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McNeese’s Cowboys jump into division 1-A to play Nebraska of the Big 12...... McNeese Sports Information - McNeese will play its second Big 12 opponent on Saturday Director: Louis Bonnette in Lincoln, NEB when the Cowboys tackle Nebraska...last year the Phone: (337) 475-5207 Cowboys started their season with a 38-24 loss to Texas A&M of the Home: (337) 477-4182 Big 12....kickoff is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Fax: (337) 475-5202 - SERIESRECORD: this is the first meeting between the two Cell: (337) 540-8869 schools....they have played against each other on the baseball field Email: [email protected] (last spring in the McNeese Lake Area Classic.....Nebraska won 9-4) Asst. Director: Pam Lafosse - NATIONAL POLLS: Cowboys were ranked No. 2 to No. Phone: (337) 475-5926 1 Montana in last week’s 1-AA polls.....poll will be out on Monday Home: (337) 562-0735 afternoon....Nebraska fell out of this week’s 1-A poll - COACHES....McNeese is coached by Tommy Tate who is Cowboys in 2002: 4-0 now in his third year with an 20-8 overall record, one conference A. 31 def. Grambling 52-20 (H) championship and two post-season 1-AA playoff appearances....Cowboys are 4-0 this year with wins over Grambling S. 7 def. Youngstown St. 28-13 (A) (52-20) , Youngstown State (28-13) and Western Kentucky (38-13), S. 14 def. La-Monroe 24-19 (A) all ranked in the top 25 when they played, and a victory over 1-A S. 21 Open Louisiana-Monroe (24-19)...Nebraska (3-2) is coached by Frank S. 28 def. Western Kentucky 38-13 (H) Solich , 45-11 and in his fifth year....the Huskers have defeated Ari- O. 5 at Nebraska (11:30 a.m.) zona State (48-10), Troy State (31-16) and Utah State (44-13) this O. 12 Open year while bowing to penn State (40-7) and Iowa State (36-14) O. 19 Jacksonville State (7 p.m.) - COWBOY KEY PLAYERS....through four games this O. 26 at Sam Houston St. (2 p.m.) season McNeese’s top players have been:....strong safety Hadley N. 2 at Stephen F. Austin (4 p.m.) Prince (a Buck Buchanan award candidate) and has earned national N. 9 Southwest Texas (7 p.m.) and SLC player of the week honors...he leads team with 46 N. 16 at Northwestern St. (2 p.m.) tackles...linebacker Roderick Royal was the SLC player of the week N. 23 Nicholls State (7 p.m.) for the opening game win over Grambling and has 45 tackles as does linebacker Ryan Garrison...tailback Vick King leads the Cowboys in MCNEESE rushing with 354 yards and an average of 5.1 yards per carry....QB Scott Pendarvis is making 59.7 percent of his passes (37 of 62 for Location: Lake Charles, LA 515 yards and 4 tds)..WR Jermaine Martin has become McNeese’s Conference: Southland all-time leading pass receiver this year...he has 11 catches for 146 Nickname: Cowboys yards this year...B. J. Sams tops the Cowboys in all-purpose running Colors: Blue and Gold with an average of 206.8 ypg....he has run two punts back for President: Dr. Robert Hebert tds...John Marino has made 16 straight PATs and has made three of Enrollment: 8,200 five field goals....five different players have intercepted passes for Athletic Director: Sonny Watkins the Cowboys...guard Mitch Sawyer, center Jason Davis and tackle Dwight Hudler lead the Cowboy offensive line in grading McNeese Individual Game by Game Rushing Grambling Youngstown St. La-Monroe W. Kentucky Nebraska Jacksonville Sam Houston SFA SW Texas NW State Nicholls State King 18-80-1 17-98 20-98-1 14-78-2 Prim 12-61-1 6-23 12-35 7-17-1 Trahan 8-11-1 1-1 7-39 5-26 Lawton 6-25-1 3-10 7-115-1 5-30 Robin 2-8 2-10 2-22 Beasley 1-6

Passing Pendarvis 13-7-0-110-1 20-12-0-122-1 13-5-1-80-1 16-13-1-203-1 Corcoran 4-3-0-21-0 4-4-0-34-0 Allen 3-2-0-12-0

Receiving Martin 3-28-0 5-76-1 2-38 1-4 Sams 2-36-0 1-4 2-36 6-111-1 Gore 2-12-0 Lawton 1-24 1-1 Trahan 1-20 1-4 2-23 Hamilton 1-9-1 1-7 2-18 1-3 King 1-7-0 Brodhead 1-7-0 2-15 1-14-1 2-56 Oustalet 1-8 1-7

Punting Cook 7-221-31.6-52 7-257-36.7-50 6-196-32.7-41 1-40-40.0-40

Punt Ret Sams 3-38-14 6-138-81-1td 4-43-17 2-89-59-1td

KO ret Sams 2-39-22 1-38-38 2-59-33 4-108-35 Martin 1-25-25 Prince 1-17-17 Prim 1-7-7 Blanchard 1-40

