GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL GeorgiaStateSports.com GAME 5: GEORGIA STATE (1-3) vs. MURRAY STATE (2-3, 1-2 OVC) Oct. 8 • 2 p.m. ET • Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga.

GAME COVERAGE FACTS GEORGIA STATE MURRAY STATE Television: ESPN3 (online). Regional coverage on the Racer TV Location Atlanta, Ga. Murray, Ky. Network in Kentucky. Announcers are Dave Winder and Jeff Waters. Enrollment 32,000 10,500 GSU Radio Network, including Atlanta fl agship WCFO-AM Newstalk 1160. Announcers are Dave Cohen (play-by-play), Harper LeBel (analyst), Affi liation NCAA Division I FCS NCAA Division I FCS Sam Crenshaw (sideline). Conference CAA Football (2012) Ohio Valley Bill Curry Chris Hatcher THE KICKOFF Alma Mater , 1965 Valdosta State, 1995 Georgia State returns to the Georgia Dome for the fi rst time in nearly Record at School 7-8 (2nd year) 8-8 (2nd year) a month as the Panthers host Murray State (2-3, 1-2 OVC) on Saturday, Career Record 90-113-4 (19th year) 102-35 (12th year) Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. Series Record First Meeting Th e Panthers (1-3) look to snap a three-game losing streak, including losses to a nationally-ranked FCS team (Jacksonville State), STATISTICAL COMPARISON GSU OPP MSU OPP another FCS team that has since entered the rankings (Old Dominion) POINTS 79 140 162 134 and an FBS team that is just outside the Top 25 (Houston). Points per game 19.8 35.0 32.4 26.8 Aft er taking on Houston’s candidate Case Keenum FIRST DOWNS 61 83 117 99 last time out, Georgia State must defend another extremely prolifi c RUSHING YARDS 455 839 586 987 in Murray State’s Casey Brockman. Murray State is coached Attempts 135 189 162 221 by Chris Hatcher, former head coach at Valdosta State and Georgia Yards Per Game 113.8 209.8 117.2 197.4 Southern who is now in his second season with the Racers. TDs Rushing 6 11 6 11 Brockman, a 6-2, 215-pound junior from Murray, Ky., has passed PASSING YARDS 744 949 1704 999 for 1,647 yards and 11 touchdowns with fi ve interceptions. Earlier this season, he set school and conference records when he passed for 600 Comp-Att--Int 58-119-5 72-99-2 147-236-5 85-152-2 yards and seven touchdowns on 45-of-67 completions in a win over Yards Per Game 186.0 237.2 340.8 199.8 Tennessee State. TD Passes 4 6 13 6 Scoring 32.4 points per game, the Racers rank among the Top 10 TOTAL OFFENSE 1199 1788 2290 1986 FCS teams in the nation in passing (340.8) and total off ense (458.0). Plays 254 288 399 373 Although the Racers feature a wide-open off ense, senior running Yards Per Game 299.8 447.0 458.0 397.2 back Mike Harris has rushed for over 100 yards in three of the fi ve KICK RETURNS: #-Avg 22-20.4 17-18.2 22-18.9 28-18.8 games this season. Th e preseason second-team All-American is the Kick Return TDs 0 0 1 0 team’s leading rusher with 359 yards and four touchdowns. PUNT RETURNS: #-Avg 10-11.9 15-9.9 14-14.1 12-9.1 Georgia State and Murray State have played one common opponent Punt Return TDs 0 2 1 0 in Jacksonville State, which defeated GSU 37-21 on Sept. 17 and then FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 9-5 7-4 7-5 downed the Racers, 38-30, last Saturday in an Ohio Valley Conference game. PENALTIES-Yards 29-256 31-270 29-218 41-366 PUNTS-AVG 31-36.9 21-41.9 26-40.5 33-37.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 27:45 32:15 28:26 31:34

2011 SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Opponent Time Site Result S. 2 (Fri.) CLARK ATLANTA 7:30 p.m. Georgia Dome hW 41-7 S. 10 OLD DOMINION (CSS) 12 noon Georgia Dome hL 17-40 S. 17 at #16/17 Jacksonville State (CSS) 3:30 p.m. ET Jacksonville, Ala. aL 21-37 S. 24 at Houston (CSS) 8 p.m. ET Houston, Texas aL 0-56 O. 8 MURRAY STATE (ESPN3) 2 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 (Longhorn) 1:30 p.m. ET San Antonio, Texas N. 5 ST. FRANCIS 2 p.m. Georgia Dome N. 12 at West Alabama 7 p.m. ET Livingston, Ala. N. 19 CAMPBELL 2 p.m. Georgia Dome 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 2 GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

INJURIES TAKING THEIR TOLL GENERAL INFORMATION Injuries have taken their toll on the Georgia State program in the fi rst month of the Full Name season. Location Atlanta, Ga. Th e Panthers played against FBS program Houston without their top receiver and Founded 1913 off ensive player, Albert Wilson, who injured his hamstring against Jacksonville State, and one of their primary ball carriers in Donald Russell, who sustained a sprained Enrollment 32,000 knee in practice. Also missing from the GSU lineup due to injury were the team’s top Nickname Panthers two centers in Ben Jacoby (knee) and Michael Davis (ankle) and starting free safety Brandon Jones (ankle). Colors Blue & White Jacoby, Russell and Jones hope to return this week against Murray State. Affi liation NCAA Division I Conference Colonial Athletic Association MR. CONSISTENCY President Dr. Mark P. Becker Georgia State has played 15 games in its history, and sophomore Danny Williams has caught at least one pass in each one of them. Director of Athletics Cheryl L. Levick Williams led GSU in receptions (54), receiving yards (649) and touchdown catches Athletics Phone 404.413.4000 (5) during the inaugural season of 2010. Th e Orlando, Fla., native also owns the Mailing Address P.O. Box 3975 Panthers’ single-game records for receptions (11 vs. Old Dominion). He had the fi rst Atlanta, GA, 30302-3975 three 100-yard games in GSU history in 2010, with a high of 103 vs. North Carolina Central that was the school record until broken this season by Albert Wilson. Website GeorgiaStateSports.com Th is season, Williams has nine catches for 138 yards, giving him career totals of 63 First Season of Football 2010 receptions, 787 receiving yards and fi ve touchdowns, all GSU career records.

Football Affi liation (2011) NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) GSU VS. FBS Football Conference (2012) CAA Football Georgia State’s program is in its infancy, but the Panthers have not shied away from tough competition, playing an FBS team in each of its fi rst two seasons. In last Home Field Georgia Dome year’s inaugural season, Georgia State played at defending national champion and Capacity (Lower Bowl) 28,155 10th-ranked Alabama, and this year the Panthers travelled to Houston. Surface Field Turf Georgia State recently announced an FBS game for next season as the Panthers will visit Tennessee on Sept. 8, 2012.

COACHING STAFF ALL-PURPOSE ALBERT Head Coach Bill Curry Georgia State is playing without it’s most versatile weapon, receiver and return Alma Mater Georgia Tech, 1965 specialist Albert Wilson, who is nursing a hamstring injury. He is GSU’s leading receiver Hired June 12, 2008 with 13 catches for 284 yards (21.8 yards per catch). He averages 185 all-purpose yards Associate Head Coach/ George Pugh per game, which ranks fi ft h nationally in FCS. Recruiting Coordinator/WRs Wilson set the GSU school record with 146 receiving yards on six catches Saturday Assistant Head Coach/ John Thompson at No. 16/17 Jacksonville State. He had a 54-yard catch and then a 53-yard reception Defensive Coordinator/ILBs late in the game on which he appeared headed for the end zone but pulled up with a hamstring injury. /QBs John Bond In the season-opening win over Clark Atlanta, he was the game’s leading receiver Running Backs Joe Hamilton with three catches for 85 yards, including touchdown catches of 30 and 48 yards, the Tight Ends/Offensive Line Assistant Craig Harmon latter the longest scoring pass in GSU history. He also returned three punts for 34 yards and had a 10-yard run. Against Old Dominion, he totalled a school-record 229 Outside Linebackers Jason French all-purpose yards, including four catches for 53 yards and seven punt returns for 85 Secondary/Special Teams Anthony Midget yards . Offensive Line Mike Riddle During the inaugural season, Wilson led the Panthers in all-purpose yards, Defensive Line Chris Ward averaging 93.2 yards per game. He was Georgia State’s third-leading receiver with 19 catches for 294 yards and two touchdowns, and he averaged 28.1 yards on 22 kickoff Specialists/Defensive Assistant Ryan Zimmerman returns, including a 97-yard touchdown return at Alabama. Wilson was named to the 2011 CFPA Kick Returner Preseason Watch List and the SPORTS COMMUNICATIONS preseason All-Independent team by Phil Steele’s Preview. Associate AD for Communications/Football Contact: Allison George O: 404.413.4032 JENKINS IS CANDIDATE FOR NATIONAL SCHOLAR ATHLETE AWARDS email: [email protected] C: 678.595.7728 Georgia State defensive lineman Kalan Jenkins is one of 127 candidates for the Assistant AD for Communications: 2011 National Football Foundation National Scholar-Athlete Awards, presented by Fidelity Investments®. Charlie Taylor O: 404.413.4031 Th e 127 nominees also comprise the list of semifi nalists for the 2011 William V. email: [email protected] C: 404.556.2295 Campbell Trophy, endowed by HealthSouth, which recognizes an individual as the Associate Sports Information Director: absolute best scholar-athlete in the nation. Mike Holmes O: 404.413.4033 A senior from Midlothian, Texas, Jenkins is the Panthers’ starting noseguard this email: [email protected] C: 404.259.9716 season aft er playing defensive end during GSU’s inaugural season of 2010. Th e 6-5, Georgia Dome Press Box Phone: 404.223.4787 275-pounder is actually playing his fourth diff erent position since arriving at GSU 18 months ago from Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas.

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In the classroom, Jenkins maintains a grade point average of 3.94, and the exercise science major plans to pursue physical therapy in graduate school. GSU FOOTBALL Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior or graduate student in their fi nal year of eligibility, TIMELINE have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a fi rst team player or signifi cant contributor, and have demonstrated strong leadership and November 2006 Football feasibility study completed citizenship. Th e NFF Awards Committee will select up to 16 recipients who will each receive Apr. 15, 2007 Dan Reeves named football an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and will vie as fi nalists for the 2011 William consultant V. Campbell Trophy. Th e past recipients of the Campbell Trophy include: Florida’s Apr. 17, 2008 Georgia State offi cially launches Danny Wuerff el (1996) and (2009); Tennessee’s (1997); its football program Georgia’s Matt Stinchcomb (1998); and Marshall’s Chad Pennington (1999). June 12, 2008 Bill Curry named head coach SKELTON MAKES BIG PLAYS July 1, 2008 Coach Curry offi cially begins his Safety Demazio Skelton turned in a big play in each of Georgia State’s fi rst two duties games. In the opener against Clark Atlanta, the junior from Myrtle Beach, S.C., grabbed August 2008 First six assistant coaches hired an interception off a tipped pass and returned it 26 yards to the CAU 20, setting up Nov. 20, 2008 Ground-breaking for new practice Georgia State’s fi rst touchdown. Against Old Dominion, Skelton scooped up a fumble in the end zone and raced 93 facility at 188 MLK yards before he was brought down at the seven-yard line. Th at is the third-longest play Jan. 4, 2009 First scholarship player, Mark of any kind in GSU history, behind kickoff returns of 97 and 96 yards. Hogan, enrolls BILUKIDI NOTICED BY CFL Feb. 4, 2009 Georgia State signs its fi rst recruiting class Georgia State defensive lineman Christo Bilukidi is rated one of the top 15 prospects for the 2012 CFL Canadian Draft , according to a list published by the CFL Feb. 25, 2009 Cheryl L. Levick named Scouting Bureau. Director of Athletics Bilukidi is a 6-5, 290-pound senior from Ottawa, Ontario. He is playing his second season at Georgia State aft er transferring from Eastern Arizona J.C. June 11, 2009 GSU admitted to CAA Football, Tabbed to the preseason All-Independent team by Phil Steele’s 2011 College beginning in 2012 Football Preview, he led Georgia State’s inaugural team in sacks with fi ve, along with Aug. 11, 2009 First team of 71 players reports seven tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and 51 tackles in 2010. to campus Born in Angola, Bilukidi lived in France and Brazil before settling in Canada. He played just one year of high school football at St. Patrick’s in Ottawa. Aug. 14, 2009 Georgia State’s fi rst football Th e 2012 CFL Draft will be held next May and will include six rounds. practice held at NFL YET facility ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE OPENER Sept. 2, 2009 Inaugural schedule released Th e kickoff of the encore season of Georgia State football produced exactly the Fall 2009 First team conducts 60 practices same result as the kickoff of GSU’s inaugural season: a 41-7 Georgia State victory Dec. 7, 2009 Season tickets go on sale before a tremendous crowd of 26,273 at the Georgia Dome. And for the second straight year, a quarterback playing his fi rst collegiate game Feb. 3, 2010 Second recruiting class signs under center turned in an impressive performance. Bo Schlechter passed for 196 yards and three touchdowns against Clark Atlanta while directing a GSU off ense that rolled Mar. 23, 2010 First spring practice begins up 41 points and did not commit a turnover. Also making a strong debut was running Mar. 27, 2010 First workout on new fi eld at GSU back Donald Russell, a transfer from Kentucky who rushed for a team-high 56 yards Practice Complex and two touchdowns in his fi rst game in a GSU uniform. Sophomore Albert Wilson caught touchdown passes of 30 and 48 yards. Safety Demazio Skelton and outside Apr. 10, 2010 Over 3,000 fans watch fi rst Spring linebacker Robert Ferguson grabbed interceptions to set up touchdowns, and the GSU Scrimmage at the Georgia Dome defense limited Clark Atlanta to a school-record 247 yards of total off ense. Aug. 3, 2010 2010 team reports BENVENUTO EARNS NATIONAL AWARD Aug. 4, 2010 Preseason practice begins True freshman Christian Benvenuto had large shoes to fi ll, replacing third-team All-American Iain Vance as the Georgia State placekicker, and the rookie did not Sept. 2, 2010 Inaugural football game at Georgia disappoint. Benvenuto was named National Placekicker Performer of the Week by the Dome: GSU 41, Shorter 7 College Football Performance Awards (CFPA), sharing the honor with Cody Sandlin Oct. 2, 2010 Inaugural Homecoming Game: of UT-Martin. GSU 37, Morehead State 10 On his fi rst collegiate fi eld goal try, Benvenuto booted a 44-yard fi eld goal on GSU’s fi rst possession. He added a 45-yard fi eld goal and was a perfect 4-for-4 on extra 2011 Georgia State plays as an points. Th e Palm Coast, Fla., native also handled kickoff duties. NCAA FCS Independent Benvenuto was one of three Panthers honored by the CFPA. Quarterback Bo 2012 GSU will begin conference play in Schlechter was an honorable mention selection as Quarterback Performer of the CAA Football Week, and Emmanuel Ogbuehi, who caught three passes for 28 yards, was an honorable mention choice as Tight End Performer of the Week.

