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JACKSON STATE (0-0) vs. MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE (0-0) GAME 1 Sept. 5, 2015 / 6:00 PM CT / Floyd Stadium (30,788) / Murfreesboro, TN 2015 Football Quick Facts MEDIA INFORMATION General Information Radio: JSU Tigers Sports Radio Network Location: Jackson, Mississippi Founded: 1877 Rob Jay, play-by-play Enrollment: 9,500 Willie Richardson, analyst Facility: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Spencer McClenty, sideline reporter Stadium Capacity: 60,492 WHLH-FM-Jackson, MS - 95.5 FM Surface: Natural Grass Nickname: Tigers Television: NA Colors (PMS): Blue (282/281) & White (Opaque)/Gray (423) Conference: Southwestern Athletic (SWAC) JACKSON STATE 5-7, 3-6 SWAC in 2014 2014 Record: 5-7 Last Game: Nov. 22, 2014, at Alcorn State, Won 34-31 2014 Conf. Record/Finish: 3-6/ 3rd in SWAC Eastern Division MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE 6-6, 5-3 C-USA in 2014 Head Coach Last Game: Nov. 29 2014, at UTEP, Lost 24-21 Head Coach: Harold Jackson Alma Mater, Year: Jackson State, 1967 Date of Birth: 1-6-46 2015 SCHEDULE / RESULTS Office Phone: 601-979-2295 Date Opponent Location Series Time Best time to call: Mornings Sept. 5 Middle Tennessee State Murfreesboro, TN 0-1-0 6:00 PM Record at JSU: 5-7, 3-6 Career Record: 5-7, 3-6 Sept. 12 vs. Tenn. State (Sport South) Memphis, TN 20-27-2 6:00 PM Sept. 19 Southern (ESPN3) Baton Rouge, LA 29-31-0 5:00 PM University Administration Sept. 26 Texas Southern Jackson, MS 40-18-1 6:00 PM President: Carolyn Meyers Oct. 3 Grambling State Jackson, MS 24-41-1 6:00 PM Alma Mater: Howard University Athletics Director: Robert Walker (Interim) Oct. 17 Alabama A&M Huntsville, AL 16-9-0 1:00 PM Alma Mater: Jackson State University Oct. 24 Arkansas Pine Bluff Jackson, MS 24-13-1 2:00 PM Oct. 31 Mississippi Valley State Itta Bena, MS 54-6-2 4:00 PM Athletic Media Relations *Manager AMR: Wesley Peterson Nov. 7 Alabama State Jackson, MS 33-11-1 6:00 PM Manager Office Phone: (601) 979-5899 Nov. 21 Prairie View A&M Prairie View, TX 38-15-2 4:00 PM Email Address: [email protected] Nov. 28 Alcorn State Jackson, MS 44-33-2 2:00 PM Asst. Manager AMR: Jenae Jones Home games in bold type Asst. Manager Office Phone: (601) 979-6943 Dir./Univ. Communications: Karyn Story Lines Hollingsworth JSU begins its 104th season of football and the second under head coach Harold AMR Fax: (601) 979-2000 *Denotes FB Contact Jackson, by traveling to Murfreesboro, TN to take on Middle Tennessee State. JSU last faced Middle Tennessee State in 1990, in the Division IAA playoffs, when the Athletics Web Site: www.jsutigers.com Tigers lost 28-7. Mailing Address: JSU has an experienced and talented coaching staff, with three coaches having NFL Jackson State University / Office of experience (Jackson, Chang and Lowe) and three others were championship level collegiate Athletic Media Relations / Attn. Wesley Peter- head coaches (Lee, McCall and Aycock). son / Lee E. Williams AAC/ 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, JSU returns 13 starters (6 off., 7 def.) and 43 letter winners from last season’s team. Jackson, Miss. 39217 JSU is on a two game winning streak, dating back from last season (def. Texas So. 15-10 FB History and Alcorn State 34-31). First Year of Football: 1911 JSU posted a 3-2 record away from Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and a 2-5 SWAC Championships: 16 – 1961, 1962, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, record on its home field in 2014. 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2007 JSU scored 30 or more points in five games last season, under new OC Timmy Chang in 2014. Black College National Championships: 1962, 1985, 1996 JSU averaged 25.8 points per game and allowed 27.6 points last season. JSU is 39-24-5 in season openers since 1946. The Tigers are 1-0 under head coach All-Time Record: 434-264-16 (since 1946) Harold Jackson after beating Florida A&M 22-17 in Jackson, MS last season. All-Time Bowl/D-1AA Playoff Record: 0-12 JSU is 3-2 over the last five seasons in season openers: 2014 (def. FAMU 22-17), 2013 (lost 34-7 to Tulane), 2012 (lost 56-9 to Miss. State), 2011 (def. Concordia Coll. 42-2) and Years in NCAA Postseason Play: 12 (Div. I- AA Playoffs) 2010 (def. Delta St. 32-17). Both JSU and MTSU football programs started in 1911. Last NCAA Postseason Appearance: 1997 Result: Lost, 31-24 to Western Illinois JSU was selected to finish second in the SWAC Eastern Division in the 2015 SWAC pre- season polls, just behind defending SWAC Champion Alcorn State. GAME 