MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept

2016 MSU SCHEDULE GAME INFORMATION Date...... Saturday, Sept. 24 Date Opponent Time/Result TV Kickoff...... 6:10 p.m. (CDT) Sept. 1 Southwestern (Kan.) W, 57-0 ESPN3 Site...... Manhattan, Kan. Stadium...... Bill Snyder Family Stadium Sept. 10 at Murray State W, 28-22 OVC-DN Capacity...... 50,000 Sept. 24 at Kansas State 6:10 p.m. K-State HD.TV Surface...... Astroturf Gameday Grass 3D Series History...... KSU leads 3-0 Oct. 1 at Indiana State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 (RV) MISSOURI STATE (2-0) Last Meeting...... Kansas State won 51-9 (RV) KANSAS STATE (1-1) Oct. 8 North Dakota State* 2:04 p.m. ESPN3 BEARS ...... in Manhattan (Sept. 1, 2012) WILDCATS Radio...... KTXR 101.3 FM Oct. 15 Western Illinois* (HC) 2:04 p.m. KOLR-10 Conference...... MVFC ...... Missouri State Radio Network Conference...... Big 12 Oct. 22 at UNI* 1:00 p.m. ESPN3 Head Coach...... Dave Steckel ...... (Art Hains, Nathan Stokes) Head Coach...... Bill Snyder Alma Mater...... Kutztown (1982) TV/Video...... K-StateHD.TV Alma Mater...... William Jewell (1963) Oct. 29 Southern Illinois* 2:04 p.m. ESPN3 Career Record...... 3-10 (2nd year) Live Stats...... K-StateSports.com Career Record...... 194-102-1 (25th year) Nov. 5 at South Dakota State* 2:00 p.m. ESPN3 Record at MSU...... same Twitter...... @MoStateFootball Record at KSU...... same Nov. 12 at Illinois State* 12:00 p.m. ESPN3 Nov. 19 Youngstown State* 2:04 p.m. ESPN3 FIRST AND TEN The Missouri State Bears close out the non-conference portion of their 2016 schedule Saturday (Sept. 24) *Missouri Valley Football Conference game; all times Central against the Kansas State Wildcats in a 6:10 p.m. game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan. HC - Missouri State Homecoming Radio broadcasts of all MSU games carried live on KTXR FM 101.3 MSU and K-State have met on three previous occasions — all in Manhattan — with the Wildcats claiming sizable victories in each instance; most recently, KSU reeled off 42 unanswered second-half points in a 51-9 victory to open the 2012 season, after the Bears pulled even early in the second half HEAD TO HEAD The Bears are 2-0 to start a season for the first time since 2007, when they won their first two games over Missouri S&T and Tennessee-Martin en route to a 6-5 finish; MSU has started 2-0 on seven previous occasions as a Division I MSU Category KSU program, posting winning overall records in five of those seasons 42.5 Scoring Offense 38.0 For the first time since November 2014, the Bears received votes in one of the major national polls on Monday; MSU 247.5 Rushing Offense 214.0 earned two points in the STATS FCS Top 25 voting as one of nine MVFC teams to earn recognition in the poll 218.0 Pass Offense 201.0 The Bears enter Saturday's game with both the No. 3 scoring defense (11.0 ppg.) and rush defense (51.5 ypg.) in FCS football; MSU's five interceptions rank sixth in the nation as well; the MSU defense has yet to allow a rushing 155.20 Pass Efficiency 115.88 touchdown this season and has not given up more than 72 team rushing yards in either of its 2016 contests to date 465.5 Total Offense 415.0 Missouri State’s last win over an NCAA Division I FBS program came on Sept. 1, 1990, when the Bears defeated 49 First Downs 42 UNLV by a 31-24 score; since then, MSU has dropped 30 straight meetings against FBS foes, with its closest encounter coming in a 23-20 overtime loss at Oklahoma State in 1996, which was current K-State co-offensive 11.0 Scoring Defense 16.5 coordinator Del Miller’s second year as head coach of the Bears 51.5 Rushing Defense 93.5 Junior Deion Holliman leads the nation in kick return average (41.6) after pacing all FCS players in combined kick 220.5 Pass Defense 148.0 return yardage in 2015; he has logged at least 100 kick return yards in six of MSU's last 11 games 99.60 Pass Defense Efficiency 115.24 Holliman also hauled in career bests of five catches and 66 receiving yards in MSU's 28-22 win at Murray State, 272.0 Total Defense 241.5 while quarterback Breck Ruddick became the first Bear to throw for three touchdowns in a game since Kierra Harris