING UP THE SCHEDULE Head Coach Bill Curry Georgia State’s schedule has toughened considerably in the Panthers’ second Alma Mater Georgia Tech, 1965 season. In addition to a game at FBS-member Houston, which features Heisman Hired June 12, 2008 Trophy candidate Case Keenum at quarterback, GSU will face three Top 30 FCS programs, according to preseason rankings. According to a consolidated listing of the Associate Head Coach/ George Pugh major FCS polls, Jacksonville State enters the season at No. 10, South Carolina State at Recruiting Coordinator/WRs No. 24 and Murray State at No. 27. Assistant Head Coach/ John Thompson Defensive Coordinator/ILBs TRANSFERS BOLSTER ROSTER Offensive Coordinator/QBs John Bond At the start of preseason camp, Georgia State added three transfers from FBS Running Backs Joe Hamilton programs in running back Donald Russell and tight end Alex Smith, both from Tight Ends/Offensive Line Assistant Craig Harmon Kentucky, and defensive end A.J. Portee, who formerly played at Connecticut. Russell and Portee both saw game action at their previous stops. Th at gives the Outside Linebackers Jason French Panthers a total of seven players with prior game experience at the FBS level. Th ey join Secondary/Special Teams Anthony Midget Ben Jacoby (Ball State), Clyde Yandell (Georgia Tech), Joseph Gilbert (Georgia Tech), Offensive Line Mike Riddle Bailey Woods (Auburn) and Sidney Haynes (UCF). Defensive Line Chris Ward DANNY WILLIAMS ON THE RECEPTION Specialists/Defensive Assistant Ryan Zimmerman Danny Williams quickly established himself as Georgia State’s top receiving threat as a redshirt freshman in 2010. He led GSU in receptions (54), receiving yards (649) SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS and touchdown catches (5). Th e Orlando, Fla., native also owns the Panthers’ single- Associate AD for Communications/Football Contact: game records for receptions (11 vs. Old Dominion), and receiving yards (103 vs. North Allison George O: 404.413.4032 Carolina Central). He had three 100-yard games on the season, the only three in GSU’s email: [email protected] C: 678.595.7728 young history. Assistant AD for Communications: SPECIAL SPECIAL TEAMS Charlie Taylor O: 404.413.4031 email: [email protected] C: 404.556.2295 Special teams have been a strong emphasis for Georgia State, and the Panthers will look to duplicate their productivity from a year ago, when: Associate Sports Information Director: • Punter Bo Schlechter averaged 44.5 yards per punt, including nine kicks of 50 yards Mike Holmes O: 404.413.4033 or more and eight punts downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard line. email: [email protected] C: 404.259.9716 • Even with Schlechter missing two games due to injury, Georgia State’s net punting Georgia Dome Press Box Phone: 404.223.4787 average of 37.3 yards would have ranked among the top 10 in FCS • Graduated placekicker Iain Vance connected 15-of-17 fi eld goals, including two game-winners, and 35-of-37 extra points.