2012 Missouri S&T Miner Football Game Notes

#20 Missouri S&T Miners vs. S.D. Mines Hardrockers Saturday, November 10, 2012, 2 p.m. (Central time) 2012 Missouri S&T Rapid City, S.D. * O’Harra Stadium (4,000)/FieldTurf Miner Football Schedule S&T Sports Information Director: John Kean * 105-A Campus Support Facility September Offi ce - 573-341-4140 * Cell 573-233-6891 * Email - [email protected] 1 OKLA. PANHANDLE ST...... W, 55-14 6 at Arkansas Tech ...... W, 27-19 Miners close 2012 slate looking to keep NCAA playoff hopes alive: 15 at McKendree* ...... W, 31-0 With the fi rst Great Lakes Valley Conference schedule now behind it, 20th-ranked Missouri 22 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN* ...... W, 47-23 S&T looks tok keep its hopes alive for its fi rst-ever appearance in the NCAA Division II 29 INDIANAPOLIS* ...... L, 35-54 playoffs as it travels to Rapid City, S.D. for its fi nal regular season game against South Dakota October School of Mines. 6 at Central State* ...... W, 27-21 13 WILLIAM JEWELL* ...... W, 52-17 The Miners won their fi fth straight game Saturday 41-22 over Saint Joseph’s, fi nishing their 20 at Quincy* ...... W, 64-6 inaugural GLVC slate at 7-1. S&T is guaranteed at least sole possession of second place and 27 URBANA* ...... W, 13-12 would gain a share of the conference title if Indianapolis loses Saturday at Urbana. In addition, November the Miners are currently ranked seventh in NCAA Super Region Four and will need a win to 3 at Saint Joseph’s* ...... W, 41-22 remain in position to gain a top-six spot and a berth in the playoffs. 10 at S.D. School of Mines ...... 2 p.m.

Home Games in caps. S&T can also tie its single-record for wins with 10 by beating the Hardrockers, who enter the *Denotes GLVC game...All times Central contest at 2-7 after a 59-7 home loss Saturday to Nebraska-Kearney.

MEDIA CONTACTS Miner Head Coach David Brown: Missouri S&T David Brown is in his third year as the Miners’ head coach and John Kean, Sports Information Director Offi ce: (573) 341-4140 took S&T to its fi rst winning season in four years in 2011 as the Cell: 573-233-6891 ; Fax: (573) 341-4880 Miners fi nished 6-5. S&T is 18-14 under Brown as he nears the Email: [email protected] completion of his third season at the helm. Web site: www.minerathletics.com Brown was named as the Miners’ 14th head coach and sixth since SERIES HISTORY 1937 in March 2011. He came to Missouri S&T from Ohio Missouri S&T leads 1-0 University, where he spent four seasons coaching the defensive Last meeting: backs for OU. He also served coaching stints at his alma mater, S&T 60, SDSMT 6 (Oct. 8, 2011 at S&T) Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), Idaho State, Allen Hancock S&T’S NCAA DIVISION II RANKINGS College and Claremont McKenna in California. (Through games of Nov. 3, 2012) Total Offense ...... 37 ...... 439.4 Brown also serves as the Miners’ defensive coordinator and held Total Defense ...... 17 ...... 310.7 that role during his fi nal two seasons at Cal Poly. In the two years as defensive coordinator, Rushing Offense ...... 66 ...... 166.3 Brown headed one the top units in Division I-AA. Both teams led the nation in quarterback Passing Offense...... 31 ...... 273.1 sacks, with the 2005 squad recording a school record of 67. The 2004 squad led the nation in Rushing Defense ...... 10 ...... 93.8 rushing defense by allowing an average of just 84.3 yards per game and also ranked among the Passing Defense ...... 73 ...... 216.9 Pass Eff. Defense ...... 17 ...... 105.47 top 10 nationally in scoring defense, turnovers gained and , while the punt return Scoring Offense ...... T-18 ...... 39.2 team averaged better than 12 yards per return. Scoring Defense ...... 18 ...... 18.8 Turnover Margin ...... 2 ...... +1.8 A native of Los Angeles, Calif., Brown earned his associate’s degree from Santa Monica Team Kickoff Returns ...... 153 ...... 16.0 College in 1992 and went on to receive a bachelor’s degree in physical education from Cal Team Punt Returns ...... 14 ...... 15.1 Poly in 1996. He was a two-year member of the Mustangs’ football team, leading the squad Team Net Punting ...... 145 ...... 28.6 with 69 tackles and intercepting three passes in 1994. As a senior, when he was a team captain, (158 teams ranked in Division II) he registered 54 tackles and three interceptions. Individual Rankings (Players in top 30): Smook Thomas, 5th in receptions (8.4) Brown and his wife, Elizabeth, have three children. Joseph Hyman, 6th in scoring (11.3) Eddie Rascon, T-11th in sacks (1.0) Josh Firm, 25th in pass effi ciency (148.45)

Internet Game Links: Weather Forecast (As of Tuesday, Nov. 6): Live Audio: www.minerathletics.com (Live Audio link) A mix of rain and snow is expected with temperatures in the Live Video: http://www.americaonesports.com/partner_members.asp?id=276 mid-30s. Winds out of the northwest at 20-25 miles per hour. Live Stats: Not available 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 2 Last Week’s Game S&T fi nishes fi rst GLVC slate with win over Pumas: Game 10: Miners 41, Saint Joseph’s 22 RENSSELAER, Ind. – Saint Joseph’s has been a thorn in the side of Nov. 3 at Rensselaer, Ind. Missouri S&T’s football team in past seasons, but the Miners dispatched the Pumas for the third straight time Saturday afternoon by a count of Miners (9-1, 7-1) 14 7 10 10 -- 41 41-22 to keep themselves squarely in the picture for an NCAA playoff Saint Joseph’s (5-5, 4-3) 0 10 0 12 -- 22 berth.

First Quarter The Miners scored touchdowns on three straight possessions in the S&T--Joseph Hyman 30 yd. pass from Josh Firm, David Druse kick opening half to build a 21-3 lead, then held the Pumas – who scored (3:52) a touchdown on the fi nal play of the fi rst half – off the scoreboard for S&T--Curterris Golden 5 yd. run, Druse kick (0:25) much of the second half to improve to 9-1 overall and a fi nal mark of Second Quarter 7-1 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. SJC--Gavin Voss 34 yd. fi eld goal (10:23) S&T--Golden 1 yd. run, Druse kick (4:23) The victory assures S&T of at least sole possession of second place SJC--Joey Bishoff 12 yd. pass from Billy VandeMerkt, Voss kick (0:00) in the conference standings and it would claim a share of the GLVC’s Third Quarter fi rst football championship should league leader Indianapolis lose next S&T--Druse 25 yd. fi eld goal (3:06) Saturday at Urbana. S&T--Hyman 35 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (0:32) Fourth Quarter After being forced to punt on their opening possession of the game, the S&T--Druse 31 yd. fi eld goal (9:53) Miners ripped off touchdowns each of the next three times it got the ball SJC--Watoris Slater 23 yd. pass from VandeMerkt, pass failed (6:43) to build the early advantage. S&T--Nick Taylor 14 yd. pass from Reed Brown, Druse kick (3:13) SJC--Jamicha Cooper 19 yd. pass from VandeMerkt, pass failed (1:30) S&T got the ball after stopping the Pumas on a fourth-and-one at the three-yard line on their fi rst trip down the fi eld and proceeded to drive Team Statistics 97 yards for its fi rst score. Curterris Golden broke off a 43-yard run to S&T SJC put the Miners in Puma territory, then Josh Firm completed a four-yard First Downs 23 23 to Clay Kinman on fourth-and-two to keep the possession alive. On the Rushing 44-173 29-92 next play, Firm connected with Joseph Hyman for a 30-yard touchdown Passing 22-36-0 25-37-2 pass to put S&T in front. Passing Yards 272 270 Total Yards 445 362 Dan Mauszycki picked off a pass on the Pumas’ next possession and ran -Lost 0-0 3-2 it back to the Saint Joseph’s’ 39, setting up a drive that concluded with Penalties-Yards 6-73 5-45 a fi ve-yard touchdown run by Golden to make it 14-0 late in the fi rst Punts-Average 2-33.5 2-24.5 quarter. Third Downs 10/19 6/12 Time of Possession 33:43 26:17 Gavin Voss’ 34-yard fi eld goal in the early stages of the second period put the Pumas on the scoreboard, but the Miners answered right back Individual Statistics with a 84-yard drive to get into the end zone again. A pass interference Rushing penalty on a third-and-seven gave the Miners the ball at the Pumas’ two- S&T--Curterris Golden 28-128, Scott Hendricks 10-25, Cole Wassner yard line and Golden fi nished that drive as well with a one-yard scoring 1-10, David Hughes 5-10. SJC--Braxton Shelton 16-60, James Wilson run. 7-26, Billy VandeMerkt 6-6. Passing Saint Joseph’s crossed the goal line for the fi rst time on the fi nal play S&T--Josh Firm 17-27-0-204, Reed Brown 5-9-0-68. SJC--Billy of the half, when Billy VandeMerkt threw a 12-yard touchdown pass to VandeMerkt 25-35-1-270, Tate Borlik 0-2-1-0. Joey BIshoff to make it 21-10 at the break. The Pumas got the ball to Receiving start the second half and threatened to cut into the lead again, but Sean S&T--Smook Thomas 12-114, Joseph Hyman 3-76, Clay Kinman 3-42, Martin picked off a VandeMerkt pass at the three-yard line to halt that Adam Clark 1-15, Nick Taylor 1-14, David Hughes 1-7, Curterris Gold- drive. en 1-4. SJC--Joey Bishoff 10-88, Julian Walker 6-54, James Wilson 3-47, Jamicha Cooper 3-35, Tyler Callaghan 2-23, Watoris Slater 1-23. S&T added onto its advantage with a 25-yard fi eld goal from David Druse with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, then got a 35-yard touchdown pass from Firm to Hyman right before the end of the quarter to give itself a 21-point lead. Druse added a 31-yard fi eld goal fi ve minutes into the fi nal quarter to make it 34-10.

The Pumas did reach the end zone two more times in the fi nal seven minutes of play as VandeMerkt threw two scoring passes around the Miners’ fi nal score of the day, which came on a 14-yard pass from Reed Brown to Nick Taylor.

Mark Hopkins and Josip Juric led the Miners in tackles with seven apiece, while the defense as a whole forced four turnovers while the offense did not have a turnover in the contest. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 3 Series vs. South Dakota Mines: Miners stay at No. 7 in Super Region Four: The Miners have won the only meeting in the series between the For the second straight week, Missouri S&T is ranked seventh in NCAA schools, routing the Hardrockers 60-6 last October in Rolla. S&T scored Super Region Four to determine the participants for the NCAA Division 1:35 into the game on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Josh Firm to II playoffs. Missouri S&T, which had never been ranked under the for- Kevin Dillon as it led 20-0 after one quarter, 34-0 fi ve minutes into the mat since it began until last week, was unranked in the Oct. 22 rankings second period and 47-0 after three periods. and was also seventh a week ago.

