CENTRAL ARKANSAS BEARS (4-3,3-0 Southland Conference) @ #8 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA LIONS (5-2, 3-0 Southland Conference)
GAME INFORMATION DATE: ...... Saturday, Oct. 18 TIME:...... 7:00 p.m. 2014 SITE:...... Strawberry Stadium (Hammond, La.) MEDIA:...... KUCA 91.3 FM; Heartbeat 106.7; STANDINGS .ucasports.com/watch SERIES: ...... UCA leads series 5-2 SCHOOL SLC.....% ALL.....% STR UCA 3-0...... 1.000 4-3...... 571 W-3 COACHES: SE Louisiana 3-0...... 1.000 5-2...... 714 W-3 STEVE CAMPBELL is 4-3 in his first season at the helm of the UCA Sam Houston State 1-0...... 1.000 3-3...... 500 W-2 football program. He has a 130-41 overall record as a head coach, including Abilene Christian 2-1...... 667 4-3...... 571 W-1 an NCAA Division II national championship at Delta State in 2000. Stephen F. Austin 1-1...... 500 4-2...... 667 W-1 Campbell, a Pensacola, Fla., native, comes to UCA from a highly McNeese State 1-1...... 500 3-2...... 600 L-1 successful 10-year stint at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Northwestern State 1-1...... 500 3-3...... 500 W-1 where he led the Bulldogs to a national championship in 2007. His overall Lamar 1-2...... 333 4-3...... 571 L-1 record at MGCCC was 87-22 and his teams finished ranked in the NJCAA Incarnate Word 1-3...... 250 1-6...... 143 L-1 Top 10 eight consecutive seasons. Under Campbell, the program produced 28 NJCAA All-Americans and 17 Academic All-Americans. Fifteen Bulldogs Houston Baptist 0-3...... 000 1-5...... 167 L-3 signed with four-year colleges after the 2013 seaso, including the No. 1 Nicholls 0-3...... 000 0-7...... 000 L-7 ranked junior college player in the nation. There are currently six Bulldogs who played for Campbell on NFL rosters. SATURDAY, OCT. 11 At Delta State, Campbell went 27-8, with a 14-1 record and the national UCA 70, Houston Baptist 0 title in 2000. From there, he was the offensive coordinator and offensive Abilene Christian 55, Ave Maria 14 line coach at Middle Tennessee State in 2002, and offensive line coach Sam Houston State 38, McNeese State 22 under Jackie Sherrill at Mississippi State in 2003. Northwestern State 49, Incarnate Word 12 Campbell was a graduate assitant under Pat Dye at Auburn and SE Louisiana 61, Lamar 34 coached at Delta State, Nicholls State and Southwest Mississippi CC prior Stephen F. Austin 42, Nicholls 20 to returning to Delta State in 1999. SATURDAY, OCT. 18 UCA @ SE Louisiana - 7:00 RON ROBERTS is in his third season at Southeastern, and has an Abilene Christian @ McNeese State - 6:00 (ESPN3) overall record of 21-11, including 5-2 this season. Stephen F. Austin @ Houston Baptist - 7:00 Roberts, a Visalia, Calif., native (Golden West HS), was a two-time Sam Houston State @ Northwestern State - 3:00 (SLC TV) All-Conference linebacker at College of Sequoias before transferring to Lamar @ Nicholls - 3:00 UT Martin, where he graduated in 1990. Roberts’ previous collegiate coaching stops include Delta State, Texas SATURDAY, OCT. 25 State, Tusculum College and Greensboro College. Northwestern State @ UCA - 6:00 (HC) McNeese State @ Incarnate Word - 6:00 THE SERIES: Nicholls @ Houston Baptist - 7:00 (ESPN3) The Bears lead the overall series with the Lions 5-2. UCA is Abilene Christian @ Sam Houston - 3:00 2-1 in games played in Hammond, La. SE Louisiana @ Stephen F. Austin - 3:00 (SLC TV) The teams have split the past two meetings, with the Bears
THIS IS UCA FOOTBALL 3 National championships 2008, 2012 SLC Champions 2011, 2012 NCAA FCS Playoffs 475 All-Conference selections 100 All-Americans 25 Conference Titles 19 posteason appearances1 61 NCAA All-Academic picks winning 34-14 at Hammond in 2012 and the Lions winning 58-31 finished with 545 yards of total offense and held UCA to 418. last year in Conway. The Bears trailed 24-17 at halftime but the Lions scored 27 points in the third quarter to blow the game open. Ryan Howard and Taylor Reed threw two TD passes each for the Bears, with Dezmin Lewis, Desmond LAST WEEK - UCA 70, HBU 0 Smith, Damien Watts and Joe Carmical catching the scoring passes. The Bears scored 10 touchdowns by nine different players in rolling SLU’s Xavier Roberson returned the opening kickoff 90 yards for a to a 70-0 shutout of the Huskies at First Security Field at Estes Stadium. touchdown. Eddie Camara kicked a 45-yard field goal for the Bears. UCA missed a field goal on its opening drive, but then scored on 10 straight possessions and led 56-0 at halftime. UCA’s trio of quarterbacks (Ryan Howard, Taylor Reed, Hayden FORMER LION: Hildebrand) combined to complete 15 of 17 for 287 yards and four touch- UCA head coach Steve Campbell was the downs all in the first half. The Bears did not attempt a pass in the second starting center on Southeastern Louisiana’s final half. team before the program was shut down after the UCA’s defense held HBU to 131 total yards, including just 47 in the 1985 season. second half. The Bears picked off five passes, two by freshman Tremon Campbell then transferred to Troy State and Smith. Junior LB Ricky Wyatt returned one 23 yards for a touchdown and helped that team to an NCAA Division II national a 35-0 lead in the first minute of the second quarter. championship in 1987. Freshman RB Dominique Thomas, one of six running backs used by the Bears, scored two touchdowns on runs of 56 and 12 yards. Redshirt RECORD BOOKS: freshman Darrien Daniels scored his first career TD on a 1-yard run with UCA senior WR Dezmin Lewis moved into a tie for third place in 6:00 left in the third quarter for the game’s final score. career receptions at UCA two weeks ago. He added one reception against HBU to put him at 165 for his career. He is fifth in career receiving yards CRAZY NUMBERS: (2,206) and tied for fourth in career receiving touchdowns (19). • UCA averaged 9.9 yards per offensive play last week against HBU, gain- The Mesquite, Texas native needs one TD reception to tie Landon ing 545 yards on 55 plays. HBU averaged 1.9 yards per play. Trusty for third with 20. He needs eight receptions to tie Draylon Galloway • UCA’s 70 points was the most since a 70-3 victory over Bacone Col- for third all-time. He is 275 yards behind fourth-place Tyree Davis in career lege in 2012. The margin of victory was the most since a 79-3 victory over yards. Central Methodist way back in 1976. UCA senior kicker Eddie Camara saw his first action of the season • The five interceptions was the most since UCA had five against Hen- against SFA after battling a groin injury for the first four games and promptly derson State in 2002. set the school record for career PATs, going 4 for 4 to give him 141. He • Senior PK Eddie Camara was 8 of 8 on PATs before giving way to Jace passed Justin Smith (1999-2002). He added eight more against HBU to Denker for the final two of the game. move his total to 149. • Freshman DB Tremon Smith had a pair of interceptions, a tackle for loss Camara, from Cedar Hill, Texas, is third in career PAT percentage and broke up a pass, and also punted twice for a 40-yard average. He was (153-158, 96.8%), and is also second in career FG percentage (35-49, not on the two-deep at either position entering the game. 71.4%). He is also fourth in career scoring with 254 points. • UCA’s first punt did not come until the 1:20 mark of the third quarter. HBU’s first first down came at the 12:46 mark of the second quarter. DELTA TIES: • The Bears’ longest scoring drive time-wise took 3:26. Seven of the 10 Both of this week’s coaches have backgrounds at NCAA Division II drives those took less than two minutes. HBU went three-and-out on its Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss. first four possessions and threw an interception on its fifth. UCA coach Steve Campbell coached the Statesmen to a national • HBU led in time of possession 35:38 to 24:22. championship in 2000, leading his team to a 14-1 record that season. His • The Bears played 68 players, with several key starters seeing limited or overall mark at DSU was 27-8. He was named the AFCA National Coach no action. There were 29 players listed on the UCA tackle chart. of the Year after the championship season. • Junior TE Justin Dickey caught his second career pass and second Roberts was an assistant (2005-06) and head coach (2007-11) career touchdown. at DSU, leading the Statesmen to a 47-16 record in five seasons. The • HBU completed 7 passes and had 5 intercepted. Statesmen reached the D-II championship game in 2010.
