PITTSBURG STATE (5-3, 5-3 MIAA) vs MISSOURI SOUTHERN (1-7, 1-7 MIAA)

GAME 9 • OCTOBER 31, 2015 • 2:04 P.M. (CDT) • CARNIE SMITH STADIUM • PITTSBURG GAME OFFICIALS: CRAIG HELSER (REFEREE), JOSH LARSON (UMPIRE), BOB PRITCHETT (HEAD LINESMAN), DAVID BURGE (LINE JUDGE), T.L. PRICE (SIDE JUDGE), SCOTT HARDIN (FIELD JUDGE), KELLEN ADAMS (BACK JUDGE), MARK SISCO (CENTER JUDGE) The Pittsburg State University football team will return to the friendly confines of Brandenburg PITTSBURG STATE (5-3, 5-3 MIAA) Field/Carnie Smith Stadium Saturday (Oct. 31) to host MIAA rival Missouri Southern State University. S3 at Northeastern State *...... W, 38-14 Kickoff is set for 2:04 p.m. (CDT)with the action to be broadcast online on ESPN3 at http:// S12 LINDENWOOD *...... W, 56-28 es.pn/1GG61u1 as the NCAA Division II Game of the Week. S19 WASHBURN *...... L, 21-28 Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, is 5-3 on the season. The S26 at Fort Hays State *...... W, 31-24 Gorillas posted a 24-19 road win over the University of Nebraska-Kearney in their last action on O3 MISSOURI WESTERN *...... W, 31-27 Oct. 24. The Gorillas are seeking their 200th all-time MIAA victory against the Lions. O10 at No. 18 Emporia State *...... L, 42-46 Missouri Southern is 1-7 on the season. The Lions have lost four straight games, including a O17 No. 3 NORTHWEST MISSOURI * (MIAA TV)...... L, 14-31 34-30 home decision against Lindenwood University last Saturday (Oct. 24) at Joplin, Mo. O24 at Nebraska-Kearney *...... W, 24-19 O31 MISSOURI SOUTHERN * (ESPN3)...... 2:04 p.m. N7 at Central Missouri * (MIAA TV)...... 2:37 p.m. HALL OF FAME CEREMONIES N14 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA *...... 2 p.m. Pittsburg State University will induct 11 new members into its Athletics Hall of Fame Friday * MIAA game evening (Oct. 30). The group will be honored during enshrinement cermonies at 6:30 p.m. at the Crimson & Gold Ballroom in the Overman Student Center and recognized at halftime of the MISSOURI SOUTHERN (1-7, 1-7 MIAA) Gorillas game against Missouri Southern. S3 EMPORIA STATE *...... L, 20-38 The Hall of Fame class includes former football players Marvin Ackerson (1954-56), Paul S10 at No. 3 Northwest Missouri *...... L, 7-48 Schleicher (1956-59) and Matt Howard (1998-2001), former volleyball players Gloria Ilariogun S19 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *...... W, 24-14 (2000-03) and Dina (Wathan) Blevins (2000-03), former men’s basketball player Ed Cain (1955-56), S26 at Washburn *...... L, 21-27 former track & field athleteJames McCarty (1994-97) and the 1963 Mile Relay Team comprised O3 at Central Missouri *...... L, 10-54 of Jerry Brown, Steve Ireland, Bill Leaphart and David Palmer. O10 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA *...... L, 21-55 O17 at Northeastern State *...... L, 21-31 O24 LINDENWOOD * (MIAA TV)...... L, 30-34 THE COACHES O31 PITTSBURG STATE * (ESPN3)...... 2:04 p.m. Tim Beck is in his sixth season as head coach at Pitt State with a 52-17 N7 FORT HAYS STATE *...... 3 p.m. (.754) career record. N14 at Missouri Western *...... 11 a.m. Beck led his alma mater (PSU, ’88) to the 2011 NCAA Division II National * MIAA game Championship three seasons ago, earning national coach of the year honors GORILLAS ON RADIO/TV from Liberty Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee and FieldTurf™. Beck became the school’s 14th all-time head football coach in December Gorilla fans can catch all of Pittsburg State’s football 2009, after serving for 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Gorillas games locally on KKOW Radio (860 AM) & Rock 107.1 including 16 years as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1994-2009. FM with Eddie Lomshek (play-by-play) and former PSU In his first season leading the Gorillas, Beck guided Pitt State to a 6-6 defensive lineman B.J. Harris (color analyst) describing record and a victory in the 2010 Mineral Water Bowl. In 2011, Beck led the the action. Gorillas to the program’s second NCAA national championship and the school’s fourth national Fans can hear KKOW’s live broadcasts anywhere in the world on the internet at: title overall in a 13-1 campaign. Pitt State captured the MIAA Championship and ultimately the www.kkowam.com NCAA-II National Championship with a 35-21 victory over Wayne (Mich.) State on Dec. 17, 2011. KKOW’s pregame show begins two hours prior In 2012, the Gorillas opened the season 5-0 before finishing the year 7-3 overall, while in 2013 to kickoff (1st hour on 96.9 FM, remainder on 860 Pitt State posted the program’s 20th all-time 10-win season during a 10-2 campaign. AM/107.1 FM) on home games and an hour prior to Last year, the Gorillas shared the MIAA regular season title and advanced to the second round kickoff on all away games. of the NCAA-II playoffs during an 11-2 campaign. A detailed scoreboard show follows each contest. During his 16 seasons as offensive coordinator, the Gorilla offense consistently ranked among The Tim Beck Show also can be heard on KKOW each Monday night from 6:05 to 7 p.m. The show, presented the finest units in NCAA Division II. by CDL Electric, is recorded live on location at Gusano’s, 200 In 2008, Beck was selected the inaugural NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year by E. Centennial Drive, Pittsburg. FootballScoop.com, following a vote of his coaching peers. KSNF TV (Pittsburg cable channel 2) also hosts The In 2004, Beck’s offensive unit established itself as the most prolific squad in the history of Tim Beck Show on Sunday nights following the KSN NCAA football. PSU shattered a 118-year-old scoring record, scoring an amazing 837 points Hometown News, with KSNF sports director Eric Knecht (55.8 ppg). His squad also set the NCAA all division records for rushing (5,320 yards) and total and Coach Beck recapping the week’s Gorilla football offense (8,976 yards). action and previewing upcoming contests. CAPS TV (Pittsburg cable channel 13) also tape delay Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive broadcasts each Pitt State game, home and away, on coordinator (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt State staff in 1989, after serving Tuesday nights. first as a student assistant (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). This will be Beck’s sixth meeting vs. the Lions. He is 4-1 vs. Missouri Southern.

GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 1 PSU SECOND NATIONALLY IN HOME ATTENDANCE Denver Johnson is in his first season directing the Lions program after serving four years at assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Tulsa. Johnson (Tulsa, ’81) Pitt State leads the MIAA and ranks second in NCAA Division II in home has 13 years of experience as a head coach, including three years at Murray State (1997-99) and game attendance in 2015. The Gorillas have averaged 10,687 fans in their nine seasons at Illinois State (2000-08). He has a 70-73 (.490) career record, including a 1-7 mark first four games in 7,950-seat Carnie Smith Stadium, filling the venue to 134% capacity with standing-room-only visitors. this season at Southern. This will be his first meeting vs. Pitt State. 2015 NCAA Division II National Attendance Leaders Avg 1. Grand Valley State (GLIAC) 12,247 THE PITT STATE – MSSU SERIES 2. PITT STATE (MIAA) 10,687 This will be the 48th all-time meeting between the 3. North Alabama (Gulf South) 10,228 Gorillas and the Lions in a series that dates back to the Time In A Bottle 38. Missouri Southern (MIAA) 4,587 1968 season – Southern’s first year as a four-year school. The chart below indicates the amount Pitt State holds a commanding 37-9-1 advantage in of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, 2015 PITT STATE TEAM CAPTAINS the series. or trailing its opponent, this year: The Gorillas are 19-3-1 vs. the Lions in Pittsburg and At the conclusion of spring drills each year, the Gorillas select captains In Lead (Behind) for the following season by a team vote. Pitt State’s five team captains 18-6-0 vs. the Lions at Joplin. for the 2015 season are: Last year, seventh-ranked Pitt State scored 41 Northeastern 59:41 LINDENWOOD 39:14 (9:17) #6 Montrae Strickland, 6-4, 245, SR, DE unanswered points after an early 3-0 deficit and rolled #36 Spencer Brown, 6-0, 214, JR, LB to a 41-10 victory over Missouri Southern on Nov. 1. WASHBURN 9:34 (30:04) #55 Heath Wilson, 6-3, 256, JR, DE The Gorillas claimed their fifth straight victory, while Fort Hays 10:07 (31:39) #80 Austin Daniel, 6-2, 212, JR, WR snapping the Lions two-game win streak. A modest WESTERN 1:23 (53:37) #88 Kyle Swartz, 6-3, 245, JR, TE crowd of 6,978 fans took in the contest at Fred G. Hughes Emporia 47:08 (10:29) Stadium. NORTHWEST (37:37) MIAA STANDINGS Quarterback Anthony Abenoja passed for 267 yards Kearney 30:00 (27:06) Team MIAA Overall and three touchdowns, including a pair of scoring strikes SOUTHERN Northwest Missouri (2)...... 8-0...... 8-0 to wide receiver Gavin Lutman. Backup quarterback Central Mo Emporia State (17)...... 7-1...... 7-1 Ramsey Hamilton also rushed for a pair of scores and CENTRAL OKLA Central Missouri (25)...... 6-2...... 6-2 place kicker Connor Frazell booted a pair of first-half Fort Hays State...... 5-3...... 5-3 Pittsburg State...... 5-3...... 5-3 field goals. Time Spent In The Lead: 197:07 Missouri Western...... 4-4...... 4-4 Safety Jason Peete registered a pair of interceptions Time Opp. In The Lead: 199:49 Washburn ...... 4-4...... 4-4 against Southern’s Scott Lathrop. Games Held Lead In: 7 Central Oklahoma...... 3-5...... 3-5 Lindenwood...... 3-5...... 3-5 Games Trailed In: 7 Northeastern State...... 2-6...... 2-6 Missouri Southern...... 1-7...... 1-7 THE MINER’S BOWL MATCH-UP Nebraska-Kearney...... 0-8...... 0-8 While Pitt State and Southern have played every year since 1968, the two teams began competing for This Week’s Action the Miner’s Bowl Trophy in 1986. Scoring Trends Saturday, October 31 While the series has produced its share of close NWMSU @ MWSU, 1 p.m. WU @ ESU, 2 p.m. contests and memorable moments, the Gorillas have Points Off Turnovers UCO @ NSU, 1 p.m. MSSU @ PSU, 2 p.m. dominated the series, winning 27 of the 29 meetings. Points scored on the drive following an UCM @ LWU, 1:30 p.m. UNK @ FHSU, 2:37 p.m. All told, Pitt State has averaged a 35-14 victory in the opponent fumble/interception. Next Week’s Action 29 meetings. The clash always brings out the area fans. The Miner’s Pitt State...... 45 Saturday, November 7 Opponents...... 29 ESU @ NWMSU, 1 p.m. LWU @ UCO, 2 p.m. Bowl game has averaged 8,242 fans in the last 20 MWSU @ UNK, 1 p.m. PSU @ UCM, 2:37 p.m. meetings – 8,725 fans the last seven times the game MSSU...... 37 WU @ NSU, 1 p.m. MSSU @ FHSU, 3 p.m. has been played in Pittsburg. Opponents...... 59 MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 GORILLAS AT HOME Two-Minute Drill Team Record Pct. Pitt State holds a 342-124-12 (.728) record in Points scored in the final 2:00 of game clock Pittsburg State...... 199-44-1...... 818 478 games inside Carnie Smith Stadium (including in the first half of games. Northwest Missouri...... 197-48-0...... 804 Nebraska-Omaha ++...... 17-10-0...... 630 postseason). The Gorillas have won 142 of their last 161 Missouri Western...... 148-96-1...... 606 regular season home games, posting a 142-18-1 record Pitt State...... 24 Central Missouri...... 147-97-1...... 602 (.885) over the last 31 seasons. Opponents...... 13 Truman ^...... 108-109-0...... 498 Southern is 10-23 (.303) in its last 33 road games Emporia State *...... 111-116-0...... 489 dating back to the 2009 season, including an 0-4 record MSSU...... 3 Washburn...... 110-136-0...... 447 Opponents...... 30 Missouri Southern...... 101-142-0...... 416 in road games this season. Central Oklahoma ***...... 15-24-0...... 385 Lindenwood ***...... 14-23-0...... 378 Fort Hays State #...... 31-59-0...... 344 Nebraska-Kearney ***...... 8-30-0...... 211 Northeastern State ***...... 8-31-0...... 211 Southwest Baptist **...... 39-151-1...... 205 2015 Pittsburg State Scoreboard Missouri S&T +...... 17-126-2...... 124 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. OT Total Avg. Lincoln ##...... 3-36-0...... 077 Pittsburg State 77 73 18.8 63 44 13.3 0 257 32.1 * ESU joined the MIAA in 1991 Opponents 83 69 19.0 38 27 8.1 0 217 27.1 + MST left the MIAA following 2004 # FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006 2015 Missouri Southern Scoreboard ** SBU opted to play an independent schedule from 2007-11 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. OT Total Avg. ++ UNO competed in the MIAA from 2008-10 ## LU returned to the MIAA in 2011, after leaving in 1990 Missouri Southern 31 38 8.6 51 34 10.6 0 154 19.2 *** UCO, LU, UNK & NSU joined the MIAA in 2012 Opponents 59 88 18.4 100 54 19.2 0 301 37.6 ^ TSU left the MIAA following 2012