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THE DONALD’S DEBUT GSU OPPONENTS’ SOUTH CAROLINA STATE (2-3) S1 at Central Michigan ...... aL 6-21 Donald Russell turned in strong performance in the SCORES & S10 at Bethune-Cookman .hW 28-16 season opener against Clark Atlanta in his Georgia State debut. Th e S17 at Indiana...... aL 21-38 junior transfer from Kentucky rushed for a team-high 56 yards on just SCHEDULES S24 Delaware State ...... hW 69-0 nine carries. He scored touchdowns of 20 and two yards the fi rst two O1 at Norfolk State ...... aL 14-17 times he touched the ball in a GSU uniform. O8 N.C. Central ...... 1:30 p.m. CLARK ATLANTA (2-3) O15 Georgia State ...... 1:30 p.m. SECOND LARGEST FCS CROWD S2 at Georgia State ...... aL 7-41 O22 Florida A@M ...... 1:30 p.m. S10 Lane College ...... hW 21-3 O29 at Howard...... 1 p.m. Georgia State had another tremendous crowd for opening night S17 Fort Valley State ...... hW 16-11 N12 North Carolina A&T ....1:30 p.m. with 26,273 fans watching GSU defeat Clark Atlanta at the Georgia S24 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff ....aL 7-9 N19 Savannah State ...... 2 p.m. O1 at Morehouse ...... aL 2-30 Dome. Th e Georgia Dome was the second largest of the opening weekend O8 Miles College ...... 1:30 p.m. SOUTH ALABAMA (2-2) O15 at Benedict College ...... 2 p.m. S1 West Alabama ...... hW 20-10 in any FCS team’s home stadium. Th e only FCS game to attract a O22 Albany State ...... TBA S10 Lamar ...... hW 30-8 larger crowd was UTSA’s inaugural game, which drew 56,743 at the O29 at Tuskegee...... 1 p.m. S17 at NC State ...... aL 13-35 Alamodome. At a neutral site, the Football Classic drew 35,653 N5 Stillman College ...... 1:30 p.m. S24 at Kent State ...... aL 25-33 for Hampton and Alabama A&M at Soldier Field. OLD DOMINION (4-1) O8 at UTSA ...... 1 p.m. S3 Campbell ...... hW 41-14 O15 UT-Martin ...... TBA BO KNOWS QUARTERBACK, TOO O22 Georgia State ...... 3 p.m. S10 at Georgia State ...... aW 40-17 Sophomore Bo Schlechter earned the starting nod at quarterback S17 Hampton ...... hW 45-42 O29 Henderson State ...... TBA S24 at Delaware ...... aL 17-27 N3 Mississippi Valley State ...... TBA for Georgia State in its season opener. Th e 6-3, 210-pounder is one of O1 Massachusetts ...... hW 48-33 N19 Cal Poly ...... TBA the best all-around athletes on the squad, but he was playing his fi rst O8 at Rhode Island ...... 1 p.m. UTSA (2-3) collegiate game at quarterback. His one pass attempt in 2010 came on a O15 Towson ...... 3:30 p.m. S3 Northeastern State ...... hW 31-3 fake punt attempt. O22 at Villanova ...... 3:30 p.m. S10 McMurray ...... hL 21-24 Schlechter passed for 196 yards and three touchdowns against Clark O29 James Madison ...... 12 p.m. S17 at Southern Utah ...... aL 22-45 Atlanta while directing a GSU off ense that rolled up 41 points and did N5 Richmond ...... 3:30 p.m. S24 Bacone ...... hW 54-7 not commit a turnover. He completed 13-of-18 passes and also rushed N12 at William & Mary ...... TBA O1 at Sam Houston State .. aL 7-22 nine times for 27 yards. JACKSONVILLE STATE (4-1) O8 South Alabama ...... 1 p.m. Schlechter was named FCS Independent Player of the Week by S1 UT-Martin ...... hW 24-23 O15 at UC Davis ...... 4 p.m. College Sports Madness, and he was an honorable mention selection S10 at Chattanooga ...... aL 17-38 O29 Georgia State ...... 1 p.m. N12 at McNeese State ...... 7 p.m. as Quarterback Performer of the Week by the College Football S17 Georgia State ...... hW 37-21 Performance Awards (CFPA). S24 Eastern Illinois ...... hW 28-21 N19 Minot State ...... 1 p.m. O1 at Murray State ...... aW 38-30 A native of Wellington, Fla., Schlechter was a highly-regarded prep ST. FRANCIS (4-1) quarterback who signed as part of the Panthers’ fi rst recruiting class in O15 at Austin Peay ...... 6 p.m. S3 at Concordia Michigan .aW 55-3 O22 at Kentucky ...... TBA S10 Saint Xavier ...... hL 30-34 2009. He played quarterback throughout a redshirt year in 2009 and O29 Tennessee Tech ...... 3 p.m. S17 Olivet Nazarene ...... hW 69-3 competed for the starting berth in the 2010 preseason. When he didn’t N5 Eastern Kentucky ...... 3 p.m. S24 at Iowa Wesleyan ...... aW 50-28 win the quarterback job, he elected to move to wide receiver and caught N12 at SE Missouri State ...... 1 p.m. O1 Waldorf College ...... hW 59-0 eight passes for 118 yards. N19 at Tennessee State ...... 2 p.m. O8 William Penn ...... 6 p.m. Schlechter also punts for GSU. He averaged 44.5 yards per punt in HOUSTON (5-0) O15 at Trinity International .... 1 p.m. 2010 and helped the Panthers to a net punting average of 37.3, which S3 UCLA ...... hW 38-34 O22 at Haskell Indian Nations 1 p.m. would have ranked among the Top 10 nationally had Georgia State been S10 at North Texas...... aW 48-23 O29 Grand View ...... 1 p.m. eligible for NCAA statistical rankings. He was a preseason, fourth-team S17 at Louisiana Tech ...... aW 35-34 N5 at Georgia State ...... 1 p.m. N12 St. Ambrose ...... 1 p.m. All-American as well as an All-Independent by selection Phil Steele’s 2011 S24 Georgia State ...... hW 56-0 College Football Preview. He has not punted in the last two games due to a S29 at UTEP ...... aW 49-42 WEST ALABAMA (4-1) bruised foot. O8 East Carolina ...... 7 p.m. S1 at South Alabama ...... aL 10-20 O22 Marshall ...... 3:30 p.m. S10 Tarleton State ...... hW 42-35 PRESEASON HONORS O27 Rice ...... 7 p.m. S17 Central State ...... hW 45-7 N5 at UAB ...... 6 p.m. S24 at Arkansas Tech ...... aW 17-12 Bo Schlechter, P: Fourth-team All-American and All-Independent by N10 at Tulane ...... 7 p.m. O1 Harding ...... hW 31-7 Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview N19 SMU ...... TBA O8 Southern Arkansas ...... 5 p.m. Danny Williams, WR: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College N25 at Tulsa ...... 11 a.m. O15 at Valdosta State ...... 2 p.m. O20 at West Georgia ...... 7 p.m. Football Preview MURRAY STATE (2-3) Albert Wilson, KOR: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College S1 at Louisville...... aL 9-21 O27 North Alabama ...... 7 p.m. S10 at Miss. Valley State ....aW 39-0 N5 at Delta State...... 4 p.m. Football Preview; College Football Performance Awards preseason S17 Tennessee State ...... hW 58-27 N12 Georgia State ...... 6 p.m. watch list Darren McCray, KOR: S22 at UT Martin ...... aL 26-48 CAMPBELL (1-3) College Football Performance Awards preseason O1 Jacksonville State ...... hL 30-38 S3 at Old Dominion ...... aL 14-41 watch list O8 at Georgia State ...... 2 p.m. S10 Apprentice...... hW 76-0 Jake Muasau, OLB: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football O15 Eastern Illinois ...... 3 p.m. S24 Jacksonville ...... hL 21-57 O29 Eastern Kentucky ...... 1 p.m. Preview; College Football Performance Awards preseason watch list O1 at Drake ...... aL 14-31 Drew Little, QB: College Football Performance Awards preseason N5 at Tennessee Tech .....1:30 p.m. O8 Butler ...... 12 p.m. N12 Austin Peay ...... 1 p.m. O15 at Marist ...... 12 p.m. watch list N19 at SE Missouri State ...... 1 p.m. O22 San Diego ...... 1 p.m. Joseph Gilbert, G: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football O29 at Davidson ...... 1 p.m. Preview N5 Morehead State ...... 1 p.m. Christo Bilukidi, DE: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College N12 at Valparaiso ...... 2 p.m. Football Preview N19 at Georgia State ...... 1 p.m. Travis Evans, RB: All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview

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Arthur Williams, TE: Independent Player to watch by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football WEEKLY AWARDS Preview Clyde Yandell, T: Independent Player to watch by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football CHRISTIAN BENVENUTO, PK: Preview CFPA National Placekicker Performer of the Week TRANSFERS BOLSTER ROSTER vs. Clark Atlanta At the start of preseason camp, Georgia State added three transfers from FBS BO SCHLECHTER, QB: programs in running back Donald Russell and tight end Alex Smith, both from FCS Independent Player of the Week by College Kentucky, and defensive end A.J. Portee, who formerly played at Connecticut. Sports Madness vs. Clark Atlanta Russell and Portee both saw game action at their previous stops. Th at gives the Honorable mention CFPA National Quarterback Panthers a total of seven players with prior game experience at the FBS level. Th ey join Performer of the Week vs. Clark Atlanta Ben Jacoby (Ball State), Clyde Yandell (Georgia Tech), Joseph Gilbert (Georgia Tech), EMMANUEL OGBUEHI, TE: Bailey Woods (Auburn) and Sidney Haynes (UCF). Honorable mention CFPA National Tight End Performer of the Week vs. Clark Atlanta “ROBOCOP” NOW AT NOSEGUARD Senior noseguard Kalan Jenkins is now playing his fourth diff erent position since arriving at Georgia State 18 months ago. Th e Midlothian, Texas, native joined the program in January of 2010 aft er two seasons as a tight end at Navarro College. He remained at tight end for spring practice of 2010 before moving to defensive end, where he started every game during the inaugural season. Th is spring, he switched to defensive tackle, and then at the start of preseason camp, he moved even further inside to noseguard. Teammates have nicknamed Jenkins “Robocop” for his relentless eff ort. EXPERIENCED COACHES Georgia State is blessed with a pair of coordinators with a wealth of major college experience in assistant head coach/defensive coordinator John Th ompson and off ensive coordinator John Bond. Th ompson previously served as defensive coordinator or co-coordinator at SEC schools Mississippi (2007), Florida (2002), Arkansas (2000-01), South Carolina (2005), as well as Memphis (1999), Southern Miss (1992-98), Louisiana Tech (1990-91) and Northwestern State (1988-89), for a total of 23 years as a Division I coordinator before coming to Georgia State. Bond, a 26-year coaching veteran, directed prolifi c off enses at Georgia Tech (2007), Northern Illinois (2004-06), Army (2000-03) and Illinois State (1997-99) for a total of 13 years as a Division I coordinator. Th ompson and associate head coach/recruiting coordinator George Pugh also have head coaching experience. Th ompson spent two seasons (2004-05) as the head coach at East Carolina, where he coached current NFL standout running back Chris Johnson. Pugh compiled a 19-10 record in three seasons at Alabama A&M (1989-91), winning three SIAC titles.

NFL FACILITIES Georgia State is one of just eight collegiate programs to play its home games in the same facility as an NFL team. Six are FBS programs: Miami, Pittsburgh, San Diego State, Temple, Tulane and USF. Th e only other FCS program to play in an NFL facility is Tennessee State.

FATHERS & SONS Th ree members of the Georgia State team are the sons of head coach Bill Curry’s former players at Georgia Tech. Mark Hogan, Jr. was GSU’s fi rst scholarship football player when he enrolled in January 2009. His father, Mark, Sr., played for Curry at Tech from 1982-85. Mark, Jr., spent the spring 2009 semester as a team of one, working out by himself. Th e Panthers added another second-generation player in the summer of 2010 in Auburn transfer Bailey Woods, whose father, John, was an off ensive lineman at Tech in 1976 when Curry was the off ensive line coach. Th is season, Nick Henderson is a freshman safety. His father, Steve, played for Curry at Georgia Tech in the early 1980s. ANOTHER FAMOUS FATHER Sophomore cornerback Brent McClendon is the son of former running back Willie McClendon. Th e elder McClendon starred at Georgia, where he was the 1978 Player of the Year. Brent’s older brother, Bryan, also played at Georgia and is now the running backs coach for the Bulldogs.

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 6 GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE HEAD COACH BILL CURRY BILL CURRY is the architect and builder of GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL as the program’s fi rst head coach.

Th e Atlanta native and former the , and, to Alabama in 1987. He posted a head coach at Georgia Tech, most recently, national notoriety as three-year record of 26-10 with the Alabama and Kentucky, Bill Curry a college football analyst for ESPN. Crimson Tide, capped by the 1989 was introduced on June 12, 2008, In the NFL, he participated SEC title and Sugar Bowl berth. eight weeks aft er the football in three Super Bowls and two Pro In addition to being selected program was offi cially launched on Bowls and was part of three cham- SEC Coach of the Year in 1989, April 17. pionship teams (1965, 1966 and Curry received the national coach- extraordinary contributions to his Curry spent more than two 1970). As a center, Curry snapped ing accolade named for his beloved team during his football career and years developing, directing and the ball to legendary mentor, the Coach of has proven to be an exemplary citi- promoting the football program and , the Year Award. zen, philanthropist or leader in the in preparation for Georgia State’s and he played for two of the most Curry then spent seven seasons business or football community. inaugural season. When his Pan- highly-regarded coaches in profes- at Kentucky (1990-96), highlighted Curry is a member of the State thers took the fi eld for the fi rst time sional sports history in Vince Lom- by a berth in the 1993 Peach Bowl. of Georgia Sports Hall of Fame and in 2010, the city of Atlanta and the bardi and . His college At the time, that marked the Wild- the Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame. football world took notice. Not only coach, Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd, cats’ fourth bowl berth in 40 years. Curry also serves at Georgia did his fl edgling squad post a win- is an icon in Southern football Th rough every stop, Curry has State as a Distinguished Executive ning record at 6-5, but the program annals. carried an indelible reputation for Fellow in the Robinson College of exceeded all expectations in terms Curry’s 10-year playing career integrity and class, and he has been Business. of attendance, excitement and as a center included stops with the guided by the ideal that the educa- He is the author of the book, media exposure. Curry has called (1965-66), Balti- tion and well-being of the student- “Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle: his current post the highlight of his more Colts (1967-72), Houston Oil- athlete is paramount. Lessons from a Football Life,” pub- storied career. ers (1973) and In 2007, he was recognized by lished in 2008. Curry brought to Georgia (1974). He served as President of the Coaches Curry attended College Park State his 17 years of experience as the NFL Players Association. Association with the Amos Alonzo High School in the Atlanta area a head coach in the Southeastern Curry entered the coach- Stagg Award, which honors some- before going on to Georgia Tech, Conference and the Atlantic Coast ing ranks as off ensive line coach one “whose services have been out- where he earned his B.S. degree in Conference—including Coach of at Georgia Tech in 1976. He then standing in the advancement of the Industrial Management in 1965. the Year awards in both leagues—as spent three years as an NFL assis- best interests of football.” He is married to the former well as an All-Pro playing career in tant with the Packers (1977-79) In 2008, he received the Presi- Carolyn Newton of Atlanta, a before returning to his alma mater dent Gerald R. Ford Legends Center graduate of Agnes Scott College COACHING RECORD as head coach in 1980. Award, which is presented annu- who earned her master’s degree and Georgia Tech (31-43-4, 7 years) Curry took over a Georgia Tech ally to someone who has played Ph.D. from Georgia State. Bill and program in transition, moving from the center position at the collegiate Carolyn have two children and fi ve 1980 1-9-1 independent status to the Atlantic or professional level, has made grandchildren. 1981 1-10 Coast Conference while in need of 1982 6-5 facilities upgrades. His fi rst two sea- COACHING CAREER: 1983 3-8 sons were highlighted by a stunning 1976 Assistant Coach, Georgia Tech 1984 6-4-1 3-3 tie against No. 1-ranked Notre Dame in 1980, in which the Yellow 1977-79 Assistant Coach, Green Bay Packers 1985 9-2-1 ACC Runnerup, Jackets’ quarterback was a freshman 1980-86 Head Coach, Georgia Tech All American Bowl walk-on named Ken Whisenhunt, 1987-89 Head Coach, Alabama 1986 5-5-1 who is now the head coach of the 1990-96 Head Coach, Kentucky Alabama (26-10, 3 years) , and a 24-21 vic- 2008-present Head Coach, Georgia State 1987 7-5 Hall of Fame Bowl tory at fourth-ranked Alabama the PLAYING CAREER: 1988 9-3 Sun Bowl following year. Th ree-year letterman (1962-63-64) at Georgia Tech. Captain in Curry’s teams also scored a pair 1989 10-2 SEC Champions, 1964. of victories over nationally-ranked Sugar Bowl Played 10 years as a center in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers Georgia teams as well as a win over (1965-66), Baltimore Colts (1967-72), Houston Oilers (1973) Kentucky (26-52, 7 years) 13th-ranked Clemson that snapped and Los Angeles Rams (1974) 1990 4-7 a 20-game ACC winning streak. Played in three Super Bowls with Green Bay ( I) and 1991 3-8 Curry’s rebuilding eff orts cul- Baltimore (Super Bowl III & V). Won three championships 1992 4-7 minated in 1985, when he led Tech (Green Bay, 1965 & 1966; Baltimore, 1970) to a 9-2-1 season for the school’s NFL Pro Bowl, 1971 & 1972 1993 6-6 Peach Bowl highest win total in two decades 1994 1-10 and its fi rst bowl victory in 13 years, HONORS: 1995 4-7 defeating heavily-favored Michigan Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year, 1985 1996 4-7 State in the All-American Bowl. Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year, 1989 For his eff orts, he was named ACC Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year, 1989 GEORGIA STATE (7-8, 2 years) Coach of the Year. (AFCA), 2007 2010 6-5 Curry compiled a record of President Gerald R. Ford Legends Center Award, 2008 2011 1-3 20-11-3 over his fi nal three seasons Georgia Tech Athletic Hall of Fame, State of Georgia Sports Hall TOTAL 90-113-4 (19 years) at Georgia Tech before moving of Fame & Atlanta Sports Hall of Fame

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 7 GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

GEORGE PUGH JOHN THOMPSON Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/ Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/ Wide Receivers Inside Linebackers Fourth Year at GSU Fourth Year at GSU • More than 25 years of college coaching experience • 28 years of college coaching experience, including • Coached at UAB from 1995-00 during the Blazers 24 seasons as a coordinator and two years as head transition to Division I-A coach at East Carolina (2003-04) • Three years as head coach at Alabama A&M (1989- • Defensive coordinator or co-coordinator at SEC 91). 19-10 record, three SIAC titles schools Mississippi (2007), Florida (2002), • Former head coach at Atlanta area high schools Arkansas (2000-01), South Carolina (2005), as Columbia (1978) and Meadowcreek (2003-04) well as Memphis (1999), Southern Miss (1992-98), Louisiana Tech (1990-91) and Northwestern State • Played tight end at Alabama under , (1988-89) including 1973 national title • Served as Bill Curry’s linebackers coach at Alabama in 1987 JOHN BOND JASON FRENCH Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Outside Linebackers Fourth Year at GSU Third Year at GSU • 26-year veteran of college coaching, including 11 • Played eight seasons in the CFL as a wide receiver seasons as offensive coordinator at Georgia Tech for the Saskatchewan Roughriders (2001-06) and (2007), Northern Illinois (2004-06), Army (2000- Hamilton Tiger-Cats (2007-08) 03) and Illinois State (1996-99) • Native of Montreal, Canada but attended Columbia • Directed one of the nation’s most prolifi c rushing High School in Atlanta attacks at Northern Illinois, where Garrett Wolfe led the nation in rushing in 2006, ranked second in 2005 and fi fth in 2004.