accomplished the feat on Sept. 20, 2014, at Central Arkansas +2 Turnover Margin +2 With their win at Murray State, the Bears snapped a 10-game road losing streak that dated back to Oct. 11, 2014; 41.6 Kickoff Returns 22.5 MSU's last road win streak came Oct. 26, 2013 to Aug. 28, 2014, when its won three straight 8.2 Punt Returns 17.0 Preseason All-America linebacker Dylan Cole ranks third on the Bears’ career chart for tackles for loss (33.0) and 34.3 Net Punting 43.2 13th on MSU’s all-time tackles list with 334, just four tackles behind Dennis Heim in the No. 12 spot 31:59 Time of Possession 33:14 19.0 Tackles for Loss 14.0 BEARS LOOK TO BUILD ON PERFECT START SATURDAY AT K-STATE 6-48 Sacks-Yards 6-46 After enjoying their lone bye week of the 2016 season, the Missouri State Bears (2-0) return to action Saturday (Sept. 24) with their final non-conference contest of the season against the Kansas State Wildcats (1-1) in Manhat- 1-8 Sacks Allowed-Yards 9-43 tan, Kan. Off to their first 2-0 start in nine years, the Bears step up a weight class to take on the perennial Big 12 contend- ers for the fourth time in a 6:10 p.m. kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Top Returners MSU KSU The Bears will be seeking their first 3-0 start since 2004, as well as their first SERIES INFORMATION Rushing (ypg). Rushing (ypg) win over an FBS opponent since 1990. MSU’s early success has been pow- MSU vs. Kansas State...... 0-3 Calan Crowder...... 65.5 Dalvin Warmack...... 48.5 ered by a stout defense that enters the contest third in the FCS ranks in both Home...... 0-0 Nick Masoner...... 65.0 Charles Jones...... 41.5 scoring defense (11.0 ppg.) and rush defense (51.5 ypg.). Senior All-America Road...... 0-3 candidate Dylan Cole leads the unit and ranks fifth in the Missouri Valley Neutral...... 0-0 Passing (ypg) Passing (ypg) Current Streak...... Lost 3 Breck Ruddick...... 212.0 Jesse Ertz...... 162.0 Football Conference in tackles (9.5), while Colby Isbell rates among the top 10 FCS defenders in both tackles for loss (2.8) and sacks (1.25). Offensively, Receiving (ypg) Receiving (ypg) Previous Meetings quarterback Breck Ruddick’s passing efficiency ratio (155.4) ranks 13th in 9/15/07...... at Manhattan...... L, 10-61 Malik Earl...... 63.5 Dominique Heath...... 52.5 the country and his 8.15 yards per pass attempt comes in at No. 16 this week. Deion Holliman...... 43.5 Isaiah Harris...... 46.0 9/11/10...... at Manhattan...... L, 24-48 9/1/12...... at Manhattan...... L, 9-51 Tackles (total) Tackles (total) Kansas State enters Saturday’s meeting on the heels of its biggest offensive Dylan Cole...... 19 Elijah Lee...... 16 showing since the 2008 season with last weekend’s 63-7 pasting of Florida Dave Steckel vs. Kansas State...... 0-0 McNeece Egbim...... 16 Duke Shelley...... 12 Atlantic. The Wildcats tied a school record for rushing touchdowns (7) in MSU vs. Big 12...... 0-12 vs. Kansas...... 0-2 Sacks (total) Sacks (total) the win over FAU, with Winston Dimel accounting for four of those. K-State has Colby Isbell...... 2.5 Jordan Willis...... 2.0 vs. Kansas State...... 0-3 scored in each of its 11 trips to the red zone, while its defense has limited the vs. Oklahoma State...... 0-7 Two with...... 1.0 Four with...... 1.0 opposition to an average of just 93.5 rushing yards per game this season. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

MISSOURI STATE QUICK FACTS BEARS LOOK TO #STEPUP BEARS vs. NCAA D-I FBS OPPONENTS Founded...... 1905 Missouri State travels to Kansas State Saturday evening Location...... Springfield, Mo. looking to continue the Valley’s recent successes against Date...... Opponent...... Result Address...... 901 S. National Ave. Division I FBS opponents. Since joining the FCS ranks in 10/17/87...... at Northern Illinois...... L, 21-27 ...... Springfield, MO 65897 1982, the Bears are just 1-31 against Football Bowl Subdivi- 9/1/90...... at UNLV...... W, 31-24 Web Site...... MissouriState.edu 9/8/90...... at Tulsa...... L, 28-42 sion opposition, but have been competitive in a number of 8/31/91...... at Tulsa...... L, 13-34 Switchboard...... (417) 836-5000 recent meetings. MSU led Oregon 7-0 in 2011, and was tied President...... Clif Smart 9/26/92...... at Pacific...... L, 14-48 with both Kansas State (2012) and Iowa (2013) in the second Enrollment (Fall 2015)...... 