Pass Int. White 1-58 Smith 1-22 Burns 1-0 Royal 1-20-1 Gulley 1-0 1-9

FGs Marino (33), 35m (37) 28m 39m

Tackles Royal 13 11 7 12 Prince 7 17 10 12 Gulley 4 4 8 5 Garrison 8 14 6 17 Jones 3 4 7 3 COWBOY FOOTBALL STAFF Head Coach Tommy Tate (McNeese ‘79, 3 MARTIN GETS RECORD years, 20-8) Jermaine Martin has become McNeese State’s Offensive Coordinator Matt Viator (McNeese ‘86) all-time leading pass receiver. In the first game of the season he became the all-time leader for Defensive Coordinator Lance Guidry (McNeese ‘95) pass receptions and in the Cowboys’ third game Offensvie Line Gerald Broussard (La-Lafayette he took over ‘84) the leader- Linebackers Lark Hebert (McNeese ‘85) ship for yards catch- Wide Receivers Adam Henry (McNeese ‘98) ing passes. Defensive Line Bob Howell (McNeese ‘78) In his career Running Backs Carlos McGee (McNeese ‘96) with the Defensive Assistant Charles Ayro (McNeese ‘00) Cowboys Tight Ends Pat Matthews (McNeese ‘01) he has now caught 128 Defensive Assistant Jeff Sherrill (Tenn-Martin ‘02) passes for Athletic Trainer Jim Murphy (Tex. Medical Center 2,062 yards ‘74) and nine Equipment Manager Ronny Breaux (McNeese ‘69) touch- Strength Coach Mike Robinson (Northwestern St. downs. He has moved ‘83) into a tie for 10th on the McNeese head coach Tommy Tate all-time - he’s the second former McNeese football Southland Conference Jermaine Martin player to serve as the university’s head list for pass coach...the first was the late Jack Doland receivers. who coached the Cowboys from 1970 to This year he has caught 11 passes for 146 yards 1978, led them to a conference title and to and a touchdown. bowl appearances in the Independence Bowl (1976 victory over Tulsa) and in the SLC TOP 10 ALL-TIME RECEIVERS Grantland Rice Bowl (1971 loss to Tennes- 1. Matt Dominguez, Sam Houston 211 2. Cisco Richard, La-Monroe 179 see State)...Doland was also the McNeese 3. Jonathon Cooper, Sam Houston 171 athletic director and went on to become the 4. Joey Hamiklton, Jacksonville St. 161 university’s president and to serve as a state 5. Pat Holder, Abilene Christian 155 senator...he had played for the Cowboys in 6. Ronnie Vinson, Abilene Christian 153 the 1940s when the school was a junior col- 7. Mike Pearce, Stephen F. Austin 152 8. Ronnie Gebauer, Lamar 149 lege and he went on to play for Tulane when it went to the Rose 9. Jackie Harris, La-Monroe 147 Bowl 10. Walt Huntley, Trinity 128 - Tate played for Doland as he was a four year letterman from 1975 Jermaine Martin, McNeese 128 to 1978..he was a defensive back and earned all-conference academic honors - in 1979 he stepped off the field and into the coaching box...in the summer of 1979 Doland was named the president of the university and Ernie Duplechin became the McNeese head coach, picking Tate to become his secondary coach - Tate had served as a McNeese assistant coach for 20 years (one season was spent as the school’s placement director) - he was the assistant head coach and defensive coordinator in 1999 and became head coach in 2000...he now has an 20-8 overall record and has the Cowboys undefeated at 4-0 this season....and ranked No. 2 in 1-AA McNeese State Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl-Exp Hometown (Previous School) 1 Marcus Turner WR 5-8 137 Jr-1L West Monroe, LA (West Monroe) 78 Jeremiah Abbott OG 6-2 257 Fr-HS Slidell, LA (Salmen HS) 2 Jermaine Martin WR 5-6 147 Sr-3L Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) 79 B. J. McNutt DT 6-4 304 Sr-3L Houston, TX (Cy-Fair HS) 3 Marcus Trahan TB 5-10 193 Sr-3L Sulphur , LA (Sulphur High) 80 Herman Monroe TE 6-3 236 So-Trf Sunset, LA (Beau Chene HS) 4 Britt Brodhead WR 5-9 172 Jr-2L Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More) 81 Marcus Singleton WR 6-2 173 So-Sqd Baton Rouge, LA (Southern Lab) 5 Jason Cook P 6-1 209 Fr-RS Moss Bluff, LA (Sam Houston) 83 Chris Thomas WR 5-8 160 Fr-HS Slidell, LA (Salmen HS) 6 Logan Laviolette WR 5-10 173 Jr-1L Moss Bluff, LA (Sam Houston) 84 Steven Anderson TE 6-2 246 So-HS Lafayette, LA (Northside HS) 7 Huey Gardner WR 6-1 192 Jr-2L Katy, TX, (Cypress Springs HS) 85 Jeff Hamilton TE 6-4 239 Sr-3L Westlake, LA (Westlake High) 8 John Marino PK 5-10 205 So-1L Covington, LA (Covington HS) 87 Jason Taylor TE 6-2 237 Sr-3L Orange, TX, (WO Stark HS) 9 Hadley Prince SS 5-9 204 Sr-3L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) 88 Henry Smith WR 5-11 175 So-HS Beaumont, TX (Central HS) 10 Rod Gulley FS 6-2 197 Jr-2L Newton, TX (Newton HS) 89 Kyle Savant TE 6-2 244 Fr-RS Eunice, LA (Eunice HS) 11 Ryan Corcoran QB 6-2 198 Jr-1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) 90 Lance Rickner DE 6-3 220 So-Sqd New Orleans, LA (John Curtis) 12 B. J. Sams WR 5-10 173 Jr-2L Mandeville, LA (Mandeville HS) 91 John Paul Jones DT 6-3 285 Fr-Trf Carencro, LA (Carencro HS) 13 Scott Pendarvis QB 6-3 221 So-1L Walker, LA (Catholic HS) 92 Stoney Delcambre DE 6-0 228 So-1L Delcambre, LA (Delcambre HS) 14 Matt Gore TE 6-3 225 Jr-2L Katy, TX (Katy HS) 93 Pike Pickett DE 6-2 235 So-Trf Vinton, LA (Rice University) 15 Kellen Wright WR 5-11 172 So-Trf Lake Charles, LA (La-Lafayette) 94 Jerrell Zeno DE 6-4 237 Jr-2L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS0 16 Michael Allen QB 6-2 226 Sr-2L Spring, TX (Klein Oaks HS) 95 Sheldon Holder DE 6-3 239 Fr-HS Harvey, LA (West Jefferson) 17 Vick King TB 5-11 206 Jr-1L Cutoff, LA (S. LaFourche HS) 96 J. R. Green DT 6-2 316 Fr-RS League City, TX (Clear Creek ) 18 Drew Blanchard WR 6-1 197 So-HS Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) 97 Mike Swansey DT 6-1 261 So-1L Freeport, TX (Brazosport HS) 19 Casey Clark QB 6-2 207 Fr-HS Fountain Valley, CA (Fountain Val) 98 Tim Kenebrew DE 6-4 231 Jr-2L Newton, TX (Newton HS) 20 Terrance Moses TB 6-0 199 Fr-HS Baton Rouge, LA (Southern Lab) 99 Jaworski White DE 6-3 235 Jr-1L Clinton, LA (Clinton HS) 21 Jason Miller TB 6-0 204 Fr-HS Iota, LA (Iota HS) 22 Jacob Prim TB 6-0 227 Sr-1L Foley, AL (SW Miss. JC) 23 Chris White CB 5-10 203 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS) PRONUNCIATION 24 Keith Smith CB 6-0 182 Jr-2L Leesville, LA (Leesville HS) John Boutee (boo-tee) 25 Achille Fairchild SS 6-1 187 Jr-2L St. Gabriel, LA (Catholic HS) 26 Jovon Burns CB 5-10 184 Sr-3L Houston, TX (Elkins HS) Tyree Broden (tie-ree broden) 27 Carlos Weathersby FS 6-0 195 Fr-RS McComb, MS (McComb HS) Jovon Burns (joe-vaughn) 28 Cedric Lars SS 5-10 181 So-1L Shreveport, LA (Southwood HS) John Chevalier (shu-val-yea) 30 Kyle Richey FS 6-1 204 Fr-RS Iota, LA (Iota HS) Dentrick Chretien (cray-shan) 31 Burlyn Williams SS 6-1 182 Fr-RS Bogalousa, LA (Bogalousa HS) 32 Scott Thomas CB 5-10 179 Fr-RS Mamou, LA (Mamou HS) Ryan Corcoran (cork-run) 33 Darren Oustalet FB 5-10 233 Sr-3L Long Beach, MS, (Long Beach ) Stoney Delcambre (del-come) 34 Andrew Robin FB 6-0 231 So-1L Pt. Barre, LA (Pt. Barre HS) Achille Fairchild (aah-shield) 35 Lawrence Darby CB 5-11 180 Fr-HS Covington, LA (Covington HS) Roy Farias (fairest) 36 Joseph Prim SS 6-0 206 So-HS Foley, AL (Foley HS) 37 Simpson Borens CB 5-10 157 So-HS Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic HS) Blair Faucheaux (foe-shay) 38 Joel Thibodeaux PK 5-10 172 Fr-RS Lake Charles, LA (St. Louis HS) Jared Ferranti (fuh-rant-t) 39 Kevin Beasley FB 5-11 220 Fr-HS Bridge City, TX (Bridge City HS) Tim Kenebrew (ken-uh-brew) 40 Raymone Senegal LB 6-2 218 Fr-HS Lafayette, LA (Acadiana HS) Michael LaBorde (luh-board) 41 Tyree Broden LB 6-1 238 Jr-2L Baton Rouge, LA (Broadmoor) 42 Jimmy Abram DE 6-3 243 Sr-3L Slidell, LA (Slidell HS) Hynson Lanaux (lan-o) 43 Kenny Jones SS 5-8 204 Fr-HS Leesville, LA (Leesville HS) Logan Laviolette (lav-uh-let) 44 Luke Lawton FB 6-0 248 Jr-2L Lafayette, LA (St. Thomas More) Cody LeBlanc (luh-blanc) 45 Bryan Forte’ LB 6-0 223 Fr-HS Slidell, LA (Slidell HS) Schyler Olivier (sky-ler o-live-e-a) 46 John Boutte LB 6-1 225 Fr-Trf Lake Charles, LA (LC-Boston) 47 Rayborn Robiskie DT 6-1 251 Fr-HS Hahnville, LA (Shaw HS) Darren Oustalet (ah-sta-let) 48 Schuyler Olivier LB 5-11 234 Fr-HS Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS) Andrew Robin (roe-ban0 49 Kedrick Nicholas LB 5-11 225 So-1L New Orleans, LA (Karr HS) Kyle Savant (suh-vaunt) 51 Jason Davis C 6-1 332 Sr-3L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Joel Thibodeaux (tib-uh-doe) 52 Roderick Royal LB 6-1 241 Jr-Trf Baton Rouge,LA (Florida) 53 John Chevalier DT 6-2 251 So-1L Cecilia, LA (Cecilia HS) Marcus Trahan (tray-hand) 54 Michael LaBorde C 6-3 309 So-1L Sulphur, LA (Sulphur HS) John Vasilakis (vas-lah-cus) 55 Phil Smith DE 6-1 239 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (Barbe HS) Burlyn Williams (berlin) 56 Blair Faucheaux C 6-3 265 Fr-RS Loreauville, LA (Loreauville HS) 57 Roy Farias LB 6-2 230 Jr-1L Orangefield, TX (Orangefield HS) 58 Ryan Garrison LB 6-1 235 Jr-2L Franklin, LA (Franklin HS) 60 Christopher Allen DT 6-0 246 Fr-HS Spring, TX (Klein Oaks HS) 61 James Roden OT 6-4 296 Sr-3L Groveton, TX (Groveton HS) 62 Ryan Thompson DT 6-2 259 Fr-HS Moss Bluff, LA (Sam Houston) 64 Alan Bryant DT 5-9 242 Sr-1L Beaumont, TX (Westbrook HS) 65 Dwight Hudler OG 6-2 304 Jr-2L Mesquite, TX (Mesquite HS) 66 Jess Demarest OG 6-4 291 So-1L Klein, TX (Klein HS) 68 Mitch Sawyer OG 6-1 279 Sr-2L Ethel, LA (Centreville HS) 69 John Vasilakis OG 6-4 284 Fr-RS Lumberton, TX (Lumberton HS) 70 Jared Ferranti C 6-0 272 Sr-3L Houston, TX (Cy-Falls HS) 71 Brent Pousson OT 6-4 255 Fr-HS Iota, LA (Iota HS) 72 Zac Quinlan OT 6-3 290 Sr-3L Cypress, TX (Cypress HS) 73 Hynson Lanaux OT 6-6 261 Fr-RS Hammond, LA (Hammond HS) 74 Cody LeBlanc OT 6-5 300 So-1L Lumberton, TX (Lumberton HS) 75 Dentrick Chretien OG 6-2 305 So-1L Lake Charles, LA (LaGrange HS) 77 Alex Ardoin OT 6-4 270 Fr-HS Eunice, LA (St. Edmunds) THE LAST TIME a McNeese player - returned a kickoff for a td (William Davis, 92 yards vs Ark-Monticello 1998) - returned a punt for a td (B. J. Sams, 81 yards vs Youngstown State, 2002; B. J. Sams, 59 yards vs Western Kentucky) - returned a pass interception for a td (20 yards, Roderick Royal vs Youngstown State, 2002) - blocked a field goal (Tim Kenebrew vs Grambling 2002; Jim Abram vs La-Monroe, 2002) - blocked a PAT (Jim Abram vs La-Monroe, 2002) - returned a blocked FG for a td (Rod Gulley vs Grambling, 2002; 63 yards) - ran a mid-air fumble back for a td (Marcus LeBlanc vs Youngstown St., 100 yards, 1995) - ran a fumble back for a td (Brad Archie vs Texas A&M 2001; Jovan Burns vs Prairie View, 2001; Joe Judge vs West Virginia Tech 2001) - blocked a punt (Hadley Prince vs Alcorn State 2001; Joe Judge, partial block vs Northwestern State 2001) - ran a blocked punt back for a td (Joe Judge vs Maine, 32 yards 1999) - recovered a fumble for a td (Jerod Jones vs Sam Houston 1996) - rushed for 100 yards (115 - 7 carries - Luke Lawton vs La-Monroe, 2002) - had two players rush for 100 yards in same game (S. 29 vs W. Virginia Tech - Aaron Pierce for 110 yards and Jacob Prim for 104 yards) - rushed for 200 yards (Vick King, 211 vs Jacksonville, 2001; 26 carries) - rushed for 7 tds (Jessie Burton vs Southern Utah 1998) - passed for 300 yards (Slade Nagle vs NW State, 2000, 331 on 16 of 32) - had 300 yards total offense (Slade Nagle vs NW State, 2000, minus 7 rushing and 331 passing) - caught passes for 100 yards (vs Western Kentucky, 2002, B. J. Sams-- 6 catches for 111 yards) - had two players catch passes for 100 yards (vs W. Virginia Tech - 2001 - B. J. Sams 135 on 7, Jermaine Martin 110 on 8) - kicked five field goals (Shonz LaFrenz vs N. Iowa 1997) - kicked a 50 yard FG (Eric Roberts vs N. Iowa, 54 yards - school record, 1991) - kicked 9 PATS (Shonz LaFrenz vs S. Utah 1998) - had four sacks (Blair Bradley vs Southwest Texas 1998) - scored 3 tds receiving (Jeff Hamilton vs Sam Houston State 2001)

