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Austin ....................................................38-39 Southland’s Super Bowl Players ................................... 97 Compliance Services Southland in the NFL Draft ....................................98-100 2019 Season in Review Amanda Brooks, Business Operations Assistant Final Standings ............................................................ 40 Non-Conference Records/Preseason Polls .................... 40 Al Wilson, Marketing & Championships Assistant Final FCS Polls ............................................................. 41 Players of the Week ..................................................... 41 Communications All-Conference Teams .................................................. 42 Courtney Archer, Associate Commissioner, Communications All-Academic Teams .................................................... 43 [email protected] Results ........................................................................ 44 Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 110 Superlatives ................................................................. 45 NCAA Rankings .......................................................46-48 Madi Morris, Director of Broadcast and Digital Media [email protected] Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 109 Zack Chavez, Assistant Director of Communications [email protected] Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 108 Josh Yonis, Assistant Director of Communications [email protected] Office: 972-422-9500, ext. 107 Credits The 2020 Southland Conference football media guide is a production of the Southland communications staff. Writing, page layout, research and editing provided by Josh Yonis. Additional assistance provided by Zack Chavez. Cover design by Bill Bridgeforth, Bridgeforth Designs. Interior designs by Old Hat Creative, Norman, Okla. Special thanks to the sports information departments of the Southland Conference for assistance in providing the information and photographs used in this publication. Additional photography provided by Rick Yeatts. 2020 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE FOOTBALL | 1 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE SOUTHLAND THE SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE “The Southland Conference shall be a premier Southland cities encompass approximately 14 The Southland has also taken a lead role in the NCAA Division I conference by leveraging million people, and its geography covers many of the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision by institutional collaborations to accomplish academic nation’s top 100 television markets, including Dallas-Fort serving as the host conference for the annual DI national success and athletics excellence. It shall achieve Worth, Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, Little Rock, championship game in the league office’s base of Frisco, the highest level of academic success, including Shreveport and Baton Rouge. League institutions, their Texas, since 2011. Working with its partners, the City the establishment of policies and procedures locations, and many of their namesakes are significant to of Frisco and Hunt Sports Ventures, the Southland’s that encourage, support, and promote academic the history of the South Central and Southwest regions hosting role has been reaffirmed three times since the accomplishments, including the graduation of its of the United States. initial game, that will remain at Frisco’s Toyota Stadium student-athletes; and, to competitively perform at least through the 2025 game. in an exemplary manner in all sports, striving for Southland institutions are annually positioned Conference championships in order to participate among the nation’s best public and private universities, The league also has a tradition of innovation successfully in NCAA championships.” exemplified by superb undergraduate and graduate and creativity with its work in television, corporate -The Southland Conference’s Vision and Mission education rankings, and featuring unique and sponsorships, officiating services and the use of Statements accomplished curriculums at the bachelor’s, master’s technology in its efforts to support its membership and and doctoral levels. Member universities are frequently the well-being of student-athletes. Closing in on six decades of service, the Southland acknowledged for their superior standing in areas Conference continues to be a model of innovation, such as college buy value and return on investment, The Southland has long partnered with ESPN stability and consistent achievement as it celebrates the student engagement, best-in-region status, favorable Networks throughout the broadcast company’s history, academic and athletic accomplishments of its member student-to-faculty ratios, service learning, military- and the league and its members are producing more institutions and more than 4,200 student-athletes. friendly designations, honors programs, online learning, than 200 television productions each year on the The Southland operates within a structure of shared faith-based learning, and access to higher education network’s various platform. The league has also core values by its membership: Excellence, Student- for all income levels. developed broadcast opportunities with other national Athlete Focused, Integrity, Diversity and Inclusion, and regional networks such as Cox Sports Television, Sportsmanship, and Fiscal Responsibility. Numerous Southland alumni have earned acclaim as Fox College Sports, AT&T SportsNet and Eleven Sports. business, medical, education