CRAIG HARMON ANTHONY MIDGET Tight Ends/Offensive Line Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive Backs Second Year at GSU Fourth Year at GSU • Joined GSU staff in 2010 after four years at the • Former all-America player at Virginia Tech who was University of St. Francis, where he served as drafted in the fi fth round by the in offensive coordinator and recruiting coordinator 2000 • Spent two years as a graduate assistant at • Came to GSU in 2008 after one season as a Northern Illinois, working with John Bond graduate assistant at Virginia Tech • Played quarterback at Northern Illinois before • Served fi ve years (2002-06) as an assistant coach transferring to Quincy (Ill.) University at Lake Worth (Fla.) High School, where he coached current Panther Rosevelt Watson

JOE HAMILTON MIKE RIDDLE Running Backs Offensive Line Second Year at GSU Fourth Year at GSU • Elevated to full-time coaching position in 2011 • One of three GSU assistant coaches who played for after one year as an intern Bill Curry at Kentucky • All-American quarterback at Georgia Tech and the • Came to GSU in 2008 from Riverside Military Heisman Trophy runnerup in 1999 Academy in Gainesville, Ga. • Finished his playing career as the ACC’s all-time • Previously spent four seasons at Indiana, serving leader in total offense as a graduate assistant and offensive quality • Seventh-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 2000; control assistant played four seasons in the NFL with Tampa Bay and Indianapolis and also played in NFL Europe

CHRIS WARD RYAN ZIMMERMAN Defensive Line Specialists/Defensive Assistant Fourth Year at GSU Third Year at GSU • Former all-SEC defensive lineman at Kentucky, • Former high school coach at West Hall and East where he played for Bill Curry Hall • Played and coached in NFL Europe • Native of Gainesville, Ga. • Seventh round draft pick by the • Atlanta native who played at Southwest DeKalb High under legendary head coach Buck Godfrey

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 8 GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE GEORGIA STATE’S PROBABLE TWO-DEEP LINEUP — OFFENSE — — DEFENSE — QB 11 Drew Little ...... 6-5 245 So.-R DT 53 Christo Bilukidi ...... 6-5 290 Sr. 4 Kelton Hill ...... 6-0 183 So.-R 90 Khiry Karriem ...... 6-4 270 Sr. 12 Bo Schlechter ...... 6-3 210 So.-R NG 94 Kalan Jenkins ...... 6-5 270 Sr. RB 21 Travis Evans ...... 5-11 183 So.-R 75 Terrance Woodard ...... 6-4 320 So. 20 Donald Russell ...... 5-11 209 Jr. 90 Khiry Karriem ...... 6-4 270 Sr. 7 Parris Lee ...... 5-9 190 So.-R DE 99 A.J. Portee ...... 6-4 250 Jr.-R 3 Rosevelt Watson ...... 5-9 205 Jr.-R 77 C.J. Stephens ...... 6-4 245 Fr.-R WR 19 Sidney Haynes ...... 6-3 212 Sr.-R OLB 32 Allen McKay ...... 6-2 210 So.-R 6 Darren McCray ...... 5-7 150 So.-R 35 Jake Muasau ...... 6-1 243 Sr. WR 17 Danny Williams ...... 6-4 190 So.-R OLB 10 Robert Ferguson ...... 6-1 230 So.-R 83 Bo Carter ...... 6-4 195 So.-R 23 Mark Hogan ...... 5-11 202 So.-R WR 8 Jordan Giles ...... 6-1 195 So.-R 37 Akeen Felder ...... 6-1 205 Jr.-R 87 Nathaniel Minor ...... 6-2 180 Fr. ILB 47 Mike Hall ...... 6-1 219 Sr.-R TE 84 Arthur Williams ...... 6-3 245 Sr. 40 Qwontez Mallory ...... 6-2 215 Jr. 88 Emmanuel Ogbuehi ...... 6-3 235 Jr.-R ILB 15 Dexter Moody ...... 6-2 210 So.-R LT 78 Clyde Yandell ...... 6-5 287 Sr.-R 46 Jarrell Robinson ...... 6-3 215 Fr.-R 56 Ulrick John ...... 6-8 290 So. FS 36 Fred Barnes ...... 6-0 180 So.-R LG 71 Joseph Gilbert ...... 6-4 290 Sr.-R 20 Brandon Jones ...... 5-11 180 Sr.-R 60 Cade Yates ...... 6-1 280 So.-R SS 4 Demazio Skelton ...... 6-1 190 Jr. C 62 Ben Jacoby ...... 6-2 275 Sr.-R 24 Kail Singleton ...... 6-2 203 So.-R 56 Ulrick John ...... 6-8 290 So. 14 Jocquez Fears ...... 5-11 208 Sr. RG 76 Ladeven Kirkland ...... 6-5 340 Sr. CB 9 Brent McClendon ...... 5-9 175 So.-R 72 Harrison Clottey ...... 6-5 310 So.-R 26 Jamal Ransby ...... 5-8 165 So. RT 79 Grant King ...... 6-5 285 So.-R CB 5 Demarius Matthews ...... 5-10 165 So. 70 Ramell Davis ...... 6-7 285 So.-R 31 D’Mario Gunn ...... 6-1 180 Jr. 1 Nate Anthony ...... 5-9 180 So.-R

— SPECIALISTS — PK 33 Christian Benvenuto...... 6-0 185 Fr. HO 87 Nathaniel Minor ...... 6-2 180 Fr. 97 Matt Ehasz ...... 5-11 165 Fr. 93 David Miller ...... 5-11 160 Fr. P 49 Matt Hubbard OR ...... 6-4 210 Fr. PR 5 Demarius Matthews ...... 5-10 165 So. 12 Bo Schlechter ...... 6-3 210 So.-R 6 Darren McCray ...... 5-7 150 So.-R 9 Brent McClendon ...... 5-9 175 So.-R SN 54 Scott McQueen (PAT/FG) ...... 6-0 245 So.-R 48 Bailey Woods (Punt) ...... 6-5 250 Sr.-R KOR 5 Demarius Matthews ...... 5-10 165 So. 7 Parris Lee ...... 5-9 190 So.-R 21 Travis Evans ...... 5-11 183 So.-R

— PRONUNCIATION GUIDE — Christian Benvenuto ...... ben-vuh-NEW-toe Khiry Karriem ...... ky-REE kuh-REEM Christo Bilukidi ...... bil-loo-KEY-dee Ladeven Kirkland ...... luh-DEV-en Ramell Davis ...... ruh-MELL Demarius Matthews ...... duh-MARR-ee-us Matt Ehasz ...... EE-hah-zz Jake/Louie Muasau ...... MWAH-sow Jocquez Fears ...... jah-KWEZ Emmanuel Ogbuehi ...... oh-BOY-ee D’Mario Gunn ...... duh-MARR-ee-o Olufemi Opanubi ...... oh-la-FEM-ee oh-puh-NEW-bee Cliff Ibarrando ...... EYE-burr-on-doe Jarrell Robinson ...... juh-RELL Ben Jacoby ...... juh-COE-bee Kail Singleton ...... CALE Kalan Jenkins ...... KAY-lin Demazio Skelton ...... duh-MAY-zee-o Ulrick John ...... ULL-rick Clyde Yandell ...... yan-DELL

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 9 GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name ...... Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Nate Anthony ...... CB 5’9 180 So.-R Conley, Ga. (Columbia) 2 Albert Wilson ...... WR 5’9 190 So. Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Port St. Lucie) 3 Rosevelt Watson ...... RB 5’9 205 Jr.-R Lake Worth, Fla. (Lake Worth) 4 Demazio Skelton ...... SS 6’1 190 Jr. Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach/Georgia Military) 4 Kelton Hill ...... QB 6’0 183 So.-R Douglasville, Ga. (Lithia Springs) 5 Demarius Matthews ...... CB 5’10 165 So. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern) 6 Darren McCray ...... WR 5’7 150 So.-R Columbus, Ga. (Spencer) 7 Parris Lee ...... RB 5’9 190 So.-R Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher) 8 Jordan Giles ...... WR 6’1 195 So.-R Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 9 Brent McClendon ...... CB 5’9 175 So.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 10 Robert Ferguson ...... OLB 6’1 230 So.-R Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central) 11 Drew Little ...... QB 6’5 245 So.-R McDonough, Ga. (Henry County) 12 Bo Schlechter ...... QB-P 6’3 210 So.-R Wellington, Fla. (Glades Day) 13 Lynquez Blair...... WR 5’9 175 Fr. Swainsboro, Ga. (Swainsboro) 14 Jocquez Fears ...... SS 5’11 208 Sr. Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside/Northeastern) 15 Dexter Moody ...... ILB 6’2 210 So.-R Twin City, Ga. (Emanuel County/Fort Scott) 16 Ben McLane ...... QB 6’1 205 Fr. Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood) 17 Danny Williams ...... WR 6’4 190 So.-R Orlando, Fla. (Boone) 18 Jabrill Hightower ...... WR 5’7 165 So.-R Lithonia, Ga. (Lithonia/Lane College) 18 Blake Wyatt ...... ILB 6’3 220 So.-R Fayetteville, Ga. (Landmark Christian) 19 Sidney Haynes...... WR 6’3 212 Sr.-R Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge/UCF) 20 Brandon Jones ...... FS 5’11 180 Sr.-R Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb/Mars Hill) 20 Donald Russell ...... RB 5’11 209 Jr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer/Kentucky) 21 Travis Evans ...... RB 5’11 183 So.-R Williston, Fla. (Williston) 22 Isaiah Howard ...... WR 5’10 165 So. Boynton Beach, Fla. (American Heritage) 23 Mark Hogan ...... OLB 5’11 202 So.-R Matthews, N.C. (Sudbury Lincoln (Mass.) 24 Kail Singleton ...... SS 6’2 203 So.-R Temple, Ga. (Bremen) 25 Cole Moon ...... TE 6’3 215 So. Atlanta, Ga. (St. Pius X) 26 Jamal Ransby ...... CB 5’8 165 So. Newnan, Ga. (Newnan) 27 Daniel King ...... WR 5’11 180 Jr. Marietta, Ga. (McEachern/Arizona Western) 28 Malcolm Smith ...... RB 5’10 205 Jr.-R College Park, Ga. (Tri-Cities) 29 Rashad Stewart ...... FS 5’11 190 So.-R Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler/Louisville) 30 Nick Henderson ...... SS 6’1 195 Fr. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 31 D’Mario Gunn ...... CB 6’1 180 Jr. Hampton, Ga. (Luella/Georgia Military) 32 Allen McKay ...... OLB 6’2 210 So.-R Buena Vista, Ga. (Marion County) 33 Christian Benvenuto ...... PK 6’0 185 Fr. Palm Coast, Fla. (Matanzas) 34 Jamaal May ...... S 5’8 182 Fr.-R Locust Grove, Ga. (Luella) 35 Jake Muasau ...... OLB 6’1 243 Sr. Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena/Phoenix College) 36 Fred Barnes ...... SS 6’0 180 So.-R Ellenwood, Ga. (Martin Luther King, Jr.) 37 Akeen Felder ...... OLB 6’1 205 Jr.-R Perry, Ga. (Perry) 38 Louie Muasau ...... ILB 6’0 248 Sr.-R Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena/Phoenix College) 39 Rendell Wilder ...... RB 5’8 175 Fr.-R Decatur, Ga. (Tucker) 40 Qwontez Mallory ...... ILB 6’2 215 Jr. Albany, Ga. (Dougherty/Georgia Military) 41 Olufemi Opanubi ...... ILB 6’1 215 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (University/West LA CC) 42 Cliff Ibarrondo ...... OLB 6’3 212 Sr. Oak Bluffs, Mass. (Martha’s Vineyard) 44 Sam Burkhalter ...... ILB 5’9 214 So.-R Alpharetta, Ga. (Blessed Trinity) 45 Mitchell Vinson ...... OLB 5’10 190 Jr.-R Monroe, Ga. (Monroe Area/West Georgia) 46 Jarrell Robinson ...... ILB 6’3 215 Fr.-R Portal, Ga. (Portal) 47 Michael Hall ...... ILB 6’1 219 Sr.-R Dublin, Ga. (Dublin) 48 Bailey Woods ...... TE 6’5 250 Sr.-R Marietta, Ga. (Walton/Auburn) 49 Matt Hubbard ...... P 6’4 210 Fr. Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr’s Mill) 50 Tim Wynn ...... C 6’2 270 So. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 52 Davis Knowles ...... ILB 6’0 215 So.-R Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater) 53 Christo Bilukidi ...... DE 6’5 290 Sr. Ottawa, Ontario (St. Patrick’s/Eastern Arizona J.C.)

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 10 GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name ...... Pos Ht Wt Class Hometown (High School/Previous School) 54 Scott McQueen ...... SN 6’0 245 So.-R Buford, Ga. (North Gwinnett) 55 McClain Head ...... DT 6’4 255 Fr. Brooks, Ga. (Whitewater) 56 Ulrick John ...... T 6’8 290 So. Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute) 57 Robert Truitt ...... DT 6’0 255 Sr. Snellville, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb) 60 Cade Yates ...... G 6’1 280 So.-R Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) 61 Marcus Stetzer ...... DT 6’0 255 Fr.-R Columbus, Ga. (Shaw) 62 Ben Jacoby ...... C 6’2 275 Sr.-R Buford, Ga. (Buford/Ball State) 63 Victor Ozieh ...... OL 6’6 315 Fr. Lawrenceville, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge) 64 Kevin Thompson ...... T 6’1 300 Sr. St. Mary’s, Ga. (Camden County) 65 Kam Cheatham ...... G 6’1 290 So.-R Louisville, Ky. (Louisville Male) 66 Nick Nesmith ...... T 6’3 255 So.-R Cumming, Ga. (Forsyth Central) 67 David Huey ...... T 6’2 267 Fr. Antioch, Tenn. (Pearl-Cohn) 68 Michael Davis ...... C-G 6’3 295 So.-R Lithonia, Ga. (Chamblee) 69 Ronald Martin ...... C 6’1 290 Fr.-R Conyers, Ga. (Rockdale County) 70 Ramell Davis ...... T 6’7 285 So.-R St. Matthews, S.C. (Calhoun County) 71 Joseph Gilbert ...... G 6’4 290 Sr.-R Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville/Georgia Tech) 72 Harrison Clottey ...... G 6’5 310 So.-R Loganville, Ga. (Grayson) 73 Gabriel Hampton ...... G 6’5 320 Sr. Hercules, Calif. (Hercules/San Franciso City College) 74 Jon Marshall Sauls...... G 6’2 300 So. Savannah, Ga. (Memorial Day) 75 Terrance Woodard ...... NG 6’4 320 So. Ocilla, Ga. (Irwin County) 76 Ladeven Kirkland ...... G 6’5 340 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Booker T. Washington/Yuba College) 77 C.J. Stephens ...... DT 6’4 245 Fr.-R Woodland, Ala. (Woodland) 78 Clyde Yandell ...... T 6’5 287 Sr.-R Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Nease/Georgia Tech) 79 Grant King ...... T 6’5 285 So.-R Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley) 80 Cedric Green ...... WR 6’1 199 So.-R Snellville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) 81 Mark Young ...... WR 6’5 200 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day) 82 Zach Jones ...... WR 6’1 200 So.-R Juliette, Ga. (First Presbyterian Day) 83 Bo Carter ...... WR 6’4 195 So.-R Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County) 84 Arthur Williams ...... TE 6’3 245 Sr. Miami, Fla. (Carol City/Palomar College) 85 Alex Smith ...... TE 6’5 250 Fr.-R Cincinnati, Ohio (Lakota West/Kentucky) 86 Isaiah Ervin ...... WR 5’9 190 Sr.-R Smyrna, Ga. (Campbell) 87 Nathaniel Minor ...... WR 6’2 180 Fr. Lilburn, Ga. (Brookwood) 88 Emmanuel Ogbuehi ...... TE 6’3 235 Jr.-R Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek) 89 Drew Pearson ...... TE 6’5 230 Fr.-R Lindale, Ga. (Pepperell) 90 Khiry Karriem ...... NG 6’4 270 Sr. Columbus, Miss. (Columbus/Itawamba C.C.) 92 Roderick Thompson ...... DE 6’3 235 Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Mays) 93 David Miller ...... P 5’11 160 Fr. Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute) 94 Kalan Jenkins ...... NG 6’5 270 Sr. Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian/Navarro College) 95 John Kelly ...... DE 6’5 240 Fr.-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross/Nevada) 96 Evan Bostic ...... DE 6’2 235 Sr. Shelby, N.C. (Crest/Jones County J.C.) 97 Matt Ehasz ...... PK 5’11 165 Fr. Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County) 99 A.J. Portee ...... DE 6’4 250 Jr.-R Atlanta, Ga. (Mays/Connecticut) Deron Jordan...... NG 6’0 260 Sr. Hinesville, Ga. (Bradwell Institute) Kyle Irby ...... TE 6’3 235 Jr.-R Navarre, Fla. (Navarre/Brevard College) Chris Russo ...... ILB 6’1 220 Fr. Loganville, Ga. (South Gwinnett) Robert Smith ...... DB 6’0 190 So. Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern/Southern) Duvall Smith ...... RB 5’10 200 So. Roswell, Ga. (Roswell) Robert Williams...... DB 5’11 180 So. Kingsland, Ga. (Camden County/Wofford)

HEAD COACH: Bill Curry (2nd season). Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator/WRs: George Pugh. Assistant Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers: John Thompson. Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks: John Bond. Running Backs: Joe Hamilton. Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line: Craig Harmon. Outside Linebackers: Jason French. Secondary/Special Teams: Anthony Midget. Offensive Line: Mike Riddle. Defensive Line: Chris Ward. Specialists/Defensive Assistant: Ryan Zimmerman