LAST YEAR - SLU 58, UCA 31 TURNOVERS: The No. 16/17 Lions ran for a season-high 343 yards in the 58-31 The Bears went the first three games of the season without a turnover. win over the Bears at First Security Field at Estes Stadium. Southeastern That streak ended against Missouri State, when UCA had two intercep- - UCA SCHEDULE - - UCA QUICK FACTS - DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME LOCATION...... Conway, Ark. Aug. 30 @ Texas Tech@ Lubbock, TX L, 35-42 POPULATION...... 60,000 Sept. 6 vs. Tennessee-Martin Conway, AR W, 26-24 FOUNDED...... 1907 Sept. 13 @ Montana State Bozeman, MT L, 33-43 Sept. 20 vs. Missouri State Conway, AR L, 31-33 ENROLLMENT...... 11,900 Sept. 27 vs. Nicholls*^ Conway, AR W, 52-18 NICKNAME...... Bears Oct. 4 @ Stephen F. Austin*# Nacogdoches, TX W, 49-39 COLORS...... Purple/Gray Oct. 11 vs. Houston Baptist* Conway, AR W, 70-0 PRESIDENT...... Tom Courtway Oct. 18 @ SE Louisiana* Hammond, LA 7:00 ATHLETIC DIR...... Dr. Brad Teague Oct. 25 vs. NW State* (HC) Conway, AR 6:00 STADIUM...... First Security Field at Estes Stadium (9,000) Nov. 1 vs. Abilene Christian* Dallas, TX 2:00 SURFACE...... GeoTurf (2011) Nov. 8 vs. Lamar*^ Conway, AR 3:00 HEAD COACH...... Steve Campbell (128-41, 13th season) Nov. 22 @ Sam Houston State* Huntsville, TX 3:00 FOOTBALL SID...... Steve East (cell 501-339-8215) * Southland Conference games All times CT WEBSITE...... ucasports.com ^ Southland TV game # ESPN3 game TWITTER...... @ucasports / @ucascoreboard / @UCA_HCCampbell @ Fox Sports
2 tions and lost a fumble. However, Missouri State did not score after any for 103 yards in the win over Nicholls. of the three turnovers. Wilson had a 78-yarder in the third quarter that set up a short UCA UCA then had three more turnovers against Nicholls. The Bears touchdown drive (3 plays, 16 yards) that gave the Bears a 31-12 lead. returned to their early season ways at SFA with zero turnovers and just The award was the third for Wilson in a season and a half at UCA. three penalties for 32 yards. Against HBU, UCA had no turnovers and forced six (1 fumble, 5 interceptions). SPORTSCENTER: UCA is tied for first in the SLC in turnover margin at +9 and is ninth Senior Dezmin Lewis made the No. 2 Play of the Day on the Saturday in the nation (FCS). The Bears intercepted 10 passes all of last season night edition of ESPN Sportscenter two weeks ago with his third touchdown and have 11 through seven games this year. catch of the game against SFA. Lewis reached around the SFA defender and caught the ball behind EFFICIENCY: his back in the right corner of the end zone. Junior quarterback Taylor Reed has yet to throw an interception in The play was a free play as the ‘Jacks had jumped offsides before his UCA career. Reed was 30 of 37 without a pick last season, and has the snap. gone 68 of 103 for 783 yards and 7 touchdowns and no interceptions this season. For his career, that makes him 98 of 140 (70.0%). BACKING UP: Senior QB Ryan Howard threw only four INTs in 234 passes last UCA recorded a school-record 18 tackles for loss three weeks ago in season, but has 4 in 135 attempts in 2014. He also has 11 touchdown the win over Nicholls, including four sacks. Junior DE Jonathan Woodard passes this season, the third most in the SLC and 19th in FCS. led the way with 3 TFLs, including a sack. George Odum, Dominique UCA’s three quarterbacks, including redshirt freshman Hayden Hil- Brown, Kamane Thomas and Cardell Best had two apiece. debrand, are completing 65.6 percent of their passes, with 20 TDs and 4 UCA continued the trend against SFA with 12 more TFLs, including INTs. 3.5 sacks by Woodard. UCA recorded 10 tackles for loss last month against Missouri State, with sophomore DE Bailey McIver recording three. PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Over the past four games, UCA has had 48 tackles for loss and cur- UCA junior quarterback Taylor Reed was the Southland Conference rently is ranked No. 3 in the nation among FCS teams, averaging 9.6 per Offensive Player of the Week after accounting for six touchdowns in the game. win over SFA. Woodard leads the SLC in sacks (6.0) and is third in tackles for loss Reed was 14 of 18 for 212 yards and four TDs, while rushing for two (11.5). Twenty-three different UCA players have been involved in a tackle more scores among his 44 yards. It was the most TDs accounted for by for loss so far this season. a UCA player since QB Nathan Brown threw seven touchdown passes against Texas State in 2007. NO FLAG ZONE: Sophomore receiver/kick returner Jatavious Wilson earned SLC UCA has only 38 penalties for 318 yards this season, compared to 59 Special Teams Player of the Week honors after returning three kickoffs for 574 yards for its opponents. That is a 256-yard differential in penalty yards. Southeastern Louisiana comes into this week’s game with 62 penal- SERIES RECORDS VS. 2014 OPPONENTS ties for 509 yards. The Bears are No. 3 in the league in penalties (45.4 OPPONENT RECORD LAST GAME average) and 2 in opponent penalties (82.0). vs. Texas Tech...... 0-0...... 1st meeting vs. UT Martin...... 9-5...... UCA 26-24 (2014) BY THE NUMBERS: • Dezmin Lewis’ three TD receptions against SFA was the second time this vs. Montana State...... 0-1...... MSU 43-33 (2014) season for a UCA receiver to catch three TD passes. Desmond Smith had vs. Missouri State...... 4-4...... MSU 33-31 (2014) three against Montana State. vs. Nicholls...... 7-2...... UCA 52-18 (2014) • The Bears have forced at least one turnover in six of seven games (none vs. Stephen F. Austin...... 6-3...... UCA 66-31 (2013) vs. Houston Baptist...... 0-0...... 1st meeting vs. SE Louisiana...... 5-2...... SLU 58-31 (2013) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE vs. Northwestern State...... 3-3...... NSU 31-28 (2013) Marseth Andry...... mar-SETH D.J. Appe...... APP-ee vs. Abilene Christian...... 4-1-1...... UCA 30-12 (2003) Cardell Best...... car-DELL vs. Lamar...... 3-0...... UCA 26-24 (2013) Eddie Camara...... cuh-MARE-uh vs. Sam Houston State...... 5-3...... UCA 49-31 (2013) Aikeem Coleman...... ah-KEEM Cody Dauksch...... DOWCKS Jace Denker...... JASE Tyrique Edward...... tie-REEK Prince Ene...... EE-nee Jaquon Goodman...... juh-KWAN SLC PRESEASON POLLS Dawson Hadnot...... HAD-not Lance Kloker...... KLO-ker COACHES POLL SID POLL Tyris Lockhart...... tie-REECE 1. SE Louisiana (9)...... 99 1. SE Louisiana (10)...... 100 Bailey McIver...... mac-EYE-ver 2. McNeese State (2)...... 92 2. McNeese State (1)...... 89 Terrence Partee...... par-TEE 3. Sam Houston State...... 79 3. Sam Houston State...... 78 Darius Reed...... DARE-ee-us Tremon Smith...... treh-MON 4. Central Arkansas...... 70 4. Central Arkansas...... 72 Kyle Stouffer...... STO-fer 5. Northwestern State...... 59 5. Northwestern State...... 61 David Tachie...... TAH-chee 6. Stephen F. Austin...... 52 6. Stephen F. Austin...... 55 Kamane Thomas...... kuh-MON-ay Lamar...... 52 7. Lamar...... 45 Blake Veasley...... VEEZ-lee 8. Abilene Christian...... 36 8. Abilene Christian...... 39 Jacoby Walker...... juh-CO-bee Aum’Arie Wallace...... uh-MAR-ay 9. Nicholls...... 35 9. Nicholls...... 36 Tirrell Wellmaker...... tir-RELL 10. Incarnate Word...... 21 10. Incarnate Word...... 20 Jatavious Wilson...... juh-TAY-vee-us 11. Houston Baptist...... 10 11. Houston Baptist...... 10 Dillion Winfrey...... DILL-un
3 vs. Missouri St.). 6 in scoring (42.3) and No. 7 in red-zone offense (94.3%). • Freshman RB Dominique Thomas (Jacksonville, Ala.) is averaging 8.8 They are No. 9 in fourth-down conversions (73.3%) and turnover yards per carry after rushing for 89 yards on 5 carries against HBU. margin (+9), No. 11 in passing efficiency (152.8) and No. 12 in completion • Sophomore Tirell Wellmaker’s 75-yard fumble return for a TD two weeks percentage (65.6%). ago was the first since Jonathan Woodard went 72 yards, also against Jatavious Wilson is No. 4 in combined kick returns (606) while Clay SFA, in 2012. The four TD passes by Reed in the same game was the most Murphy is No. 6 in punt returns (16.0) and Matt Spencer is No. 7 in punting since Howard had four against Sam Houston in last season’s final game. (44.3). Taylor Reed is 15th in passing efficiency (152.3). • UCA has allowed more than 500 yards of total offense four times this season, and more than 600 yards twice (SFA, Texas Tech). • The 159 rushing yards by SFA’s Gus Johnson was the most allowed by PASSING FANCY: UCA since SE Louisiana quarterback Bryan Bennett had 142 last season. Ryan Howard’s five touchdown passes last month against Montana • UCA had 10 different players with a rush attempt and 10 different players State was the most since Wynrick Smothers had five against Murray State catch at pass vs. Nicholls. Also three quarterbacks saw action among the in 2012.Desmond Smith’s three touchdown receptions was the most since 58 players who played in the game. Kenneth Robey had three in a victory over Elizabeth City State in 2010. • For the first time this season, the Bears did not attempt a punt against Dezmin Lewis also had three against SFA last week. Nicholls. Junior Matt Spencer remains No. 2 in the SLC in punting (44.3 average). • UCA was 8 of 8 in red-zone chances against the Colonels and are second HIGHER GROUND: in the SLC at 94.3 percent (33 of 35). The Bears played their third high-altitude game in the past four years • The 90-yard touchdown pass from Ryan Howard to Dezmin Lewis last two weeks ago at Montana State. month was the longest TD pass in the FCS this season, according to Conway sits at 312 feet above sea level. Bozeman is listed at 4,820 the NCAA. feet. UCA played at the University of Colorado last year, at an altitude of • UCA scored three times in a span of 1:59 at Montana State, with a TD 5,430. The Bears played the University of Montana in 2011 in Missoula pass from Howard to Dickey, a 14-yarder from Howard to Smith and a (3,209). safety on the ensuing kickoff. By contrast, UCA will play Southeastern Louisiana at Hammond, La., • UCA’s three losses this season, two on the road, were to an FBS team this weekend. Hammond sits at 43 feet. Another Southland Conference (Texas Tech), a Top 20 FCS team (Montana State) and another FCS team school, Nicholls State, is in Thibodaux (13 feet). on the verge of entering the poll (Missouri State) at the time. • UCA is No. 1 in the SLC and 5th in the nation in first downs with 174. FRESH FACES: • The Bears drove 80 yards in 13 plays, covering 2:09, with no timeouts The Bears have played 18 freshmen in the first five games, including to beat UT Martin. They drove 76 yards in 13 plays in 2:26 to go ahead eight true freshmen and 10 redshirt freshmen. They are: CB Tremon Smith; of Missouri State with 59 seconds left. DB Jordan Meyers, DB Fernando Van Hook, OL Stockton Mallett, OL Cade • The 178 rushing yards by the Bears against Texas Tech were the most Camp, CB Artez Williams; DB George Odum; LB Dalvin Simmons; DL against an FBS opponent.The last five games vs. FBS opponents, the average was 93 yards per game on the ground. Senior RB Willie Matthews had 96 rushing yards, the most ever against and FBS team • The 35 points was the most the Red Raiders have ever allowed against UCA FOOTBALL STAFF an FCS team in 19 games • The 406 yards of total offense was the fourth time UCA has topped the Steve Campbell...... 