24,489 10/10/92...... at Tulsa...... L, 14-17 Nickname...... Bears half before succumbing in each game. The Bears’ lone win 9/11/93...... at Oklahoma State...... L, 7-45 School Colors...... Maroon and White over an FBS opponent came on Sept. 1, 1990 with a 31-24 11/12/94...... at Tulsa...... L, 28-38 National Affiliation...... NCAA Division I (FCS) victory at UNLV. 9/16/95...... at Oklahoma State...... L, 7-35 Conference...... Missouri Valley Football Conference 8/31/96...... at Oklahoma State...... L (OT), 20-23 Director of Athletics...... Kyle Moats BEARS TAKE PART IN COACH TO CURE MD 9/8/97...... at Arkansas State...... L, 27-35 Faculty Athletics Representative...... James Hutter 9/5/98...... at Tulsa...... L, 14-49 Tickets...... (417) 836-7678, (888) 476-7849 This weekend American Football Coaches Association 9/19/98...... at Arkansas State...... L, 24-28 ...... MissouriStateBears.com/Tickets (AFCA) members, including head coach Dave Steckel 9/4/99...... at Tulsa...... L, 21-45 and his staff, will wear a Coach To Cure MD logo patch on 9/2/00...... at Arkansas...... L, 0-38 Stadium the sidelines. College football fans will be asked to donate 9/1/01...... at Kansas...... L, 10-24 Home Facility...... Robert W. Plaster Stadium to research projects supported by Parent Project Muscular 9/14/02...... at Kansas...... L, 24-44 Opened...... 1941 (renovated 1991, 2014) Dystrophy (PPMD), the largest, most comprehensive non- 9/13/03...... at Oklahoma State...... L, 3-42 Capacity...... 17,500 profit organization in the U.S. focused entirely on Duchenne 9/25/04...... at Tulsa...... L, 7-49 Surface...... Sporturf Powerhouse 3C 52H muscular dystrophy. 9/3/05...... at Arkansas...... L, 17-49 Press Box Phone...... (417) 836-5976 9/2/06...... at Oklahoma State...... L, 10-52 9/25/07...... at Kansas State...... L, 10-61 Team Information Last year, more than 10,000 college coaches at more than 9/13/08...... at Oklahoma State...... L, 13-57 2015 Overall Record...... 1-10 (1-4 Home, 0-6 Away) 525 different institutions participated in Coach To Cure 9/5/09...... at Arkansas...... L, 10-48 2015 MVFC Record...... 0-8 (10th) MD events. The eight-year fundraising total is just over 9/11/10...... at Kansas State...... L, 24-48 Lettermen Returning/Lost...... 39/16 $1.2 million. Football fans can help support the fight to end 9/3/11...... at Arkansas...... L, 7-51 Offense...... 22/6 Duchenne by either going online to www.CoachtoCureMD. 9/17/11...... at Oregon...... L, 7-56 Defense...... 17/7 org or by texting the word CURE to 90999 (a $5 donation will 9/1/12...... at Kansas State...... L, 9-51 Starters Returning/Lost...... 15/7 automatically be added to your next phone bill). 9/8/12...... at Louisville...... L, 7-35 Offense...... 8/3 9/7/13...... at Iowa...... L, 14-28 Defense...... 7/4 BIG-TIME D 9/6/14...... at Oklahoma State...... L, 23-40 History 9/4/15...... at Memphis...... L, 7-63 First Season...... 1909 With a pair of victories under their belt to kick off the 2016 All-Time Record (105 seasons)...... 460-487-39 (.486) season, the Bears have received sizable contributions from All-Time at Plaster Field (75 seasons)...... 209-162-12 (.561) both sides of the line of scrimmage. In particular, the Missouri State defense enters the week ranked among the nation’s All-Time NCAA FCS Playoff Record...... 1-2 (2 app.) stingiest units. The Bears have allowed an average of just 11.0 points per outing — good for the best mark in the MVFC MVFC Championships...... 1989, 1990 and the third-best scoring defense in the country — while their rush defense (51.5 ypg.) is also tops in the league and MIAA Championships...... 1928, 1940, 1948, 1951, ranked third among the 122 FCS teams. Furthermore, the Bears’ season total of 9.5 tackles for loss is the No. 5 team ...... 1963, 1966, 1978 mark in nation, while their five interceptions rank sixth. Athletics Communications Location...... Hammons Student Center, Ste. 301 BEARS IN THE FCS NATIONAL RANKINGS SPEAKING OF RANKINGS… Shipping Address...... 