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES, PAGE 11 GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE GEORGIA STATE SCHOOL RECORDS - INDIVIDUAL (2010 & 2011 SEASONS) LONGEST RUN FROM SCRIMMAGE MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS MOST PUNTING YARDS 62, Sidney Haynes vs. Lamar, 11-6-10 2, Parris Lee vs. Shorter, 9-2-10; Drew 2, Arthur Williams vs. Morehead State, 406, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, Little vs. South Alabama, 10-30-10; 10-2-10; Albert Wilson vs. Savannah 9-10-11 LONGEST SCORING RUN Donald Russell vs. Clark Atlanta, 9-2-11 State, 10-9-10 46, Travis Evans vs. Jacksonville BEST PUNTING AVERAGE State, 9-18-10 MOST PASS ATTEMPTS MOST TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 51.0, Bo Schlechter vs. NC Central, 53, Drew Little vs Old Dominion, 418, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 10- 10-16-10 LONGEST PASS COMPLETION 10-23-10 23-10 (414 passing, 4 rushing) 55, Drew Little to Emmanuel Ogbuehi MOST FIELD GOALS vs. Alabama, 11-18-10 MOST PASS COMPLETIONS MOST KICKOFF RETURNS 3, Iain Vance vs. Lamar, 11-6-10 35, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 5, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, LONGEST TOUCHDOWN PASS 10-23-10 9-10-11 MOST FIELD ATTEMPTS 48, Bo Schlechter to Albert Wilson vs. 3, Iain Vance vs. NC Central, 10-16-10, Clark Atlanta, 9-2-11 BEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS Lamar, 11-6-10 .765 (13-17), Drew Little vs. Shorter, 129, Darren McCray vs. Campbell, MOST PAT LONGEST FIELD GOAL 9-2-10 9-25-10 49, Iain Vance vs. Morehead State, 7, Iain Vance vs. Savannah St., 10-9-10 10-2-10 MOST YARDS PASSING MOST PUNT RETURNS TACKLES 414, Drew Little vs. Old Dominion, 7, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 16, Fred Barnes vs. Shorter, 9-2-10 LONGEST PUNT 10-23-10 9-10-11 62, Bo Schlechter vs. Campbell, 9-25-10 INTERCEPTIONS MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES MOST PUNT RETURN YARDS 1, 12 players LONGEST PUNT RETURN 4, Drew Little vs. Morehead State, 10-2- 85, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 47, Demarius Matthews vs. Morehead 10, Savannah State, 10-9-10 9-10-11 LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURN State, 10-2-10 31, Robert Ferguson vs. Clark Atlanta, MOST INTERCEPTIONS THROWN MOST ALL-PURPOSE YARDS 9-2-11 LONGEST KICKOFF RETURN 4, Drew Little vs. Alabama, 11-19-10 229, Albert Wilson vs. Old Dominion, 97, Albert Wilson vs. Alabama, 11-18-10 9-10-11 (81 PR, 90 KOR, 53 Rec, 1 LONGEST FUMBLE RETURN MOST RECEPTIONS MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS Rush) 93, Demazio Skelton vs. Old Dominion, 11, Danny Williams vs. Old Dominion, 15, Travis Evans vs. Old Dominion, 9-10-11 10-23-10 MOST PUNTS 9-10-11 10, Matt Hubbard vs. Old Dominion, QUARTERBACK SACKS MOST YARDS RECEIVING MOST YARDS RUSHING 9-10-11; Houston, 9-24-11 3, Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 9-11-10 146, Albert Wilson vs. Jacksonville State 95, Kelton Hill vs. Savannah State, (6 catches), 9-17-11 TACKLES FOR LOSS 10-9-10 4, Jake Muasau vs. Lambuth, 9-11-10

GEORGIA STATE SCHOOL RECORDS - TEAM TEAM OFFENSE...... HIGH LOW Points, Game ...... 55 Savannah State, 10-9-10 0 Houston, 10-24-11 First Downs ...... 22 Morehead St, 10-2-10; Savannah St., 10-9-10 5 Lambuth, 9-11-10 Rushing Atempts ...... 40 Morehead St, 10-2-10; Savannah St., 10-9-10 17 Lambuth, 9-11-10 Yards Rushing ...... 232 Savannah State, 10-9-10 46 South Alabama, 10-30-10 TD Rushing ...... 3 Four games 0 Four games Pass Attempts ...... 55 Old Dominion, 10-23-10 17 Alabama, 11-19-10 Pass Completions ...... 33 Old Dominion, 10-23-10 5 Alabama, 11-19-10 Passing Yards ...... 419 Old Dominion, 10-23-10 74 Alabama, 11-19-10 TD Passes ...... 4 Morehead St, 10-2-10; Savannah St., 10-9-10 0 Four games Total Offense ...... 477 Old Dominion, 10-23-10 165 Alabama, 11-19-10 Offensive Plays ...... 78 Old Dominion, 10-23-10 35 Lambuth, 9-11-10 Interceptions Thrown ...... 4 Alabama, 11-19-10; Lambuth, 9-11-10 0 Six games Fumbles Lost ...... 4 Old Dominion 0 Eight games Turnovers ...... 5 Alabama, 11-19-10 0 Shorter, 9-2-10; Clark Atlanta, 9-2-11 Penalties ...... 10 Savannah State, 10-9-10 3 South Alabama, 10-30-10 Penalty Yards ...... 92 Old Dominion, 10-23-10 20 South Alabama, 10-30-10 Time of Possession ...... 32:25 Morehead State, 10-2-10 17:58 Lambuth, 9-11-10

TEAM DEFENSE ...... LOW HIGH Points Allowed ...... 7 Shorter, 9-2-10; Clark Atlanta 9-2-11 63 Alabama, 11-19-10 First Downs ...... 13 Savannah State, 10-9-10 34 Houston, 9-24-11 Rushing Attempts ...... 21 Morehead State, 10-2-10 54 Campbell, 9-25-10 Rushing Yards ...... 50 Morehead State, 10-2-10 293 South Alabama, 10-30-10 Pass Attempts ...... 11 Shorter, 9-2-10 50 Houston, 9-24-11 Pass Completions ...... 5 Shorter, 9-2-10 40 Houston, 9-24-11 Passing Yards ...... 57 Shorter, 9-2-10 561 Houston, 9-24-11 Total Offense ...... 247 Clark Atlanta, 9-2-11 732 Houston, 9-24-11 Offensive Plays ...... 55 Clark Atlanta, 9-2-11 89 Houston, 9-24-11 Interceptions ...... 0 Five games 3 NC Central, 10-16-10 Turnovers ...... 0 ODU, 10-23-10; Alabama, 11-19-10 4 MSU, SSU, NCCU QB Sacks ...... 0 Five games 6 Lambuth, 9-11-10 THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES - PLAYER UPDATES GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

#36 FRED BARNES • Preseason All-Independent by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview FS • 6-0, 178 • So.-R • Rated one of the top 15 prospects for the 2012 CFL Canadian Draft , according to a list published by the CFL Scouting Bureau. Ellenwood, Ga. (M.L. King HS) • Led the team with fi ve sacks in 2010 • Fourth on the team in tackles with 19 hits • Only played one year of football at St. Patrick’s HS in Ottawa before • Season-high eight tackles with two forced going to Eastern Arizona J.C. fumbles at Houston • Born in Angola and also lived in France and Brazil before Canada. • GSU’s top tackler in 2010 with 85 hits Father is an Angolan diplomat. Speaks French. • Th e leading tackler in GSU’s inaugural game CAREER STATISTICS with 16 hits against Shorter, still the school record Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF • Added 10 tackles against N.C. Central (10-16-11) and 10 at 10th- 2010 ...... 11 26-25 51 7-25 5-23 0 0 1 0 2 ranked Alabama (11-18-10) 2011 ...... 4 12-6 18 2-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 • Grabbed his fi rst interception against NCCU (10-16-10), thwarting a Total ...... 15 38-31 69 9-33 6-31 0 0 1 0 2 scoring threat with his pick at the GSU 2-yard line GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS CAREER STATISTICS 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF CAU ...... 4-0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... 10 47-38 85 3-13 1-7 1-1 1 1 0 1 ODU ...... 3-2 5 1-8 1-8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... 4 11-8 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jax State ...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston ...... 1-3 4 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 14 58-46 104 3-13 1-7 1-1 1 1 0 3 2010 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Shorter ...... 3-1 4 0 1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH Lambuth ...... 5-0 5 1-6 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAU ...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ODU ...... 5-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell ...... 2-4 6 1-3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morehead ...... 2-1 3 1-5 1.5-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston ...... 4-4 8 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 Savannah St .....4-2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCCU ...... 4-0 4 1-5 1-5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH ODU ...... 0-7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shorter ...... 5-11 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA ...... 0-3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Lambuth ...... 6-1 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamar ...... 2-3 5 1-4 1.5-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 4-1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama ...... 2-2 4 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell ...... 3-6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morehead ...... DNP - Injured Savannah St .....6-1 7 1-7 2-12 1 0 0 0 0 0 NCCU ...... 5-5 10 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 #21 TRAVIS EVANS ODU ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 RB • 5-11, 183 • So.-R USA ...... 2-6 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Williston, Fla. (Williston HS) Lamar ...... 7-2 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alabama ...... 6-4 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • GSU’s leading rusher this season • Shares the running back duties with Donald #33 CHRISTIAN BENVENUTO Russell • Preseason All-Independent by Phil Steele’s PK • 6-0, 185 • Fr. College Football Preview Palm Coast, Fla. (Matanzas) • Rushed for a career-high 70 yards on 14 carries at Houston • True freshman who handles placekicking and • Opened the 2011 season with 52 yards on just eight carries in win kickoff s over Clark Atlanta • Made his debut by booting fi eld goals of 44 and • Leading rusher vs. Old Dominion (9-10-11) with 62 yards on a GSU- 45 yards in win over Clark Atlanta record 15 carries • Named National Placekicker Performer of the • Two-year totals of 607 yards rushing and six touchdowns are GSU Week by CFPA for his performance against Clark Atlanta career highs • First-generation American whose father immigrated from Italy • GSU’s second-leading rusher in 2010 with 352 yards and three TD. Averaged 4.8 yards per carry. Also had 14 catches and one TD GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS receiving. 2011 ...... PAT FG LP Pts KO Yds Avg TB FG [Made] • 2010 season high 62 yards on just eight carries in win over Morehead CAU ...... 4-4 2-2 45 10 7 416 59.4 0 [44], [45] State (10-2-10) ODU ...... 2-2 1-1 26 5 4 208 52.0 0 [26] Jax State ...... 3-3 0-1 0 3 4 233 58.2 0 46 CAREER STATISTICS Houston ...... 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 51 51.0 0 Year ...... G Rsh Yds Avg TD LP PG Rec Yds Avg TD LP Total ...... 9-9 3-4 45 18 16 908 56.8 0 2010 ...... 11 79 382 4.8 3 46 34.7 14 97 6.9 1 32 2011 ...... 4 47 225 4.8 2 24 56.2 9 47 5.2 0 13 #53 CHRISTO BILUKIDI Total ...... 15 126 607 4.8 6 46 40.1 23 144 6.2 1 32 DT • 6-5, 285 • Sr. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Ottawa, Ontario (St. Patrick’s/Eastern 2011 ...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP TD Arizona) CAU ...... 8 52 0 24 1 10 0 10 ODU ...... 15 62 1 15 2 8 0 8 5 • Th e Panthers’ top defensive lineman Jax State ...... 10 41 1 12 5 27 0 13 3 Houston ...... 14 70 0 16 1 2 0 2 • Has 18 tackles, two tackles for loss and one sack on the season THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES - PLAYER UPDATES GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

2010 ...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP TD GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Shorter ...... 5 38 0 20 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns Lambuth ...... 3 21 1 20 0 0 0 0 2 CAU ...... 2 15 1 12 12 Jax State ...... 7 54 1 46 4 23 0 10 46 ODU ...... 3 58 0 31 Campbell ...... 11 53 0 18 1 -4 0 0 Jax State ...... 1 2 0 2 Morehead ...... 8 62 0 29 0 0 0 0 Houston ...... 1 11 0 11 Savannah St ...... 3 15 0 16 1 -2 0 0 NCCU ...... 9 38 1 15 0 0 0 0 15 2010 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Touchdowns ODU ...... 5 5 0 7 5 56 1 32 32 (Rec) Shorter ...... 3 53 1 32 16 USA ...... 6 14 0 6 2 20 0 20 Morehead ...... 3 24 1 13 6 Lamar ...... 11 52 0 17 1 4 0 4 Savannah St ...... 0 0 0 0 Alabama ...... 11 30 0 9 0 0 0 0 NCCU ...... 4 37 0 18 ODU ...... 3 70 0 48 USA ...... 3 26 0 13 #10 ROBERT FERGUSON Lamar ...... 1 7 0 7 OLB • 6-1, 230 • So.-R Alabama ...... 0 0 0 0 Belle Glade, Fla. (Glades Central HS) #71 JOSEPH GILBERT • Fourth on the team in tackles with 19 hits G • 6-4, 280 • Sr.-R • Grabbed his fi rst career interception and returned it 31 yards to set up a score against Clark Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville HS/ Atlanta Georgia Tech) • Season-high seven tackles at Jacksonville State (9-17-11) • Starter at left guard who transferred from Georgia Tech • Had two tackles for loss, one sack and a pass breakup at Houston (9- 24-11) • One of four senior starters on the off ensive line and has started 15 straight games • Had 36 tackles and three pass breakups as a backup during GSU’s inaugural season of 2010 • GSU’s most experienced player with 42 career starts at the Division I level • Career high eight tackles vs. Jacksonville State (9-18-10) • Preseason All-Independent by Phil Steele’s College Football Preview CAREER STATISTICS • Two-year starter at right guard for Tech, starting 26 of 27 games for one of the nation’s top rushing attacks Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF 2010 ...... 11 21-15 36 2-2 0 0 3 0 0 0 • Graduated from Georgia Tech in August 2010 and is enrolled in 2011 ...... 4 15-4 19 3-8 1-4 1-31 2 0 0 0 graduate school at GSU Total ...... 15 36-19 55 5-10 1-4 1-31 5 1 0 1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS #19 SIDNEY HAYNES 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH WR • 6-3, 212 • Sr.-R CAU ...... 2-2 4 0 0 0 0 1-31 0 0 0 Suwanee, Ga. (Peachtree Ridge HS/UCF) ODU ...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Jax State ...... 7-0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • GSU’s second-leading receiver in 2010 with Houston ...... 3-2 5 1-4 2-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 catches for an 11.5-yard average and four touchdowns #8 JORDAN GILES • Career-best six catches for 73 yards at Old Dominion (10-23-10) WR • 6-1, 195 • So.-R • Had a 62-yard run down to the fi ve-yard line on GSU’s fi rst play Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley HS) from scrimmage against Lamar (his fi rst rushing attempt since high school). Also caught an eight-yard touchdown and fi nished with fi ve • Opened the 2011 season with a 12-yard catches for 66 yards touchdown catch from Bo Schlechter • Transfer from UCF, one of seven current Panthers with previous • Has seven catches for 86 yards through four Division I game experience games • Played two seasons (2007-08) at UCF and helped the Knights win the • GSU’s fourth-leading receiver in 2010, despite 2007 Conference USA title. playing with a cast due to a broken fi nger that caused him to miss three games CAREER STATISTICS • Caught three passes for 53 yards in the inaugural game vs. Shorter, Year ...... G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP including a 16-yard TD catch and a 32-yard reception 2007 (UCF) ...... 6-0 1 38 38.0 0 38 • Career-high four catches for 37 yards against N.C. Central (10-16- 2008 (UCF) ...... 8-0 3 10 3.3 0 5 2010) 2010 (GSU) ...... 11-11 26 298 11.5 4 39 • Caught three passes for career-high 70 yards at Old Dominion (10- 2011 (GSU) ...... 4-0 3 24 8.0 0 11 23-10), including his longest reception of 48 yards Total ...... 29-11 33 370 11.2 4 39 • Blocked a punt - the fi rst in GSU history - against Lamar (11-6- GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 10), giving the Panthers possession at the six-yard line to set up a 2011 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD touchdown CAU ...... 1 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 ODU ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS Jax State ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP PG Houston ...... 2 13 0 9 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... 8 17 217 12.8 2 48 27.1 2010 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD 2011 ...... 4 7 86 12.3 1 31 25.0 Shorter ...... 4 52 0 19 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 12 24 303 12.6 3 48 26.1 Lambuth ...... 2 13 0 7 0 0 0 0 THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES - PLAYER UPDATES GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

