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For more than 20 years, the Big South became the first Big South member to host an NCAA In Aug. 1996, Kyle B. Kallander replaced Sasser Conference has been a progressive, NCAA Division I Regional. In volleyball, Winthrop became the first Big as the league’s third commissioner, and in his 11 athletic conference reflecting the energy and growth South member to win a game in the NCAA years at the helm of the Big South, Kallander has of the Southeastern United States. Tournament. The Big South also had its first-ever been instrumental in aggressively promoting the con- Founded in 1983, the Big South has matured into women’s cross country All-American in 2006-07, as ference to new levels. a competitive leader in college athletics, actively pur- well as its first women’s golf All-American in 10 He developed the Big South Marketing Group, suing excellence both on the field of play and in the years. which has resulted in increased revenues and expo- classroom. Based in Charlotte, N.C., the Big South Additionally, Radford tennis player Martin Sayer sure for the conference and its members. He also Conference’s growing presence as an NCAA Division was selected to play in the NCAA Singles brought television coverage to Big South women's I athletic league is evident by competitive success Championship for the second-straight year. Liberty’s basketball, baseball and softball for the first time in on the national stage, innovative marketing and Josh McDougal received All-America honors in the conference history and created the Big South media partnerships, increased television packages, three running sports (cross country, indoor track and Television Network in 2001 as a television syndicate the enhancement of the quality of the student-ath- outdoor track) for the second-consecutive season. for the league. lete experience and strategic planning that has car- Coastal Carolina golfer Dustin Johnson was at one Under Kallander's leadership, the Big South devel- ried the Big South through the first decade of the time the No. 1-ranked college golfer en route to oped and initiated its first long-range strategic plan, 21st century. earning first-team All-America honors for the second re-affirming the league's vision as a distinctive ath- Entering its 24th year of existence in 2007-08, year in-a-row. letic conference committed to the quality of institu- the continues to emerge by The conference’s on-field accomplishments were tional life through athletic competition. In addition, providing quality athletic competition, and intentional- duplicated in the classroom as well. A total of 36 Big Kallander has solidified membership with the addi- ly fostering the academic, personal, social, athletic South student-athletes were named Academic All- tion of High Point in 1999, Virginia Military Institute and leadership development of each student-athlete. District by the College Sports Information Directors in 2003 and future members Gardner-Webb and The league consists of eight member institutions: of America (CoSIDA), nine of which earned Academic Presbyterian in 2008. Kallander’s long range vision Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, High Point, All-America accolades. In football, Coastal Carolina’s has also included technological advancements, as Liberty, UNC Asheville, Radford, Virginia Military Anthony Franklin received an NCAA Postgraduate the conference introduced its first live event video Institute and Winthrop. Two new members will join Scholarship, and eight Big South member sports streaming in 2005 and has since expanded its video the Big South footprint in 2008-09 with the addition teams were honored by the NCAA for their latest offerings to most sports. of Gardner-Webb and Presbyterian, which began its Academic Progress Rate. In addition, more than 40 In 2005-06, the Big South began its transition to Division I athletics in 2006. percent of Conference student-athletes achieve at Sportsmanship Awards program and Graduate The Big South