<<

Game Three | STATE vs.. Stephen F. Austin | Field at Bobcat Stadium | Sept. 22, 2012 | 6:00 P. M.

2012 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

GAME 3 AT A GLANCE TEXAS STATE SCHEDULE Date:------Saturday, Sept. 22 Date Opponent Time/Result TV Time: ------6 p.m., Central 09/01/12 at Houston W 30-13 CSS Location:------San Marcos, Texas 09/08/12 Texas Tech L 10-58 ESPN3 Venue:------Jim Wacker Field at 09/22/12 Stephen F. Austin 6:00 Bobcat Stadium 09/29/12 Nevada 1:00 LHN Capacity:.------30,000 10/06/12 at New Mexico 5:00 Surface:------FieldTurf Duraspine Pro Overall Record: 1-2 Live Stats: ------txstatebobcats.com Overall Record: 1-1 10/13/12 Idaho* 6:00 SLC Record: 0-0 Series Record:------Texas State leads, WAC Record: 0-0 10/27/12 at San Jose State* 3:00 56-29-1 11/03/12 at Utah State* 2:00 THE GAME 11/10/12 Louisiana Tech* TBA LHN The Texas State football team looks to improve its record to 2-1 when the Bobcats play host to former 11/17/12 at Navy 2:30 CBSSports conference foe Stephen F. Austin in a non-conference game on Jim Wacker Field at the newly-renovated Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22. The Bobcats enter the game with a 1-1 record after splitting their first 11/24/12 at UTSA* 1:00 two games with Houston and Texas Tech. 12/01/12 New Mexico State* 3:00 Stephen F. Austin enters the game with a 1-2 record after nearly upsetting No. 3-ranked Montana State in Home games in bold; *-WAC game; Bozeman last Saturday. The Lumberjacks held a 35-34 lead with 6:23 left to play before Montana State scored All Times Central nine points in the final 2:26. It was the second straight loss for SFA after the Lumberjacks fell at SMU on Sept. 8 and opening the season with a 49-14 victory over Southwest Oklahoma State on August 303. COACHING STAFF Dennis Franchione THE SERIES Mike Schultz asst. HC/OC/QB This marks the 87th meeting between Texas State and Stephen F. Austin in a series that dates back to Jeff Conway OC/RB/TE 1923. The Bobcats own a 56-29-1 record against the Lumberjacks after winning the last five meetings and six Craig Naivar DC/S of the last seven contests against SFA. Texas State won the last two meetings in Nacogdoches after posting a 35-26 victory last year and a 27-24 win in 2010. The Bobcats won a 28-7 triumph in 2009, a 62-21 win in Dennis Darnell OL 2008 and a 52-29 in 2007. Brad Franchione LB/STC Mike Hudson DL SERIES QUICK FACTS Jason Johnson WR Overall Series Record Texas State leads 56-29-1 Reuben Vaughn DT Series Record at Bobcat Stadium Texas State leads 11-4 Jason Washington CB Series Record in San Marcos (since 1948) Texas State leads 24-8 Chris Jones DGA Last Meeting in Nacogdoches Texas State 35-26 (Sept. 24, 2011) Dustin Porterfield DGA Last Meeting in San Marcos Texas State 28-7 (Oct. 31, 2009) Kyle Tatum OGA THE COACHES Eddie Veyran OGA Texas State: Dennis Franchione is in his fourth season overall at Texas State and second year since returning to the school in 2011. Franchione has a 7-7 record since returning in 2011 after guiding the Bobcats to a 6-6 SUPPORT STAFF record in 2011. He also coached at Texas State in 1990-91 when he compiled a 13-9 record. Following the Mike Groce director of operations/RC 1991 season, he went on to coach at New Mexico, TCU, Alabama and Texas A&M before returning to Texas Blake Cundiff head strength & conditioning State last year. He enters the 2012 season with a 194-107-2 career record. Thad Livingston strength & conditioning David Gish trainer Stephen F. Austin: J.C. Harper is in his eighth season at Stephen F. Austin and sixth season as the Lumber- Dick Miller equipment mgr. jacks’ head coach. Harper has a 30-32 career record after leading SFA to a pair of Chad Lucas asst. equip. mgr. championships and two NCAA playoff appearances in 2009 and 2010. The Lumberjacks also have the best Andrew Watt video coord. record among SLC teams during the past three seasons. Last season, Harper led SFA to a 6-5 record after the Lumberjacks began the season with a 1-5 mark. RADIO (TEXAS STATE NETWORK) Brant Freeman play-by-play FIRST YEAR IN AN FBS CONFERENCE Bill Culhane analyst Texas State, which has an all-time record of 492-408-26 since it began playing football in 1904, is playing Ben Campos sideline its first season as a member of a NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) conference in 2012 after Flagship ESPN Austin (1260 AM) announcing that it was moving to the FBS ranks in Nov. 2010. The Bobcats are in the Western Athletic Con- Network KTSW (89.9 FM), KZOS (92.5 FM), ference in 2012 before moving to the in 2013. Texas State won two NCAA Division II KLUP (930 AM) national championships in 1981 and 1982. The Bobcats moved to the Division I FCS subdivision in 1984 and Internet www.txstatebobcats.com was a member of the Southland Conference from 1987-2010. Texas State played as an Independent in 2011. Texas State Football Practice Schedule for Sept. 17-Sept. 22 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Practice - 5:00 p.m. Off Media Luncheon- 11:30 Practice - 4:00 p.m. Practice - 4:00 p.m. Walk-Through- 3:00 p.m. Texas State vs.. Stephen F. Austin - Practice - 4:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.

TEXAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF PRACTICE COVERAGE Assistant Athletics Director (Football Contact)------Rick Poulter Practices are open to members of the media, but Texas State does require Office Phone------512-245-2966 media members to contact Rick Poulter if they plan to attend. A member of the Cell Phone------512-738-0697 SID staff is on hand at every practice to assist the media. There is access for [email protected] photographers and videographers to shoot photographs and video during the first Assistant SID (Secondary Football Contact)------Denise Thompson 50 minutes of practice. All interview requests will be coordinated after practice is Office Phone------512-245-2988 complete. Assistant SID------Rob Beuerlein Office Phone------512-245-4692 MEDIA CREDENTIALS Assistant SID------Steve Appelhans Working media and photographer credentials for Texas State’s home games Office Phone------512-245-4387 will be handled by assistant athletics director and sports information director Rick Mailing Address------Texas State Sports Information Poulter. Darren B. Casey Athletics Administration Complex Requests should be made in writing by sports editors or sports directors of Room 126 accredited media outlets on company letterhead. Requests should be made as 601 University Drive early as possible and should be limited to working media only. Requests made San Marcos, TX 78666 within three days of the game may not be considered. Send credential requests to Rick Poulter, Assistant AD/Sports Information: Western Athletic Conference Communications [email protected] or fax to 512-245-2967. Associate Commissioner/Football Contact------Dave Chaffin Credentials will be mailed to the requesting individual or organization if time Office Phone------303-962-4212 permits or sent to the visiting school’s sports information director for distribution. Cell Phone------720-988-6610 Credentials can also be picked up in the Sports Information Office located at the [email protected] Darren B. Casey Athletic Administration Complex or on game day at the will call Director of Media Relations------Jason Erickson window located near Ticket Booth One of Bobcat Stadium. Director of Media Relations------Hope Shuler Media parking at Bobcat Stadium is available on a limited basis on the Website------www.wacsports.com Northwest side of the stadium. Requests for parking passes should be made well [email protected] in advance to the Sports Information Office. The Media Parking Lot is accessible from I-35 by taking exit 205 on the MEDIA POLICIES FOR BOBCAT FOOTBALL southeast side of the stadium and going west on Highway 80/Hopkins Road). WEEKLY PRESS LUNCHEON Follow Hopkins Road west to C.M. Allen Parkway and turn right. Turn right onto Head coach Dennis Franchione and selected Bobcat players meet with the University Drive and follow University Drive back towards Bobcat Stadium. After media at Texas State’s weekly media luncheon each Tuesday preceding a game passing Charles Austin, go to the third entrance into the Strahan Lot and turn in the Sac N Pac Room on the second level of Bobcat Stadium’s End Zone Com- right into Bobcat Club parking lot. To enter the stadium follow access bridge on plex. Lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. and followed by interviews. Northwest side of the stadium and turn right to enter into Gate No. 1.

