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GAME 1 NR/NR JSU (0-0) at NR/NR Mississippi State (0-0) Game Information Date/Time: Sat., Sept. 1 / 6:08 p.m. CDT Site: Davis Wade Stadium Sept. 1, 2012 * 6:08 p.m. CDT * TV: FSN * Radio: 95.5 FM TV: FSN Davis Wade Stadium (Starkville, MS) Talent: (Bob Rathbun, Tim Couch and Elizabeth Moreau

Radio: JSU Tigers Network Talent: Spencer McClenty (pxp), Willie STORY LINES Richardson (analyst), Shaka Smart (sideline) *A year after posting its most successful season under head coach Rick Comegy, Jackson State opens In Jackson: 95.5 FM, Hallelujah FM its most anticipated season in recent memory Saturday against Mississippi State on FSN (6:08 p.m. CT). Online: jsutigers.com *JSU and Mississippi State meet for only the second time Saturday. MSU owns a 1-0 series edge. *Mississippi State is the only SEC team that JSU has ever played. JSU is 0-3 vs. Conference USA teams, 0-2 vs. the Mountain West and 0-2 vs. the Sun Belt. JSU 0-0, 0-0 SWAC (9-2, 7-2 SWAC in 2011) *JSU’s 2012 schedule includes only four home games. Ranking NR - FCS, NR - Coaches *Year seven of the Rick Comegy era features the return of Jackson State’s high powered offense led by Last Game Nov. 19, 2011 in Capital City preseason All-American wide receivers Rico Richardson and EJ Drewery. Richardson hauled in 37 Classic passes for a team high 896 yards and 11 . Drewery, who will also see time at tight end beat Alcorn St., 51-7 caught 26 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns. Head Coach Rick Comegy (Millersville, ‘76) *JSU has had significant changes on the offensive side of the ball. The Tigers lost former offensive coor- Career Record 149-77 dinator Ernest Wilson and record setting quarterback Casey Therriault. During his two seasons at JSU JSU Record 41-26 vs. MSU 0-1 Therriault set or tied records in pass completions, completion percentage, and passes. Der- rick McCall will take over offensive play calling duties and Dedric McDonald will start at quarterback. *Other offensive changes include Ray Caldweld as quarterbacks coach. MSU 0-0, 0-0 SEC (7-6, 2-6 SEC in 2011) *The strength of the 2012 Tigers team will be the defense, which is led by preseason Buck Buchanan Ranking NR - AP, NR - USA Today award candidate Joseph LeBeau. LeBeau is the first JSU Tiger to receive the honor under Comegy. Last Game Dec. 30, 2011 in Music City Bowl beat Wake Forest 23-17 National Television Coverage Head Coach Dan Mullin (Ursinus, ‘94) *Saturday’s 2012 season opener against Mississippi State will be televised nationally on FSN. Career Record 21-17 MSU Record 21-17 vs. JSU 1-0 2012 SCHEDULE/RESULTS JSU Coaching Staff Sept. 1 at Mississippi State FSN 6:08 p.m. On the Field Starkville, MS / Davis Wade Stadium / MSU leads 1-0-0 (0-1 under Comegy) Rick Comegy Head Coach Derrick McCall Offensive Coordinator Sept. 8 vs Tennessee State FSN 6:00 p.m. Antonio Knight Linebackers Memphis, TN / Liberty Bowl (Southern Heritage Classic) / TSU leads 24-20-2 (2-4 under Comegy) Jonathan Thompson Defensive Line Gregory Black Offensive Line Sept. 15 at Texas Southern 4:00 p.m. Secondary Houston, TX / BBVA Compass Stadium / JSU leads 37-18-0 (4-2 under Comegy) Chris Buckner Wide Receivers Sept. 22 Southern W.C. Gorden Classic 4:00 p.m. In the Press Box Jackson, MS / Miss. Veterans Memorial Stadium / Tied 28-28-0 (5-1 under Comegy) Darrin Hayes Defensive Coordinator Ray Caldwell Quarterbacks Sept. 29 Prairie View A&M SWAC TV/ High School/JUCO Day 4:00 p.m. Chris Holmes Graduate Assistant (Off) Jackson, MS / Miss. Veterans Memorial Stadium / JSU leads 36-14-2 (3-1 under Comegy) Marcus Jamison Student Assistant (Def) Oct. 6 at Pine Bluff SWAC TV 6:00 p.m. FB History Pine Bluff, AK / / JSU leads 22-11-0 (4-2 under Comegy) First Year of Football: 1913 SWAC Championships: 16 – 1961, 1962, 1972, Oct. 13 at Alabama State 7:00 p.m. 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, Montgomery, AL / Crampton Bowl / JSU leads 31-10-1 (4-2 under Comegy) 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2007

Black College National Championships: 1962, Oct. 20 Mississippi Valley State SWAC TV / Homecoming 3:00 p.m. 1985, 1996 Jackson, MS / Miss. Veterans Memorial Stadium / JSU leads 52-5-2 (6-0 under Comegy)

All-Time Record: 435-276-19 Nov. 3 at Grambling State 3:00 p.m. All-Time Bowl/D-1AA Playoff Record: 0-12 Pine Bluff, AK / RobinsonStadium / JSU leads 40-21-1 (1-7 under Comegy)

Years in NCAA Postseason Play: 12 (Div. I-AA Nov. 10 Alabama A&M Fan/Military Appreciation Day 4:00 p.m. Playoffs) Jackson, MS / Miss. Veterans Memorial Stadium / JSU leads 14-8-0 (4-2 under Comegy)

Last NCAA Postseason Appearance: 1997 Result: Lost, 31-24 to Western Illinois Nov. 17 at Alcorn State TBA Lorman, MS / / JSU leads 42-28-2 (4-2 under Comegy)

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Jackson State Football Weekly Media Planner : Week 1: at Mississippi State

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

10:55 am – 11:05 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm No Media JSU at Miss. St. No Media SWAC Tele- Practice Practice Practice Availability 6:08 pm (FSN) Availability Conference Call JSU Practice Field JSU Practice Field JSU Practice Field (Contact SWAC (Comegy and (Comegy and (Comegy avail- Rick Comegy, 20 Office for number) players available players available able immediately minutes after immediately fol- immediately fol- following practice, game, players lowing practice) lowing practice) no players will be following Comegy available)