reached new heights in 2006-07, least a 3.0 grad point average each year. Fellowships program, honoring one graduating male as the league experienced monumental milestones The Big South Conference was formed on Aug. and female student-athlete attending graduate in nearly every sport. In football, Coastal Carolina 21, 1983, when Charleston Southern (then Baptist school the following fall. became the first Big South member to receive a College) Athletic Director Howard Bagwell and In the fall of 2002, the Big South welcomed the berth in the NCAA Division I Playoffs, being selected Augusta President George Christenberry initially addition of football as a conference sport, bringing as an at-large participant to highlight the confer- began recruiting members into the Big South. the number of Division I championship programs the ence’s fifth year of sponsoring football. One month later, Dr. Edward M. Singleton was Big South sponsors to 18, joining men’s and In men’s basketball, Winthrop became the first selected as the league's first commissioner and con- women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, Big South member to be ranked in the national Top tinued to solicit new members. The league's seven volleyball, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s 25 and first to win a first round NCAA Tournament charter members were Armstrong State, Augusta, and women’s indoor/outdoor track, men’s and with its 74-64 victory over Notre Dame. Campbell, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, women’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, softball In women’s basketball, the Big South had two Radford and Winthrop. and baseball. The Big South receives automatic bids teams participate in the postseason for the first In 1989, George F. "Buddy" Sasser replaced the to NCAA Championships in men's and women's bas- time in league history. In men’s golf, Coastal retiring Dr. Singleton as commissioner. Under ketball, men's and women's soccer, volleyball, Carolina became the first Big South squad to Sasser’s leadership, the conference implemented its men's and women's golf, baseball, softball and advance to the final round of the NCAA public relations and compliance programs, and intro- men's and women's tennis. Championship and finished fifth – the conference’s duced its first-ever men's basketball television pack- In celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2003-04, highest-ever team finish in an NCAA event. age, featuring the Big South competing among some the Big South inducted its inaugural Hall of Fame In softball, Winthrop became the first Big South of the finest teams in the nation. Sasser was so inte- class, which included 11 former student-athletes member to reach the championship game of an gral to the growth and foundation of the league that and administrators who were an integral part in the NCAA Regional. In baseball, Coastal Carolina was in 2000, the Commissioner's Cup -- the annual award Big South's early development and vitality. Also, the ranked as high as No. 10 in the national polls, given to the institution with the most successful ath- Hall of Fame now stands at 30 members. received a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regional and letic year -- was renamed the George F. Sasser Cup. 2006 Big South Conference Standings Conference Overall Team W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. PF PA Home Road x-Coastal Carolina 4 0 1.000 142 94 9 3 .750 411 297 5-1 4-2 Charleston Southern 2 2 .500 92 101 9 2 .818 300 199 6-0 3-2 Gardner-Webb 2 2 .500 100 135 6 5 .545 270 329 3-3 3-2 Liberty 2 2 .500 122 107 6 5 .545 259 172 4-2 2-3 VMI 0 4 .000 112 131 1 10 .091 199 433 1-3 0-7 x – Big South Conference champions

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2006 Big South All-Conference Teams

First Team Second Team Offensive Linemen Tyler Thigpen, Coastal Carolina Alex Bragg, Charleston Southern Robert Brown, VMI First Team Running Backs Ricky Howell, Charleston Southern Rashad Jennings, Liberty Eddie Pinigis, Liberty Sean Mizzer, VMI Jarrett Winfrey, Liberty