LAST TIME AN OPPONENT - rushed for 100 yards (144, Royston English, Maine, 2001) - rushed for 200 yards (203 by Adrian Petersen, Ga. Southern, 2000) - passed for 300 yards (322, Josh McCown, Sam Houston State, 2001; 28 of 61) - caught passes for over 100 yards (Calvin Colquitt, Grambling, 2002; 2 for 111 yards) - returned a kickoff for td (99 yards, Mel Mitchell, Western Kentucky, 2001; 99 yards, LeJuan Walker, Nicholls State, 11/17/01) - returned a punt for a td (Santana Moss, 77 yards, Miami, 2000) - returned a pass interception for a td (99 yards, Reggie Spenser, Jacksonville State, 2001) - returned a fumble for a td (52 yards, John Thompson of La-Monroe, 2002) - blocked a punt and returned it for a td (Sam Houston State - blocked by Fabian Johnson and returned by Jeff Jones for td 1997) - shut out the Cowboys - Western Kentucky 21-0 in 2001

LAST MCNEESE STATE SHUTOUT - 56-0 over Prairie View (2001) McNeese State Football Statistics McNeese Defensive Chart

Athlete T A Hits CF FR-Yds Td PBU Press TFL-Yds Sac-Yds Int BFG BPnt BPAT Prince 30 16 46 2 1 7-26 3-22 Royal 32 13 45 1 1 7 3-14 2-15 1-20* Garrison 32 13 45 6 Broden 13 9 22 4 Gulley 14 7 21 2 1-1 2 Fairchild 13 8 21 3-12 2.5-9 JPJones 12 5 17 1 4-17 1-7 Lars 12 3 14 1 1 1 1-2 Farias 8 5 13 0.5-3 K. Smith 8 4 12 3 1-23 White 6 4 10 1 1-5 1-60 Nicholas 5 4 9 1 McNutt 6 2 8 1 2 1-1 Kenebrew 5 2 7 1-2 2-7 1 Burns 4 3 7 1 1-0 Zeno 4 2 6 1 2 1-7 Olivier 2 3 5 Abram 3 2 5 1-18 1 2-14 1 1 Williams 4 1 5 2 P. Smith 3 1 4 1 2-7 Thompson 4 3 1-3 Weathersby 3 3 1 1-1 Darby 2 1 3 1-0 1 Richey 1 1 2 Thomas 2 2 1 Swansey 1 1 2 1 1 Pickett 1 1 2 Green 1 1 Jones 1 1