Jax State ...... 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 Georgia Tech as a safety on Tech’s 1985 All-American Bowl team and Campbell ...... 2 19 1 14 0 0 0 0 5 Black Watch defense Morehead ...... 3 48 1 20 0 0 0 0 12 • Missed the 2011 season opener with an injury Savannah St ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCCU ...... 1 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 • Sacked Houston QB Case Keenum for a nine-yard loss (9-24-11) ODU ...... 6 73 0 38 0 0 0 0 • Had a fumble recovery, a pass breakup and a shared tackle for loss USA ...... 4 50 1 39 0 0 0 0 2 against Jacksonville State (9-18-10) Lamar ...... 2 14 1 8 1 62 0 62 8 • Grabbed his fi rst career interception at the GSU 26-yard line against Alabama ...... 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 Campbell (9-25-10), ending a scoring threat in a tie game • Career-high 11 tackles at Old Dominion (10-23-10). eight hits against #4 KELTON HILL NCCU (10-16-10) QB • 6-0, 183 • So.-R CAREER STATISTICS Douglasville, Ga. (Lithia Springs HS) Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF 2010 ...... 11 17-30 47 2.5-10 0.5-7 1-0 1 0 1-0 0 • Backup quarterback who made his 2011 debut 2011 ...... 3 9-5 14 2-10 1-9 0 0 0 0 0 against Houston Total ...... 14 26-35 61 4.5-20 1.5-16 1-0 1 0 1-0 0 • Th e Panthers’ leading rusher in 2010 with 416 yards, averaging 6.9 yards per carry with three TD GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Season-high 95 yards rushing on just six carries 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH in win over Savannah State, which stands as the GSU single-game CAU ...... DNP - INJURED rushing record ODU ...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Followed with 71 yards on nine carries against NC Central Jax State ...... 5-0 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Against South Alabama, his fi ve-yard scoring run brought the Houston ...... 3-4 7 1-9 1-9 0 0 0 0 0 0 Panthers within 39-34 with four minutes to play. Set up another 2010 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH fourth-quarter touchdown with a 20-yard pass to Travis Evans down Shorter ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 to the one-yard line. Lambuth ...... 1-3 4 0.5-7 0.5-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Ignited GSU’s third-quarter rally against Lambuth, leading two Jax State ...... 1-2 3 0 0.5-0 0 1-0 0 1 0 0 touchdown drives. Set up the Panthers’ fi rst score with a 53-yard run Campbell ...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 down to the two-yard line. Began GSU’s next scoring drive with a 14- Morehead ...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 yard completion. Savannah St ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • First-team all-state prep player by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, NCCU ...... 5-3 8 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 which also tabbed him to its Georgia 150. Passed for 2,149 yards and ODU ...... 3-11 11 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 USA ...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 rushed for 1,012 yards and accounted for 30 touchdowns as a senior Lamar ...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS Total ...... 17-30 47 0.5-7 2.5-10 0 1-0 1-0 1 0 0 Year ...... G-GS Eff Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sk PG 2010 ...... 11-0 55.8 5-10 1 .500 64 0 20 3 5.9 #49 MATT HUBBARD 2011 ...... 1-0 78.1 1-3 0 .333 16 0 16 0 16.0 P • 6-4, 210 • Fr. Total ...... 12-0 6-13 1 .478 80 0 20 3 180.1 Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr’s Mill HS) Year ...... Rsh Yards TD LP Ply Total TDR PG • True freshman who took over the punting duties 2010 ...... 60 416 3 53 70 480 3 43.2 due to Bo Schlechter’s foot injury 2011 ...... 11 33 0 21 14 49 0 49.0 • Made his debut against Old Dominion and Total ...... 71 449 3 53 84 529 3 44.1 averaged 40.6 yards on 10 punts but had two kicks blocked GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack CAREER STATISTICS Houston ...... 1-3 16 0 0 16 11 33 0 21 49-0 0 Punting ...... G No. Yds Avg LP TB FC I20 50+ 2011 ...... 2 15 611 40.7 49 0 6 7 0 2010 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack Shorter ...... 1-2 19 0 0 19 7 48 1 24 67-1 1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Lambuth ...... 2-5 33 0 1 14 5 64 0 53 97-0 0 2011 Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Net TB I20 Jax State ...... 0-1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0 16 11-0 1 ODU 10 406 40.6 49 4-18 0 7 Campbell ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 23 0 11 23-0 0 Jax State 5 205 41.0 45 5-36 0 0 Morehead ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 6 36 0 16 36-0 0 Houston 10 372 37.2 51 4-24 32.8 1 0 Savannah St ....0-0 0 0 0 0 6 95 1 30 6-95 0 NCCU ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 9 71 0 16 9-71 0 ODU ...... 1-1 5 0 5 5 5 10 0 14 15-0 0 #62 BEN JACOBY USA ...... 1-1 20 0 0 20 3 25 1 13 45-1 0 C • 6-2, 275 • Sr.-R Lamar ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 3-0 0 Buford, Ga. (Buford HS/Ball State) Alabama ...... 0-5 0 0 0 0 7 30 0 12 30-0 1 • Starting center and one of the team leaders #23 MARK HOGAN • One of four senior starters on the off ensive line. • Started GSU’s fi rst 13 games before missing the OLB • 5-11, 202 • So.-R Jacksonville State and Houston games due to a Matthews, N.C. (Lincoln Sudbury (Mass.) HS) sprained knee. Hopes to return for Murray State. • Georgia State’s fi rst scholarship football player • Enrolled at GSU for fall 2009 aft er transferring from Ball State when he enrolled in January 2009. Spent that • Reserve off ensive lineman on the 2008 Ball State squad that went 12-2 semester as a team of one. and won the MAC West title • Father, Mark Hogan, Sr., played for Bill Curry at THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES - PLAYER UPDATES GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

2010 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH #20 BRANDON JONES Shorter ...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 FS • 5-11, 180 • Sr.-R Lambuth ...... 5-1 6 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Decatur, Ga. (Southwest DeKalb HS/ Jax State ...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mars Hill) Campbell ...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morehead ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Second-year starter at free safety who was the Savannah St ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Panthers’ second-leading tackler in 2010 with 65 NCCU ...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 hits, including three tackles for loss, plus six pass ODU ...... 0-4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 breakups USA ...... 1-3 4 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Missed the last three games with a lower leg injury but hopes to Lamar ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 return vs. Murray State Alabama ...... 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Career-high nine tackles at Old Dominion (10-23-10) • Played two seasons at NCAA Division II Mars Hill before transferring #7 PARRIS LEE to GSU in 2009. Joined the GSU program as a walk-on but has earned RB • 5-9, 190 • So.-R a scholarship Jacksonville, Fla. (Fletcher HS) • Played quarterback at Southwest DeKalb High and set school record for touchdown passes (at a school that also produced Quincy Carter) • Versatile running back and return specialist who had 161 yard rushing and 13 receptions for 59 CAREER STATISTICS yards in 2010 Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF • GSU’s leading rusher in its inaugural game 2010 ...... 11 38-27 65 3-7 0 0 6 0 1-0 0 a career-high with 62 yards on eight carries vs. 2011 ...... 1 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shorter (9-2-10) Total ...... 12 28-29 67 3-7 0 0 6 0 1-0 0 • Scored the fi rst touchdown in Georgia State history on a four-yard run on the Panthers’ very fi rst possession GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Spent 2009-10 year as a slot receiver before moving to running back 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH in the preseason CAU ...... 0-2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Former Super 11 prep player by the Florida Times-Union ODU ...... DNP-INJURED Jax State ...... DNP-INJURED CAREER STATISTICS Houston ...... DNP-INJURED Year ...... G Rsh Yds Avg TD LP PG Rec Yds Avg TD LP 2010 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH 2010 ...... 11 40 161 4.0 4 33 14.6 13 59 4.5 0 13 Shorter ...... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... 3 9 22 2.4 0 6 7.3 3 21 10.5 0 9 Lambuth ...... 4-3 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total ...... 14 49 183 3.8 4 33 13.2 16 80 5.0 0 13 Jax State ...... 6-2 8 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Campbell ...... 5-3 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Year ...... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP Morehead ...... 4-2 6 0 1.5-5 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... 11 8 142 17.8 0 27 Savannah St...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... 3 4 112 28.0 0 28 NCCU ...... 1-2 3 0 0.5-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 ODU ...... 4-5 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 14 12 254 20.5 0 28 USA ...... 2-5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Lamar ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Alabama ...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LP CAU 3 1 0 6 1 6 0 6 1 28 0 28 ODU 1 6 0 6 2 15 0 9 3 84 0 28 #94 KALAN JENKINS Jax State DNP-ILLNESS NG • 6-4, 245 • Sr. Houston 5 15 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Midlothian, Texas (Midlothian/Navarro CC) 2010 ...... Rsh Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP TD Shorter ...... 8 62 2 33 1 -5 0 -- 4, 10 • Georgia State’s starting noseguard, his fourth Lambuth ...... 2 -3 0 0 1 5 0 5 position in 18 months at GSU. Started as a tight Jax State ...... 5 7 0 6 2 14 0 11 end in the spring of 2010, played defensive end Campbell ...... 1 13 0 13 1 3 0 3 in 2010 and defensive tackle last spring before Morehead ...... 7 38 1 11 1 10 0 10 4 moving to noseguard this fall Savannah St ...... 7 22 1 6 2 7 0 5 4 • Outstanding student who earned Georgia State’s NCCU ...... 4 18 0 11 3 11 0 10 Pickett Riggs Award as the junior male student-athlete with the ODU ...... 0 0 0 0 1 13 0 13 highest cumulative GAPA USA ...... 1 5 0 5 1 1 0 1 • Made the President’s List (4.0 GPA) in two of his three semesters at Lamar ...... 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 GSU Alabama ...... 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS #11 DREW LITTLE Year UA-A Tot TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF QB • 6-5, 245 • So.-R 2010 15-15 30 1.5-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 McDonough, Ga. (Henry County HS) 2011 5-2 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 20-17 37 1.5-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 • Has played in three of GSU’s four games this season but made his fi rst start last game at GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Houston 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH • Starting quarterback for GSU’s inaugural season CAU ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 who passed for better than 2,000 yards and 18 ODU ...... 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 touchdowns in 2010. Completed 62 percent of his passes, and four of Jax State ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 his 11 interceptions came against 10th-ranked Alabama Houston ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES - PLAYER UPDATES GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

• Tied for the team lead in rushing touchdowns with four in 2010 #5 DEMARIUS MATTHEWS • Had streak of 202 consecutive passes without an interception snapped CB • 5-10, 165 • So. against South Alabama. Went from the second half of game three against Jacksonville State through the fi rst quarter of game nine Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern HS) without a pick, covering 24 quarters of play. • Starting cornerback and return specialist • Starting QB in the Panthers’ inaugural game. Completed 13 of 17 • Had a career-long 67-yard kickoff return to set passes for 135 yards in the 41-7 victory over Shorter. Tossed TD up a touchdown at Jacksonville State (9-17-11). passes of 4 yards to Emmanuel Ogbuehi and 16 yards to Jordan Giles. Also made a career-high six tackles with one tackle • Strong performance in overtime loss to fourth-ranked Jacksonville for loss and a forced fumble in the game. State. Passed for 227 yards (25-for-38). Led fourth-quarter, game- • Broke up two passes at Houston (9-24-11) tying drive as he went 5-for-8 for 52 yards, converted two third downs with completions and scored tying touchdown on one-yard sneak. • Had a 47-yard punt return and a late interception against Morehead State (10-2-10) • Th rew four touchdown passes in three quarters of play in win over • All-county selection and Returner of the Year in Cobb County. Placed Morehead State. Added four touchdown passes against Savannah sixth in the state (Class AAAAA) in 200 meters as a senior. State • Wears No. 5 in honor of his high school teammate, Rajaan Bennett, a • Had his most prolifi c day against Old Dominion (, when he passed for Vanderbilt signee who was killed in February 2010. 414 yards, going 32-of-53, with one TD pass and one TD rushing • Had two touchdowns passing and two more scores rushing against CAREER STATISTICS South Alabama Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF • In comeback win over Lamar, he directed a fourth-quarter 2010 ...... 10 5-3 8 0 0 1-14 0 1 0 0 touchdown drive, capped by a two-yard TD pass to tight end Arthur 2011 ...... 5 10-4 14 2-12 1-10 0 3 0 0 1 Williams with less than fi ve minutes left . Also perfectly executed a quick kick, punting the ball 40 yards to the one-yard line Total ...... 15 15-7 22 2-12 1-10 1-14 3 1 0 1 • Earned honorable mention recognition as national Quarterback of GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS the Week Performer by the CFPA for his eff orts vs. MSU, SSU and 2011 PR Yds TD LP KOR Yds TD LP ODU Jax State 0 0 0 0 2 87 0 67 • Completed 68 percent of his passes in the fourth quarter (including Houston 0 0 0 0 3 48 0 19 overtimes) for 574 yards with fi ve TD passes, three touchdowns 2011 S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH rushing and only one interception. CAU 2-0 2 1-10 1-10 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Two-time all-state selection at Henry County HS who amassed 9,003 ODU 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 yards passing and 105 total touchdowns in his career to fi nish second Jax State 5-1 6 0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 in Georgia history in both categories; also third in state history in Houston 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 career TD passes with 85 2010 PR Yds TD LP KOR Yds TD LP CAREER STATISTICS Shorter 2 37 0 31 0 0 0 0 Lambuth 2 -1 0 0 3 84 0 36 Year ...... G-GS Eff Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sk PG Jax State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... 11-11 132.02 190-306 11 .621 2102 18 55 6 191.1 Campbell 1 -8 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... 3-0 71.47 20-45 4 .429 240 0 53 2 80.0 Morehead 3 48 0 47 0 0 0 0 Savannah St 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 14-12 210-351 15 .598 2342 18 55 8 167.3 NCCU DNP-Injured Year ...... Rsh Yards TD LP Ply Total TDR PG ODU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... 21 -24 4 7 327 2078 22 188.9 USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... 2 -13 0 0 47 227 0 75.7 Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 21 -37 4 7 374 2305 22 164.6 2010 S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Shorter 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack Lambuth 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ODU ...... 7-17 59 0 2 21 0 0 0 0 59-0 0 Campbell 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 2-4 64 0 1 53 0 0 0 0 64-0 0 Morehead 1-1 1.5 0 0 0 0 1-14 0 0 0 Houston ...... 11-24 117 0 1 42 2 -13 0 0 104-0 2 Savannah St 0-1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCCU DNP-Injured 2010 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack ODU 1-1 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shorter ...... 13-17 135 2 0 32 2 7 0 7 142-2 0 USA 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lambuth ...... 5-12 33 0 3 8 1 -2 0 0 31-0 1 Lamar 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 25-38 227 0 1 23 2 -3 1 1 224-1 1 Alabama 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell ...... 16-23 163 2 0 51 2 2 0 0 165-2 0 Morehead ..... 21-29 287 4 0 42 1 -4 0 -4 283-4 1 Sav State ...... 16-25 166 4 0 29 0 0 0 0 166-4 0 #9 BRENT McCLENDON NCCU ...... 16-29 205 1 0 24 5 -24 0 2 181-1 2 CB • 5-9, 175 • So.-R ODU ...... 32-53 414 1 0 48 2 4 1 3 417-2 0 Atlanta, Ga. (Mays HS) USA ...... 20-34 214 2 2 47 5 -4 2 2 210-4 1 Lamar ...... 22-35 189 2 1 20 1 2 0 2 191-2 0 • Second-year starter at cornerback and GSU’s top Alabama ...... 4-11 69 0 4 55 0 0 0 0 69-0 0 cover corner • Had a sack and a pass breakup in the end zone against Jacksonville State (9-17-11) • Had 36 tackles, one interceptions and one fumble recovery during the inaugural season

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• Career-high eight tackles at South Alabama (10-30-10) Savannah St .....1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Had a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery in win over Savannah St. ODU ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 61 0 23 (10-9-10) USA ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 53 0 22 • Grabbed his fi rst interception in win over N.C. Central (10-16-10) • Broke up a pass in the end zone against Alabama (11-19-10) • Joined the program as a walk-on but has earned a scholarship #15 DEXTER MOODY • Son of former Georgia and Chicago Bears running back Willie ILB • 6-2, 210 • So.-R McClendon. Older brother Bryan is running backs coach at Georgia. Twin City, Ga. (Emmanuel County Institute) CAREER STATISTICS • Junior college transfer who has earned a starting Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF berth at inside linebacker 2010 ...... 10 20-16 36 2.5-13 0.5-6 1-0 2 1 1-0 2 • Th e Panthers’ leading tackler with 32 hits 2011 ...... 4 8-4 12 1-11 1-11 0 1 0 0 0 • Collected 12 tackles against Old Dominion and Total ...... 14 28-20 48 3.5-24 1.5-17 1-0 3 1 1-0 2 10 at Houston • Spent two years at Fort Scott CC in Kansas, including a redshirt year 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH in 2009 CAU ...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Prep All-American at Emmanuel County Institute, which won Class ODU ...... 3-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A state title in 2007 and was runner-up in 2008 Jax State ...... 3-0 3 1-11 1-11 0 0 0 1 0 0 Houston ...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2010 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH Shorter ...... 4-1 5 0 1-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAU ...... 1-3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lambuth ...... 2-4 6 0.5-6 0.5-6 0 0 0 0 0 1 ODU ...... 10-2 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 6-0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell ...... DNP - Injured Houston ...... 3-7 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morehead ...... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total ...... 20-12 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Savannah St ...... 1-0 1 0 1-1 0 1-0 0 0 0 0 NCCU ...... 1-1 2 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 0 ODU ...... 1-2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 #35 JAKE MUASAU USA ...... 3-5 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OLB • 6-1, 243 • Sr. Lamar ...... 1-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Alabama ...... 3-1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sierra Vista, Ariz. (Buena HS/Phoenix CC) • Versatile defender who plays the hybrid outside #6 DARREN McCRAY linebacker position known as bandit in the GSU WR • 5-7, 150 • So.-R scheme Columbus, Ga. (Spencer HS) • Currently the team’s third-leading tackler with 21, including two tackles for loss • Speedy receiver and return specialist who saw • Led GSU with 8.5 tackles for loss in 2010, including four sacks his fi rst action against Houston aft er missing the fi rst three games of 2011 due to injury • Had four forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, an interception and three pass breakups • Averaged 27.0 yards on 10 kickoff returns in 2010 • Remarkable performance against Lambuth (9-11-10) with six tackles, four tackles for loss, including three sacks, a forced fumble, a fumble • Had the fi rst kickoff return for touchdown in GSU history with a recovery and an interception. Honorable mention selection as 96-yard score in win over Campbell (9-25-10). Named national national Linebacker of the Week by the College Football Performance Kickoff Return Performer of the Week in FCS by the College Football Awards Performance Awards. • Had a fumble recovery, a forced fumble, a pass breakup and a tackle • Scored GSU’s fi rst touchdown against fourth-ranked Jacksonville for loss in win over Savannah State (10-9-10) State (9-18-10) with an electrifying 41-yard run on a reverse handoff from Albert Wilson • Enrolled at GSU in January 2010 aft er two seasons at Phoenix College but was injured much of the 2009 season. CAREER STATISTICS • Younger brother of inside linebacker Louie Muasau Year ...... G Rsh Yds Avg TD LP Rec Yds Avg TD LP • Given name is Manumalo. Last name pronounced MWAH-sow 2010 ...... 9 2 38 19.0 1 41 2 28 14.0 0 14 2011 ...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G UA-A Total TFL Sk Int PB QH FR FF Total ...... 10 2 38 19.0 1 41 3 30 10.0 0 14 2010 ...... 11 28-22 50 8.5-51 4-34 1-0 3 2 3-0 4 2011 ...... 4 13-8 21 2-3 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 Year ...... G KOR Yds Avg TD LP 2010 ...... 9 10 270 27.0 1 96 Total ...... 15 41-30 71 10.5-55 5-36 1-0 3 2 3-0 4 2011 ...... 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Total ...... 10 10 270 27.0 1 28 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH CAU ...... 3-0 3 1-2 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS ODU ...... 3-2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LP Jax State ...... 6-1 7 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston ...... 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston ...... 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LP 2010 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH Shorter ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shorter ...... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lambuth ...... 1 14 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lambuth ...... 6-0 6 3-19 4-27 1 1-0 1-0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 0 0 0 0 1 41 1 41 0 14 0 0 Jax State ...... 5-0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Campbell ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 129 1 96 Campbell ...... 1-5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Morehead ...... 0 0 0 0 1 -3 0 0 1 13 0 13 Morehead ...... 1-0 1 0 1-2 1 0 0 1 0 0 THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES - PLAYER UPDATES GAME 5: GSU vs. MURRAY STATE