First Team Wide Receivers Second Team Defensive Linemen Duvaughn Flagler, Gardner-Webb Steven Ackley, Liberty Maurice Price, Charleston Southern Jason Horn, Liberty , Coastal Carolina Thurston Lee, Gardner-Webb Ronnie Mason, Coastal Carolina First Team Tight End Rodney Burgess, Coastal Carolina Second Team Linebackers Jonna Lee, Charleston Southern First Team Offensive Linemen Stevie Ray Lloyd, Liberty Demario Deese, Gardner-Webb Josh Mitchell, Charleston Southern Brian Kepple, Coastal Carolina Mike Pavelko, Gardner-Webb Kris King, Gardner-Webb Brad Poston, Coastal Carolina Second Team Defensive Backs Stephen Sene, Liberty E.L. Estes, Liberty Ryan Greiser, Liberty First Team Defensive Linemen Danny Rocco, Big South Coach of the Year Dewitt Myers, Coastal Carolina Eric Hall, VMI Okeba Rollinson, Charleston Southern Sam Harper, Coastal Carolina Brian Johnston, Gardner-Webb Second Team Place Kicker Dennis Justiniani, Charleston Southern Barrett Way, VMI

First Team Linebackers Second Team Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb Adam Peters, VMI Jamar Leath, Coastal Carolina Manny Rojas, Liberty Second Team Long Snappers Jada Ross, Charleston Southern Matt Skeen, Gardner-Webb

First Team Defensive Backs Second Team Return Specialist Daniel Cooke, Gardner-Webb C.J. Hirschman, Charleston Southern C.J. Hirschman, Charleston Southern , Coastal Carolina Offensive Player of the Year Jamaal Walton, VMI Tyler Thipgen, Coastal Carolina

First Team Place Kicker All-Academic Team Hunter Smith, Gardner-Webb Nick Ellis, Charleston Southern Ryan Greiser, Liberty First Team Punter Josh Hoke, Coastal Carolina Michael Hanna, Gardner-Webb Jacob Rochester, VMI Jarrett Winfrey, Offensive Lineman Hunter Smith, Gardner-Webb First Team Long Snapper James Coble, Coastal Carolina Defensive Player of the Year Brian Johnston, Gardner-Webb First Team Return Specialist Wynton Jackson, Liberty Freshman of the Year Tim Maypray, VMI Second Team Quarterback Collin Drafts, Charleston Southern Coach of the Year Danny Rocco, Liberty Second Team Running Backs Aundres Perkins, Coastal Carolina Scholar-Athlete of the Year Zach Terrell, Liberty Josh Hoke, Coastal Carolina

Second Team Wide Receivers Kory Alston, Gardner-Webb Liberty set a new program record Austin Gaines, Gardner-Webb in 2006, placing 14 players on Brandon Turner, Liberty Flames the Big South all-conference Second Team Tight End Fact teams. The Flames also led all Chris Luck, Liberty conference members with their school-record all-conference selections. Manny Rojas, Linebacker

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Big South Conference Big South Team Statistics Pass Efficiency G Att Cmp Pct Int Yds TD Effic Coastal Carolina 12 353 223 .632 11 3429 30 166.6 NCAA NATIONAL TEAM RANKINGS Charleston Southern 11 348 239 .687 16 2863 23 150.4 Scoring Offense G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg VMI 11 145 74 .510 3 1132 8 130.7 The following Big South teams were ranked in the Top 50 Coastal Carolina 12 54 49 2 1 10 1 411 34.2 Liberty 11 211 122 .578 5 1565 7 126.3 in the final NCAA football statistical categories: Charleston Southern 11 41 34 1 0 6 0 300 27.3 Gardner-Webb 11 378 218 .577 21 2655 19 122.1 Gardner-Webb 11 35 33 0 0 9 0 270 24.5 Liberty 11 34 29 0 0 8 1 259 23.5 Pass Def Efficiency G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds TD Effic Offense VMI 11 25 17 1 0 10 0 199 18.1 Coastal Carolina 12 277 146 19 52.7 1836 11 107.8 Total Offense Liberty 11 283 163 8 57.6 1940 9 120.0 Scoring Defense G TD XP 2XP DXP FG Saf Pts Avg 2 Coastal Carolina 468.08 Charleston Southern 11 330 207 18 62.7 2496 12 127.4 Liberty 11 22 19 0 0 7 0 172 15.6 Gardner-Webb 11 301 192 7 63.8 2281 15 139.2 26 Charleston Southern 362.91 Charleston Southern 11 26 20 1 0 7 0 199 18.1 VMI 11 286 190 10 66.4 2463 18 152.5 Passing Offense Coastal Carolina 12 39 33 0 0 10 0 297 24.8 4 Coastal Carolina 285.75 Gardner-Webb 11 42 35 2 0 12 1 329 29.9 Red Zone Offense G Red Zone Percent