2 GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG PITT STATE IN THE AFCA TOP 25 POLL PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS Pitt State has won 280 of its last 332 regular season games, posting a phenomenal 280-50-2 Pitt State has been ranked in Division II’s top 10 (.846) mark during the past 31 seasons (1985-2015). PSU is 151-18-1 at home, 125-23-1 on the 116 times in the last 210 polls and the Gorillas road and 4-9-0 at neutral sites in the regular season during that span. have been ranked in the top 25 poll in 183 of 210 weeks overall (dating back to the 1999 season). ALL-TIME WINNINGEST PROGRAMS PSU-NWMSU OFFENSIVE COMPARISON Pittsburg State is the all-time winningest NCAA Division II football program. The Gorillas, who are in their 108th season of intercollegiate competition, have compiled a 689-336-48 overall Total Offense Yards Avg. record, winning 66.4 percent of their 1,073 all-time games. Pittsburg State (7) 3168 396.0 Pittsburg State is one of just 20 NCAA Division II institutions to have recorded 500 all-time Missouri Southern (9) 1828 339.6 victories and the Gorillas are just one of five schools to have reached the 600-win plateau. Tuskegee Rushing Offense Yards Avg. Pittsburg State (2) 1565 223.6 is second on the all-time list with 665 victories, followed by Hillsdale (614), Carson-Newman (611) Missouri Southern (10) 889 111.1 and Central Oklahoma (605). Passing Offense Yards Avg. Missouri Southern has a 238-248-7 (.490) record in 48 seasons of intercollegiate play. Missouri Southern (6) 1828 228.5 Pittsburg State (10) 1404 175.5 Scoring Offense Points Avg. QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE Pittsburg State (5) 257 32.1 The Pitt State offense has exhibited a penchant for being a “quick strike” unit. Missouri Southern (9) 154 19.3 During the last 11 seasons (2005-15), the Pitt State offense has generated 724 scoring drives Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Yards Rat. Pittsburg State (6) 114-205-11-13 1404 118.2 (608 TDs, 116 FGs) and averaged just 2:52 of elapsed time per drive. [Overtime scoring drives not included Missouri Southern (9) 148-293-7-9 1828 104.7 in elapsed time figures.] Kickoff Returns No/Yards Avg. 2005 97 scoring drives (86 TDs, 11 FGs)...... 2:40 elapsed time 2011 78 scoring drives (60 TDs, 18 FGs)...... 2:54 elapsed time Pittsburg State (1) 30/674 22.5 2006 79 scoring drives (72 TDs, 7 FGs)...... 2:14 elapsed time 2012 51 scoring drives (40 TDs, 11 FGs)...... 2:58 elapsed time Missouri Southern (12) 45/686 15.2 2007 64 scoring drives (55 TDs, 9 FGs)...... 3:02 elapsed time 2013 83 scoring drives (70 TDs, 13 FGs)...... 2:29 elapsed time Third Down Conversions Tot Pct. 2008 69 scoring drives (61 TDs, 8 FGs)...... 3:23 elapsed time 2014 74 scoring drives (53 TDs, 21 FGs)...... 3:06 elapsed time Pittsburg State (5) 40/99 40.4% 2009 49 scoring drives (44 TDs, 5 FGs)...... 3:21 elapsed time 2015 39 scoring drives (33 TDs, 6 FGs)...... 2:55 elapsed time Missouri Southern (8) 46/136 33.8% 2010 41 scoring drives (34 TDs, 7 FGs)...... 3:04 elapsed time Time of Possession Avg The Gorillas have been highly successful when they are quick out of the gates. Pitt State has Pittsburg State (8) 29:35 Missouri Southern (10) 28:23 scored on its opening drive 64 times (54 TDs, 10 FGs) in the last 129 games (including five of Penalties Tot/Yds Avg eight games this season), posting a 59-5 (.922) record in those games. By contrast, Pitt State is Pittsburg State (4) 55/428 53.5 36-29 (.554) in games it doesn’t score on its opening drive during the same span. Missouri Southern (6) 46/438 54.8 ( ) MIAA rank LEPAGE ASSUMES STARTING QUARTERBACK ROLE PSU-NWMSU DEFENSIVE COMPARISON Redshirt sophomore Thomas LePage has started the last two games at quarterback for the Gorillas after freshman John Roderique, Jr. suffered a Total Defense Yards Avg. season-ending leg injury. Pittsburg State (6) 3133 391.6 LePage has played in seven games for the Gorillas. For the season he has Missouri Southern (12) 3771 471.4 completed 19 of 47 passes (.404) for 121 yards and one touchdown; and he’s Rushing Defense Yards Avg. Pittsburg State (4) 1099 157.0 carried the ball 51 times for 85 net yards and one TD. He completed four of Missouri Southern (11) 1608 201.1 seven passes (.571) for 28 yards with an interception in six games in 2014. Passing Defense Yards Avg. LePage was the first-team Missouri Class 6A All-State quarterback as a senior at Pittsburg State (7) 1908 238.5 Jefferson City (Mo.) High School in 2012, before signing with Pitt State. He passed for Missouri Southern (11) 2163 270.4 1,650 yards and 15 TDs and rushed for 628 yards and nine scores his senior season. Scoring Defense Points Avg. Pittsburg State (7) 217 27.1 Roderique completed 94 of 157 passes (.599) for 1,264 yards (210.7 ypc) Missouri Southern (12) 301 37.6 and nine TDs in six games for the Gorillas. He also carried the ball 80 times for 466 yards (5.8 ypc, 77.7 Passing Eff. Defense C-A-TD-I Yards Rat. ypc) and nine scores. Roderique, a Webb City, Mo., native transferred to Pitt State in January after two Pittsburg State (7) 148-281-16-10 1908 238.5 seasons at FCS member Sam Houston State University where he redshirted in 2013 and did not use any Missouri Southern (11) 155-290-23-11 2163 270.4 eligibility in 2014. Punt Returns No/Yards Avg. Pittsburg State (5) 13/184 14.2 Missouri Southern (10) 18/112 6.2 Pitt State Red Zone Statistics Turnover Margin Mar Avg Pittsburg State +2 +2.1 CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF Missouri Southern +3 +3.3 Net Punting Tot/Net Avg PSU 30-33 24 6 2 0 1 0 Pittsburg State (3) 37/1434 36.0 OFFENSE Missouri Southern (5) 60/2279 33.7 (.909) ( ) MIAA rank CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF GORILLA QB RECORDS (1985-PRES.) PSU 19-25 14 5 0 4 2 0 DEFENSE Quarterback (Min. 10 starts) Record Pct. (.760) 1. Jay Padden, 1988-90 35- 3- 0 .921 2. Jeff Moreland, 1991, ’94-95 30- 2- 2 .912 3. Gene Stegeman, 1985-87 26- 4- 0 .867 Missouri Southern Green Zone Statistics 4. Brian Hutchins, 1991-93 27- 5- 0 .844 5. Neal Philpot, 2001-04 38- 8- 0 .826 CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF 6. Anthony Abenoja, 2012-14 28- 7- 0 .800 7. Mark Smith, 2006-08 24- 6- 0 .800 MSSU 21-32 15 6 2 4 3 2 8. Lateef Walker, 1999-2000 15- 4- 0 .789 OFFENSE 9. Zac Dickey, 2010-11 18- 5- 0 .783 (.656) 10. Zack Siegrist, 1996-98 21- 6- 0 .778 ALL OTHERS 41- 20- 0 .672 CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF 31-Year Totals 303-70- 2 .811 MSSU 28-34 22 6 1 3 1 1 DEFENSE (.824)

GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 3 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Opposition Opening Drives Rushing G Yards Avg. Tails Never Fails Shaquille Cooper, FHSU (1) 8 1056 132.1 Northeastern State #… 3 plays, 0 yards, punt Will Gregory, MSSU (9) 8 546 68.3 Pittsburg State has lost the coin toss in six Lindenwood #… 10 plays, 76 yards, TOUCHDOWN Passing Yards G Yards Avg. Brent Wilson, ESU (1) 8 2620 327.5 of its first eight games. Washburn #… 4 plays, 4 yards, punt John Roderique, PSU (5) 6 1264 210.7 Fort Hays State #… onside kick, recovered by PSU TJ Fleeton, MSSU (8) 8 1135 102.4 Missouri Western… 10 plays, 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN Passing Efficiency G Yds TD-INT Rat. TJ Eckert, UCO (1) 8 1098 9-4 158.6 # = lost coin toss Emporia State # … 3 plays, 8 yards, punt John Roderique, PSU (3) 6 965 9-7 137.5 Northwest Missouri #… 6 plays, 48 yards, TOUCHDOWN Receptions G Rec Avg. Nebraska-Kearney … 7 plays, 75 yards, TOUCHDOWN Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) 8 41 5.1 Terrell Crawford, MSSU (10) 8 39 4.9 Missouri Southern … Receiving Yards G Yards Avg. Central Missouri … Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) 8 774 96.8 Central Oklahoma… Terrell Crawford, MSSU (10) 8 432 54.0 Total Offense G Yards Avg. Brent WIlson, ESU (1) 8 2821 352.6 John Roderique, PSU (3) 6 1730 288.3 CUSHON JOINS 2,000-YARD RECEIVING CLUB Scoring G Pts Avg. Simon Mathiesen, NWMSU (1) 8 82 10.3 Pitt State senior wide receiver Marquise Cushon became just the fourth John Roderique, PSU (4) 6 54 9.0 player in school history to eclipse 2,000 receiving yards on Oct. 10. Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. Brandynn Clark, MWSU (1) 13 194 14.9 The Kansas City, Mo., native has 116 career receptions for 2015 yards (17.4 Michael Nelson, MSSU (7) 18 112 6.2 ypc). He has a team-leading 24 catches for 309 yards (12.9 ypc) on the season. Kickoff Returns No. Yards Avg. Steven Burns, UNK (1) 22 556 25.3 Cushon needs just 54 yards to pass Gavin Lutman for third place on the Marquise Cushon, PSU (6) 13 289 22.2 Gorillas’ career receiving yards list. Lutman caught 130 passes for 2,068 yards All-Purpose Yards G Yards Avg. Shaquill Cooper, FHSU (1) 8 1277 159.6 between 2010-14. Punting No. Yards Avg. Cushon needs eight receptions to pass Ronnie West for third place on Matt Klingler, LWU (1) 32 1411 44.1 Carter Anchors, PSU (3) 33 1309 39.7 Pitt State’s career receptions list. West caught 123 passes between 1990-91. Field Goals FG/FGA Pct. FG/G Billy Greco, NWMSU (1) 14/19 .737 1.8 Brock Renken, MSSU (7) 7/12 .583 0.9 Chad Levin, PSU (8) 6/8 .750 0.8 SEYBOLD 12TH IN CAREER RUSHING Tackles G Tot. Avg. Connor Harris, LWU (1) 8 138 17.3 Senior running back Jeff Seybold, Jr. ranks 12th on Pitt State’s all-time Kyjuan Tate, MSSU (6) 8 80 10.0 rushing list. Deron Washington, PSU (9) 8 70 8.8 QB Sacks G Total Avg. The Lincoln, Neb., native has 424 career carries for 2,494 yards (5.88 ypc) Heath Wilson, PSU (4) 8 6.0 0.75 and 29 touchdowns. He has rushed the ball 113 times for a team-leading 528 Colby Hall, PSU (8) 8 4.0 0.50 Tackles For Loss G Total Avg. yards (4.7 ypc) and five scores this season. Brock Long, FHSU (1) 8 19.5 2.44 Seybold needs 116 yards to pass Justin Johnson (1995-97, 2609 yds.) for Heath Wilson, PSU (7) 8 10.0 1.19 Passes Defended G Tot. Avg. 11th place and he needs 158 yards to crack the top 10 list and pass Joey Michael Jordan, MWSU (1) 8 18 2.25 Tobin (1989-93, 2651 yds.). Darnell Walker, PSU (2) 8 13 1.63 Ricky Green, MSSU (3) 8 13 1.63 With his TD vs. UNK, Seybold broke into the top 10 on the career rushing Interceptions G No. Avg. touchdown list. He is tied with Mark Smith (2005-08) for 10th place on the Darnell Walker, PSU (1) 8 5 0.63 Ricky Green, MSSU (3) 8 4 0.50 list with 29 TDs. Dino Teague, PSU (6) 8 4 0.50 In addition to his rushing totals, Seybold has been a key receiving target for the Gorillas. He has ( ) = MIAA Rank 16 catches for 174 yards (10.9 ypc) and three TDs this season; and he’s made 55 career receptions for 525 yards (9.5 ypc) and seven scores.

2015 Pitt State Players of the Week (as selected by PSU Coaches) GAME OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE WORK TEAM WORK TEAM SPECIAL BIG BACK BACK LINE LINE OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAMS HIT @NORTHEASTERN Michael Rose Dino Teague Kyle Swartz Montrae Strickland Brenner Clemons Jacob Carpenter Carter Anchors Brian Poston/ Demetrius Bernard LINDENWOOD John Roderique, Jr. Deron Washington Kelly Wortham Heath Wilson Levi Wyrick Connor Cherry Levi Copelin Dino Teague WASHBURN Jeff Seybold, Jr. Devron Moore Bo Farrow Drake Humphrey Carson Letchworth William Bazzle IV Chad Levin Marquise Cushon @FORT HAYS John Roderique, Jr. Deron Washington Ryan Cipriani Heath Wilson Ben Sinclair Garrett Larson Kip Keeley David Cardinal, Jr. WESTERN Marquise Cushon Spencer Brown Gavin Rainwater Taye Irvin Aren Martin Ryan McNerlin Brady Bradbury Devron Moore @EMPORIA Jeff Seybold, Jr. Deron Washington Chase Carney Demetrius Bernard Jackson Krull Ethan Mitchell DeAndre Murray Quad Ware NORTHWEST Marquise Cushon Dino Teague Kyle Swartz Heath Wilson Brenner Clemons Ben Saint Alex Howdeshell Demetrius Bernard @KEARNEY Michael Rose Dino Teague Bo Farrow Spencer Brown Kiah Kintchen Nick Wuthnow Chad Levin Demetrius Bernard SOUTHERN @CENT. MO. CENT. OKLA.

4 GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG WILSON CONTINUES TO ASSERT HIMSELF Junior defensive end Heath Wilson continues to THE LAST TIME… assert himself up front on the the Pitt State defense. PSU shut out an opponent: 9/20/14, at Washburn (42-0) The Wagoner, Okla., native made five tackles with a PSU was shut out: 11/24/01, at North Dakota (38-0) QB sack against Nebraska-Kearney last Saturday. PSU rallied from a 4th quarter deficit: 10/3/15, vs. Missouri Western (trailed 27-21; won 31-27) For the season, Wilson had made 33 stops (17 PSU lost 4th quarter lead, game: 10/10/15, vs. Emporia State (led 35-32 & 42-39; lost 46-42) solo) with a team-leading 9.5 tackles-for-loss and 6.0 PSU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 12/4/10, vs. Concordia-St. Paul (2 penalties - 17 yards) quarterback sacks. PSU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 10/24/09, vs. Fort Hays State (406 yards) Wilson, a first-team All-MIAA and honorable PSU eclipsed 500 yards rushing: 10/2/04, at Washburn (538 yards) mention All-America selection as a sophomore in A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 9/26/15, John Roderique, Jr. (117) vs. Fort Hays State A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards rushing: 11/15/08, Mark Smith vs. Nebraska-Omaha (212) 2014, has made 110 tackles with 27.0 tackles-for-loss A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 11/11/05, Germaine Race vs. Central Missouri (309) and 15.0 quarterback sacks in 33 career games for the Gorillas. A Gorilla rushed for 4 TDs: 11/22/08, Brandon Clark vs. Northwest Missouri (4 TDs) PSU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) PSU eclipsed 400 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) SCOUTING THE LIONS A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) Offensively, Missouri Southern is averaging 19.2 points and 339.6 yards A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) of total offense on the season, while the Lions are surrendering 37.6 points A Gorilla passed for 4 TDs: 10/11/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Harding (4 TDs) and 471.4 total yards per game. PSU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, vs Central Missouri (605 yards) Sophomore quarterback T.J. Feeton has started five of eight games, PSU eclipsed 700 yards of total offense: 9/28/13, at Lincoln (787 yards) completing 98 of 198 passes (.521) for 1,135 yards and four TDs with seven INTs. A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 10/10/15, John Roderique, Jr., vs. Emporia State (372 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Cent. Missouri (446 yards) Senior running back Will Gregory has carried the ball a team-leading 129 times for 546 yards (4.2 ypc) and four scores. A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 10/3/15, Marquise Cushon (104 yards) vs. Missouri Western A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 11/8/14, Marquise Cushon (221 yards) vs. Central Missouri Junior wide receiver Terell Crawford has made a team-leading 39 A Gorilla caught 2 TDs: 11/29/14, Gavin Lutman, vs. Minnesota State (2 TDs) catches for 432 yards (11.1 ypc) and three scores, while junior wide receiver A Gorilla caught 3 TDs: 11/22/14, Austin Panko vs. Harding (3 TDs) Chad Nolan has 16 catches for 381 yards (23.8 ypc) and four TDs. PSU returned a punt for a TD: 9/22/12, John Brown, 68 yards vs. Lincoln * Senior linebacker Kyjuan Tate has made a team-leading 80 tackles (25 PSU returned a kickoff for a TD: 9/21/13, John Brown, 95 yards vs. Southwest Baptist solo) with 5.5 tackles-for-loss, 2.5 quarterback sack and two forced fumbles, PSU returned an interception for a TD: 9/20/14, Skylarr Gatson, 43 yards at Washburn while junior cornerback Ricky Green has made 45 tackles (25 solo), four PSU returned a fumble for a TD: 11/22/14, Heath Wilson, 28 yards vs. Harding interceptions and nine pass breakups. PSU had a punt returned for a TD: none since 1982, individual game stats n/a prior to 1982 * Sophomore Brock Renken has converted seven of 12 (.583) field goal PSU had a kickoff returned for a TD: 10/30/10, Camren Torneden, Nebraska-Omaha (94 yards) PSU had an interception returned for a TD: 10/24/15, Shai Harris, Nebraska-Kearney (35 yards) attempts, while junior Stetson Broce has punted 49 times for a 38.9-yard PSU had a fumble returned for a TD: 10/17/15, Brandon Yost, Northwest Missouri (0 yards) average with nine kicks inside the opponent 20 yard line.36.0-yard average * excluding blocks with 11 kicks inside the opponent 20 yard line.

