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SATURDAY, DEC. 5, 2020 SOUTH ALABAMA JAGUARS 4-6, 3-4 1 PM CST VS. HANCOCK WHITNEY STADIUM 25,450 CAPACITY/FIELDTURF TROY TROJANS 4-5, 2-3 MOBILE, ALA. MEDIA INFORMATION Television Radio On the web ESPN3 USA Football Radio Network • Live Twitter updates available at: J.D. Byars (pxp) (lagship 96.1 FM/Sports Talk 99.5 FM in Mobile) @WeAreSouth_FB Pat Greenwood (analysis) JT Crabtree (pxp) • Live stats available at: Chris May (analysis) http://statb.us/b/314122 Tommy Hicks (sidelines) • Live audio available at: https://www.iheart.com/live/sports-talk-995-7117/ THE COACHES SOUTH ALABAMA QUICK FACTS South Alabama Troy Name: University of South Alabama Steve Campbell (Troy ’88) Chip Lindsey (Alabama ’97) Location: Mobile, Ala. Record at USA — 9-25 (3rd season) Record at Troy — 9-12 (2nd season) Founded: 1963 Career Sun Belt record — 6-17 Career Record — same Enrollment: 14,224 Career NCAA record — 69-48 (10th season) Record vs. USA — 1-0 Nickname: Jaguars Career record — 168-78 (22nd season) Colors: Blue, Red and White Record vs. Troy — 0-2 Stadium (capacity): Hancock Whitney Stadium (25,450) Surface: FieldTurf 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Press Box Phone: (251) 414-8031 South Alabama Troy Affi liation: NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Conference: S3 at Southern Mississippi (CBSSN)......W, 32-21 S19 at Middle Tennessee ..........................W, 47-14 Sun Belt President: Tony G. Waldrop, Ph.D. (North Carolina ’74) S12 Tulane (ESPN2) ..............................L, 24-27 S26 at #18 BYU .............................................L, 7-48 NCAA FAR: Paige Vitulli, Ph.D. (South Alabama ’86) S24 UAB (ESPN)......................................L, 10-42 O10 Texas State* ....................................W, 37-17 Athletics Director: Joel Erdmann, Ph.D. (South Dakota St. ’86) O17 Texas State* (Hc) (ESPNU) .........W, 30-20 O17 Eastern Kentucky ..........................W, 31-29 Athletic Offi ce: (251) 460-7121 O24 ULM* (ESPN+) .................................W, 38-14 O24 Georgia State*.................................L, 34-36 Athletics Ticket Offi ce: (251) 461-1USA (1872) O29 at Georgia Southern* (ESPN) .........L, 17-24 O31 at Arkansas State* ...............................W, 38-10 N7 at #15 Coastal Carolina* (ESPNU) ...L, 6-23 N7 at Georgia Southern* .........................L, 13-20 HISTORY N14 at #25 Louisiana* (ESPN+) .............L, 10-38 N21 Middle Tennessee .........................L, 17-20 First season of competition: 2009 N21 Georgia State* (ESPNU) ...............L, 14-31 N28 at Appalachian State* ........................L, 10-47 First season of NCAA FBS/I-A transition: 2011 N28 at Arkansas State* (ESPN3) ............W, 38-31 D5 at South Alabama* ..............................1 pm All-time Record (entering 2020): 57-69 (.452) D5 Troy* (ESPN3) ................................1 pm D12 Coastal Carolina* ...........................2 pm Postseason Record (Last): 0-2 (2016) * denotes Sun Belt Conference game D17 ULM* ..................................................6 pm Last Postseason Appearance: all times Central * denotes Sun Belt Conference game | all times Central L, 21-45 vs. Air Force (2016 NOVA Home Loans Arizona Bowl) SERIES HISTORY THE RANKINGS TEAM INFORMATION Overall: Troy leads 5-3 South Alabama 2019 Overall Record: 2-10 (2-4 home / 0-6 road) In Mobile: Troy leads 3-1 Associated Press — n/a 2019 Conference Record (fi nish): 1-7 (5th West) In Troy: Series tied 2-2 Coaches — n/a Final 2019 Ranking: n/a Neutral: n/a Sagarin — 112th Basic Offense: Power Spread Series Streak: Troy — 2 (2018-19) Troy Basic Defense: Multiple First Meeting: Troy, 31-10, on Sept. 29, 2012, in Mobile Associated Press — n/a Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 47/25 Last Meeting: Troy, 37-13, on Oct. 16, 2019, in Troy Coaches — n/a Starters Returning/Lost: 15/10 Sagarin — 102nd COACHING STAFF COMMUNICATIONS INFORMATION Head coach: Steve Campbell (Troy ’88) South Alabama Troy Assistant coaches: Associate Athletic Director/Football Contact: Associate Athletic Director/Football Contact: Mike Bangtson (Iowa State ’12), offensive line Brian Fremund Adam Prendergast Pete Bennett (Florida Southern ’08), WR/rec. coordinator Ofice: (251) 414-8032 Ofice: (334) 670-3832 Harland Bower (Georgia Southern ’09), defensive line Cell: (251) 623-3191 Cell: (334) 372-5555 *Kenny Edenfi eld (Troy ’89), offensive coordinator/QB E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] *Larry Hart (Central Arkansas ’09), outside linebackers Athletics Website: www.troytrojans.com Chad Huff (Delta State ’98), tight ends Associate Director/Secondary Football Contact: Josh Jones (Arkansas Tech ’13), cornerbacks Kevin Beasley Matt Kitchens (Arkansas Tech ’09), S/ST coordinator Ofice: (251) 414-8033 Greg Stewart (Troy ’88), defensive coordinator/linebackers Cell: (251) 377-8164 Larry Warner (Southern Illinois ’09), running backs E-mail: [email protected] * denotes located in press box on game day Athletics Website: www.usajaguars.com SOUTH ALABAMA FOOTBALL GAME NOTES TROY • DEC. 5, 2020 SOUTH ALABAMA/TROY STATISTICAL COMPARISON MEDIA INFORMATION TEAM USA Offense Troy Defense Troy Offense USA Defense CREDENTIALS 21.9 ................................26.8 ....................................... Scoring ...................................... 