Savannah St ....3-1 4 0 1-1 1 1-0 0 1 0 0 • Kentucky’s third-leading rusher in 2010 with 293 yards, two NCCU ...... 5-1 6 0 1-5 1 1-0 0 1 0 0 touchdowns and 4.6 yards per carry in 12 games. Also caught 14 ODU ...... 0-5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 passes for 134 yards USA ...... 2-4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 • Played in fi ve games as a freshman in 2009 and carried 13 times for Lamar ...... 1-4 5 1-15 1.5-16 0 0 0 0 0 0 137 yards. Season was highlighted by his 79-yard scoring scamper vs. Alabama ...... 0-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Kentucky • Rated as one of the nation’s top 50 running backs and a top 100 player #88 EMMANUEL OGBUEHI in Florida at Dwyer High TE • 6-3, 235 • Jr.-R CAREER STATISTICS Buford, Ga. (Mill Creek HS) Year ...... G Att Yards Avg TD LP • Opened the 2011 season with three catches for 2009 (UK) ...... 5 13 137 10.5 1 79 48 yards vs. Clark Atlanta. Honorable mention 2010 (UK) ...... 12 64 293 4.6 2 25 selection as CFPA National Tight End Performer 2011 ...... 3 27 123 4.6 4 20 of the Week. Total ...... 19 104 506 4.9 7 79 • Finished the 2010 season with 15 receptions for 199 yards GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Caught the fi rst touchdown pass in GSU history on a four-yard 2011 Att Yds TD LP Rec Yds TD LP TD completion from Drew Little against Shorter CAU 9 56 2 20 0 0 0 0 20, 3 • Part of Georgia State’s longest pass play of the season with his 55- ODU 5 20 1 9 0 0 0 0 2 yard reception from Drew Little against Alabama (11-19-10) on the Jax State 13 47 1 13 2 13 0 11 1 Panthers’ fi rst play from scrimmage Houston DNP-Injured • Had his most productive game vs. Old Dominion (10-23-10) with three catches for 64 yards, including his longest reception of 36 yards #12 BO SCHLECHTER • Walk-on who participated in tryouts in 2008-09 and then joined the QB-P • 6-3, 210 • So.-R team for fall 2009 Wellington, Fla. (Glades Day HS) • Last name pronounced oh-BOY-ee • Playing his fi rst game at quarterback, he passed • Chemistry major who plans to attend pharmacy school for 196 yards and three touchdowns with no CAREER STATISTICS turnovers to lead GSU to a 41-7 win over Clark Atlanta in the 2011 opener. Year ...... G Rec Yards Avg TD LP • FCS Independent Player of the Week by College 2010 ...... 11 15 199 13.3 1 55 Sports Madness and honorable mention National 2011 ...... 4 5 59 11.8 0 28 Quarterback Performer of the Week by CFPA Total ...... 15 20 258 12.9 1 55 • Also GSU’s starting punter and a preseason fourth-team All-America GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS by Phil Steele 2011 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD • Averaged 44.5 yards per punt in 2010, including nine kicks of 50 CAU ...... 3 48 0 28 0 0 0 0 yards or more and eight punts downed inside the opponents’ 20-yard ODU ...... 2 11 0 6 0 0 0 0 line. Helped GSU to a net punting average of 37.3 Jax State ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Four times earned honorable mention recognition for the national Houston ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Punter of the Week award in FCS by the CFPA • Played wide receiver in 2010 and had eight catches for a 14.8-yard 2010 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD Shorter ...... 1 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 average. Elected to move to WR aft er he did not win the QB job in Lambuth ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 preseason. Jax State ...... 3 29 0 12 0 0 0 0 • Earned the team’s fi rst Magnanimitas (“greatness of spirit”) Campbell ...... 2 12 0 8 0 0 0 0 helmet sticker, recognizing an exemplary display of one of the six Morehead ...... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 characteristics of a champion. Th e characteristic he exemplifi ed was Savannah St .....1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 unselfi shness when he elected to move from QB to WR. NCCU ...... 1 12 0 12 0 0 0 0 ODU ...... 3 64 0 36 0 0 0 0 CAREER STATISTICS USA ...... 2 13 0 11 0 0 0 0 Year ...... G-GS Eff Cm-Att Int Pct Yds TD LP Sk PG Lamar ...... 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2011 ...... 3-3 125.6 37-71 1 .521 488 1 54 5 162.7 Alabama ...... 1 55 0 55 0 0 0 0 Year ...... Rsh Yards TD LP Ply Total TDR PG #20 DONALD RUSSELL 2011 ...... 26 52 0 9 97 540 4 180.0 Punting ...... G No. Yds Avg LP TB FC I20 50+ RB • 5-11, 209 • Jr. 2010 ...... 9 31 1380 44.5 62 1 4 8 9 West Palm Beach, Fla. (Dwyer HS/Kentucky) 2011 ...... 1 4 156 39.0 50 0 0 2 1 • Leads the team with four touchdowns Total ...... 10 35 1536 43.9 62 1 4 10 10 • Second-leading rusher with 123 yards on 27 Receiving ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP carries 2010 ...... 9 8 118 14.8 0 23 • Missed the Houston game with a knee sprain GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Opened his GSU career by rushing for 56 yards on nine carries against Clark Atlanta. Scored touchdowns the fi rst two 2011 ...... C-A Yds TD Int LP Rsh Yds TD LP TO-TD Sack times he touched the ball. CAU ...... 13-18 196 3 0 48 9 27 0 9 223-3 1 • Joined the program in 2011 aft er transferring from Kentucky, where ODU ...... 9-27 147 0 1 37 13 -4 0 9 143-0 4 he spent two seasons as a backup Jax State ...... 15-26 145 1 0 54 4 29 0 19 174-1 0

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2011 Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Net TB I20 CAREER STATISTICS CAU 4 156 39.0 50 1-1 38.8 0 2 Year ...... G Rec Yards Avg TD LP 2010 ...... 11 16 164 10.2 3 24 2010 Punts Yds Avg LP Ret Net TB I20 Shorter 2 73 36.5 38 1-7 33.0 0 1 2011 ...... 4 3 47 15.7 1 11 Lambuth 5 204 40.8 47 1-11 38.6 0 1 Total ...... 15 19 211 14.1 4 24 Jax State 2 84 42.0 42 2-27 28.5 0 0 Campbell 4 200 50.0 62 2-12 47.0 0 3 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Morehead 4 147 36.8 45 1-(-9) 39.0 0 0 2011 Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD Savannah St 2 100 50.0 53 1-2 49.0 0 1 CAU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NCCU 4 204 51.0 59 3-33 42.8 0 2 ODU 1 11 0 11 0 0 0 0 ODU 4 183 45.8 56 2-10 38.2 1 0 Jax State 1 11 1 11 0 0 0 0 11 USA DNP - Injured Houston 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 Lamar DNP - Injured Alabama 4 185 46.2 54 1-23 40.5 0 0 2010 Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD Shorter 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 2010 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Lambuth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jax State ...... 5 64 0 18 Jax State 1 10 0 10 0 0 0 0 Savannah St .....2 31 0 16 Campbell 3 43 0 24 0 0 0 0 NCCU ...... 1 23 0 23 Morehead 3 26 2 13 0 0 0 0 11, 2 Total ...... 8 118 0 23 Savannah St 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 NCCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ODU 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 #4 DEMAZIO SKELTON USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Lamar 5 66 1 20 0 0 0 0 2 SS • 6-1, 190 • Jr. Alabama 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach HS/Georgia Military College) #17 DANNY WILLIAMS • Strong safety who turned in big plays in each of WR • 6-4, 190 • So.-R the fi rst two games Orlando, Fla. (Boone HS) • Grabbed an interception and returned it 26 yards to set up a touchdown against Clark Atlanta • Has caught at least one pass in every GSU game • Recovered a fumble in the end zone and returned it 93 yards against • Second on the team with nine receptions for 138 Old Dominion (9-10-11), when he had a season-high nine tackles yards • GSU’s second-leading tackler on the season with 26 hits • GSU’s leading receiver in 2010 with 54 • Former junior college standout at Georgia Military College who receptions for 649 yards and fi ve TD. Averaged 4.9 joined the GSU program in 2011 catches and 59.0 yards per game • Became the Panthers’ fi rst-ever 100-yard receiver with eight catches GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS for 101 yards in win over Morehead State (10-2-10) 2011 ...... S-A Total Sack TFL FF FR-Yds Int-Yds PB Blk QBH • Bettered that with fi ve catches for 103 yards against N.C. Central, CAU ...... 2-1 3 0 0 0 0 1-26 0 0 0 including a 24-yard touchdown catch that put GSU ahead with 5:36 to ODU ...... 5-4 9 0 0 0 1-93 0 0 0 0 play. Jax State ...... 5-1 6 0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 • Career-high 11 catches for 102 yards against Old Dominion (10-23- Houston ...... 2-6 8 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10) Total ...... 12-6 18 0 2-3 0 1-93 1-26 0 0 0 • Had fi ve receptions for 82 yards against South Alabama, including a 47-yard scoring play that is his longest reception of the year • Had seven catches for 78 yards in overtime loss to fourth-ranked #84 ARTHUR WILLIAMS Jacksonville State. Set up the tying touchdown late in regulation with TE • 6-3, 270 • Sr. a 16-yard reception down to the one-yard line Miami, Fla. (Carol City HS/Palomar JC) • Caught a 39-yard TD pass from Rosevelt Watson vs. Lambuth • Tight end with 16 catches for 164 yards and • Because of his height and leaping ability, he also plays on defense in three touchdowns in 2010 late-game situations when the opponent is attempting a Hail Mary • Made perhaps the play of Georgia State’s pass, and he contributed a key pass breakup in the end zone on inaugural season in the 23-17 victory over Lamar, Lamar’s fi nal play. which ensured a winning record for the Panthers GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS in their inaugural campaign. With GSU trailing 20-17 in the fourth quarter, Williams caught a two-yard touchdown Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP PG Rsh Yds TD LP pass, hauling in the ball aft er it was tipped by a defender for the 2010 ...... 11 54 649 12.0 5 47 59.0 1 -1 0 0 winning score. 2011 ...... 4 9 138 15.2 0 42 34.5 0 0 0 0 • Nearly made a similar catch in the back of the end zone on the Total ...... 15 63 787 12.5 5 42 52.5 1 -1 0 0 Panthers’ fi nal play in the overtime loss to Jacksonville State, but he was ruled out of bounds, ending the game. GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Career highs of fi ve receptions for 66 yards against Lamar 2011 Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD CAU 2 21 0 14 0 0 0 0 • Th ree catches for 43 yards in win at Campbell, including a 24-yard ODU 1 37 0 37 0 0 0 0 reception down to the CU 30-yard line to help set up the game- Jax State 2 10 0 12 0 0 0 0 winning fi eld goal Houston 4 70 0 42 0 0 0 0 • Caught two touchdowns in win over Morehead State • Nicknamed Bully for his blocking ability 2010 Rec Yds TD LP Rush Yds TD LP TD Shorter 2 28 0 15 0 0 0 0 Lambuth 2 44 1 39 0 0 0 0 39

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Jax State 7 78 0 23 1 -1 0 0 Campbell 1 54 0 51 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 Campbell 4 22 1 8 0 0 0 0 8 Morehead 3 78 0 42 3 15 0 7 0 0 0 0 Morehead 8 101 0 38 0 0 0 0 Sav St 4 72 2 29 0 0 0 0 3 84 0 35 Savannah St 3 19 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 NCCU 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 3 55 0 20 NCCU 5 103 1 24 0 0 0 0 24 ODU 1 16 0 16 1 9 0 9 3 58 0 27 ODU 11 102 0 16 0 0 0 0 USA 3 33 0 14 0 0 0 0 4 125 0 50 USA 5 82 1 47 0 0 0 0 47 Lamar 6 34 0 9 1 -12 0 0 1 25 0 25 Lamar 6 61 0 18 0 0 0 0 Alabama 0 0 0 0 1 -1 0 0 3 140 1 97 Alabama 1 9 0 9 0 0 0 0 #78 CLYDE YANDELL #15 ALBERT WILSON T • 6-5, 287 • Sr.-R WR • 5-9, 185 • So. Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (Nease HS) Port St. Lucie, Fla. (Port St. Lucie HS) • Started every game of the inaugural season at left • One of GSU’s most versatile weapons as a tackle receiver and return specialist • Missed the 2011 opener with a knee sprain but • Averaging 185 all-purpose yards per game, returned for game two which ranks 8th in the nation in FCS • Transfer from Georgia Tech, where he spent • GSU’s leading receiver with 13 catches for 284 three seasons as a backup yards (21.8 yds per catch) • Graduated from Georgia Tech in August 2010 and is enrolled in • Averaging 11.9 yards per punt return graduate school at GSU • Set the GSU school record with 146 yards receiving on six catches against No. 16 Jacksonville State (9-17-11). Had catches of 54 and 53 yards, but injured his hamstring on the latter play • Caught touchdown passes of 30 and 48 yards vs. Clark Atlanta (9-2- 11), the latter the longest TD pass in GSU history • Preseason All-Independent by Phil Steele’s 2011 College Football Preview; College Football Performance Awards preseason watch list • Led GSU in all-purpose yards in 2010, averaging 93.2 yards per game • GSU’s third-leading receiver in 210 with 19 catches for 294 yards and two touchdowns • Averaged 28.1 yards on 22 kickoff returns in 2010 • Made one of the top plays of the season for the Panthers with his 97- yard kickoff return for a touchdown at Alabama (11-19-10) • Caught touchdown passes of 29 and 28 yards against Savannah State (10-9-10) • Had a 53-yard kickoff return in the opener vs. Shorter and a 50-yarder vs. South Alabama • Had GSU’s second-longest pass completion of the season with a 51-yard reception against Campbell. Also provided key blocking on Darren McCray’s 96-yard kickoff return. CAREER STATISTICS Year ...... G Rec Yds Avg TD LP PG Rsh Yds Avg TD LP 2010 ...... 10 19 294 15.5 2 51 29.4 11 18 1.6 0 9 2011 ...... 3 13 284 21.8 2 54 94.7 2 11 5.5 0 10 Total ...... 13 32 578 16.8 4 54 41.4 13 29 2.3 0 10 Year ...... G KR Yds Avg TD LP PR Yds Avg TD LP AllP 2010 ...... 10 22 618 28.1 1 97 3 2 0.7 0 21 932 2011 ...... 3 9 141 15.7 0 28 10 119 11.9 0 28 555 Total ...... 13 31 759 24.4 1 97 13 117 9.0 0 28 1487 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS 2011 ...... Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP TD CAU ...... 3 85 2 48 1 10 0 10 30, 48 ODU ...... 4 53 0 21 1 1 0 1 Jax State ...... 6 146 0 54 0 0 0 0 Houston ...... DNP-INJURED 2011 ...... PR Yds TD LP KOR Yds TD LP All-P CAU ...... 3 34 0 28 0 0 0 0 129 ODU ...... 7 85 0 30 5 90 0 28 229 Jax State ...... 0 0 0 0 4 51 0 19 197 Houston ...... DNP-INJURED 2010 Rec Yds TD LP Rsh Yds TD LP KR Yds TD LP Shorter 1 7 0 7 3 5 0 3 1 53 0 53 Lambuth DNP Jax State 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 78 0 34 THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES GAME SUMMARIES