TDs R/P FG-ATFum/Int/Dwns/Otr VMI 11 58 53 0 0 10 1 433 39.4 VMI 11 18-21 85.7 11 10/1 7-9 0/ 0/ 1/ 0 8 Charleston Southern 260.27 Charleston Southern11 33-41 80.5 27 14/13 6-10 1/ 3/ 0/ 0 16 Gardner-Webb 241.36 Pass Offense G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Coastal Carolina 12 44-55 80.0 34 15/19 10-15 1/ 3/ 1/ 1 Coastal Carolina 12 353 223 11 63.2 3429 9.7 30 285.8 Liberty 11 30-39 76.9 22 20/2 8-13 1/ 2/ 0/ 1 Passing Efficiency Gardner-Webb 11 25-34 73.5 21 11/10 4-5 5/ 2/ 1/ 0 5 Coastal Carolina 166.61 Charleston Southern 11 348 239 16 68.7 2863 8.2 23 260.3 9 Charleston Southern 150.42 Gardner-Webb 11 378 218 21 57.7 2655 7.0 19 241.4 Red Zone Defense G Red Zone Percent TDs R/P FG-ATFum/Int/Dwns/Otr Liberty 11 211 122 5 57.8 1565 7.4 7 142.3 Charleston Southern11 23-35 65.7 18 12/6 5-8 2/ 5/ 2/ 0 30 VMI 130.65 VMI 11 145 74 3 51.0 1132 7.8 8 102.9 Gardner-Webb 11 31-41 75.6 19 15/4 12-17 1/ 0/ 3/ 1 43 Liberty 126.31 Liberty 11 19-25 76.0 16 9/7 3-4 0/ 1/ 2/ 2 Scoring Offense Pass Defense G Att Cmp Int Pct. Yds Avg TD Yds/G Coastal Carolina 12 37-47 78.7 28 22/6 9-11 2/ 4/ 1/ 1 VMI 11 45-51 88.2 36 25/11 9-10 3/ 1/ 1/ 0 6 Coastal Carolina 34.25 Coastal Carolina 12 277 146 19 52.7 1836 6.6 11 153.0 25 Charleston Southern 27.27 Liberty 11 283 163 8 57.6 1940 6.9 9 176.4 Gardner-Webb 11 301 192 7 63.8 2281 7.6 15 207.4 Kickoff Returns G Ret Yds TD Avg 42 Gardner-Webb 24.55 VMI 11 286 190 10 66.4 2463 8.6 18 223.9 Liberty 11 32 818 3 25.6 47 Liberty 23.55 Charleston Southern 11 330 207 18 62.7 2496 7.6 12 226.9 Gardner-Webb 11 47 867 0 18.4 Rushing Offense VMI 11 50 898 0 18.0 Coastal Carolina 12 45 789 0 17.5 13 VMI 206.64 Punting G No. Yards Avg Ret Yds Avg Net/P Gardner-Webb 11 48 2078 43.3 23 311 6.5 36.8 Charleston Southern 11 30 503 0 16.8 19 Liberty 185.00 Charleston Southern 11 42 1493 35.5 19 94 2.2 33.3 23 Coastal Carolina 182.33 Liberty 11 48 1827 38.1 27 276 5.8 32.3 Punt Returns G Ret Yds TD Avg Coastal Carolina 12 32 1058 33.1 11 85 2.7 30.4 Charleston Southern 11 21 291 2 13.9 VMI 11 55 2165 39.4 34 626 11.4 28.0 Liberty 11 28 315 0 11.2 Defense Gardner-Webb 11 20 188 1 9.4 Scoring Defense |----Gained----||------Lost------| VMI 11 8 46 0 5.8 12 Liberty 15.64 Turnover Margin G Fum Int Tot Fum Int Tot Mar Per/G Coastal Carolina 12 13 58 1 4.5 Charleston Southern 11 8 18 26 4 16 20 +6 0.55 22 Charleston Southern 18.09 First Downs G Rush Pass Pen Total Rushing Defense Liberty 11 6 8 14 3 5 8 +6 0.55 VMI 11 10 10 20 13 3 16 +4 0.36 Coastal Carolina 12 103 140 13 256 13 Charleston Southern 108.82 Coastal Carolina 12 3 19 22 15 11 26 -4 -0.33 Charleston Southern 11 77 117 9 203 40 Liberty 129.64 Gardner-Webb 11 14 7 21 13 21 34 -13 -1.18 Gardner-Webb 11 52 130 12 194 Passing Defense Liberty 11 104 71 19 194 VMI 11 116 45 7 168 15 Coastal Carolina 153.00 Rushing Offense G Att Yds Avg TD Yds/G 47 Liberty 176.36 VMI 11 511 2273 4.4 16 206.6 Liberty 11 432 2035 4.7 23 185.0 Opponent 1st Downs G Rush Pass Pen Total Pass Efficiency Defense Coastal Carolina 12 434 2188 5.0 23 182.3 Liberty 11 79 90 9 178 19 Coastal Carolina 107.76 Charleston Southern 11 312 1129 3.6 14 102.6 Charleston Southern 11 75 111 11 197 46 Liberty 120.02 Gardner-Webb 11 324 1069 3.3 13 97.2 Gardner-Webb 11 102 99 8 209 Coastal Carolina 12 122 89 14 225 Turnover Margin Rushing Defense G Rushes Yards Avg. TD Yds/G VMI 11 120 110 1 231 21 Charleston Southern +0.55 Charleston Southern 11 393 1197 3.0 12 108.8 Liberty +0.55 Liberty 11 382 1433 3.8 12 130.3 Sacks By G Sacks Yards 37 VMI +0.36 Coastal Carolina 12 490 2354 4.8 26 196.2 Charleston Southern 11 25 148 Liberty 11 20 158 Total Defense Gardner-Webb 11 445 2256 5.1 21 205.1 VMI 11 397 2364 6.0 34 214.9 Coastal Carolina 12 17 106 37 Liberty 306.00 Gardner-Webb 11 15 90 Total Offense G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg/P TD Yds/G VMI 11 7 56 Special Teams Coastal Carolina 12 2188 3429 787 5617 7.1 53 468.1 Penalties G No Yds Avg/G Kickoff Returns Charleston Southern 11 1129 2863 660 3992 6.0 37 362.9 Gardner-Webb 11 1069 