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22016016 game 4 south alabama jaguars (1-2, 0-2 sun belt) vs. Nicholls Colonels (1-1, 1-0 southland) saturday, Sept. 24, 2016 • 6 pm cDt Ladd-Peebles Stadium (33,4716 capacity / FieldTurf) quick facts Mobile, Ala. GENERAL Name: University of South Alabama MEDIA INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY Location: Mobile, Ala. Television Overall: USA leads 2-0 Founded: 1963 ESPN3 In Mobile: USA leads 2-0 Enrollment: 16,699 Drew Fellios (pxp) In Thibodaux: n/a Nickname: Jaguars Forrest Conoly (analysis) Colors: Blue, Red and White Neutral: n/a Stadium: Ladd-Peebles Stadium Radio Series Streak: USA — 2 Capacity: 33,471 USA Football Radio Network First Meeting: USA, 39-21, on Sept. 18, 2010, in Mobile Surface: FieldTurf (flagship 96.1 FM/99.5 FM The Jag in Mobile) Last Meeting: USA, 9-3, on Sept. 8, 2012, in Mobile Press Box Phone: (251) 208-2677 J.D. Byars (pxp) Affiliation: NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Pat Greenwood (analysis) Conference: Sun Belt 2016 NICHOLLS SCHEDULE/RESULTS President: Tommy Hicks (sidelines) S10 at #9 Georgia ...............................................L, 24-26 Dr. Tony G. Waldrop (North Carolina ’74) On the web — S17 Incarnate Word* ...................................W, 35-28 NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative: • Live Twitter updates available at: S24 at South Alabama .......................................6 pm Dr. John Smith (Berry [Ga.] College ’76) @USAJaguarSports O1 at McNeese State* ....................................6 pm Athletics Director: • Live stats available at: Dr. Joel Erdmann (South Dakota State ’86) O8 Stephen F. Austin* ...............................3 pm Athletic Office: (251) 460-7121 http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=139192 O15 at Houston Baptist* ...................................7 pm Athletics Ticket Office: (251) 461-1USA (1872) • Live audio available at: O22 Sam Houston State*...........................3 pm http://www.iheart.com/live/995-the-jag-mobile-7117/ O29 at Northwestern State* ..........................6 pm HISTORY N3 Lamar* ........................................................6 pm First season of competition: 2009 THE COACHES 1st season of NCAA FBS/I-A transition: 2011 N12 at Central Arkansas* ................................3 pm South Alabama All-time Record (entering 2016): 42-35 (.545) N17 Southeastern Louisiana* ..................6 pm Joey Jones (Alabama ’89) Postseason Record (Last): 0-1 (2014) * denotes Southland Conference game Record at USA — 43-37 (8th season) Last Postseason Appearance: all times Central L, 28-33 vs. Bowling Green (Raycom Media Camellia Bowl) Career record — 46-44 (9th season) Career Sun Belt record — 13-20 MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATION TEAM INFORMATION Record vs. NSU — 2-0 2015 Overall Record: 5-7 (3-3 home / 2-4 road) South Alabama Record vs. current Southland members — 4-0 2015 Sun Belt Record (finish): 3-5 (tie-5th) Associate Athletic Director/Football Contact: • 2-0 vs. Lamar Final 2015 Ranking: n/a Brian Fremund Basic Offense: Multiple Spread • 2-0 vs. Nicholls Basic Defense: 4-2-5 Offi ce: (251) 414-8032 Cell: (251) 623-3191 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 35/33 Nicholls Starters Returning/Lost: 11/13 E-mail: [email protected] Tim Rebowe (Louisiana State ’87) Record at NSU (years): 4-9 (2nd season) Career Record (years): same Assistant Director/Secondary Football Contact: South Alabama coaching staff Record vs. USA — 0-0 Kevin Beasley Offi ce: (251) 414-8033 Head coach: Joey Jones (Alabama ’89), eighth season Cell: Assistant coaches: THE RANKINGS (251) 377-8164 *Mike Adams (Ball State ’98), S, third season South Alabama E-mail: [email protected] Tim Bowens (Alabama ’00), RB, third season Associated Press — n/a Richard Owens (Louisville ’04), co-OC/OL, second season Amway Coaches — n/a Nicholls Kelvin Sigler (Alabama ’01), CB, first season Director of Media Relations/Football Contact: Tyler Siskey (Troy ’00), WR/RC, second season Sagarin — 120th *Chase Smith (Jacksonville State ’05), TE, fourth season Jamie Bustos Brian Turner (Troy ’00), co-DC/DL, eighth season Nicholls Offi ce: (985) 448-4281 *Bryant Vincent (West Alabama ’98), OC/QB, fifth season STATS FCS — RV (35th) Cell: (419) 786-0415 Kane Wommack (Southern Mississippi ’09), DC/LB, first season FCS Coaches — n/a E-mail: [email protected] * denotes located in press box on game day Sagarin — 211th Athletics Website: www.geauxcolonels.com 2016 south alabama schedule/Results Date Opponent Location Time TV Notes S3 at Mississippi State ................................Starkville, Miss. .....................W, 21-20 .....................SEC ...................................Davis has 308 yds tot off, 2 TDs in 1st start; Buchanan makes 12 TT S10 Georgia Southern* ........................... Mobile ..................................L, 9-24...................... ASN...............................Buchanan leads all players with 13 TT; Magee has 6-50 rec S17 at Louisiana-Lafayette* ........................ Lafayette, La. ..........................L, 23-28 ......................ESPN3 .............................Everett posts 8-79, 1 TD rec; Jackson has game-high 12 TT, 1 PBU S24 Nicholls ...............................................Mobile ..................................6 pm.......................... ESPN3 ..........................Jags play host to Colonels for third time O1 San Diego State ................................. Mobile ..................................7 pm.......................... ESPNEWS O15 at Arkansas State* ................................. Jonesboro, Ark. ......................6 pm O20 Troy* ...................................................Mobile ..................................6:30 pm .................... ESPNU O29 Georgia State* (Hc) ......................... Mobile ..................................tba N5 at Louisiana-Monroe* ...........................Monroe, La. ............................4 pm N19 at Louisiana State ...................................Baton Rouge, La. ...................tba N26 at Idaho*................................................... Moscow, Idaho .......................tba D3 New Mexico State* .......................... Mobile ..................................tba * denotes Sun Belt Conference game / (Hc) denotes Homecoming game / all times are Central and subject to change 2016 South Alabama football game notes Nicholls • Sept. 24 south alabama/Nicholls statistical comparison media information TEAM USA Offense NSU Defense NSU Offense USA Defense CREDENTIALS 17.7 ...........................................27.0 ....................................................Scoring ....................................................29.5 ........................................ 24.0 The South Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office will 19.3...........................................12.0 ...............................................First Downs ...............................................20.0 .........................................21.7 issue credentials to WORKING press only. All credential 80.3 ........................................125.5 ...........................................Rushing Yards ............................................167.0 ......................................266.3 requests should be made no later than 24 hours prior to 2.59...........................................3.98 ............................................Yards per Rush ............................................3.59 .........................................6.01 the start of the desired contest. Working members of the 66-106 .....................................25-52...........................Pass Attempts-Completions ...........................34-59 .....................................45-67 media who plan to cover South Alabama on the road are encouraged to make credential requests through the South 276.0 .......................................189.5 ............................................Passing Yards ...........................................200.0 .....................................178.7 Alabama Athletics Media Relations Office. 7.81 ...........................................7.29 ..................................Yards per Pass Attempt ..................................6.78 .........................................8.00 356.3 .......................................315.0 ............................................Total Offense ............................................367.0 ......................................445.0 WEEKLY LUNCHEON 5.37 ...........................................5.48 .............................................Yards per Play .............................................4.83 .........................................6.68 USA will hold a weekly luncheon with head coach Joey 31.7...........................................22.2 ............................Third-Down Conversion Rate ............................31.3 .........................................39.4 Jones and select players beginning at noon every Monday 75.0 ...........................................75.0 .........................................Red Zone Scoring .........................................88.9 .........................................73.7 throughout the season. The luncheon and interviews that 50.0 ..........................................25.0 ....................................Red Zone Touchdowns ....................................77.8 ..........................................45.5 follow will take place at the football field house on the west 17-142 ......................................9-98 ...........................................Penalties-Yards