S&T rolled up 572 yards of total offense in the win. S&T is one of two GLVC teams -- Indianapolis is the other -- in this week’s Super Region Four rankings that include teams from the Great About South Dakota Mines: Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, Rocky Mountain Athletic The Hardrockers -- like McKendree, whom the Miners played back in Conference and Lone Star Conference. The NCAA will announce the September -- are in the fi nal season of their reclassifi cation to NCAA Di- playoff pairings at 4 p.m. Sunday on NCAA.com. vision II and have struggled through the 2012 season. Both of the wins for South Dakota Mines have come against NAIA competition -- beat- NCAA Division II Regional Rankings ing Valley City State and Presentation -- and it is 0-5 against Division II school as it has been outscored 266-82 in those games. Super Region Four (Nov. 5, 2012)

1. Colorado State-Pueblo (10-0) ...... Sat. vs. Western State (1-9) The most recent setback was a 59-7 loss Saturday to Nebraska-Kearney, 2. Ashland (10-0)...... Sat. vs. Notre Dame, Ohio (3-7) as the Lopers ran for 489 yards and scored 59 unanswered points. 3. Chadron State (8-2) ...... Sat. vs. Colorado Mines (6-4) 4. Midwestern State (8-1) ...... Sat. vs. West Georgia (3-6) For the season, the Hardrockers are allowing 467.4 yards per game while 5. Indianapolis (8-2) ...... Sat. at Urbana (7-3) averaging 341.9 themselves, a fi gure divided nearly in half between their 6. West Texas A&M (8-2) ...... Sat. at Texas A&M-Commerce (7-1) running and passing games. 7. Missouri S&T (9-1) ...... Sat. at South Dakota Mines (2-7) 8. Grand Valley State (8-2) ...... Sat. at Saginaw Valley State (7-3) Sophomore quarterback Mike Zannuto has completed 59 percent of his 9. New Mexico Highlands (7-3) ...... Sat. vs. Western New Mexico (4-6) 10. Saginaw Valley State (7-3) ...... Sat. vs. Grand Valley State (8-2) passes for 1,250 yards and eight touchdowns on the season; his top pass catcher is wideout Marshall Davis with 29 catches for 351 yards and two scores. Chris Sawdey has 24 receptions and Brandon Chong has caught 22 balls for a team-high 339 yards. Miners in rankings for the fi rst time since 1984: Missouri S&T’s 9-1 start has put the Miners into the national rank- Jahmel Rover leads the Hardrockers in rushing with 668 yards on the ings for the fi rst time in 28 seasons, as S&T checked in at No. 20 in season, including a 145-yard effort against Fort Hays State two weeks the Coaches Association poll. The Miners received ago. SDSMT is running for just over 150 yards per outing on the year. 150 points to make into the AFCA’s rankings for the fi rst time ever and are one of two GLVC teams in the poll this week along with No. 19 Defensively, strong safety Jordan Bell leads the way in tackles with 67, Indianapolis. whle linebacker Lucas Van Laecken has made 55 which includes a team- best 8.5 behind the line of scrimmage. Josh Thomas has S&T’s prior appearances in the national rankings came when the NCAA four interceptions of the seven balls picked off by ‘Rocker defenders. conducted the polls during the 1980s. The Miners were ranked during one week of their undefeated season in 1980 at No. 9 and then in the Pair of Miners among top 10 on NCAA-II stat lists: fi nal poll at No. 10, and were also ranked in 1984 at eighth and then Two members of Missouri S&T’s football team are ranked among the sixth before a loss to Truman State knocked them out of the rankings. top 10 nationally in various statistical categories heading into play this The 1980 and 1984 rankings consisted of only 10 teams. weekend. Thomas’ ascent on receiving charts: Following a 12-catch game a week ago, Smook Thomas has moved S&T senior wide receiver Smook Thomas has vaulted up the career up to fi fth nationally in receptions with 84, a mark that also leads the receiving lists at Missouri S&T, as he now ranks among the top 10 in GLVC. Meanwhile, Joseph Hyman is sixth in the nation in scoring with three categories heading into this week’s contest. 11.8 points per game as a result of 15 touchdown recepitons, which tied for third in the country. Following Saturday’s game, the senior from Quincy, Fla., now ranks in second place in receptions with 210 and third in receiving yards with Senior Carlton Westbrook is currently averaging 21.5 yards per punt 2,315, making him one of just three players in Miner history with at return, but will need to return at least two more punts Saturday to qualify least 2,000 yards in receptions. on the fi nal national list as 1.2 returns per game are required. Westbrook has already returned two punts for touchdowns this season, tying the Thomas is also in a tie for ninth in touchdown catches with Bryan Crider Miners’ single-season mark. and Gene Ricker and his 13 are two in back of Clint Moss for eighth. Another current teammate, Joseph Hyman, moved into third place on As a team, the Miners rank second in Division II in sacks (3.8 per game) the career touchdown reception list last week with his two scoring and in turnover margin (plus 1.8 per game), while ranking among the top catches against Saint Joseph’s, giving him 21 for his career. 20 in six additional categories: rushing defense, pass effi ciency defense, punt return average, total defense, scoring offense and scoring defense.

2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 4 Missouri S&T Depth Chart (As of Nov. 6, 2012)

Left Tackle Defensive End 66 Forrestal Hickman, 6-8, 305, So., Holton, Kan. 55 Jimmy Barnhart, 6-1, 240, Jr., Union, Mo. 75 Collin Powers, 6-5, 280, Jr., Glendale, Ariz. 90 Dale Davey, 6-3, 235, So., Kansas City, Kan. (Turner)

Left Guard Defensive Tackle 78 Michael Underbrink, 6-2, 280, Sr., Richardson, Texas 92 Josip Juric, 6-2, 260, So., West Des Moines, Iowa (Dowling) 60 Sam Knesel, 6-1, 290, Fr., St. Louis, Mo. (SLUH) 51 Geoff Correnti, 6-1, 265, So., Bowling Green, Mo.

Center Defensive Tackle 50 Pat Lang, 6-1, 285, Sr., Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone) 99 Eddie Rascon, 6-2, 240, Jr., Canutillo, Texas 65 Malcolm Booth, 6-4, 280, Sr., Little Rock, Ark. (Catholic) 98 Dan Mauszycki, 6-4, 240, So., Gardner, Kan.

Right Guard Defensive End 53 Brian Peterson, 6-5, 265, Sr., Jacksonville, Ill. 54 Freddy Dugard, 6-1, 220, Jr., Queens Village, N.Y. (St. Francis) 73 Tom Schneider, 6-2,2 85, So., Bloomfi eld Hills, Mich. 48 Quintin Robinson, 5-11, 210, Sr., Dodge City, Kan.

Right Tackle Linebacker 70 Matt Mast, 6-3, 270, Sr., Springfi eld, Ill. (Sacred Heart Griffi n) 14 Chris Emesih, 6-0, 210, Jr., Houston, Texas (Westfi eld) 61 Mark Parra, 6-6, 280, So., Miami, Fla. (Palmetto) 30 Lonnell Jones, 5-11, 215, Sr., Kansas City, Mo. (Ruskin)

Tight End Linebacker 41 Ian Kreher, 6-1, 238, Sr., Warrensburg, Mo. 15 Chris Horn, 6-1, 205, Jr., Tulsa, Okla. (Washington) 83 John Pischak, 6-4, 235, Jr., Arlington Heights, Ill. 34 Nick Kruse, 6-1, 190, So., Cuba, Mo.

Wide Receiver (X) Linebacker 81 Kevin Dillon, 6-3, 185, So., Plano, Texas (Plano East) 44 Jordan Pulou, 6-0, 210, Sr., Magna, Utah 7 Nick Taylor, 6-3, 195, So., Wichita, Kan. (Southeast) 36 Zach Melber, 6-0, 215, So., St. Louis, Mo. (Oakville)

Wide Receiver (H) Cornerback 3 Smook Thomas, 5-9, 180, Sr., Quincy, Fla. 12 Sean Martin, 5-9, 170, Jr., South Holland, Ill. (Seton Academy) 18 Adam Clark, 6-0, 205, Sr., Inglewood, Calif. 11 Darrell Walker, 5-10, 170, So., Kansas City, Kan. (Washington)

Wide Receiver (Y) Cornerback 17 Isaiah Culver, 5-10, 185, Jr., Lancaster, Calif. 1 Naeem Forrester, 6-1, 203, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Venice) 8 Clay Kinman, 6-2, 210, Jr., Carthage, Mo. 47 Will Brown, 6-0, 180, Jr., Hazelwood, Mo. (Hazelwood West)

Wide Receiver (Z) Safety 4 Joseph Hyman, 6-0, 190, Sr., Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades) 9 Billy Foster, 5-9, 190, Sr., Antioch, Calif. 82 Danny Fishkind, 6-0, 280, Jr., Plano, Texas (Plano West) 26 Albert Yemitan, 6-0, 195, So., St. Louis, Mo. (Principia)

Quarterback Free Safety 12 Josh Firm, 6-2, 200, Sr., Lancaster, Calif. 25 Mark Hopkins, 5-11, 185, Jr., Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) 13 Reed Brown, 5-11, 190, Fr.-R, Rogers, Ark. OR 26 Albert Yemitan, 6-0, 195, So., St. Louis, Mo. (Principia) 10 Evan Merz, 6-6, 230, Fr.-R, O’Fallon, Mo. (St. Dominic) Punter Running Back 97 Cole Wassner, 6-1, 210, Jr., Quartz Hill, Calif. 19 Curterris Golden, 5-8, 190, Sr., Chicago, Ill. (John Hope) 10 Evan Merz, 6-6, 230, Fr.-R, O’Fallon, Mo. (St. Dominic) 28 Scott Hendricks, 5-8, 175, Fr.-R, Kechi, Kan.

Placekicker 86 David Druse, 5-9, 170, Fr.-R, Coal City, Ill. 84 Logan Turk, 5-11, 165, Fr., Moberly, Mo. Long Snapper Kickoff Returns 91 Jon Vance, 5-9, 210, So., Marshalltown, Iowa 27 Carlton Westbrook, 5-10, 175, Sr., Centralia, Ill. 44 Jordan Pulou, 6-0, 210, Sr., Magna, Utah 25 Mark Hopkins, 5-11, 185, Jr., Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young)