1 2015 GAME NOTES JSU QUICK HITS QUICK STRIKE PLAYS NON-OFFENSIVE SCORES (2014) (25 yds or more) -In 2014 games JSU recorded three non In 2014 JSU’s offense had 11 players HAROLD -offensive scores: that recorded 25 yards or more on a *VUL - R. Porter, TD, 41 yd INT return single play. JACKSON *VUL - R. Griffin, TD, Blocked Punt *Daniel Williams (WR) - 9 plays: 32 yd HEAD COACH return TD (FAMU), 49 yd TD (VUL), 49 yd TD *UAPB - K. Bowens, TD, Blocked FG & 32 yd TD (GSU), 61 yd TD (UAPB), 2ND season return 28 yd pass (MVSU), 28 yd pass (MVSU), 37 yd pass (MVSU), 28 yd TD NATIONAL RANKINGS (2014 Final) (SU), 43 yd pass (ALA St) THE JACKSON FILE -JSU was ranked 9th in blocked kicks *Jairus Moll (WR) - 4 plays: 26 yd TD & PERSONAL and 15th passing offense last season. 26 yd TD (VUL), 34 yd TD pass -DE Javancy Jones was ranked 27th n (AAMU), 35 yd TD pass (MVSU) Born: Jan. 4, 1946 the nation in tackles for loss and 37th in *DeSean McKenzie (WR) - 3 play: 49 total tackles last season. yd TD (FAMU), 35-yd TD pass (MVSU), Family: wife (Carolyn), son (Brandon) -QB La Montiez Ivy was ranked 11th in 45 yd TD pass (ALCN) Passing Yards and 20th in passing TDs *Jarius Moore (RB) - 3 plays: 38 yd TD EDUCATION -WR Daniel Williams was 25th in the (VUL), 33 yd run (PVAM), 33 yd run nation in Receiving Yards and 19th in (PVAM) College: Jackson State, 1967 Receiving TDs. *Devin Fosselman (WR) - 1 play: 37 yd TD PLAYING EXPERIENCE PERSONAL BESTS *Rakeem Sims (RB) - 1 play: 31 yd TD -K Ryan Deising tied a JSU record last run (FAMU) *Tobias Singleton (WR) - 2 plays: 27 Jackson State, All-SWAC Wide Receiver year by making a 50 yd field goal against PVAM (Oct. 4, 2014) yds (FAMU), 64 yd TD pass (SU) -RB Jarius Moore recorded a career *LaMontiez Ivy (QB) - 1 play: 27 yd run NFL, 16-year career (5-time All-Pro); (1968) high 145 rushing yards when the Tigers (UAPB) Los Angeles Rams, (1969-72) Philadelphia played Prairie View A&M (Oct. 4, 2014) *Lacorey Tucker (WR) - 1 play; 25 yd Eagles, (1973-77) Los Angeles Rams, (1978- -RB Robert Johnson posted a career TD pass (ALA ST) 81) New England Patriots, (1982) Minnesota high 101 rushing yards against South- *Michael Perkins (WR) - 1 play, 57 yd Vikings, (1983) Seattle Seahawks, (1987) ern (Oct. 25). pass (ALCN) New England Patriots -WR Daniel Williams posted a career *Robert Johnson (RB) - 1 play 43 yd pass (ALCN) high 171 receiving yards and 3 TDs against Grambling State (Sept. 20). He COACHING EXPERIENCE also had five 100-plus receiving yard games. Jackson has coached at New England (1985- 89), Tampa Bay (1992-93) and New Orleans Ivy Makes the most of Manning Camp experience (1997-99). As a collegiate coach, he has JSU signal caller La Montiez Ivy learned at the feet of football royalty during the been on staffs at North Carolina Central summer when he attended the Manning Passing Academy. “After watching Payton (1990), Virginia Union (1994), Benedict (1995 and Eli Manning I learned they are detailed in everything they do,” he said. Head -96), Kentucky (2001-02) and Baylor (2003- coach Harold Jackson hopes that translates onto the field. Last season, Ivy’s first in the “Run-n-Shoot” offense, he led the SWAC in passing yards, passing TDs (22) 06). and completion percentage. HAROLD JACKSON VS. 2015 Defensive Changes OPPONENTS JSU revamped its defense, heading into the 2015 season. Gone is former defensive coordinator Derrick Burroughs, who switched from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 defense, Middle Tennessee State 0-0 and in is veteran coach Alonzo Lee. Lee is considered one of the best defensive Tennessee State 0-1 minds in the FCS. Lee returns the Tigers to their 4-3 base defensive roots and plans Southern 0-1 to utilize Javancy Jones and Teddrick Terrell as edger rushers instead of line- Texas Southern 1-0 backers. Grambling State 0-1 Run & Shoot - Tiger Style Alabama A&M 0-1 JSU offensive coordinator Timmy Chang enters year two of installing his version of Ark. Pine Bluff 1-0 the “Run & Shoot” offense in the Capital City. Last season the Tigers put up pretty Miss. Valley State 0-1 respectable numbers in the SWAC: 2nd in Pass Offense (273 ypg), 2nd in Pass Alabama State 0-1 Efficiency (138.1), 8th in Scoring Offense (25.8 ppg) and Total Offense (376.1 ypg). Prairie View A&M 0-1 These numbers should improve during the 2015 season as the Tigers return six Alcorn State 1-0 offensive starters. Chang, who is one of only a handful of people in college football with a deep-based knowledge of the offense knows that it is in year two that the QBs , WRs and RBs begin to fully understand the offense.