2015 NCA A Division II Top 25 Poll [Rel. Oct. 26, 2015]

School (1st votes) W-L Pts. Prev. This Week’s Action Next Opponent 1. West Georgia (25) 8-0 792 2 d. No. 13 North Alabama, 31-10 Oct. 31 at Mississippi College 2. Northwest Missouri 8-0 771 3 d. Fort Hays State, 45-24 Oct. 31 at Missouri Western 3. Ferris State 7-0 735 4 d. No. 17 Michigan Tech, 24-14 Oct. 31 at Lake Erie (Ohio) 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 7-1 687 6 d. No. 7 Colorado School of Mines, 49-21 Oct. 31 at Black Hills State (S.D.) 5. Ashland 8-0 666 8 d. Northern Michigan, 41-40 Oct. 31 vs. No. 9 Grand Valley State 6. Shepherd (W. Va.) 7-0 633 9 d. Concord (W. Va.), 35-28 Oct. 31 vs. West Liberty (W. Va.) 7. Minnesota State 7-1 572 1 lost to Winona State, 31-27 Oct. 31 at Southwest Minnesota State 8. Texas A&M-Commerce 7-1 568 11 d. No. 10 Midwestern State, 27-14 Oct. 31 at Sam Houston State (FCS) 9. Grand Valley State 7-1 552 12 d. Findlay, 52-7 Oct. 31 at Ashland 10. Sioux Falls 7-1 443 5 lost to Augustana (S.D.), 35-28 Oct. 31 at Concordia-St. Paul 11. Henderson State 7-1 432 14 d. Southern Arkansas, 29-28 Oct. 31 vs. Southern Nazarene 12. Colorado Mines 7-1 431 7 lost to No. 6 Colorado State-Pueblo, 49-21 Oct. 31 at No. 19 Colorado Mesa 13. Slippery Rock 7-1 426 15 d. Indiana (Pa.), 40-39 Oct. 31 at Edinboro 14. Midewestern State 7-1 397 10 lost to No. 11 Texas A&M-Commerce, 27-14 Oct. 31 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville 15. Humboldt State 6-1 355 16 d. Central Washington, 42-17 Oct. 31 vs. Simon Fraser (B.C.) 16. Tuskegee 7-1 320 18 d. Kentucky State, 38-28 Oct. 31 vs. Central State (Ohio) 17. Emporia State 7-1 311 19 Missouri Western, 17-3 Oct. 31 vs. Washburn 18. Minnesota Duluth 6-2 232 20 d. Minnesota-Crookston, 66-17 Oct. 31 at Northern State (S.D.) 19. Colorado Mesa 7-1 220 23 d. Fort Lewis, 21-13 Oct. 31 vs. No. 12 Colorado Mines 20. Indianapolis 7-1 168 NR d. Lincoln, 41-18 Oct. 31 at William Jewell 21. North Alabama 5-2 163 13 Lost to No. 2 West Georgia, 31-10 Oct. 31 vs. Delta State 22. Michigan Tech 5-2 140 17 lost to No. 4 Ferris State, 24-14 Oct. 31 vs. Tiffin 23. Charleston (W. Va.) 7-1 124 NR d. Urbana, 37-12 Oct. 29 vs. West Virginia Wesleyan 24. Valdosta State 5-2 47 NR d. Shorter (Ga.), 37-22 Oct. 31 vs. West Alabama 25. Central Missouri 6-2 43 NR d. Northeastern State, 54-10 Oct. 31 at Lindenwood Others Receiving Votes: Assumption, 39; Bowie State, 33; Carson-Newman, 29; Clarion, 18; Wingate, 12; Augustana (S.D.), 11; Indiana (Pa.), 10; Harding, 6; Azusa Pacific, 5; Catawba, 4; Southwest Minnesota State, 2; North Greenville, 1; Virginia Union, 1; West Alabama, 1.

GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 5 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Pittsburg State 38, Northeastern State 14 Pittsburg State 56, Lindenwood 28

TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — Seventh-ranked Pittsburg State University scored on each of its first two offensive plays and PITTSBURG — Fifth-ranked Pittsburg State University blocked a pair of punts during a 35-point second quarter jumped out to a quick 21-0 lead over Northeastern State University, before settling for a 38-14 season opening outburst, including one the Gorillas returned for a touchdown. The scoring frenzy helped Pitt State turn a 14-7 deficit victory Thursday (Sept. 3). into a 42-14 advantage as the Gorillas pulled away for a 56-28 victory over Lindenwood University before a sellout crowd of 10,362 fans at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. Freshman transfer quarterback John Roderique, Jr. scored on a 39-yard touchdown scamper on the first play of the game. Marquise Cushon set up the play with a 47-yard kickoff return into RiverHawk territory. Freshman quarterback John Roderique, Jr. completed 19 of 21 passes for 204 yards and three touchdowns and he rushed the ball 12 times for a game-high 84 yards and two more scores leading the Gorillas offense to 429 total After a quick three-and-out by the Pitt State defense, Cushon popped a 38-yard punt return and an NSU personal yards in the contest. foul – one of several in the contest – set up the Gorillas at the NSU 36. Roderique again broke loose on a zone option play to make it a 14-0 game 60 seconds into the contest. Roderique scored on runs of 26 yards in the first quarter and one yard in the second quarter. He added TD passes of 23 yards to sophoore running back Michael Rose and five yards to senior tight end Kyle Swartz in the second period Michael Rose added a seven-yard touchdown run for a 21-0 Pitt State advantage with 5:40 to play in the opening as well as a 19-yard TD toss to senior running back Jeff Seybold, Jr. in the third quarter. period. NSU countered with a 47-yard touchdown pass from Kevin Pantastico to running back Joel Rockmore two minutes later. Junior Levi Copelin blocked a Lindenwood punt, recovered the ball and scored from 16 yards out to give Pitt State a 35-14 lead with 1:53 to play in the second quarter. He also blocked and recovered a punt at the LWU 2 yard line earlier The RiverHawks got the ball back and had a chance to slice further into the Pitt State lead, but the Gorillas’ Dino in the period to set up another score. Teague intercepted Pantastico in the end zone to halt the threat. Rose added a 17-yard touchdown run with 6:21 to play in the game. Roderique led the Gorillas 92 yards in seven plays late in the first half, punctuating the drive with a five-yard touchdown run for a 28-7 halftime advantage. Junior cornerback Darnell Walker, Jr. recorded a pair of second-half interceptions. The Gorillas secondary registered three picks and deflected 12 passes in the game. Rose, who rushed for a game-high 127 yards, added a second score – on a 23-yard jaunt – late in the third quarter for the Gorillas and Chad Levin booted a 26-yard field goal with 10:39 to play for the game’s final points. Lindenwood quarterback Jesse Scroggins completed 17 of 38 passes for 235 yards with one touchdown and one interception, while Lions back-up Mason Bendigo went 4 of 9 for 51 yards with two interceptions. Roderique rushed for 91 net yards – he was sacked three times in the game. He also completed 10 of 16 passes for 122 yards. Levi Copelin caught four passes for a team-leading 51 yards. Four players – junior safeties Devron Moore and Deron Washington, senior linebacker Colby Hall and junior linebacker Spencer Brown – each made a team-leading nine tackles for the Gorillas. Dreu White made two of the Gorillas’ four Pantastico was 20 of 44 passing for 275 yards and two touchdowns with two interceptions for NSU, which dropped its quarterback sacks. 12th straight game dating back to 2014. Rockmore carried the ball 17 times for 92 yards.

Spencer Brown made a team-leading six tackles and the Gorilla defense registered five quarterback sacks in the Lindenwood 14 0 7 7 — 28 contest. Pittsburg State 7 35 7 7 — 56

Team Statistics LWU PSU Pittsburg State 21 7 7 3 — 38 Northeastern State 7 0 7 0 — 14 First Downs 23 21 Rushing 35-129 43-225 Team Statistics NSU PSU Passing 22-48-3 19-22-0 First Downs 24 27 Passing Yards 307 204 Rushing 35-106 55-334 Total Offense 436 429 Passing 20-44-2 10-18-0 Avg./Play 5.3 6.6 Passing Yards 122 275 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 1-0 Total Offense 381 456 Punting 3/22 3/135 Avg./Play 4.8 6.2 Penalties/Yards 5/25 12/84 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 0-0 Time of Possession 31:19 28:41 Punting 7/279 8/348 Third Downs Conv. 7/16 6/12 Penalties/Yards 13/128 6/63 Sacks By/Yards 1/9 4/14 Time of Possession 29:41 30:19 Third Downs Conv. 3/13 4/13 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter Sacks By/Yards 4/29 5/48 10:24 LWU – Calen Campbell 6 run (Brandon White kick) [4:36, 10-76] LWU: 7-0 7:01 PSU – John Roderique 26 run (Chad Levin kick) [3:17, 8-75] TIE: 7-7 SCORING SUMMARY 5:41 PSU – Tré Roby 63 pass from Jesse Scroggins (White kick) [1:12, 5-83] LWU: 14-7 First Quarter Second Quarter 14:41 PSU – John Roderique 39 run (Chad Levin kick) [0:19, 1-39] PSU: 7-0 3:52 PSU – Roderique 5 run (Levin kick) [2:39, 7-92] TIE: 14-14 14:00 PSU – Roderique 36 run (Levin kick) [0:08, 1-51] PSU: 14-0 9:14 PSU – Jeff Seybold 1 run (Levin kick) [1:40, 4-2] PSU: 21-14 5:40 PSU – Michael Rose 7 run (Levin kick) [3:17, 7-44] PSU: 21-0 3:15 PSU – Roderique 1 run (Levin kick) [4:33, 11-64] PSU: 28-14 3:55 NSU – Joel Rockmore 47 pass from Kevin Pantastico (Eddie Garcia kick) PSU: 21-7 1:53 PSU – Levi Copelin 16 blocked punt return (Levin kick) PSU: 35-14 [1:42, 7-75] 0:16 PSU – Kyle Swartz 5 pass from Roderique (Levin kick) [0:36, 4-36] PSU: 42-14 Second Quarter Third Quarter 3:52 PSU – Roderique 5 run (Levin kick) [2:39, 7-92] PSU: 28-7 12:02 PSU – Seybold 19 pass from Roderique (Levin kick) [2:50, 6-80] PSU: 49-14 Third Quarter 00:39 LWU – Lavorrie Johnson 3 run (White kick) [7:19, 18-98] PSU: 49-21 3:45 NSU – Jamari Pope 6 pass from Pantastico (Garcia kick) [3:51, 10-68] PSU: 28-14 Fourth Quarter 00:39 PSU – Rose 23 run (Levin kick) [0:05, 1-23] PSU: 35-14 12:10 LWU – Campbell 28 run (White kick) [3:10, 11-66] PSU: 38-28 Fourth Quarter 6:21 PSU – Rose 17 run (Levin kick) [1:49, 4-31] PSU: 56-28 10:39 PSU – Levin 26 field goal [3:44, 9-48] PSU: 38-14

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): LWU - Campbell 10-70-2, Johnson 12-51-1; PSU- Roderique 13-93-2, Cushon Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Rose 17-127-2, Roderique 9-112-3, Seybold 11-79-0, Poston 7-23-0, LePage 3-67-0, Rose 8-42-1, Murray 6-19-0, Seybold 7-16-1. 7-29-0; NSU - Rockmore 17-93-0, Pantastico 11-16-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): LWU- Scroggins 17-38-1, 235, 1; Roderique 19-21-0, 204, 3. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 10-16-0, 122, 0; NSU - Pantastico 20-44-2, 275, 2. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): LWU- Roby 5-86-1, Warren 5-76-0, Coble 5-74-0; PSU- Seybold 4-41-1, Panko Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Copelin 4-51-0, Cushon 3-29-0, Poston 1-29-0, Seybold 1-11-0; NSU - 4-40-0, Rose 3-53-1, Swartz 3-17-1. Powell 5-63-0, Butler 4-79-0, Pope 4-49-1.