Cowboy Notes - B. J. SAMS SETS SCHOOL ALL-PURPOSE RUNNING RECORD AND EARNS SLC PLAYER OF WEEK HONOR - in victory over Western Kentucky last Saturday, McNeese junior B. J. Sams set a school record with 316 all-purpose yards....it broke the mark of 304 that had been set by Tony Citizen in 1986....there is no record for this category in the Southland Conference while the national 1-AA record of 467 yards was set by former Western Kentucky player Joey Stockton against Austin Peay in 1995...... in his record 316 yards last Saturday were 8 yards rushing, 111 pass receiving, 89 on punt returns and 108 on kickoff returns...... he is now averaging 206.8 yards per game all-purpose running.....he is one of the nation’s leaders in punt and kickoff returns this year....he has run two punts back for touchdowns and is averaging 20.5 yards per return and is averaging 27.1 yards on kickoff returns....he is also tied for the team lead in pass receiving with 11 catches....SAMS EARNED his second SLC player of the week honor for his performance against Western Kentucky...he had earlier been recognized against Young- stown State - JERMAINE “Flea” MARTIN - has become McNeese’s most prolific pass receiver.....he now holds the school all-time record for both passes caught and pass receiving yardage...... he has caught 128 passes for a total of 2,062 yards.....he took over from former standout Terence Davis in both departments....Martin has also scored nine touchdowns in his career...the school record for that is 21 and is held by Davis - RADIO: McNeese’s games are carried this season over 99.5 (KXBG) with StructureX producing the show.....George Swift is the producer of the show while Tom Hoefer will handling the play-by-play, Johnny Suydam will provide the color commentary and Ron Hayes handles halftime and post game - TB VICK KING has become McNeese State’s 28th, 1000 yard rushing back...he went over the 1,000 yard mark for his career in against Louisiana-Monroe.....in two seasons with the Cowboys he has carried the football 205 times for 1,141 yards...... he is now second in the Southland Conference in rushing with an average of 88.5 yards per game.....King’s game-by-game rushing totals are: Opponent TC Net Grambling 18 80 Youngstown State 17 98 Louisiana-Monroe 20 98 Western Kentucky 14 78 - PASS INTERCEPTIONS....the Cowboys have intercepted six passes this season in four games..Rod Gulley leds the team with two pass steals...... the school record for interceptions in a single season is 30 and was set by the 1997 team. - thus far this season McNeese’s defense has accounted for two touchdowns.....Rod Gulley ran a blocked field goal back for a td against Grambling and Roderick Royal returned an intercepted pass for a score against Young- stown State - QUARTERBACK SCOTT PENDARVIS has passed for a touchdown in each of the Cowboys four games this season.....he has thrown for 8 touchdowns in 73 completions in his career. - COWBOY WINNING STREAKS...McNeese is on an eight game regular season winning streak..the last regular season loss for the Cowboys came on Oct. 20 a year ago on the road against Western Kentucky..the Cow- boys are also on a four game road winning streak - COWBOY CAPTAINS: selected to serve as captains for McNeese for Saturday’s upcoming game are DE Jim Abram (42), DT B. J. McNutt (79), WR Jermaine Martin (4) and OG Mitch Sawyer (68) - NATIONAL STATISTICS....McNeese State now ranks 5th in rushing defense with a 71.0 average...Northeastern has taken over the lead at 23.3 ypg...in other departments on the national level the Cowboys are: 5th in punt returns (20.5 avg), 8th in kickoff returns (25.6 avg), 14th in scoring offense (35.5 ppg), 16th in rushing offense (231.5 ypg) and 17th in total defense (185.75 ypg)...... B. J. Sams is among the national leaders individually for the Cowboys....he ranks fourth in all-purpose running with a 206.75 average (Ari Confessor of Holy Cross is 1st with 233.0 mark)....he’s fifth in punt returns (20.53 avg) and is 17th in kickoff returns (27.11 avg) McNeese State Depth Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 13 Scott Pendarvis (6-3,221,So, Walker) E 94 Jerrell Zeno (6-4,237,Jr, Sulphur) 11 Ryan Corcoran (6-2,198,Jr, Lake Charles) 55 Phil Smith (6-1,239,.So, Lake Charles) 16 Michael Allen (6-2,226,Sr, Spring, TX) T 79 B. J. McNutt (6-4,304,Sr, Houston, TX) TB 17 Vick King (5-11,206,Jr, Cutoff) 62 Ryan Thompson (6-2,259,Fr, Moss Bluff) 22 Jacob Prim (6-0,227,Sr, Foley, AL) 96 J. R. Green (6-2,316,Fr, League City, TX) 3 Marcus Trahan (5-10,193,Sr, Sulphur) T 91 John Paul Jones (6-3,285,Fr, Carencro) FB 44 Luke Lawton (6-0,248,Jr, Lafayette) 97 Mike Swansey (6-1,261,So,Freeport, TX) 33 Darren Oustalet (5-10,233,Sr, Long Beach, MS) 53 John Chevalier (6-2,251,So,Cecilia) 34 Andrew Robin (6-0,231,So, Pt. Barre) E 42 Jim Abram (6-3,243,Sr,Slidell) WR 2 Jermaine Martin (5-6, 147, Sr, Lafayette) 98 Tim Kenebrew (6-4,231,Jr, Newton, TX) 4 Britt Brodhead (5-9, 172, Jr, Lafayette) 93 Pike Pickett (6-2,235,So, Vinton) 1 Marcus Turner (5-8, 137, Jr, West Monroe) LB 52 Roderick Royal (6-1,241,Jr, Baton Rouge) WR 12 B. J. Sams (5-10, 173, Jr, Mandeville) 41 Tyree Broden (6-1,238,Jr,Baton Rouge) 7 Huey Gardner (6-1,192,Jr, Katy, TX) 49 Kedrick Nicholas (5-11,225,So,New Orleans) 18 Drew Blanchard (6-1,197,So, Lake Charles) LB 58 Ryan Garrison (6-1,235,Jr, Franklin) TE 85 Jeff Hamilton (6-4,239,Sr, Westlake) 57 Roy Farias (6-2,230,Jr, Orangefield, TX) 14 Matt Gore (6-3,225,Jr, Katy, TX) 49 John Boutte (6-1, 225, Fr,Lake Charles,LA) 87 Jason Taylor (6-2,237,Sr,Orange, TX) CB 23 Chris White (5-10,203,So, Lake Charles) LT 65 Dwight Hudler (6-2,304,jr, Mesquite, TX) 35 Lawrence Darby (5-11,180,Fr, Covington) 75 Dentrick Chretien (6-2,305,So, Lake Charles) 37 Simpson Borens (5-10,157,So, Baton Rouge) 74 Cody LeBlanc (6-5,300,So, Lumberton, TX) CB 24 Keith Smith (6-0,182,Jr,Leesville) LG 68 Mitch Sawyer (6-1,279,Sr, Ethel) 26 Jovon Burns (5-10,184,Sr, Houston, TX) 69 John Vasilakis (6-4,284,Fr, Lumberton, TX) 32 Scott Thomas (5-10,179,Fr, Mamou)

C 51 Jason Davis (6-1,332,Sr, Lake Charles) SS 9 Hadley Prince (5-9,204,Sr, Sulphur) 70 Jared Ferranti (6-0,272,Sr, Houston, TX) 28 Cedric Lars (5-10,181,So, Shreveport) 54 Michael LaBorde (6-3,309,So, Sulphur) SS 25 Achille Fairchild (6-1,187,Jr, St. Gabriel) RG 66 Jess Demarest (6-4,291,So, Klein, TX) 31 Burlyn Williams (6-1,182,Fr, Bogalousa) 54 Michael LaBorde (6-3,309,So,Sulphur) FS 10 Rod Gulley (6-2,197,Jr,Newton, TX) RT 61 James Roden (6-4,296,Sr, Groveton, TX) 25 Achille Fairchild (6-1, 187,Jr, St. Gabriel) 74 Cody LeBlanc (6-5,300,So, Lumberton, TX) 30 Kyle Richey (6-1,204,Fr, Iota) 73 Hynson Lanaux (6-6,261,Fr, Hammond) 27 Carlos Weathersby (6-0,195, Fr, McComb, MS)