Holder Punt Returns 13 Reed Brown, 5-11, 190, Fr.-R, Rogers, Ark. 27 Carlton Westbrook, 5-10, 175, Sr., Centralia, Ill. 18 Adam Clark, 6-0, 205, Sr., Inglewood, Calif. 3 Smook Thomas, 5-9, 180, Sr., Quincy, Fla. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 5 South Dakota Mines Depth Chart Missouri S&T - General Information - Location ...... Rolla, Mo. Defensive End Left Tackle Chancellor...... Dr. Cheryl B. Schrader 59 Brian Freed, 6-6, 275, Sr. 94 Andrew Munson, 6-2, 235, Jr. Enrollment ...... 7,400 70 Daryl Birge, 6-5, 315, So. 45 Zach Zelicki, 6-5, 250, Fr. National Affl iation ...... NCAA-II Left Guard Nose Tackle Nickname ...... Miners 75 Austin Louchart, 6-3, 285, So. 63 Taylor Dutcher, 6-2, 280, Jr. Conference ...... Great Lakes Valley 54 Jacob Erickson, 6-1, 285, Fr. 52 Miguel Flores, 6-0, 230, Jr. Colors ...... Silver and Gold Stadium ...... Allgood-Bailey Center Defensive End Surface (Capacity) ...... Grass (8,000) 62 Andrew Anthony, 6-2, 285, Jr. 90 Paxton Miller, 6-1, 240, Fr. Athletics Director ...... Mark Mullin 53 Jacob Phipps, 6-4, 240, Jr. 66 Meekhiel Williams, 6-2, 290, So. Sports Information Director . . . . .John Kean Phone ...... (573) 341-4140 Right Guard Outside Linebacker 71 Sam Cowan, 6-5, 300, So. 8 Pat Shaw, 5-10, 215, Jr. Fax ...... (573) 341-4880 66 Meekhiel Williams, 6-2, 290, So. 48 Erik Snead, 5-11, 185, So. Cell ...... (573) 233-6891 EMail ...... [email protected] Right Tackle Inside Linebacker Web Site ...... www.minerathletics.com 79 Josh Hastriater, 6-5, 290, So. 33 Jeff Faulk, 5-9, 205, So. Athletics Phone Number ...... (573) 341-4175 70 Daryl Birge, 6-5, 315, So. 44 Alex Wood, 6-1, 222, Fr. - Football Information - Tight End Inside Linebacker Head Coach...... David Brown 1 Bernice Berber, 6-5, 235, Sr. 41 Isah Ashby, 5-10, 205, Fr. Alma Mater ...... Cal Poly, 1996 11 Cameron Luna, 6-3, 220, Fr. 55 Jake Hepp, 6-0, 220, So. Record at S&T ...... 18-14 (3rd year) Career Record ...... Same Wide Receiver Outside Linebacker Phone/Best Time to Call ...... 573-341-4957/Late mornings 9 Marshall Davis, 6-2, 205, Jr. 24 Lucas Van Laecken, 6-0, 190, Jr. Assistant Coaches: ...... Nate Saum, Brett Sykes, 38 Patrick Berke, 6-1, 205, Fr.-R 48 Erik Snead, 5-11, 185, So. Andrew Ravadge, George Booker, Gerold Rodriguez, D.J. Dace, Brandon Jordan, Luke Rayfi eld, Cory Sullivan. Wide Receiver Cornerback 5 Xavier Mathews, 6-2, 177, Fr. 34 DeShaun Scott, 5-9, 184, Fr. 86 Brock Atkinson, 5-10, 170, Fr. 26 Nick Thomas, 6-2, 190, So. S.D. School of Mines Wide Receiver Cornerback - General Information - 82 Brandon Chong, 5-9, 160, Fr. 37 Josh Thomas, 5-8, 160, Fr. Location ...... Rapid City, S.D. 26 Nick Thomas, 6-2, 190, So. 87 Andrew Allen, 6-2, 205, So. President ...... Dr. Robert Wharton Enrollment ...... 2,100 Quarterback Strong Safety 15 Mike Zanutto, 6-2, 200, So. 21 John Tyler, 5-9, 185, Fr. Conference ...... NCAA-II Independent 13 Evan Sanders, 6-5, 215, Fr. 27 Cole Berricochoa, 5-9, 189, Fr. Nickname ...... Hardrockers Colors ...... Navy blue & Vegas gold Running Back Free Safety Stadium ...... O’Harra Stadium 6 Jahmel Rover, 5-7, 220, Sr. 25 Jordan Bell, 5-9, 170, Fr. Surface (Capacity) ...... FieldTurf (4,000) 20 Chris Sawdey, 5-9, 200, Jr. 46 Dalton Kuehl, 6-0, 185, Fr. Athletics Director ...... Dick Kaiser Sports Information Director . . . . . Brad Blume Punter Placekicker Phone ...... (605) 394-2355 3 Kolten Jelden, 6-1, 180, Sr. 3 Kolten Jelden, 6-1, 180, Sr. Fax ...... (605) 394-6950 7 Pat Bloemen, 6-4, 210, So. 19 Ben Broeker, 6-5, 205, Fr. Email...... [email protected] Web site ...... www.gorockers.com - Football Information - Head Coach...... Stacy Collins Alma Mater ...... Western Oregon, 1998 Record at SDSMT ...... 2-7 (1st year) Long Snapper Kickoff Returns Career Record ...... Same 43 Jamie Sosleth, 5-9, 175, Fr.-R 21 John Tyler, 5-9, 185, Fr. Phone ...... (605) 394-2604 38 Patrick Berke, 6-1, 205, Fr.-R 37 Josh Thomas, 5-8, 160, Fr. Assistant Coaches: ...... Zach Tinker, Jarrod Dodson, Gary Hyman, Lonnie Messick, Gino Polastri, Ken Ackermann Holder Punt Returns 7 Pat Bloemen, 6-4, 210, So. 8 Pat Shaw, 5-10, 215, Jr. 8 Pat Shaw, 5-10, 215, Jr. 37 Josh Thomas, 5-8, 160, Fr. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 6 Additional Notes Druse earns S&T’s sixth GLVC weekly award of ‘12: SACK WATCH: Missouri S&T has 42 quarterback sacks this season, Missouri S&T has had six players that have been selected as the Great which has broken the single season mark of 38 which was set in 1983. Lakes Valley Conference’s “Player of the Week” during the 2012 sea- son, the latest being placekicker David Druse after the Miners’ victory at Missouri S&T intercepted fi ve passes in the victory over Arkansas Tech, Saint Joseph’s. Druse was successful on all seven of his placekick tries the most in a game by a Miner team since picking off fi ve in a Nov. 1, at SJC, going fi ve-of-fi ve on extra points and making fi eld goals from 24 2008 game at Lincoln. and 31 yards to help extend the S&T lead in the second half. As a team, the Miners are third nationally in interceptions with 21, Earlier in the year, senior wide receiver Carlton Westbrook earned two behind only Northwest Missouri State and Fort Valley State. of the awards as the league’s top special teams player, while quarterback Josh Firm, wide receiver Joseph Hyman and linebacker Chris Horn have QUICK STRIKES: This year, the Miners have posted 51 offensive also been honored this season. touchdown drives and 26 of the 51 were completed in three minutes or less, including 20 that took less than two minutes off the clock.

Quick Hits: Carlton Westbrook’s punt return for a touchdown in the season opener The Miners are looking to reach the 10-win mark for the fi rst time since means that the Miners have had at least one return (kickoff, punt, 1980 (S&T was 10-0 that year) and record an tenth victory in a season or ) for a touchdown in eight consecutive seasons. for just the second time in school history. The other squad to win 10 Westbrook has also tied Craig Heath’s school record with two punt games in a season was the aforementioned 1980 squad. returns for scores in the same season, a mark set back in 1980. The Miners have scored in 34 of the 40 quarters they have played this Missouri S&T held McKendree to a net total of minus 61 yards rushing season. They had a streak of 21 consecutive quarters with points until in the Sept. 15 game, matching the second-lowest total in a game in being held scoreless in the second quarter by Urbana two weeks ago. school history. The Miners held Evansville to minus 65 on the ground on Sept. 22, 1984, while on Oct. 26, 1985, Lincoln fi nished with a net Josh Firm’s 89-yard touchdown pass to Curterris Golden in the game of minus 61 on the ground against the Miners. against Indianapolis matched the second-longest pass play in Miner history. Ron Miller connected with Cecil Taylor on an 89-yard pass in Among all teams in the state of Missouri, the Miners 1968 against Missouri State, with the only longer pass being the 93-yard are tied with Missouri Valley, Northwest Missouri State and Missouri scoring pass from Joe Knapp to Elliot Jackson that won the 1995 season Western for the most wins among them this season at with nine. fi nale against Missouri Western. Missouri Valley is 9-0, while Northwest and Missouri Western are, like Missouri S&T, 9-1. JOSH FIRM: With two more touchdown passes last week, Firm enters the regular season fi nale in second place on the Miners’ all-time list with 41 touchdown passes. The only player ahead of Firm is Evan Gray, Miners’ captains for 2012 season: who threw 59 from 2003-05. Firm is also fourth on the Miners’ all-time Missouri S&T head coach David Brown has announced the Miners’ passing yardage list with 4,245 yards. His 35 completions at McKendree team captains for the 2012 season as voted on by the players. On the were the most by an S&T quarterback since Oct. 24, 2009 and the 352 offensive side, the captains are senior wide receiver Smook Thomas yards were the highest total for Firm during his Miner career. He was -- who also served as a captain in 2011 -- senior quarterback Josh Firm the fi rst S&T quarterback with four straight 300-yard games since Joe and senior offensive lineman Michael Underbrink. S&T’s defensive Winters in 2006. captains are a pair of juniors -- defensive end Freddy Dugard and line- backer Chris Emesih. SMOOK THOMAS: His 13 receptions at Arkansas Tech and against Kentucky Wesleyan were the second-most in a game during his four- year career at S&T, topped only by his school record 16-catch game against Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2009.

With 84 receptions on the year, Thomas is three catches away from the Miners’ single season mark shared by Ashton Gronewold and Chad Shockley, who along with Thomas make up the top three career pass catchers in school history.

CURTERRIS GOLDEN: With his 128 yards rushing last week at Saint Joseph’s, Golden -- sixth on the all-time S&T rushing list with A Victory Saturday Would: 1,851 yards -- moved closer to the next two players on the list. He is 70 -- Improve the Miners’ record to 10-1, their best 11-game mark in yards in back of Keenan Miller for fi fth and 137 behind Mike Joshua for school history (the previous best over 11 games was 8-3 in 1982). fourth. Golden has rushed for 384 yards in the last three weeks and is -- Give the Miners their fi rst 10-win season since 1980. the fi rst Miner since Steve Hodson with three straight 100-yard outings -- Give the Miners their sixth straight win, which would be S&T’s (last game in 1995 and fi rst two games in 1996). longest winning streak since winning seven in a row in 1985-86. -- Give the Miners their 15th win in their last 18 games against JOSEPH HYMAN: He became the seventh player in S&T history with NCAA Division II competition, dating back to Sept. 24, 2011. at least 10 touchdown receptions in a season after catching a pair against -- Give the Miners a sixth road victory in a year for the fi rst time ever William Jewell. Hyman is sixth in NCAA Division II in points per and fi rst undefeated road record since 1980 (5-0). game and is tied for third in the nation with 15 touchdown receptions. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 7 2012 Missouri S&T Opponents -- Game-by-Game Results

Oklahoma Panhandle State Arkansas Tech McKendree Record: 4-5 Record: 5-5 Record: 3-6, 3-4 GLVC

9/1 @Missouri S&T ...... L, 14-55 9/1 BACONE...... W, 16-14 9/1 @Tiffi n ...... L, 13-23 9/8 LIND.-BELLEVILLE ...... W, 30-23 9/6 MISSOURI S&T ...... L, 19-27 9/8 HENDERSON STATE ...... L, 24-47 9/15 @Cole ...... W, 62-0 9/15 HENDERSON STATE ...... L, 34-73 9/15 MISSOURI S&T ...... L, 0-31 9/29 McMURRY ...... L, 33-42 9/22 @Ouachita Baptist...... L, 24-31 9/22 @Indianapolis...... L, 15-45 10/6 @Texas College ...... W, 30-9 9/29 NW OKLAHOMA ST...... W, 41-20 9/29 @Kentucky Wesleyan ...... W, 41-17 10/13 @Bacone ...... L, 7-40 10/6 SE OKLAHOMA ST...... W, 45-38 10/6 WILLIAM JEWELL ...... W, 35-20 10/20 @NW Oklahoma State ...... L, 30-34 10/13 @SW Oklahoma State ...... W, 45-37 10/13 @Quincy...... L, 19-38 10/27 SW ASSYS./GOD ...... L, 27-28, OT 10/20 @Arkansas-Monticello...... W, 24-21 10/20 @Urbana...... L, 23-31 11/3 WAYLAND BAPTIST ...... W, 67-14 10/27 @Harding ...... L, 23-76 11/3 CENTRAL STATE ...... W, 34-13 11/10 LANGSTON 11/3 EAST CENTRAL ...... L, 30-33 11/10 SAINT JOSEPH’S 11/10 @Southern Arkansas