901 S. National Ave., Player/Category...... Raw...... NCAA...... MVFC Several Bears also factor prominently among the national ...... Springfield, MO 65897 Dylan Cole leaders in individual statistical categories, including junior Asst. Director of Athletics for Communications...... Rick Kindhart Solo Tackles/Game...... 6.5...... 20...... 1 Office Phone...... (417) 836-4585 Deion Holliman, who leads all FCS kick returners with his Forced Fumbles/Game...... 0.5...... 27...... 4 average of 41.6 yards per return. Holliman also ranks 11th in Cell Phone...... (417) 849-5865 Interceptions/Game...... 0.5...... 35...... 3 Email...... [email protected] all-purpose yards per game (156.0), while sophomore quar- McNeece Egbim Primary Football Contact...... Eric Doennig terback Breck Ruddick’s passing efficiency ratio (155.4) Interceptions/Game...... 0.5...... 35...... 3 Office Phone...... (417) 836-4584 ranks 13th in the country and his 8.15 yards per pass attempt Cell Phone...... (417) 827-5327 Deion Holliman comes in at No. 16 this week. Email...... [email protected] Kickoff Return TD’s...... 1...... 1...... 1 Assistant Director...... Ben Adamson Kickoff Return Avg...... 41.6...... 1...... 1 All-Purpose Yards/Game...... 156.0...... 11...... 2 On the defensive side of the ball, Colby Isbell ranks among Assistant...... Kevin Kane Combined Kick Return Yards...... 213...... 21...... 3 the top 10 FCS defenders in both tackles for loss (2.8 per Graduate Assistant...... Shelby Hild game) and sacks (1.25 per game), and Dylan Cole is 20th Graduate Assistant...... Shannon Carrico Colby Isbell in solo tackles per contest (6.5). Athletics Web Site...... MissouriStateBears.com Tackles for Loss/Game...... 2.8...... 4...... 2 Twitter/Instagram...... @MissouriStBears Sacks/Game...... 1.25...... 10...... 2 ...... @MoStateFootball Cameron Price OFF TO THE RACES Facebook...... MissouriStBears Fumbles Recovered...... 1...... 8...... 1 Missouri State’s 28-22 victory at Murray State gave the Bears ...... MoStateFootball Passes Defended...... 1.5...... 32...... 4 Interceptions/Game...... 0.5...... 35...... 3 their first 2-0 start to a season since 2007, when they won their first two games over Missouri S&T and Tennessee-Mar- Jason Randall Scoring/Game...... 9.0...... 32...... 4 tin before finishing the season 6-5 under then-second-year head coach Terry Allen. MSU’s 2-0 start this season is its BEARS’ MEDIA AVAILABILITY Breck Ruddick Passing Efficiency...... 155.4...... 13...... 2 eighth as a Division I program and its 28th overall. n Head coach Dave Steckel and select players - Mon. (Sept. 19) Yards/Pass Attempt...... 8.15...... 16...... 2 at Forsythe Athletics Complex (4 p.m.) Completion Pct...... 0.654...... 20...... 4 TAKE THAT n Pre-practice video - Tue. (Sept. 20) at Plaster Stadium (3:20-3:40 p.m.) Passing Yards/Completion...... 12.47...... 34...... 5 n Contact Athletics Communications staff Passing TD’s...... 4...... 36...... 4 The Bears forced four turnovers for the first time in nearly Total Offense/Game...... 236.5...... 37...... 8 three years Sept. 10 at Murray State. Through two games, Passing Yards/Game...... 212.0...... 38...... 6 MSU has already recorded six takeaways, after registering Points Responsible For/Game...... 12.0...... 43...... 6 just 13 in 11 games last fall. So far, MSU leads the MVFC Completions/Game...... 17.0...... 44...... 6 in both interceptions and total takeaways, ranking sixth and Anthony Upchurch 23rd in the nation, respectively. Last year, the Bears picked Interceptions/Game...... 0.5...... 35...... 3 off six passes for the season and didn’t log their sixth take- away until the sixth game of the season on Oct. 17. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