PK 8 John Marino (5-10,205, So, Covington) P 5 Jason Cook (6-1,209,Fr, Moss Bluff) 38 Joel Thibodeaux (5-10,170,Fr, Lake Charles) Ret 12 B. J. Sams (5-10,173,Jr, Mandeville) DS 70 Jared Ferranti (6-0, 272, Sr, Houston, TX) KO 18 Drew Blanchard (6-1,197,So, Lake Charles) Punt 44 Luke Lawton (6-0,248,Jr,Lafayette) 87 Jason Taylor (6-2, 237, Sr, Orange, TX) Ret 12 B. J. Sams (5-10,173,Jr, Mandeville) Pnts FG 70 Jared Ferranti (6-0,272, Sr, Houston, TX) PAT 54 Michael LaBorde (6-3,309,So,Sulphur) Hold 14 Matt Gore McNeese State’s Hadley Prince - - - a true Cowboy and a Buck Buchanan award candidate Hadley Prince has earned national and conference player of the week honors this season..he leads the team in tackles with 46, in sacks with three and in tackles for loss with seven..... He is a returning second team all-conference performer and an academic all-American and has been named to two pre-season all-American squads. He has totaled 267 tackles during his career, leading the team as a sophomore and ranking second last year, both times with num- bers over 100....he set a school record for DB with 365 pound bench press...During his high school career he was a state champion rodeo performer in saddle bronc riding....and he plans to return to rodeoing after his col- legiate football career 2001 Season....earned second team all-SLC and academic all-American honors during the year...second on team with 105 tackles...had three pass interceptions and two blocked kicks...was named conference and state player of the week...three times tackles in double figures with a high of 13 vs SW Texas....also 12 tackles vs W. Kentucky and vs Jacksonville St....2000 Season..led team with 106 tackles and had two pass interceptions...four times tackles in double figures with high of 14 vs Sam Houston State...also 11 vs Nicholls and 10 vs NW State and Jacksonville....1999 Season: Prince’s Career Statistics 10 tackles and a QB sack...High School...all-state and Year G Tac CF TFL (yds) Sac (Yds) Int BK all-district...played only offense in high school (fullback 2002 4 46 2 7 (26) 3 (22) and tailback) and once ran for 235 yards and three tds in 2001 12 105 4 5 (16) 1.5 (10) 3 2 a game...... played prep ball for current Cowboy offen- 2000 12 106 2 10 (36) 1.5 (17) 2 - 1999 11 10 - 1 (1) 1 (7) - - sive coordinator Matt Viator...Personal...honor roll stu- Tot. 39 267 8 23 (79) 7.0 (56) 5 2 dent in pre-vet...named to Verizon academic all-America team...twice named to athletic directors academic Prince’s 2002 totals team...champion rodeo performer in high school...came Game TAC Sac (Yds) TFL CF to McNeese as a walkon...birthdate 5/24/80 Grambling 7 1 (4) Youngstown St 17 2 (18) 4(22) 1 La-Monroe 10 1(1) 1 Western Kentucky 12 1 (1) SOUTHLAND CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK: vs Youngstown State Other McNeese Players to keep an eye on

VICK KING, TB, Junior The Southland Conference’s second leading rusher with 88.5 yards per game average...has rushed for 354 yards on 69 carries for 5.1 average..has scored four tds....now has 1,141 career yards in two seasons with the Cowboys....80 yards and td vs Grambling, 98 yards against Youngstown State and 98 yards and a td vs Louisiana-Monroe, 78 yards and two tds vs Western Kentucky....top running back in the Southland Conference at tailend of last season

SCOTT PENDARVIS, QB, Sophomore Leads the team in total offense with an average of 122.8 yards per game...has completed 37 of 62 passes for 515 yards and four tds...has passed for a touchdown in each of his four games this year....started two games last year as a freshman and went into year as the starting quarterback...is making 59 percent of his passes.....has also rushed for one touchdown....connected on 13 of 16 passes for career high 203 yards and a td against Western Kentucky

JERMAINE MARTIN, WR, Senior Has become McNeese State’s all-time leading pass receiver both for passes caught and yards gained...also now rankes 10th on the all-time Southland Conference list for receptions...has caught 128 passes for 2062 yards and nine tds in his career...this season he is tied for the Cowboy lead with 11 receptions for 146 yards...... caught five passes for 76 yards and a td vs Youngstown State

B. J. SAMS, WR, KICK RETURNS, Junior Has the potential to score anytime he gets his hands on the football...tied for team lead in pass receiving with 11 for 187 yards...leads team in all-purpose running and ranks among national leaders with 206.8 average per game....set school record last week with 316 all- purpose yards vs Western Kentucky...has rushed for 88 yards and a td on five carries....is averaging 20.5 yards on punt returns and 27.1 yards on kickoff returns...has returned two punts for tds...81 yards vs Youngstown State and 59 yards vs Western Kentucky.....has earned two conference player of week awards (vs Youngstown and vs Western Kentucky)

JEFF HAMILTON, TE, Senior Pre-season all-conference....standout blocker and receiver....is averaging a touchdown for every 4.28 passes he has caught....has caught 30 passes in his career and has scored seven touchdowns...this season he has five catches and one td Other McNeese Players to keep an eye on

JASON DAVIS, C, Senior A three year starter for the Cowboys, he’s the anchor in the offensive line at center....this season he has been among the top scorers for blocking in the offensive line...he has graded in the 80s for three of the four games with a high of 83 percent in victory over Louisiana- Monroe....line has helped the Cowboys to a game average of 372 total yards (246 rushing) and to 34.7 points per game....he has a combined grade average of 80 percent (tops on team) for the season.

RODERICK ROYAL, LB, Junior Transferred in from the University of Florida and has been a hit at linebacker...named the Southland Conference player of the week for effort against Grambling when he was cred- ited with 13 tackles, a couple behind the line, a fumble caused and a pass interception which he returned for a touchdown...also had 11 tackles vy Youngstown and 12 vs Western Kentucky...now second on team in tackles with 45, has had three tackles behind the line and two QB sacks....

JOHN PAUL JONES, DT, Freshman Another newcomer to the team who has made his presence known...in four games he has 16 tackles, a fumble caused, three tackles behind the line and a QB sack...his play has helped the Cowboys rank among the nation’s leaders in defending the rush (77 yards per game)...in victory over La-Monroe he had seven tackles, caused a fumble and had a tackle for a loss

RYAN GARRISON, LB, Junior In second season as a starter for the Cowboys....ranks second on the team in tackles with 45 and also has six QB pressures...a pre-season all-conference pick....has eight quarterback sacks in his career...led the team in QB sacks last year with 6.5...top game this year was 17 tackle effort vs Western Kentucky last week....also 14 tackles vs Youngstown State along with two hurries....six tackles vs La-Monroe...nine tackles vs Grambling

B. J. MCNUTT, DT, Senior Now in his fourth season as starting defensive tackle for the Cowboys...pre-season all- conference pick...one of the keys to the Cowboys’ surge as the nation’s top 1-AA team against the rush...eight tackles this season...one sack and has caused a fumble McNeese Career Leaders COWBOY PLAYERS OF WEEK vs Grambling: (O) Jermaine Martin, (D) Roderick Royal - Wide receiver Jermaine Martin has become vs Youngstown State: (O) Dwight Hudler, (D) McNeese’s all-time leading pass receiver with Hadley Prince 128catches...and he now also holds the school record vs La-Monroe: (O) Luke Lawton, (D) Rod Gulley for pass receiving yards in a career with and Tim Keneberw - also, strong safety Hadley Prince now ranks No. 13th vs Western Kentucky: (O) Scott Pendarvis, (D) on the career list for tackles with 245 Ryan Garrison - tailback Vick King cracked the 1,000 yard mark for career rushing in last week’s game....he’s now 27th on COWBOY SLC PLAYERS OF WEEK the all-time Cowboy list with 1,063 yards vs Grambling: (D) Roderick Royal vs Youngstown State: (D) Hadley Prince, (Special RECEIVING CAREER LEADERS Player PC Yds Td Teams) B. J. Sams 1. Jermaine Martin (act) 128 2062 9 vs Western Kentucky: (Special Teams) B. J. Sams