501-450-3153 400-yard mark against an FBS team Head Football Coach (1st year) • UCA was 6 of 6 on fourth-down conversions and had 0 turnovers vs. Tech. Nathan Brown...... 501-450-3361 Offensive Coordinator (4th year) Greg Stewart...... 501-450-5448 ON THE STRIPES: Defensive Coordinator (1st year) The Bears closed out their third season on “The Stripes” at First Dan Augustine ...... 501-450-5948 Security Field at Estes Stadium last season with a 15-2 record since the Defensive Line/Special Teams (6th year) installation of their unique purple and gray striped playing surface. They Mike McCarty ...... 501-450-5632 are now 18-3 after the win over HBU last week. UCA will play two more Running Backs (1st year) home games this season, against Northwestern State and Lamar. Robert Cunningham ...... 501-450-3369 Through two+ seasons, the Bears were a perfect 12-0 on “The Asst. Offensive Line/FB Operations (1st year) Stripes.” Losses to McNeese State and Southeastern Louisiana last year Pete Bennett...... 501-450-5824 were the first two since the turf went down in 2011. The Bears did close Wide Receivers (1st year) out the season at home with a rousing 49-13 victory over No. 9 Sam Tommy Rybacki...... 501-450-5823 Houston State. Cornerbacks (1st year) Over the past seven seasons, UCA’s home record is 40-8, including Ron Carpenter...... 501-852-0027 7-0 in 2008, 5-0 in 2011 and 6-0 in 2012. The 40 home victories is the Safeties (1st year) most of any SLC team over that time period. Harland Bower...... 501-450-5948 The turf is GeoSurface, the same that was put down on UCA’s Outside Linebackers (1st year) baseball field (Bear Stadium) and softball field (Farris Field) over the past D.J. Looney...... 501-450-5825 four years. The field features alternating purple and gray panels every Tackles/Tight ends (1st year) five yards, with a large midfield logo and two large logos behind both end Robert Stiner...... 501-450-5825 zones. Strength & Conditioning (1st year)
UCA was the last team in the Southland Conference to change from Stephanie Crain...... 501-450-3153 natural grass to artificial turf in 2011. FB Administrative Assistant Josh Hewitt...... 501-450-3153 STATISTICALLY SPEAKING: Director of Equipment Operations David Strickland...... 501-450-3362 UCA is No. 3 in the nation in net punting (41.14) and tackles for loss Head Athletic Trainer (9.6). The Bears are No. 5 in interceptions (11) and first downs (174), No.
4 Eric Jackson; DE Aikeem Coleman, RB Dominique Thomas, DL Thomas had a crowd of 35,168. Loving, DE Cardell Best, DB Jordan Meyers, LB Chris Chambers, WR Roman Gordan, QB Hayden Hildebrand and RB Darrien Daniels. SENIORS OF 2014: The 2014 Bears feature 17 seniors, including the return of cornerback Dominique Brown, who missed most of last season with a knee injury. LOUISIANA PLAYERS: The class includes: DB Marvin Mitchell, WR Jacoby Walker, WR Dezmin The Bears have 12 players from the state of Louisiana on their cur- Lewis, WR/PR Clay Murphy, DB Dominique Brown, WR Damien Watts, QB rent roster. There are eight currently listed on the depth chart. Ryan Howard, PK Eddie Camara, RB Willie Matthews, LB Blake Childress, There are no Arkansans listed on the Southeastern Louisiana roster. FB/H Joe Carmical, LB Zach Watkins, NG T.J. Randall, OL C.J. Simon, OL Cole Caruthers, OL Jordan Kersh and HB Jaquon Goodman. 2013 REWIND: Of those 17, 10 have spent their entire playing careers at UCA. The Bears managed a 7-5 season, capped by a 49-31 blasting of No. 9 Sam Houston State in the season finale, despite being decimated WATCH LISTS: by injuries. UCA junior defensive end Jonathan Woodard has been named by The UCA had a whopping nine season-ending injuries, including All-SLC Sports Network to the preseason watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, quarterback Wynrick Smothers in Week 6 (broken ankle) and All-SLC tight which goes to the top defensive player in NCAA FCS football. He was also end Chase Dixon (broken leg) in Week 7. named to the College Football Performance Awards list for defensive ends. One of those who missed considerable time, senior cornerback Woodard, a 6-foot-6, 271-pound junior defensive end, was one of 20 Dominique Brown, returns for his fifth year this season after a knee injury student-athletes named to the list. The Buck Buchanan Award Watch List in Week 2 at Colorado. can undergo revision during the 2014 season. Ballots will be sent to a na- The Bears opened the season with a win over SLC newcomer Incar- tional panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, nate Word in Conway, then traveled to Colorado for a first-ever meeting broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries following the regular season. with the Buffs. The Bears took a 24-17 lead in the opening seconds of The Buchanan Award will celebrate its 20th anniversary this season and the fourth quarter before allowing 21 consecutive points in a 38-24 loss. be presented by The Sports Network at the FCS national awards banquet UCA was beaten the next week at UT Martin (24-23) before returning on Dec. 15. home for a 17-13 win over Missouri State. No. 14 McNeese State then Woodard, from Brentwood, Tenn., has already been named a pre- handed the Bears their first-ever loss on “The Stripes”, beating UCA 59-28 season All-American by The Sports Network. He is a two-time All-Southland in the conference opener. Conference selection and was the SLC Freshman of the year in 2012. UCA rebounded with a 31-0 non-conference victory over Nebraska- Woodard led the conference in sacks with eight last season and finished as Kearney, then knocked off Lamar 26-24 to improve to 1-1 in SLC play. The UCA’s third-leading tackler with 49 total stops. He has also been selected Bears, now ranked Nos. 20/23 in the FSC polls, routed Stephen F. Austin for the College Sports Performance Awards watch list for defensive ends. 66-31 at Estes Stadium, rolling up 681 yards of offense (446 passing). Sophomore Jatavious Wilson is also on the Watch List for the CFPA Freshman RB Kelton Warren was lost the next week in a 31-28 road All-Purpose Performer of the Year. Wilson was second in the SLC last season loss to Northwestern State. National power Southeastern Louisiana then in kickoff returns with a 30.6 yard average, returning two for touchdowns. came to town and rolled past the Bears 58-31 en route to their perfect 7-0 He also caught 41 passes for 409 yards and two touchdowns. conference championship. UCA then closed out the season with a 17-10 Wilson was a two-time winner of the SLC Special Teams Player road win over Nicholls and the home stunner against SHSU, the two-time of the Week honor. FSC national runnerup. UCA finished tied for third in the SLC with Sam Houston State at 4-3. The Bears had eight players named to the All-SLC team, including four ALL-AMERICANS: Jatavious Wilson and Jonathan Woodard were tabbed as pre- on the first-team defense (DE Jonathan Woodard, DL Markeith Gaines, season All-Americans by The Sports Network, while Cole Caruthers LB Justin Heard, DB Marcus Peters), and four honorable mentions. earned an All-America nod from College Sports Madness. Wilson, a 5-foot-9, 171-pound sophomore wide receiver/kick RECORD CROWD: returner from Bastrop, La., was named a third-team kick returner. The Bears played in front of a school-record crowd at Texas Tech (60,778), the largest crowd for a season opener in Texas Tech history. That crowd easily surpassed the largest to ever witness a UCA football game. The UCA at Ole Miss game in 2012 drew 50,544 in Oxford, while ACADEMIC PROGRESS RATE (APR) the UCA at Hawaii game in 2009 drew 35,751. UCA at Colorado in 2013 CONWAY, Ark. _ The University of Central Arkansas football program earned the award for the top Academic Progress Rate (APR) score in the Southland Conference for the fourth consecutive year, it was announced by the Football Championship Subdivision Athletic Directors Association (FCS ADA). UCA’s football program had a four-year average of 949 and a yearly score of 916 for the 2012-13 school year. It was the fourth straight year that UCA SLC WEEKLY MEDIA CONFERENCE topped the SLC. The Southland Conference will conduct a weekly media “Our football program has set the benchmark in our conference for four teleconference with all 11 head football coaches on Tuesday, consecutive years,’ said Dr. Brad Teague, UCA’s director of athletics. “Having the top four-year average in the conference for four consecutive years is a beginning at 10:30 a.m. For information how to call-in, go tribute to our student-athletes and coaches. southland.com. The weekly schedule is as follows: “It’s also amazing that our upcoming score for 2013-14 is on target to be 10:30 - Southland Notes from SLC’s Calhoun Hipp our best single score yet. I am very pleased with the type of young men our 10:35 - UCA head coach Steve Campbell coaches are bringing to UCA and the emphasis which is placed on academics here.’ 10:42 - Nicholls head coach Charlie Stubbs The APR Award recognizes one institution at each of the 13 FCS con- 10:49 - SE Louisiana head coach Ron Roberts ferences that has the highest APR score. In addition, the Association also 10:56 - NW State head coach Jay Thomas recognizes one institution from each conference that has improved the most 11:03 - McNeese State head coach Matt Viator from the previous year. In all, 25 awards will be given this year. 11:10 - Lamar head coach Ray Woodard “Our Association is pleased to present these awards to spotlight one true 11:17 - Houston Baptist head coach Vic Shealy mission of all FCS programs, embracing the academic progress of their student- 11:24 - S.F. Austin head coach Clint Conque athletes, who will become leaders off the field,’ said FCS ADA President Brian 11:31 - Sam Houston head coach K.C. Keeler Hutchinson, director of athletics at Morehead State University. “We are happy 11:38 - Incarnate Word head coach Larry Kennan to continue to recognize the FCS institutions and their football programs for 11:45 - Abilene Christian head coach Ken Collums continuing to reach exemplary APR scores.’