2655 702 3724 5.3 32 338.5 VMI 11 49 397 36.1 3 Liberty 25.56 Liberty 11 2035 1565 643 3600 5.6 30 327.3 Coastal Carolina 12 76 651 54.2 Punt Returns VMI 11 2273 1132 656 3405 5.2 24 309.5 Gardner-Webb 11 68 626 56.9 10 Charleston Southern 13.86 Liberty 11 70 648 58.9 Charleston Southern 11 75 649 59.0 23 Liberty 11.25 Total Defense G Rush Pass Plays Yards Avg TD Yds/G 40 Gardner-Webb 9.40 Liberty 11 1433 1940 665 3373 5.1 21 306.6 Charleston Southern 11 1197 2496 723 3693 5.1 24 335.7 Opponent Penalties G No Yds Avg/G Net Punting Coastal Carolina 12 2354 1836 767 4190 5.5 37 349.2 Gardner-Webb 11 90 878 79.8 18 Gardner-Webb 34.73 Gardner-Webb 11 2256 2281 746 4537 6.1 36 412.5 Liberty 11 71 584 53.1 VMI 11 2364 2463 683 4827 7.1 52 438.8 Coastal Carolina 12 65 574 47.8 VMI 11 62 524 47.6 Charleston Southern 11 59 476 43.3

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Third Down Conversions G Conv Att Pct Field Goals G Made Att Pct Charleston Southern 11 66 134 49.3 VMI 11 10 12 .833 Big South Conference Coastal Carolina 12 75 153 49.0 Gardner-Webb 11 9 11 .818 NCAA NATIONAL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS Liberty 11 66 139 47.5 Charleston Southern 11 6 10 .600 Gardner-Webb 11 55 136 40.4 Coastal Carolina 12 10 17 .588 The following Big South individual players were ranked in VMI 11 45 138 32.6 Liberty 11 8 16 .500 the Top 50 in the final NCAA football statistical categories: OPP Third Down Conversions G Conv Att Pct Pat Kicking G Made Att Pct Liberty 11 49 136 36.0 Gardner-Webb 11 33 33 1.000 Offense Coastal Carolina 12 60 153 39.2 Coastal Carolina 12 49 50 .980 Receptions Per Game Gardner-Webb 11 62 152 40.8 Charleston Southern 11 34 38 .895 1 Maurice Price, CSU 9.56 Charleston Southern 11 67 153 43.8 Liberty 11 29 33 .879 16 Duvaughn Flagler, GWU 5.82 VMI 11 79 132 59.8 VMI 11 17 20 .850 36 Jerome Simpson, CCU 5.08 Sacks Against G Sacks Yards Time of Possession G Total Time Avg/G Total Offense Liberty 11 11 58 VMI 11 335:06 30:27 2 Tyler Thigpen, CCU 329.33 Coastal Carolina 12 13 99 Charleston Southern 11 334:44 30:25 4 Collin Drafts, CSU 288.91 VMI 11 17 107 Liberty 11 334:08 30:22 44 Devin Campbell, GWU 195.55 Gardner-Webb 11 19 133 Coastal Carolina 12 350:01 29:10 Passing Efficiency Charleston Southern 11 22 148 Gardner-Webb 11 302:26 27:29 5 Tyler Thigpen, CCU 167.42 9 Collin Drafts, CSU 153.03 39 Brock Smith, LU 126.71 Receiving Yards Per Game Big South Conference Staff 8 Jerome Simpson, CCU 89.75 9 Maurice Price, CSU 89.55 41 Duvaughn Flagler, GWU 67.27 50 Austin Gaines, GWU 62.73 Scoring Per Game 24 Jerome Simpson, CCU 8.00 32 Zach Terrell, LU 7.09 44 Josh Hoke, CCU 6.58 Rushing Per Game 34 Sean Mizzer, VMI 92.91 35 Rashad Jennings, LU 92.73 All-Purpose Running Per Game Commissioner Associate Commissioner - Marketing Associate Commissioner - 43 Sean Mizzer, VMI 118.36 KYLE B. KALLANDER JAMES F. COMPANION, JR. Compliance DAWN TURNER Defense Tackles Per Game 4 Jada Ross, CSU 11.55 20 Mario E. Brown, GWU 10.00 31 Jamar Leath, CCU 9.67 Sacks Per Game 20 Brian Johnston, GWU 0.68 39 Dennis Justiniani, CSU 0.55 Per Game 20 Dewitt Myers, CCU 0.40 27 Jon Carmon, CSU 0.36 48 Quinton Teal, CCU 0.33 Office Manager Director of Public Relations Director of Marketing Tackles For Loss Per Game NANCY PERKINS MARK SIMPSON CHAD COOK 22 Dennis Justiniani, CSU 1.36 Special Teams Punting 7 Michael Hanna, GWU 43.48 26 Adam Peters, VMI 40.30 47 Ben Beasley, LU 38.06 Punt Returns 12 C.J. Hirschman, CSU 13.58 20 Wynton Jackson, LU 11.46 31 Kory Alston, GWU 9.79 Field Goals per Game 30 Barrett Way, VMI 0.91 Coordinator of Football Officials Assistant Director of Public Relations 35 Hunter Smith, GWU 0.90 DOUG RHOADS NIC BOWMAN 42 Josh Hoke, CCU 0.83