Tiger Tracks SWAC TELECONFERENCE *Jackson State will dedicate the 2012 season to former Tiger Vincent Jones, who JSU head coach Rick Comegy will participate in the passed away following along battle against cancer. Jones was diagnosed with Southwestern Athletic Conference’s weekly telecon- cancer shortly after reporting to campus during his freshman year (during the ference. The teleconferences will be conducted each 2011-12 academic year). Monday from Aug. 27 until Nov. 12 from 10 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. CT. Comegy’s scheduled time is 10:55 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. CT each Monday. *JSU has a 42-37-6 record in season openers. The Tigers are 3-3 in season Media representatives wishing to participate in the openers during the Comegy era, including victories in each of the last two sea- teleconference should contact the league communica- sons - over Delta State (9/24/10) by a score of 32-17 and Concordia College tions staff for further details. (Ala.) (9/3/11) by a score of 42-2. MONDAY MEDIA LUNCHEONS *Jackson State is 0-8 against non-NCAA FCS conferences. Head coach Rick Comegy will meet with the media each Monday preceding a game in the Lee E. Wil- *Jackson State returns seven offensive and eight defensive starters this season. liams AAC Hall of Fame Room. Lunch will be served *Joseph LeBeau was named the Southwestern Athletic Conference Preseason at 12:00 p.m. followed by interviews with Coach Comegy [video feed available] and other coaches. Defensive Player of the Year. PRACTICE INTERVIEWS / COVERAGE *Rico Richardson, EJ Drewery, Zion Pyatt, LeBeau, Todd Wilcher and Qua Cox In addition to Monday’s media luncheon, JSU stu- were all named All-SWAC first team members, while Stephen Capler, Johnathan dent-athletes and coaches are available for in-person Billups and BJ Lee were named second team members. or phone interviews before or after practice Tuesday (players and coaches), Wednesday (players and *Jackson State was predicted to finish second in the SWAC Eastern Division in coaches) and Thursday (coaches only). the league preseason poll. All interview requests must be directed to the Ath- letic Media Relations Office at least 24 hours in ad- *Jackson State finished the 2011 season by winning six of its final seven games. vance. Student-athlete’s phone numbers will not be given out. Video and still photographers may shoot In the final two games of the season the Tigers scored 85 points while allowing the first 15 minutes and last 10 minutes of drills. only 13 points. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS *Joseph LeBeau, who is JSU’s best defender, made the most of his summer. JSU’s locker room is closed to the media at home LeBeau took 18 hours in the second session of summer school, in addition to and on the road. At Miss. Veterans Memorial Stadium, taking classes during intercession and the first session of summer school, in the JSU coach Rick Comegy and requested players order to graduate in December. He also has a 3.5 grade point average. will be available in the interview room approximately 20 minutes following the game. *BJ Lee, who is ranked as one of the fastest men to run track and play football, is committed to a policy of won a SWAC championship in the Indoor 60 meter dash last season. equal access for both male and female reporters and photographers.

*Jackson State boasts some of the fastest skill position players in the Southwest- ern Athletic Conference. Rico Richardson, BJ Lee and Tobias Singleton all have elite football speed. Richardson established himself as one of the legitimate deep threats in the SWAC, while BJ Lee proved to be one of the quickest, most elu- sive players in the SWAC. Singleton was a stellar kick returner in the SEC last season as a freshman.

History in the Making *The Mississippi State Bulldogs and the Jackson State Tigers made history in 2009, by becoming the first SEC school and SWAC school, both from the state of Mississippi, to meet on the gridiron.

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LAST MEETING Tigers Among National Leaders in Attendance The Jackson State Tigers finished the 2011 JSU 7, Mississippi State 45 season ranked in the top five in attendance. The Sept. 5, 2009 * Starkville, MS Tigers averaged 23,166 fans per game for fifth

best at the FCS level. STARKVILLE, Miss. - The Jackson State Tigers were looking to make history by be- ing the first Southwestern Athletic Conference team when they took the field against ROSTER LOADED WITH QBs the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Wade Stadium Saturday afternoon. Unfortu- The JSU 2012 roster has seven signal callers nately the Tigers were on the wrong end of a 45-7 loss. listed on it. The current batch of QBs is the deepest pool for the Tigers during the Comegy era. After a 30 minute delay due to lightning strikes around the stadium, the Tigers and the Bulldogs met for the first time ever on the gridiron. Turnovers and penalties hampered POSITION CHANGES the Jackson State offense. Mississippi State was also plagued by turnovers and pen- A couple of Tigers will play different positions alties, JSU had 15 penalties and MSU committed 12, however the Bulldogs were able this season. Senior EJ Drewery will see time at to overcome those hiccups. both WR and TE. Last season Drewery played WR only. Sophomore Ariane McCree will play LB and DE. Last season he saw time at LB. Both teams opening drives stalled out. JSU got the ball for the first time in the game

when Kerry Hoskins recovered a Christian Ducre fumble. JSU was not able to move TIGERS ROSTER MADE UP OF the ball and attempted to punt. MSU capitalized on a botched JSU punt attempt and took over possession on the JSU 24 yard line. Four plays later the Bulldogs put up HOSPITALITY STATERS the first points on the scoreboard, when Chris Relf connected with Chad Bumphis for 34 members of the JSU football team are from a 15 yard TD. Brauchle's extra point kick gave MSU a 7-0 lead with 9:12 remaining in the great state of Mississippi. Of those 34, 16 the first quarter. are from Jackson and surrounding areas.

TRANSFER U! MSU took over possession on the JSU 22 yard line on another mishandled JSU punt Not only has the JSU coaching staff done a attempt. Marcell Young broke up a Tyson Lee pass in the end zone to save a touch- down. Sean Brauchle missed a 38-yard field goal attempt. good job of recruiting freshmen and JUCO transfers, the Tigers also has eight players from Division I programs to transfer to J-State. To- On MSU's next possession Brauchle missed a 37-yard field goal attempt at the 12:19 bias Singleton - ATH (Ole Miss), EJ Drewery mark in the second quarter. The Bulldogs ended the half with a 12 play, 79 yard drive - TE/WR (SMU), BJ Lee - ATH (SMU), Clayton to give MSU a 14-0 lead. Moore - QB (Akron), Evan Ingram - QB (Ole Miss), Marquese Dunn - RB (New Mexico St.), Caleb Lester - DB (UAB) and Raphael Dent - MSU opened the second half with a three play, 15 yard drive that ended with a seven DB (Southern Miss). yard run scoring run by Robert Elliot at the 13:07 mark in the third. Brauchle's point after kick made the score 21-0. Six minutes and 58 seconds later Marcus Green hauled in a 19-yard pass from Relf. Brauchle's kick made the score 28-0. MSU ended DEPARTED PLAYERS the quarter with a seven-yard Relf to Bumphis TD pass. The extra point kick gave Gone from the JSU program, for the 2012 sea- MSU a 35-0 lead. son, are several highly skilled players. QB Ca- sey Therriault - set or tied JSU records in pass Brauchle opened the fourth quarter with a 25 yard field goal. JSU got its only score of completions, pass attempts, passing yards and the game when freshman Terrance Davis capped a 10 play, 72-yard drive with a 16 passing touchdowns. WR Marcellos Wilder - led yard TD run.Eric Perri's extra point kick made the score 38-7 with 8:27 remaining in the team in receptions and was second in the game. MSU recorded the final score of the game when Corey Broomfield inter- touchdown receptions last season. TE Renty cepted an errant pass by Trae Rutland and returned it 43 yards for the score. Rollins - was second on the team in receptions and third in touchdown receptions. DE Donavan Robinson - tied JSU’s single season sack re- JSU finished the game with 194 total offensive yards, while MSU had 359. The Tigers cord last season with 16. had 62 rushing yards and 132 passing. The Bulldogs had 202 rushing yards and 157 passing yards. Rutland finished with a team high 62 rushing yards and a game high CHISLED PHYSIQUE 132 passing yards. Relf led the Bulldogs with 82 rushing yards and a TD to go along Several players have worked on their physical with 75 passing yards. Keenan Tillman caught two passes for a game high 57 yards fitness over the summer. Joseph LeBeau added for JSU. Marcus Green caught three passes for 40 yards and a TD. muscle and strength during the off-season, in order to deal with expected double-teams he will face during SWAC play. Rico Richardson Malcolm Palmer led JSU with 8.5 tackles and Marcus Jamison followed with six. added 10 pounds of muscle in order to have Wade Bonner led MSU with four tackles. The attendance of 54,232 is the third largest in MSU history. more productivity as the No. 1 receiver, as well as to participate in the return game. BJ Lee, is pound-for-pound one of the strongest and most physically fit members of the team.