GEORGIA STATE 41, CLARK ATLANTA 7 to Terrence Milton on the fi rst play of the fourth Th e game was also the Panthers’ fi rst ever quarter. Georgia State (1-0) held CAU to 12 fi rst against a repeat opponent; GSU dropped a 34-20 Game 1: Sept. 2, 2011 • 7:30 p.m. downs and 140 yards rushing, and the quarterback contest to Old Dominion last season in Norfolk, Va. Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. duo of Mann and Smith combined for just 104 yards With that game, ODU began a winning streak that it passing on 10 completions. Defensive end A.J. Portee extended today to seven games. Georgia State opened its encore season with a tied for the lead in tackles with fi ve total stops, and “I would love to play a good game against ODU 41-7 victory over Division II Clark Atlanta before led the team with two tackles for loss. someday but we seem to save our worst for ODU,” 26,273 fans at the Georgia Dome. Sophomore Bo “Th e run defense against their run off ense was said Georgia State head coach Bill Curry. “So hats off Schlechter, in his fi rst collegiate start at quarterback, pretty good,” Curry said. “We do have more athletic to a good job by [Old Dominion]. We didn’t fi nd out completed 13-of-18 passes for 196 yards and three people defensively (than last year), our linebackers today just how good they are because we really didn’t touchdowns, two of them to Albert Wilson. Running and our secondary run a lot faster than they did a test them. We gave them opportunities at every turn back Donald Russell, playing his fi rst game for GSU year ago.” and they took advantage.” aft er transferring from Kentucky in the off season, Th e 41-7 fi nal is the same score by which Quarterback Bo Schlechter, starting his second scored twice on the ground with 56 yards rushing to Georgia State defeated Shorter University in its game for the Panthers, was 10-of-27 passing with an lead the Panthers. inaugural game in 2010, also in the Georgia Dome. interception. Drew Little got his fi rst snaps of the “Th is was my fi rst college start, but I tried to season late in the third quarter and fi nished 6-of-17 come out confi dent,” Schlechter said. “It was just CLARK ATLANTA ...... 0 0 0 7 — 7 passing with two picks. getting some plays run and I was able to build up GEORGIA STATE ...... 3 21 10 7 — 41 “We went out and played hard, but we had a some confi dence going into the second quarter.” couple of penalties and turnovers that shouldn’t have Schlechter, the starting punter and a reserve SCORING SUMMARY happened,” Schlechter said. “Th at caused us to get off wide receiver last year during his freshman season, GSU–Benvenuto 44 FG, 3:34, 1st (15-51, 7:27) GSU 3-0 key and we never could get back into it. We didn’t played in place of both Drew Little and Kelton GSU–Russell 20 Run (Benvenuto Kick), 11:54, 2nd GSU 10-0 execute our game plan like we should have.” Hill because of team-enforced suspensions to the (2-34, 0:31) A wild fi rst half featured numerous miscues on Panthers’ top two quarterbacks. He tossed the fi rst GSU–Russell 3 Run (Benvenuto Kick), 10:50, 2nd GSU 17-0 both sides that led to points. TD pass of his college career to Jordan Giles on a (1-3, 0:05) Old Dominion started the game with 51 and 12-yard slant in the second quarter to make it a 24-0 GSU–Giles 12 Pass from Schlechter (Benvenuto Kick), GSU 24-7 1:24, 2nd (9-76, 3:41) 45-yard fi eld goals from Jarod Brown to jump GSU lead before halft ime, then hit Wilson in the out to a 6-0 lead. Th e Panthers’ fi rst score was third and fourth quarters on scoring passes of 30 and GSU–Wilson 30 Pass from Schlechter (Benvenuto Kick), GSU 31-0 10:41, 3rd (2-54, 0:33) made possible by an Antonio Vaughan fair catch 48 yards. Th e 48-yard TD connection is currently GSU–Benvenuto 45 FG, 1:29, 3rd (8-29, 4:07) GSU 34-0 fumble on a punt by Matt Hubbard. Nate Anthony the longest touchdown pass in Panthers history. CAU–Milton 34 Pass from Bryan (Lawrence Kick), GSU 34-7 subsequently recovered on the ODU 14 for the “We had a quarterback who had never played 14:52, 4th (4-52, 1:30) Panthers, and Christian Benvenuto ended the short a college game at quarterback and we had zero GSU–Wilson 48 Pass from Schlechter (Ehasz Kick), GSU 31-0 drive with a 26-yard fi eld goal to make it a 6-3 Old turnovers,” said Georgia State head coach Bill Curry. 8:09, 4th (6-68, 2:27) Dominion lead nine minutes into the game. Attendance–26,273 “In my fondest dreams, I would have struggled to Later in the fi rst quarter with Old Dominion believe that.” TEAM STATISTICS ...... CAU GSU leading 13-3, ODU safety Devon Simmons Wilson fi nished with 85 yards receiving on First Downs (R-P-Pen) ...... 12 (6-6-0) 19 (9-9-1) intercepted Schlechter and returned the pick 33 three receptions, and tight end Emmanuel Ogbuehi Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ...... 38-140-0 37-146-2 yards to the GSU 13. But several plays later, GSU added 48 yards receiving on three catches. Travis Passing Yards ...... 107 196 linebacker Michael Hall forced Colby Goodwyn to Evans was the Panthers’ second-leading rusher with Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ...... 10-17-2 13-18-0 fumble into the end zone, and linebacker Demazio 52 yards on eight attempts. TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...... 55-247 55-342 Skelton returned it 93 yards to the Monarchs 7-yard “We’ve been waiting for this moment for a Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ...... 6-41.8-36.2 4-39.0-38.8 line. Two plays later Donald Russell scored on a long time,” Wilson said. “We had a great camp this Fumbles-Lost...... 1-0 0-0 Penalties ...... 10-78 7-53 2-yard run with 29 seconds left in the period to cut summer. We were all anxious to see how Bo would the ODU lead to three. play. He showed up and played well.” Sacks By ...... 1-10 3-15 3rd Down Conversions...... 5-14 6-12 Th e Panthers, however, committed two special Schlechter also retained punting duties, 4th Down Conversions...... 0-1 0-0 teams errors of their own in the second quarter. A averaging 39 yards on four punts and leaving two Time of Possession ...... 33:14 26:46 Hubbard punt attempt was blocked by Alex Arain inside the CAU 20-yard line, including a punt RUSHING LEADERS and returned 36 yards by Blair Roberts for an ODU downed at the 1 late in the fourth quarter. touchdown with 12:16 left in the half. Th e defense had two key takeaways in the CAU–Mann 17-88; Lewis 15-36; Smith 2-14 A GSU scoring drive of 55 yards, capped second quarter, with linebackers Robert Ferguson GSU–Russell 9-56, 2 TD; Evans 8-52; Schlechter 9-27; Wilson 1-10; PLee 3-1; MSmith 6-1 by a 5-yard Travis Evans touchdown run, cut and Demazio Skelton snagging interceptions on Old Dominion’s lead to 20-17, but the Monarchs back-to-back Clark Atlanta possessions to set up PASSING LEADERS partially blocked another punt on the next Panthers short touchdown drives. CAU–Mann 6-10-1, 72, 1 TD; Smith 4-7-1, 35 possession, getting the ball at the GSU 19. ODU Th e fi rst interception, by Skelton on a pass from GSU–Schlechter 13-18-0, 196, 3 TD struck quickly with a DeMarco touchdown pass to CAU quarterback Bryan Mann, gave GSU possession RECEIVING LEADERS Reid Evans to end the fi rst-half scoring. at the Clark Atlanta 34-yard line. Th e ensuing Georgia State was looking to cut into a 33-17 two-play scoring drive consisted of a 14-yard fi rst- CAU–Milton 3-47, 1 TD; Brown 3-38; Albritton 1-11 ODU lead when its most promising drive of the down pass to wide receiver Danny Williams, then a GSU–Wilson 3-85, 2 TD; Ogbuehi 3-48; DWilliams 2-21; Giles 2-15. 1 TD; Haynes 1-11; Evans 1-10; PLee 1-6 second half was cut short. Early in the fourth 20-yard touchdown run by Russell. On CAU’s next quarter, Little’s pass attempt was tipped at the line possession, Ferguson intercepted quarterback T.J. and intercepted by Monarchs cornerback Eriq Lewis Smith and returned it 31 yards to the 3-yard line, OLD DOMINION 40, GEORGIA STATE 17 at the ODU 12-yard line. with Russell again rushing for the score on the next Game 2: Sept. 10, 2011 • 12 p.m. (CSS) Albert Wilson accounted for 77 punt return play to make it 17-0 Georgia State. yards on six attempts and tied with Jordan Giles for “We had terrifi c backs before, but Donald Georgia Dome • Atlanta, Ga. the team lead with 53 yards receiving. Evans paced makes a diff erence when he handles the ball, and you Georgia State suff ered its fi rst loss of the season the Panthers with 74 yards on the ground. saw that tonight,” Curry said. “He has the capacity with a 40-17 home defeat to Old Dominion on and the physicality to punish tacklers and spin away Saturday at the Georgia Dome. It was the Panthers’ OLD DOMINION ...... 13 14 6 7 — 40 and run away from some others. Th at’s a gift , and a (1-1) fi rst match-up against a full-fl edged member of GEORGIA STATE ...... 10 7 0 0 — 17 lot of great backs have that.” the Colonial Athletic Association, as the third-year GSU freshman kicker Christian Benvenuto Old Dominion (2-0) program is in its fi rst season of converted his fi rst collegiate fi eld goal try from 44 conference play. yards out to make the score 3-0 with 3:34 left in the Th e Panthers were shut out in the second half fi rst quarter, then hit a 46-yarder in the third quarter as Old Dominion extended its 27-17 halft ime lead for a perfect debut. with two touchdown runs by quarterback Th omas Clark Atlanta (0-1) got on the scoreboard DeMarco. with a 34-yard touchdown pass from Bryan Mann

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES GAME SUMMARIES

SCORING SUMMARY season moved the Panthers to the JSU 27, and from RUSHING LEADERS ODU–Brown 51 FG, 12:15, 1st (9-33, 2:39) ODU 3-0 there, GSU kept it on the ground. On fi rst down GSU–Russell 13-47, 1 TD; Evans 10-41, 1 TD; Schlechter 4-29 ODU–Brown 45 FG, 9:19, 1st (6-33, 1:57) ODU 6-0 at the 15, Evans ran 12 yards to the three and then JSU–Middleton 20-89; Ealey 21-82, 1 TD; Blanchard 12-77, 2 TD GSU–Benvenuto 26 FG, 6:07, 1st (4-5, 1:33) ODU 6-3 bulled his way into the end zone on the next play. ODU–Goodwyn 4 Run (Brown Kick), 3:50, 1st (6-53, 2:08) ODU 13-3 PASSING LEADERS GSU–Russell 2 Run (Benvenuto Kick), 0:29, 1st ODU 13-10 Holding a three-point lead, Jacksonville State GSU–Schlechter 15-26-0, 145, 1 TD; Little 2-4-1, 64 (2-7, 0:18) ground out a 13-play, 74-yard drive that lasted 7:24 JSU–Blanchard 9-11-0, 155, 1 TD ODU–Roberts 26 Blocked Punt Return (Brown Kick), ODU 20-10 and was capped by Washaun Ealey’s four-yard run. RECEIVING LEADERS 12:16, 2nd Ealey, the Georgia transfer, fi nished with 82 yards GSU–Evans 5 Run (Benvenuto Kick), 6:00, 2nd ODU 20-17 on the ground, and while backfi eld mate Calvin GSU–Wilson 6-146; Evans 5-27; Russell 2-13; DWilliams 2-10; (8-55, 3:25) Middleton rushed for 89 yards and one score. For AWilliams 1-11, 1 TD; Giles 1-2 ODU–Evans 8 Pass from DeMarco (Brown Kick), ODU 27-17 the game, JSU rushed for 246 yards. JSU–Cooper 3-75, 1 TD; Ealey 2-45; Smith 1-18; Shaw 1-12; Cheeks 2:09, 2nd (3-19, 1:36) Now leading 30-21, JSU forced the Panthers 1-7 ODU–DeMarco 4 Run (Brown Kick Failed), 4:27, 3rd ODU 33-17 (8-86, 2:30) to go three-and-out and then managed another ODU–DeMarco 2 Run (Brown Kick), 10:35, 4th ODU 40-17 touchdown drive that was kept alive by a roughing HOUSTON 56, GEORGIA STATE 0 (8-88, 3:13) the punter penalty. Blanchard scored from 11 yards Attendance–11,701 out with 1:39 left for the fi nal 37-21 margin. Game 4: Sept. 24, 2011 • 8 p.m. (CSS) “If we take the penalties and simply play Robertson Stadium • Houston, Texas TEAM STATISTICS ...... ODU GSU intelligently, then we are right in the game,” said GSU Playing just its second-ever game against an First Downs (R-P-Pen) ...... 16 (9-6-1) 16 (7-7-2) head coach Bill Curry. “But we kept their drives alive FBS opponent, Georgia State fell at Houston, 56-0, Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ...... 54-282-3 35-85-2 with silly mistakes, and we didn’t sustain enough Passing Yards ...... 126 206 in night game at Robertson Stadium. off ensively. We didn’t show poise in the clutch.” Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ...... 13-21-0 16-44-3 Th e loss was the third in a row for the Panthers, Th e teams were tied at 14-all at the half. TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...... 75-408 79-291 who dropped to 1-3 and were shut out for the fi rst Jacksonville State opened the scoring on Blanchard’s Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ...... 9-46.7-37.2 12-34.3-29.8 time in their brief history. Fumbles-Lost...... 3-2 1-0 28-yard touchdown pass to Kevyn Cooper with 10 Th e Cougars improved to 4-0 behind record- Penalties ...... 6-52 7-64 minutes left in the fi rst half, but Georgia State struck setting quarterback Case Keenum, who was every Sacks By ...... 4-26 1-8 back as Schlechter found tight end Arthur Williams bit as good as advertised. Th e sixth-year senior 3rd Down Conversions...... 5-16 5-20 for an 11-yard touchdown with three minutes to play completed 29 of 34 passes for 415 yards and two 4th Down Conversions...... 0-0 1-2 in the fi rst quarter. Time of Possession ...... 31:22 28:38 touchdowns. Aft er the Gamecocks regained the lead early in He went 20-for-24 for 279 yards in the fi rst RUSHING LEADERS the second quarter by blocking Drew Little’s attempt half to stake the Cougars to a 35-0 lead at the at a quick kick and returning it 34 yards for a score, ODU–Goodwyn 24-184, 1 TD; Harper 16-67; Smith 5-20; DeMarco intermission. 9-11, 2 TD Georgia State again knotted the score on Donald’s Th e Cougars rolled up 732 yards of off ense, GSU–Evans 15-62, 1 TD; Russell 5-20, 1 TD; Schlechter 13-(-4); Lee Russell’s one-yard plunge. Th at score was set up by including 561 yards in the air and 171 on the 1-6; Wilson 1-1 Demarius Matthews’ 67-yard kickoff return to the ground. Fourteen diff erent Houston receivers caught JSU 24-yard line. PASSING LEADERS passes, led by Justin Johnson with six catches for 83 Schlechter passed for 145 yards and one ODU–DeMarco 13-21-0, 126, 1 TD yards, including touchdown catches of 18 and nine touchdown while completing 15 of 26 passes. He GSU–Schlechter 9-27-1, 147; Little 7-17-2, 59 yards. Bryce Beall added 64 yards rushing and two added 29 yards rushing. Donald Russell managed 47 touchdowns. RECEIVING LEADERS yards and a touchdown, while Evans fi nished with “Th eir speed really unnerved us, and we didn’t ODU–Vaughan 4-27; Pinkard 2-34; Gill 2-11; Evans 2-13, 1 TD; 41 yards rushing, one touchdown, and fi ve catches play the fundamentals,” said GSU head coach Mayers 1-20; Blanco 1-6; Goodwyn 1-5 for 27 yards. GSU–Wilson 4-53; Giles 3-58; Lee 2-15; Ogbuehi 2-11; Evans 2-8; Bill Curry. “We repeated the mistakes and stupid DWilliams 1-37; Minor 1-13; AWilliams 1-11 penalties we made the last two weeks. It’s frustrating GEORGIA STATE ...... 7 7 7 0 — 21 and it’s embarrassing, and I don’t know anything else JACKSONVILLE STATE .....7 7 10 13 — 37 to do except keep working.” JACKSONVILLE STATE 37, SCORING SUMMARY Th e Panthers made a change at quarterback, starting Drew Little and also utilizing Kelton Hill. JSU–Cooper 28 Pass from Blanchard (Esco Kick) JSU 7-0 GEORGIA STATE 21 9:56, 1st (5-57, 1:48) Little passed for 117 yards on 11 completions, while Hill contributed 33 yards rushing. Game 3: Sept. 17, 2011 • 3:30 p.m. (CSS) GSU–AWilliams 11 Pass from Schlechter (Benvenuto Kick) 7-7 3:10, 1st (10-66, 4:06) “Both quarterbacks were rusty, but we felt like Burgess-Snow Field • Jacksonville, Ala. JSU–Jackson 34 Blocked Punt Return (Esco Kick), JSU 14-7 we had to give them a chance,” said Curry. “But we 11:09, 2nd didn’t protect them, and we didn’t get [Houston] Georgia State played nearly even with GSU–Russell 1 Run (Benvenuto Kick), 7:47, 2nd 14-14 stopped on defense.” 16th-ranked Jacksonville State for three quarters (7-24, 3:12) Travis Evans rushed for a career-best 70 yards before succumbing in the fourth quarter and falling, JSU–Esco 23 FG, 10:33, 3rd (10-55, 4:27) JSU 17-14 on 14 carries for Georgia State, and wide receiver 37-21, at Burgess-Snow Field. JSU–Blanchard 17 Run (Esco Kick), 4:16, 3rd JSU 24-14 Danny Williams had his best game of the season GSU (1-2) wide receiver Albert Wilson set (9-75, 4:46) with four catches for 70 yards, including a 42-yard a school-record with 146 yards receiving on six GSU–Evans 3 Run (Benvenuto Kick), 0:34, 3rd JSU 24-21 catch. catches, including receptions of 53 and his 54 yards. (8-80, 3:42) Georgia State’s best chance to score came late On his fi nal catch covering 53 yards, the sophomore JSU–Ealey 4 Run (Esco Kick Failed), 8:02, 4th JSU 30-14 (13-74, 7:24) in the third quarter, when the Panthers drove for appeared headed for the end zone but pulled up with JSU–Blanchard 11 Run (Esco Kick), 1:39, 4th JSU 37-14 a fi rst down at the Houston nine. But on second an injured hamstring. (10-50, 4:56) down, Little’s pass was tipped in the air, and Marcus Jacksonville State (2-1) quarterback Coty Attendance–17,618 McGraw came down with the interception. Blanchard completed nine of 11 passes for 155 yards Th e Panthers played without their top receiver and one touchdown while rushing 12 times for TEAM STATISTICS ...... GSU JSU and off ensive player Albert Wilson, who injured 77 yards and two scores. His 17-yard scoring run First Downs (R-P-Pen) ...... 15 (7-8-0) 21 (11-7-3) his hamstring last game, and one of its primary with four minutes remaining in the third quarter Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ...... 28-116-2 58-246-3 ball carriers in Donald Russell, who sustained a proved to be the key blow, putting the Gamecocks Passing Yards ...... 209 155 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ...... 17-30-1 9-11-1 sprained knee in practice this week. Also missing ahead, 24-14. Th e score came on fourth-and-one TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...... 58-325 69-401 from the GSU lineup due to injury were the team’s as Blanchard faked a handoff up the middle, snuck Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ...... 5-41.0-27.0 4-33.5-33.5 top two centers in Ben Jacoby (knee) and Michael around the right side and then dove into the end Fumbles-Lost...... 0-0 2-1 Davis (ankle) and starting free safety Brandon Jones zone. Penalties ...... 7-77 5-45 (ankle). Th e Panthers answered with Travis Evans’ three- Sacks By ...... 1-11 0-0 yard touchdown run to pull within 24-21 late in the 3rd Down Conversions...... 6-13 7-15 third quarter. Th e 80-yard drive was highlighted by a 4th Down Conversions...... 0-0 2-2 54-yard completion from quarterback Bo Schechter Time of Possession ...... 24:05 35:55 to Wilson. Georgia State’s longest pass play of the THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL NOTES GAME SUMMARIES