ADDITIONAL INTERVIEWS TEXAS STATE PRESS BOX In addition to Tuesday’s media luncheon, Texas State student-athletes and The Texas State Press Box, located on the fourth level of the Jerry D. and coach Franchione will be available for in-person or phone interviews after practice Linda Gregg Fields West Side Complex at Bobcat Stadium, opens three hours on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. Requests should be directed to Rick prior to each game. The working press box, coaches’ booths and radio/TV booths Poulter. are located on the same level. Media credentials are required for admittance to All interview requests must be coordinated through the Texas State Sports the press box and for meals. Information Office with, hopefully, a 24-hour advance notice. Student-athlete’s Game notes and programs are provided prior to the game. Game statistics phone numbers will not be given out. Coaches and student-athletes are not avail- and quotes are provided during and after the game. The working press area has able for interviews the day before a game or on game day. complimentary wireless internet access available. On game day, Texas State tele- communications representatives are on hand to assist media members. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS The Texas State locker room is located inside the End Zone Complex at SIDELINES Bobcat Stadium. The visiting locker room is located in the North Side Complex. Texas State follows guidelines set forth by the NCAA Public Relations Com- Texas State head coach and requested players are available in the team meeting mittee, the NCAA Football Rules Committee, the Coaches As- room approximately 10 minutes after each game. Texas State’s locker room is sociation and the National Press Photographers Association. closed following each game and practice. Photographers are not permitted to shoot between the 25-yard lines and is committed to a policy of equal access for both must have credentials visible at all times. In an effort to ensure the best possible male and female reporters and photographers. working conditions for media photographers, uniformed security personnel will be Visiting SID’s will establish media interview and locker room admittance patrolling the sidelines. Anyone holding a media pass who is not actively involved policies for their respective teams. in coverage of the game will be escorted from the sideline. Similar procedures will be in effect in the press box. Texas State vs. Stephen F. Austin Game Notes TEXAS STATE ON THE AIR THE OPENING DRIVE THE GAME Texas State’s football games will be aired • Texas State enters the Stephen F. Austin game Texas State is looking for its first win in the live on ESPN Austin (1260 AM) in the Austin area, with a 1-1 record in 2012. The Bobcats are seek- newly renovated Bobcat Stadium when the Bob- on KTSW (89.9 FM) and KZOS (92.5 FM) in San ing their fourth non-losing record in the last five cats play host to Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 22. Marcos and KLUP (930 AM) in San Antonio. years after finishing the 2011 season with a 6-6 Texas State enters the contest with a 1-1 record Brant Freeman serves as the play-by-play record, a 4-7 mark in 2010, 7-4 record in 2009 after suffering a 58-10 loss against Texas Tech on announcer and Bill Culhane serves as the color and an 8-5 mark in 2008. Sept. 8 and opening the season with a 30-13 upset analyst. The broadcast begins with a one-hour victory at Houston. pre-game show and will conclude with a 15-min- • Texas State is in its 105th season and enters the The renovations at Bobcat Stadium includes a ute post-game show. Stephen F. Austin game with an all-time record of new North End Complex that increases seating ca- In addition to those areas, Bobcat fans 492-409-26. Texas State will be a member of its pacity from 16,000 to 30,000. In addition to the in- can also listen to the game on the internet by fifth conference in 2012 when the Bobcats play creased seating area, the North Side Complex also logging on to the Texas State Athletics website, in the WAC. They were members of the Texas houses visiting team locker rooms, officials locker www.txstatebobcats.com. Intercollegiate Athletic Association in the 1920’s, rooms, the Mark and Linda Smith Bobcat Ticket Of- the Lone Star Conference from 1931-83, the Gulf fice, three fan shops for Bobcat fans to purchase DENNIS FRANCHIONE COACH’S SHOW Star Conference in 1984-86 and the Southland game-day attire, new dressing rooms for visiting ESPN Radio also airs The Dennis Fran- Conference in 1987-2010. teams and game officials, track and field locker chione Football Coach’s Show beginning at 7:00 rooms and offices, weight and training rooms, along p.m. each Thursday throughout the season on its • Texas State head coach Dennis Franchione is in with the Linda Gregg Fields Strutters Gallery. FM station, ESPN Austin 104.9 The Horn and on his 27th season as a head coach in 2012 with a ESPN San Antonio ( AM 1250). career record of 194-108-2. Franchione returned TEXAS STATE VS. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN The show takes place at Saltgrass Steak- to the sidelines for the first time since the 2007 This marks the second straight year that house for the second straight year and Bobcat season in 2011 when he began his second tenure Texas State and Stephen F. Austin will play a non- fans are encouraged to attend. Coach Franchione as the head coach for the Bobcats. Franchione conference game against each other after they along with host Brant Freeman previews each compiled a 13-9 record in 1990-91 at Texas State. were conference foes from 1923-2010. The two upcoming game and will be joined by a pair of teams were members of the TIAA from 1923-30, Bobcat players. • In addition to Dennis Franchione returning to Lone Star Conference from 1931-83, Gulf Coast Texas State as head coach in 2011, five mem- Conference from 1984-86 and Southland Confer- INSIDE BOBCAT FOOTBALL TV SHOW bers of his staff also previously coached at the ence from 1987-2010. The two schools did not play Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 4, Texas State school. Assistant head coach, co-offensive coor- any games between 1943-45 due to World War II. Athletics and Time Warner Cable’s Your News dinator and quarterbacks coach Mike Schultz was Now (YNN) have teamed up to highlight Texas a secondary coach and recruiting coordinator at TEXAS STATE VS. FBS SCHOOLS State‘s football team each week on “Inside Bob- Texas State in 1990-91. Defensive coordinator Texas State won its first NCAA Division I FBS cat Football.” The 30-minute show features head and safeties coach Craig Naivar served in the game for the first time since Sept. 30, 2000, when coach Dennis Franchione, hosts Brant Freeman same capacity from 2004-06, while defensive line the Bobcats opened the 2012 season with a 30-13 and Bill Culhane, and Bobcat players and airs coach Mike Hudson was a student and graduate victory at Houston. Texas State’s previous last win on YNN’s non-stop sports channel 408 (SD) and assistant coach at Texas State from 1987-89, in an FBS game was Sept. 30, 2000 when Texas channel 1509 (HD) as well as On Demand starting linebackers coach from 1995-00 and defensive State defeated Louisiana Monroe 27-7. The Bob- at the top of each hour beginning 8:00 p.m. on coordinator in 2001-02. Defensive tackles coach cats own a 4-18 record against FBS schools after Tuesday through Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. Reuben Vaughn was a defensive line coach in dropping a pair of FBS contests at Texas Tech and 2002. Cornerbacks coach Jason Washington also Wyoming in 2011. Texas State’s first win against an WEEKLY WAC COACHES’ TELECONFERENCE served in the same capacity from 2004-06. FBS team came against Rice on Sept. 27, 1986 The WAC will hold a weekly football coaches’ when the Bobcats won 31-6. Their second win teleconference every Monday beginning August • Dennis Franchione and his son, Brad, who serves came in 1996 when Texas State edged Idaho 27- 27 and running through November 19. The tele- as Texas State’s special teams coordinator and 24 in the Vandals’ first season as an FBS member. conference begins at 11:30 a.m. (CT) with each linebackers coach, have the distinction of being coach available for seven minutes to preview the the only father and son head coaching combina- TEXAS STATE VS. FCS SCHOOLS upcoming opponent and answer questions from tion to produce the top two picks in an NFL Draft Texas State enters the SFA game with a 5-4 the media. In addition, the WAC Players of the when and Von Miller were the top record against FCS schools since announcing that Week will be announced along with any pertinent two selections in the 2011 NFL Draft. Franchione it was moving to the FBS. information or special announcements. coached Miller at Texas A&M while his son, Brad, Last season, the Bobcats had a 4-4 mark Please contact Dave Chaffin in the WAC of- coached Newton at Blinn College in 2009 before against Southland Conference schools with wins fice for the number and pass code to participate in Newton went on to lead Auburn to the 2010 BCS over Stephen F. Austin, Nicholls, McNeese State the call. Below is the entire teleconference sched- national championship. and Lamar. The four losses came at Southeast- ule (times are Central): ern Louisiana and Central Arkansas and in home • Texas State returns 45 lettermen and 26 full or games against Northwestern State and No. 1 Sam 11:30 Dave Chaffin, WAC part-time starters from last season on its 2012 Houston State. 11:32 Mike MacIntyre, San Jose State roster. 11:39 Larry Coker, UTSA 11:46 Dennis Franchione, Texas State 11:53 Sonny Dykes, Louisiana Tech 12:00 DeWayne Walker, New Mexico State 12:07 Gary Andersen, Utah State 12:14 Robb Akey, Idaho Texas State vs. Stephen F. Austin in 2011 TEXAS STATE 35, #22 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN 26 GAME NOTES Sept. 24, 2010 Homer Bryce Stadium, Nacogdoches, Texas Attendance: 9,145 • Texas State’s game captains were D.J. Hall, Tyler Arndt and Adley Eshra- Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score gipour. Texas State 7 14 7 7 35 Stephen F. Austin 3 7 7 9 26 • Shaun Rutherford threw a career-best Shaun Rutherford threw for four four TD passes. His 23-yard TD pass to touchdowns and ran for another to lead SCORING SUMMARY: Kyle Doll was Texas State’s first touch- the Bobcats to a 35-26 victory at Ste- 1st 06:37 SFA Wiggs, Jordan 38 yd , 9-40 2:39, TXST 0 - SFA 3 down pass of the season. phen F. Austin at Homer Bryce Stadium. 01:02 TXST Doll, Kyle 23 yd pass from Rutherford, Shaun (Johnson, Will kick), 2-26 0:43, TXST 7 - SFA 3 • It was the fifth straight victory for the 2nd 11:25 SFA Ford, Fred 1 yd run (Wiggs, Jordan kick), 8-74 2:12, TXST 7 - SFA 10 • Rutherford threw a 50-yard pass for a Bobcats in their series against the Lum- 09:07 TXST Battle, Isaiah 50 yd pass from Rutherford, Shaun (Johnson, Will kick), 4-77 2:10, TXST 14 - SFA 10 touchdown to Isaiah Battle in the mid- berjacks, and the seventh win in the last 00:13 TXST Battle, Isaiah 27 yd pass from Rutherford, Shaun (Johnson, Will kick), 1-27 0:06, TXST 21 - SFA 10 dle of the second quarter to give Texas eight games against SFA. 3rd 06:20 TXST Harper, Chase 71 yd pass from Rutherford, Shaun (Johnson, Will kick), 5-79 2:38, TXST 28 - SFA 10 State a 14-10 lead. The Bobcats never Rutherford finished the game com- 06:07 SFA Crawford, Graly 100 yd kickoff return (Wiggs, Jordan kick), , TXST 28 - SFA 17 trailed again in the game. pleting 10 of 17 passes for 241 yards 4th 06:29 SFA Wiggs, Jordan 22 yd field goal, 12-57 2:30, TXST 28 - SFA 20 and he ran for 82 yards. Marcus Curry 04:22 SFA Aubrey, Josh 49 yd interception return (Attaway,Brady pass failed), , TXST 28 - SFA 26 • Rutherford also threw a 27-yard TD led Texas State with 128 yards on 23 02:30 TXST Rutherford, Shaun 22 yd run (Johnson, Will kick), 5-72 1:44, TXST 35 - SFA 26 pass to Battle with 13 seconds left in carries, while Isaiah Battle was the lead- the second quarter to give the Bobcats ing receiver with five catches for 131 TEAM STATISTICS TXST SFA TEXAS STATE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS a 21-10 halftime lead. yards and two touchdowns. FIRST DOWNS 21 20 Rushing No Yds TD Lg • Rutherford also connected with tight Rutherford’s first touchdown pass Rushing 12 2 Curry, Marcus 23 128 0 37 end Chase Harper for a 71-yard touch- was a 23-yard TD strike to tight end Kyle Passing 8 16 Rutherford, Shaun 23 82 1 22 down pass. It was the longest pass by Doll that erased a 3-0 deficit in the first Penalty 1 2 Franks, Terrence 11 39 0 17 a Bobcat quarterback since Sept. 5, quarter and gave Texas State a 7-3 lead. NET YARDS RUSHING 272 66 Hawkins, Tim 2 23 0 22 2009 when Bradley George connected After the Lumberjacks regained a Rushing Attempts 59 17 with Alvaro Garcia on a 71 yard pass 10-7 lead with a one-yard touchdown Rushing Touchdowns 1 1 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg against Angelo State. run by Fred Ford, Rutherford threw a Yards Gained Rushing 296 76 Rutherford, Shaun 10-16-1 241 4 71 Yards Lost Rushing 24 10 50-yard TD pass to Battle. Will Johnson • Marcus Curry ran for 1became the first added the extra point to give the Bob- NET YARDS PASSING 241 353 Receiving No. Yds TD Lg Completions Battle, Isaiah 5 131 2 50 Bobcat this season to rush for 100+ cats a 14-10 lead with 9:07 left in the yards this season. first half. Attempts Harper, Chase 2 74 1 71 The Bobcats added another touch- Interceptions 10-17-1 32-65-1 Doll, Kyle 1 23 1 23 Passing Touchdowns 4 0 Garcia, Alvaro 1 11 0 11 • Craig Mager recorded an interception down in the final 32 seconds of the first TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS 513 419 Franks, Terrence 1 2 0 2 in the SFA end zone with 10:34 to go half when Erickson returned a punt for Total offense plays 76 82 in the game. 52 yards to Stephen F. Austin’s 27 yard Fumbles: No.-Lost 3-1 0-0 Punting No. Yds Avg Lg line. Then on the next play, Rutherford Penalties: No.