5 Woodard, a 6-6, 271-pound defensive end, was a third-team de- Southland Conference football team by the coaches. fensive selection. The Bears were led by senior WR Dezmin Lewis and senior OL Cole Caruthers is a senior offensive lineman from Sugar Land, Caruthers on the first-team offense. Junior DE Jonathan Woodard was Texas, who was a second-team All-SLC selection in 2013. also a first-team selection. Second-team selections were senior WR Damien Watts, senior OL C.J. Simon, senior PK Eddie Camara, senior NG T.J. Randall, juinor DB TV LAND: Dillion Winfrey and sophomore KR Jatavious Wilson. The University of Central Arkansas Bears will have at least four televised football games this fall. THE OFFENSE: The SLC Television Network and ESPN3 will feature the The Bears’ offense has been consistently prolific during their Bears three times this fall _ twice at home at First Security Field time in the Southland, averaging 3,154 passing yards and 25.2 at Estes Stadium _ among its 15 exclusive football broadcasts in touchdowns per season since joining the league, with a 3,000- yard passer in four of the past seven seasons and three different 2014. UCA’s season opener at FBS Texas Tech was carried by quarterbacks throwing for 30 or more TDs in a season during the Fox Sports Southwest. UCA games featured will include the Sept. last six years. 27 home game against Nicholls (SLC TV), the Oct. 4 matchup at Last year’s 3,979 passing yards were the second most in school Stephen F. Austin (ESPN3) and the Nov. 8 home game versus history, trailing only the 4,421 yards in 2001. Lamar (SLC TV). UCA’s total offense average over the same time frame is 4,787 The SLC matchups will be featured on more than 25 regional yards per year. Last year’s total of 5,435 was the third highest in affiliates across Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Okla- school history, trailing 2001 (6,536) and 2005 (6,122). homa and Texas, as well as to a nationwide audience on ESPN3 and ESPN GamePlan. Five of the telecasts will be shown nation- WINNING WAYS: ally and exclusively by ESPN3. UCA enters the 2014 season as the winningest college football team in the state of Arkansas since 2001. Their best outing was an 11-3 record back in 2005 when they reached the quarterfinal round of the NCAA Division WINNING SEASONS: II Playoffs and tied the school record for victories. Since 2001: UCA has recorded 33 winning seasons in the past 37 years, dating 1...... Central Arkansas...... 102-51...... 666 backt to 1976. UCA tied the school record with 11 victories in 2005, and 2...... Arkansas...... 93-70...... 570 have won nine games in both 2011 and 2012. The Bears are a combined 3...... Arkansas Tech...... 76-62...... 550 4...... Harding...... 76-62...... 550 82-42 over the past 10 seasons, with eight of those at the Division I level. 5...... Henderson State...... 72-67...... 517 The Bears are 63-36 since moving to the FSC level in 2006. 6...... Ouachita Baptist...... 62-67...... 480 7...... UA-Pine Bluff...... 73-80...... 477 8...... Arkansas State...... 75-83...... 474 SIGNAL CALLERS: 9...... Southern Arkansas...... 60-77...... 437 After the loss of senior All-SLC quarterback Wynrick Smothers in 10...... UA-Monticello...... 50-92...... 352 Week 6 last season, the quarterback duties fell to then-junior Ryan Howard (Vestavia Hills, Ala.) and then-sophomore Taylor Reed (El Dorado, Ark.). SCORING STREAK: Howard (5-11, 194) has played in a total of six games before last The Bears have scored in 217 straight games, dating back to the season, took the majority of the snaps the remainder of the 2013 season. 1995 season. UCA lost 19-0 at Delta State for their last shutout loss. The He finished the season 144 of 234 (61.5 percent) passing for 1,848 yards, Bears have scored in 323 of their last 324 games, dating back to 1986. with 18 touchdowns and just 4 interceptions. In his first career start at Lamar, Howard completed 26 of 40 passes for 281 yards and 3 TDs. He topped that with 403 passing yards and 4 ODDS & ENDS: TDs the next week in the blowout win over Stephen F. Austin. UCA senior WR Damien Watts was a high school basketball team- Howard threw for more than 4,000 yards with 37 touchdowns at mate of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha at Pleasant Grove HS Vestavia Hills HS. outside Texarkana, Texas.. Texas Tech was UCA’s latest BCS opponent Reed, a 6-3, 215-pound transfer from the University of Arkansas, four weeks ago. The Bears will play at Oklahoma State next season and played in nine games with no starts, completing 30 of 37 passes for 315 at Kansas State in 2016... One of the top QBs in UCA history, Nathan yards, with 5 TDs and 0 interceptions. Brown, is in his first season at offensive coordinator for the Bears. He Reed redshirted at Arkansas in 2012 after starting nine games at was quarterbacks coach for the past three seasons and also retains that Memphis in 2011. Reed completed 169 of 295 passes for 1,690 yards title this year. Brown threw for 10,558 career yards and 100 touchdowns and 10 TDs at Memphis before an injury ended his season. He played in during his career (2005-08)... Because of the rash of injuries last season, three state championship games at El Dorado, winning twice. UCA returns 19 players with starting experience and 54 lettermen. Ironically, both quarterbacks are lefthanded and both played with their fathers as their high school head coaches. CALLING COACH CAMPBELL: For the seventh consecutive year, UCA football will have a live call-in CONFERENCE AFFILIATION: show, featuring head coach Steve Campbell and statewide radio personality The Bears have been members of the Southland Conference since Justin Acri every Monday night from The Draft on Dave Ward Dr. in Conway. they moved to Division I FCS in 2006. UCA’s record in SLC games is Acri is the color commentator for Bears’ radio broadcasts and the program officially 33-16. The Bears also beat two SLC teams (Sam Houston & director at The Buzz 103.7 in Little Rock. Acri and Campbell will answer Stephen F. Austin) in their first year in the league when they did not play questions each Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. from the live audience at The a full league schedule. UCA won the “unofficial” SLC title in 2008 and was Draft and also field calls from fans (433-1037 or 1-800-477-1037). co-champion in 2012 OVER THE AIRWAVES: SERIES vs. OPPONENTS: The UCA Radio Network returns for the eighth year in the capable The Bears have a 44-23-1 overall record against its 12 opponents hands of Steve Sullivan, Justin Acri and Monty Rowell. on the 2014 schedule entering the season. The most wins (9) have come Sullivan, the sports director at KATV, Channel 7 in Little Rock, will against UT Martin, the opponent in Week 2. again handle the play by play duties. Justin Acri, the program director The Bears will be meeting three teams (Texas Tech, Montana State, and midday talk show host at KABZ 103.7 The Buzz, will supply the color Houston Baptist) for the first time in history this season. commentary. Monty Rowell will serve as the engineer and do the sideline reporting PRESEASON ALL-SLC: for the UCA broadcasts. UCA had nine student-athletes selected to the preseason All-