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Rick Comegy JSU Head Football Coach * Seventh Year For more than 30 years, Rick Comegy has crafted a career filled with successful student-athletes and championship- winning teams. Last season the Tigers celebrated the 100th season of football with a 9-2 record and a SWAC Eastern Divi- sion co-championship. During the 2007 season, his second year at Jackson State, he added a Southwestern Athletic Confer- ence championship to his prolific resume'. Now in his seventh season, Comegy continues to build on his stellar reputation while leading JSU to prominence in the SWAC. In six seasons he has produced five winning seasons. Under Comegy's leadership the Tigers have produced 33 All- SWAC selections, the HBCU Offensive and SWAC Player of the Year (Casey Therriault), the SWAC Defensive Player of the Year, AFCA All-American (Marcellus Speaks-2008), SBN All-Americans Therriault and Renty Rollins (2010) SWAC Champi- onship Game Offensive Player of the Game (Jimmy Oliver-2007) and Defensive Player of the Game (Domonique Johnson- 2007). Jaymar Johnson was drafted by Minnesota in the sixth round of the 2008 draft and Domonique John- son and Marcus Benard signed NFL contracts (with Denver and Cleveland respectively) in 2009. Donavan Robinson was picked up as a rookie free agent with the . In 2010 the Tigers bounced back from its first losing season under Comegy, to finish the season with an 8-3 record. In 2006, his inaugural season, he opened with a 44-20 victory over Paul Quinn and went on to post a 6-4 overall record. In 2007, he led the Tigers to a SWAC Eastern Division title and the schools 16th conference championship with a 42-31 victory over Grambling State. He was named the SWAC Coach of the Year, Coach of the Year by the Pig Skin Club of Washington, D.C., and Coach of the Year by the 100% Wrong Club. City of Jackson councilman Kenneth I. Stokes named him "Man of The Comegy File

the Year" at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Awards Dinner. In 2008 his Tigers finished with a 7-5 overall record (6-2 SWAC), as Born: Sept. 24, 1953 the Tigers won their second consecutive SWAC Eastern Division title. In 2009 JSU posted its first losing season under Hometown: Chester, PA Comegy, posting a 3-7 record. College: Millersville University (1976) Comegy came to JSU after serving as head football coach for the Golden Lions, where he compiled Coaching Experience: a 90-26 overall record in a ten-year span. He captured four Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship titles 1975-77 Asst. Coach Millersville (1998-2001, and 2004) and three-of-five bowl games from 1998 to 2004. In 2001, the Golden Tigers led the SIAC in both 1978-84 Asst. Coach Colgate scoring offensively and defensively. In 2000, he finished the season with a perfect 12-0 record and went on to win the Na- 1985-89 Asst. Coach Central St. 1990-91 Head Coach Cheyney tional Black Championship. 1992-93 Asst. Coach Central St. Comegy's coaching career began as a defensive back coach at Millersville University in 1975. After a three-year stint with 1994-95 Head Coach Central St. Millersville as the defensive and receiver coach, he joined the coaching staff at Colgate University as the defensive coach 1996-05 Head Coach Tuskegee and assistant track coach. 2006 - present Head Coach JSU In his seven years at Colgate, he would hold the title as head baseball coach for four years as well as the defensive coach and quarterback and receiver coach. After serving as defensive line/coordinator at from 1985- The Rick Comegy Record 1993 he left for the head coaching position at Cheyney State. After two years, he returned to Central State as head coach 1990 Cheyney 0-11 1991 Cheyney 0-11 and led the team to consecutive NAIA appearances and one championship in 1995. In two years as head coach, he posted 1994 Central St. 8-2* an 18-3 overall record. During his career, Comegy has helped send many athletes to the National and 1995 Central St. 10-1# leagues. Some of his athletes are: Eric Williams, Jacon Shelly and Teka Brown of the Dallas Cowboys; Hugh Douglas of the 1996 Tuskegee 5-6 (1995 Rookie of the Year); Vince Buck of the New Orleans Saints; Marvin Pope of the San Francisco 49ers; 1997 Tuskegee 7-4 Milton Jones of the ; Kervin Wardroup of the Detroit Lions; Marvin Coleman of the Washington 1998 Tuskegee 10-2%^ Redskins; Russell Meeks of the ; Jim Williams of the Chicago Bears; Drayton Florence of the San Diego 1999 Tuskegee 9-3 Chargers; Frank Walker of the New York Giants; Kelvin Powell of the CFL's Edmonton Eskimos; Roosevelt Williams of the 2000 Tuskegee 12-0%$^ 2001 Tuskegee 11-1%^ Chicago Bears; Bennitte Waddell of the ; Anthony Mitchell of the 2001 Super Bowl Championship Balti- 2002 Tuskegee 10-1% more Ravens. In 2008, Jackson State's Jaymar Johnson was drafted in the seventh round by the Minnesota Vikings and 2003 Tuskegee 5-6 Lavarus Giles signed with as a free agent running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars. 2004 Tuskegee 10-2 The Pennsylvania native is a 1976 graduate of Millersville University of Lancaster, Pa., where he was a three-year letter- 2005 Tuskegee 11-1 man and an all-conference defensive back. With the opportunity to play for the Philadelphia Bells of the WFL, he left school 2006 JSU 6-5 for a year but returned in 1975 as a part-time student and coach, and earned a BS degree in sociology. 2007 JSU 8-4@ 2008 JSU 7-5 While coaching may take an ample amount of coach Comegy's time, he and his staff hold several youth football camps 2009 JSU 3-7 during the summer gearing each camp to teach participants the basic fundamentals of football in an energetic and positive 2010 JSU 8-3 atmosphere. Comegy is also a board member or Make A Wish Foundation in Jackson, Miss. 2011 JSU 9-2 Comegy is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is a member of the Coaches Association. The Comegy family suffered a great loss on June 22, 2009 when his wife of 25 years, Connie lost her battle against cancer. * NAIA Playoffs, #NAIA National Championship, %SIAC Championship. ^Pioneer Bowl Champs, Connie was 54 years old when she passed away. Coach Comegy and Connie are the parents of two girls and three boys: $Black College National Championship, @SWAC Mary, Connie, William, Rick and Billy Joe and have 12 grandchildren and three great-grand children. Championship