-Yards 8-59 8-75 Follis, Ben 7 272 38.9 51 • Darryl Morris had nine tackles, includ- hit Battle for another 27-yard touch- PUNTS-YARDS 8-308 8-365 Rutherford, Shaun 1 36 36.0 36 ing five solo to lead all Bobcats. down. Johnson’s extra point gave the Average Yards Per Punt 38.5 45.6 Bobcats a 21-10 halftime lead. Net Yards Per Punt 36.4 33.2 SFA INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS • Jordan Norfleet recorded the lone sack In the second half, Texas State Inside 20 1 2 Rushing No Yds TD Lg of the game for an eight yard loss. extended its lead when Rutherford hit 50+ Yards 1 3 Barnes, Jeremy 10 49 0 33 Chase Harper for a 71-yard touchdown Touchbacks 0 0 Hypolite, Ortav 1 5 0 5 • Andy Erickson had six punt returns for pass to give the Bobcats a 28-10 lead Fair catch 2 2 Ford, Fred 3 4 1 2 a total of 99 yards, including a 52-yard after Johnson’s extra point. KICKOFFS-YARDS 6-383 6-386 Attaway,Brady 2 4 0 12 return for a touchdown. But, the Lumberjacks came storm- Average Yards Per Kickoff 63.8 64.3 Lawson, Keith 1 4 0 4 ing back with 16 unanswered points to Net Yards Per Kickoff 27.0 44.0 get back into contention. First, Graly Touchbacks 0 0 Passing Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg Crawford returned a kickoff for 100-yards Punt returns: No.-Yards-TD 6-99-0 4-17-0 Attaway,Brady 32-64-1 353 0 32 and after Jordan Wiggs kicked a 22-yard Kickoff returns: No.-Yds-TD 6-122-0 6-221-1 field goal, Josh Aubrey intercepted Ruth- Interceptions: No.-Yds-TD 1-0-0 1-49-1 Receiving No. Yds TD Lg erford’s pass and returned it 49 yards for Fumble Returns: No.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Mosley, Marquis 9 99 0 26 the touchdown with 4:22 left to play. Possession Time 38:37 21:23 Crawford, Graly 8 87 0 21 The Lumberjacks went for a two- Third-Down Conversions 6 of 16 5 of 18 Lott,Kris 6 33 0 7 point conversion to tie the score, but Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 2 Roberson, Corde 5 63 0 23 Brady Attaway’s pass to Crawford sailed Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 2-3 Barnes, Jeremy 3 39 0 16 wide. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 2-10 Boyd, Tyler 1 32 0 32 With Texas State leading 28-26, PAT Kicks 5-5 2-2 the Bobcats answered with a 72-yard Field Goals 0-0 2-2 Punting No. Yds Avg Lg touchdown drive that was capped when Nelson, Drew 8 365 45.6 58 Rutherford ran for a 22-yard TD. John- son added the extra point to make the final score 35-26. Texas State vs. Stephen F. Austin Game Notes 2-1 STARTS TEXAS STATE vs.. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATISTICAL COMPARISON Texas State enters the Stephen F. Austin con- TEXAS STATE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN test looking to open a season with a 2-1 record for TEAM STATISTICS TXST OPP TEAM STATISTICS SFA OPP the fourth time in the past five seasons. The Bob- SCORING 40 71 SCORING 84 109 cats opened the 2008, 2009 and 2010 campaigns Points Per Game 20.0 35.5 POINTS PER GAME 28.0 36.3 with a 2-1 mark. FIRST DOWNS 39 47 FIRST DOWNS 74 57 RUSHING YARDAGE 377 301 RUSHING YARDAGE 207 231 105 SEASONS OF BOBCAT FOOTBALL Average Per Rush 4.6 6.5 AVERAGE PER RUSH 2.6 2.1 Texas State is in its 105th season of play- Average Per Game 188.5 150.5 AVERAGE PER GAME 69.0 77.0 ing intercollegiate football in 2012 and enters the TDs Rushing 2 1 TDS RUSHING 3 6 PASSING YARDAGE 337 616 Stephen F. Austin record with an all-time record of PASSING YARDAGE 1235 761 Comp-Att-Int 32-56-2 50-88-1 COMP-ATT-INT 109-182-9 63-113-3 492-409-26. Average Per Pass 6.0 7.0 AVERAGE PER PASS 6.8 6.7 The Bobcats began playing football in 1904 Average Per Game 168.5 308.0 AVERAGE PER CATCH 11.3 12.1 when they posted a 5-1 record. Texas State didn’t TDs Passing 2 6 TDS PASSING 7 5 play football in 1942, 1945 and 1946. TOTAL OFFENSE 714 917 TOTAL OFFENSE 1442 992 The Bobcats have won 13 football conference Average Per Game 357.0 458.5 AVERAGE PER GAME 480.7 330.7 championships during their history, including a KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-271 6-162 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 10-177 13-249 2005 Southland Conference co-championship and PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-52 3-11 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 12-75 3-24 an outright SLC title in 2008. INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 2-106 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 3-2 9-250 FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 2-2 FUMBLES-LOST 11-5 6-5 TEXAS STATE IN BOBCAT STADIUM PENALTIES-Yards 12-114 10-115 PENALTIES-YARDS 33-297 24-227 Texas State enters Saturday’s game with an PUNTS-Average 11-40.3 6-47.2 PUNTS-AVERAGE 34.8 33.8 all-time record of 107-76 in home games at Bob- Net punt average 39.3 35.2 NET PUNT AVERAGE 32.2 30.9 KICKOFFS-Yards 9-560 13-822 cat Stadium after the Texas Tech loss and posting KICKOFFS-YARDS 17-1007 18-1117 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 37:36 22:20 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 24:11 35:49 a 4-2 record in 2011. That marked the second time 3RD-DOWN Conversions 12/31 8/24 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 24/58 12/48 since 2005 and 13th time overall that Texas State 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 0/4 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 3/8 4/5 has won four home games in a single season since SACKS BY-Yards 2-14 4-26 SACKS BY-YARDS 10-67 6-47 the stadium opened in 1981. The Bobcats also won TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 8 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 11 15 four games in 2009 after setting a school record FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-5 5-5 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-6 2-3 with nine home victories in 2005. ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES (4-4) 100% (6-7) 86% RED-ZONE SCORES (9-14) 64% (9-10) 90% TEXAS STATE SETS ATTENDANCE RECORD RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-4) 25% (4-7) 57% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (6-14) 43% (8-10) 80% Texas State enters the Stephen F. Austin PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (8-8) 100% PAT-ATTEMPTS (9-9) 100% (13-13) 100% after setting a single game attendance record at ATTENDANCE 33006 32207 ATTENDANCE 1149 37269 Bobcat Stadium with 33,006 attending the Texas Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Tech game on Sept. 8. The previous attendance Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Texas State 14 23 0 3 40 Stephen F. Austin 24 24 17 19 0 84 record at Bobcat Stadium was 16,600, which was Opponents 31 17 20 3 71 Opponents 14 28 21 46 0 109 set on Nov. 21, 1981 during Texas State’s first of two NCAA Division II championship seasons. The INDIVIDUAL LEADERS INDIVIDUAL LEADERS current third-largest crowd came during the 1982 RUSHING Att Net Avg TD RUSHING Att Net Avg TD NCAA Division II championship campaign. Curry, Marcus 14 131 9.4 2 Johnson, Gus 30 161 5.4 3 The Bobcats’ last seven games in 2011 and Gay, Tim 12 86 7.2 0 Gentry, Doug 20 89 4.4 0 2012 rank among the Top 15 highest attended Rutherford, Shawn 30 69 2.3 0 Barnes, Jeremy 10 32 3.2 0 games at Bobcat Stadium. Below is a look at the Franks, Terrence 14 55 3.9 0 Top 15 single game attendance records at Bobcat Arndt, Tyler 2 18 9.0 0 PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Stadium. Attaway, Brady 73-125-6 58.4 956 6 PASSING Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Minden, Joe 36-57-3 63.2 279 1 TOP 10 CROWDS AT BOBCAT STADIUM Rutherford, Shawn 20-34-1 58.8 207 1 Opponent Attend. Date Arndt, Tyler 12-22-1 54.5 130 1 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg TD 1. Texas Tech 33,006 Sept. 8, 2012 Roberson, Corde 29 349 12.0 2 2. Texas A&M-Kingsville 16,600 Nov. 21, 1981 RECEIVING No. Yds Avg TD Ward, DJ 13 193 14.8 0 Battle, Isaiah 6 82 13.7 0 3. Angelo State 16,200 Nov. 6, 1982 Brooks, Mike 13 124 9.5 1 Smith, Brandon 3 35 11.7 0 4. Tarleton State 15,800 Sept. 17, 2011 Lott, Kris 10 95 9.5 0 Matthews, Cody 3 28 9.3 0 Crawford, Graly 6 77 12.8 1 5. Northern Iowa 15,712 Dec. 9, 2005 Gaines, Jafus 3 7 2.3 0 Foster, Anthony 6 73 12.2 0 6. Sam Houston State 15,613 Nov. 19, 2011 7. Nicholls 15,502 Oct. 1, 2011 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Punt Returns no. Yds Avg TD 8. Cal Poly 15,411 Dec. 3, 2005 Erickson, Andy 3 52 17.3 0 Crawford, Graly 7 47 6.7 0 9. Tarleton State 15,388 Sept. 2, 2006 Brooks, Mike 4 28 7.0 0 10. Sam Houston 15,288 Nov. 19, 2005 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Games in 2012 and 2011 seasons in bold Mager, Craig 1 0 0.0 0 Interceptions no. Yds Avg TD Barlow, Cedric 2 2 1.0 0 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Nelson, Caleb 1 0 0.0 0 Battle, Isaiah 7 151 21.6 0 Gaines, Jafus 5 97 19.4 0 Kick Returns no. Yds Avg TD Ijah, Benjamin 1 23 23.0 0 Crawford, Graly 5 97 19.4 0 Brooks, Mike 3 41 13.7 0 Texas State vs. Stephen F. Austin Game Notes RECORD-SETTING CROWDS ARNDT SEES FIRST ACTION THIS SEASON BOBCATS AT A GLANCE Texas State has played in front of record- Junior quarterback Tyler Arndt saw his first ac- Overall Record 1-1 setting crowds during its first two home games this tion this season when he completed 12 of 22 passes season. The Bobcats opened the season in front for 130 yards and a touchdown pass against Texas WAC Record 0-0 of 32,207 at Houston that set Robertson Stadium Tech. His TD pass was a 25-yard throw to Terrence Non-Conference 1-1 records for the highest attended game to open a Franks was the longest offensive play in the game Home Record 0-1 Cougar season. against the Red Raiders. He didn’t play at Houston. Road Record 1-0 In its second game, Texas State set a Bobcat Current Streak Lost One Stadium record with 33,006 watching the Bobcats RUTHERFORD LEADS UPSET AT HOUSTON Current Home Streak Lost One play Texas Tech. Senior quarterback Shaun Rutherford com- pleted 19 of his 25 passes at Houston for 196 yards Current Road Streak Won One TEXAS STATE IN SEASON OPENERS and touchdown at Houston . His touchdown throw Longest Win Streak One The Bobcats improved their record in season- came in Texas State’s first drive against the Cou- Longest Losing Streak One opening games to 57-39-2 with its 30-13 victory at gars when he hit Marcus Curry for a 21-yard pass. Last Win 30-13 at Houston, 09/01/12 Houston. It was the seventh victory in Texas State’s He enters the Stephen F. Austin game having com- Last Loss 58-10 vs.. Texas Tech, 09/08/12 last nine season openers. The win over the Cou- pleted 20 of 34 passes for 207 yards and 1 TD this gars also marked the first time that the Bobcats season. Last season, Rutherford started 10 games Day Games 0-0 have defeated a NCAA Division I FBS school in a and threw for 1,227 yards and 12 touchdowns after Night Games 1-1 season-opening game. completing 91 of his 156 passes. Record on Television 1-1 Texas State had its six-game winning streak Record On Grass 1-0 snapped in 2010 at Houston and also dropped the CAREER-BEST PERFORMANCE Record On Turf 0-1 2011 opener at Texas Tech. The school’s longest Marcus Curry ran for a career-best 131 yards September 1-1 winning streak in season openers is seven games and two touchdowns on 14 carries, while catching in 1962-68 and 1978-84. two passes for another 23 yards and a TD. at Hous- October 0-0 ton. Curry also led Texas State with 154 all-purpose November 0-0 SEASON OPENERS ON THE ROAD yards against the Cougars. His two touchdown December 0-0 The victory at Houston also snapped a four- runs mark the first time that he rushed for multiple Come From Behind 0-0 game skid in season-opening games on the road touchdowns in a game as a Bobcat. He also scored Leading after the First Quarter 1-0 for Texas State after the Bobcats suffered losses at the first touchdown in the game with a 21-yard TD Trailing after the First Quarter 0-1 Minnesota in 2002, New Mexico in 2003, Houston reception. His first touchdown run was 73 yards in 2010 and Texas Tech in 2011. Prior to defeating for a second touchdown in the game. That run Tied after the First Quarter 0-0 Houston, the last time Texas State won a season- was named ESPN’s #8 Play of the Day. Curry also Leading at the Half 1-0 opening game on the road was in 1992 when the scored on a two-yard plunge off left tackle. Trailing at the Half 0-1 Bobcats defeated Texas A&M-Kingsville, 15-14. Tied at the Half 0-0 This season is the third straight year that MARCUS CURRY AND 100-YARDS RUSHING Leading after the Third Quarter 1-0 Texas State has opened with a road game after the Opponent No, Yds. TD Lg Bobcats had played six straight season openers at Houston 14 131 2 73 Trailing after the Third Quarter 0-1 Bobcat Stadium. Tied after the Third Quarter 0-0 IWUJI RECORDS CAREER-HIGH IN TACKLES With less than 300 Yards Total Offense 0-1 HARPER ON JOHN MACKEY AWARD WATCH LIST Junior safety Justin Iwuji recorded a career- With 300 +Yards Total Offense 0-0 Texas State senior tight end Chase Harper is best seven tackles against Texas Tech. Iwuji had With 400 + Yards Total Offense 1-0 on the John Mackey Award’s preseason watch list four solo tackles and had one tackle for a three-yard With 500 +Yards Total Offense 0-0 heading into the 2012 season. The John Mackey loss against the Red Raiders. With 600+ Yards Total Offense 0-0 Award is presented to the nation’s top tight end He enters the Stephen F. Austin game with With less than 100 yards Rushing 0-0 each year. Harper is the second-best returning re- eight tackles this season. With 100+ yards Rushing 1-1 ceiver for the Bobcats with 20 receptions for 287 With 200+ yards Rushing 1-0 yards and three touchdowns. MAGER RECORDS AN INTERCEPTION AT UH With 300+ yards Rushing 0-0 Sophomore defensive back Craig Mager in- With less than 200 yards Passing 1-1 DOMINATING DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCE tercepted a pass from Houston’s David Piland in the With 200+ yards Passing 0-0 Texas State had one of its best defensive end zone midway through the third quarter after the With 300+ yards Passing 0-0 performances at Houston when the Bobcats held Cougars had driven the ball down to Texas State’s Allowing less than 300 Yards Total Offense 0-0 to Cougars to 1-of-13 in third down conversion at- 17-yard line. The Bobcats led 27-10 at the time of Allowing 300 +Yards Total Offense 1-1 tempts and 0-3 in fourth down conversion attempts. the interception. It marks the second straight year Allowing 400 + Yards Total Offense 0-1 The Cougars led the nation in total offense, passing that Mager has recorded an interception in the end Allowing 500 +Yards Total Offense 0-1 offense and scoring offense in 2011 with averages zone. Last season, he intercepted a pass against Allowing less than 100 yards Rushing 0-0 of 599.7 yards total offense, 450.1 yards passing Stephen F. Austin. Allowing 100+ yards Rushing 1-1 and 49.3 points per game last season. Last Sat- Allowing 200+ yards Rushing 0-0 urday night, the Cougars managed just 211 yards Allowing300+ yards Rushing 0-0 passing and 326 yards of total offense. The 13 Allowing less than 200 yards Passing 0-0 points allowed were the fewest points Houston has Allowing 200+ yards Passing 1-1 scored since totaling 13 points at UCLA on Sept. Allowing 300+ yards Passing 0-1 18, 2010. Allowing 400+ yards Passing 0-1 Allowing 500+ yards Passing 0-1 Texas State vs. Stephen F. Austin Game Notes LILLY AND HARPER IN THE SACKS COLUMN Seniors Brian Lilly and Chase Harper re- TEXAS STATE SCORING DRIVES corded Texas State’s two sacks at Houston. Lilly HOUSTON recorded a sack for a loss of five yards and Harper Qtr Time Scoring Play Plays-Yds TOP Score had a sack for a loss of nine yards. Harper also 1st 10:11 Curry, Marcus 21 yd pass from Rutherford, Shawn (Johnson, Will kick) 8-65 4:22 7-0 knocked down a pass on another pass attempt by 1st 07:40 Curry, Marcus 73 yd run(Johnson, Will kick) 1-73 0:18 14-3 the Cougars in his first game as a two-way player. 