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The games will be carried live on The Heartbeat 106.7, based out of Little Rock, and KUCA 91.3. They will also be streamed live on www.ucasports. com. - CAREER HIGHS - RUSHING TACKLES Player Carries Yards Player...... Tackles Willie Matthews 23 (vs. SHSU 2013) 153 (vs. Bacone 2012) George Odum...... 11 (@ SFA 2014) Blake Veasley 19 (@ Lamar 2013) 85 (85 vs Incarnate Word 2013) Ricky Wyatt...... 11 (vs. Missouri State 2014) Taylor Reed 14 (@ Texas Tech 2014) 70 (vs. SE Louisiana 2013) Prince Ene...... 10 (vs. Missouri State 2014) Ryan Howard 11 (@ NW State 2013) 26 (vs. Missouri State 2014) Dillon Winfrey ...... 10 (vs. SFA 2013) Kelton Warren 10 (two times) 106 (vs. SFA 2013) D.J. Holland...... 10 (vs. McNeese 2013) Dominique Thomas 7 (@ SFA 2014) 89 (vs. HBU 2014) Blake Childress...... 10 (@ McNeese State 2012) Jacoby Walker 7 (vs. Nicholls 2012) 39 (vs. Nicholls 2012) Bobby Watkins...... 9 (@ Texas Tech 2014) Jatavious Wilson 4 (vs. UT Martin 2014) 80 (vs. SFA 2013) Dominique Brown...... 8 (vs. McNeese State 2010) Desmond Smith 4 (vs. Nicholls 2014) 21 (vs. Nicholls 2014) Bailey McIver...... 7 (vs. Missouri State 2014) Hayden Hildebrand 2 (vs. Nicholls 2014) 19 (vs. HBU 2014) Jonathan Woodard...... 7 (@ Nicholls ‘13; vs. UT Martin ‘14; @ SFA ‘14) Jeff Anderson 2 (vs. HBU 2014) 4 (vs. HBU 2014) Aum’Arie Wallace...... 6 (@ Texas Tech 2014) Courtney Whitehead 1 (@ Texas Tech 2014) 0 (@ Texas Tech 2014) Marvin Mitchell...... 6 (vs. SFA 2013) Dezmin Lewis 1 (@ Texas Tech 2014) 0 (@ Texas Tech 2014) Tirell Wellmaker...... 7 (vs. Nicholls 2014) Terrence Partee...... 6 (vs. SE Louisiana 2013) Cardell Best...... 6 (vs. HBU 2014) RECEIVING Jordan Meyers...... 5 (vs. Nicholls 2014) Player Receptions Yards Kamane Thomas...... 5 (two times) Blake Gardner 10 (vs. Incarnate Word 2013) 61 (vs. Incarnate Word 2013) Derek Floyd...... 5 (vs. Missouri State 2014) Willie Matthews 10 (@Montana State 2014) 92 (@ Montana State 2014) Eric Smith...... 5 (vs. Neb-Kearney 2013) Dezmin Lewis 9 (@ Colorado 2013) 160 (vs. SFA 2013) TJ Randall...... 5 (@ NW State 2013) Damien Watts 9 (@ UT Martin 2013) 115 (@ UT Martin 2013) Artez Williams...... 5 (@ SFA 2014) Courtney Whitehead 8 (vs. McNeese 2013) 108 (vs. McNeese 2013) Jordan Toliver...... 3 (two times) Desmond Smith 7 (@ Nicholls 2013) 100 (@ SFA 2013) Joe Carmical...... 3 (vs. Bacone 2012) Jatavious Wilson 6 (vs. Neb-Kearney 2013) 105 (vs. Incarnate Word 2013) Haywood Jeffries...... 7 (vs. HBU 2014) Clay Murphy 5 (vs. Nicholls 2012) 24 (vs. Nicholls 2012) Aikeem Coleman...... 2 (two times) Blake Veasley 4 (@ Lamar 2013) 38 (vs. Incarnate Word 2013) Dawson Hadnot...... 3 (two times) Justin Burdette 3 (vs. Incarnate Word 2013) 33 (vs. Incarnate Word 2013) Dalvin Simmons...... 7 (vs. HBU 2014) Jacoby Walker 3 (vs. UT Martin 2014) 49 (vs. UT Martin 2014) Thomas Loving...... 1 (vs. Nicholls 2014) Justin Dickey 2 (vs. HBU 2014) 82 (vs. HBU 2014) Tremon Smith...... 3 (vs. HBU 2014) Joe Carmical 2 (vs. SE Louisiana 2013) 11 (vs. SE Louisiana 2013) Martavis Moore...... 4 (vs. HBU 2014) Jose Moore 2 (vs. SFA 2013) 70 (vs. SFA 2013) Zach Watkins...... 3 (vs. HBU 2014) Chris Chambers...... 1 (vs. HBU 2014) PASSING Fernando Van Hook...... 1 (vs. HBU 2014) Player Completions Attempts Yards TD Bo Harper...... 1 (vs. SE Louisiana 2013) R. Howard 30 (@ Mont.St ‘14) 52 (@ Mont.St. ‘14) 403 (vs. SFA ‘13) 5 (@ Mont. St. ‘14) Jordan Fleming ...... 1 (vs. UT Martin 2014) Eric Jackson...... 1 (vs UT Martin 2014) Taylor Reed 20 (@ TTech ‘14) 34 (@ TTech ‘14) 157 (vs. UTM ‘14) 4 (@ SFA ‘14) Jace Denker ...... 1 (vs. UT Martin 2014) H. Hildebrand 6 (vs. Nicholls ‘14) 8 (vs. Nicholls ‘14) 71 (vs. HBU ‘14) 1 (vs. Nicholls ‘14)
LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... 400 Yards Total Offense...... 445, @ Stephen F. Austin, 10/4/14 4 TD Passes in a Game...... 4, Taylor Reed @ SFA, 10/4/14 500 Yards Total Offense...... 545, vs. Houston Baptist, 10/11/14 5 TD Passes in a Game...... 5, Ryan Howard @ Montana State 9/13/14 600 Yards Total Offense...... 681 vs. S.F. Austin, 10/26/13 5 Passes Intercepted...... 5, Mike Wallace vs. Harding, 11/16/89 400 Yards Rushing...... 469 vs. West Alabama, 10/31/98 200 Yds Rush. in a Game...... 201, Willie Hopson vs. West Georgia, 11/1/03 70 Rush Attempts...... 70 vs. Southern Arkansas, 10/15/83 4 TDs Rushing...... 5, Brent Grimes at Stephen F. Austin, 11/15/08 6 Rushing Touchdowns...... 6 at Texas State, 11/6/10 5 TDs Rushing...... 5, Brent Grimes at Stephen F. Austin, 11/15/08 50 Pass Attempts...... 59 @ Montana State, 9/13/14 3 TD Receptions...... 3, Dezmin Lewis @ SFA, 10/4/14 30 Pass Completions...... 34, @ Montana State, 9/13/14 4 TD Receptions...... 4, Ron Mallet vs. Harding, 11/17/79 400 Yards Passing...... 446, vs. S.F. Austin, 10/26/13 3 Int. in a Game (def.)...... 3, Damien Land vs. Henderson St., 11/14/98 500 Yards Passing...... 545 at Presbyterian, 11/19/05 3 Int. in a Game (off.)...... 3, Wynrick Smothers vs. McNeese, 10/5/13 5 Touchdown Passes...... 5, @ Montana State, 9/13/14 Punt Return for TD...... George Odum, 36 yds, vs. HBU, 10/11/14 5 Passes Intercepted...... 5 at Louisiana Tech, 9/1/07 Kick Return for TD...... Jatavious Wilson, 85 yds, vs. SFA, 10/26/13 70 Points Scored...... 70 vs. Houston Baptist, 10/11/14 INT Return for TD...... Ricky Wyatt 23 yards, vs. HBU, 10/11/14 8 Touchdowns Scored...... 9 vs. Texas State, 10/11/07 Fumble Return for TD...... Tirrell Wellmaker 75 yards @ SFA, 10/4/14 9 Touchdowns Scored...... 9 vs. S.F. Austin, 10/26/13 Punt Blocked...... Haywood Jeffries vs. Missouri State, 9/20/14 10 Touchdowns Scored...... 10 vs. Houston Baptist, 10/11/14 Punt Blocked for TD...... Desmond Smith 0 yds, vs. UIW, 8/29/13 5 Interceptions (Defense)...... 5 vs. Houston Baptist, 10/11/14 PAT Blocked...... J. Woodard & A. Coleman vs. Nicholls 9/27/14 5 Fumbles Forced...... 10, at S. F. Austin, 9/29/12 Field Goal Blocked...... Ricky Wyatt vs. Incarnate Word, 8/29/13 UCA was shut out...... 0-19, at Delta State, 10/7/95 2-Point Conversion...... Thomas Hart fr. Ryan Howard, at NW St., 11/2/13 Opponent was shut out...... 70-0, vs. Houston Baptist, 10/11/14 Scored 30 points...... 30, Brent Grimes at S.F. Austin, 11/15/08 400 Yards Passing...... 403, Ryan Howard vs. SFA, 10/26/13
Most Points Scored Most Points Allowed Milestone Games Milestone Wins Date Opponent Score Date Opponent Score No. Date Opponent Score No. Date Opponent Score 11/19/37 Arkansas State 95-0 11/2/17 at Arkansas State 0-101 1 10/10/08 Little Rock HS 0-22 1 10/24/08 Arkansas Medics 5-0 11/7/15 Arkansas Tech 87-7 11/18/13 Hendrix 0-87 100 10/8/26 Ouachita Baptist 0-48 50 10/19/28 at Arkansas Col. 24-0 10/20/22 Arkansas State 82-0 11/23/10 Hendrix 0-82 200 10/22/38 at Missouri S&T 27-0 100 10/26/40 Henderson State 6-0 10/11/14 Houston Baptist 70-0 10/28/21 Arkansas Tech 0-67 300 11/1/52 Southern State 20-46 200 10/16/65 at Arkansas Tech 28-23 9/15/12 Bacone College 70-3 11/1/45 at Arkansas Tech 0-65 400 9/14/63 Delta State 14-27 250 10/9/76 at Ark.-Monticello 44-0 10/3/63 at Nevada 13-63 11/6/76 at Central Methodist 79-3 500 10/27/73 at Arkansas Tech 13-14 300 11/20/82 at Harding 13-6 11/9/96 at Valdosta State 30-63 10/10/47 Arkansas College 72-7 600 9/3/83 vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff 21-0 350 11/21/87 Harding 21-3 8/27/08 at Tulsa 34-62 10/24/10 Ozarks (Ark.) 71-0 700 10/19/91 at Ark.-Monticello 21-14 400 10/9/93 Ark.-Pine Bluff 48-37 9/25/26 at Arkansas 0-60 9/8/01 at SE Oklahoma 68-10 10/21/21 at Ouachita Baptist 0-58 800 10/28/00 Delta State 21-52 450 11/3/01 Southern Ark. 49-25 9/21/02 at Henderson State 68-21 900 10/10/09 at Northwestern St. 34-0 500 9/20/08 Quincy 51-6