Kentucky Wesleyan Indianapolis Central State Record: 2-8, 0-7 GLVC Record: 8-2, 7-0 GLVC Record: 3-6, 3-4 GLVC

8/30 WALSH ...... L, 10-40 8/30 @Ashland ...... L, 14-37 9/2 Stillman (@Dayton) ...... L, 27-28 9/8 @Kentucky State ...... W, 13-6 9/8 @Western Illinois ...... L, 17-27 9/8 @Northern Iowa ...... L, 0-59 9/15 @William Jewell ...... L, 26-29 9/15 @Quincy...... W, 35-7 9/15 URBANA ...... W, 28-22 9/22 @Missouri S&T ...... L, 23-47 9/22 McKENDREE ...... W, 45-15 9/22 @Saint Joseph’s...... L, 36-42 9/29 McKENDREE ...... L, 17-41 9/29 @Missouri S&T ...... W, 54-35 9/29 @William Jewell ...... W, 23-21 10/6 URBANA ...... L, 0-74 10/6 SAINT JOSEPH’S...... W, 56-0 10/6 MISSOURI S&T ...... L, 21-27 10/13 LIND.-BELLEVILLE ...... W, 42-35 10/13 CENTRAL STATE ...... W, 45-13 10/13 @Indianapolis...... L, 13-45 10/20 INDIANAPOLIS ...... L, 14-45 10/20 @Kentucky Wesleyan ...... W, 45-14 10/27 QUINCY ...... W, 32-16 10/27 SAINT JOSEPH’S...... L, 27-38 10/27 WILLIAM JEWELL ...... W, 48-3 11/3 @McKendree ...... L, 13-34 11/3 @Quincy...... L, 27-35 11/3 DELTA STATE ...... W, 33-18 11/10 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 11/10 @Central State 11/10 @Urbana 11/17 @Kentucky State

William Jewell Quincy Urbana Record: 2-8, 1-6 GLVC Record: 2-8, 2-5 GLVC Record: 7-3, 5-2 GLVC

9/1 @Colorado Mines ...... L, 16-57 8/31 @Northwood ...... L, 31-54 9/1 TUSCULUM ...... W, 53-33 9/8 @Missouri Western ...... L, 0-56 9/8 @Indiana State ...... L, 0-44 9/8 SETON HILL ...... W, 34-31 9/15 KY. WESLEYAN ...... W, 29-26 9/15 INDIANAPOLIS ...... L, 7-35 9/15 @Central State...... L, 22-28 9/22 @South Dakota Mines ...... W, 48-21 9/22 @Urbana...... L, 10-14 9/22 QUINCY ...... W, 14-10 9/29 CENTRAL STATE ...... L, 21-23 9/29 @Saint Joseph’s...... L, 21-24 OT 9/29 @W.Va. Wesleyan ...... L, 21-33 10/6 @McKendree ...... L, 20-35 10/6 SAINT AMBROSE ...... L, 18-34 10/6 @Kentucky Wesleyan ...... W, 74-0 10/13 @Missouri S&T ...... L, 17-52 10/13 McKENDREE ...... W, 38-19 10/13 @Saint Joseph’s...... W, 37-7 10/20 SAINT JOSEPH’S...... L, 49-65 10/20 MISSOURI S&T ...... L, 6-64 10/20 McKENDREE ...... W, 31-23 10/27 @Indianapolis...... L, 3-48 10/27 @Central State...... L, 16-32 10/27 @Missouri S&T ...... L, 12-13 11/3 @Urbana...... L, 7-53 11/3 KY. WESLEYAN ...... W, 35-27 11/3 WILLIAM JEWELL ...... W, 53-7 11/10 QUINCY 11/10 @William Jewell 11/10 INDIANAPOLIS

Saint Joseph’s South Dakota Mines GLVC Pre-Season Poll Record: 5-5, 4-3 GLVC Record: 2-7 1. Indianapolis (8)...... 64 8/30 @Valparaiso ...... W, 36-34 8/30 @North Dakota ...... L, 0-66 2. Urbana (1) ...... 55 9/6 @Charleston ...... L, 14-33 3. Missouri S&T ...... 52 9/8 COLORADO MINES ...... L,7-71 4. Saint Joseph’s ...... 37 9/15 @Robert Morris (Ill.) ...... L, 35-40 9/15 @Jamestown...... L, 14-17 OT 5. William Jewell ...... 33 9/22 CENTRAL STATE ...... W, 42-36 9/22 WILLIAM JEWELL ...... L, 21-48 6. McKendree ...... 26 9/29 QUINCY ...... W, 24-21 OT 9/29 @Valley City State ...... W, 39-28 7. Quincy ...... 21 10/6 @Indianapolis...... L, 0-56 10/6 @Missouri Southern ...... L, 20-47 T8. Central State ...... 18 10/13 URBANA ...... L, 7-37 10/13 PRESENTATION ...... W, 75-6 T8. Kentucky Wesleyan ...... 18 10/20 @William Jewell ...... W, 65-49 10/27 FORT HAYS STATE ...... L, 27-41 10/27 @Kentucky Wesleyan ...... W, 38-27 11/3 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY ....L, 7-59 NOTE: Arkansas Tech was picked to fi nish 11/3 MISSOURI S&T ...... L, 22-41 fi fth in the Great American Conference in 11/10 MISSOURI S&T 2012. Oklahoma Panhandle State and 11/10 @McKendree 11/17 @Black Hills State South Dakota School of Mines are NCAA Division II independents this year. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 8 2012 Miner Statistics 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 9 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 10 2012 Miner Statistics/Career Statistics 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 11 Career Statistics/Career Highs for Miner Players

2012 Season Highs Individual Rushes 29, Scott Hendricks vs. Central State (Oct. 6) Rushing Yards 137, Curterris Golden vs. Urbana (Oct. 27) Pass Attempts 49, Josh Firm vs. McKendree (Sept. 15) Completions 35, Josh Firm vs. McKendree (Sept. 15) Passing Yards 352, Josh Firm vs. McKendree (Sept. 15) Receptions 13, Smook Thomas vs. Arkansas Tech (Sept. 6) 13, Smook Thomas vs. Ky. Wesleyan (Sept. 22) Receiving Yards 140, Joseph Hyman vs. McKendree (Sept. 15) Field Goals 3, David Druse vs. Quincy (Oct. 20) Punts 7, Cole Wassner vs. Urbana (Oct. 27) Tackles 14, Chris Emesih vs. Urbana (Oct. 27) Interceptions 2, Billy Foster vs. Arkansas Tech (Sept. 6) 2, Chris Horn vs. Urbana (Oct. 27) Total Offense 356, Josh Firm vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 29)

Longest Plays Rushing 43, Curterris Golden vs. Saint Joseph’s (Nov. 3) Passing 89, Josh Firm to Curterris Golden vs. Indianapolis (Sept. 29) Field Goal 43, Adam Peden vs. Okla. Panhandle St. (Sept. 1) Punt 53, Cole Wassner vs. McKendree (Sept. 15) Punt Return 74, Carlton Westbrook vs. Ky. Wesleyan (Sept. 22) Kickoff Return 50, Carlton Westbrook vs. Ky. Wesleyan (Sept. 22)

Opponents Rushes 23, Klay Fiechter, Indianapolis (Sept. 29) Rushing Yards 190, Klay Fiechter, Indianapolis (Sept. 29) Pass Attempts 58, D.J. Mendenhall, Urbana (Oct. 27) Completions 31, D.J. Mendenhall, Urbana (Oct. 27) Passing Yards 373, D.J. Mendenhall, Urbana (Oct. 27) Receptions 12, Zachary Thomas, Central State (Oct. 6) Receiving Yards 152, Zachary Thomas, Central State (Oct. 6) Field Goals 1, by fi ve players Punts 9, Antonio Mendoza, Okla. Panhandle St. (Sept. 1) Tackles 19, Darius Wilson, Central State (Oct. 6) Interceptions 1, by 10 players Total Offense 447, Michael Wilson, Central State (Oct. 6)

Longest Plays Rushing 78, Klay Fiechter, Indianapolis (Sept. 29) Passing 80, D.J. Mendenhall to Sanders Sius, Urbana (Oct. 27) Field Goal 38, Matt Wilson, Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 22) Punt 55, Trevor Pinkston, Arkansas Tech (Sept. 6) 55, Clay Lust, Urbana (Oct. 27) Punt Return 55, Kendall Tinsley, Kentucky Wesleyan (Sept. 22) Kickoff Return 44, Klay Fiechter, Indianapolis (Sept. 29) 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 12 2012 Drive Analysis MINERS:

Total Drives: 144 Drives Scored On: 64 (44.4%) Touchdowns: 51 (35.4%) Field Goals: 13 (10%) First Possession Scores: 7 First Half: 3 Second Half: 4 Scoring Drives: 64 50 yards or less: 34 70 yards or more: 18 10 plays or more: 20 Average Starting Position: Own 39-yard line Possessions Started by Turnovers: 35 Points scored following turnovers: 106 Longest Drives: Plays: 18 (CSU) Yards: 97 (SJC) Time: 7:10 (CSU)

By Game: Red Zone Turnovers Sacks 3rd Down 4th Down Poss. Time Okla. Panhandle St. 6/9 0 (4/4) +3 (5/2) 7/15 1/3 31:23 Arkansas Tech 4/5 +5 (5/0) +2 (3/1) 4/15 0/3 30:44 McKendree 3/4 +2 (4/2) +4 (6/2) 9/22 2/5 34:09 Kentucky Wesleyan 6/9 +1 (5/4) +6 (7/1) 7/18 2/5 30:19 Indianapolis 4/4 -2 (1/3) -2 (0/2) 9/19 4/5 34:02 Central State 3/5 +2 (2/0) +3 (5/2) 8/20 3/6 40:07 William Jewell 6/6 +1 (2/1) +1 (2/1) 13/18 1/1 29:16 Quincy 10/11 +4 (5/1) +6 (6/0) 3/9 2/3 34:58 Urbana 1/4 +1 (3/2) +3 (5/2) 8/17 0/1 29:41 Saint Joseph’s 5/6 +4 (4/0) +3 (3/0) 10/19 3/4 33:43 SEASON TOTALS 48/63 +18 (35/17) +29 (42/13) 78/172 18/36 32:50 (Avg.) Red Zone Scoring Rate: 76% Third Down Conversion Rate: 45% OPPONENTS:

Total Drives: 146 Drives Scored On: 30 (20.5%) Touchdowns: 25 (17.1%) Field Goals: 5 (3.4%) First Possession Scores: 2 First Half: 1 Second Half: 1 Scoring Drives: 30 50 yards or less: 8 70 yards or more: 10 10 plays or more: 6 Average Starting Position: Own 29-yard line Possessions Started by Turnovers: 17 Points scored following turnovers: 41 Longest Drives: Plays: 15 (UIndy) Yards: 92 (UU) Time: 7:50 (UIndy)