2nd 12:45 Curry, Marcus 2 yd run(Johnson, Will kick) 10-75 5:24 21-10 Harper also started the game as Texas State’s 2nd 05:39 Johnson, Will 32 yd field goal 4-8 2:12 24-10 tight end and recorded two catches for 19 yards. He 2nd 00:00 Johnson, Will 45 yd field goal 10-46 4:23 27-10 also had a key down-field block that sprung Curry 4th 06:32 Johnson, Will 34 yd field goal 10-77 4:49 30-13 into the end zone on Texas State’s first touchdown play. TEXAS TECH Qtr Time Scoring Play Plays-Yds TOP Score WILLIAMS IN THE PUNTING COLUMN 2nd 10:54 Franks, Terrence 25 yd pass from Arndt, Tyler (Johnson, Will kick) 7-80 3:08 7-28 Junior college transfer Zach Williams enters 2nd 3:25 Johnson, Will 38 yd field goal 12-53 5:52 10-35 the Stephen F. Austin game with a punting aver- age of 45.0 yards per game against Texas Tech. Freeman had three knockdowns against the Red TEXAS STATE LONG PLAYS He had two 51-yard punts and another kick for 47 Raiders. They both had one knockdown block at (20+ yards; punts over 35 yards) yards against the Red Raiders. He had one punt Houston. TEXAS STATE at HOUSTON inside the 20-yard line and the Red Raiders called Yds. Play Quarter for a fair catch on two other punts. His average PRESEASON ALL-WAC PLAYERS 73 Marcus Curry run 1 ranks 16th nationally, but he doesn’t have enough Texas State has nine players who were cho- 45 Will Johnson field goal 2 attempts and the Bobcats aren’t ranked among na- sen to preseason All-WAC teams by College Sports 42 Will Johnson punt 2 tional leaders because they are in transition to the Madness and www.philsteele.com. 39 Andy Erickson punt return 2 FBS this season. College Sports Madness chose running back 37 Will Johnson punt 1 Terrence Franks and linebacker Joplo Bartu as 34 Will Johnson field goal 4 JOHNSON IMPROVING ACCURACY Second-Team selections. The Third Team consist- 32 Will Johnson field goal 2 Sophomore Will Johnson enters the SFA ed of running back Marcus Curry, tight end Chase 28 Tim Gay run 4 26 Isaiah Battle kickoff return 1 game having made all four of his field goal attempts Harper, offensive tackle Thaddeus Watkins, defen- 22 Brandon Smith pass from S. Rutherford 2 inside 50 yards this season. He had field goals from sive end Jordan Norfleet and defensive back Darryl 22 Jafus Gaines kickoff return 1 45, 34 and 32 yards at Houston to open the season. Morris. 22 Shawn Rutherford run 1 He also kicked a 38-yard field goal against Texas Phil Steele named Chase Harper as its Sec- 21 Marcus Curry pass from S. Rutherford 1 Tech. His only miss this year was from 52 yards at ond-Team tight end, while running backs Terrence UH. He set the Texas State record with a 53-yard Franks and Marcus Curry, wide receiver Isaiah Bat- TEXAS STATE vs.. TEXAS TECH field goal as a freshman. tle, defensive end Jordan Norfleet, linebacker Joplo Yds. Play Quarter Johnson also has handled Texas State’s kick- Bartu and defensive backs Darryl Morris and Xavier 51 Zach Robinson punt 4 off and punting duties at Houston. He averaged Daniels were tabbed Third-Team players. 51 Zach Robinson punt 1 64.3 yards per kick. He has forced opponents to 48 Shaun Rutherford punt 1 take three touchbacks this season. RETURNING ALL-INDEPENDENT SELECTIONS 47 Zach Robinson punt 3 In addition, he averaged 35.8 yards on six Texas State has four players returning in 2012 38 Will Johnson field goal 2 30 Jafus Gaines kick return 4 punts. He kicked two punts inside the 20-yard line who were chosen All-FCS Independent selections 29 Isaiah Battle kickoff return 3 and recorded a long punt of 42 yards. He did not by College Sports Madness. They include wide re- 25 Terrence Franks pass from Tyler Arndt 2 punt nor kickoff during the Texas Tech game. ceiver Isaiah Battle, running back Terrence Franks 23 Ben Ijah kickoff return 4 on offense and Jordan Norfleet and Xavier Daniels 22 Isaiah Battle kickoff return 2 NEW STARTERS IN 2012 on defense. 22 Isaiah Battle kickoff return 1 Junior college transfers David Mayo and Kamu Taulelei made their first starts on Texas UP NEXT State’s defense at Houston. Following Saturday night’s game, Texas State Mayo started the game at Mike linebacker and will play host to Stephen F. Austin on Sept. 22 and recorded five tackles. Overall, Mayo has eight tack- Nevada on Sept. 29. les this season and has recovered a fumble against Texas Tech. Taulelei had two tackles at Houston and had one stop against Texas Tech from his defensive tackle position. In addition, a trio of freshmen also have start- ed the first two games this season on offense. True freshman Brandon Smith has started two games as a wide receiver and caught three passes for 35 yards against the Cougars. Redshirt freshmen Zach Crawford and Matt Freeman made their first two starts at center and strong-side guard, respectively. Crawford recorded six knockdown blocks against Texas Tech and DENNIS FRANCHIONE While he was at New Mexico, Franchione coached future NFL Pro Bowl line- Head Coach backer during his freshman and sophomore seasons in 1996 and 1997. Urlacher recorded over 102 tackles to rank second on the team in 1997. 27th Season as Head Coach Franchione also produced Third-Team All-American receiver Pascal Volz Fourth Season as a coach at Texas State and a pair of WAC Offensive Players of the Year in quarterbacks Stoney Case Pittsburg State, 1973 (1994) and Graham Leigh (1997) while he was at New Mexico. Following the Insight Bowl, Franchione was named head coach at TCU in A proven winner who has a history of rebuilding struggling pro- 1998 and quickly turned around the fortunes of the school’s football program. grams, Dennis Franchione began his latest project in January 2011, Before his arrival, the Horned Frogs had finished the previous season with when he returned to Texas State and began the process of leading a 1-10 record. In his first year at the helm, Franchione led them to a 7-5 mark and the Bobcats in their transition into the NCAA Division I FBS Subdivi- a 28-19 victory over USC in the Sun Bowl. The Horned Frogs scored a school- sion. Franchione is in his 27th season as a collegiate head coach with a record six defensive touchdowns, intercepted 12 passes and held opponents to 194-108-2 career record, including a 20-16 mark at Texas State. He led the Bob- an average of 19.6 points per game – the lowest average in over 30 years. His cats to just their seventh non-losing record in 27 years with a 6-6 mark in 2011. offense featured running back Basil Mitchell, who gained 1,111 yards and scored He also posted 13-9 mark at Texas State in 1990-91. six touchdowns. Mitchell rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns in the 28-19 Prior to his return to Texas State, Franchione led his teams to nine confer- win over USC. ence championships and had the best divisional record during one season. In The next season, Franchione also led TCU to the inaugural Mobile Alabama addition, his teams played in nine bowl games, four NAIA playoff games and one Bowl when LaDainian Tomlinson burst onto the national scene by leading the na- NCAA Division II playoff contest. tion in rushing with 1,850 yards and 18 touchdowns on 268 carries. The Horned His collegiate head coaching career began at Southwestern College in Frogs posted two shutouts and led the Western Athletic Conference in every ma- 1981, when he compiled a 14-4-2 record in two seasons. In 1982, the Build- jor defensive category. TCU won the WAC championship and upset No. 20 East ers won nine games, a Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference championship and Carolina 28-14 in the bowl game as Tomlinson ran for 124 yards and two touch- beat Oklahoma Panhandle State 15-0 in the Sunflower Bowl. downs. In 2000, Tomlinson was a Doak Walker Award winner, and a finalist for It was Southwestern’s first bowl game and the nine victories were the the Heisman Trophy. Football News National Offensive Player of the Year and an school’s highest total in a single season and the most wins at Southwestern since unanimous All-American after running for 2,158 yards, the fourth-highest single 1967. season total in NCAA history. He also scored 22 touchdowns as TCU finished Following the record-setting season, Franchione went to Tennessee Tech, the season with a 10-1 record, a WAC championship and a second-straight berth where he served as the offensive coordinator in 1983 and 1984 before being to the Mobile Alabama Bowl. Defensively, the Horned Frogs allowed only 245.0 named head coach at his alma mater, Pittsburg State. total yards and 9.6 points per game, ranking first in the nation in both categories. During the next five seasons, he led the Gorillas to a 53-6 record and four Following the 2000 campaign, Franchione was named the head coach at Central States Intercollegiate Conference championships and one Missouri Inter- Alabama after the Crimson Tide finished the previous season with a 3-8 record. collegiate Athletic Association title with a combined record of 37-1. He was named In his first season, he led the Tide to a 7-5 record and a 14-13 victory over Iowa the NAIA National Coach of the Year twice. His teams tied the school record with State in the Independence Bowl, giving Alabama its first bowl victory in five years. 11 victories in a season three times before breaking it with a 12-win campaign in In 2002, he led the Crimson Tide to a 10-3 mark and a SEC West Divi- 1989 when Pittsburg State joined the NCAA Division II ranks. sion championship with a 6-2 league record. However, previous NCAA sanctions In 1990, Franchione took the reins of Texas State’s football program for the made Alabama ineligible to play in a bowl game. Following Alabama’s victory over first time. He led the Bobcats to a 6-5 record in his first year, and that was Texas Hawaii at the end of the regular season, Franchione returned to the State of Texas State’s first winning record as a member of the Southland Conference and the when he was named head coach at Texas A&M. first winning season since 1984. The following year, Franchione led the Bobcats During the next five seasons, his Aggies posted three winning records and to their second straight winning season, a feat that was not duplicated until Texas played in three bowl games. Texas A&M finished the 2004 season with a 7-5 mark State had back-to-back winning seasons in 2008 and 2009. After compiling a and played in the Cotton Bowl, the Aggie’ first bowl game in three seasons. His 13-9 record at Texas State during those two years, Franchione joined the NCAA best season at the school came in 2006 when the Aggies won nine games and Division I FBS head coaching ranks for the first time when he took over New played in the . The next year, Texas A&M posted a 7-5 record and Mexico’s program. qualified to play in the Alamo Bowl. However, Franchione resigned as head coach Before his arrival, New Mexico won just 26 of its previous 106 games, and prior to the bowl game and ended his tenure at the school with a 32-28 record. Franchione compiled a 33-36 record during the next six seasons and had three His recruiting classes were ranked among the Top-13 nationally from 2003-05. winning seasons. He led the Lobos to their first winning record in 11 years with a Born March 28, 1951 in Girard, Kan., Franchione resides in Horseshoe Bay, 6-5 record in 1993. Franchione also guided New Mexico to its first back-to-back Texas and was an analyst for ESPN Radio broadcasts in 2008 and 2009. He is winning campaigns since 1971 when the Lobos posted a 6-5 record in 1996 and married to the former Kim Kraus, and they have two daughters Ashley and Libby. a 9-4 mark in 1997. New Mexico won the Western Athletic Conference’s Mountain He also has a son, Brad. Brad and his wife, Rebecca, have three children. Division with a 7-1 league record to earn an invitation to play in the Insight.com Bowl in 1997. It was the school’s first bowl game since 1961. THE DENNIS FRANCHIONE HEAD COACHING RECORD Years School W-L Pct. Notes 1981-82 Southwestern College 14- 4-2 .750 Led Southwestern to Conference championship and victory in Sunflower Bowl in 1982 1985-89 Pittsburg State University 53- 6-0 .898 Named NAIA National Coach of the Year twice while leading Gorillas to five conference titles and to the NAIA National Semifinals three times. 1990-01 Texas State University 13- 9-0 .590 Texas State had back-to-back winning seasons for the first time as Division I-AA school. 1992-97 33-36-0 .478 Led Lobos to first bowl game in 36 seasons. 1998-00 TCU 25-10-0 .714 Took 1-10 program to three bowl games and a 10-1 record in his third season. 2000-02 17-8-0 .680 Had 10-win season for best record in SEC West Division 2003-07 Texas A&M University 32-28-0 .533 Led Aggies to three bowl games and a nine-win season in 2006. 2011- Texas State 7- 7-0 .500 Totals 26 seasons 194-108-2 .641 Has led his teams to nine conference titles, nine bowl games and in 5 seasons 2012 TEXAS STATE GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS