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RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD YDS/G INTERCEPTIONS G INT YDS TD INT/G MIZZER, Sean, VMI 209 1022 4.9 9 92.9 MEYERS, Dewitt, CCU 10 4 33 0 0.40 JENNINGS, Rashad, LU 179 1020 5.7 10 92.7 CARMON, Jon, CSU 11 4 24 0 0.36 TERRELL, Zach, LU 144 673 4.7 13 61.2 TEAL, Quinton, CCU 12 4 3 0 0.33 THIGPEN, Tyler, CCU 113 656 5.8 5 54.7 ASHLEY, Phillip, CSU 10 3 31 0 0.30 PERKINS, Aundres, CCU 116 599 5.2 8 49.9 BROWN, Mario E, GWU 11 3 34 0 0.27 DRAFTS, Collin, CSU 130 513 3.9 7 46.6 HIRSCHMAN, C.J., CSU 11 3 32 0 0.27 KELLY, Christian, VMI 11 3 0 0 0.27 PASSING AVG/GAME ATT-CMP-INT PCT. YDS TD AVG/G WALTON, Jamaal, VMI 11 3 0 0 0.27 THIGPEN, Tyler, CCU 339-217-11 64.0 3296 29 274.7 MISHER, David, CSU 10 2 3 0 0.20 DRAFTS, Collin, CSU 319-223-14 69.9 2665 21 242.3 BROWN, Marcus, VMI 11 2 15 1 0.18 CAMPBELL, Devin, GWU 311-174-17 55.9 2215 15 201.4 SMITH, Brock, LU 186-107-5 57.5 1376 7 125.1 PASS EFFICIENCY ATT-CMP-INT PCT. YDS TD EFF. THIGPEN, Tyler, CCU 339-217-11 64.0 3296 29 167.4 TOTAL OFFENSE RUSH PASS PLAYS TOTAL YDS/G DRAFTS, Collin, CSU 319-223-14 69.9 2665 21 153.0 THIGPEN, Tyler, CCU 656 3296 452 3952 329.3 SMITH, Brock, LU 186-107-5 57.5 1376 7 126.7 DRAFTS, Collin, CSU 513 2665 449 3178 288.9 CAMPBELL, Devin, GWU 311-174-17 55.9 2215 15 120.8 CAMPBELL, Devin, GWU -64 2215 365 2151 195.5 SMITH, Brock, LU 35 1376 216 1411 128.3 PUNT RETURN AVG. G RET YDS TD AVG MIZZER, Sean, VMI 1022 0 209 1022 92.9 HIRSCHMAN, C.J., CSU 11 19 258 1 13.6 JENNINGS, Rashad, LU 1020 0 179 1020 92.7 JACKSON, Wynton, LU 11 26 298 0 11.5 TERRELL, Zach, LU 673 178 165 851 77.4 ALSTON, Kory, GWU 11 19 186 1 9.8 PERKINS, Aundres, CCU 599 0 116 599 49.9 HARPER, Kenny, CSU 417 28 102 445 40.5 KICK RETURN AVG. G RET YDS TD AVG TOLBERT, Mike, CCU 439 0 70 439 39.9 JACKSON, Wynton, LU 11 11 323 1 29.4 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU 11 19 412 0 21.7 RECEPTIONS/GAME REC YDS TD AVG/C REC/G FRASER, Tommy, CCU 10 10 194 0 19.4 PRICE, Maurice, CSU 103 985 10 9.6 9.36 MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI 10 17 320 0 18.8 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU 64 740 7 11.6 5.82 BURCH, Bryant, CSU 11 16 292 0 18.2 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU 61 1077 16 17.7 5.08 GAINES, Austin, GWU 48 690 3 14.4 4.36 PUNTING CL G PUNTS YDS AVG ALSTON, Kory, GWU 45 487 4 10.8 4.09 HANNA, Michael, GWU So, 11 46 2000 43.5 JACKSON, Wynton, LU 40 519 2 13.0 3.64 PETERS, Adam, VMI Sr. 11 53 2136 40.3 TURNER, Brandon, LU 39 604 3 15.5 3.55 BEASLEY, Ben, LU Sr. 11 48 1827 38.1 MURRY, Markus, CSU 31 460 3 14.8 3.44 RUCKS, Drew, CSU 30 377 3 12.6 2.73 SCORING TD XPT FG PTS PTS/G HARPER, Kenny, CSU 26 205 1 7.9 2.36 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU 16 0 0 96 8.0 TERRELL, Zach, LU 13 0 0 78 7.1 RECEIVE YDS/GAME REC YDS TD AVG/C YDS/G HOKE, Josh, CCU 0 49 10 79 6.6 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU 61 1077 16 17.7 89.8 JENNINGS, Rashad, LU 10 0 0 60 5.5 PRICE, Maurice, CSU 103 985 10 109.6 89.5 MIZZER, Sean, VMI 10 0 0 60 5.5 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU 64 740 7 11.6 67.3 PRICE, Maurice, CSU 10 0 0 60 5.5 GAINES, Austin, GWU 48 690 3 14.4 62.7 SMITH, Hunter, GWU 0 26 9 53 5.3 TURNER, Brandon, LU 39 604 3 15.5 54.9 PERKINS, Aundres, CCU 9 2 0 56 4.7 MURRY, Markus, CSU 31 460 3 14.8 51.1 ELLIS, Nick, CSU 0 33 6 51 4.6 JACKSON, Wynton, LU 40 519 2 13.0 47.2 TOLBERT, Mike, CCU 8 0 0 48 4.4 ALSTON, Kory, GWU 45 487 4 10.8 44.3 BURCH, Bryant, CSU 24 452 4 18.8 41.1 SCORING (TDS) TD RU-P-RET PAT PTS PTS/G WASHINGTON, Santini, CCU 28 457 3 16.3 38.1 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU 16 0-16-0 0 96 8.0 TERRELL, Zach, LU 13 13-0-0 0 78 7.1 ALL PURPOSE RUSH RCV PR-KR YDS AVG/G MIZZER, Sean, VMI 10 9-1-0 0 60 5.5 MIZZER, Sean, VMI 1022 121 12-147 1302 118.4 JENNINGS, Rashad, LU 10 10-0-0 0 60 5.5 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU 14 740 0-412 1166 106.0 PRICE, Maurice, CSU 10 0-10-0 0 60 5.5 JACKSON, Wynton, LU 19 519 298-323 1159 105.4 PERKINS, Aundres, CCU 9 8-1-0 1 56 4.7 JENNINGS, Rashad, LU 1020 56 0-0 1076 97.8 TOLBERT, Mike, CCU 8 7-1-0 0 48 4.4 PRICE, Maurice, CSU 15 985 0-0 1000 90.9 FLAGLER, Duvaughn, GWU 8 1-7-0 0 48 4.4 SIMPSON, Jerome, CCU -8 1077 0-0 1069 89.1 DRAFTS, Collin, CSU 7 7-0-0 0 42 3.8 MAYPRAY, Tim, VMI 280 244 26-320 870 87.0 HARPER, Kenny, CSU 6 5-1-0 0 36 3.3 PERKINS, Aundres, CCU 599 317 0-0 916 76.3 BURCH, Bryant, CSU 1 452 0-292 745 67.7 TERRELL, Zach, LU 673 20 0-0 693 63.0