26.0...............................27.1 The South Alabama Athletics Communications 20.1 ................................21.8 .................................. First Downs ................................. 20.7...............................20.6 and Digital Media Offi ce will issue credentials to 116.8 ..............................177.8 ..............................Rushing Yards ..............................102.6 ............................180.2 WORKING press only. Passes for spouses, children 3.00 ................................4.27 ...............................Yards per Rush .............................. 3.46...............................4.78 or friends will not be issued. These credentials are 198-314-5 ...................195-292-6 ........... Pass Attempts-Completions ..........231-359-10 .................186-291-6 non-transferable and any unauthorized use of a 253.7 ..............................233.7 ...............................Passing Yards ...............................282.3 ............................258.4 credential will result in the pass being immediately 8.08 ................................7.20 .......................Yards per Pass Attempt ......................7.08...............................8.88 revoked. All credential requests should be made via 370.5 ..............................411.4 ............................... Total Offense ...............................384.9 ............................438.6 e-mail to Brian Fremund no later than Tuesday of the 5.27 ................................5.55 ................................Yards per Play ...............................5.53...............................6.57 week prior to start of the desired contest. 40.1 ................................36.4 .................Third-Down Conversion Rate ................42.5...............................38.3 80.0 ................................85.7 .............................Red Zone Scoring ............................69.4...............................83.3 WEEKLY LUNCHEON 50.0 ................................54.3 ....................... Red Zone Touchdowns ...................... 55.6...............................62.5 Due to restrictions caused by the coronavirus (CO- 41-374 ..........................52-548 ............................Penalties-Yards ...........................51-480.........................62-628 VID-19) pandemic, USA will not hold a weekly media 1.30 ................................1.22 ....................................Turnovers ................................... 1.56...............................1.30 luncheon during the 2020 season. Head coach Steve INDIVIDUAL Campbell, coordinators Kenny Edenfi eld and Greg Stewart, and select student-athletes will be made South Alabama Troy available to the media via Zoom Mondays at 12 pm RUSHING Atts.-Yards Avg. TD Lg RUSHING Atts.-Yards Avg. TD Lg prior to Saturday Sun Belt Conference games. Carlos Davis ..........................160-673 4.2 3 40 Kimani Vidal ..........................67-393 5.9 3 51 Terrion Avery .......................47-171 3.6 1 13 B.J. Smith .................................73-277 3.8 3 38 SUN BELT CONFERENCE TELECONFERENCE Jared Wilson ..........................36-109 3.0 1 13 Jamontez Woods..................30-162 5.4 0 22 The Sun Belt Conference conducts a weekly tele- conference with each of the 10 head coaches in the PASSING Eff. C-A-I Pct. Yards TD PASSING Eff. C-A-I Pct. Yards TD league. Coach Campbell will be available the week D. Trotter ..........147.38 145-220-3 65.9 1,773 11 Gunnar Watson ....140.20 152-223-6 68.2 1,584 12 prior to games at 10:44 a.m. CT. Jacob Free ...............125.29 79-134-4 59.0 957 5 RECEIVING No.-Yards Avg. TD Lg PRACTICES Jalen Tolbert ..........................59-993 16.8 8 73 RECEIVING No.-Yards Avg. TD Lg On Tuesdays and Wednesdays (Sunday and Mon- Kawaan Baker ......................51-659 12.9 8 80 Kaylon Geiger .......................48-598 12.5 2 51 days prior to Thursday games) the last 30 minutes of Jalen Wayne ...........................29-386 13.3 1 49 Reggie Todd ...........................29-380 13.1 5 48 practice is open to the media; interviews with coaches Khalil McClain .......................29-350 12.1 5 40 and student-athletes will be conducted following the PUNT RETURNS