OFFENSE QB TB WR WR WR/TE TE QT QG C SG ST Houston Rutherford Curry Battle B. Smith Lewis Harper Eshraghipour Tuttle Freeman Crawford Watkins Texas Tech Rutherford Franks Battle B. Smith Lewis Harper Eshraghipour Tuttle Freeman Crawford Watkins Stephen F. Austin Nevada New Mexico Idaho San Jose State Utah State Louisiana Tech Navy UTSA New Mexico State

DEFENSE LE NT DT RE SAM MIKE WK FS S FC BC Houston Norfleet McColloch Taulelei Bartu Lilly Mayo McLean Daniels Benning Morris Mager Texas Tech Norfleet McColloch Taulelei Bartu Lilly Mayo McLean Daniels Benning Morris Mager Stephen F. Austin Nevada New Mexico Idaho San Jose State Utah State Louisiana Tech Navy UTSA New Mexico State

2012 TEXAS STATE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

Ed Amerson AM-er-son Jafus Gaines- JAY-fuss GAINz Jordan Norfleet NOR-fleet Tyler Arndt TIE-ler Aren’t Ryan Garrey gary Tyler Potter TIE-ler POT-ter Devin Baker DEV-vin Darius Hood DARE-e-us Tylond Robertson TIE-lond Joplo Bartu JOP-low bar-TOO Hunter Huewitt HUE-it Joshuae’ Robinson JOSH-u-ah Adrian Bellard A-dree-an BELL-lard Ben Ijah EYE-jah Zach Robinson Zack Jamie Clavell-Head- JAY-me CLEH-vel head Dexter Imade e-MAHD-dee Shaun Rutherford SHAWn RUH-there-ford Jeff Clermond CLAIR-mond Justin Iwuji E-WOO-gee Colby Targun TAR-gun Chandler Coffey coffee Tymajrick Jackson T-mahj-rick Kamu Taulelei KAM-mu TAH-lay-lie Lee Conoly CON-lee Jerrid Jeter-Gilmon JER-rid JEE-ter GILL-mon Charlie Will Tuttle TUH-tel Jackson Costello cos-TEL-low Tomas Luna TOE-moss LOO-nah Zach Velliquette zack VELL-eh-ket Zach Crawford Zack Craig Mager kreg MAY-ger Thaddeus Watkins THAD-e-us WATT-kins Marcus Curry KERR-e David Mayo MAY-oh Deshun Williams deh-SHAWN Xavier Daniels ZAY-v-your Blake McColloch Mc-CALL-lock Jacob Woten WOO-ten Jason Dann Dan Jason McLean JAY-son mc-LEAN Mike Yoder YOE-der Duke DeLancecellotti del-LANCE-cel-LOT-e Damion McMiller DAY-me-un mc-MILL-er Andy Erickson EHR-rick-son Deche Milburn DAH-shay MILL-burn Adley Eshraghipour ADD-lee Esh-SHRAG-eh-pour Chad Moncure MON-cure Colin Fissell FISS-el Blake Meuth MUEth Terrence Franks- TEH-ren-s Tre’ion Murray TRAY-on MUR-ray TEXAS STATE DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE DEFENSE QT 55 Adley Eshraghipour 6’4” 265 Sr. 3L Arlington, Texas LE 97 Jordan Norfleet 6’2” 241 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas 59 Andrew Sims 6’3” 283 Jr. RS Ventura, Calif. 99 Thomas Evans 6’4” 245 Jr. TR Davis, Calif. 19 Chase Harper 6’5” 250 Sr. 1L Austin, Texas QG 72 Charlie Will Tuttle 6’2” 293 So. 1L Wimberley, Texas 50 Collin Fissell 6’2” 289 So. 1L Katy, Texas NT 91 Blake McColloch 6’5” 271 Jr. 2L Midland, Texas 71 Deshun Williams 5’11” 299 Jr. 2L Carthage, Texas C 66 Matt Freeman 6’2” 279 Fr. RS Abilene, Texas 78 Tyler Potter 6’4” 300 Jr. TR Corona, Calif. DT 98 Kamu Taulelei 6’1” 276 Jr. TR Fagatogo, American Samoa SG 58 Zach Crawford 6’2” 298 Fr. RS Austin, Texas 94 Darius Hood 6’0” 285 Fr. HS Plano, Texas 75 Mike Yoder 6’5” 297 Jr. RS Kingwood, Texas or 64 Samuel Mayes 6’0” 275 Fr. RS Spring, Texas

ST 56 Thaddeus Watkins 6’5” 286 Sr. 1L Pleasant Hill, Calif. RE 31 Joplo Bartu 6’2” 240 Sr. 3L Hockley, Texas 53 Devin Baker 6’5” 283 Jr. 2L Canyon Lake, Texas 35 Tylond Robertson 6’3” 242 Fr. RS Hempstead, Texas or 65 Adrian Bellard 6’5” 310 Fr. HS Brenham, Texas SAM 34 Brian Lilly 6’0” 241 Sr. 3L Denison, Texas TE 19 Chase Harper 6’5” 250 Sr. 1L Austin, Texas 45 Damion McMiller 6’3” 230 Jr. TR Stockton, Calif 85 Bradley Miller 6’5” 221 So. 1L Sealy, Texas 44 Joshuaé Robinson 5’11” 235 Fr. RS Abilene, Texas 87 David Lewis 6’4” 241 Jr. 2L Kingsville, Texas MIKE 43 David Mayo 6’2” 228 Jr. TR Scappoose, Ore. QB 17 Shaun Rutherford 6’0” 187 Sr. 1L Bay City, Texas 40 Jerrid Jeter-Gilmon 6’0” 218 Fr. HS Brenham, Texas or 12 Tyler Arndt 6’4” 221 Jr. 2L Cuero,Texas 8 Duke DeLancellotti 6’1” 186 Jr. TR San Clemente, Calif. WK 15 Jason McLean 5’11” 201 Sr. 3L San Antonio, Texas 39 Chad Moncure 6’0” 189 So. TR Sugar Land, Texas RB 28 Marcus Curry 5’11” 211 Sr. 1L Carrollton, Texas or 20 Terrence Franks 5’10” 194 So. 1L Angleton, Texas FS 18 Xavier Daniels 6’0” 168 Jr. 2L Giddings, Texas 37 Tim Gay 5’11” 210 Fr. RS Houston, Texas 16 Tyler Chase 5’10” 186 So. 1L Rowlett, Texas

Z 13 Andy Erickson 5’10” 170 Jr. 1L Austin, Texas S 26 Phillip Benning 6’0” 175 Jr. 2L The Colony, Texas 80 Jafus Gaines 5’11” 170 Fr. RS Houston, Texas 8 Justin Iwuji 5’11” 201 Jr. 2L Carrollton, Texas

H 6 Isaiah Battle 5’11” 190 Jr. 1L Cypress, Texas FC 2 Darryl Morris 5’10” 188 Sr. 3L San Antonio, Texas 9 Deche Milburn 5’11” 190 So. SQ League City, Texas 22 David Mims II 5’11” 198 Fr. RS Daingerfield, Texas

X 81 Brandon Smith 6’2” 170 Fr. HS Prattville, Ala. BC 25 Craig Mager 5’11” 191 So. 1L Luling, Texas 1 Ben Ijah 6’3” 210 So. RS San Diego, Calif. 23 Tymajrick Jackson 6’0” 186 Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas or 3 Cody Matthews 6’4” 208 Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas

SPECIALISTS PK 38 Will Johnson 6’3” 192 So. 1L Bryan, Texas or 48 Jason Dann 6’0” 175 So. TR Dallas, Texas

P 49 Zach Robinson 6’3” 185 Jr. TR Flower Mound, Texas or 38 Will Johnson 6’3” 192 So. 1L Bryan, Texas

DS 47 Ryan Williams 6’2” 250 Jr. TR Southlake, Texas 5 Jamie Clavell-Head 6’3” 277 Jr. 2L Reno, Nev.

KR 6 Isaiah Battle 5’11” 190 Jr. 1L Cypress, Texas 80 Jafus Gaines 5’11” 170 Fr. RS Houston, Texas

PR 13 Andy Erickson 5’10” 170 Jr. 1L Austin, Texas 25 Craig Mager 5’11” 191 So. 1L Luling, Texas