7 - RECORD WATCH - CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE CAREER FG % 6. Dominique Croom 2009-12 137 Name Years FGs Name Years % 7. Ron Mallett 1978-81 124 1. Curtis Burrow 1982-85 43 1. Pete Parks 1978 78.6 (11-14) 8. Carl Thomas 2000-01 119 2. Eddie Carmona 2008-10 38 2. Eddie Camara 2011- 71.4 (35-49) 9. Ben Faires 2002-05 115 3. Eddie Camara 2011- 35 3. Eddie Carmona 2008-10 70.4 (38-54) 10. Brent Grimes 4. Darrell Hamilton 1986-89 33 5. Justin Smith 1999-02 31 CAREER SCORING CAREER RECEIVING TDS 6. Kevin Leach 1994-96 19 Name Years Pts Name Years TDs James Paul 2003, 05-07 19 1. Brent Grimes 2006-09 354 1. Ron Mallett 1978-81 30 8. Steve Strange 1990-91 18 2. Kentrel Rogers 2002-05 322 2. Aaron Fairooz 2003-06 26 Garrett Morgan 1990-91 18 3. Phil Caldwell 1979-82 272 3. Landon Trusty 2000-03 20 10. Michael Mayeux 1997-98 17 4. Eddie Camara 2011- 254 4. John Cameron 1984-87 19 Dezmin Lewis 2011- 19 CAREER PATS CAREER RECEIVING YARDS 6. Marquez Branson 2007-08 18 Name Years PATs Name Years Yards Tyree Davis 1989-92 16 1. Eddie Camara 2011- 149 1. Aaron Fairooz 2003-06 2,797 Jesse Grandy 2001-12 16 2. Justin Smith 1999-02 138 2. Ron Mallett 1978-81 2,649 Clifton Ealy 1977-78 16 James Paul 2003-07 138 3. Michael Norvell 2001, 03-05 2,611 Dominique Croom 2009-12 16 4. Eddie Carmona 2008-10 125 4. Tyree Davis 1989-92 2,481 11. Michael Norvell 2001, 03-05 15 5. Dezmin Lewis 2011- 2,206 Draylon Galloway 1999-02 15 CAREER PAT % 6. Draylon Galloway 1999-02 2,053 Name Years % 7. Steve Wood 1993-96 1,780 KOR CAREER TDS 1. James Paul 2003-07 97.2 (138-142) 8. Doug Mitchell 1979-82 1,724 Name Years TDs 2. Jace Denker 2012- 97.1 (34-35) 9. Dominique Croom 2009-12 1,666 1. Jatavious Wilson 2013- 2 3. Eddie Camara 2011- 96.8 (153-158) 10. Tim Woods 1991-94 1,594 Anthony Lampkin 2003-04 2 Raphael McCuien 1994-96 2 CAREER FIELD GOALS CAREER RECEPTIONS Name Years FGs Name Years Rec KOR CAREER AVERAGE 1. Curtis Burrow 1982-85 43 1. Michael Norvell 2001, 03-05 213 Name Years Avg. 2. Eddie Carmona 2008-10 38 2. Aaron Fairooz 2003-06 186 1. Dillion Winfey 2011- 32.09 3. Eddie Camara 2011- 35 3. Draylon Galloway 1999-02 173 2. Jatavious Wilson 2013 30.58 4. Dezmin Lewis 2011- 165 5. Tyree Davis 1989-92 158
2014 SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE Oct. 11 UIW #@ NW State* 6:00 TELEVISION NETWORK SCHEDULE Oct. 18 ACU @ McNeese* 6:00 Sept. 20 UIW at Abilene Christian* 3 p.m. Oct. 25 Nicholls @ Houston Baptist* 7:00 Nov. 1 Houston Baptist @ Lamar 6:00 Sept. 27 Nicholls at UCA* 3 p.m. Oct. 4 NW State at SE Louisiana* 3 p.m. Oct. 11 McNeese St. at Sam Houston* 3 p.m. ESPNU Aug. 30 Nicholls @ Air Force 1:00 Oct. 18 Sam Houston at NW State* 3 p.m. Sept. 13 UIW @ N. Dakota State 2:30 Oct. 25 SE Louisiana at S.F. Austin* 3 p.m. Abilene Christian @ Troy 6:00 Nov. 1 S.F. Austin vs. Sam Houston* 3 p.m. SE Louisiana @ Tulane 7:00 Nov. 8 Lamar at UCA* 3 p.m. Nov. 15 McNeese St. at SE Louisiana* 3 p.m. Nov. 22 Wild Card Selection* 3 p.m. FSN ALL TIMES CENTRAL Aug. 30 UCA @ Texas Tech 6:00 Schedule Subject to Change Sept. 6 Northwestern State @ Baylor 6:30
ESPN SEC NETWORK Aug. 23 Sam Houston @ E. Washington 2:30 Sept. 6 Nicholls @ Arkansas 3:00 Lamar @ Texas A&M 6:30 Sam Houston State @ LSU 7:00 ESPN3 EXCLUSIVE Oct. 4 UCA @ S.F. Austin* 6:00
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Z X 72 H Jordan Kersh RG RT LG C 64 Bryan Manley 77 D.J. LT 74 Lance Kloker TB Y 38 Blake Veasley QB (or) HO KR DS PR 29 Smith Tremon PK/KO P 44 Jace Denker CB S 14 Jordan Meyer CB 31 S George Odum 30 Artez Williams LB R B LB 45 Kamane DT 97 Partee Terrence 54 Eric Smith NG 93 Cardell Best 91 Dawson Hadnot DE UCA BEARS NUMERICAL NO..... NAME...... PO...... YR...... HT...... WT...... HOMETOWN / SCHOOL 1 Courtney Whitehead...... WR...... 6-3...... 217...... R-So...... Athens, Texas / Air Force 2 Marvin Mitchell...... DB...... 5-11...... 194...... Sr...... Carrollton, Ga. / West Hills CC 3 Jacoby Walker...... SB/TE...... 6-2...... 207...... Sr...... Houston, Texas / Arkansas 4 Jatavious Wilson...... WR...... 5-9...... 171...... So...... Bastrop, La. / Bastrop 5 Dezmin Lewis...... WR...... 6-4...... 212...... Sr...... Mesquite, Texas / North Mesquite 6 Clay Murphy...... WR...... 5-11...... 194...... Sr...... El Dorado, Ark. / El Dorado 7 Bobby Watkins...... DB...... 6-1...... 203...... R-So...... Dallas, Texas / Air Force 8 Dominique Brown...... DB...... 5-10...... 200...... Sr...... Galveston, Texas / Ball 9 Damien Watts...... WR...... 5-10...... 197...... Sr...... Texarkana, Texas / Pleasant Grove 10 Darrien Daniels...... RB...... 5-9...... 175...... R-Fr...... St. Louis, Mo. / Riverview Gardens 11 Tirell Wellmaker...... DB...... 5-11...... 207...... So...... Lake Charles, La. / LaGrange 12 Hayden Hildebrand...... QB...... 6-3...... 196...... R-Fr...... Bossier City, La. / Airline 13 Ryan Howard...... QB...... 5-11...... 194...... Sr...... Vestavia Hills, Ala. / Vestavia Hills 14 Jordan Meyers...... DB...... 5-10...... 184...... R-Fr...... Lewisville, Texas / Lewisville 15 Taylor Reed...... QB...... 6-3...... 215...... Jr...... El Dorado, Ark. / Arkansas 16 Aum’Arie Wallace...... LB...... 6-1...... 195...... R-So...... Little Rock, Ark. / Pulaski Academy 17 Eddie Camara...... PK...... 5-9...... 168...... Sr...... Cedar Hill, Texas / Arkansas 19 Haywood Jeffries...... DB...... 6-0...... 201...... R-Fr...... Pearland, Texas / Dawson 20 Fernando Van Hook...... DB...... 5-10...... 183...... R-Fr...... Senatobia, Miss. / Magnolia Heights 21 Willie Matthews...... RB...... 5-9...... 189...... Sr...... Bartlett, Tenn. / Bartlett 22 Jeff Anderson...... RB...... 6-0...... 214...... R-Fr...... Conway, Ark. / Conway 23 Dillion Winfrey...... DB...... 5-8...... 174...... Jr...... Bryant, Ark. / Bryant 24 Blake Childress...... LB...... 6-2...... 221...... Sr...... Mesquite, Texas / West Mesquite 25 Martavis Moore...... DB...... 5-9...... 180...... Jr...... Benoit, Miss. / Mississippi Delta CC 26 Prince Ene...... DB...... 5-10...... 190...... So...... Houston, Texas / Bush 27 Joe Carmical...... FB...... 6-1...... 235...... Sr...... Monticello, AR / Texas Tech 28 Chris Chambers...... OLB...... 6-2...... 200...... Fr...... Pearl, Miss. / Pearl 29 Tremon Smith...... CB...... 6-0...... 185...... Fr...... Anniston, Ala. / Saks 30 Artez Williams...... CB...... 6-0...... 180...... Fr...... Greenwood, Miss. / Greenwood 31 George Odum...... DB...... 6-2...... 185...... R-Fr...... Millington, Tenn. / Millington Central 32 Dalvin Simmons...... OLB...... 6-2...... 225...... Fr...... Little Rock, Ark. / LR Central 33 Izaiah Skelton...... DB...... 6-1...... 180...... Jr...... Sacramento, Calif. / San Mateo JC 34 Antwon Wells...... RB...... 5-10...... 205...... Jr...... Moss Point, Miss. / Miss. Gulf Coast CC 35 Jacob Sisk...... S...... 6-0...... 175...... Fr...... Colleyville, Texas / Colleyville Heritage 36 Dominique Thomas...... RB...... 5-10...... 215...... Fr...... Jacksonville, Ala. / Jacksonville 37 Kelton Warren...... RB...... 5-10...... 185...... So...... Arlington, Texas / Juan Seguin 38 Blake Veasley...... RB...... 6-0...... 205...... R-Jr...... Cherry Valley, Ark. / Memphis 39 Toney Hawkins...... WR...... 6-1...... 180...... Fr...... Conway, Ark. / Morrilton 40 Cody Dauksch...... HB...... 6-1...... 221...... R-So...... West Memphis, Ark. / West Memphis 41 Jaquon Goodman...... LB...... 6-4...... 