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2012 Jackson State Football Roster No. Name Pos. Class HT/WT Hometown/Last School 1 Tobias Singleton ATH SO 6-2/190 Flora, MS/Ole Miss 2 E.J. Drewery WR/TE SR 6-6/236 Chesapeake, VA/SMU 3 B.J. Lee ATH SR 5-7/185 Ridgeland, MS/SMU 4 Jairus Moll WR FR 5-9/180 Laplace, LA, West St. John HS 5 Cameron Loeffler DB JR 6-0/208 Exeter, CA/College of Sequoias CC 6 Richard Hughes DB SR 6-0/205 Atlanta, GA/SW Dekalb HS 7 Clayton Moore QB JR 6-2/215 Louisville, MS/Akron Univ. 8 Dedric McDonald QB SR 6-5/220 Morton, MS/Morton HS 9 Milton Patterson LB SR 6-1/235 Atlanta, GA/Banneker HS 10 Evan Ingram QB SO 6-3/220 Gray, LA/Ole Miss 11 LaMontiez Ivy OB FR 6-3/225 East St. Louis, IL/East St. Louis HS 12 Tevin Chapman QB R-SO 6-1/195 Hattiesburg, MS/Central HS 13 Tim Rush RB R-SO 5-10/195 Jackson, MS/Jim Hill HS 14 Joseph LeBeau DE SR 6-1/245 New Orleans, LA/Arkansas Baptist CC 15 Mark Thigpen QB R-SO 6-3/220 Jackson, MS/Callaway HS 16 Benjamin Thomas QB FR 6-1/200 Eufaula, AL/Eufaula HS 17 James Bynes WR FR 6-4/215 Miami, FL/Booker T. Washington HS 18 Marquese Dunn RB SO 6-3/230 Pflugerville, TX/New Mexico State 19 Caleb Lester DB JR 5-11/185 Atlanta, GA/UAB 20 Qua Cox DB R-JR 6-0/185 Tuskegee, AL/Booker T. Washington HS 21 Demetrius McClendon OLB SR 6-0/210 Delray Beach, FL/Heritage HS 22 Mike Johnson DB R-FR 5-8/190 S horter, AL/Booker T. Washington HS 23 Joe Perry DB R-FR 6-1/190 Natchez, MS/Natchez HS 24 Tommy Gooden RB JR 6-0/215 Atlanta, GA/Frederick Douglas HS 25 Darreon Atkins DB R-FR 6-1/188 Round Rock, TX/Round Rock HS 26 Ryan Griffin OLB R-FR 5-11/185 Ypsilanti, MI/Ypsilanti HS 27 Preston Hughes DB FR 6-0/190 Daphne, AL/Daphne HS 28 John McNabb LB JR 6-1/220 Hattiesburg, MS/Central HS 29 Antonio Sutton DB SO 5-11/185 Miami, FL/Miami Jackson HS 30 Chester Horne RB JR 5-10/200 Jackson, MS/Pearl River CC 31 Raphael Dent CB SO 6-1/190 Jackson, MS/Southern Miss 33 Rakeem Sims RB R-SO 5-11/225 Richton, MS/Richton HS 35 Mike Hill DB SR 6-1/190 Jackson, MS/Murrah HS 36 Alexander Montgomery DB FR 5-10/190 Lawrence Co., MS/Lawrence Co. HS 38 Travis Woods DB R-JR 5-8/174 Natchez, MS/Natchez HS 40 Todd Wilcher LB R-JR 6-1/230 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS 41 Tedderick Terrell LB R-FR 6-2/230 Jackson, MS/Lanier HS 42 Chais Pinesett DE SR 6-2/245 Orange Co., CA/Saddleback CC 44 Ariane McCree LB/DE R-SO 6-2/240 Chester, SC/Chester HS 45 Jabari Payton TE FR 6-5/250 Carthage, MS/Carthage HS 46 John Moore LB JR 6-1/215 Wilkinson Co., MS/Wilkinson Co. HS 47 Stedmon Capler FB FR 5-11/250 Ridgeland, MS/Ridgeland HS 48 Dylan Douglas TE R-SO 6-2/245 Thibodeaux, LA/Mississippi College 49 Terry Harper LB FR 5-11/215 Atlanta, GA/Lovejoy HS 50 Brandon Siggers DE SR 6-3/245 Tunica, MS/Rose Fork HS 51 Jeremy Smith LB JR 6-1.230 Rosedale, MS/Coahoma CC 52 Willie Bell DE SO 6-2/240 Jackson, MS/Murrah HS 53 Sedric Hogan DE JR 6-3/250 Holmes Co., MS/JJ McClain HS 54 Ricky Hutchins DL JR 6-0/280 Jackson, MS/Hinds CC 55 Jonathan Smith OL R-SO 6-3/280 Pensacola, FL/Pensacola HS 56 Javarius Conner DE SR 6-3/250 Macon, MS/Noxubee Co. HS 57 Luis McLeod DL SR 6-4/330 Gainesville, FL/Eastside HS 58 Shaun Wilmore LS SO 6-1/200 San Diego, CA/Lincoln HS 59 Jordan Arthur OL JR 6-4/300 Monroe, LA/Arkansas Baptist CC 60 Stephen Capler OL SR 6-2/290 Jackson, MS/Ridgeland HS 65 Alvin Kelly OL FR 6-5/300 Hahnville, LA/Hahnville HS

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67 Derrick Jean OL JR 6-3/270 Miami, FL/Central HS 70 Jalen Simpson OL FR 6-3/300 Birmingham, AL/John Carroll HS 71 Zion Pyatt OL SR 6-6/290 Baltimore, MD/Lackawanna CC 72 Marcus Murphy OL FR 6-4/305 Chicago, IL/North Londel HS 73 Maurice Brooks OL SR 6-3/290 Charleston, MS/Coahoma CC 74 Steven Gilbert OL FR 6-4/270 Miami, FL/Valero HS 75 Darius Mitchell OL R-SO 6-3/320 Atlanta, GA/Westlake HS 77 Danny Williams OL SO 6-3/350 Tuscaloosa, AL/Tuscaloosa Co. HS 79 Derrick Maulsby OL FR 6-4/310 Monroeville, PA/Gateway HS 80 Michael Perkins WR R-SO 6-1/190 Valparaiso, IN/Valparaiso HS 82 Zachary Pendleton WR JR 6-3/190 Jackson, MS/East Central CC 83 Rico Richardson WR SR 6-1/185 Natchez, MS/Natchez HS 84 Lacorey Tucker WR FR 6-1/185 Talladega, AL/Talladega HS 85 Alden Warner WR R-FR 6-0/188 Baton Rouge, LA/Redemptorist HS 86 Jarrell Young WR R-JR 6-1/190 Jackson, MS/Murrah HS 87 De Sean McKenzie WR FR 6-3/190 Covington, GA/Stone Mountain HS 88 Tevin Garrett TE FR 6-4/255 Talladega, AL/Talladega Co. HS 90 Tony Dean P FR 5-9/170 Rochester, MI/Rochester HS 91 Coleman Johnson DT FR 6-2/290 Pensacola, FL/Pensacola HS 92 Jamal Jones LB/DE R-FR 6-3/245 Livingston, AL/Livingston HS 93 Johnathan Billups DT SR 6-1/320 Picayune, MS/Picayune HS 94 Michael Dukes DT R-JR 6-4/315 Brandon, MS/NW Rankin HS 95 Armon Carter DT R-JR 6-3/285 Jackson, MS/Murrah HS 96 Ryan Deising K FR 5-8/170 Nashville, TN/Pearl-Cohn HS 97 Jamal Carter DT SR 6-3/315 Livingston, AL/Livingston HS 98 Johnny Conner DT SR 6-0/305 Macon, MS/Noxubee Co. HS 99 Darcy Williamson K FR 5-11/180 Victoria, Australia

Pronunciation Guide

Players 4 Jairus Moll Jair - Us Mall 5 Cameron Loeffler Loft- ler 8 Dedric McDonald Deh – Drick 11 LaMontiez Ivy Lamont - Te - Ez 33 Rakeem Sims Rah – Keem 56 Javarius Conner Juh – Var- Us 79 Derrick Maulsby Malls - Bee 96 Ryan Deising Dee - Sing