By Game: Red Zone Turnovers Sacks 3rd Down 4th Down Poss. Time Okla. Panhandle St. 1/1 0 (4/4) -3 (2/5) 5/15 0/1 28:37 Arkansas Tech 3/3 -5 (0/5) -2 (1/3) 4/16 1/3 29:16 McKendree 0/3 -2 (2/4) -4 (2/6) 1/14 0/4 25:51 Kentucky Wesleyan 2/3 -1 (4/5) -6 (1/7) 3/12 0/0 29:41 Indianapolis 5/6 +2 (3/1) +2 (2/0) 5/7 0/0 25:58 Central State 1/4 -2 (0/2) -3 (2/5) 7/15 0/3 19:53 William Jewell 3/3 -1 (1/2) -1 (1/2) 4/16 3/5 30:44 Quincy 1/1 -4 (1/5) -6 (0/6) 1/11 0/4 25:02 Urbana 1/2 -1 (2/3) -3 (2/5) 12/22 0/4 30:19 Saint Joseph’s 4/5 -4 (0/4) 0/3 (0/3) 6/12 2/3 26:17 SEASON TOTALS 21/31 -18 (17/35) -29 (13/42) 48/140 6/27 27:10 (Avg.) Red Zone Scoring Rate: 68% Third Down Conversion Rate: 34%

152-JK SpH O:/DEV/JNK/NEWS/12FB11.pdf 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 13 National Rankings/GLVC Standings AFCA Rankings GLVC Overall - Nov. 5, 2012 - Indianapolis 7-0 8-2 Missouri S&T 7-1 9-1 1. Colorado State-Pueblo ...... 10-0 Urbana 5-2 7-3 2. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) ...... 10-0 Saint Joseph’s 4-3 5-5 3. New Haven (Conn.) ...... 9-0 Central State 3-4 3-6 4. Northwest Missouri State ...... 9-1 McKendree 3-4 3-6 5. Ashland (Ohio) ...... 10-0 Quincy 2-5 2-8 6. Minnesota State ...... 10-0 William Jewell 1-6 2-8 7. Shippensburg (Pa.) ...... 10-0 8. Henderson State (Ark.) ...... 10-0 Kentucky Wesleyan 0-7 1-9 9. Midwestern State (Texas) ...... 8-1 10. Minnesota-Duluth ...... 9-1 Upcoming Schedule 11. Missouri Western ...... 9-1 (*Denotes GLVC game; all times Central) 12. Bloomsburg (Pa.) ...... 9-1 13. Indiana (Pa.) ...... 9-1 Saturday, Nov. 10 14. Harding (Ark.) ...... 8-1 Missouri S&T at South Dakota School of Mines ...... 2 p.m. 15. Grand Valley State (Mich.) ...... 8-2 16. Tuskegee (Ala.) ...... 8-1 *Indianapolis at Urbana ...... 11 a.m. 17. West Texas A&M ...... 8-2 *Kentucky Wesleyan at Central State ...... 12:30 p.m. 18. Valdosta State (Ga.) ...... 8-2 *Quincy at William Jewell ...... 1 p.m. 19. Indianapolis (Ind.) ...... 8-2 *Saint Joseph’s at McKendree ...... 1:30 p.m. 20. Missouri S&T ...... 9-1 Saturday, Nov. 17 21. Chadron State (Neb.) ...... 8-2 Central State at Kentucky State ...... 12 p.m. 22. Sioux Falls (S.D.) ...... 8-2 23. Miles (Ala.) ...... 8-2 24. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) ...... 7-2 25. Emporia State (Kan.) ...... 8-2

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1. Colorado State-Pueblo ...... 10-0 2. Minnesota State ...... 10-0 3. Northwest Missouri State ...... 9-1 4. Winston-Salem State (N.C.) ...... 10-0 5. New Haven (Conn.) ...... 9-0 Records of Missouri College Teams (2012) 6. Minnesota-Duluth ...... 9-1 7. Midwestern State (Texas) ...... 8-1 Missouri Valley ...... NAIA (HAAC) ...... 9-0 8. Ashland (Ohio) ...... 10-0 Missouri S&T ...... NCAA-II (GLVC) ...... 9-1 9. Missouri Western ...... 9-1 Missouri Western ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 9-1 10. Shippensburg (Pa.) ...... 10-0 Northwest Missouri State ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 9-1 11. Henderson State (Ark.) ...... 10-0 Evangel ...... NAIA (HAAC) ...... 7-3 12. Bloomsburg (Pa.) ...... 9-1 Lindenwood ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 7-3 13. Indiana (Pa.) ...... 9-1 Central Missouri ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 6-4 14. West Texas A&M ...... 8-2 Missouri Southern ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 6-4 15. Harding (Ark.) ...... 8-1 Missouri ...... NCAA-I FBS (SEC) ...... 4-5 16. Chadron State (Neb.) ...... 8-2 Washington University ...... NCAA-III (UAA) ...... 4-5 17. Grand Valley State (Mich.) ...... 8-2 Truman State ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 4-6 18. Valdosta State (Ga.) ...... 8-2 Southeast Missouri State ...... NCAA-I FCS (OVC) ...... 3-6 19. Indianapolis (Ind.) ...... 8-2 Westminster ...... NCAA-III (UMAC) ...... 3-6 20. Tuskegee (Ala.) ...... 8-1 Missouri State ...... NCAA-I FCS (MVFC) ...... 3-7 21. West Alabama ...... 7-2 Central Methodist ...... NAIA (HAAC) ...... 2-7 22. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) ...... 8-1 Avila ...... NAIA (HAAC) ...... 2-8 23. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) ...... 7-2 William Jewell ...... NCAA-II (GLVC) ...... 2-8 24. Winona State (Minn.) ...... 8-2 Culver-Stockton ...... NAIA (HAAC) ...... 1-9 25. Mercyhurst (Pa.) ...... 8-2 Lincoln ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 1-9 Southwest Baptist ...... NCAA-II (MIAA) ...... 1-9 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 14 2012 Missouri S&T Box Scores Game 1: Miners 55, Oklahoma Panhandle State 14 Game 2: Miners 27, Arkansas Tech 19 Sept. 1 at Rolla, Mo. Sept. 6 at Russellville, Ark.

Okla. Panhandle St. (0-1) 0 0 7 7 -- 14 Miners (2-0) 0 14 3 10 -- 27 Miners (1-0) 10 21 14 10 -- 55 Arkansas Tech (1-1) 7 3 0 9 -- 19

First Quarter First Quarter S&T--Curterris Golden 16 yd. run, Adam Peden kick (13:01) ATU--Casey Henderson 5 yd. run, Trevor Pinkston kick (10:43) S&T--Peden 43 yd. fi eld goal (4:39) Second Quarter Second Quarter S&T--Nick Taylor 15 yd. pass from Josh Firm, Adam Peden kick S&T--Leon Moody 32 yd. pass from Josh Firm, Peden kick (13:14) (14:21) S&T--Scott Hendricks 9 yd. run, Peden kick (10:37) S&T--Scott Hendricks 6 yd. run, Peden kick (13:00) S&T--Carlton Westbrook 58 yd. punt return, Peden kick (8:13) ATU--Pinkston 27 yd. fi eld goal (8:32) Third Quarter Third Quarter S&T--Smook Thomas 28 yd. pass from Firm, Peden kick (11:52) S&T--Peden 22 yd. fi eld goal (6:17) S&T--Isaiah Culver 14 yd. pass from Firm, Peden kick (8:43) Fourth Quarter OPSU--Nick Collins 27 yd. pass from Caleb Holbrook, Carlos Nieto S&T--Peden 18 yd. fi eld goal (13:34) kick (2:18) ATU--Cassius Washington 16 yd. run, Pinkston kick (10:50) Fourth Quarter S&T--Smook Thomas 26 yd. pass from Firm, Peden kick (8:58) S&T--Marc-Alan Tucker 10 yd. pass from Reed Brown, Peden kick ATU--Safety, ball snapped out of end zone (5:55) (12:27) OPSU--Justin Billiot 3 yd. run, Nieto kick (6:16) Team Statistics S&T--Peden 27 yd. fi eld goal (3:35) S&T ATU First Downs 20 14 Team Statistics Rushing 32-39 37-146 OPSU S&T Passing 31-38-0 12-32-5 First Downs 13 25 Passing Yards 308 172 Rushing 44-124 45-148 Total Yards 347 318 Passing 8-16-0 21-35-3 Fumbles-Lost 3-0 2-0 Passing Yards 122 347 Penalties-Yards 4-20 3-25 Total Yards 246 495 Punts-Average 5-36.2 6-31.5 Fumbles-Lost 11-4 5-1 Third Downs 4/15 4/16 Penalties-Yards 6-60 6-54 Time of Possession 30:44 29:16 Punts-Average 9-33.4 3-30.7 Third Downs 5/15 7/15 Individual Statistics Time of Possession 28:37 31:23 Rushing S&T--Scott Hendricks 21-46, Smook Thomas 2-10, David Hughes 2-8, Individual Statistics Anthony Moore 2-4, Josh Firm 4-(-13), Team 1-(-16). ATU--Ketrich Rushing Harmon 12-65, Tanner Marsh 9-27, Cassius Washington 2-25, Casey OPSU--Chris McClendon 6-57, Justice Patterson 12-33, Justin Billiot Henderson 6-16, Tavadrick Lee 3-8, Jermaine Murdock 1-2, Cody 10-18, Caleb Holbrook 12-12, Ronald Seals 2-7, Jamal Major 1-2, Lewis 2-2, Ejay Johnson 2-1. Keanan Milligan 1-(-5). S&T--Scott Hendricks 16-111, Curterris Passing Golden 6-41, Zenel Hudson 9-23, Anthony Moore 10-22, Reed Brown S&T--Josh Firm 31-38-0-308. ATU--Tanner Marsh 12-32-5-172. 1-(-12), Josh Firm 2-(-13), Team 1-(-24). Receiving Passing S&T--Smook Thomas 13-134, Isaiah Culver 5-52, Nick Taylor 4-58, OPSU--Caleb Holbrook 6-10-0-65, Justin Billiot 2-6-0-57. S&T--Josh Danny Fishkind 4-26, Leon Moody 2-16, Ian Kreher 1-19, Anthony Firm 11-22-2-188, Reed Brown 8-9-0-90, Evan Merz 2-4-1-69. Moore 1-6, Scott Hendricks 1-(-3). ATU--Tyler Woosley 4-86, Darrell Receiving Freeman 3-31, Cassius Washington 2-25, James Phillips 1-19, Ketrich OPSU--Nick Collins 2-37, Chris McClendon 2-23, Ronald Seals 1-29, Harmon 1-8, Cody Lewis 1-3. Daniel Wise 1-28, Tim Hollingshed 1-8, Justice Patterson 1-(-3), S&T--Isaiah Culver 6-62, Smook Thomas 3-81, Leon Moody 3-53, Marc-Alan Tucker 2-61, Danny Fishkind 2-36, Clay Kinman 1-18, Anthony Moore 1-12, Curterris Golden 1-10, Adam Clark 1-10, Scott Hendricks 1-4. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 15 2012 Missouri S&T Box Scores Game 3: Miners 31, McKendree 0 Game 4: Miners 47, Kentucky Wesleyan 23 Sept. 15 at Lebanon, Ill. Sept. 22 at Rolla, Mo.