2016 VALLEY FOOTBALL STANDINGS GETTING OFFENSIVE BEARS SINGLE-GAME MILESTONES School...... Overall...... PF...... PA...... MVFC...... PF...... PA One of the keys to MSU’s early-season success has been the North Dakota State ...... 3-0...... 97...... 82...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 emergence of its offense, which currently ranks eighth in the 100-Yard Rushing Games Missouri State...... 2-0...... 85...... 22...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 FCS ranks in scoring after averaging 42.5 points per game Calan Crowder (3) Western Illinois...... 2-0...... 72...... 41...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 through the Bears’ first two contests. MSU, which tallied just 164 vs. Chadron State (9/12/15) Illinois State...... 2-1...... 80...... 44...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 108 points in 11 games last fall, has already scored 85 points 120 vs. Southern Illinois (11/8/14) Indiana State...... 2-1...... 96...... 107...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 in their two games, reaching the end zone 11 times after 119 vs. North Dakota (9/13/14) Southern Illinois...... 2-1...... 110...... 77...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 recording just 14 total touchdowns last season. Youngstown State...... 2-1...... 104...... 54...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 Nick Masoner (1) UNI...... 1-2...... 69...... 74...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 132 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) South Dakota...... 1-2...... 117...... 144...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 The Bears also rank among the top 20 FCS offenses in passing efficiency (155.23), total offense (465.5), completion 100-Yard Receiving Games South Dakota State...... 1-2...... 128...... 125...... 0-0...... 0...... 0 Malik Earl (1) percentage (0.667) and rushing offense (247.5). 106 at Southern Illinois (1010/15) 200-Yard Passing Games LAST WEEK QUITE AN OPENING Breck Ruddick (1) 295 at Murray State (9/10/16) Saturday (Sept. 17) Missouri State’s 57-0 opening night win over Southwestern North Dakota State 23, Iowa 21 featured a number of milestone performances for the Bears, 3+ Touchdown Passes in a Game Eastern Illinois 24, Illinois State 21 most notably in that it marked their largest margin of victory Breck Ruddick (1) Youngstown State 38, Robert Morris 6 since September 1991. MSU’s dominant win handed Dave 3 at Murray State (9/10/16) North Dakota 47, South Dakota 44 Steckel his first shutout as Bears head coach and repre- 10+ Tackles in a Game Indiana State 27, SEMO 24 sented the program’s biggest opening-night victory since Dylan Cole (14) Eastern Washington 34, UNI 30 1927, when the Maroon and White clobbered Southwest 23 vs. UNI (10/14/15) Cal Poly 38, South Dakota State 31 Baptist by a 94-0 score. The win also represented the Bears’ 21 at South Dakota (10/24/15) Southern Illinois 50, Murray State 17 first shutout in an opener since 2003 (a 48-0 win over East 18 vs. South Dakota State (10/31/15) Central). The Bears also ran their home-opener win streak 14 at Southern Illinois (10/10/15) to three-straight games and improved to 66-35-4 all-time 14 at North Dakota State (11/21/15) THIS WEEK in home openers, including a 25-8-2 record in such games 14 at Murray State (9/10/16) Saturday (Sept. 24) since joining the Division I ranks in 1982. 12 vs. UNI (11/16/13) Illinois State at Indiana State (2 p.m.) 12 vs. South Dakota (10/18/14) Western Illinois at Northern Illinois (2:30 p.m.) Offensively, the Bears’ 321 rushing yards vs. Southwestern 12 at Youngstown State (11/7/15) Missouri State at Kansas State (6:10 p.m.) 11 vs. Chadron State (9/12/15) marked their best single-game performance since racking up 11 at Arkansas State (9/19/15) 366 yards on the ground in their last trip to Murray on Sept. 11 vs. Illinois State (10/17/15) MVFC PRESEASON POLL 14, 2013. Breck Ruddick’s 0.867 completion percentage 10 vs. UCA (9/21/13) (13-of-15) vs. SC represented the best single-game mark 10 at South Dakota (10/5/13) 2015 for a Bears quarterback since 2000, when Austin Moherman No. Team (First-place votes)...... W-L...... Points...... Finish went 21-of-24 (.875) at Indiana State. 100-Yard Kickoff Return Games 1. North Dakota State (37)...... 13-2...... 388...... t-1st Deion Holliman (6) 2. UNI (2)...... 9-5...... 343...... t-3rd 238 at Southern Illinois (10/10/15) 3. South Dakota State...... 8-4...... 284...... t-3rd DEFENSE DELIVERS 174 at South Dakota (10/24/15) 4. Illinois State...... 10-3...... 