H 17 Shaun Rutherford 6’0” 187 Sr. 1L Bay City, Texas 2012 TEXAS STATE FOOTBALL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown High School Last School 1 Benjamin Ijah WR 6’3” 210 So. RS San Diego, Calif. Murrietta Valley HS Southwestern College 2 Jordan Moore QB 6’2” 185 Fr. HS Houston, Texas Aldine HS Navy Prep 2 Darryl Morris CB 5’10” 188 Sr. 3L San Antonio, Texas Warren HS 3 Cody Matthews WR 6’4” 208 Jr. 2L San Antonio, Texas Smithson Valley HS 4 Jeremy Dickey S 6’0” 190 So. TR Liberty, Texas Liberty HS Tarleton State 5 Jamie Clavell-Head DL 6’3” 277 Jr. 2L Reno, Nev. Bishop Manogue HS 6 Isaiah Battle WR 5’11” 190 Jr. 1L Cypress, Texas Cypress Woods HS Blinn College 7 Michael Gilmore WR 5’7” 147 So. 1L La Marque, Texas La Marque HS 8 Duke DeLancellotti QB 6’1” 186 Jr. TR San Clemente, Calif. San Clemente HS Santa Ana College 8 Justin Iwuji S 5’11” 201 Jr. 2L Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS 9 Deche Milburn WR 5’11” 190 So. SQ League City, Texas Clear Springs HS 10 Jack Rhoades QB 6”3” 183 Fr. RS Cameron, Texas C.J. Yoe HS 10 Aaron Matthews S 6’3” 188 Sr. 1L Fresno, Calif. Franklin HS San Joaquin Delta CC 11 Tim Hawkins WR 6’2” 200 Sr. 3L Corpus Christi, Texas Carroll HS 12 Tyler Arndt QB 6’4” 221 Jr. 2L Cuero,Texas Cuero HS 13 Andy Erickson WR 5’10” 170 Jr. 1L Austin, Texas Lake Travis HS Rice 14 Hunter Huewitt CB 5’9” 165 Fr. RS Pearland, Texas Dawson HS Martel Summers DB 6’1” 190 Fr. HS Leander, Texas Leander HS 15 Fred Nixon QB 6’3” 200 Fr. HS Willis, Texas Willis HS 15 Jason McLean S 5’11” 201 Sr. 3L San Antonio, Texas Madison HS 16 Tyler Chase S 5’10” 186 So. 1L Rowlett, Texas Rowlett HS 17 Shaun Rutherford QB 6’0” 187 Sr. 1L Bay City, Texas Bay City HS Blinn JC 18 Xavier Daniels S 6’0” 168 Jr. 2L Giddings, Texas Giddings HS 19 Damani Alexee S 6’2” 175 Fr. HS League City, Texas Clear Springs HS 19 Chase Harper TE 6’5” 250 Sr. 1L Austin, Texas Pflugerville Conally HS Navarro College 20 Terrence Franks RB 5’10” 194 So. 1L Angleton, Texas Angleton HS 21 Mario Wiggins S 6’1” 190 Sr. 2L San Antonio, Texas Madison HS 22 David Mims II CB 5’11” 198 Fr. RS Daingerfield, Texas Daingerfield HS 23 Tymajrick Jackson S 6’0” 186 Fr. RS Fort Worth, Texas Wyatt HS 24 Zach Velliquette CB 5’10” 183 So. 1L Katy, Texas Cinco Ranch HS Houston 25 Craig Mager CB 5’11” 191 So. 1L Luling, Texas Luling HS 26 Phillip Benning CB 6’0” 175 Jr. 2L The Colony, Texas The Colony HS 27 Colby Targun S 5’11” 190 So. 1L Scottsdale, Ariz. Chaparal HS 28 Marcus Curry RB 5’11” 211 Sr. 1L Carrollton, Texas Hebron HS Navy 29 Denzel Wells CB 5’11” 195 Sr. TR Houston, Texas Cy Falls Rice 30 Chris Nutall RB 5’8” 191 So. 1L College Station, Texas A&M Consolidated HS 31 Joplo Bartu LB 6’2” 240 Sr. 3L Hockley, Texas Waller HS 32 Brett Donaldson S 6’2” 210 Fr. RS St. Joseph, Mo. Central HS 33 Dexter Imade RB 5’11” 207 Jr. 1L Rowlett, Texas Rowlett HS 33 David Farris CB 5’9” 163 So. TR Pearland, Texas Dawson HS UTSA 34 Brian Lilly LB 6’0” 241 Sr. 3L Denison, Texas Denison HS 35 Tylond Robertson DL 6’3” 242 Fr. RS Hempstead, Texas Hempstead HS 36 Robert Lowe RB 5’10” 200 Fr. HS Waxahachie, Texas Waxahachie HS 36 Tre’ion Murray CB 5’10” 190 So. TR Baytown, Texas Lee HS West Texas A&M 37 Tim Gay RB 5’11” 210 Fr. RS Houston, Texas Chavez HS 37 Tyler Blades S 6’0” 197 Fr. RS San Antonio, Texas S.A. Christian HS 38 Will Johnson PK 6’3” 192 So. 1L Bryan, Texas Rudder HS 39 Rickey Harper RB 5’11” 190 Fr. HS Leander, Texas Leander HS 39 Chad Moncure S 6’0” 189 So. TR Sugar Land, Texas Travis HS UTEP 40 Jerrid Jeter-Gilmon LB 6’0” 218 Fr. HS Brenham, Texas Brenham HS 41 Prestin Brown TE 6’3” 270 Jr. 2L Chishocogo, Minn. Grand Prairie (Texas) HS 42 Brett Blackburn RB 5’10” 210 So. SQ McGregor, Texas McGregor HS 42 Tomas Luna LB 5’9” 192 Jr. 1L Missouri City, Texas Hightower HS Houston 43 David Mayo LB 6’2” 228 Jr. TR Scappoose, Ore. Scappoose HS Santa Monica CC 44 Joshuaé Robinson LB 5’11” 235 Fr. RS Abilene, Texas Cooper HS 45 Damion McMiller LB 6’3” 230 Jr. TR Stockton, Calif. Lincoln HS San Joaquin Delta CC 46 Stephen Smith LB 6’3” 205 Fr. HS Missouri City, Texas Dulles HS 46 Blake Meuth DL 6’3” 220 So. HS Katy, Texas Katy HS 47 Ryan Williams DS 6’2” 250 Jr. TR Southlake, Texas Carroll HS Cisco CC 48 Jason Dann PK/P 6’0” 175 So. TR Dallas, Texas Lake Highlands HS Nebraska 49 Zach Robinson P 6’3” 185 Jr. TR Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound HS Glendale CC 50 Collin Fissell OL 6’2” 289 So. 1L Katy, Texas Seven Lakes HS 51 Andrew Hamilton LB 6’0” 215 So. 1L Hickory Creek, Texas Lake Dallas HS 53 Devin Baker OL 6’5” 283 Jr. 2L Canyon Lake, Texas Smithson Valley HS 2012 TEXAS STATE FOOTBALL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown High School Last School 54 Jackson Costello OL 6’4” 273 Fr. RS The Woodlands, Texas College Park HS 55 Adley Eshraghipour OL 6’4” 265 Sr. 3L Arlington, Texas Martin HS UNLV 56 Thaddeus Watkins OL 6’5” 286 Sr. 1L Pleasant Hill, Calif. Diablo Valley HS 58 Zach Crawford OL 6’2” 298 Fr. RS Austin, Texas Westwood HS 59 Andrew Sims OL 6’3” 283 Jr. RS Ventura, Calif. Saint Bonaventure HS Ventura CC 60 Joey Simone OL 6’3” 304 Jr. SQ Richmond, Texas Foster HS 63 Lee Conoly OL 6’3” 293 Jr. 2L Lubbock, Texas Frenship HS 64 Samuel Mayes DL 6’0” 275 Fr. RS Spring, Texas DeKaney HS 65 Adrian Bellard OL 6’5” 310 Fr. HS Brenham, Texas Brenham HS 66 Matt Freeman OL 6’2” 279 Fr. RS Abilene, Texas Cooper HS 67 Dallas McClarty DT 5’11” 280 Fr. HS League City, Texas Clear Springs HS 70 Matt Gray OL 6’6” 300 Fr. HS Prattville, Ala. Prattville HS 71 Deshun Williams DL 5’11” 299 Jr. 2L Carthage, Texas Carthage HS 72 Charlie Will Tuttle OL 6’2” 293 So. 1L Wimberley, Texas Wimberley HS 73 Hayden Lambert OL 6’5” 265 Fr. HS Aledo, Texas Aledo HS 74 Stephan Jacobs OL 6’3” 269 Fr. RS Houston, Texas Nimitz HS 75 Mike Yoder OL 6’5” 297 Jr. RS Kingwood, Texas Kingwood HS Blinn JC 76 Ryan Melton OL/TE 6’5” 285 Fr. HS Liberty, Texas Liberty HS 77 Felix Romero OL 6’4” 297 Fr. HS Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park HS 78 Tyler Potter OL 6’4” 300 Jr. TR Corona, Calif. Santiago HS Santa Ana CC 79 Jeff Clermond OL 6’2” 304 Jr. 2L DeSoto, Texas DeSoto HS 80 Jafus Gaines WR 5’11” 170 Fr. RS Houston, Texas Chavez HS 81 Brandon Smith WR 6’2” 170 Fr. HS Prattville, Ala. Prattville HS 82 Randall Weeks WR 5’8” 162 Fr. HS Pearland, Texas Dawson HS Tyler JC 83 Colby Goodwin TE 6’5” 226 Jr. 1L Cypress, Texas Cy Fair HS Utah 84 Preston Willis WR 6’2” 188 Fr. HS Manfield, Texas Mansfield HS 85 Bradley Miller TE 6’5” 221 So. 1L Sealy, Texas New Mexico 86 Ed Amerson WR 6’0” 218 Sr. 2L Fort Worth, Texas Keller Central HS Austin CC 87 David Lewis TE 6’4” 241 Jr. 2L Kingsville, Texas H.M. King HS 88 Chandler Coffey S 6’1” 200 Jr. SQ Sugar Land, Texas Clements HS 89 Ryan Garrey WR 5’11” 174 Fr. RS Plano, Texas Plano East HS 90 Jarrett Haywood DL 6’4” 242 Sr. 1L Bastrop, Texas Bastrop HS Cisco College 91 Blake McColloch DL 6’5” 271 Jr. 2L Midland, Texas Greenwood HS 92 Damon Grant LB 6’0” 246 Sr. SQ San Antonio, Texas Cole HS Prairie View A&M 93 Jacob Woten DL 6’4” 244 Jr. TR Olathe, Kan. East HS Fort Scott CC 94 Darius Hood DL 6’0” 285 Fr. HS Plano, Texas Plano East HS 95 Jonathan Ward DE 6’1” 233 Sr. 2L Lumberton, Texas Lumberton HS 96 Justin Booth DL 6’5” 259 Fr. HS Dayton, Texas Dayton HS 97 Jordan Norfleet DL 6’2” 241 Jr. 2L Houston, Texas Clear Brook HS 98 Kamu Taulelei DL 6’1” 276 Jr. TR Fagatogo, American Samoa Radford HS Chabot College 99 Thomas Evans DL 6’4” 245 Jr. TR Davis, Calif. Mission Viejo HS American River City College

FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Head Coach------Dennis Franchione Asst. Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coord./QB------Mike Schultz Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs & Tight Ends------Jeff Conway Offensive Line------Dennis Darnell Wide Receivers------Jason Johnson Defensive Coordinator/Safeties------Craig Naivar Defensive Line------Mike Hudson Defensive Tackles------Reuben Vaughn Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator------Brad Franchione Cornerbacks------Jason Washington Director of Operations/Recruiting Coordinator------Michael Groce Offensive Graduate Assistants------Kyle Tatum, Eddie Veyran Defensive Graduate Assistant------Dustin Porterfield, Chris Jones

FOOTBALL SUPPORT STAFF Athletics Trainer------David Gish Football Strength & Conditioning Coach------Blake Cundiff Strength & Conditioning Coach------Thad Livingston Equipment Manager------Dick Miller Assistant Equipment Manager------Zack Lucas Video Coordinator------Andrew Watt 2012 Season Statistics 2012 GAME RESULTS 2012 TEAM STATISTICS DATE OPPONENT SCORE OVERALL CONF TIME ATTENDANCE TEAM STATISTICS TXST OPP Sept. 1 at Houston W 30-13 1-0-0 0-0-0 3:03 32207 SCORING 40 71 Sept 8 TEXAS TECH 10-58 L 1-1-0 0-0-0 3:11 33006 Points Per Game 20.0 35.5 * indicates conference game; home games in ALL CAPS FIRST DOWNS 39 47 Rushing 18 15 2012 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Passing 20 28 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Penalty 1 4 Curry, Marcus 1 14 138 7 131 9.4 2 73 131.0 RUSHING YARDAGE 377 301 Gay, Tim 2 12 91 5 86 7.2 0 28 43.0 Yards gained rushing 427 324 Rutherford, Shaun 2 30 102 33 69 2.3 0 22 34.5 Yards lost rushing 50 23 Franks, Terrence 2 14 55 0 55 3.9 0 16 27.5 Rushing Attempts 82 46 Arndt, Tyler 1 2 18 0 18 9.0 0 15 18.0 Average Per Rush 4.6 6.5 Battle, Isaiah 2 4 15 1 14 3.5 0 14 7.0 Average Per Game 188.5 150.5 Hawkins, Tim 2 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 2.5 TDs Rushing 2 1 Lowe, Robert 1 3 3 0 3 1.0 0 3 3.0 PASSING YARDAGE 337 616 Imade, Dexter 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Comp-Att-Int 32-56-2 50-88-1 TEAM 2 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -2.0 Average Per Pass 6.0 7.0 Total...... 2 82 427 50 377 4.6 2 73 188.5 Average Per Catch 10.5 12.3 Opponents...... 2 46 324 23 301 6.5 1 46 150.5 Average Per Game 168.5 308.0 TDs Passing 2 6 PASSING G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE 714 917 Rutherford, Shaun 2 113.79 20-34-1 58.8 207 1 22 103.5 Total Plays 138 134 Arndt, Tyler 1 110.09 12-22-1 54.5 130 1 25 130.0 Average Per Play 5.2 6.8 Total...... 2 112.34 32-56-2 57.1 337 2 25 168.5 Average Per Game 357.0 458.5 Opponents...... 2 135.85 50-88-1 56.8 616 6 64 308.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 13-271 6-162 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-52 3-11 RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-0 2-106 Battle, Isaiah 2 6 82 13.7 0 20 41.0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.8 27.0 Smith, Brandon 2 3 35 11.7 0 22 17.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 17.3 3.7 Matthews, Cody 2 3 28 9.3 0 15 14.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 53.0 Gaines, Jafus 2 3 7 2.3 0 3 3.5 FUMBLES-LOST 2-1 2-2 Franks, Terrence 2 2 38 19.0 1 25 19.0 PENALTIES-Yards 12-114 10-115 Hawkins, Tim 2 2 25 12.5 0 16 12.5 Average Per Game 57.0 57.5 Curry, Marcus 1 2 23 11.5 1 21 23.0 PUNTS-Yards 11-443 6-283 Milburn, Deche 2 2 21 10.5 0 11 10.5 Average Per Punt 40.3 47.2 Harper, Chase 2 2 19 9.5 0 12 9.5 Net punt average 39.3 35.2 Ijah, Benjamin 2 2 17 8.5 0 11 8.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 9-560 13-822 Erickson, Andy 2 2 14 7.0 0 8 7.0 Average Per Kick 62.2 63.2 Lewis, David 2 1 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 Net kick average 52.7 42.4 Miller, Bradley 2 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 37:36 22:20 Lowe, Robert 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 12/31 8/24 Total...... 2 32 337 10.5 2 25 168.5 3rd-Down Pct 39% 33% Opponents...... 2 50 616 12.3 6 64 308.0 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/2 0/4 4th-Down Pct 50% 0% |------PATs ------| SACKS BY-Yards 2-14 4-26 SCORING TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points MISC YARDS 0 0 Curry, Marcus 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 8 Johnson, Will 0 4-5 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 16 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-5 5-5 Franks, Terrence 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 1-1 Total...... 4 4-5 4-4 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 40 RED-ZONE SCORES (4-4) 100% (6-7) 86% Opponents...... 8 5-5 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 71 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (1-4) 25% (4-7) 57% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (8-8) 100% TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ATTENDANCE 33006 32207 Rutherford, Shaun 2 64 69 207 276 138.0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/33006 1/32207 Arndt, Tyler 1 24 18 130 148 148.0 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Curry, Marcus 1 14 131 0 131 131.0 Gay, Tim 2 12 86 0 86 43.0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Texas State 14 23 0 3 40 Opponents 31 17 20 3 71 2012 Season Statistics Franks, Terrence 2 14 55 0 55 27.5 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Battle, Isaiah 2 4 14 0 14 7.0 Battle, Isaiah 2 14 82 0 151 0 247 123.5 Hawkins, Tim 2 1 5 0 5 2.5 Curry, Marcus 1 131 23 0 0 0 154 154.0 Lowe, Robert 1 3 3 0 3 3.0 Gaines, Jafus 2 0 7 0 97 0 104 52.0 TEAM 2 1 -4 0 -4 -2.0 Franks, Terrence 2 55 38 0 0 0 93 46.5 Total...... 2 138 377 337 714 357.0 Gay, Tim 2 86 0 0 0 0 86 43.0 Opponents...... 2 134 301 616 917 458.5 Rutherford, Shaun 2 69 0 0 0 0 69 34.5 Erickson, Andy 2 0 14 52 0 0 66 33.0 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Ijah, Benjamin 2 0 17 0 23 0 40 20.0 Johnson, Will 4-5 80.0 0-0 0-0 3-3 1-1 0-1 45 0 Smith, Brandon 2 0 35 0 0 0 35 17.5 Hawkins, Tim 2 5 25 0 0 0 30 15.0 FG SEQUENCE Texas State OPPONENTS Matthews, Cody 2 0 28 0 0 0 28 14.0 Houston (32),(45),(34),52 (50),(37) Milburn, Deche 2 0 21 0 0 0 21 10.5 Texas Tech (38) (38),(50),(21) Harper, Chase 2 0 19 0 0 0 19 9.5 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Arndt, Tyler 1 18 0 0 0 0 18 18.0 Lewis, David 2 0 14 0 0 0 14 7.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Lowe, Robert 1 3 7 0 0 0 10 10.0 Johnson, Will 6 215 35.8 42 0 4 2 0 Miller, Bradley 2 0 7 0 0 0 7 3.5 Robinson, Zach 4 180 45.0 51 0 2 1 0 TEAM 2 -4 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0 Rutherford, Shaun 1 48 48.0 48 0 0 1 0 Total...... 2 377 337 52 271 0 1037 518.5 Total...... 11 443 40.3 51 0 6 4 0 Opponents...... 2 301 616 11 162 106 1196 598.0 Opponents...... 6 283 47.2 55 1 2 1 0