Miners (3-0, 1-0) 0 17 14 0 -- 31 Kentucky Wesleyan (1-3, 0-2) 3 14 6 0 -- 23 McKendree (0-3, 0-1) 0 0 0 0 -- 0 Miners (4-0, 2-0) 21 16 3 7 -- 47

First Quarter First Quarter No scoring. S&T--Scott Hendricks 1 yd. run, Adam Peden kick (11:16) Second Quarter S&T--Joseph Hyman 22 yd. pass from Josh Firm, David Druse kick S&T--Joseph Hyman 51 yd. pass from Josh Firm, Adam Peden kick (11:01) (14:51) S&T--Carlton Westbrook 74 yd. punt return, Druse kick (9:10) S&T--Hyman 29 yd. pass from Firm, Peden kick (10:39) KWC--Matt Wilson 38 yd. fi eld goal (6:32) S&T--Peden 35 yd. fi eld goal (0:48) Second Quarter Third Quarter S&T--Curterris Golden 1 yd. run, Druse kick (14:36) S&T--Hyman 2 yd. pass from Firm, Peden kick (9:10) KWC--Shawn Mooney 22 yd. pass from Will Barnes, Wilson kick S&T--Clay Kinman 30 yd. pass from Firm, Peden kick (1:25) (12:35) Fourth Quarter KWC--Jeff Ward 2 yd. pass from Barnes, Wilson kick (11:36) No scoring. S&T--Druse 35 yd. fi eld goal (10:09) S&T--Hyman 7 yd. pass from Firm, kick failed (0:19) Team Statistics Third Quarter S&T McK KWC--Kendall Tinsley 55 yd. blocked punt return, kick failed (5:50) First Downs 22 8 S&T--Druse 27 yd. fi eld goal (1:13) Rushing 40-58 15-(-61) Fourth Quarter Passing 35-51-0 22-44-3 S&T--Hendricks 5 yd. run, Druse kick (6:46) Passing Yards 352 223 Total Yards 410 162 Team Statistics Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1 KWC S&T Penalties-Yards 5-50 8-77 First Downs 13 26 Punts-Average 5-34.4 7-34.7 Rushing 23-16 47-253 Third Downs 9/22 1/14 Passing 20-35-2 26-50-3 Time of Possession 34:09 25:51 Passing Yards 187 317 Total Yards 203 570 Individual Statistics Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-1 Rushing Penalties-Yards 8-48 10-103 S&T--David Hughes 16-39, Curterris Golden 11-22, Anthony Moore Punts-Average 8-31.6 3-24.0 5-5, Scott Hendricks 4-4, Clay Kinman 1-4, Josh Firm 3-(-16). Third Downs 3/12 7/18 McK--Cameron James 2-2, Ryan Herring 2-0, Jeruel Taylor 1-(-1), Time of Possession 29:41 30:19 David Bergschneider 2-(-2), Team 1-(-8), Isaak Fisher 7-(-52). Passing Individual Statistics S&T--Josh Firm 35-49-0-352, Reed Brown 0-2-0-0. McK--David Rushing Bergschneider 2-7-2-36, Isaak Fisher 20-37-1-187. KWC--Devin Le’Gall 6-13, Kemota Jackson 7-10, Brett Leary 1-5, Receiving Elijah Johnson 3-1, Logan Pemberton 2-(-2), Will Barnes 4-(-11). S&T--Smook Thomas 12-119, Joseph Hyman 9-140, Leon Moody 5-36, S&T--Scott Hendricks 21-109, Curterris Golden 17-92, Smook Thomas Curterris Golden 3-4, Scott Hendricks 2-10, Clay Kinman 1-30, Ian 1-34, David Hughes 6-14, Josh Firm 2-4. Kreher 1-7, Adam Clark 1-3, David Hughes 1-3. McK--Pat Doty 8-129, Passing Ryan Herring 5-21, Nick Lutker 4-25, Jeruel Taylor 2-36, Cameron KWC--Will Barnes 15-26-1-158, Kemota Jackson 4-6-0-28, Logan James 2-9, Joe Santiago 1-3. Pemberton 1-3-1-1. S&T--Josh Firm 25-47-3-300, Reed Brown 1-3-0- 17. Receiving KWC--Devin Le’Gall 5-63, Shawn Mooney 4-52, Ta’Ron Squires 3-32, Joey Kramer 3-27, Jeff Ward 3-8, Brandon Gant 1-5, Elijah Johnson 1-0. S&T--Smook Thomas 13-135, Joseph Hyman 6-103, Adam Clark 3-56, Ian Kreher 3-18, Isaiah Culver 1-5. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 16 2012 Missouri S&T Box Scores Game 5: Indianapolis 54, Miners 35 Game 6: Miners 27, Central State 21 Sept. 29 at Rolla, Mo. Oct. 6 at Wilberforce, Ohio

Indianapolis (3-2, 3-0) 7 26 14 7 -- 54 Miners (5-1, 3-1) 7 7 7 6 -- 27 Miners (4-1, 2-1) 7 7 7 14 -- 35 Central State (2-4, 2-2) 6 6 0 9 -- 21

First Quarter First Quarter S&T--Curterris Golden 89 yd. pass from Josh Firm, David Druse kick S&T--Curterris Golden 2 yd. run, David Druse kick (2:52) (13:19) CSU--Zachary Thomas 43 yd. pass from Michael Wilson, pass failed UI--Klay Fiechter 5 yd. run, Scott Miller kick (4:54) (0:59) Second Quarter Second Quarter S&T--Golden 3 yd. run, Druse kick (14:18) S&T--Joseph Hyman 18 yd. pass from Josh Firm, Druse kick (12:09) UI--Fiechter 3 yd. run, Miller kick (6:23) CSU--Wilson 57 yd. run, run failed (3:38) UI--Mar’Quone Edmonds 28 yd. pass from Chris Mills, Miller kick Third Quarter (5:39) S&T--Smook Thomas 7 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (0:50) UI--Greg Johnson 11 yd. pass from Mills, Miller kick (0:56) Fourth Quarter UI--Safety, fumbled snap recovered in end zone (0:26) S&T--Hyman 29 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (10:38) UI--Miller 26 yd. fi eld goal (0:00) CSU--Safety, Jorden Paige tackle in end zone (3:34) Third Quarter CSU--Everett Butler 1 yd. run, Gracewell Mahbena kick (2:15) UI--Fiechter 34 yd. run, Miller kick (13:03) UI--Fiechter 78 yd. run, Miller kick (9:40) Team Statistics S&T--Ian Kreher 3 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (4:20) S&T CSU Fourth Quarter First Downs 26 18 S&T--Joseph Hyman 8 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (12:51) Rushing 58-169 21-125 UI--Matt Ripp 20 yd. run, Miller kick (7:40) Passing 21-32-0 21-45-2 S&T--Nick Taylor 13 yd. pass from Reed Brown, Druse kick (0:28) Passing Yards 214 333 Total Yards 383 458 Team Statistics Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 UIndy S&T Penalties-Yards 7-62 7-64 First Downs 23 28 Punts-Average 4-37.8 4-33.8 Rushing 30-248 45-126 Third Downs 8/20 7/15 Passing 18-22-1 29-42-3 Time of Possession 40:07 19:53 Passing Yards 270 335 Total Yards 518 461 Individual Statistics Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-0 Rushing Penalties-Yards 8-66 6-35 S&T--Scott Hendricks 29-131, Curterris Golden 22-74, Josh Firm 3-(-3), Punts-Average 2-25.5 2-29.5 Smook Thomas 1-(-5), David Hughes 2-(-5), Team 1-(-23). Third Downs 5/7 9/19 CSU--Michael Wilson 18-114, Kentrail Hollingsworth 2-10, Everett Time of Possession 25:58 34:02 Butler 1-1. Passing Individual Statistics S&T--Josh Firm 21-32-0-214. CSU--Michael Wilson 21-45-2-333. Rushing Receiving UIndy--Klay Fiechter 23-190, Matt Ripp 3-36, Chris Mills 3-22, Team S&T--Joseph Hyman 5-70, Curterris Golden 4-46, Smook Thomas 1-0. S&T--Curterris Golden 14-48, David Hughes 11-43, Josh Firm 10- 3-22, Isaiah Culver 3-21, Kevin Dillon 2-13, Clay Kinman 1-19, David 34, Scott Hendricks 8-21, Zenel Hudson 1-9, Team 1-(-29). Hughes 1-10, Adam Clark 1-7, Scott Hendricks 1-6. CSU--Zachary Passing Thomas 12-152, Steven Heard 6-109, Jeremy Turner 2-57, Dayvon Ross UIndy--Chris Mills 18-22-1-270. S&T--Josh Firm 28-38-3-322, Reed 1-15. Brown 1-2-0-13, Leon Moody 0-1-0-0, Smook Thomas 0-1-0-0. Receiving UIndy--Greg Johnson 6-95, Mar’Quone Edmonds 5-87, Brenden Williams 4-69, Klay Fiechter 1-8, Joe Bell 1-7, Reece Horn 1-4. S&T--Smook Thomas 8-57, Leon Moody 6-49, Joseph Hyman 5-66, Scott Hendricks 3-36, Kevin Dillon 3-23, Curterris Golden 2-88, Nick Taylor 1-13, Ian Kreher 1-3. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 17 2012 Missouri S&T Box Scores Game 7: Miners 52, William Jewell 17 Game 8: Miners 64, Quincy 6 Oct. 13 at Rolla, Mo. Oct. 20 at Quincy, Ill.

William Jewell (2-5, 1-3) 3 0 7 7 -- 17 Miners (7-1, 5-1) 17 16 14 17 -- 64 Miners (6-1, 4-1) 14 10 21 7 -- 52 Quincy (1-7, 1-4) 0 0 0 6 -- 6