RECEIVING YARDS CAREER LEADERS COWBOY NATIONAL PLAYERS OF WEEK Player PC Yds Td vs Youngstown State: (D) Hadley Prince (The 1. Jermaine Martin (Act) 128 2062 9 Sports Network) CAREER LEADERS IN TACKLES Player TACKLES 1. Charles Ayro (‘95-98) 486 COWBOYS TOP NATION IN HOME 2. Terry Irving (‘90-93) 461 3. Zack Bronson (93-96) 347 ATTENDANCE PER CAPACITY OF 4. Bob Howell (‘74-77) 337 STADIUM 5. Doug Fruge (‘74-77) 325 After two home games this season, McNeese 6. Arthur Goodly (‘98-01) 310 ..... State leads all1-AA schools in attendance per 10. Joe Judge (‘98-01) 297 capacity of stadium. 11. Vance Robichaux (‘83-85) 289 The Cowboys play in 17,410 capacity 12. Richard Vidrine (‘67-70) 269 Cowboy Stadium and in its two home gamesthis 13. Hadley Prince (active) 267 year has drawn a total of 37,140 spectators. That is RUSHING CAREER LEADERS an average of 18,570 per game, or 1,160 over Player TC Yds capacity per game. 1. Henry Fields 839 4358 That gives McNeese a capacity percentage 2. Buford Jordan 763 4156 of 106.66 which tops the nation. Montana’s 103.63 3. Tony Citizen 713 3284 ranks second. 4. Theron McClendon 593 2920 5. Larry Grissom 528 2761 ..... COWBOY PLAYERS OF THE WEEK 25. M. Higginbotham 317 1344 Selected team players of the week by the McNeese 26. Ronnie Landry 243 1280 coaching staff for their efforts last week vs Western 27. Charles Anastasio 224 1187 Kentucky were: (Offense) Scott Pendarvis, (De- 28. Vick King 191 1141 fense) Ryan Garrison, (Special Teams) B. J. Sams and Ryan Garrison, (Scout Squad) Alan Bryant, Blair Faucheaux About McNeese State Southland Conference Standings McNeese State is located in Lake Charles, LA, a city of All Games W L T 80,000 in the Southwest part of Louisiana. McNeese was McNeese State 4 0 0 established in 1939 as a junior college and a division of Nicholls State 4 1 0 the Louisiana State University system. It later broke away becoming McNeese State. The school is named Northwestern State 3 1 0 for John McNeese, the first superintendent of education Southwest Texas 3 1 0 in Calcasieu Parish (the parish in which Lake Charles is Stephen F. Austin 2 2 0 located). The school mascot is the Cowboy and was Sam Houston State 2 3 0 derived from the fact that John McNeese was also a Jacksonville State 2 2 0 cattle rancher and was renowned for making the first cattle drive across the Sabine River (the river that sepa- rates Louisiana and Texas). Conference Only W L T Nicholls State 1 0 0 McNeese is a coed univeristy with an enrollment of Jacksonville State 0 1 0 8.000. Dr. Robert Hebert serves as the president and Sonny Watkins, a former McNeese player and coach, is Saturday’s Upcoming Games the athletic director. McNeese State at Nebraska (11:30 a.m.) The schools of study for the university are: the Arts, Florida Atlantic at Nicholls State (3:30 p.m.) Sciences, Engineering/Technology, Nursing, Education, Elon at Northwestern State (4 p.m.) Business and the Graduate School. Southern Utah at Stephen F. Austin (4 p.m.) Samford at Jacksonville State (6:30 p.m.) Among the many former McNeese State athletes who Souhwest Texas at Portland State (8 p.m.) have gone on to professional stardom are: Joe Dumars Sam Houston State - open in basketball (star with Detroit and now general manager of Detroit Pistons), Kavika Pittman (starting defensive end for Denver) and Zack Bronson (starting free Last Week safety for San Francisco) in football, Ray Fontenot in McNeese State 38, Western Kentucky 13 baseball (pitched for New York Yankees in Ron Guidry Western Illinois 41, Sam Houston State 13 era) and Kevin Toth in track (nationally ranked shot Jacksonville State 35, Tennessee Tech 29 putter) Nicholls State 21, Southern 13 MCNEESE STATE INFORMATION Southwest Texas 49, Southern Utah 19 Location: Lake Charles, LA School founded: 1939 All-time McNeese football record: 373-234-13 All-time record in Cowboy Stadium: 144-71-5 Offense: variation of pro-I Defense: 4-2-5 Colors: Blue/Gold Nickname: Cowboys Conference: Southland Football League Stadium: Cowboy Stadium (17,410 cap) Surface: Bermuda grass President: Dr. Robert Hebert Director of Athletics: Sonny Watkins

Athletic Phone: (337) 475-5200 Football Office Phone: (337) 475-5235 Best time to contact Coach Tate: 10-12 noon daily McNeese Offensive Line Grading (Snaps and Grade) Grambling Youngstown St. La-Monroe W. Kentucky Nebraska Jacksonville Sam Houston SFA SW Texas NW State Nicholls State Davis 60 - 82% 56-71% 80-83% 44 - 82% Sawyer 56 - 79% 59-80% 79-84% 51 - 78% Quinlan 56 - 77% 52-79% 79-74% 13 - 84% Hudler 54 - 74% 59-80% 80-76% 50 - 86% Roden 56 - 63% 52-69% 53-72% 47 - 72%

LaBorde 7 - 86% 2-100% 6 - 83% LeBlanc 18 - 78% 12-100% 27-78% 10 - 80% Demarest 21 - 71% 12-66% 52 - 71% Ferranti 10 - 70% 7-100% 13 - 85% Chretien 23 - 52% 5-80% 13 - 85% Vasilakis 21 - 52% 5-60% 13 - 62% Lanaux 3 - 33% DNP 6 - 67%

Week 1 FOOTBALL POLLS 1. Montana 16. Eastern Kentucky 3. Maine 2. Northern Iowa 17. Hofstra 4. Lehigh 3. Lehigh 18. William & Mary 5. Appalachian State 4. Furman 19. Florida A&M 6. Northern Iowa 5. Appalachian State 20. Grambling 7. Furman 6. McNeese State 21. Western Kentucky 8. Villanova 7. Eastern Illinois 22. Northeastern 9. Portland State 8. Youngstown State 23. Richmond 10. Northwestern State 9. Delaware 24. Jacksonville State 11. Florida A&M 10. William & Mary 25. Holy Cross 12. Western Illinois 11. Maine 13. Eastern Illinois 12. Georgia Southern Week 3 14. Northeastern 13. Portland State 1. Montana 15. Grambling 14. Sam Houston State 2. McNeese State 16. Northern Arizona 15. Villanova 3. Lehigh 17. William & Mary 16. Northwestern State 4. Maine 18. Georgia Southern 17. Eastern Kentucky 5. Appalachian State 19. Wofford 18. Grambling 6. Northern Iowa 20. Bethune-Cookman 19. Montana State 7. Furman 21. Eastern Kentucky 20. Hofstra 8. Portland State 22. Youngstown State 21. Florida A&M 9. Georgia Southern 23. James Madison 22. Western Kentucky 10. Northwestern State 24. Hofstra 23. Hampton 11. Youngstown State 25. Western Kentucky 24. Jacksonville State 12. Hofstra 25. Harvard 13. Eastern Illinois 14. Villanova Week 2 15. Florida A&M 1. Montana 16. Grambling 2. Lehigh 17. William & Mary 3. McNeese State 18. Northeastern 4. Northern Iowa 19. Northern Arizona 5. Appalachian State 20. Western Illinois 6. Maine 21. Eastern Kentucky 7. Furman 22. Richmond 8. Eastern Illinois 23. Holy Cross 9. Georgia southern 24. Bethune-Cookman 10. Portland State 25. Alabama State 11. Villanova 12. Youngstown State Week 4 13. Northwestern State 1. Montana 14. Sam Houston State 2. McNeese State 15. Delaware McNeese Single Game Highs