Coaches Rick Comegy Come – Uh - Gee Darrin Hayes Darren

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Depth Chart DEFENSE OFFENSE Left End 56 Javarius Conner (SR, 6-3/250) X - Receiver 80 Michael Perkins (R-SO, 6-1/190) 53 Sedric Hogan (JR, 6-3/250) 1 Tobias Singleton (SO, 6-2/190) Left Tackle 93 Johnathan Billups (SR, 6-1/320) Left Tackle 71 Zion Pyatt (SR, 6-6/290) 97 Jamal Carter (SR, 6-3/315) 72 Marcus Murphy (FR, 6-4/305) Right Tackle 94 Michael Dukes (R-JR, 6-4/315) Left Guard 59 Jordan Arthur (JR, 6-4/300) 57 Luis McLeod (SR, 6-4/330) 75 Darius Mitchell (R-SO, 6-3/320) Right End 14 Joseph LeBeau (SR, 6-1/245) Center 60 Stephen Capler (SR, 6-2/290) 41 Tedderick Terrell (R-FR, 6-2/230) 73 Maurice Brooks (SR, 6-3/290) Tiger 35 Mike Hill (SR, 6-1/190) Right Guard 55 Jonathan Smith (R-SO, 6-3/280) 21 Demetrius McClendon (SR, 6-0/210) 79 Derrick Maulsby (FR, 6-4/310) Rover 40 Todd Wilcher (R-JR, 6-1/230) Right Tackle 67 Derrick Jean (JR, 6-3/270) 28 John McNabb (JR, 6-1/220) 77 Danny Williams (SO, 6-3/350) Mack 9 Milton Patterson (SR, 6-1/235) Tight End 2 E.J. Drewery (SR, 6-6/236) 44 Ariane McCree (R-SO, 6-2/240) 48 Dylan Douglas (R-SO, 6-2/245) Buck 5 Cameron Loeffler (JR, 6-0/208) Z - Receiver 83 Rico Richardson (SR, 6-1/185) 38 Travis Woods (R-JR, 5-8/174) 4 Jairus Moll (FR, 5-9/180) Left Corner 20 Qua Cox (R-JR, 6-0/185) Quarterback 8 Dedric McDonald (SR, 6-5/220) 29 Antonio Sutton (SO, 5-11/185) 11 LaMontiez Ivy (FR, 6-3/225) Free Safety 6 Richard Hughes (SR, 6-0/205) Full Back 18 Marquese Dunn (SO, 6-3/230) 25 Darreon Atkins (R-FR, 6-1/188) 33 Rakeem Sims (R-SO, 5-11/225) Right Corner 23 Joe Perry (R-FR, 6-1/190) Half Back 3 B.J. Lee (SR, 5-7/185) 19 Caleb Lester (JR, 5-11/185) 24 Tommy Gooden (JR, 6-0/215)

Special Teams Special Teams Place Kicker 96 Ryan Deising (FR, 5-8/170) Punter 90 Tony Dean (FR, 5-9/170) 80 Michael Perkins (R-SO, 6-1/190) Snapper 58 Shaun Wilmore (SO, 6-1/200) Holder 8 Dedric McDonald (SR, 6-5/220) Kick Returner 1 Tobias Singleton (SO, 6-2/190) Punt Returner 3 B.J. Lee (SR, 5-7/185) 20 Qua Cox (R-JR, 6-0/185) 83 Rico Richardson (SR, 6-1/185)

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14 JOSEPH LEBEAU

PRESEASON HONORS *2012 SWAC Defensive Player of the Year At JSU *2012 All-SWAC First Team 2011: Played in 11 games and finished with 75 *2012 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List tackles (2nd on the team), 22.5 tackles for loss *BSN 2012 Preseason 1st Team All-American (2nd on the team), 16 sacks (T-1st place on *CFPA Preseason Watch List team and ties a JSU single season record), *2012 Black College Football All-Star game three forced fumbles, seven QB hurries and a *2012 FCS Senior Scout Bowl All-American pass deflection. He was named an All-American, *2012 College Sports Journal All-American SWAC Newcomer of the Year and an All-SWAC *2012 Boxtorow.com All-American *2012 College Sports Madness All-American first team member. He was named the Boxtorow *2012 College Sports Network All-American National Player of the Week, College Football Performance Performer of the Week recognition (twice) and SWAC Newcomer of the Week. RECORDS *Tied JSU’s single season sack record (16)

LEBEAU NOTES *Has a 3.5 GPA *Took 18 hours in the second session of summer school at JSU *Majoring in Criminal Justice *Set to graduate in December 2012

CAREER STATS Defense Yr. G UT AT TT TFL-YD FF/FR PD INT/YD 2011 11 41 34 75 22.5/122 3/0 1 - - -

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83 RICO RICHARDSON

PRESEASON HONORS *2012 All-SWAC First Team His 24.2 yard per catch average led the team *BSN 2012 Preseason All-American Honorable Men- and his 87 yard receiving play led the team. He tion averaged 81.5 receiving yards per game. He *CFPA Preseason Watch List caught a team high 11 touchdown receptions. *2012 Black College Football All-Star game He also returned five punts for 59 yards and a *2012 Boxtorow.com All-American touchdown. He was named as a second team All-SWAC member. 2010: Played in 11 games RICHARDSON NOTES and tied for third on the team in receptions as he *Nickname is Tarzan hauled in 34 passes for 538 yards and four *One of the fastest football players in the SWAC *Led the FCS, last season, with a 23 yards per catch touchdowns. He averaged 15.8 yards per recep- average tion and had a long receiving play of 59 *Had 7 touchdown receptions of 20 yards or more yards. He also had a team high 10 punt returns last season for 43 yards. 2009: Rico was ranked second in *Averaged 81.5 yards per game last season the SWAC in punt return avg. (9.2 ypr) and was *Almost left JSU as a freshman because he was also fourth on the team in receptions as a true home sick freshman when he caught nine passes for 129 yards. At JSU 2011: Played in and started all 11 games. He finished third on the team in receptions with 36 and led the team in receiving yards with 853.

CAREER STATS Offense Yr. G Rec. Yds TD 2009 9 14 129 0 2010 11 34 538 4 2011 11 36 896 11 Total 31 84 1563 15

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9 MILTON PATTERSON

At JSU : 2011: Played in 11 games and recorded 55 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, three sacks, an inter- ception, a pass breakup and two QB hurries. . 2010: Played in 11 games and led the team with 63 tackles (32 solo) and was second on the team with 13.5 tackles for loss, including one sack and an interception to go along with two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, one forced fumbles and a safety. He was named SWAC Defensive Player of the Week and CFPA Defensive Player of the Week (twice). 2009: Had a very good freshman campaign when he played in seven games and recorded 17 tack- les... finished the season with 1.5 tackles for loss (four yards), a sack (two yards), three QB hurries and a forced fumble.

CAREER STATS Defense Yr. G UT AT TT TFL-YD FF/FR PD INT/YD 2011 11 28 27 55 11/44 0/0 1 1/0 2010 11 32 34 66 13.5/36 1/2 2 1/6 2009 7 10 7 17 1.5/4 1/0 0 0/0 Total 29 70 68 138 15/84 2/2 3 2/6

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2 EJ DREWERY

PRESEASON HONORS *2012 Boxtorow.com All-American *2012 Preseason All-SWAC First Team

At JSU 2011: Played in 11 games and caught 26 passes for 354 yards and two touchdowns. Av- eraged 13.6 yards per reception and 32.2 yards per game. 2010: Played in 11 games and aught 23 passes for 468 yards and one touchdown. His long play of the season was 41 yards and he averaged 42.5 receiving yards per game. He averaged a team high 20.3 yards per reception. .

CAREER STATS Offense Yr. G Rec. Yds TD 2010 11 23 468 1 2011 11 26 354 2 Total 22 49 822 3

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3 BJ LEE

BJ LEE NOTES touchdown. His long receiving play of the sea- *Ranked as one of the fastest players in the SWAC son was 52 yards and he led the team in kick *Listed among the fastest football players who also returns with 369 yards on 13 attempts. run track *Won the 2012 SWAC Indoors 60 meters dash *Selected as a Preseason All-SWAC team member as a punt returner.