First Quarter First Quarter S&T--Curterris Golden 1 yd. run, David Druse kick (11:09) S&T--David Druse 23 yd. fi eld goal (10:53) WJC--Warren Frevert 33 yd. fi eld goal (7:31) S&T--Joseph Hyman 6 yd. pass from Josh Firm, Druse kick (6:08) S&T--Joseph Hyman 10 yd. pass from Josh Firm, Druse kick (4:00) S&T--Hyman 62 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (4:04) Second Quarter Second Quarter S&T--Hyman 5 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (11:44) S&T--Scott Hendricks 16 yd. pass from Firm, kick blocked (12:15) S&T--Druse 35 yd. fi eld goal (3:51) S&T--Hendricks 1 yd. run, Druse kick (5:40) Third Quarter S&T--Druse 26 yd. fi eld goal (0:31) S&T--Golden 4 yd. run, Druse kick (12:25) Third Quarter S&T--Nick Kruse fumble recovery in end zone, Druse kick (10:02) S&T--Curterris Golden 5 yd. run, Druse kick (12:07) S&T--Adam Clark 5 yd. pass from Firm, Druse kick (4:59) S&T--Curterris Golden 5 yd. run, Druse kick (8:17) WJC--Thomas Cook 17 yd. run, Frevert kick (1:00) Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter S&T--Druse 31 yd. fi eld goal (12:41) S&T--Zenel Hudson 38 yd. run, Druse kick (11:32) S&T--Zenel Hudson 7 yd. run, Druse kick (6:37) WJC--DJ Balazs 2 yd. run, Frevert kick (4:56) S&T--Zenel Hudson 2 yd. run, Druse kick (5:30) QU--Justin Dickens 18 yd. pass from Nick Lonergan, pass failed (3:37) Team Statistics WJC S&T Team Statistics First Downs 17 25 S&T QU Rushing 33-127 43-200 First Downs 33 10 Passing 18-39-1 25-36-1 Rushing 59-275 41-72 Passing Yards 159 242 Passing 12-22-0 6-13-2 Total Yards 286 442 Passing Yards 166 60 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-0 Total Yards 441 132 Penalties-Yards 6-40 2-20 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-3 Punts-Average 5-25.4 2-35.5 Penalties-Yards 10-111 18-165 Third Downs 4/16 13/18 Punts-Average 1-52.0 5-31.2 Time of Possession 30:44 29:16 Third Downs 3/9 1/11 Time of Possession 34:58 25:02 Individual Statistics Rushing Individual Statistics WJC--Thomas Cook 9-65, DJ Balazs 10-37, Sean Shelton 5-29, Phil Rushing Ancar 2-8, Andrew Edwards 1-(-1), Glen Whitney 5-(-2), Team 1-(-9). S&T--Curterris Golden 16-119, Scott Hendricks 15-75, Zenel Hudson S&T--David Hughes 16-69, Zenel Hudson 4-60, Curterris Golden 12-43, 20-55, David Hughes 5-17, Josh Firm 3-9. QU--Leon Spears 7-41, Scott Hendricks 8-29, Evan Merz 1-6, Josh Firm 2-(-7). Brent Walker 13-38, Dante Flowers 3-15, Jamaal Wilburn 3-8, LaDarion Passing Shelby 6-7, Team 1-(-9), Nick Lonergan 8-(-27). WJC--Sean Shelton 12-28-1-113, DJ Balazs 6-10-0-46, Team 0-1-0-0. Passing S&T--Josh Firm 24-33-1-230, Evan Merz 1-2-0-12, Reed Brown 0-1-0- S&T--Josh Firm 7-13-0-123, Reed Brown 4-8-0-30, Evan Merz 1-1-0- 0. 13. QU--Nick Lonergan 6-13-2-60. Receiving Receiving WJC--Quentin Riser 6-36, Scott Buffa 4-54, Jon Molzen 2-18, Thomas S&T--Smook Thomas 4-40, Isaiah Culver 4-29, Joseph Hyman 2-68, Cook 2-11, Chris Smith 1-26, Phil Ancar 1-9, Trey Talley 1-3, James Scott Hendricks 1-16, Adam Clark 1-13. QU--Justin Dickens 3-29, John Harvey 1-2. S&T--Smook Thomas 8-56, Isaiah Culver 5-60, Joseph Holzhauser 2-25, Jarrod Sargent 1-6. Hyman 4-29, Scott Hendricks 2-40, Curterris Golden 2-24, Clay Kinman 2-16, Nick Taylor 1-12, Adam Clark 1-5. 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 18 2012 Missouri S&T Box Scores Game 9: Miners 13, Urbana 12 The Last Time... Oct. 27 at Rolla, Mo. A Miner rushed for 100 yards: Curterris Golden vs. Saint Joseph’s, Nov. 3, 2012 (128) Urbana (6-3, 4-2) 6 0 0 6 -- 12 Miners (8-1, 6-1) 13 0 0 0 --13 A Miner rushed for 200 yards: Ken Okwuonu vs. Ky. Wesleyan, Sept. 2, 2000 (211) First Quarter S&T--Smook Thomas 25 yd. pass from Josh Firm, kick failed (11:05) A Miner passed for 200 yards: S&T--Joseph Hyman 5 yd. pass from Firm, David Druse kick (5:55) Josh Firm vs. Saint Joseph’s, Nov. 3, 2012 (204) UU--Sanders Sius 80 yd. pass from D.J. Mendenhall, kick failed (4:45) Second Quarter A Miner passed for 300 yards: No scoring Josh Firm vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 29, 2012 (322) Third Quarter No scoring A Miner had 10 or more receptions: Fourth Quarter Smook Thomas vs. Saint Joseph’s, Nov. 3, 2012 (12) UU--Nate Wilburn-Ogletree 5 yd. pass from Mendenhall, kick failed (2:04) A Miner had 100 yards receiving: Smook Thomas vs. Saint Joseph’s, Nov. 3, 2012 (114) Team Statistics UU S&T A Miner scored 3 or more touchdowns: First Downs 24 21 Joseph Hyman vs. McKendree, Sept. 15, 2012 (3) Rushing 38-49 37-162 Passing 31-59-3 24-37-0 A Miner passed for 3 or more touchdowns: Passing Yards 373 178 Josh Firm vs. Quincy, Oct. 20, 2012 (3) Total Yards 442 340 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-2 A Miner had 3 or more fi eld goals: Penalties-Yards 8-62 6-47 David Druse vs. Quincy, Oct. 20, 2012 (3) Punts-Average 5-41.4 7-28.4 Third Downs 12/22 8/17 A Miner blocked a punt: Time of Possession 30:19 29:41 Jon Vance vs. Arkansas Tech, Sept. 6, 2012

Individual Statistics A Miner returned a fumble for a touchdown: Rushing Nick Kruse vs. William Jewell, Oct. 13, 2012 (0) UU--Jeffvon Gill 21-38, D.J. Mendenhall 17-11. S&T--Curterris Golden 27-137, Scott Hendricks 7-36, Team 1-0, Josh Firm 2-(-11). A Miner returned an interception for a touchdown: Passing Hilton Dawson (23) & Sean Martin (48) vs. Saint UU--D.J. Mendenhall 31-58-3-373, Team 0-1-0-0. S&T--Josh Firm 24- Joseph’s, Nov. 5, 2011 36-0-178, Reed Brown 0-1-0-0. Receiving A Miner returned a punt for a touchdown: UU--Sanders Sius 8-139, Joe Webb 8-119, Nate Wilburn-Ogletree 7-47, Carlton Westbrook vs. Ky. Wesleyan, Sept. 22, 2012 (74) Alvin Busbee, Marc Johnson 3-29, Jeffvon Gill 2-6. S&T--Smook Thomas 8-42, Joseph Hyman 5-48, Clay Kinman 4-31, Isaiah Culver A Miner returned a kickoff for a touchdown: 2-11, Curterris Golden 2-9, Adam Clark 1-26, Kevin Dillon 1-8, Danny Zach Howard vs. Saint Joseph’s, Oct. 4, 2008 (94) Fishkind 1-3. A Miner recorded a safety: Team vs. Drake, Sept. 17, 2011 (punter stepped out of end zone) Box score from Saint Joseph’s game on page 2 of this week’s notes. The Miners shut out an opponent: Sept. 15, 2012 at McKendree (31-0)

The Miners won after trailing at halftime: Sept. 23, 2006 at Morehead State (49-37)

The Miners won after trailing after three quarters: Oct. 16, 2010 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (38-35, OT)

The Miners won in overtime: Oct. 16, 2010 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (38-35, OT) 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 19 2012 Miner Scoring Plays/Drives Game Qtr Time Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Okla. Panhandle St. 1 13:01 Curterris Golden 16 yd. run 7 58 1:59 1 4:39 Adam Peden 43 yd. fi eld goal 8 30 2:58 2 13:14 Leon Moody 32 yd. pass from Josh Firm 5 57 1:38 2 10:37 Scott Hendricks 9 yd. run 5 63 1:34 2 8:13 Carlton Westbrook 58 yd. punt return - - - 3 11:52 Smook Thomas 28 yd. pass from Josh Firm 6 40 2:38 3 8:43 Isaiah Culver 14 yd. pass from Josh Firm 3 13 1:23 4 12:27 Marc-Alan Tucker 10 yd. pass from Reed Brown 12 73 4:44 4 3:35 Adam Peden 27 yd. fi eld goal 7 50 2:33 Arkansas Tech 2 14:21 Nick Taylor 15 yd. pass from Josh Firm 6 65 2:01 2 13:00 Scott Hendricks 6 yd. run 1 6 0:06 3 6:17 Adam Peden 22 yd. fi eld goal 5 15 1:04 4 13:34 Adam Peden 18 yd. fi eld goal 12 85 4:55 4 8:58 Smook Thomas 26 yd. pass from Josh Firm 4 80 1:42 McKendree 2 14:51 Joseph Hyman 51 yd. pass from Josh Firm 10 91 3:55 2 10:39 Joseph Hyman 29 yd. pass from Josh Firm 9 48 3:19 2 0:48 Adam Peden 35 yd. fi eld goal 4 16 0:29 3 9:10 Joseph Hyman 2 yd. pass from Josh Firm 14 70 4:51 3 1:25 Clay Kinman 30 yd. pass from Josh Firm 4 35 1:08 Kentucky Wesleyan 1 11:16 Scott Hendricks 1 yd. run 6 25 1:18 1 11:01 Joseph Hyman 22 yd. pass from Josh Firm 1 22 0:05 1 9:10 Carlton Westbrook 74 yd. punt return - - - 2 14:36 Curterris Golden 1 yd. run 8 60 1:30 2 10:09 David Druse 35 yd. fi eld goal 5 37 1:21 2 0:19 Joseph Hyman 7 yd. pass from Josh Firm 6 42 1:14 3 1:13 David Druse 27 yd. fi eld goal 8 19 2:49 4 6:46 Scott Hendricks 5 yd. run 10 57 2:50 Indianapolis 1 13:19 Curterris Golden 89 yd. pass from Josh Firm 4 90 1:41 2 14:18 Curterris Golden 3 yd. run 13 73 5:29 3 4:20 Ian Kreher 3 yd. pass from Josh Firm 15 80 5:14 4 12:51 Joseph Hyman 8 yd. pass from Josh Firm 11 80 3:37 4 0:28 Nick Taylor 13 yd. pass from Reed Brown 14 70 7:07 Central State 1 2:52 Curterris Golden 2 yd. run 18 80 7:10 2 12:09 Joseph Hyman 18 yd. pass from Josh Firm 10 79 3:44 3 0:50 Smook Thomas 7 yd. pass from Josh Firm 8 41 3:15 4 10:38 Joseph Hyman 29 yd. pass from Josh Firm 8 79 3:30 William Jewell 1 11:09 Curterris Golden 1 yd. run 4 35 1:14 1 4:00 Joseph Hyman 10 yd. pass from Josh Firm 10 75 3:31 2 11:44 Joseph Hyman 5 yd. pass from Josh Firm 13 68 5:01 2 3:51 David Druse 35 yd. fi eld goal 16 49 4:45 3 12:25 Curterris Golden 4 yd. run 4 31 1:01 3 10:02 Nick Kruse fumble recovery in end zone - - - 3 4:59 Adam Clark 5 yd. pass from Josh Firm 9 46 3:40 4 11:32 Zenel Hudson 38 yd. run 10 79 4:25 Quincy 1 10:53 David Druse 23 yd. fi eld goal 10 60 4:00 1 6:08 Joseph Hyman 6 yd. pass from Josh Firm 8 52 2:33 1 4:04 Joseph Hyman 62 yd. pass from Josh Firm 1 67 0:30 2 12:15 Scott Hendricks 16 yd. pass from Josh Firm 12 70 5:00 2 5:40 Scott Hendricks 1 yd. run 5 16 1:25 2 0:31 David Druse 26 yd. fi eld goal 5 13 0:38 3 12:07 Curterris Golden 5 yd. run 3 19 1:05 3 8:17 Curterris Golden 5 yd. run 4 46 1:47 4 12:41 David Druse 31 yd. fi eld goal 4 5 2:10 4 6:37 Zenel Hudson 7 yd. run 6 30 3:40 4 5:30 Zenel Hudson 2 yd. run 3 34 0:55 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 20 2012 Miner Scoring Plays/Drives (continued) Game Qtr Time Scoring Play Plays Yards Time Urbana 1 11:05 Smook Thomas 25 yd. pass from Josh Firm 9 68 3:55 1 5:55 Joseph Hyman 5 yd. pass from Josh Firm 7 37 2:22 Saint Joseph’s 1 3:52 Joseph Hyman 30 yd. pass from Josh Firm 9 97 4:46 1 0:25 Curterris Golden 5 yd. run 7 39 2:15 2 4:23 Curterris Golden 1 yd. run 12 84 6:00 3 4:12 David Druse 25 yd. fi eld goal 11 33 4:12 3 0:32 Joseph Hyman 35 yd. pass from Josh Firm 3 42 1:03 4 9:53 David Druse 31 yd. fi eld goal 10 31 3:52 4 3:13 Nick Taylor 14 yd. pass from Reed Brown 8 57 3:30

Record Watch...