INDIVIDUAL By Penalty: 3 vs W. Kentucky 9/28 Times Carried: 20, Vick King vsLa-Monroe 9/14 TC: 58 vs La-Monroe 9/14 Yards Net Rushing: 98, King vs Youngstown 9/7; 98, Yds Net: 329 vs La-Monroe 9/14 King vs La-Monroe 9/14 Tds Rushing: 5 vs Grambling 8/31 Tds rushing: 1 by several Passes: 20 vs Grambling 8/31; 20 vs Youngstown 9/7 Passes: 20, Scott Pendarvis vs Youngstown 9/7 Cmp: 13 vs W. Kentucky 9/28 Completions: 13, Pendarvis vs W.Kentucky 9/28 Tds passing: 1 vs several Yards Passing: 203, Pendarvis vs W. Kentucky 9/28 Yds Passing: 203 vs W. Kentucky 9/28 TDs Passing: 1, Pendarvis vs all four opponents this Punts: 7 vs Grambling and Youngstown State year Yards Punted: 257 vs Youngstown 9/7 Passes Caught: 6, B. J. Sams vs W. Kentucky, 9/28 Punting Avg: 36.7 vs Youngstown 9/7 Yards: 111, Sams vs W.Kentucky 9/28 Punt Ret: 6 vs Youngstown 9/7 Tds receiving: 1, several Yards: 138 vs Youngstown 9/7 Punts: 7, Jason Cook vs Grambling and Youngstown KO Ret: 4 vs several Yds Punted: 257, Cook vs Youngstown 9/7 Yds: 108 vs W. Kentucky 9/28 Pnt Avg: 36.7, Cook vs Youngstown 9/7 Pass Int: 3 vs Grambling 8/31 Punt Ret: 6, B. J. Sams vs Youngstown 9/7 Yds Ret: 80 vs Grambling 8/31 Yds Pnts Ret: 138, Sams vs Youngstown 9/7 Bkd FG ret: 1 vs Grambling 8/31 KO Ret: 4, Sams vs W. Kentucky 9/28 Yds Ret: 63 vs Grambling 8/31 Yds KO Ret: 108, Sams vs W.Kentucky 9/28 FGA: 2, John Marino vs Grambling 8/31 FGs Made: 1, Marino vs Grambling 8/31; 1, Marino vs McNeese Blocked Kicks La-Monroe 9/14; 1, Marino vs W. Kentucky vs Grambling (Tim Kenebrew blocked FGA) Tackles:17, Hadley Prince vs Youngstown St. 9/7; 17, vs La-Monroe (Jim Abram blocked FGA, blocked Ryan Garrison vs W. Kentucky 9/28 PAT) Sacks: 2.5, Achille Fairchild vs Youngstown St, 9/7 FG Blocks: 1, Tim Kenebrew vs Grambling 8/31; 1, Jim McNeese Defensive Scores Abram vs La-Monroe 9/14 vs Grambling (Rod Gulley, 63 yard blocked FGA PAT Blocked: 1, Jim Abram vs La-Monroe 9/14 return) Pass Int: 1, several vs Youngstown State (Roderick Royal, 20 yard pass interception return) Long Plays Rushing: 51, Luke Lawton vs La-Monroe 9/14 Pass: 40 yards, Pendarvis to Britt Brodhead vs W. Ken- tucky 9/28 KO Ret: 40, Drew Blanchard vs La-Monroe 9/14 Pnt Ret: *81, Sams vs Youngstown 9/7 Int. Ret: 58, Chris White vs Grambling 8/31 Blocked FG Ret: *63, Rod Gulley vs Grambling 8/31 * - touchdown

TEAM HIGHS Points: 52 vs Grambling 8/31 First Downs: 20 vs Grambling 8/31 By Rush: 13 vs Grambling 8/31 By Pass: 6 vs Grambling 8/31 MCNEESE GAME BY GAME GAME ONE M (1, 6:53) - Luke Lawton, 3 run. John Marino kick A. 31, Grambling, at Lake Charles (20,300 att) LM (2, 13:16) - John Thompson, 52 fumble return. Tyler Kuecker kick Grambling 0 14 0 6 -- 20 M (2, 0:10) - John Marino, 28 field goal McNeese 20 0 18 14 -- 52 M (3,12:48) - Britt Brodhead, 14 pass from Scott Pendarvis. Marino kick M (1, 13:25) - Rod Gulley, 63 blocked FG return. John Marino kick LM (3, 6:47) - Floyd Smith, 44 pass from Steven Jyles. Kick blocked M (1, 9:17) - Jeff Hamilton, 9 pass from Scott Pendarvis. Marino kick M (4, 9:20) - Vick King, 10 run. Marino kick M (1, 0:39) - Scott Pendarvis, 1 run. kick failed LM (4, 8:42) - Mack Vincent, 77 pass from Jyles. pass failed G (2, 12:57) - Calvin Colquitt, 68 pass from Bruce Eugene. Brian Morgan kick Team Totals McNeese La-Monroe G (2, 1:45) - D. J. clay, 42 pass from Eugene. Morgan kick First Downs 22 11 M (3, 10:43) - Luke Lawton, 16 run. Lawton rush Yds Rushing 58-329 23-35 M (3, 6:40) - Vick King 7 run. Marino kick Yds Passing 114 252 M (3, 3:29) - Marino, 35 field goal Passes 17-9-1 31-13-1 G (4, 10:51) - Calvin Colquitt, 43 pas from Gary Cooper. run failed Total Offense 443 287 M (4, 7:45) - Jacob Prim, 3 run. Marino kick Fumbles, Lost 2-2 3-0 M (4, 4:58) - Marcus Trahan, 4 run. Marino kick Pen, Yds 11-104 17-147 Team Totals Grambling McNeese Punts, Avg 6-32.7 8-34.4 First Downs 8 20 KO Ret, Yds 3-99 4-74 Yds Rushing -7 (24) 216 (57) Pnt Ret, yds 4-43 3-14 Yds Passing 213 143 Possession 35:57 24:03 Passes 36-7-3 20-12-0 Third Downs 6 of 15 4 of 13 Tot. Plays, Yds 60-206 77-357 Fourth Downs 1 of 1 0 of 0 Fumbles, Lost 2-2 3-3 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Pen., Yds 11-76 10-116 RUSHING: (M) Luke Lawton 7-115, Vick King 20-98 (LM) Bryant Jcobs 16-35 Punts, Avg 9-36.7 7-31.6 PASSING: (M) Scott Pendarvis 13-5-1-80-1, (LM) Steven Jyles 23-8-0-185-2 Pnt, Returns 4-6 3-38 RECEIVING: (M) Jermaine Martin 2-38, B. J. Sams 2-36 (LM) Mack Vincent KO Returns 8-138 4-81 7-173-1 Possession 24:12 35:48 Third Downs 3-14 3-15 GAME FOUR Fourth Downs 0-0 2-2 Sept 28, WesternKentucky at Lake Charles (16,840 att) INDIVIDUAL LEADERS W.Kentucky 0 10 3 0 -- 13 RUSHING: (McNeese) Vick King 18-80-1, Jacob Prim 12-61-1 (Grambling) McNeese State 14 7 7 10 -- 38 Karrell Charles 6-8 M (1, 12:54) B. J. Sams, 23 pass from Scott Pendarvis. John Marino kick PASSING: (McNeese) Scott Pendarvis 13-7-0-110-1 (Grambling) Bruce Eugene M (1, 3:58) - Vick King, 2 run. Marino kick 22-4-2-125-2 WK (2, 13:45) - Jason Michael, 1run. Peter Martinez kick RECEIVING: (McNeese) Jermaine Martin 3-28, B. J. Sams 2-36 (Grambling) M (2, 9:58) - Jacob Prim, 1run. Marino kick Calvin Colquitt 2-11-2, D. J. Clay 2-54-1 WK (2, 0:48) - Martinez 29 field goal M (3, 9:37) - King, 8 run. Marino kick GAME TWO WK (3, 1:58) - Martinez 27 field goal S. 7, Youngstown State at Youngstown (17,829 att) M (4, 9:43) - Marino 39 field goal McNeese 14 0 7 7 -- 28 M (4, 7:33) - Sams, 59 punt return. Marino kick Youngstown St. 0 0 7 6 -- 13 Team Statistics Western Kentucky McNeese St. M (1, 6:48) - B. J. Sams, 25 run. John Marino kick First Downs 13 22 M (1, 1:44) - Jermaine Martin, 28 pass from Scott Pendarvis. Marino kick Yards Rushing 170 (48) 188 (44) M (3, 13:43) - Sams, 81 punt return. Marino kick Yards Passing 60 203 Y (3, 4:05) - P. J. Mays, 2 run. Jake Stewart kick Passes 10-6-1 16-13-1 M (4, 9:14) - Roderick Royal, 20 pass int. return. Marino kick Total Plays, Yards 58-230 60-391 Y (4, 1:13) - Darius Peterson, 1 run. Rush failed Fumbles/Lost 1-0 2-0 Team Totals McNeeseState Youngstown State. Penalties/Yds 9-88 8-76 First Downs 14 18 Punts/Avg 5-38.8 1-40.0 yds Rushing 190 (40) 86 (41) Punt Ret/Yds 0-0 2-89 Yds PAssing 122 218 KO Ret/Yds 7-118 4-108 Passes 20-12-0 29-14-1 Possession 32:30 27:30 Tot Plays, Yds 60-312 70-304 Third Down Conversions 2-10 6-10 Fumbles, Lost 1-1 2-1 Fourth Down Conversions 1-1 0-0 Pen, Yds 16-150 1-5 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Punts, Avg 7-36.7 7-38.4 RUSHING: (McNeese) Vick King 14-78, Luke Lawton 5-30; (WK) Jon Frazier Pnt, Returns 6-138 3-7 19-68 KO, Returns 2-45 4-93 PASSING: (McNeese) Scott Pendarvis 16-13-1-203-1; (WK) Jason Michael 10- Possession 30:45 29:15 6-1-60-0 Third Downs 6-16 3-16 RECEIVING: (McNeese) B. J. Sams 6-111-1; (WK) Casey Rooney 3-39 Fourth Downs 1-1 3-4 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS RUSHING: (McNeese) Vick King 17-98, B. J. Sams 1-25, Jacob Prim 6-23 (Youngstown) P. J. Mays 21-90 PASSING: (McNeese) Scott Pendarvis 20-12-0-122-1, (Youngstown) Luis Gonzalez 15-7-1-104 RECEIVING: (McNeese) Jermaine Martin 5-76-1, Britt Brodhead 2-15