274...... t-1st Not only did the MSU defense hand its head coach his first 150 at Youngstown State (11/7/15) 4. Youngstown State...... 5-6...... 254...... t-6th 132 at Arkansas State (9/19/15) 6. Western Illinois...... 7-6...... 176...... t-3rd shutout to christen the campaign, it also notched the first 129 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) 7. South Dakota...... 5-6...... 146...... t-6th opening game white-washing of a Bears opponent since the 113 vs. Indiana State (10/3/15) 8. Southern Illinois...... 3-8...... 124...... 9th 2003 opener vs. East Central. 9. Indiana State...... 5-6...... 115...... t-6th 10. Missouri State...... 1-10...... 41...... 10th Led by a career night from junior defensive lineman Colby Isbell, the defense limited Southwestern to seven first downs and 116 yards of total offense. Thanks in large part to Isbell’s 2.5 sacks and 5.5 tackles for losses, the Bears flustered the ‘Builders into converting just 3-of-23 combined third VALLEY OFFICE and fourth down attempts. Isbell, who came within just one-half tackle of matching teammate Dylan Cole for the MSU Commissioner...... Patty Viverito single-game record for stops for a loss, did all of his damage Assistant Commissioner (Media Contact)...... Mike Kern in the first half and helped the Bears hold SC to a mere 0.86 MVFC Office...... (314) 421-2268 yards per carry on the night. Website...... Valley-Football.org MVFC SINGLE-SEASON KICK RETURN YARDAGE Coaches Conference Calls...... Sept. 6, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 Schedule...... Coach No...... Player...... Year...... Yards DYNAMITE DEION 10:00 a.m...... Mike Sanford, INS 1...... Deion Holliman (MSU)...... 2015...... 1,049 Junior return specialist Deion Holliman started the new 10:06 a.m...... Bo Pelini, YSU 2...... Todd Speight (WIU)...... 2009...... 1,047 campaign with a bang for the Bears, lighting the fuse on the 3...... Larry Patterson (WIU)...... 2011...... 965 10:12 a.m...... Charlie Fisher, WIU game’s opening kick with a 91-yard return for a touchdown. 10:18 a.m...... Brock Spack, ILS 4...... Therral Hatfield (INS)...... 2004...... 906 5...... Tay Willis (SIU)...... 2014...... 870 Holliman, who finished the night with 173 all-purpose yards, 10:24 a.m...... Nick Hill, SIU added a nine-yard TD reception on MSU’s next possession 10:30 a.m...... Dave Steckel, MSU 6...... Ray Fouchea (ILS)...... 1996...... 845 7...... Carlos Anderson (UNI)...... 2012...... 836 and later returned Southwestern’s second kickoff of the game 10:36 a.m...... John Stiegelmeier, SDSU 38 yards to set up another score. 10:42 a.m...... Bob Nielson, USD 8...... Wes Anderson (UNI)...... 1988...... 835 10:48 a.m...... Mark Farley, UNI 10:54 a.m...... Chris Klieman, NDSU With his 129 return yards, Holliman not only earned the Media Call-in Number...... (877) 393-4731 BEARS CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDAGE second MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week nod of his career, but also moved past Steven Rush (1,120) for No...... Player...... Years...... Yards third place on the Bears’ career kickoff return yardage chart. 1...... Tony Gilbert...... 1986-89...... 2,446 Holliman will be looking to duplicate a record-setting 2015 2...... Julian Burton...... 2010-14...... 1,378 3...... Deion Holliman...... 2014-pr...... 1,291 campaign that saw the Camden, Ark., native pace all of FCS 4...... Steven Rush...... 2003-04...... 1,120 football in combined kick return yardage. Holliman’s 1,049 5...... Lynn May...... 1979-82...... 905 kickoff return yards eclipsed Todd Speight’s (Western Illinois) 6...... Eric Davis...... 2006-07...... 884 league record, set in 2009. Over the last decade, there have 7...... Gino Travline...... 1973-76...... 737 been just 18 games in which a Bear has logged 100 kickoff 8...... Michael Sparks...... 2003-05...... 726 return yards, and Holliman has posted six of those over the 9...... Rod Edwards...... 1990-91...... 703 Bears’ last 11 contests dating back to Sept. 19 of last year at Arkansas State. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