Individual Records:

Rushing Touchdowns (Season) 13, David Shields (Curterris Golden has 10) Pass Receptions (Season) 87, Ashton Gronewold & Chad Shockley (Smook Thomas has 84) Receiving Touchdowns (Season) 17, Ashton Gronewold (Joseph Hyman has 15) S&T in 2012 when... Overall Touchdowns (Season) Gaining more rushing net yards ...... 8-0 18, Ashton Gronewold (Joseph Hyman has 15) Opponents gain more rushing yards ...... 1-1 Points Scored (Season) 108, Ashton Gronewold (Joseph Hyman has 90) Gaining more passing net yards ...... 7-1 Completion Percentage (Season) Opponents gain more passing yards ...... 2-0 68.5%, Jason Schlueter (Josh Firm is at 66.6%) Completion Percentage (Career) Gaining more total yards ...... 7-0 57.9%, Dennis Pirkle (Josh Firm is at 59.9%) Opponents gain more total yards ...... 2-1 Punt Return Yards (Season) Gaining more fi rst downs ...... 7-1 278, Craig Heath (Carlton Westbrook has 236) Opponents gain more fi rst downs ...... 1-0 Punt Return Touchdowns (Season) First downs are equal ...... 1-0 2, Craig Heath (tied by Carlton Westbrook) Throwing more completions ...... 6-1 Team Records: Opponents throw more completions ...... 2-0 Completions are equal ...... 1-0 Wins (Season) 10 in 1980 (Miners have 9) Having more penalty yards ...... 2-0 Opponents have more penalty yards ...... 7-1 Completion Percentage (Season) Penalty yards are equal ...... 0-0 67.6% in 2008 (Current is 64.9%) Plays (Season) When leading: 851 in 1978 (Miners have run 829) After 1st quarter ...... 8-0 Total Yards (Season) At halftime ...... 9-0 4,945 in 2008 (Miners have 4,334) After 3rd quarter ...... 9-0 Punt Return Yards (Season) 527 in 2010 (Miners have 363) When trailing: Points Scored (Season) After 1st quarter ...... 1-0 At halftime ...... 0-1 408 in 2008 (Miners have 392) After 3rd quarter ...... 0-1 Touchdowns Scored (Season) 57 in 2008 (Miners have 51) When tied: Point After Touchdowns (Season) After 1st quarter ...... 0-1 47, set in 2012 At halftime ...... 0-0 Field Goals Made (Season) After 3rd quarter ...... 0-0 13 in 2009 (tied in 2012) First Downs (Season) In overtime ...... 0-0 257 in 2008 (Miners have 249) When having more time of possession...... 7-1 Opponents have more time of possession ...... 2-0 2012 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 21 MissouriMissouri S&T S&T Statistical Records Update Matters Quarterback Sacks: Career Touchdown Catches: Career Pass Completions: Career Touchdown Passes: 1. John Frerking ...... 29 1. Ashton Gronewold ...... 52 1. Evan Gray ...... 493 1. Evan Gray ...... 59 2. Freddy Dugard ...... 21.5 2. Chad Shockley ...... 22 2. Jason Schlueter ...... 406 2. Josh Firm ...... 41 3. Matt Loula ...... 19 3. Joseph Hyman ...... 21 3. Josh Firm ...... 373 3. Steve Watson ...... 37 4. Bryan Lewis ...... 17.5 4. Brandon Landry ...... 20 4. Greg Haug ...... 327 4. Joe Winters ...... 35 5. Scott Finke ...... 15 5. Mike Greaving ...... 19 5. Steve Watson ...... 323 5. Jason Schlueter ...... 34 6. Jimmy Barnhart ...... 14 T6. Merle Dillow ...... 16 6. Dennis Pirkle ...... 315 6. Greg Haug ...... 28 7. Derek Drussa ...... 13.5 T6. Larry Oliver ...... 16 7. Pat Godwin...... 282 T7. Dennis Pirkle ...... 26 T8. Jim Frerking ...... 13 8. Clint Moss...... 15 8. Ron Lewis ...... 263 T7. Pat Godwin ...... 26 T8. Ricky Caruthers ...... 13 T9. Smook Thomas ...... 13 9. Joe Winters ...... 261 9. Ron Lewis ...... 25 T8. Glenn Wilhelm ...... 13 T9. G. Ricker/B. Crider ...... 13 10. Mike Wise ...... 258 T10. B. Haug/B. Guidry ...... 23 >> Eddie Rascon...... 12.5 >> Kevin Dillon ...... 11 Career Total Offense: Season Total Offense: Career Passing Yards: Career Rushing Yards: 1. Evan Gray ...... 5,469 1. Joe Winters (2006) ...... 3,731 1. Evan Gray ...... 5,597 1. Terry Ryan ...... 3,432 2. Jason Schlueter ...... 4,648 2. Evan Gray (2005) ...... 3,499 2. Jason Schlueter ...... 4,486 2. Ken Okwuonu ...... 3,062 3. Mike Wise ...... 4,225 3. Brandon Landry (2004) . 2,878 3. Greg Haug ...... 4.284 3. Randy Shed ...... 2.063 4. Greg Haug ...... 4,194 4. Jason Schlueter (2009) ...2,696 4. Josh Firm ...... 4,245 4. Mike Joshua ...... 1,988 5. Josh Firm ...... 4,176 5. Josh Firm (2012) ...... 2,403 5. Dennis Pirkle ...... 3,737 5. Keenan Miller ...... 1,921 6. Steve Watson ...... 3,858 6. Jason Schlueter (2008) ...1,952 6. Joe Winters ...... 3,724 6. Curterris Golden ...... 1,851 7. Pat Godwin...... 3,755 7. Evan Gray (2003) ...... 1,910 7. Pat Godwin...... 3,587 7. Les Clark ...... 1,709 8. Joe Winters ...... 3,731 8. Ken Vaughn (1977) ...... 1,867 8. Steve Watson ...... 3,564 8. Mike Schafer ...... 1,686 9. Ron Lewis ...... 3,516 9. Mike Wise (1991) ...... 1,840 9. Ron Lewis ...... 3,332 9. Keith Smith ...... 1,609 10. Terry Ryan ...... 3,432 10. Josh Firm (2011) ...... 1,773 10. Mike Wise ...... 3,072 10. Tom Cooper ...... ,1594 Season Pass Completions: Season Passing Yards: Career Receptions: Career Receiving Yards: 1. Evan Gray (2005) ...... 302 1. Joe Winters (2006) ...... 3,724 1. Ashton Gronewold ...... 278 1. Ashton Gronewold ...... 3,708 2. Joe Winters (2006) ...... 261 2. Evan Gray (2005) ...... 3,583 2. Smook Thomas ...... 210 2. Chad Shockley ...... 2,652 3. Jason Schlueter (2009) ...... 245 3. Brandon Landry (2004) . 2,830 3. Chad Shockley ...... 206 3. Smook Thomas ...... 2,315 4. Josh Firm (2012) ...... 223 4. Jason Schlueter (2009) ...2,638 4. Bob Somerville ...... 161 4. Brett Fischer ...... 1,976 5. Brandon Landry (2004) ...... 217 5. Josh Firm (2012) ...... 2,419 5. Brett Fischer ...... 154 5. Bob Somerville ...... 1,956 6. Evan Gray (2003) ...... 191 6. Evan Gray (2003) ...... 2,014 6. Bryan Crider ...... 142 6. Stu Dunlop ...... 1,823 7. Jason Schlueter (2008) ...... 161 7. Ken Vaughn (1977) ...... 1,888 7. Stu Dunlop ...... 139 7. Mike Greaving ...... 1,797 8. Josh Firm (2011) ...... 150 8. Jason Schlueter (2008) ...1,848 8. Mike Greaving ...... 135 8. Elliot Jackson ...... 1,704 9. Steve Watson (2007) ...... 141 9. Josh Firm (2011) ...... 1,826 9. Cole Drussa ...... 134 9. Clint Moss...... 1,664 10. Steve Watson (2010) ...... 139 10. Greg Haug (1974) ...... 1,696 10. Elliot Jackson ...... 124 10. Brandon Landry ...... 1,649 Season Receptions: Season Receiving Yards: Season Touchdowns: Career Touchdowns: T1. Chad Shockley (2010) ...... 87 1. Chad Shockley (2010) ... 1,198 1. Ashton Gronewold (2005) ...... 18 1. Ashton Gronewold ...... 58 T1. Ashton Gronewold (2007) ... 87 2. A. Gronewold (2006) .....1,120 2. Ashton Gronewold (2006) ...... 17 2. Terry Ryan ...... 30 3. Smook Thomas (2012) ...... 84 3. A. Gronewold (2005) .....1,080 3. Ashton Gronewold (2007) ...... 16 3. Brandon Landry ...... 25 4. Ashton Gronewold (2006) ...... 78 4. Brett Fischer (2004) ...... 1,040 4. Joseph Hyman (2012) ...... 15 4. Ken Okwuonu ...... 24 5. Ashton Gronewold (2005) ...... 75 5. A. Gronewold (2007) .....1,009 5. David Shields (2008) ...... 14 T5. Chad Shockley ...... 23 T5. Brett Fischer (2004) ...... 72 6. Brandon Landry (2005) .... 908 T6. Curterris Golden (2012) .....11 T5. Brian Paris ...... 23 T5. Bob Somerville (1970) ...... 72 7. Bob Somerville (1970) ..... 862 T6. Chad Shockley (2010) ...... 11 7. Curterris Golden ...... 22 8. Phil Shin (2005) ...... 69 8. Smook Thomas (2012) ....800 T6. Mike Greaving (2008) ...... 11 T8. Joseph Hyman ...... 21 T9. Brandon Landry (2005) ...... 69 9. Cole Drussa (2004) ...... 790 T6. Brandon Landry (2006) ...... 11 T8. Bob Berry ...... 21 T9. Cole Drussa (2004) ...... 64 10. Mike Greaving (2006) .... 789 T6. Brandon Landry (2005) ...... 11 T8. Gene Huffman ...... 21 T6. Terry Ryan (1978) ...... 11 Quarterback Sacks (Team): Season Touchdown Receptions: T6. Bob Berry (1969) ...... 11 1. 2012...... 42 1. Ashton Gronewold (2005) .. 17 2. 1983...... 38 T2. Joseph Hyman (2012) .... 15 3. 1982...... 36 T2. Ashton Gronewold (2006) 15 T4. 1985 ...... 35 4. Ashton Gronewold (2007) .. 13 T4. 1984 ...... 35 T5. Mike Greaving (2008) ...... 11 6. 1984...... 32 T5. Brandon Landry (2006) ....11 7. 2005...... 29 7. Chad Shockley (2010) ...... 10 8. 2008...... 26 T8. Brandon Landry (2005) ...... 9 9. 1996...... 22 T8. Clint Moss (2003) ...... 9 10. 1994...... 21 T10. Merle Dillow (74, 75) ...... 8