KICKOFF No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Johnson, Will 6 386 64.3 3 0 Dunn, Jason 3 174 58.0 0 0 Total...... 9 560 62.2 3 0 162 35.9 29 Opponents...... 13 822 63.2 0 0 271 42.4 22

IPUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Erickson, Andy 3 52 17.3 0 39 Total...... 3 52 17.3 0 39 Opponents...... 3 11 3.7 0 7

NTERCEPTION RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Mager, Craig 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 1 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 2 106 53.0 1 88

KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Battle, Isaiah 7 151 21.6 0 29 Gaines, Jafus 5 97 19.4 0 30 Ijah, Benjamin 1 23 23.0 0 23 Total...... 13 271 20.8 0 30 Opponents...... 6 162 27.0 0 40

FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents...... 0 0 0.0 0 0 2012 Season Statistics INDIVIDUAL TACKLES LEADERS |------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |------Pass Def------| |-----Fumbles------| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP-S Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 18 Daniels, Xavier 2-2 8 4 12 . . . 2 . . 1 . . 2 Morris, Darryl 2-2 6 4 10 . . . 2 . . . . . 15 McLean, Jason 2-2 5 5 10 . . . 2 . . . . . 25 Mager, Craig 2-2 6 2 8 . . 1-0 1 . . . . . 8 Iwuji, Justin 2-0 4 4 8 1.0-3 ...... 43 Mayo, David 2-2 4 4 8 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 26 Benning, Phillip 2-2 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . . 91 McColloch, Blake 2-2 3 2 5 1.0-1 . . 1 . . . . . 34 Lilly, Brian 2-2 4 1 5 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . . 1-0 . . . 39 Moncure, Chad 2-0 3 2 5 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . . 98 Taulelei, Kamu 2-2 2 1 3 ...... 45 McMiller, Damion 2-0 3 . 3 . . . . 1 . . . . 31 Bartu, Joplo 2-2 1 2 3 ...... 35 Robertson, Tylond 2-0 3 . 3 ...... 16 Chase, Tyler 2-0 2 1 3 ...... 51 Hamilton, Drew 2-0 2 . 2 ...... 40 Jeter-Gilmon, Jeter 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 71 Williams, Deshun 2-0 1 1 2 . . . . 2 . . . . 5 Clavell-Head, Jamie 2-0 1 1 2 ...... 19 Harper, Chase 2-2 1 1 2 1.0-9 1.0-9 . . 1 . . . . 41 Brown, Prestin 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 86 Amerson, Ed 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 48 Dunn, Jason 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 27 Targun, Colby 2-0 . 1 1 ...... 90 Haywood, Jarrett 1-0 . 1 1 ...... 3B Lowe, Robert 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 22 Mims, David 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 94 Hood, Darius 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 97 Norfleet, Jordan 2-2 . 1 1 ...... 13 Erickson, Andy 2-1 1 . 1 ...... 29 Wells, Denzel 1-0 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 2-0 74 40 114 5-19 2-14 1-0 11 4 2-0 1 . . Opponents...... 2-0 83 74 157 13.0-45 4-26 2-106 5 3 1-0 1 . . 2012 Season Statistics INDIVIDUAL SINGLE GAME SUPERLATIVES TEXAS STATE OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 21 Rutherford, Shaun at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Rushes 13 SIMS, Charles, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Rushing 131 Curry, Marcus at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Rushing 77 SIMS, Charles, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) TD Rushes 2 Curry, Marcus at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) TD Rushes 1 Williams, Kenny, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Long Rush 73 Curry, Marcus at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Rush 46 Stephens, Eric, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 25 Rutherford, Shaun at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Pass attempts 44 PILAND, David, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Pass completions 19 Rutherford, Shaun at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Pass completions 25 Doege, Seth, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Passing 196 Rutherford, Shaun at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Passing 319 Doege, Seth, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) TD Passes 1 Rutherford, Shaun at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) TD Passes 5 Doege, Seth, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Arndt, Tyler vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Long Pass 64 PILAND, David, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Pass 25 Arndt, Tyler vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Receptions 6 SPENCER, Daniel, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Receptions 5 Battle, Isaiah at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Receiving 81 Bell, Javon, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Receiving 75 Battle, Isaiah at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) TD Receptions 2 Moore, Darrin, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) TD Receptions 1 Curry, Marcus at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Reception 64 McDUFFEY, Larry, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Franks, Terrence vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Field Goals 2 HOGAN, Matt, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Reception 25 Franks, Terrence vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Bustin, Ryan, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Field Goals 3 Johnson, Will at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Field Goal 50 HOGAN, Matt, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Field Goal 45 Johnson, Will at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Bustin, Ryan, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Punts 6 Johnson, Will at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punts 6 LEONE, Richie, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punting Avg 48.0 Rutherford, Shaun vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Punting Avg 47.2 LEONE, Richie, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Punt 51 Robinson, Zach vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt 55 LEONE, Richie, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punts inside 20 2 Johnson, Will at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punts inside 20 1 LEONE, Richie, at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Punt Return 39 Erickson, Andy at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Punt Return 7 Zouzalik, Aust., vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 30 Gaines, Jafus vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Long Kickoff Return 40 Foster, SaDale, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Tackles 8 Daniels, Xavier at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Tackles 14 STEWARD, P., at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Sacks 1.0 Harper, Chase at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) MATHEWS, D., at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Lilly, Brian at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Sacks 2.0 MATHEWS, D., at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Tackles For Loss 1.0 Harper, Chase at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Tackles For Loss 4.5 MATHEWS, D., at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Lilly, Brian at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Interceptions 1 Davis, Cody, vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Iwuji, Justin vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Reynolds, Jere., vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Moncure, Chad vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) McColloch, Blake vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Interceptions 1 Mager, Craig at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Rushes 23 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) TEAM GAME HIGHS Yards Rushing 186 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Rushes 52 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Per Rush 8.1 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Rushing 248 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) TD Rushes 1 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Rush 4.8 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Pass attempts 44 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012 TD Rushes 2 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Pass attempts 31 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Pass completions 33 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Pass completions 19 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Passing 405 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Passing 196 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Per Pass 9.2 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Pass 7.8 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) TD Passes 5 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) TD Passes 1 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Total Plays 67 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Total Plays 77 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Total Offense 591 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Total Offense 444 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Yards Per Play 8.8 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Yards Per Play 5.8 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Points 58 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Points 30 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Sacks By 4 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Sacks By 2 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) First Downs 32 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) First Downs 23 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Penalties 7 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Penalties 8 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Penalty Yards 90 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Penalty Yards 94 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Turnovers 2 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Turnovers 2 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Interceptions By 2 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Interceptions By 1 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punts 6 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punts 6 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punting Avg 47.2 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punting Avg 45.6 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt 55 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Punt 51 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Punts inside 20 1 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Punts inside 20 2 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) Long Punt Return 7 vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) vs Texas Tech (Sep 08, 2012) Long Punt Return 39 at Houston (Sep 1, 2012) 2012 Season Statistics Texas State Single Game Superlatives 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES 40-YARD FIELD GOALS FOUR OR MORE ASSISTED TACKLES Yds. Player Att-Yds-TD Yds. Play Quarter No. Player Opponent 131 Marcus Curry vs. Houston 14-131-2 45 Will Johnson vs. Houston 2 4 Darryl Morris vs. Houston 4 Jason McLean vs. Houston TWO TOUCHDOWN RUNS INTERCEPTIONS 4 David Mayo vs. Houston TD’S Player Att-Yds-TD Player, Opponent Date 2 Marcus Curry vs. Houston 14-131-2 Craig Mager at Houston Sept. 1 ONE OR MORE QUARTERBACK SACKS No. Player Opponent 150-YARD PASSING GAMES 8 OR MORE TACKLES 1 Chase Harper vs. Houston Yds. Player A-C-Int-TD No. Player Opponent 1 Brian Lilly vs. Houston 196 Shaun Rutherford vs. Houston 19-25-0-1 8 Xavier Daniels vs. Houston LONG PUNTS (45+ YARDS) ONE TOUCHDOWN PASS FOUR OR MORE UNASSISTED TACKLES Yds. Play Quarter TD’s Player Att-Yds-Yds No. Player Opponent 51 Zach Robinson vs. Texas Tech 1 1 Shaun Rutherford vs. Houston 19-25-196 6 Xavier Daniels vs. Houston 51 Zach Robinson vs. Texas Tech 4 6 Craig Mager vs. Texas Tech 48 Shaun Rutherford vs. Texas Tech 1 75-YARD RECEIVING GAMES 4 Justin Iwuji vs. Texas Tech 47 Zach Robinson vs Texas Tech 3 Yds. Player Rec-Yds-TD 4 Phillip Benning vs. Texas Tech 75 Isaiah Battle vs. Houston 5-75-0

TEXAS STATE’S INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME LEADERS Date Opponent Score Rushing Yards (Att-Yds-TD) Passing (Com.-Att-Yds-TD) Receiving Yards (Rec-Yds-TD) Tackles Sept. 1 at Houston W 30-13 Marcus Curry (14-131-2) Shaun Rutherford (19-25-196-1) Isaiah Battle (5-75-0) Xavier Daniels (8) Sept. 8 Texas Tech L 10-58 Shaun Rutherford (9-35-0) Tyler Arndt (12-22-130-1) Terrence Franks (2-38-1) Craig Mager (7) Sept. 22 Stephen F. Austin Sept. 29 Nevada Oct. 6 at New Mexico Oct. 13 Idaho Oct. 27 at San Jose State Nov. 3 at Utah State Nov. 10 Louisiana Tech Nov. 17 at Navy Nov. 24 at UTSA Dec. 1 New Mexico State 2012 Season Statistics INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME RUSHING STATISTICS RUSHING No-Yds/TD HOU TX Tech SFA NEV N.MEX IDAHO SJSU USU LA TECH NAVY UTSA NMST Curry, Marcus RB 14-131/2 14-131/2 DNP Gay, Tim RB 12-86/0 6-64/0 6-22/0 Rutherford, S QB 30-69/0 21-34/0 9-35/0 Franks, T RB 14-55/0 8-24/0 6-31/0 Arndt, Tyler QB 2-18/0 DNP 2-18/0 Battle, Isaiah WR 4-14/0 2--1/0 2-15/0 Hawkins, Tim WR 1-5/0 - 1-5/0 Lowe, Robert RB 3-3/0 DNP 3-3/0 Imade, Dexter RB 1-0/0 DNP 1-0/0

INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME PASSING STATISTICS Rutherford, Shaun A-C-I Pct Yds TD Lg Arndt, Tyler A-C-I Pct Yards TD Lg Houston 25-19-0 76.0 196 1 22 Houston Did Not Play Texas Tech 9-1-1 11.1 11 0 11 Texas Tech 22-12-1 54.5 130 1 25 TOTALS 34-20-1 58.8 207 1 22 22-12-1 54.5 130 1 25 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME RECEIVING STATISTICS Player No-Yds/TD HOU TX Tech SFA NEV N.MEX IDAHO SJSU USU LA TECH NAVY UTSA NMST Battle, Isaiah WR 6-82/0 5-75/0 1-7/0 Franks, T RB 2-38/1 - 2-38/1 Smith, Brandon WR 3-35/0 3-35/0 - Matthews, Cody WR 3-28/0 1-7/0 2-21/0 Hawkins, Tim WR 2-25/0 - 2-25/0 Curry, Marcus RB 2-23/1 2-23/1 DNP Milburn, Deche WR 2-21/0 1-10/0 1-11/0 Harper, Chase TE 2-19/0 2-19/0 - Ijah, Benjamin WR 2-17/0 - 2-17/0 Erickson, Andy WR 2-14/0 1-6/0 1-8/0 Lewis, David TE 1-14/0 1-14/0 - Miller, Bradley TE 1-7/0 - 1-7/0 Lowe, Robert RB 1-7/0 DNP 1-7/0 Gaines, Jafus WR 3-7/0 3-7/0 -

INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME PUNT RETURNS Player No-Yds HOU TX Tech SFA NEV N.MEX IDAHO SJSU USU LA TECH NAVY UTSA NMST Erickson, Andy 3-52 3-52 - INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME KICKOFF RETURNS Player No-Yds HOU TX Tech SFA NEV N.MEX IDAHO SJSU USU LA TECH NAVY UTSA NMST Battle, Isaiah 7-151 1-26 6-125 Gaines, Jafus 5-97 3-52 2-45 Ijah, Benjamin 1-23 - 1-23 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME INTERCEPTION RETURNS Player No-Yds HOU TX Tech SFA NEV N.MEX IDAHO SJSU USU LA TECH NAVY UTSA NMST Mager, Craig 1-0 1-0 ------2012 Season Statistics INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Player Total HOU TX Tech SFA NEV N.MEX IDAHO SJSU USU LA TECH NAVY UTSA NMST Battle, Isaiah 247 100 147 Curry, Marcus 154 154 DNP Gaines, Jafus 104 59 45 Franks, T 93 24 69 Gay, Tim 86 64 22 Rutherford, S 69 34 35 Erickson, Andy 66 58 8 Ijah, Benjamin 40 - 40 Smith, Brandon 35 35 - Hawkins, Tim 30 - 30 Matthews, Cody 28 7 21 Milburn, Deche 21 10 11 Harper, Chase 19 19 - Arndt, Tyler 18 DNP 18 Lewis, David 14 14 - Lowe, Robert 10 DNP 10 Miller, Bradley 7 - 7 INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES STATISTICS Player UA-A TOT HOU TX Tech SFA NEV N.MEX IDAHO SJSU USU LA TECH NAVY UTSA NMST Daniels, Xavier S 8-4 12 6-2 2-2 McLean, Jason, S 5-5 10 2-4 3-1 Morris, Darryl CB 6-4 10 3-4 3-0 Mager, Craig, CB 6-2 8 0-1 6-1 Iwuji, Justin S 4-4 8 0-1 4-3 Mayo, David LB 4-4 8 1-4 3-0 Benning, Phillip S 6-1 7 2-0 4-1 McColloch, B DT 3-2 5 2-2 1-0 Moncure, Chad S 3-2 5 1-2 2-0 Lilly, Brian LB 4-1 5 1-1 3-0 Taulelei, Kamu DT 2-1 3 1-1 1-0 McMiller, D LB 3-0 3 2-0 1-0 Bartu, Joplo DE 1-2 3 1-2 - Chase, Tyler S 2-1 3 0-1 2-0 Robertson, T DE 3-0 3 - 3-0 Jeter-Gilmon, J LB 1-1 2 - 1-1 Harper, Chase 1-1 2 1-1 - Williams, D DT 1-1 2 0-1 1-0 Clavell-Head, J DT 1-1 2 1-1 - Hamilton, Drew LB 2-0 2 1-0 1-0 Wells, Denzel CB 1-0 1 DNP 1-0 Dunn, Jason 1-0 1 DNP 1-0 Amerson, Ed 1-0 1 1-0 - Targun, Colby S 0-1 1 0-1 - Haywood, J DE 0-1 1 DNP 0-1 Brown, Prestin LB 1-0 1 - 1-0 Mims, David CB 1-0 1 DNP 1-0 Norfleet, J DE 0-1 1 0-1 - Hood, Darius DT 1-0 1 DNP 1-0 Lowe, Robert 1-0 1 DNP 1-0 Erickson, Andy 1-0 1 - 1-0 The Last Time... A PLAYER RUSHED FOR 100-149 YARDS A PLAYER RECORDED THREE OR MORE SACKS Texas State: 131, Marcus Curry at Houston, 9/1/12 Texas State: 3, Michael Ebbitt vs. Lamar, 10/15/11 Opponent: 132, Tim Flanders, Sam Houston State, 11/19/11 Opponent: 3, Korey Jones, Wyoming, 9/10/11

A PLAYER RUSHED FOR 150-199 YARDS A PLAYER RETURNED INTERCEPTION FOR TD Texas State: 163, Karrington Bush at Nicholls, 10/17/09 Texas State: Darryl Morris (37 yards) vs. Nicholls, 10/1/11 Opponent: 170, Andre Anderson, (at) McNeese State, 11/13/10 Opponent: Josh Aubrey (49 yards), (at) Stephen F. Austin, 9/24/11

A PLAYER RUSHED FOR 200+ YARDS A PLAYER RETURNED A FUMBLE FOR TD Texas State: 234, Terrence Franks vs. Southeastern La., 10/22/11 Texas State: Michael Ebbitt (63 yards) at Central Arkansas., 11/12/11 Opponent: 233, Chase Reynolds, Montana, 11/29/08 Opponent: A. Anifowoshee (99 yards), at Southern Utah, 10/3/09

A PLAYER RUSHED FOR FOR THREE TOUCHDOWNS A PLAYER RETURNED A KICKOFF FOR A TD Texas State: 3, Terrence Franks vs. Tarleton State, 9/17/11 Texas State: Isaiah Battle (93 yards) vs. Prairie View A&M,11/5/11 Opponent: 3, LaTruan Weary, Southeastern La., 10/22/11 Opponent: Graly Crawford (100 yards), (at) Stephen F. Austin, 9/24/11

A PLAYER CAUGHT 100-149 YARDS RECEIVING A PLAYER RETURNED A PUNT FOR A TD Texas State: 131, Isaiah Battle at SFA, 9/24/11 Texas State: Da’marcus Griggs (73 yards) at Stephen F. Austin, 9/24/10 Opponent: 100, Kory Theodore, Southeastern La., 10/22/11 Opponent: Ladarius Webb (96 yards), Nicholls, 11/10/07

A PLAYER CAUGHT 150+ YARDS RECEIVING A TEAM HAD A 100-YARD RUSHER AND 200-YARD PASSER Texas State: 205, Da’Marcus Griggs vs. Nicholls State, 10/15/10 Texas State: 123 rushing, Marcus Curry & 243 passing,Shaun Rutherford, Lamar, 10/15/11 Opponent: 221, Darrin Moore, Texas Tech, 9/3/11 Opponent: 123 rushing, Ghaali Muhammad & 236 passing, Brett Smith, (at) Wyoming, 9/10/11

A PLAYER CAUGHT THREE TOUCHDOWN PASSES A TEAM HAD A 100-YARD RUSHER AND 100-YARD RECEIVER Texas State: 3, Cameron Luke, at McNeese, 10/11/08 Texas State: 128 rushing, Marcus Curry, 131 receiving, Isaiah Battle vs at SFA, 9/24/11 Opponent: 3, Emmanuel Sanders, SMU, 9/5/08 Opponent: 118 rushing, Eric Stephens & 221 receiving, Darrin Moore, (at) Texas Tech, 9/3/11

A PLAYER THREW FOR 300+YARDS A TEAM HAD TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS Texas State: 348, Tyler Arndt vs. Nicholls State, 10/25/10 Texas State: 188, Mishak Rivas & 139, Cameron Luke at Stephen F. Austin, 10/25/08 Opponent: 319, Seth Doege, Texas Tech, 9/8/12 Opponent: 164, Osbourne & 101, Haith, Texas Southern, 10/4/08

A PLAYER THREW FOR 400+ YARDS A TEAM HAD TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS Texas State: 418, Bradley George at Stephen F. Austin, 10/25/08 Texas State: 187, Karrington Bush & 182 Alvin Canady vs. SFA, 10/20/07 Opponent: 457, Nathan Dick, (at) Central Arkansas, 11/12/11 Opponent: 123, Ghalli Muhammad & 101 Brandon Miller, (at) Wyoming, 9/10/11

A PLAYER COMPLETED 30 PASSES A TEAM HAD 300+ RUSHING YARDS Texas State: 30, Bradley George vs. Stephen F. Austin, 10/31/09 Texas State: 336 vs. Southeastern La., 10/22/11 Opponent: 35, Nathan Dick, (at) Central Arkansas, 11/12/11 Opponent: 300, Prairie View A&M, 11/5/11

A PLAYER ATTEMPTED 50 PASSES A TEAM SCORED 50+ POINTS Texas State: 55, Bradley George at Baylor, 9/15/07 Texas State: 50 vs Southeastern Louisiana, 10/10/09 Opponent: 64, Nathan Dick, (at) Central Arkansas, 11/12/11 Opponent: 58, Texas Tech, 9/8/12

A PLAYER THREW FOUR TOUCHDOWN PASSES A TEAM RECORDED A SHUTOUT Texas State: 4, Shaun Rutherford at Stephen F. Austin, 9/24/11 Texas State: vs. Southern Utah (39-0), 09/10/05 Opponent:5, Seth Doege, Texas Tech, 9/8/12 Opponent: by Portland State (16-0), 10/5/02

A PLAYER KICKED THREE FIELD GOALS A TEAM FORCED A SAFETY Texas State: 3, Will Johnson at Houston, 9/1/12 & vs. McNeese State, 10/8/11 Texas State: vs. Lamar, 10/15/11 (Darryl Morris on quarterback sack) Opponent: 3, Craig Alaniz, Sam Houston State, 11/19/11 Opponent: vs. Tarleton State, 9/17/11

A PLAYER BLOCKED A FG ATTEMPT A TEAM RECORDED THREE INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME Texas State: Miguel Antonio (SHSU) attempt (25 yards) blocked by Sam Pier at Sam Houston, 11/20/10 Texas State: 3, Xavier Daniel, Jason McLean, Aaron Matthews, (at) Central Arkansas, 11/12/11 Opponent: Will Johnson attempt (47 yards) by Sam Houston State, 11/19/11 Opponent: 3, Curtis Strong, Re’Keem Wilson, Clinit Coleman, Southeastern La., 10/9/10

A PLAYER BLOCKED A PAT ATTEMPT A TEAM HELD THE OPPONENT TO UNDER 100 RUSHING YARDS Texas State: Blake McColloch blocked Nicholls State attempt 10/1/11 Texas State: 99 yards allowed at Central Arkansas, 11/12/11 Opponent: Sam Houston State on an attempt by Zac Ammar, 11/20/10 Opponent: Sam Houston allowed 83 yards, 11/19/11

A PLAYER BLOCKED A PUNT A TEAM HELD AN OPPONENT TO UNDER 100 YARDS RECEIVING Texas State: Joplu Bartu vs Nicholls State, 10/1/11 Texas State: 94 yards allowed at Sam Houston State, 11/20/11 Opponent: Kedon Franklin, Northwestern State, 10/23/10 Opponent: Northwestern State allowed 83 yards, 10/29/11

A PLAYER BLOCKED A PUNT FOR A TD A TEAM RECORDED 7 OR MORE SACKS Texas State: Morris Brothers (returned 15 yards by Melvin Webber) vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State, 10/15/05 Texas State: 7, vs Lamar, 10/15/11 & Nicholls, 10/1/11 Opponent: Northwestern State (returned 0 yards by Kedon Franklin), 10/23/10 Opponent:

A PLAYER RECORDED 10 OR MORE TACKLES A TEAM COMMITED 0 TURNOVERS Texas State: 13, Brian Lilly, at Southeastern La., 10/22/11 Texas State: 0, vs. Prairie View A&M, 11/5/11 Opponent: 11, Keiron Jones, Tyler Stoddard, Southeastern La., 10/22/11 Opponent: 0, (at) Southeastern La., 10/22/11