At JSU 2011: Played in 11 games and made eight starts for the Tigers. He recorded 348 yards (2nd on the team) and two touchdowns on 66 carries. He av- eraged 5.3 yards per carry and had a long rush of 22 yards to go along with 31.6 yards per game. He also caught 27 passes (5th on the team) for 160 yards. He averaged 14.5 receiving yards per game. 2010: Played in 11 games and finished the season as the team’s leading rusher with 439 yards and two touchdowns on 99 car- ries. He had a long run of 32 yards and averaged 4.4 yards per carry. He also tied for third on the team with 34 receptions for 325 yards and a

CAREER STATS Offense Yr. G Rec. Yds TD Rush Yds TD Tot. Off Plays Yds KOR Yds TD 2010 11 34 325 1 99 439 2 99 439 13 369 0 2011 11 27 160 0 66 348 2 66 348 13 254 0 Total 22 49 822 1 165 787 4 165 787 26 623 0

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PLAYERS TO WATCH #52 Willie Bell four games as a Tigers and recorded three tackles LB (two solo, one assist). He was also a key special Sophomore * 6-2 * 225 teams member. Jackson, MS (Murrah HS) ——————————————————————— At JSU: 2011: Willie played in seven games and #20 Qua Cox recorded one tackle DB ———————————————————————— RS-Junior * 6-0 * 185 #93 Johnathan Billups Tuskegee, AL (B.T. Washington HS) DT At JSU: 2011: Played in 11 games and recorded 35 Senior * 6-1 * 320 tackles, with 2.5 tackles for loss, three Interceptions, Picayune, MS (Picayune HS) nine pass breakups and a blocked kick. 2010: Played At JSU: 2011: Finished fifth on the team in tackles in all 11 games for Jackson State and recorded 29 with 47... also had 5.5 tackles for loss, two sacks, a tackles and one tackle for loss. He was tied for sec- pass breakup, a QB hurry and a fumble recovery. ond on the team with two interceptions (42 yards) 2010: Played in 11 games and finished with 40 tack- and finished third on the team in pass break les, eight tackles for loss, a forced fumble and five ups with seven. Made his first collegiate start against sacks. 2009: Played in four games as a freshman and Grambling State (third game of the season) and was recorded three tackles. a starter for the rest of the year. 2009: Did not play ———————————————————————— ——————————————————————— #60 Stephen Capler #18 Marquese Dunn OL FB/TE Senior * 6-2 * 270 Junior * 6-3 * 230 Ridgeland, MS (Ridgeland HS) Pfluergerville, TX (New Mexico State) At JSU: 2011: Saw action in eight games and was a At JSU: 2011: Played in eight games with one start. member of the unit that helped JSU running backs He had 118 yards on 13 carries and a touchdown. He rush for 1571 yards and 22 touchdowns and JSU QBs also caught two passes for 38 yards. 2010: Played in to pass for 3829 yards and 28 touchdowns. 2010: six games and saw action as a special teams mem- Served as the back-up center for the Tigers. Helped ber and as a running back. He recorded three tack- JSU quarterbacks pass for a conference high 3454 les. yards and 31 TDs and JSU running backs rush ——————————————————————— for 1085 yds and 16 TDs. 2009: Saw limited action for #24 Tommy Gooden the Tigers. Was a member of the JSU offensive line RB that helped JSU running backs rush for 752 yards and Junior * 6-0 * 215 QBs pass for 1599 yards. Atlanta, GA (Frederick Douglass HS) ———————————————————————— At JSU: 2011: Played in 11 games and led the team #97 Jamal Carter in rushing with 597 yards and three touchdowns. He DT averaged 6.7 yards per carry and had a long rushing Senior * 6-3 * 315 play of 45 yards. He averaged 54.3 yards per game. Livingston, AL (Livingston HS) He was also fourth on the team in receptions with 27 At JSU: 2011: Played in nine games and had 21 catches, 285 yards and two touchdowns. His long tackles 4.5 tackles for loss, two pass deflections and receiving play was 75 yards and averaged 25.9 four QB hurries. 2010: Played in four games... re- receiving yards per game. 2010: Played in seven corded four tackles and a quarterback hurry. 2009: games... recorded 80 rushing yards and a touchdown Recorded one tackle, one tackle for loss for 11 yards on 21 attempts and caught four passes for 13 yards. and a sack for 11 yards. ——————————————————————— ———————————————————————— #21 Demetrius McClendon #56 Javarius Conner LB DE Senior * 6-0 * 210 Senior * 6-3 * 250 Delray Beach, FL (Heritage HS) Macon, MS (Noxubee Co. HS) At JSU: 2011: Played in 10 games and finished with At JSU: 2011: Played in 10 games and recorded 18 26 tackles, 0.5 tackles for loss, two pass breakups tackles, 2.5 tackles for loss, a sack and two QB hur- and a forced fumble. 2010: Did not play. 2009: ries. 2010: Played in eight games and recorded 11 Played in seven g tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss. He also had one pass deflection and a quarter back hurry. 2009: Played in

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PLAYERS TO WATCH #8 Dedric McDonald #23 Joseph Perry QB LB RS-Senior * 6-5 * 220 Senior * 6-2 * 245 Morton, MS (Morton HS) Natchez, MS (Natchez HS) At JSU: 2011: Played in seven games with one start. At JSU: 2011: Saw action in one game and did not He completed three of nine pass attempts for 29 yards record any stats. and an interception. He also rushed for 17 yards on —————————————————————— four attempts. 2010: Served as the backup quarter- #42 Chais Pinesett back and played in three games an completed one ATH pass for six yards before going down with an ankle RS-Sophomore * 6-1 * 190 injury late in the season. 2009: Had an up-and-down Orange Co., CA (Saddleback CC) red-shirt freshman campaign where he split time as At JSU: 2011: Played in six games and recorded the starting quarterback with two other players. He seven tackles. He was hampered by injuries most of played in seven games and passed for 539 yards the season. while completing 46 of 125 attempts with two touch- —————————————————————— downs and five interceptions. He showed promise #71 Zion Pyatt early in the season when he almost led the Tigers to a OL win over rival Tennessee State in the 20th Senior * 6-5 * 280 Annual Southern Heritage Classic in Memphis, TN Baltimore, MD (Lackawanna CC) where he passed for 163 yards and a touchdown. He At JSU: 2011: Was a member of the unit that helped completed 11 of 25 attempts. 2008: Redshirted his JSU running backs rush for 1571 yards and 22 true freshman season touchdowns and JSU QBs to pass for 3829 yards ———————————————————————— and 28 touchdowns. He was named to the All-SWAC #57 Luis McLeod second team. DL —————————————————————— RS-Senior * 6-4 * 330 #33 Rakeem Sims Gainsville, FL (Eastside HS) RB At JSU: 2011: Played in 11 games and recorded 39 RS-Sophomore * 5-11 * 225 tackles, five tackles for loss, two sacks and a fumble Richton, MS (Richton HS) recovery. 2010: Played in eight games and had 14 At JSU: 2011: Played in 11 games and rushed for tackles, three tackles for loss, one sack and one pass 262 yards and four touchdowns on 51 carries. He deflection. He was selected as a member of the Phil averaged 5.1 yards per attempt and had a long rush Steele’s 2010 preseason All-SWAC second team. of 24 yards. He also caught four passes for 47 yards 2009: Was a member of the JSU offensive line and a touchdown. 2010: Sat out as a red-shirt. that helped JSU running backs rush for 752 yards and —————————————————————— QBs pass for 1599 yards. 2008: Sat out as a red-shirt. #40 Todd Wilcher ———————————————————————— LB #75 Darius Mitchell RS-Junior * 6-1 * 230 OL Atlanta, GA (Westlake HS) RS-Junior * 6-3 * 320 At JSU: 2011: Played in 11 games and led the team Atlanta, GA (Westlake HS) in tackles with 76. He also had seven tackles for loss, At JSU: 2011: Played in one game. 2010: Suffered a sack, an interception two pass breakups and a fum- through the season with injuries. 2009: Sat out as a ble recovery. 2010: Played in 11 games and re- true freshman. corded 54 tackles (fifth on the team), with 5.5 tackles ———————————————————————— for loss, one sack, one interception, two fumble re- #80 Michael Perkins coveries and two forced fumbles. 2009: Sat out as ATH a red-shirt. RS-Sophomore * 6-1 * 190 Valparaiso, IN (Valparaiso HS) At JSU: 2011: Played in 11 games and caught 24 passes for 325 yards. He averaged 13.5 yards per catch with a long play of 33 yards. He also had 10 punts for 349 yards for an average of 34.9 yards per punt and a long of 56 yards with five fair catches and three landing inside the 20-yard line. 2010: Saw action in one game.