BEARS ON THE AIR EVERYBODY’S ALL-AMERICAN Missouri State Bears Radio Network Senior linebacker Dylan Cole was recognized as one BEARS CAREER TACKLES Ava...... KKOZ (1430 AM / 92.1 FM) of the nation’s elite defenders entering the 2016 season, No...... Player ...... Years...... Tackles Conway/Little Rock...... KASR (92.7 FM) earning All-America accolades from no fewer than four major 1...... P.J. Jones...... 1998-01...... 500 Jefferson City...... KJMO (97.5 FM) voting entities, as well as a spot on STATS’ FCS Defensive 2...... Corky Martin...... 1997-00...... 487 Kansas City...... KCWJ (1030 AM) Player of the Year Watch List. Cole was one of seven Mis- 3...... John Harvey...... 1978-81...... 452 Poplar Bluff...... KLID (1340 AM) souri Valley Football Conference standouts to earn first-team 4...... Dennis O’Hagen...... 1976-80...... 423 Springfield...... *KTXR (101.3 FM)/KWTO (98.7 FM)/KBFL (1060 AM) STATS FCS Preseason All-America honors, while a total of 5...... DeLaun Fowler...... 1992-95...... 420 St. Louis...... KZQZ (1430 AM) 6...... Caleb Schaffitzel...... 2011-14...... 386 Troy...... KYRO (1280 AM) 99 NCAA Division I FCS players were cited for All-America recognition by STATS. 7...... Bill Walter...... 1988-91...... 385 Online...... www.RadioSpringfield.com 8...... James Houston...... 1982-85...... 378 *flagship station Last fall, Cole led Bears in total tackles in every game and 9...... Cornelius Blow...... 1981-84...... 368 10...... Matt Soraghan...... 1984-87...... 350 Bears Radio Team averaged 15.4 stops per outing during league play en route 11...... Andrew Beisel...... 2011-14...... 340 Art Hains begins his 37th season as the radio voice of the Bears. He has to picking up first-team All-MVFC recognition. He finished 12...... Dennis Heim...... 1974-77...... 338 now called 391 games during his career at MSU, dating back to 1977. the year as the MVFC leader in tackles per game (13.8), 13...... Dylan Cole...... 2013-pr...... 334 Bears on ESPN3 which ranks third among all NCAA Division I FCS defenders. 14...... Mike Murphy...... 1975-78...... 318 Fans can keep tabs on the Bears through The Valley on ESPN3. As part The Rogersville, Mo., product logged nine double-digit tackle 15...... Ken Braden...... 1984-87...... 312 of the Missouri Valley Conference’s media rights agreement with ESPN, totals and averaged 6.6 solo tackles per game, which was tops in the conference and fifth overall in the FCS ranks. each of the Bears’ 11 games in 2016 are scheduled to be broadcast, BEARS CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS including all eight MVFC games on ESPN3. Cole completed the season with six straight double-digit tackle performances and 152 total tackles — good for sev- No...... Player ...... Years...... TFLs Sept. 1...... Southwestern College...... ESPN3 enth on the Bears’ single-season list. 1...... Corky Martin...... 1997-00...... 57.0 Sept. 10...... at Murray State...... OVC DN 2...... Steve Watson...... 2001-04...... 45.0 Sept. 24...... at Kansas State...... K-State HD.TV 3...... Dylan Cole...... 2013-pr...... 33.0 Oct. 1...... at Indiana State...... ESPN3 VALLEY MAKING ITS MARK 4...... P.J. Jones...... 1998-01...... 32.0 Oct. 8...... vs. North Dakota State...... ESPN3 In addition to serving as the conference home of five-time 5...... Nick Canavan...... 2010-13...... 28.5 Oct. 15...... vs. Western Illinois...... KOLR-10 defending NCAA Division I FCS national champion North Oct. 22...... at UNI...... ESPN3 Dakota State, the Missouri Valley Football Conference has BEARS SINGLE-SEASON TACKLES Oct. 29...... vs. Southern Illinois...... ESPN3 enjoyed a string of recent success against FBS opponents. Nov. 5...... at South Dakota State...... ESPN3 The Valley’s 10 members have combined for 14 wins vs. No...... Player ...... Year...... Tackles Nov. 12...... at Illinois State...... ESPN3 FBS teams over the last seven seasons, including three 1...... Dennis O’Hagen...... 1980...... 226 Nov. 19...... vs. Youngstown State...... ESPN3 (North Dakota State at Iowa, Illlinois State at Northwestern 2...... John Harvey...... 1979...... 186 Bears Coaches Shows and UNI at Iowa State) in the first three weeks of 2016 3...... Matt Soraghan...... 1987...... 183 Every Tuesday (beginning Sept. 6), “Bears Hotline with Dave Steckel” alone. In all, the MVFC has posted 41 victories against FBS 4...... P.J. Jones...... 