6 GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Washburn 28, Pittsburg State 21 Pittsburg State 31, Fort Hays State 24

PITTSBURG — Quarterback Derek McGinnis passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns and the Washburn University HAYS, Kan. — Fifthteenth-ranked Pittsburg State University rallied from a 24-14 halftime deficit, holding Fort Hays defense held No. 4 Pittsburg State University on a potential game-tying drive in the game’s final minute to lead the State University scoreless in the second half to claim a 31-24 victory Saturday (Sept. 26) at Lewis Field Stadium. Ichabods to a 28-21 victory over the Gorillas Saturday (Sept. 19). The Gorillas posted their 22nd consecutive regular season road win by outscoring the previously unbeaten Tigers, Washburn (2-1, 2-1 MIAA) built a 28-10 lead with 6:04 to play in the third quarter and then withstood a fourth 17-0, over the final 30 minutes to play. quarter comeback bid by Pitt State (2-1, 2-1 MIAA) before a sellout crowd of 11,383 fans at Brandenburg Field/ Carnie Smith Stadium. John Roderique, Jr. rushed for a game-high 117 yards with two fourth-quarter touchdown runs. He knotted the score at 24-24 with a six-yard run with 12:38 remaining and then put the Gorillas in front, 31-24, with another six-yard Pitt State’s DeAndre Murray scored on a 16-yard run and quarterback John Roderique, Jr. tossed a 2-point conversion run with 5:36 to go. pass to tight end Kyle Swartz to trim the margin to 28-18 with 2:57 remaining in the third quarter. Pitt State utilized an 18-yard run by Darian Taylor on a fake punt to extend the drive on the Gorillas’ game-tying possession. Kicker Chad Levin booted a 30-yard field goal for the game’s final margin with 7:12 to play in the game. Pitt State had originally settled to try a potential go-ahead 38-yard field goal by Chad Levin later in the final stanza, The Pitt State defense, which surrendered 457 yards of total offense in the game, forced a three and out, giving the but a roughing the kicker penalty by FHSU extended the drive and led to Roderique’s final TD. Gorilla offense the ball back with 5:49 remaining in the game. Roderique found wide receiver Marquise Cushon open for a 31-yard gain on a 4th-and-22 play from the PSU 48, but the Ichabods defense stiffened in the red zone and held The Gorilla defense, which struggled to contain FHSU’s duo of Traveon Albert and Shaquille Cooper in the first half, Pitt State on downs at the Washburn 17 with 31 seconds to play. came up with key stops after halftime to allow the comeback bid. Heath Wilson twice sacked Albert on FHSU’s final drive, including a 15-yard loss on 4th-and-10 from the PSU 31 with 2:59 to play in the contest. Roderique completed 16 of 33 passes for 256 yards with one interception in the game. Jeff Seybold, Jr. carried the ball 22 times for 102 yards, including a four-yard touchdown on Pitt State’s opening drive of the game. Cushon had The Pitt State offense picked up a first down and ran out the remainder of the clock to seal the win. six catches for 93 yards. Wilson finished the game with six stops, including three tackles-for-loss and 2.0 quarterback sacks. Darnell Walker Devron Moore made a game-high 11 tackles, while Deron Washington added 10 stops. Darnell Walker, Jr. made seven also snared his fourth interception of the game, halting a FHSU drive in the Pitt State red zone on the first series of tackles and added four pass break-ups. the third quarter. Brandon Bourbon carried the ball 18 times for 143 yards and a touchdown for the Ichabods, while Anthony Daniels Roderique completed 21 of 32 passes for 225 yards, including a 12-yard TD pass to running back Jeff Seybold on the had six catches for a game-high 107 yards and a score. opening drive of the game. Seybold also rushed the ball for 85 yards, while DeAndre Murray carried the ball three times for 47 yards with a 48-yard TD scamper to his credit. Washburn 7 7 14 0 — 28 Levi Copelin made four catches for a game-high 94 yards. Pittsburg State 7 0 11 3 — 21 Albert completed 14 of 21 passes for 141 yards and he rushed the ball 17 times for 107 yards, while Cooper also Team Statistics WU PSU carried the ball 19 times for 104 yards. First Downs 23 10 Rushing 39-174 41-182 Pittsburg State 14 0 3 14 — 21 Passing 23-40-2 16-33-1 Fort Hays State 14 10 0 0 — 28 Passing Yards 283 256 Total Offense 457 438 Team Statistics PSU FHSU Avg./Play 5.8 5.9 First Downs 29 19 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 1-1 Rushing 49-302 38-212 Punting 7/253 4/152 Passing 33-21-1 21-14-1 Penalties/Yards 15/140 8/51 Passing Yards 225 141 Time of Possession 31:03 28:57 Total Offense 527 353 Third Downs Conv. 9/17 6/16 Avg./Play 6.4 5.9 Sacks By/Yards 1/13 3/16 Fumbles/Lost 3-0 2-1 Punting 3/41.3 3/42.3 SCORING SUMMARY Penalties/Yards 4/25 2/20 First Quarter Time of Possession 34:04 24:56 12:54 PSU – Jeff Seybold 4 run (Chad Levin kick) [2:06, 5-68] PSU: 7-0 Third Downs Conv. 6/16 7/12 03:20 WU – Brandon Bourbon 1 run (Schmiedeler kick) [4:52, 10-76] tie: 7-7 Sacks By/Yards 2/17 1/6 Second Quarter 00:04 WU – Anthony Daniels 11 pass from McGinnis (Schmiedeler kick) [1:17, 9-52] WU: 14-7 Third Quarter SCORING SUMMARY 12:33 WU – Bryce Chavis 21 pass from McGinnis (Schmiedeler kick) [2:27, 7-75] WU: 21-7 First Quarter 9:58 PSU – Levin 28 field goal [2:32, 8-33] PSU: 21-10 12:51 PSU –Seybold 12 yd pass from Roderique (Chad Levin kick) [2:09, 7-75] PSU: 7-0 06:04 WU – Crimmins 20 pass from McGinnis (Schmiedeler kick) [3:49, 10-82] WU: 28-10 08:20 FHSU – Gaughan 16 yd pass from Albert (O’Brien kick) [3:23, 8-66] tie: 7-7 02:57 PSU – Murray 16 run (Kyle Swartz pass from John Roderique) [3:04, 8-78] WU: 28-18 04:56 FHSU - Cooper 31 yd run (O’Brien kick) [1:53, 5-64] FHSU: 14-7 Fourth Quarter 03:21 PSU - Murray 48 yd run (Chad Levin kick) [1:35, 4-75] PSU: 14-14 07:12 PSU – Levin 30 field goal [3:03, 9-60] PSU: 28-21 Second Quarter 12:52 FHSU - O’Brien 27 yd field goal [5:24, 13-71] FHSU: 17-14 05:03 FHSU – Cooper 55 yd run (O’Brien kick) FHSU: 24-14 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Third Quarter Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Seybold 22-105-1, Roderique 12-51-0, Murray 2-27-1, Rose 2-16-0; WU - 03:03 PSU – Chad Levin 28 yd field goal [3:42, 9-50] PSU: 24-17 Bourbon 18-144-1, Groves 9-48-0. Fourth Quarter 07:12 PSU – Roderique 6 yd run (Chad Levin kick) [3:59, 10-62] PSU: 24-24 Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 16-33-1, 256, 0; NSU - McGinnis 23-38-0, 283, 3. 05:36 PSU – Roderique 6 yd run (Chad Levin kick) [5:38, 11-73] PSU: 31-24 Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Cushon 6-93-0, Copelin 3-57-0, Swartz 2-22-0, Panko 2-20-0; NSU - Daniels 6-105-1, Chavis 6-80-1, Crimmins 3-39-1. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Seybold 18-85-1, Roderique 18-117-2, Murray 3-47-1, Tyler 3-20-0; FHSU - Albert 17-107-1, Cooper 19-104-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 21-32-1, 225, 0; FHSU - Albert 14-21-1, 141, 3. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Cushon 3-7-0, Copelin 4-94-0, Swartz 3-38-0, Otting 1-7-0; FHSU - Bacon 4-40-1, Maxi 2-28-1 Gaughan 2-24-1.

GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 7 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Pittsburg State 31, Missouri Western 27 Emporia State 46, Pittsburg State 42