215...... Sr...... Smithfield, Va. / Iowa Central CC 42 Derek Floyd...... DE...... 6-2...... 248...... Jr...... Dallas, Texas / Lake Highlands HS 43 Ricky Wyatt...... LB...... 5-11...... 222...... Jr...... Monroe, La. / Neville 44 Jace Denker...... PK...... 6-1...... 188...... Jr...... Bryant, Ark. / Bryant HS 45 Kamane Thomas...... LB...... 6-1...... 216...... R-So...... Missouri City, Texas / Elkins 46 D.J. Holland...... LB...... 6-1...... 229...... Jr...... Fort Worth, Texas / North Crowley 47 Matthew Hall...... LB...... 6-0...... 215...... Fr...... Spanish Fort, Ala. / Spanish Fort 48 Jordan Fleming...... LS...... 6-1...... 200...... Jr...... Louisville, Miss. / Holmes CC 49 Matthew Spencer...... P...... 5-10...... 175...... Jr...... Brandon, Miss. / Holmes CC 51 Eric Jackson...... DL...... 6-1...... 240...... Fr...... Apopka, Fla. / Apopka 52 Zach Watkins...... LB...... 6-1...... 232...... Sr...... Springdale, Ark. / College of the Canyons 53 Quante Walker...... LB...... 5-9 ...... 185...... So...... Malvern, Ark. / Malvern HS 54 Eric Smith...... DL...... 6-0...... 271...... Jr...... Little Rock, Ark. / Pulaski Robinson 55 Alec Willis...... OL...... 6-1...... 286...... Jr...... Denton, Texas / Guyer 56 Aikeem Coleman...... DE...... 6-2...... 250...... Fr...... Hattiesburg, Miss. / Hattiesburg 57 T.J. Randall...... DL...... 6-3...... 291...... Sr...... Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Nebraska-Omaha 58 Austin Horton...... OL...... 6-3...... 270...... Fr...... McKinney, Texas / McKinney North 59 Dustyn Willis...... DS...... 6-0...... 215...... So...... Crossett, Ark. / Crossett 60 Tyler Burton...... P...... 5-10...... 172...... Jr...... Conway, Ark. / Conway 62 Curtis Parker...... OL...... 6-3...... 285...... Fr...... North Little Rock, Ark. / NLR 63 CJ Simon...... OL...... 6-3...... 296...... Sr...... Kingwood, Texas / Kingwood 64 Bryan Manley...... OL...... 6-4...... 303...... So...... Stephenville, Texas / Stephenville 67 David Tachie...... OL...... 6-4...... 295...... Fr...... McKinney, Texas / McKinney 68 Andrew Morton...... OL...... 6-0...... 264...... R-Fr...... Hot Springs, Ark / Lakeside HS 70 Gilberto Garcia...... OL...... 6-2...... 287...... R-Fr...... Morrilton, Ark. / Morrilton 71 Cole Caruthers...... OL...... 6-4...... 292...... Sr...... Sugarland, Texas / Clements 72 Jordan Kersh...... OL...... 6-4...... 284...... Sr...... Brandon, Miss. / Hinds CC 73 Will Jones...... OL...... 6-5...... 295...... Fr...... El Dorado, Ark. / Parkers Chapel 74 Lance Kloker...... OL...... 6-5...... 288...... Jr...... Owasso, Okla. / Owasso 75 John Cook...... OL...... 6-4...... 290...... Fr...... Grenada, Miss. / Grenada 76 Kyle Stouffer...... OL...... 6-7...... 316...... Jr...... Dallas, Texas / Highland Park 77 D.J. Appe...... OL...... 6-2...... 284...... Jr...... Covington, La. / Covington 78 Stockton Mallet...... OL...... 6-3...... 298...... R-Fr...... Harrison, Ark. / Yellville Summit 79 Cade Camp...... OL...... 6-4...... 272...... R-Fr...... Allen, Texas / Allen 80 Blake Gardner...... WR...... 5-11...... 178...... Jr...... Cibolo, Texas / Steele 81 Josiah Wymer...... TE...... 6-3...... 260...... Fr...... Springdale, Ark. / Springdale 82 Justin Burdette...... WR...... 6-2...... 207...... Jr...... Birmingham, Ala. / Southern Miss. 83 Tyris Lockhart...... WR...... 6-0...... 195...... Fr...... St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers 84 Roman Gordon...... WR...... 6-2...... 177...... R-Fr...... Fort Worth, Texas / Haltom City 85 Jose Moore...... WR...... 6-2...... 205...... So...... Southaven, Miss. / Southaven 86 Houston Vanya...... TE...... 604...... 240 ...... R-Fr...... Ennis, Texas / Ennis HS 87 Tyrique Edwards...... WR...... 6-0...... 180...... Fr...... Sachse, Texas / Sachse 88 Desmond Smith...... WR...... 6-1...... 201...... R-So...... Bentonville, Ark / Bentonville 89 Justin Dickey...... TE...... 6-5...... 235...... Jr...... Ramstiein, Germany (Highland CC, Kan.) 90 Jonathan Woodard...... DE...... 6-6...... 271...... Jr...... Brentwood, Tenn. / Ravenwood 91 Dawson Hadnot...... DL...... 6-1...... 292...... R-So...... Garland, Texas / Garland 92 Bo Harper...... SB/TE...... 6-4...... 248...... R-So...... Monroe, La. / Ouachita Christian 93 Cardell Best...... DE...... 6-3...... 225...... Fr...... Little Elm, Texas / Little Elm 94 Thomas Loving...... DE...... 6-5...... 268...... R-Fr...... Springtown, Texas / Springtown 95 Bailey McIver...... DE...... 6-4...... 244...... R-So...... Sheridan, Ark. / Sheridan 96 Marseth Andrey...... DL...... 6-0...... 270...... Fr...... New Orleans, La. / St. Augustine 97 Terrence Partee...... DL...... 6-3...... 278...... So...... Memphis, Tenn. / Southwind 98 Jordan Toliver...... DL...... 6-1...... 294...... So...... Duncanville, Texas / Duncanville 99 Michael Moore...... DL...... 6-2...... 275...... R-Fr...... Memphis, Tenn. / Ridgeway UCA BEARS ALPHABETICAL NO..... NAME...... PO...... YR...... HT...... WT...... HOMETOWN...... SCHOOL 77 D.J. Appe...... OL...... 6-2...... 284...... Jr...... Covington, La. / Covington 22 Jeff Anderson...... RB...... 6-0...... 214...... R-Fr...... Conway, Ark. / Conway 96 Marseth Andrey...... DL...... 6-0...... 270...... Fr...... New Orleans, La. / St. Augustine 93 Cardell Best...... DE...... 6-3...... 225...... Fr...... Little Elm, Texas / Little Elm 8 Dominique Brown...... DB...... 5-10...... 200...... Sr...... Galveston, Texas / Ball 82 Justin Burdette...... WR...... 6-2...... 207...... Jr...... Birmingham, Ala. / Southern Miss. 60 Tyler Burton...... P...... 5-10...... 172...... Jr...... Conway, Ark. / Conway 17 Eddie Camara...... PK...... 5-9...... 168...... Sr...... Cedar Hill, Texas / Arkansas 79 Cade Camp...... OL...... 6-4...... 272...... R-Fr...... Allen, Texas / Allen 27 Joe Carmical...... FB...... 6-1...... 235...... Sr...... Monticello, AR / Texas Tech 71 Cole Caruthers...... OL...... 6-4...... 292...... Sr...... Sugarland, Texas / Clements 28 Chris Chambers...... OLB...... 6-2...... 200...... Fr...... Pearl, Miss. / Pearl 24 Blake Childress...... LB...... 6-2...... 221...... Sr...... Mesquite, Texas / West Mesquite 56 Aikeem Coleman...... DE...... 6-2...... 250...... Fr...... Hattiesburg, Miss. / Hattiesburg 75 John Cook...... OL...... 6-4...... 290...... Fr...... Grenada, Miss. / Grenada 10 Darrien Daniels...... RB...... 5-9...... 175...... R-Fr...... St. Louis, Mo. / Riverview Gardens 40 Cody Dauksch...... HB...... 6-1...... 221...... R-So...... West Memphis, Ark. / West Memphis 44 Jace Denker...... PK...... 6-1...... 188...... Jr...... Bryant, Ark. / Bryant HS 89 Justin Dickey...... TE...... 6-5...... 235...... Jr...... Ramstein, Germany (Highland CC Kan.) 87 Tyrique Edwards...... WR...... 6-0...... 180...... Fr...... Sachse, Texas / Sachse 26 Prince Ene...... DB...... 5-10...... 190...... So...... Houston, Texas / Bush 48 Jordan Fleming...... LS...... 6-1...... 200...... Jr...... Louisville, Miss. / Holmes CC 42 Derek Floyd...... DE...... 6-2...... 248...... Jr...... Dallas, Texas / Lake Highlands HS 70 Gilberto Garcia...... OL...... 6-2...... 287...... R-Fr...... Morrilton, Ark. / Morrilton 80 Blake Gardner...... WR...... 5-11...... 178...... Jr...... Cibolo, Texas / Steele 41 Jaquon Goodman...... LB...... 6-4...... 215...... Sr...... Smithfield, Va. / Iowa Central CC 84 Roman Gordon...... WR...... 6-2...... 177...... R-Fr...... Fort Worth, Texas / Haltom City 91 Dawson Hadnot...... DL...... 6-1...... 