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JACKSON STATE RECORDS Most Yards Returning Punts Most Rushing Yards 459, Daryl Jones, 1986 Game: 346, William Arnold vs. Texas Southern , 1993 Best Kickoff Return Average Season: 1644, Destry Wright 1999 36.1, Roscoe Word, 1973 Career: 4050, Destry Wright, 1997-1999 Most Yards Returning Kickoff Total Offense 709, Torrey Thigpen, 2000 Game: 598, Robert Kent vs. NC A& T, 2002 Season: 3824, Robert Kent, 2001 Most Field Goals Career: 12,565, Robert Kent, 2000-2003 17, Eric Perri, 2007; 12, Eric Dozier, 1983; 12, Adam Har- Most Passes Attempted ris, 1996 (Season) Game: 63, Robert Kent vs. NC A&T, 2002 29, Brain Reynolds, 2000 (Career) Season: 453, Robert Kent, 2001 Career: 1539, Robert Kent, 2000-2003 Longest Field Goal Made Most Passes Completed 50, Eric Perri, 2007 vs. Tenn. State Game: 41, Robert Kent vs. NC A&T, 2002 45, Vernon Perry, 1975 vs. Alcorn Season: 255,Casey Therriault, 2010 Career: 825, Robert Kent, 2000-2003 Longest Field Goal Attempted Most Passing Yards 53, Vernon Perry, 1975 vs. Texas Southern Game: 595, Robert Kent vs. Alabama St., 2001 Season: 3,791, Casey Therriault, 2011 Most Extra Points Career: 11,797, Robert Kent, 2000-2003 51, Ike Ayozie, 1989-1990 (season) Most Passes Caught Game: 14, T.C. Taylor, Alabama St., 2001 Most Consecutive Extra Points Season: 84, T.C. Taylor, 2001 45, Ike Ayozie, 1989-1990 (season) Career: 181, , 1996-1999 Most Touchdown Passes Most Career Consecutive Extra Points Game: 6, Mark Washington, Alcorn, 1999 and Robert 63, Ike Ayozie, 1989-1990 Kent, Alabama St., 2001 Season: 31, Robert Kent, 2001 & 2002; Casey Therriault, Most Punts 2010 87, Fred McCrae, 1987 (Season); 270 Fred Career: 104, Robert Kent, 2000-2003 McCrae 1987-1990 (career) Most Yards Receiving Game:233, Tim Manning, Miss. Valley State, 2002 Most Yards Punting Season: 1286, Sylvester Morris, 1999 3396, Fred McCrae, 1987 (season), 10,650 Career: 3616, Willie Richardson, 1959-62 Fred McCrae, 1987-90 (career) Most Touchdowns Receiving Game: 5, Sylvester Morris vs. Grambling, 1998 Best Punting Average Career: 36, Willie Richard, 1959-1962 43.2 Raymond Key, 1972 (Season); 40.6 Most Touchdowns Scored Raymond Key, 1970-1973; Lem Barney, 1962-1966 Ca- Game: 7, Walter Payton vs. Lane, 1972 reer) Season: 24, Walter Payton, 1973 Career: 66, Walter Payton, 1971-1974 Most Points Scored Game: 46, Walter Payton vs. Lane, 1972 Season: 160, Walter Payton, 1973 Career: 464, Walter Payton, 1971-1974 Most Interceptions Game: 5, Karl Johnson vs. Grambling State, 1982 Season: 11, Lem Barney, 1966; Richard Harvey, 1968; Anthony Young, 1978 Career: 26, Lem Barney, 1963-1966

Most Interceptions Returned For TD 4, Robert Turner 1990 (career)

Best Punt Return Average 27.4, John Outlaw, 1966

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Jackson State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 19, 2011) ATTENDANCE...... 107495 All games 36985 TEAM STATISTICS JSU OPP Games/Avg Per Game...... 6/17916 ------3/12328 SCORING...... 394 168 Neutral Site Games...... Points Per Game...... 35.8 15.3 2/30638 FIRST DOWNS...... 273 172 Rushing...... 98 78 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Passing...... 152 73 ------Penalty...... 23 21 Jackson State...... 73 133 87 101 - 394 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 1571 1300 Opponents...... 33 62 46 27 - 168 Yards gained rushing...... 1874 1864 Yards lost rushing...... 303 564 Rushing Attempts...... 356 432 Average Per Rush...... 4.4 3.0 Average Per Game...... 142.8 118.2 TDs Rushing...... 22 11 PASSING YARDAGE...... 3829 1825 Att-Comp-Int...... 465-276-16 324-132-11 Average Per Pass...... 8.2 5.6 Average Per Catch...... 13.9 13.8 Average Per Game...... 348.1 165.9 TDs Passing...... 28 8 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 5400 3125 Total Plays...... 821 756 Average Per Play...... 6.6 4.1 Average Per Game...... 490.9 284.1 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 31-499 68-1447 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 24-166 10-57 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 11-102 16-217 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 16.1 21.3 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 6.9 5.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 9.3 13.6 FUMBLES-LOST...... 27-21 17-11 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 109-931 115-901 Average Per Game...... 84.6 81.9 PUNTS-YARDS...... 41-1532 74-2684 Average Per Punt...... 37.4 36.3 Net punt average...... 33.5 32.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...... 28:59 30:12 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 72/154 41/171 3rd-Down Pct...... 47% 24% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 10/19 7/30 4th-Down Pct...... 53% 23% SACKS BY-YARDS...... 40-272 21-168 MISC YARDS...... 68 45 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 54 20 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 7-12 9-17 ON-SIDE KICKS...... 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES...... 39-53 74% 17-33 52% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...... 34-53 64% 12-33 36% PAT-ATTEMPTS...... 47-52 90% 17-19 89%

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (9-2-0) (4-2-0) (3-0-0) (2-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (7-2-0) (3-2-0) (3-0-0) (1-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (2-0-0) (1-0-0) (0-0-0) (1-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND ------Sep 03, 2011 CONCORDIA (SELMA) W 42-2 4911 Sep 10, 2011 vs Tennessee State W 35-29 43532 *Sep 17, 2011 at Southern U. W 28-24 21734 *Sep 24, 2011 ALST L 14-21 16286 *Sep 29, 2011 TEXAS SOUTHERN W 58-13 26000 *Oct 08, 2011 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF W 48-10 38722 *Oct 15, 2011 at Mississippi Valley W 17-16 9420 *Oct 29, 2011 vs Prairie View A&M W 44-14 17743 *Nov 05, 2011 GRAMBLING ST. L 23-26 21576 *Nov 12, 2011 at Alabama A&M W 34-6 5831 *Nov 19, 2011 ALCORN STATE W 51-7 - * denotes conference game