PITTSBURG — For the second time in as many weeks, the Pittsburg State University offense came alive after a slow EMPORIA, Kan. — Quarterback Brent Wilson tossed a 17-yard touchdown pass to Kavaski Ervin with 2:06 to play in first half and the Gorillas defense clamped down in the final 30 minutes of play to pull out a hard fought win. The the game to lift No. 18 Emporia State University to a 46-42 victory over No. 13 Pittsburg State University in a high 15th-ranked Gorillas overcame a 27-7 halftime deficit Saturday (Oct. 3) to rally with 24 unanswered points for a scoring contest Saturday (Oct. 10) at Welch Stadium. 31-27 victory over Missouri Western State University. The Hornets (6-0, 6-0 MIAA) trailed 14-0 early in the contest to the Gorillas (4-2, 4-2 MIAA) and Pitt State took a final The Pitt State defense, which allowed 247 yards of offense in the first half, limited Western (3-2, 3-2 MIAA) to 94 lead, 42-39, with 4:44 remaining in the contest on John Roderique, Jr.’s two-yard run. yards of offense after halftime. Jeff Seybold capped a 14-play, 65-yard drive with a one-yard run on the Gorillas’ opening drive of the third period and Levi Copelin hauled in an eight-yard touchdown pass from John Roderique, Wilson completed 26 of 43 passes for 336 yards and four touchdowns. He also rushed the ball 10 times for a game- Jr. four minutes later to draw Pitt State (4-1, 4-1 MIAA) within six points, 27-21, heading into the fourth quarter. high 108 yards, including a 36-yard TD scamper that put the Hornets up 39-35 with 10:41 to play in the game. Chad Levin booted a 27-yard field goal with 11:26 to play in the game to make it a 27-24 game. Following Wilson’s TD run, ESU recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and had a chance to take a two-possession lead, but the Gorillas stopped the Hornets on a 4th-and-goal play from the PSU 1. Wilson fumbled the ball into the The two teams traded three-and-out drives, before the Griffons threatened to expand their lead before being end zone on the play and the Gorillas Zach Bessette recovered the ball with 8:15 remaining. stopped in Pitt State territory. Taye Irvin tackled running back Josh Caldwell for a one-yard loss on 4th-and-3 from the PSU 23 with 4:50 to play in the contest. Roderique then led Pitt State 80 yards in 11 plays. He converted an eight-yard pass to Marquise Cushon on a 4th-and-6 play from the ESU 26 to set up the go-ahead score. Roderique then took the Gorillas 74 yards in eight plays for the go-ahead score. He connected with wide receiver Marquise Cushon on a 36-yard pass to the MWSU 38, then broke loose for a 12-yard run two plays later. He then found Copelin for 11 Roderique completed 16 of 31 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns in the game, but he also was intercepted yards to the MWSU 9, before Jamal Tyler scooted into the end zone from seven yards out two plays later with 1:23 remaining. four times. Running back Jeff Seybold carried the ball 19 times for a team-leading 80 yards and a touchdown. He also caught a 32-yard TD pass from Roderique. Skyler Windmiller missed on five of seven pass attempts, including his final four tries, for Western and Pitt State held the Griffons on downs at their own 28 to seal the victory with 32 seconds to play. Roderique rushed the ball 13 times for 72 yards and two scores. Seybold rushed 13 times for a game-high 100 yards, while Tyler added 88 yards on just five caries. Roderique Deron Washington made a team-leading 12 tackles for the Gorillas, while Quad Ware and Spencer Brown added completed 12 of 25 passes for 158 yards and two TDs and he rushed for 69 yards. Cushon posted Pitt State’s first nine stops apiece. 100-yard receiving day of the season with six grabs for 104 yards. Windmiller, who started the game 4-for-4 for 131 yards and two touchdowns, finished the contest 10 of 26 passing Pittsburg State 14 14 7 7 — 42 for 187 yards with an interception. Raphael Spencer carried the ball 22 times for 74 yards and Caldwell added 11 Emporia State 7 15 10 14 — 46 rushes for 46 yards. Dee Toliver had three catches for 101 yards, including an 84-yard TD connection in the first quarter. Team Statistics PSU ESU Missouri Western 14 13 0 0 — 27 First Downs 23 29 Pittsburg State 7 0 14 10 — 31 Rushing 40-188 51-223 Passing 17-33-4 26-43-1 Team Statistics MWSU PSU Passing Yards 308 336 First Downs 17 18 Total Offense 496 559 Rushing 41-136 43-254 Avg./Play 6.8 5.9 Passing 13-29-1 12-24-1 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 3-1 Passing Yards 205 158 Punting 2/92 5/189 Total Offense 341 412 Penalties/Yards 9/85 9/78 Avg./Play 4.9 6.1 Time of Possession 27:20 32:40 Fumbles/Lost 1-0 3-1 Third Downs Conv. 7/14 5/17 Punting 4/183 4/115 Sacks By/Yards 2/8 1/4 Penalties/Yards 0/0 5/25 Time of Possession 30:08 29:52 SCORING SUMMARY Third Downs Conv. 10/19 5/13 First Quarter Sacks By/Yards 3/22 2/7 11:37 PSU – Kyle Swartz 17 yd pass from John Roderique (Levin kick) [3:23, 9-79] PSU: 7-0 08:55 PSU – John Roderique 29 yd run (Chad Levin kick) [0:59, 3-65] PSU: 14-0 05:02 ESU – Antonio Brown 2 yd run (Morton kick) [3:48, 12-74] PSU: 14-7 SCORING SUMMARY Second Quarter First Quarter 13:09 PSU – Jeff Seybold 32 yd pass from John Roderique (Levin kick) [0:34, 2-41] PSU: 21-7 10:00 MWSU – Trey Lewis 27 pass from Skyler Windmiller (Tanner Pettet kick) MWSU: 7-0 08:58 ESU – Ervin 6 yd pass from Wilson (Morton kick failed) [4:05, 10-63] PSU: 21-13 [5:00, 10-75] 04:35 ESU – Foote 4 yd pass from Wilson (Wilson pass failed) [2:51, 10-59] PSU: 21-19 08:55 MWSU – Dee Toliver 84 yd pass from Windmiller (Pettet kick) [0:11, 1-84] MWSU: 14-0 01:58 PSU – Levi Copelin 29 pass from John Roderique (Levin kick) [2:32, 6-71] PSU: 28-19 04:20 PSU – Austin Panko 11 pass from John Roderique (Chad Levin kick) [4:32, 10-71] MWSU: 14-7 00:00 ESU – Morton 36 yd field goal [1:54, 12-73] PSU: 28-22 Second Quarter Third Quarter 10:49 MWSU – Daylon Harper 1 run (Pettet kick) [2:20, 5-24] MWSU: 21-7 10:08 ESU – Morton 29 yd field goal [2:30, 6-24] PSU: 28-25 05:00 MWSU – Pettet 38 field goal [1:30, 4-8] MWSU: 24-7 04:37 ESU – Reed 56 yd pass from Wilson (Morton kick) [1:07, 5-71] ESU: 32-28 00:45 MWSU – Pettet 41 field goal [2:53, 8-21] MWSU: 27-7 02:11 PSU – Jeff Seybold 1 yd run (Chad Levin kick) [2:21, 5-73] PSU: 35-32 Third Quarter Fourth Quarter 08:16 PSU – Jeff Seybold 1 run (Levin kick) [6:44, 14-65] MWSU: 27-14 10:41 ESU – Wilson 36 yd run (Morton kick) [1:55, 6-72] ESU: 39-35 04:23 PSU – Levi Copelin 8 pass from Roderique (Levin kick) [2:51, 6-82] MWSU: 27-21 04:44 PSU – John Roderique 2 yd run (Chad Levin kick) [3:31, 11-80] PSU: 42-39 Fourth Quarter 02:06 ESU – Ervin 14 yd pass from Wilson (Morton kick) [2:33, 8-72] ESU: 46-42 11:26 PSU – Levin 27 field goal [3:31, 10-61] MWSU: 27-24 04:23 PSU – Jamal Tyler 7 run (Levin kick) [3:27, 8-76] PSU: 31-27 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Seybold 19-83-1, Roderique 13-80-2, Murray 3-15-0; ESU - Wilson 10-116-1, INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Brown 15-69-1, Nault 16-43-0. Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Seybold 13-101-1, Roderique 16-74-0, Tyler 5-88-1; MWSU - Spencer 22-79-1, Caldwell 11-50-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 12-24-4, 229, 3; ESU - Wilson 26-43-1, 336, 4. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 12-24-1, 158, 2; MWSU - Windmiller 10-25-1, 187, 2. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Panko 4-922-0, Cushon 4-52-0, Copelin 3-71-1; ESU - Ervin 6-88-2, Foote 6-53-1, Nault 3-50-0. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Cushon 6-104-0, Copelin 4-35-1, Panko 2-19-1; MWSU - Clark 5-42-1, Toliver 3-101-1, Lewis 3-42-1.

8 GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Northwest Missouri 31, Pittsburg State 14 Pittsburg State 31, Nebraska-Kearney 14

PITTSBURG — Third-ranked Northwest Missouri State University scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter KEARNEY, Neb. — The Pittsburg State University football team rallied from from an early 13-0 deficit to claim a 24-19 to break open a 7-7 game against No. 22 Pittsburg State University. The Bearcats rode that first-half momemtum to road win over the University of Nebraska-Kearney Saturday (Oct. 24). a 31-14 victory in front of 10,189 fans at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. The Gorillas defense blocked a punt and forced three fumbles to help spark the comeback win. With the win and Emporia State’s 27-23 loss to Fort Hays State, the Bearcats (7-0, 7-0 MIAA) are the only remaining unbeaten team in the MIAA. The Gorillas fall to 4-3. UNK (0-8, 0-8 MIAA) drove 75 yards for a score on the opening drive of the game, then struck again when Shai Harris returned a tipped pass for a 37-yard interception return for a touchdown to build a 13-0 lead four minutes Brady Bolles tossed a pair of first-half touchdown passes for the Bearcats and Brandon Yost recovered a fumble in the into the game. Pitt State end zone for a defensive score. Pitt State (5-3, 5-3 MIAA) finally got on the board on the first play of the second quarter when quarterback Thomas After Bolles first scoring pass to George Sehl, Marquise Cushon tossed a 19-yard reverse pass to tight end Kyle Swartz LePage scored on a 10-yard run. The drive was set up when UNK’s George Brown fumbled a punt return at the UNK 30. to get Pitt State on the board and knot the score at 7-7 with 7:31 remaining in the first quarter. The Lopers stretched their lead to 16-7 on Brendon Wentling’s 45-yard field goal with 7:52 remaining in the second quarter. Bolles then finished a 15-play, 65-yard drive that consumed 7:32 of play clock by hitting Clayton Wilson in the end zone from five yards out. After Yost’s score put the Bearcats in front, 21-7, Randy Schmidt tossed a 68-yard reverse Pitt State again used a big special teams play to find the end zone. Levi Copelin blocked Payton Fluckey’s punt pass to Sehl to make it a 28-7 Bearcat lead with 7:21 to play in the first half. attempt and Deron Washington recovered it at the UNK 7. Two plays later, running back Michael Rose sprinted into the end zone from six yards out to narrow the margin to 16-14 with 3:43 left in the half. Thomas LePage, making his first career start for an injured Pitt State starter John Roderique, Jr., completed 13 of 27 passes for 76 yards. He tossed a 15-yard touchdown pass to running back Michael Rose to draw the Gorillas within 14 The Gorilla defense forced a three-and-out and wide receiver Marquise Cushon broke off a 42-yard end around run points, at 28-14, with 6:45 to play in the third quarter. to flip the field for Pitt State. Chad Levin capped the drive with a 44-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give the Gorillas a 17-16 lead. The Pitt State defense limited the Bearcats to 121 yards in the second half. Dino Teague intercepted a Bolles pass in the end zone to halt a potential scoring drive and then Pitt State forced four punts and a fumble among Northwest’s Running back Jeff Seybold stretched the Gorillas’ lead to 24-16 with a one-yard run with 2:27 to play in the third quarter. final six drives. Safety Darian Taylor forced UNK’s Caleb Lundgren into a fumble five plays early to give Pitt State the ball at the UNK 34. The Gorillas had opportunities to climb back into the contest, but four of Pitt State’s final six possessions ended in The Lopers added a 21-yard field goal from Wentling with 10:06 to play in the game to make it a 24-19 game, but the interceptions. Pitt State defense kept UNK out of the end zone on its final two drives to seal the win. Heath Wilson was credited with tackling UNK quarterback Bronson Marsh for a two-yard loss on a 4th-and-six play from the PSU 45 with 34 seconds Colby Hall made a game-high 13 tackles for the Gorillas, while Deron Washington added 10 stops and a forced remaining in the game to halt the Lopers’ final drive. fumble. Rose rushed for a team-leading 59 yards for the Gorillas. Cushon added 53 yards, while Seybold finished with 49 yards Jacob Vollstedt recorded a team-leading 11 tackles for Northwest, including two quarterback sacks, a forced fumble and LePage chipped in with 42 ground yards. LePage completed five of 14 passes for 36 yards with two interceptions. and an interception. Spencer Brown made a team-leading 13 tackles, while Kip Keeley added 10 stops. Dino Teague intercepted a pass in the PSU end zone in the first half to stop a potential UNK scoring drive.. Northwest Missouri 7 21 0 3 — 31 Pittsburg State 7 0 7 0 — 14 Pittsburg State 0 17 7 0 — 24 Team Statistics NWMSU PSU Nebraska-Kearney 13 3 0 3 — 19 First Downs 19 15 Team Statistics PSU UNK Rushing 37-119 36-80 First Downs 11 14 Passing 18-33-1 14-28-4 Rushing 45-199 40-126 Passing Yards 223 175 Passing 5-14-2 12-23-1 Total Offense 342 175 Passing Yards 36 138 Avg./Play 4.9 2.7 Total Offense 235 264 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 4-1 Avg./Play 4.0 4.2 Punting 6/381 7/275 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties/Yards 7/70 4/43 Punting 7/262 7/229 Time of Possession 31:14 28:46 Penalties/Yards 7/52 3/30 Third Downs Conv. 5/14 6/15 Time of Possession 27:43 32:17 Sacks By/Yards 3/21 3/18 Third Downs Conv. 1/13 6/16 SCORING SUMMARY Sacks By/Yards 4/12 3/22 First Quarter 10:13 NWMSU – Sehl 3 yd pass from Bolles (Mathiesen kick) [2:49, 6-48] NWMSU: 7-0 SCORING SUMMARY 07:31 PSU – Kyle Swartz 19 yd pass from Marquise Cushon (Chad Levin kick) [2:36, 6-49] TIED: 7-7 First Quarter Second Quarter 12:06 UNK – Bronson Marsh 22 yd run (Brendon Wentling kick) [2:54, 7-75] UNK: 7-0 14:55 NWMSU – Wilson 5 yd pass from Bolles (Mathiesen kick) [7:32, 15-65] NWMSU: 14-7 11:01 UNK – Shai Harris 37 yd interception return (kick blocked) UNK: 13-0 09:48 NWMSU – Yost 0 yd fumble recovery (Mathiesen kick) NWMSU: 21-7 Second Quarter 07:21 NWMSU –Sehl 68 yd pass from Schmidt (Mathiesen kick) [0:46, 2-75] NWMSU: 28-7 14:56 PSU – Thomas LePage 10 yd run (Chad Levin kick) [2:26, 5-30] UNK: 13-7 Third Quarter 07:52 UNK – Wentling 45 yd field goal [3:46, 10-32] UNK: 16-7 06:45 PSU – Michael Rose 15 yd from Thomas LePage (Levin kick) [5:47, 13-80] NWMSU: 28-14 03:43 PSU –Michael Rose 6 yd run (Levin kick) [0:40, 2-7] UNK: 16-14 Fourth Quarter 00:00 PSU –Chad Levin 44 yd field goal [2:23, 5-34] PSU: 17-16 04:48 NWMSU – Mathiesen 32 yd field goal [2:17, 6-28] NWMSU: 31-24 Third Quarter 02:27 PSU – Jeff Seybold 1 yd run (Levin kick) [1:11, 4-34] PSU: 24-16 Fourth Quarter INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 10:06 UNK – Wentling 21 yd field goal [7:18, 14-66] PSU: 24-19 Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - LePage 14-27-0, Seybold 10-25-0, Rose 5-15-0; NWMSU - Zimmerman 7-51-0, Jackson 8-37-0, Wilcox 10-30-0. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - LePage 13-27-4, 76, 1; NWMSU - Bolles 15-30-1, 148, 2. Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - LePage 16-65-1, Seybold 13-49-1, Rose 11-66-1; UNK - Marsh 15-62-1, Quinn 12-40-0, Cotton 3-40-0. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Seybold 3-16-0, Copelin 3-10-0, Swartz 2-28-1, Michael Rose 2-14-1; NWMSU - Williams 4-42-0, Bane 4-34-0, Lewis 3-42-1. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - LePage 5-14-2, 36, 0; UNK - Marsh 12-23-1, 138, 0. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Copelin 1-32-0, Daniel 1-18-0 ; UNK - Sealey 5-39-0, Navarrette 3-28-0, Lane 2-28-0.

GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 9 PITT STATE “GORILLAS” 2-DEEP PITTSBURG STATE OFFENSE PITTSBURG STATE DEFENSE WR 8 Levi Copelin (6-2, 190, Jr.) DE 6 Montrae Strickland (6-4, 245, Sr.) 82 Slade Nordic (6-1, 190, Fr.-RS) 85 Dreu White (6-6, 250, Jr.) TE 88 Kyle Swartz (6-3, 240, Jr.) NG 99 Taye Irvin (6-1, 339, Sr.) 89 Andy Otting (6-3, 239, So.) 95 Drake Humphrey (6-0, 231, Fr.) LT 76 Chase Carney (6-5, 270, So.) DT 45 Zach Bessette (6-3, 243, Sr.) 74 Jacob Ralph (6-3, 301, So.) 94 Brad Hefley (6-4, 288, Sr.) LG 61 Gavin Rainwater (6-3, 297, Sr.) DE 55 Heath Wilson (6-3, 256, Jr.) 71 Alex Jones (6-4, 297, Fr.-RS) 90 José Speer (6-3, 246, So.) C 66 Bo Farrow (6-2, 270, So.) LB 51 Colby Hall (5-11, 204, Sr.) 59 Jake Wall (6-1, 261, Jr.) 57 Kip Keeley (6-0, 205, Fr.) RG 70 Tyler Stiff (6-4, 307, Fr.-RS) 52 Eric Brantley (5-11, 200, Sr.) 71 Alex Jones (6-4, 297, Fr.-RS) LB 36 Spencer Brown (6-0, 214, Jr.) RT 72 Ryan Cipriani (6-5, 282, So.) 47 Demetrius Bernard (6-0, 225, So.) 73 Ryan Dodd (6-5, 300, Fr.) CB 13 Darnell Walker, Jr. (5-11, 182, Jr.) WR 9 Marquise Cushon (5-10, 162, Sr.) 4 Tyree Jefferson (6-0, 185, Jr.) 2 Andre Taylor (5-9, 162, Jr.-RS) SS 11 Darian Taylor (6-3, 205, Fr.-RS) WR 80 Austin Daniel (6-2, 212, Sr.) 16 Brady Bradbury (5-10, 190, So.) 17 Austin Panko (6-0, 192, So.) FS 22 Deron Washington (6-1, 200, Jr.) QB 10 Thomas LePage (6-3, 198, So.) 31 Jaxon Wright (6-0, 174, So.) 5 Grayson Tempel (6-0, 185, Fr.-RS) WS 32 Quad Ware (6-0, 192, Jr.) FB 37 David Cardinal, Jr. (5-9, 206, Jr.) 16 Brady Bradbury (5-10, 190, So.) 34 Brian Poston (6-0, 225, Sr.) CB 21 Dino Teague (6-0, 185, Sr.) RB 1 Jeff Seybold, Jr. (5-9, 199, Sr.) 35 Matt Magee (6-0, 180, Fr.-RS) 30 Michael Rose (5-10, 177, So.) 3 Jamal Tyler (5-11, 197, Sr.) P 43 Carter Anchors (6-1, 190, Fr.) PR 9 Marquise Cushon (5-10, 162, Sr.) PK 46 Chad Levin (5-9, 171, Jr.) KR 9 Marquise Cushon (5-10, 162, Sr.) LS 48 Alex Howdeshell (6-1, 250, Sr.) 82 Slade Nordic (6-1, 190, Fr.-RS) H 17 Austin Panko (6-0, 192, So.)

MISSOURI SOUTHERN OFFENSE MISSOURI SOUTHERN DEFENSE DE 99 David Smith (6-2, 240, Jr.) WR 34 Chad Nolan (6-1, 200, Jr.) 91 Chris Williams (6-3, 270, Jr.) 82 Jocqui Davis (6-1, 185, Jr.) DT 95 Rolandeis Toliver (6-2, 270, Sr.) WR 10 Jordan Morrison (6-0, 200, Jr.) 97 Dominique Nunez (6-2, 274, Jr.) 16 Ricky Nichols (6-2, 215, Jr.) NT 93 Stephan Randall (6-2, 285, Jr.) LT 75 Jarrell Jackson (6-4, 285, So.) 94 Darien Williston (6-4, 280, Jr.) 68 Jonathan Boos (6-2, 315, Fr.-RS) DE 45 Laynce Sanders (6-1, 220, Sr.) LG 70 Marcus Gutierres (6-3, 270, Sr.) 99 David Smith (6-2, 240, Jr.) 72 Seth Peterson (6-1, 255, Fr.-RS) LB 15 E.J. McKenzie (6-2, 210, Jr.) C 59 Mitch Moore (6-0, 262, Jr.) 14 Ryan Solomon (6-0, 190, Sr.) 72 Seth Peterson (6-1, 255, Fr.-RS) LB 44 Kyjuan Tate (6-2, 230, Sr.) RG 78 John Tupou (6-7, 350, Sr.) 49 Dominick Bell (5-11, 245, Jr.) 66 Cristian More (6-1, 295, Jr.) LB 35 Daryl Smith (6-0, 215, Jr.) RT 71 Isaac Wold (6-3, 320, Jr.) 40 Justin Tomlinson (6-0, 200, Sr.) 68 Jonathan Boos (6-2, 315, Fr.-RS) CB 7 Martice Buckley (5-9, 180, Sr.) WR 21 Terell Crawford (5-10, 170, Jr.) 30 Marquez Cohen (5-10, 193, Sr.) 28 Donta’ Wilburn (5-10, 170, Fr.) SS 20 Chris Goss III (6-4, 195, Jr.) WR 13 Michael Nelson (5-10, 190, Sr.) 2 Jason Brown (6-1, 188, Sr.) 19 Carson Day (5-8, 175, Fr.) FS 6 Johnquavious McBride (5-11, 190, Jr.) QB 1 T.J. Feeton (6-2, 215, So.) 24 Idrissa Simpson (6-3, 212, Jr.) 11 Kyle Keller (6-3, 220, Jr.) CB 3 Ricky Green (5-11, 180, Jr.) RB 4 Will Gregory (6-0, 210, Sr.) 8 Michael Burks (6-0, 187, Sr.) 23 Joe Henderson (6-0, 200, Sr.) P 88 Stetson Broce (6-3, 191, Jr.) PK 85 Brock Renken (6-1, 180, So.) PR 5 Ty’Quan Hayes (6-1, 210, Sr.) LS 48 Austin Minor (5-9, 200, Sr.) KR 13 Michael Nelson (5-10, 190, Sr.) H 16 Ricky Nichols (6-0, 185, Jr.)

10 GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG PITT STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN 67 Garrett Lawson DL 6-3 261 FR RS McPherson, Kan. 1 Jeff Seybold, Jr. RB 5-11 199 SR 3L Lincoln, Neb. NO NAME POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN 2 Andre Taylor WR 5-9 162 JR SQ St. Petersburg, Fla. 70 Tyler Stiff OL 6-4 307 FR RS Liberty, Mo. 3 Jamal Tyler RB 5-11 197 SR 1L Rock Hill, S.C. 71 Alex Jones OL 6-4 297 FR RS Lawrence, Kan. 4 Tyree Jefferson CB 6-0 185 JR TR Philadelphia, Pa. 72 Ryan Cipriani OL 6-5 282 SO SQ Overland Park, Kan. 5 Greyson Temple WR 6-0 185 FR RS Garden City, Kan. 73 Ryan Dodd OL 6-5 300 FR HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 6 Montrae Strickland DE 6-4 245 SR 3L Lee’s Summit, Mo. 74 Jacob Ralph OL 6-5 372 JR SQ Bentonville, Ark. 7 Ramsey Hamilton QB 6-2 204 JR 2L Beggs, Okla. 75 Travis Funk OL 6-3 297 JR 1L Kearney, Mo. 8 Levi Copelin WR 6-2 190 JR TR Broken Arrow, Okla. 76 Chase Carney OL 6-5 255 SO SQ Fayetteville, Ark. 9 Marquise Cushon WR 5-10 162 SR 3L Kansas City, Mo. 77 Kelly Wortham OL 6-3 275 SO 1L Yukon, Okla.