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SCORING (KICK) G PATS FGS PTS PTS/G FUMBLES FORCED TEAM CL. G NUM HOKE, Josh, CCU 12 49-50 10-17 79 6.6 ROJAS, Manny LU Sr. 11 3 SMITH, Hunter, GWU 10 26-26 9-11 53 5.3 ROLLINSON, Okeba CSU So. 11 3 ELLIS, Nick, CSU 11 33-35 6-9 51 4.6 BROWN, Marcus VMI Jr. 11 2 WAY, Barrett, VMI 11 17-20 10-12 47 4.3 TURNER, Tyler LU Jr. 11 2 KOLEGUE, Zac, LU 10 29-32 4-8 41 4.1 JOHNSTON, Brian GWU Jr. 11 2 BEASLEY, Ben, LU 11 0-1 4-8 12 1.1 JACKSON, Quantavis GWU Fr. 10 1 PEARSON, Hart, CSU 11 1-2 0-1 1 0.1 McCANN, Mike CSU So. 11 1 CARSON, Tim CCU Sr. 12 1 FIELD GOALS G FG FGA PCT. FG/G WEAVER, J.P. GWU Sr. 9 1 WAY, Barrett, VMI 11 10 12 83.3 0.91 MASON, Ronnie CCU So. 12 1 SMITH, Hunter, GWU 10 9 11 81.8 0.90 HOKE, Josh, CCU 12 10 17 58.8 0.83 FUMBLES RECOVERED TEAM CL. G NUM ELLIS, Nick, CSU 11 6 9 66.7 0.55 TAYLOR, Keith VMI So. 10 2 KOLEGUE, Zac, LU 10 4 8 50.0 0.40 ROLLINSON, Okeba CSU So. 11 2 BEASLEY, Ben, LU 11 4 8 50.0 0.36 SHERRILL, Rent GWU Jr. 11 2 HORN, Jason LU Sr. 7 1 PAT KICKING PCT CL G MADE ATT PCT. ACKLEY, Steven LU Jr. 11 1 SMITH, Hunter, GWU Sr. 10 26 26 100.0 HERZOG, Jack VMI Sr. 11 1 HOKE, Josh, CCU Sr. 12 49 50 98.0 MANNING, Andre GWU Sr. 9 1 ELLIS, Nick, CSU Jr. 11 33 35 94.3 DAYE, Kyle GWU So. 11 1 KOLEGUE, Zac, LU Jr. 10 29 32 90.6 DUGAN, Colin LU So. 11 1 ALLEN, Terrel VMI So. 10 1 Tackles (All positions) PLAYER SOLO AST TOTAL AVG/G SACK PASSES DEFENDED CL. G BRUP INT TOTAL ROSS, Jada, CSU (LB) 51 76 127 11.5 2.0 TEAL, Quinton, CCU Sr. 12 9 4 13 BROWN, Mario E, GWU (LB) 55 54 109 9.9 5.0 ESTES, E.L., LU Jr. 11 6 2 8 LEATH, Jamar, CCU (LB) 47 69 116 9.7 0.5 NORMAN, Mario, CCU Jr. 7 6 2 8 MITCHELL, Josh, CSU (LB) 22 53 75 8.3 1.5 BROWN, Mario E., GWU So. 11 5 3 8 PAVELKO, Mike, GWU (LB) 33 54 87 7.9 0.0 WALTON, Jamaal, VMI Sr. 11 3 3 6 McKINNEY, Patrick, VMI (LB) 37 45 82 7.5 0.0 CARMON, Jon, CSU Jr. 11 2 4 6 HIRSCHMAN, C.J., CSU (DB) 29 51 80 7.3 0.0 CALVARY, Patrick, LU So. 11 5 1 6 LEE, Jonna, CSU (LB) 27 53 80 7.3 1.5 SWINDELL, Levi, VMI Fr. 11 6 0 6 LLOYD, Stevie Ray, LU (LB) 28 52 80 7.3 0.0 MEYERS, Dewitt, CCU Sr. 10 2 4 6 JOHNSTON, Brian, GWU (DE) 35 42 77 7.0 7.5 HIRSCHMAN, C.J., CSU Jr. 11 2 3 5

SACKS SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G Big South Conference Quick Facts JOHNSTON, Brian, GWU 7 1 47 7.5 0.68 Big South Conference Director of Public Relations Future Members: Gardner-Webb JUSTINIANI, Dennis, CSU 4 4 22 6.0 0.55 7233 Pineville-Matthews Road, Mark Simpson (2008-09), Presbyterian (2008- Suite 100 09), Stony Brook (2008 as asso- BROWN, Mario E., GWU 5 0 26 5.0 0.45 Charlotte, NC 28226 Director of Marketing ciate football member) HALL, Eric, VMI 3 1 26 3.5 0.32 Phone: (704) 341-7990 Chad Cook Fax: (704) 341-7991 Geographical Breakdown (3 ROLLINSON, Okeba, CSU 3 1 26 3.5 0.32 www.BigSouthSports.com Assistant Director of Public states): North Carolina (2) – High HARPER, Sam, CCU 2 3 16 3.5 0.29 Relations Point, UNC Asheville; South Founded Nic Bowman Carolina (3) – Charleston ACKLEY, Steven, LU 2 1 18 2.5 0.23 1983 Southern, Coastal Carolina, MASON, Ronnie, CCU 2 1 16 2.5 0.21 Marketing Assistant Winthrop; Virginia (3) – Liberty, President Anthony Rizzo Radford, Virginia Military Institute DUKE, Brandon, LU 2 1 16 2.5 0.23 Dr. Anthony J. DiGiorgio, Winthrop TURNER, Tyler, LU 2 1 13 2.5 0.23 Coordinator of Football Officials Championship Sports (18): Vice President Doug Rhoads Baseball, men’s basketball, General J.H. Binford Peay III, VMI women’s basketball, men’s cross TACKLES FOR LOSS SOLO AST YDS TOTAL AVG/G Coordinator of Men’s Basketball country, women’s cross country, Secretary Officials football, men’s golf, women’s golf, JUSTINIANI, Dennis, CSU 12 6 44 15.0 1.36 Penelope Kyle, Radford Joe Forte men’s soccer, women’s soccer, JOHNSTON, Brian, GSU 10 4 53 12.0 1.09 softball, men’s tennis, women’s