292...... R-So...... Garland, Texas / Garland 47 Matthew Hall...... LB...... 6-0...... 215...... Fr...... Spanish Fort, Ala. / Spanish Fort 92 Bo Harper...... SB/TE...... 6-4...... 248...... R-So...... Monroe, La. / Ouachita Christian 39 Toney Hawkins...... WR...... 6-1...... 180...... Fr...... Conway, Ark. / Morrilton 12 Hayden Hildebrand...... QB...... 6-3...... 196...... R-Fr...... Bossier City, La. / Airline 46 D.J. Holland...... LB...... 6-1...... 229...... Jr...... Fort Worth, Texas / North Crowley 58 Austin Horton...... OL...... 6-3...... 270...... Fr...... McKinney, Texas / McKinney North 13 Ryan Howard...... QB...... 5-11...... 194...... Sr...... Vestavia Hills, Ala. / Vestavia Hills 51 Eric Jackson...... DL...... 6-1...... 240...... Fr...... Apopka, Fla. / Apopka 19 Haywood Jeffries...... DB...... 6-0...... 201...... R-Fr...... Pearland, Texas / Dawson 73 Will Jones...... OL...... 6-5...... 295...... Fr...... El Dorado, Ark. / Parkers Chapel 72 Jordan Kersh...... OL...... 6-4...... 284...... Sr...... Brandon, Miss. / Hinds CC 74 Lance Kloker...... OL...... 6-5...... 288...... Jr...... Owasso, Okla. / Owasso 5 Dezmin Lewis...... WR...... 6-4...... 212...... Sr...... Mesquite, Texas / North Mesquite 83 Tyris Lockhart...... WR...... 6-0...... 195...... Fr...... St. Louis, Mo. / Christian Brothers 94 Thomas Loving...... DE...... 6-5...... 268...... R-Fr...... Springtown, Texas / Springtown 78 Stockton Mallet...... OL...... 6-3...... 298...... R-Fr...... Harrison, Ark. / Yellville Summit 64 Bryan Manley...... OL...... 6-4...... 303...... So...... Stephenville, Texas / Stephenville 21 Willie Matthews...... RB...... 5-9...... 189...... Sr...... Bartlett, Tenn. / Bartlett 95 Bailey McIver...... DE...... 6-4...... 244...... R-So...... Sheridan, Ark. / Sheridan 14 Jordan Meyers...... DB...... 5-10...... 184...... R-Fr...... Lewisville, Texas / Lewisville 2 Marvin Mitchell...... DB...... 5-11...... 194...... Sr...... Carrollton, Ga. / West Hills CC 85 Jose Moore...... WR...... 6-2...... 205...... So...... Southaven, Miss. / Southaven 25 Martavis Moore...... DB...... 5-9...... 180...... Jr...... Benoit, Miss. / Mississippi Delta CC 99 Michael Moore...... DL...... 6-2...... 275...... R-Fr...... Memphis, Tenn. / Ridgeway 68 Andrew Morton...... OL...... 6-0...... 264...... R-Fr...... Hot Springs, Ark / Lakeside HS 6 Clay Murphy...... WR...... 5-11...... 194...... Sr...... El Dorado, Ark. / El Dorado 31 George Odum...... DB...... 6-2...... 185...... R-Fr...... Millington, Tenn. / Millington Central 62 Curtis Parker...... OL...... 6-3...... 285...... Fr...... North Little Rock, Ark. / NLR 97 Terrence Partee...... DL...... 6-3...... 278...... So...... Memphis, Tenn. / Southwind 19 Jarvis Price...... DB...... 6-0...... 180...... Fr...... Monroe, La. / Carroll HS 57 T.J. Randall...... DL...... 6-3...... 291...... Sr...... Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Nebraska-Omaha 15 Taylor Reed...... QB...... 6-3...... 215...... Jr...... El Dorado, Ark. / Arkansas 35 Jacob Sisk...... S...... 6-0...... 175...... Fr...... Colleyville, Texas / Colleyville Heritage 32 Dalvin Simmons...... OLB...... 6-2...... 225...... Fr...... Little Rock, Ark. / LR Central 63 CJ Simon...... OL...... 6-3...... 296...... Sr...... Kingwood, Texas / Kingwood 33 Izaiah Skelton...... DB...... 6-1...... 180...... Jr...... Sacramento, Calif. / San Mateo JC 88 Desmond Smith...... WR...... 6-1...... 201...... R-So...... Bentonville, Ark / Bentonville 54 Eric Smith...... DL...... 6-0...... 271...... Jr...... Little Rock, Ark. / Pulaski Robinson 29 Tremon Smith...... CB...... 6-0...... 185...... Fr...... Anniston, Ala. / Saks 49 Matthew Spencer...... P...... 5-10...... 175...... Jr...... Brandon, Miss. / Holmes CC 76 Kyle Stouffer...... OL...... 6-7...... 316...... Jr...... Dallas, Texas / Highland Park 67 David Tachie...... OL...... 6-4...... 295...... Fr...... McKinney, Texas / McKinney 36 Dominique Thomas...... RB...... 5-10...... 215...... Fr...... Jacksonville, Ala. / Jacksonville 45 Kamane Thomas...... LB...... 6-1...... 216...... R-So...... Missouri City, Texas / Elkins 98 Jordan Toliver...... DL...... 6-1...... 294...... So...... Duncanville, Texas / Duncanville 20 Fernando Van Hook...... DB...... 5-10...... 183...... R-Fr...... Senatobia, Miss. / Magnolia Heights 86 Houston Vanya...... TE...... 6-4...... 240...... R-Fr...... Ennis, Texas / Ennis HS 38 Blake Veasley...... RB...... 6-0...... 205...... R-Jr...... Cherry Valley, Ark. / Memphis 3 Jacoby Walker...... SB/TE...... 6-2...... 207...... Sr...... Houston, Texas / Arkansas 53 Quante Walker...... LB...... 5-9...... 185...... So...... Malvern, Ark. / Malvern HS 16 Aum’Arie Wallace...... LB...... 6-1...... 195...... R-So...... Little Rock, Ark. / Pulaski Academy 37 Kelton Warren...... RB...... 5-10...... 185...... So...... Arlington, Texas / Juan Seguin 7 Bobby Watkins...... DB...... 6-1...... 203...... R-So...... Dallas, Texas / Air Force 52 Zach Watkins...... LB...... 6-1...... 232...... Sr...... Springdale, Ark. / College of the Canyons 9 Damien Watts...... WR...... 5-10...... 197...... Sr...... Texarkana, Texas / Pleasant Grove 34 Antwon Wells...... RB...... 5-10...... 205...... Jr...... Moss Point, Miss. / Miss. Gulf Coast CC 11 Tirell Wellmaker...... DB...... 5-11...... 207...... So...... Lake Charles, La. / LaGrange 1 Courtney Whitehead...... WR...... 6-3...... 217...... R-So...... Athens, Texas / Air Force 55 Alec Willis...... OL...... 6-1...... 286...... Jr...... Denton, Texas / Guyer 59 Dustyn Willis...... DS...... 6-0...... 215...... So...... Crossett, Ark. / Crossett 30 Artez Williams...... CB...... 6-0...... 180...... Fr...... Greenwood, Miss. / Greenwood 4 Jatavious Wilson...... WR...... 5-9...... 171...... So...... Bastrop, La. / Bastrop 23 Dillion Winfrey...... DB...... 5-8...... 174...... Jr...... Bryant, Ark. / Bryant 20 Fernando Van Hook...... DB...... 5-10...... 183...... R-Fr...... Senatobia, Miss. / Magnolia Heights 43 Ricky Wyatt...... LB...... 5-11...... 222...... Jr...... Monroe, La. / Neville 81 Josiah Wymer...... TE...... 6-3...... 260...... Fr...... Springdale, Ark. / Springdale
‘THE STRIPES’ “The Coolest Field in College Football” ... The Sporting News
- TALE OF THE TAPE - - BY THE NUMBERS - UCA...... OPP SLU...... OPP POSITION...... UCA...... SLU SCORING AVG 42.3...... 28.4 40.3...... 19.9 Offensive line (starters avg.)...... 6-4, 298...... 6-4, 299 FIRST DOWNS 174...... 166 159...... 129 Defensive line...... 6-4, 270...... 6-2, 305 RUSHING YARDS AVG 175.6...... 181.4 243.4...... 113.7 PASSING YARDS AVG 272.4...... 265.1 213.3...... 196.4 Offensive backs...... 6-0, 213...... 6-0, 220 TOTAL OFFENSE AVG 448.0...... 446.6 456.7...... 310.1 Receivers...... 6-1, 196...... 6-0, 196 KICK RETURN AVG 22.1...... 19.2 29.4...... 17.0 PUNT RETURN AVG 17.0...... 4.0 5.5...... 6.9 Linebackers...... 6-2, 229...... 6-1, 248 PUNTS/AVG 29/44.0...... 39/40.8 24/37.0...... 44/41.4 Defensive backs...... 5-11, 192...... 6-0, 192 FUMBLES/LOST 9/3...... 10/5 16/5...... 7/5 PENALTIES-YDS 38/318...... 59/574 62/509...... 47/424 Punt/Kickoff returners...... 6-0, 179...... 5-9, 191 TIME OF POSS. AVG 27:03...... 32:57 30:20...... 29:40 Kicker/Punter...... 5-9, 176...... 6-2, 191 3RD DOWN CONV. 47/103 (46%).... 44/103 (43%) 47/105 (45%)....37/113 (33%) 4TH DOWN CONV. 11/15 (73%).....8/10 (80%) 8/17 (47%)...... 10/19 (53%)
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