RUSHING GP-GS Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ------GOODEN,Tommy 11-2 89 616 19 597 6.7 3 45 54.3 LEE,B.J. 11-8 66 372 24 348 5.3 2 22 31.6 SIMS,Rakeem 11-0 51 269 7 262 5.1 4 24 23.8 DUNN,Marquese 8-1 13 118 0 118 9.1 1 28 14.8 THERRIAULT,Ca. 11-10 95 339 232 107 1.1 9 34 9.7 RUSH,Tim 7-0 14 53 2 51 3.6 2 15 7.3 Davis, T.D. 10-0 11 47 0 47 4.3 0 11 4.7 MCCREE,Ariane 11-1 1 19 0 19 19.0 0 19 1.7 MCDONALD,Dedric 7-1 4 18 1 17 4.2 0 9 2.4 WILDER,Marcell. 11-11 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 5 0.5 CHAPMAN,Tevin 3-0 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 2.0 DREWERY,E.J. 11-0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 CORLEY,Reuben 11-11 3 6 4 2 0.7 0 3 0.2 BROOKS,Maurice 7-4 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0.0 TEAM 6-0 5 0 14 -14 -2.8 0 0 -2.3 Total...... 11 356 1874 303 1571 4.4 22 45 142.8 Opponents...... 11 432 1864 564 1300 3.0 11 76 118.2

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PASSING GP-GS Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G ------THERRIAULT,Ca. 11-10 143.48 271-452-15 60.0 3791 27 87 344.6 MCDONALD,Dedric 7-1 38.18 3-9-1 33.3 29 0 17 4.1 CHAPMAN,Tevin 3-0 302.80 2-2-0 100.0 9 1 7 3.0 TEAM 6-0 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 11 141.51 276-465-16 59.4 3829 28 87 348.1 Opponents...... 11 89.41 132-324-11 40.7 1825 8 77 165.9

RECEIVING GP-GS No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------WILDER,Marcell. 11-11 55 719 13.1 6 62 65.4 ROLLINS,Renty 10-8 40 595 14.9 5 43 59.5 RICHARDSON,Ric 11-11 37 896 24.2 11 87 81.5 GOODEN,Tommy 11-2 27 285 10.6 2 75 25.9 LEE,B.J. 11-8 27 160 5.9 0 22 14.5 DREWERY,E.J. 11-0 26 354 13.6 2 50 32.2 TILLMAN,Keenan 9-0 24 341 14.2 0 59 37.9 PERKINS,Michael 11-0 24 325 13.5 0 33 29.5 SIMS,Rakeem 11-0 4 47 11.8 1 19 4.3 Davis, T.D. 10-0 3 13 4.3 0 6 1.3 DUNN,Marquese 8-1 2 38 19.0 0 32 4.8 TILLER,Joshua 6-1 2 16 8.0 1 12 2.7 YOUNG,Jarrell 5-0 2 11 5.5 0 9 2.2 CORLEY,Reuben 11-11 2 9 4.5 0 7 0.8 Jones,Jamal 2-0 1 20 20.0 0 20 10.0 Total...... 11 276 3829 13.9 28 87 348.1 Opponents...... 11 132 1825 13.8 8 77 165.9

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------SMITH,Jabril 7-12 58.3 0-0 3-3 4-8 0-0 0-1 39 0

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------Jackson State...... 73 133 87 101 - 394 Opponents...... 33 62 46 27 - 168

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------COX,QUA 3 0 0.0 0 0 DIXON,De'Suan 2 78 39.0 0 40 SUTTON,Antonio 1 11 11.0 0 11 WILCHER,Todd 1 4 4.0 0 4 MCNABB,John 1 9 9.0 0 9 PATTERSON,Milt 1 0 0.0 0 0 HUGHES,Richard 1 0 0.0 0 0 WRIGHT,Andre 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total...... 11 102 9.3 0 40 Opponents...... 16 217 13.6 1 45

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|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ------RICHARDSON,Ric 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72 SMITH,Jabril 0 7-12 46-51 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 67 THERRIAULT,Ca. 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 WILDER,Marcell. 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 ROLLINS,Renty 5 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 32 SIMS,Rakeem 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 GOODEN,Tommy 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 DREWERY,E.J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 LEE,B.J. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 RUSH,Tim 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 DANDRIDGE,Tim 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TILLER,Joshua 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 DUNN,Marquese 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WRIGHT,Andre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 MCCREE,Ariane 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 BROOKS,Maurice 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 SELITA,Kris 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 Total...... 54 7-12 47-52 1-2 0 0-0 0 0 394 Opponents...... 20 9-17 17-19 0-1 0 0-0 0 2 168

PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ------SELITA,Kris 30 1157 38.6 66 5 3 7 1 PERKINS,Michael 10 349 34.9 56 0 5 3 0 TEAM 1 26 26.0 26 0 0 0 0 Total...... 41 1532 37.4 66 5 8 10 1 Opponents...... 74 2684 36.3 69 7 5 23 4

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------COX,QUA 8 13 1.6 0 7 SUTTON,Antonio 5 29 5.8 0 9 RICHARDSON,Ric 5 59 11.8 1 18 Davis, T.D. 3 -8 -2.7 0 6 MCCREE,Ariane 1 35 35.0 1 21 ROBINSON,Donava 1 17 17.0 0 0 GRIFFIN,Ryan 1 6 6.0 0 6 DANDRIDGE,Tim 0 15 0.0 1 15 Total...... 24 166 6.9 3 21 Opponents...... 10 57 5.7 0 17

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KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------LEE,B.J. 13 254 19.5 0 32 MCCASKILL, Alex 5 82 16.4 0 24 RICHARDSON,Ric 4 45 11.2 0 15 GOODEN,Tommy 3 62 20.7 0 37 COX,QUA 3 37 12.3 0 17 NORRIS,Andreis 1 4 4.0 0 4 DAVIS,Rashad 1 8 8.0 0 8 WILDER,Marcell. 1 7 7.0 0 7 Total...... 31 499 16.1 0 37 Opponents...... 68 1447 21.3 0 66

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------RICHARDSON,Ric 11 0 896 59 45 0 1000 90.9 GOODEN,Tommy 11 597 285 0 62 0 944 85.8 LEE,B.J. 11 348 160 0 254 0 762 69.3 WILDER,Marcell. 11 6 719 0 7 0 732 66.5 ROLLINS,Renty 10 0 595 0 0 0 595 59.5 Total...... 11 1571 3829 166 499 102 6167 560.6 Opponents...... 11 1300 1825 57 1447 217 4846 440.5

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------THERRIAULT,Ca. 11 547 107 3791 3898 354.4 GOODEN,Tommy 11 89 597 0 597 54.3 LEE,B.J. 11 66 348 0 348 31.6 SIMS,Rakeem 11 51 262 0 262 23.8 DUNN,Marquese 8 13 118 0 118 14.8 Total...... 11 821 1571 3829 5400 490.9 Opponents...... 11 756 1300 1825 3125 284.1

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------40 WILCHER,Todd 11 34 42 76 7.0-16 1-4 1-4 2 . 1-0 . . . 14 LEBEAU,Joseph 11 41 34 75 22.5-122 16-108 . 1 7 . 3 . . 54 ROBINSON,Donava 10 34 24 58 23.5-137 16-113 . 4 7 1-0 4 1 . 9 PATTERSON,Milt 11 28 27 55 11.0-44 3-16 1-0 1 2 . . . . 93 BILLUPS,Johnat 11 21 26 47 5.5-32 2-12 . 1 1 1-0 . . . Total...... 11 411 380 791 106-516 40-272 11-102 44 28 11-125 12 5 . Opponents...... 11 439 309 748 57-276 21-168 16-217 36 34 21-0 14 6 2

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