2016 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 1 SCHEDULE GAME 2: SEPT. 10, 2016 • 6 P.M. SEPT. 1, 2016 • W, 13-11 HENDERSON STATE (1-0) VS. SOUTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA Arkadelphia, Ark. EAST CENTRAL (0-1) Carpenter-Haygood • 5013 SEPT. 10, 2016 • 6 P.M. NORRIS FIELD • ADA, OKLA. (5,000) at East Central Ada, Okla. Norris Field • 5000 REDDIES HIT THE ROAD FOR FIRST TIME IN 2016 Henderson State hits the road for the first time in 2016 as the Reddies travel SEPT. 17, 2016 • 2 P.M. to Ada, Okla. to take on East Central, Saturday with kickoff slated for 6 p.m. NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA Since playing it first game on Nov. 28, 1895, the Reddies have compiled 24 Arkadelphia, Ark. championships including four in the last five years. Carpenter-Haygood • 9600 Henderson will be attempting to win its 500th game in program history while SEPT. 24, 2016 • 6 P.M. avenging its only conference loss last year as ECU beat the Reddies 35-28 at Southwestern Oklahoma at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium. Weatherford, Okla. Fast Lane Field • 8600 REDDIE REPORT OCT. 1, 2016 • 6 P.M. Henderson opened the season with a 13-11 win against Southeastern Okla- at Arkansas Tech homa last weekend to improve its all-time GAC record to 41-4. The victory Russellville, Ark. was the fourth consecutive year that the Reddies have opened the season Thone Stadium • 6500 with a win. The Reddies totaled 407 yards of offense against the storm with 2015 GAC OCT. 8, 2016 • 2 P.M. Offensive Player of the Year Jaquan Cole rushing for 90 yards. Last year HARDING against the Tigers, Cole totaled 72 yards on 13 attempts but did not get into Arkadelphia, Ark. the end zone. Carpenter-Haygood • 9600 Andrew Black made his first start as the Reddie signal caller. The sopho- OCT. 15, 2016 • 2 P.M. more from Tyler, Texas completed 20-of-34 passes for 237 yards while also ARKANSAS-MONTICELLO gaining 23 yards on the ground. Black totaled 209 yards passing on 25-of- Arkadelphia, Ark. 49 attempts in a back-up role a year ago. Carpenter-Haygood • 9600 Black had several targets to throw to last week with eight different receivers having receptions led by newcomers Austin Bennett and Courtney White- OCT. 22, 2015 • 2 P.M. head, both having five catches each. Bennett, a junior transfer from the vs. SOUTHERN ARKANSAS University of Oklahoma totaled 58 yards. Whitehead, who transferred from El Dorado, Ark. Central Arkansas for his final season of eligibility had 39 yards. But the big Memorial Stadium • 5000 catch came from Ben Johnson who had a 51-yard reception to set up the OCT. 29, 2016 • 2 P.M. game-winning touchdown. The sophomore from Sapupla, Okla. finished with OKLAHOMA BAPTIST a pair of catches for 68 yards. Arkadelphia, Ark. After allowing 158 yards of offense to SOSU in the first-half, the Reddies Carpenter-Haygood • 9600 defense limited the Storm to just 111 yards and three first downs in the second half. NOV. 5, 2016 • 1 P.M. Cameron Sonnier anchored the defensive unit having 12 tackles including at Southern Nazarene 10 solo stops. The sophomore from Webster, Texas totaled 18 total tackles Bethany, Okla. a year ago. SNU Field • 2500 Dondre Wright compiled eight stops including one sack, while 2015 GAC First-Team defensive back Gary Vines had six tackles including one for lost NOV. 12, 2016 • 1 P.M. yardage. OUACHITA BAPTIST First-team All-GAC place kicker Houston Ray picked up where he led off Arkadelphia, Ark. Carpenter-Haygood • 9600 and has added to his career totals with a pair of field goals (31, 32 yards). Ray has 35 career field goals, second in HSU history. 2016 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 2 EAST CENTRAL PREVIEW ECU FACTS East Central enters Saturday’s contest with a 0-1 record after losing to Ouachita Baptist 42-28. The Tigers is picked to finish seventh in the annual GAC Preseason Poll, as voted on by the league’s head coached. ECU returns 61 players, including four offensive and three defensive starters. The list of starters includes se- nior David Moore, who already holds the records for receiving touchdowns in a single season and career and was the first ECU player to record over 1,000 reception yards in a single season. Last week against OBU, Moore totaled 154 yards on eight receptions while scoring three touchdowns. Tim McCarty Moore set several records in 2015 and earning several post-season honors. Head Coach Moore has already started to receive honors for the 2016 season, as he was named to Football Gameplan’s 2016 Preseason DII All-America Third Team • QUICK FACTS • Offense list. The 2015 All-GAC First Team and all-America selection is one LOCATION: .............................................. Ada, Okla. of six players to earn a spot on the three teams. FOUNDED: ........................................................ 1909 ENROLLMENT: ................................................. 