10 Thomas LePage QB 6-3 198 SO 1L Jefferson City, Mo. 80 Austin Daniel WR 6-2 212 SR 3L Webb City, Mo. 11 Darian Taylor S 6-3 205 FR RS Manhattan, Kan. 81 Cailon Shaw WR 6-5 210 SR TR Montezuma, Ga. 12 Tanner Eikenbary S 6-1 202 FR RS Kansas City, Kan. 82 Slade Nordic WR 6-1 190 FR RS Bartlesville, Okla. 13 Darnell Walker, Jr. CB 5-11 182 JR TR Lawrenceville, Ga. 83 T.J. Molway WR 6-0 185 FR RS Kansas City, Mo. 14 Jared Vincent PK/P 5-10 180 FR HS Claremore, Okla. 85 Dreu White DE 6-6 250 JR SQ Kansas City, Kan. 15 Ethan Fugitt LB 6-1 242 SO 1L Oak Grove, Mo. 86 Grayson Handel WR 6-1 175 FR RS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 16 Brady Bradbury S 5-10 190 SO 1L Adair, Okla. 87 Trey Myers DE 6-4 245 JR SQ Kansas City, Mo. 17 Austin Panko WR 6-0 192 SO 1L Lee’s Summit, Mo. 88 Kyle Swartz TE 6-3 245 JR 2L Olathe, Kan. 18 DeAndre Murray RB 5-11 180 FR RS Springdale, Ark. 89 Andy Otting TE 6-3 239 SO SQ Topeka, Kan. 19 John Roderique, Jr. QB 6-4 220 FR TR Web City, Mo. 90 José Speer DE 6-3 246 SO SQ Webb City, Mo. 20 Kellen Sims WR 5-11 173 SO SQ Wichita, Kan. 91 Justin Strong DL 6-1 255 SR SQ Harrisonville, Mo. 21 Dino Teague CB 6-0 185 SR 3L Tulsa, Okla. 93 Antoine Brown DE 6-4 220 SO SQ Tulsa, Okla. 22 Deron Washington S 6-1 211 JR 2L Raymore, Mo. 94 Brad Hefley DL 6-4 288 SR 1L Joplin, Mo. 23 DeMarcus Edwards RB 5-11 197 FR RS Lee Summit, Mo. 95 Drake Humphrey DL 6-0 231 FR HS Webb City, Mo. 24 Devron Moore S 6-0 192 JR TR Carthage, Mo. 96 Sam Harvill DL 6-1 285 SO TR Springdale, Ark. 25 L.A. Purnell CB 5-7 178 SR 1L Topeka, Kan. 97 Ethan Mitchell DE 6-3 245 FR RS Salina, Kan. 26 Aren Martin WR 6-1 190 SO SQ Lebanon, Mo. 98 Braxton Early DE 6-3 248 FR TR Grove Hill, Ala. 27 Jonathon Gilkey CB 5-9 165 FR RS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 99 Taye Irvin DL 6-1 339 SR 3L LaGrange, Ga. 28 Ryan McNerlin S 5-9 190 SO S Stilwell, Kan. 29 Steven Sullivan RB 5-10 184 SO 1L Blue Springs, Mo. ADDITIONAL SQUAD MEMBERS Derrick Banks S 6-0 190 SO TR Arkansas City, Kan. 30 Michael Rose RB 5-10 177 SO 1L Albuquerque, N.M William Bazzle IV CB 6-2 180 FR HS Kansas City, Mo. 31 Jaxon Wright CB 6-0 174 SO SQ Holton, Kan. Ned Bingaman DE 6-4 215 FR HS Overland Park, Kan. 32 Quad Ware CB 6-0 192 JR 2L Broken Arrow, Okla. Kaden Brannin LB 6-2 220 FR HS Carl Junction, Mo. 33 Dre Holman RB 5-9 215 JR 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. Tyler Brave OL 6-4 285 FR HS Lake St. Louis, Mo. 34 Brian Poston RB 6-0 225 SR 3L Carthage, Mo. Dash Cameron WR 5-10 185 FR HS Herman, Neb. 35 Matt McGee CB 6-0 180 FR RS Carl Junction, Mo. Jacob Carpenter LB 6-2 220 FR HS Savonburg, Kan. 36 Spencer Brown LB 6-0 214 JR 2L Lee’s Summit, Mo. Connor Cherry DL 6-4 245 FR HS Lawton, Okla. 37 David Cardinal, Jr. RB 5-9 206 SO 1L Hays, Kan. Brenner Clemons WR 6-2 215 FR HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 38 Courtney Green WR 6-2 209 SR SQ Kansas City, Mo. Josh Fatkin DL 6-1 255 FR HS Wichita, Kan. 39 Skylarr Gatson S 5-11 198 JR 2L Wichita, Kan. Mahlik Hanna DB 6-0 205 FR HS Lawton, Okla. Jaden Helms OL 6-3 255 FR HS Anthony, Kan. 40 Nick Wuthnow S 5-11 197 FR RS New Cambria, Kan. Cassius Hill S 5-10 170 FR HS Oklahoma City, Okla. 41 Cameron Ginther TE 6-2 229 FR RS Atwood, Kan. Mitch Holsinger DE 6-2 235 FR HS Olathe, Kan. 42 Kohl Slaughter TE 6-2 220 FR TR Webb City, Mo. Josh Hornback S 6-2 180 FR HS Wichita, Kan. 43 Carter Anchors P 6-1 190 FR HS Kansas City, Mo. Dalton Humphrey LB 5-10 190 FR TR Webb City, Mo. 44 Drew Dawson S 6-2 193 FR RS Pittsburg, Kan. Keeyon Incle CB 6-0 165 FR HS Blue Springs, Mo. 45 Zach Bessette DL 6-3 243 SR 2L Ulysses Kan. Kiah Kintchen RB 5-9 185 FR HS Kansas City, Mo. 46 Chad Levin PK 5-9 171 JR SQ Bentonville, Ark. Jackson Krull TE 6-6 220 FR HS Smithville, Mo. 47 Demetrius Bernard LB 6-0 225 SO RS O’Fallon, Mo. Sage Mahnken OL 6-3 240 FR HS Pittsburg, Kan. 48 Alex Howdeshell LS 6-1 250 SR 3L Lee’s Summit, Mo. Marcus Malcolm S 6-2 185 FR HS Wichita, Kan. 49 Carson Letchworth TE 6-3 221 SO SQ Blue Springs, Mo. Brett McDonald LB 6-3 215 FR HS Lamar, Mo. Robert McField TE 6-6 268 SR 2L St. Louis, Mo. 50 DeShane Lewis DL 5-11 240 SO TR Toronto, Ontario, Canada Sam Randall WR 6-0 185 FR HS Stilwell, Kan. 51 Colby Hall LB 5-11 204 SR 3L Lamar, Mo. Keynan Scheurich RB 5-9 190 FR HS Carl Junction, Mo. 52 Eric Brantley LB 5-11 200 SR 3L Kansas City, Mo. Austin Seward P 6-0 185 FR HS Pittsburg, Kan. 53 Drew Gill LB 6-0 204 JR SQ Pittsburg, Kan. Benton Sinclair OL 6-0 230 FR HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 54 James Peoples III DL 6-3 290 JR RS Ottawa, Kan. Dylan Smith LB 6-0 230 FR HS Stilwell, Kan. 55 Heath Wilson DE 6-3 256 JR 2L Wagoner, Okla. Lorenzo West WR 5-11 175 FR HS Lawton, Okla. 57 Kip Keeley LB 6-2 205 FR TR LaCrosse, Kan. Danny Williams DL 6-3 280 FR HS Wentzville, Mo. 59 Jake Wall OL 6-1 261 JR 1L Carl Junction, Mo. Alexx Wilsman DE 6-4 240 FR HS Camdenton, Mo. Levi Wyrick QB 6-4 230 FR HS Elk City, Kan. 60 Jake McCain LS 6-0 212 FR RS Bellevue, Neb. 61 Gavin Rainwater OL 6-3 311 SR 3L Neosho, Mo. 62 Dexton Robertson OL 6-4 303 SO SQ Cashion, Okla. 63 Nick Weisenborn OL 6-4 282 SO RS St. Peters, Mo. 65 Ben Saint DL 6-2 298 SO SQ O’Fallon, Mo. 66 Bo Farrow OL 6-2 270 SO 1L Broken Arrow, Okla.

COACHING STAFF: Tim Beck, Head Coach; Dave Wiemers, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator; Steve Rampy, Offensive Coordinator; Lance Cullen, Safeties; Ryan Hellwig, Defensive Line; John Pierce, Running Backs; Carl Roth, Linebackers; Derrick Sherman, Wide Receivers; Steve Wells, Offensive Line;Larry Garman, In-Season Recruiting; Matt Nelson, Strength Training/Nutrition; Trey Derryberry, Graduate Assistant; Luke Miller, Graduate Assistant; Rashad Pittman, Graduate Assistant; Chance Riley, Graduate Assistant.

GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 11 2015 SEASON STATISTICS

12 GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 13 14 GAME #9 • GORILLAS VS. LIONS • OCT. 31, 2015 • PITTSBURG 2015 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE WR WR/TE LT LG C RG RT WR/TE WR/FB/TE QB TB/WR Northeastern State Copelin Cushon Carney Rainwater Farrow Wortham Robertson Swartz Daniel Roderique Seybold Lindenwood Copelin Cushon Carney Rainwater Farrow Wortham Cipriani Daniel Cardinal Roderique Seybold Washburn Copelin Cushon Carney Rainwater Farrow Wortham Cipriani Daniel Panko Roderique Seybold Fort Hays State Copelin Cushon Carney Rainwater Farrow Stiff Cipriani Swartz Otting Roderique Seybold Missouri Western Copelin Cushon Carney Rainwater Farrow Stiff Cipriani Swartz Daniel Roderique Seybold Emporia State Copelin Cushon Carney Rainwater Farrow Stiff Cipriani Swartz Daniel Roderique Seybold Northwest Missouri Copelin Cushon Carney Rainwater Farrow Stiff Cipriani Daniel Panko LePage Seybold Nebraska-Kearney Copelin Cuson Carney Rainwater Farrow Stiff Cipriani Swartz Rose LePage Seybold Missouri Southern Central Missouri Central Oklahoma DEFENSE DE NG DT/LB DE LB LB CB SS (Gorilla) FS S (Bandit) CB Northeastern State Wilson Irvin Bessette Strickland Hall S. Brown Teague Gatson Washington Moore Walker Lindenwood Wilson Irvin Bessette Strickland Hall S. Brown Teague Gatson Washington Moore Walker Washburn Wilson Irvin Hefley Strickland Hall S. Brown Teague Gatson Washington Moore Walker Fort Hays State Wilson Humphrey Hefley Strickland Hall S. Brown Teague Gatson Washington Moore Walker Missouri Western Wilson Irvin Bessette Strickland Hall S. Brown Teague Gatson Washington Moore Walker Emporia State Wilson Irvin Bernard Strickland Hall S. Brown Teague Bradbury Washington Moore Walker Northwest Missouri Wilson Irvin Bessette Strickland Hall S. Brown Teague Bradbury Washington Ware Walker Nebraska-Kearney Wilson Irvin Bernard Strickland Keeley S. Brown Teague D. Taylor Washington Ware Walker0 Missouri Southern Central Missouri Central Oklahoma

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