Commissioner Coordinator of Women’s tennis, men’s indoor and outdoor ROSS, Jada, CSU 7 9 37 11.5 1.05 Kyle B. Kallander Basketball Officials track and field, women’s indoor BROWN, Mario E., GWU 8 4 38 10.0 0.91 Bernadette McGlade and outdoor track and field and Associate Commissioner - volleyball ROLLINSON, Okeba, CSU 8 2 55 9.0 0.82 Marketing Coordinator of Baseball Umpires LEE, Jonna, CSU 6 4 33 8.0 0.73 James F. Companion, Jr. Tony Thompson Council of Chief Executive Officers: Dr. Jairy C. Hunter, Jr., MASON, Ronnie, CCU 5 5 30 7.5 0.62 Associate Commissioner - Coordinator of Volleyball Officials Charleston Southern; Dr. David HALL, Eric, VMI 5 5 37 7.5 0.68 Compliance Daniel Leake DeCenzo, Coastal Carolina; Nido Dawn Turner Qubein, High Point; Dr. Ronald S. HORN, Jason, LU 5 5 44 7.5 1.07 Full-Time Member Institutions (8): Godwin, Liberty; Dr. Anne Ponder, DUKE, Brandon, LU 6 3 23 7.5 0.68 Office Manager Charleston Southern, Coastal UNC Asheville; Penelope Kyle, Nancy Perkins Carolina, High Point, Liberty, Radford; General J.H. Binford Peay Radford, UNC Asheville, Virginia III, VMI; Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio, Military Institute, Winthrop Winthrop

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Saturday, Sept. 1 Saturday, Nov. 3 Lock Haven at VMI 1 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at LIBERTY * 1 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at The Citadel 2 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at VMI * 1 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at Delaware State 7 p.m. Savannah State at GARDNER-WEBB 1:30 p.m. Tusculum at LIBERTY 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Ohio TBA Saturday, Nov. 10 VMI at LIBERTY * 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8 Presbyterian at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 1:30 p.m. William & Mary at VMI 1 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at COASTAL CAROLINA * 7 p.m. Jacksonville at GARDNER-WEBB 6 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Wofford 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 17 Winston-Salem State at COASTAL CAROLINA 7 p.m. The Citadel at VMI Noon Shippensburg at LIBERTY 7 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 1:30 p.m. LIBERTY at GARDNER-WEBB * 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 15 Johnson C. Smith at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 1:30 p.m. BIG SOUTH MEMBER IN ALL CAPS VMI at James Madison 6 p.m. * - Big South Conference game Georgia Southern at COASTAL CAROLINA 7 p.m. All Times EST and subject to change LIBERTY at William & Mary 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 22 VMI at Lehigh 1 p.m. LIBERTY at Elon 1:30 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at James Madison 6 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Mississippi State 7 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at Hawaii 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 29 VMI at Robert Morris 1 p.m. Austin Peay at GARDNER-WEBB 6 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at North Greenville 7 p.m. St. Francis, Pa. at LIBERTY 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 Savannah State at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 1:30 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA at Furman 2 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Appalachian State 2:30 p.m. LIBERTY at Toledo 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 Presbyterian at VMI 1 p.m. Chowan at COASTAL CAROLINA 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB at Wofford TBA Saturday, Oct. 20 GARDNER-WEBB at VMI * 1 p.m. LIBERTY at CHARLESTON SOUTHERN * 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian at COASTAL CAROLINA 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 Presbyterian at LIBERTY 1 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN at GARDNER-WEBB * 1:30 p.m. VMI at COASTAL CAROLINA * 7 p.m.

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