4,800 After losing 2015 starting quarterback Rocky Moore to graduation, the big- ATHLETIC DIRECTOR: .......................... Jeff Williams gest question facing the offense for 2016 is who will fill the role. This COLORS: .................................... Orange and Black year Jackson Lamb has received the nod as ECU’s signal caller. Against STADIUM: .................................. Norris Field (5,000) OBU, Lamb completed 27-of-39 passes for 321 yards while having three touchdown strikes. • COACHING STAFF • One of the areas that the Tigers will have great depth and experience is on HEAD COACH: ..................................... Tim McCarty ALMA MATER:................................ Fort Hays State the defensive side of the ball. The Tigers will be bolstered by the return of RECORD AT SNU : ................................. 45-52 (8th) Vernon Johnson and Lexus Jackson. Johnson will come back to the field CAREER RECORD : .............................. 65-73 (10th) after a very promising start in 2015 before an injury sidelined him. Jackson ASSISTANT COACHES: ........................................... took up the slack and earned All-GAC honors as a defensive back. Chad Roark..................... Defensive Coordinator Rashad Jackson ............ Offensive Coordinator The defensive line as a whole is expected to produce, as in 2015 the Tigers Jihad Wright ............................Defensive Backs had so many options it allowed them to role the players through every three Johnnie Mack ............................. Running Backs or four plays, yet each player still got valuable experience in each game. Ben Gardner ................................... Linebackers That depth will continue this season, giving ECU several options to keep Rocky Moore ............................. Wide Receivers Eli Cook ........................................ Offensive Line their legs fresh throughout the game. Austin Crisler ............................... Quarterbacks Edward Prince ............................ Offensive Line Matt Mullins ........................................ Linebacker GAC STANDINGS GAC RECORD OVERALL RECORD • TEAM INFORMATION • TEAM W L Pct. W L Pct. Stk. 2015 Record ....................................................... 6-5 Henderson State 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 W1 GAC Record: .......................................... 6-5 (T-7th) LETTERMEN RETURNING: .................................... 61 Arkansas Tech 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 W2 LETTERMAN LOST: .............................................. 22 Harding 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 W1 STARTERS RETURNING: ....................................... 9 Ouachita Baptist 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 W1 STARTERS LOST: ................................................ 13 Southern Arkansas 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 W3 Northwestern Okla. 1 0 1.000 1 0 1.000 W1 • 2016 SCHEDULE • Southwestern Okla. 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 L1 Southeastern Okla. 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 L1 S1 at Ouachita Baptist L, 42-28 East Central 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 L3 S10 Henderson State 6 p.m. Oklahoma Baptist 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 L5 S17 at Southern Nazarene 6 p.m. Arkansas-Monticello 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 L6 S24 Oklahoma Baptist 6 p.m. Southern Nazarene 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 L1 O1 at Northwestern Okla. 6 p.m. O8 Southwestern Okla. 6 p.m. THIS WEEK IN THE GAC O15 at Arkansas Tech 6 p.m. Arkansas Tech at Oklahoma Baptist Noon Ouachita Baptist at Southeastern Oklahoma 6 p.m. O22 Harding 6 p.m. Harding at Southern Nazarene 6 p.m. O29 at Arkansas-Monticello 3 p.m. Northwestern Oklahoma at Southern Arkansas 6 p.m. N5 Southern Arkansas 2 p.m. Southwestern Oklahoma at Arkansas-Monticello 6 p.m. N12 Southeastern Oklahoma 2 p.m. Henderson State at East Central 6 p.m. 2016 REDDIE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • PAGE 3 LAST YEAR vs. EAST CENTRAL AFCA TOP 25 POLL Henderson's late rally fell short as East Central upended the Reddies 35-28. After ECU took the lead with 3:15 to play, Dallas Hardison completed five Rank School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. 1. NW Missouri St. (30) 1-0 750 1 consecutive passes including a 24-yard circus catch by Mark Czaus down to 2. West Georgia 1-0 703 2 the Tiger 29. It appeared that the Reddies scored when Hardison hit Corey 3. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 1-0 687 3 Chappell in the back of the end zone on 2nd-and-15. However, the play was 4. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 650 4 nullified as Henderson was guilty of a holding penalty. Two plays later, the 5. Ashland (Ohio) 1-0 615 6 6. Minnesota St. 1-0 581 7 Reddies faced 3rd-and-19 from the 25. Hardison would find Chappell on a 7. Ferris St. (Mich.) 1-0 493 12 crossing pattern for 21 yards but Jameel Whitney made a touchdown saving 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 481 9t tackle at the 4. The game would end with Hardison slipping on the turf at- 9. Henderson St. (Ark.) 1-0 479 9t tempting to avoid the Tiger defense. 10. Indiana (Pa.) 0-0 474 8 11. Colorado Mines 1-0 449 18 The Reddies jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead as Dallas Hardison connected 12.