GEORGIA STATE ...... 0 0 0 0 — 0 HOUSTON ...... 21 14 14 7 — 56

SCORING SUMMARY UH–Brown 51 FG, 12:15, 1st (9-33, 2:39) ODU 3-0 ODU–Brown 45 FG, 9:19, 1st (6-33, 1:57) ODU 6-0

UH–Johnson 18 Pass from Keenum (Hogan Kick), UH 7-0 12:09, 1st (6-52, 1:51) UH–Beall 3 Run (Hogan Kick), 6:46, 1st (6-52, 1:31) UH 14-0 UH–Johnson 9 Pass from Keenum (Hogan Kick), UH 21-0 0:00, 1st (10-80, 3:33) UH–Hayes 2 Run (Hogan Kick), 11:59, 2nd (7-60, 1:55) UH 28-0 UH–Beall 4 Run (Hogan Kick), 2:07, 2nd (8-71, 3:01) UH 35-0 UH–Sims 7 Run (Hogan Kick), 7:33, 3rd (2-61, 0:24) UH 42-0 UH–Wellford 2 Run (Hogan Kick), 1:29, 3rd (10-72, 2:55) UH 49-0 UH–Williams 13 Pass from Turner (Hogan Kick), UH 56-0 9:45, 4th (9-80, 3:06) Attendance–32,005 TEAM STATISTICS ...... GSU UH First Downs (R-P-Pen) ...... 11 (5-5-1) 34 (11-21-2) Rushing (Att-Yards-TD) ...... 35-108-0 39-171-5 Passing Yards ...... 133 561 Passes (Cmp-Att-Int) ...... 12-27-1 40-50-0 TOTAL OFFENSE (Plays-Yds)...... 62-241 89-732 Punts (No.-Avg-Net) ...... 10-27.2-32.8 2-37.5-37.5 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-1 3-2 Penalties ...... 8-62 10-95 Sacks By ...... 3-20 2-17 3rd Down Conversions...... 4-16 12-15 4th Down Conversions...... 0-1 0-1 Time of Possession ...... 31:31 28:29 RUSHING LEADERS GSU–Evans 14-70; Hill 11-33; Lee 5-15; Smith 3-3; Little 2-(-13) UH–Beall 7-64, 2 TD; Hayes 9-58, 1 TD; Sims 7-26, 1 TD; Welford 4-18, 1 TD; Keenum 3-(-11) PASSING LEADERS GSU–Little 11-24-1, 117; Hill 1-3-0, 16 UH–Keenum 29-34-0, 415, 2 TD; Turner 10-14-0, 128, 1 TD; Jones 1-2-0, 18 RECEIVING LEADERS GSU–DWilliams 4-70; Haynes 2-13; AWilliams 1-25; Giles 1-11; Carter 1-6; MSmith 1-4; McCray 1-2; Evans 1-2 UH–Johnson 6-82, 2 TD; Peace 6-66; Carrier 5-90; Edwards 4-76; Hayes 3-38; Smith 3-33; Williams 3-18, 1 TD

THE ENCORE SEASON 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STATS Georgia State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2011) All games

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Evans, Travis 4 47 234 9 225 4.8 2 24 56.2 Wilson, Albert 10 119 11.9 0 30 Russell, Donald 3 27 127 4 123 4.6 4 20 41.0 Total 10 119 11.9 0 30 Schlechter, Bo 3 26 95 43 52 2.0 0 19 17.3 Opponents 15 149 9.9 2 36 Hill, Kelton 1 11 39 6 33 3.0 0 21 33.0 Lee, Parris 3 9 27 5 22 2.4 0 6 7.3 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Wilson, Albert 3 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 10 3.7 Ferguson, R. 1 31 31.0 0 31 Smith, Malcolm 3 9 15 11 4 0.4 0 5 1.3 Demazio, S. 1 26 26.0 0 26 TM 2 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 Total 2 57 28.5 0 31 Team 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -1.0 Opponents 5 71 14.2 0 33 Little, Drew 3 2 0 13 -13 -6.5 0 0 -4.3 Total 4 135 548 93 455 3.4 6 24 113.8 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Opponents 4 189 926 87 839 4.4 11 53 209.8 Wilson, Albert 9 141 15.7 0 28 Matthews, D. 5 135 27.0 0 67 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Lee, Parris 4 112 28.0 0 28 Schlechter, Bo 3 125.62 37-71-1 52.1 488 4 54 162.7 Evans, Travis 3 46 15.3 0 18 Little, Drew 3 71.47 20-45-4 44.4 240 0 53 80.0 Hogan, Mark 1 15 15.0 0 15 Hill, Kelton 1 78.13 1-3-0 33.3 16 0 16 16.0 Total 22 449 20.4 0 67 Total 4 103.95 58-119-5 48.7 744 4 54 186.0 Opponents 17 310 18.2 0 38 Opponents 4 169.21 72-99-2 72.7 949 6 54 237.2 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Mallory, Q. 1 23 23.0 0 23 Wilson, Albert 3 13 284 21.8 2 54 94.7 Demazio, S. 1 93 93.0 0 93 Williams, Danny 4 9 138 15.3 0 42 34.5 Total 2 116 58.0 0 93 Evans, Travis 4 9 47 5.2 0 13 11.8 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Giles, Jordan 4 7 86 12.3 1 31 21.5 Ogbuehi, E. 4 5 59 11.8 0 28 14.8 Williams, A. 4 3 47 15.7 1 25 11.8 Haynes, Sidney 4 3 24 8.0 0 11 6.0 Lee, Parris 3 3 21 7.0 0 9 7.0 Russell, Donald 3 2 13 6.5 0 11 4.3 Minor, N. 4 1 13 13.0 0 13 3.2 Carter, Bo 4 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.5 Smith, Malcolm 3 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 McCray, Darren 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0 Total 4 58 744 12.8 4 54 186.0 Opponents 4 72 949 13.2 6 54 237.2 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STATS Georgia State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2011) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Russell, Donald 4 ------24 Schlechter, Bo 3 97 52 488 540 180.0 Benvenuto, C. - 3-4 9-9 - - - - - 18 Little, Drew 3 47 -13 240 227 75.7 Evans, Travis 2 ------12 Evans, Travis 4 47 225 0 225 56.2 Wilson, Albert 2 ------12 Russell, Donald 3 27 123 0 123 41.0 Williams, A. 1 ------6 Hill, Kelton 1 14 33 16 49 49.0 Giles, Jordan 1 ------6 Lee, Parris 3 9 22 0 22 7.3 Ehasz, Matt - - 1-1 - - - - - 1 Wilson, Albert 3 2 11 0 11 3.7 Total 10 3-4 10-10 - - - - - 79 Smith, Malcolm 3 9 4 0 4 1.3 Opponents 19 3-4 17-19 - - - - - 140 Team 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0 TM 2 1 -1 0 -1 -0.5 Total 4 254 455 744 1199 299.8 Opponents 4 288 839 949 1788 447.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Benvenuto, C. 3-4 75.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-3 0-0 45 0 Hubbard, Matt 25 983 39.3 51 1 7 7 1 1 Schlechter, Bo 4 156 39.0 50 0 1 2 1 0 FG Sequence Georgia State Opponents TM 2 63.0600001 Clark Atlanta (44),(45) 41 Team 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Old Dominion (26) (51),(45) Total 31 1145 36.9 51 1 8 9 2 3 Jacksonville State 46 (23) Opponents 21 880 41.9 61 0 5 5 7 0 Houston - - Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Benvenuto, C. 16 908 56.8 0 0 Ehasz, Matt 1 60 60.0 0 0 Total 17 968 56.9 0 0 18.2 38.7 31 Opponents 26 1578 60.7 4 0 20.4 40.3 29 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STATS Georgia State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 27, 2011) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Wilson, Albert 3 11 284 119 141 0 555 185.0 Evans, Travis 4 225 47 0 46 0 318 79.5 Lee, Parris 3 22 21 0 112 0 155 51.7 Williams, Danny 4 0 138 0 0 0 138 34.5 Russell, Donald 3 123 13 0 0 0 136 45.3 Matthews, D. 4 0 0 0 135 0 135 33.8 Giles, Jordan 4 0 86 0 0 0 86 21.5 Ogbuehi, E. 4 0 59 0 0 0 59 14.8 Schlechter, Bo 3 52 0 0 0 0 52 17.3 Williams, A. 4 0 47 0 0 0 47 11.8 Hill, Kelton 1 33 0 0 0 0 33 33.0 Ferguson, R. 4 0 0 0 0 31 31 7.8 Demazio, S. 4 0 0 0 0 26 26 6.5 Haynes, Sidney 4 0 24 0 0 0 24 6.0 Hogan, Mark 3 0 0 0 15 0 15 5.0 Minor, N. 4 0 13 0 0 0 13 3.2 Smith, Malcolm 3 4 4 0 0 0 8 2.7 Carter, Bo 4 0 6 0 0 0 6 1.5 McCray, Darren 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 2.0 TM 2 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.5 Team 1 -1 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0 Little, Drew 3 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -4.3 Total 4 455 744 119 449 57 1824 456.0 Opponents 4 839 949 149 310 71 2318 579.5 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STATS Georgia State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2011) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 15 Moody, Dexter 4 20 12 32 ...... 4B Demazio, S. 4 14 12 26 2-3 . 1-26 . . 1-93 . . . 35 Muasau, Jake 4 13 8 21 2-3 1-2 ...... 10 Ferguson, R. 4 15 4 19 3-8 1-4 1-31 2 . . . . . 36 Barnes, Fred 4 11 8 19 ...... 2 . . 47 Hall, Michael 4 12 7 19 ...... 1 . . 53 Bilukidi, C. 4 12 6 18 2-8 1-8 ...... 24 Singleton, Kail 4 9 5 14 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 5 Matthews, D. 4 10 4 14 2-12 1-10 . 3 . . 1 . . 23 Hogan, Mark 3 9 5 14 2-10 1-9 ...... 99 Portee, A.J. 4 8 5 13 3-4 ...... 9 McClendon, Bren 4 8 4 12 1-11 1-11 . 2 . . . . . 46 Robinson, J. 4 6 5 11 2-2 . . 1 . . . . . 40 Mallory, Q. 4 9 2 11 1-2 . . . . 1-23 . . . 41 Opanubi, O. 2 5 4 9 ...... 32 McKay, Allen 4 7 1 8 2-4 1-3 . . . 1-0 . . . 75 Woodard, T. 4 5 3 8 ...... 94 Jenkins, Kalan 4 5 2 7 ...... 14 Fears, Jocquez 4 7 . 7 ...... 77 Stephens, C.J. 4 3 4 7 ...... 26 Ransby, Jamal 4 3 3 6 ...... 31 Gunn, D'Mario 4 1 4 5 . . . 1 . . . . . 37 Felder, Akeen 4 3 1 4 ...... 45 Vinson, M. 3 2 . 2 ...... 2B Jones, Brandon 2 . 2 2 ...... 90 Karriem, Khiry 3 1 1 2 ...... 49 Hubbard, Matt 3 . 1 1 ...... 1B Wyatt, Blake 3 . 1 1 ...... 33 Benvenuto, C. 4 1 . 1 ...... 7 Lee, Parris 3 1 . 1 ...... 19 Haynes, Sidney 4 . 1 1 ...... 86 Ervin, Isaiah 2 1 . 1 ...... 1 Anthony, Nate 4 1 . 1 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 96 Bostic, Evan 2 1 . 1 1-7 1-7 ...... 17 Williams, Danny 4 . 1 1 ...... 88 Ogbuehi, E. 3 1 . 1 ...... Total 4 204 116 320 23-74 8-54 2-57 9 . 5-116 4 . . Opponents 4 157 110 267 29-92 7-53 5-71 13 11 1-0 1 3 . 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STATS Georgia State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 25, 2011) All games

Team Statistics GSU OPP SCORING 79 140 Points Per Game 19.8 35.0 FIRST DOWNS 61 83 R u s h in g 28 37 P a s s in g2940 P e n a l ty 4 6 RUSHING YARDAGE 455 839 Yards gained rushing 548 926 Yards lost rushing 93 87 Rushing Attempts 135 189 Average Per Rush 3.4 4.4 Average Per Game 113.8 209.8 TDs Rushing 6 11 PASSING YARDAGE 744 949 C o m p - A tt - In t 58-119-5 72-99-2 Average Per Pass 6.3 9.6 Average Per Catch 12.8 13.2 Average Per Game 186.0 237.2 TDs Passing 4 6 TOTAL OFFENSE 1199 1788 Total Plays 254 288 Average Per Play 4.7 6.2 Average Per Game 299.8 447.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 22-449 17-310 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 10-119 15-149 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-57 5-71 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.4 18.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.9 9.9 INT RETURN AVERAGE 28.5 14.2 FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 9-5 PENALTIES-Yards 29-256 31-270 Average Per Game 64.0 67.5 PUNTS-Yards 31-1145 21-880 Average Per Punt 36.9 41.9 Net punt average 31.5 36.2 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 7 : 4 5 3 2 : 1 5 3RD-DOWN Conversions 21/61 29/60 3rd-Down Pct 34% 48% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/3 2/4 4th-Down Pct 33% 50% SACKS BY-Yards 8-54 7-53 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 19 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 3-4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (11-13) 85% (16-20) 80% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-13) 62% (15-20) 75% PAT-ATTEMPTS (10-10) 100% (17-19) 89% ATTENDANCE 37974 49623 Games/Avg Per Game 2/18987 2/24812 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Georgia State 20 35 17 7 0 79 Opponents 41 35 30 34 0 140 2011 GEORGIA STATE FOOTBALL STATS Georgia State Game Results (as of Oct 03, 2011) All games

Overall Conference Date Opponent Score Record Record Time Attend ------Sep 02, 2011 CLARK ATLANTA W 41-7 1- 0- 0 0- 0- 0 2:59 26273 Sep 10, 2011 OLD DOMINION 17-40 L 1- 1- 0 0- 0- 0 3:08 11701 Sep 17, 2011 at #16 Jacksonville State 21-37 L 1- 2- 0 0- 0- 0 3:03 17618 Sep 24, 2011 at Houston 0-56 L 1- 3- 0 0- 0- 0 3:03 32005

* 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 ------/-- --/-- --/-- --/------/------/------/------/ ------/-- --/-- CLARK ATLANTA...... 41-7 19/12 9/6 9/6 1/0 37-146 / 38-140 13-18- 0 / 10-17- 2 196/107 55-342 / 55-247 119/136 0/2 OLD DOMINION...... 17-40 16/16 7/9 7/6 2/1 35-85 / 54-282 16-44- 3 / 13-21- 0 206/126 79-291 / 75-408 352/182 3/2 Jacksonville State.. 21-37 15/21 7/11 8/7 0/3 28-116 / 58-246 17-30- 1 / 9-11- 0 209/155 58-325 / 69-401 138/145 1/1 Houston...... 0-56 11/34 5/11 5/21 1/2 35-108 / 39-171 12-27- 1 / 40-50- 0 133/561 62-241 / 89-732 132/67 2/2

Totals...... 79-140 61/83 28/37 29/40 4/6 135-455 /189-839 58-119- 5/ 72- 99- 2 744/949 254-1199/ 288-1788 741/530 6/7

Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category