GAME THREE S. 14, La-Monroe at Monroe, LA (10,091 att) McNeese 7377-- 24 La-Monroe 0766-- 19 Nebraska Depth Chart OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 10 Jammal Lord (6-2,220,Jr, Bayonne, NJ) E 57 Chris Kelsay (6-5,260,Sr, Auburn, NEB) 16 Mike Stuntz (6-1,200,So,Councl Bluffs, IA) 92 Justin Smith (6-4,265,Sr, Sherman, TX)

RB 30 Dahrran Diedrick (6-0,225,Sr, Scarborough, NT 59 Ryon Bingham (6-3,285,Jr, Sandy, UT) Ont) 66 LeKevin Smith (6-2,300,Fr, Macon, GA) 22 Cory Ross (5-6,210,Fr, Denver) T 55 Jon Clanton (6-2,285,Sr, Glendale, AZ) FB 4 Judd Davies (6-0,255,Jr, Omaha) 94 Patrick Kabongo (6-6,315, Jr, Montreal, Que) 45 Steve Kriewald (5-10,250,So, Scotia, NEB) E 98 Demoine Adams (6-2,250,Sr, Pine Bluff, AR) WB 89 TGroy Hassebroek (6-4,215,Sr, Lincoln) 88 Trevor Johnson (6-4,250,Jr, Lincoln, NEB) 81 Ben Cornelsen (5-10,190,Sr, Shawnee, KN) LB 43 Scott Shanle (6-2,240,Sr, St. Edward, NEB) WR 9 Wilson Thomas (6-6,215,Sr, Omaha) 11 Ira Cooper (6-2,220,So, Omaha, NEB) 19 John Klem (6-0,215,Sr, Lincoln) LB 38 Barrett Ruud (6-2,240,So, Lincoln, NEB) TE 99 Aaron Golliday (6-4,290,Sr, York, NEB) 54 Chad Sievers 96-3,225, So, Valley, NEB) 86 Kyle Ringenberg (6-4,245,Sr, Elkhorn, NEB) LB 7 Demorrio Williams (6-1,215,jr, Beckville, TX) LT 51 Richie Incognito (6-3,305,Fr,Glendale, AZ) 17 T. J. Hollowell 96-0,230,Jr, Cooperas Cove, 69 Nick Povendo (6-3,300,So, Keller, TX) TX)

LG 78 Mike Erickson (6-4,295,So,Omaha) CB 28 Pat Ricketts (5-11,180,Jr, Omaha, NEB) 55 Junior Tagoa’i (6-2,285,Jr, Hauula, Hawaii) 3 Fabian Washington (6-0,175,Fr, Bradenton, FL)

C 52 John Garrison (6-4,290,Sr, Blue Springs, Mo) CB 5 DeJuan Groce (5-10,190,Sr,Garfield Heights, 79 Josh Sewell (6-2,295,jr, Lincoln) OH) 1 Lornell McPherson (5-9,180,So,Omaha) RG 59 Wes Cody (6-2, 295, Sr, Fremont, NEB) 71 Jake Anderson (6-1,300,So, Littleton, CO) RV 2 Aaron Terpening (5-11,195,Sr,Salem, OR) 40 Lannie Hopkins (6-2,210,So,Rowlett, TX) RT 68 Dan Vili Waldrop (6-5,325,jr, Wilmington, CA) 67 Nate Kolterman (6-3,310,Sr, Seward, NEB) FS 21 Philip Bland (5-11,205,So, Lafayette, CO) 31 Jerrell Pippens (6-2,195,jr,Philadelphia, PA) Pnt 19 Kyle Larson (6-0,200,Jr, Funk, NEB) 26 Josh Brown (6-2,200,Sr, Foyil, OK) Ret 5 DeJuan Groce 81 Ben Cornelsen PK 26 Josh Brown (6-2,200,Sr, Foyil, OK) 25 Josh Davis 22 Ssandro DeAngelis (5-8,190,So, Niagara Falls, Ont) 33 Marques Simmons

Snap 52 John Garrison Hold 11 Joe Chrisman 74 David Kolowski 2 Ross Pilkington ABOUT NEBRASKA MORE COWBOY

SEASON SCHEDULE AND RESULTS: 3-2 NOTES A. 24 def Arizona State 48-10 - one starting lineup change for Saturday has A. 31 def. Troy State 31-16 been made by the Cowboys....that one will S. 7 def. Utah State 44-13 S. 14 lost to Penn State 40-7 have Jess Demarest (No. 66) moving in to start S. 28 lost to Iowa State 36-14 at right guard....he is replacing Zac Quinlan O. 5 McNeese State who injured a knee in last week’s O. 12 Missouri game....Quinlan is to undergo a MRI this week O. 19 at Oklahoma State and his status for the remainder of the season O. 26 at Texas A&M will be known then N. 2 Texas N. 9 Kansas N. 16 at Kansas State - also, Michael LaBorde (No. 54) will back up N. 29 Colorado Demarest

Location: Lincoln, Neb - OFFENSIVE LINE GRADING: Center Enrollment: 25,000 Jason Davis and guard Mitch Sawyer are the Conference: Big 12 Stadium: Memorial (73,918 cap)...Fieldturf leading blockers on the Cowboy offensive line after four games....both playrers have pro- duced an 80 percentage in their blocking for Statistical Leaders: the full season...tackle Dwight Hudler is at 79 Rushing TC NET TD percent, guard Zac Quinlan (now out with an Jammal Lord 74 373 3 injury) is at 77 percent and tackle James Dahrran Diedrick 73 334 2 Roden is at 69 percent Passing Att Cmp Yds Td In Rankings Plays Pct. Jammal Lord 66 32 448 4 5 Jason Davis 240 80 % Mitch Sawyer 245 80% Receiving PC Yds Td Dwight Hudler 243 79% Wilson Thomas 15 132 2 Zac Quinlan 200 77% Punt Returns No Yds Avg. LG TD James Roden 208 69% DeJuan Groce 12 262 21.8 83 2 Mike LaBorde 15 87% KO returns No Yds Avg. LG Jared Ferranti 30 83% Josh Davis 13 287 22.1 42 Cody LeBlanc 67 82% Jess Demarest 84 71% Pass Interceptions No Yds LG DeJuan Groce 4 26 21 Dentrick Chretien 41 66% John Vasilakis 39 56% Tackles No Hynson Lanaux 9 56% Pat Ricketts 30 D. Williams 29 T. J. Hollowell 27 MCNEESE AND THE SOUTHLAND CONFER- ENCE - the Cowboys hold the top spot this week in the conference in five individiual statistical categories and in seven team categories - McNeese’s individual leaders are: - B. J. Sams - he leads in three cagtegories (all- purpose running with 206.75 average; punt returns with 20.53 average and kickoff returns with 27.11 average) - Scott Pendarvis - leads in passing efficiency with 146.66 rating - Rod Gulley - he is tied for the lead in pass interceptions with two

- McNeese’s team category No. 1s are in: Kickoff returns - 25.6 average Punt returns - 20.5 average Pass Interceptions - 6 Pass Efficiency - 142.56 Rushing Defense - 71.0 Scoring Offense - 35.5 ppg Total Defense - 256.75