2001...... 163 airs at 7 p.m. on KWTO (98.7 FM) in Springfield. The show is hosted by opponents since 1985 including at least one such win in 5...... James Houston...... 1985...... 159 Art Hains and originates from Houlihan’s north location in Springfield. each of the last seven seasons. 6...... Mike Murphy...... 1978...... 158 7...... Dylan Cole...... 2015...... 152 The “Bear Up with Stec” television show airs every Sunday at 9:30 8...... Bill Moriarty...... 1982...... 146 p.m. on KOZL. Hosted by Dan Lucy, the first show will air Sept. 11 fol- Last year, the league placed five teams in the FCS playoffs 9...... Dennis O’Hagen...... 1979...... 145 lowing the Bears’ second game of the season at Murray State. for the second consecutive season. Dating back to 2013, 10...... DeLaun Fowler...... 1994...... 140 MissouriStateBears.com MVFC schools have combined to post a 52-4 home record MissouriStateBears.com is now a partner of SIDEARM Sports, pro- against non-league opponents, and the Valley has gone vider of the most comprehensive coverage of Missouri State University 130-30 vs. non-conference FCS opposition over the past six Athletics on the web. Fans can also follow the Bears on Instagram and years. Twitter (@MissouriStBears or @MoStateBears) and Facebook (/Mis- souriStBears or /MoStateBears). STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE BEARS’ SEASON HONORS Missouri State can once again make a valid claim as having MSU TRAVEL PLANS Jared Beshore one of the toughest schedules in the Division I FCS ranks • Preseason Honorable Mention All-MVFC this fall. Based on this week’s STATS’ FCS Top 25, the Bears at Murray State • College Sports Madness Preseason All-MVFC (Second Team) Depart Springfield on Friday, Sept. 9 via charter coach are slated to meet five of the top 20 teams in the nation, in to Hardin, Ky. Stay at Kenlake State Resort Park, Dylan Cole addition to traveling to perennial FBS power Kansas State on (270) 474-2211. Return by charter coach after game. • STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List Sept. 24. • STATS FCS Preseason All-America (First Team) at Kansas State • Hero Sports Preseason All-America (Second Team) All eight of the Bears’ MVFC foes entered the season either Depart Springfield on Saturday, Sept. 23 via charter • TonySoftli.com Preseason All-America (Second Team) ranked in the top 20 or receiving votes from the STATS vot- coach to Manhattan, Kan. stay at Four Points by Shera- • College Sports Madness Preseason All-America (Second Team) ers. Over the last two seasons, MSU has squared off against ton, (785) 587-5561. Return by charter coach after game. • Preseason First-Team All-MVFC • College Sports Madness Preseason All-MVFC (First Team) a total of 13 ranked opponents. In fact, the Bears have played at Indiana State no fewer than three ranked opponents in any of the last 11 Depart Springfield on Friday, Sept. 30 via charter flight McNeece Egbim seasons. MSU has taken on a total of 33 top 25 clubs in the to Terre Haute. Stay at Holiday Inn Effingham, (217) • STATS FCS Honorable Mention Freshman of the Week (Sept. 12) last six seasons alone and brings a record of 21-84 against 540-7777. Return via charter flight after game. Deion Holliman ranked foes into the 2016 campaign. • MVFC Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 4) at UNI • STATS FCS Honorable Mention Special Teams Player of the . CHART TOPPERS Depart Springfield on Friday, Oct. 21 via charter flight to Week (Sept. 5) Waterloo, Iowa. Stay at Ramada Inn Waterloo, • Preseason First-Team All-MVFC Returning All-MVFC performers Dylan Cole and Deion (319) 233-9590. Return via charter flight after game. • College Sports Madness Preseason All-MVFC (First Team) Holliman are coming off milestone 2015 campaigns and entered the new season already in prominent positions on at South Dakota State Colby Isbell several MSU and MVFC career statistical lists. Cole ranks • College Sports Madness Preseason All-MVFC (Third Team) Depart Springfield on Friday, Nov. 4 via charter flight to third in tackles for loss (33.0) and 13th in total tackles (334) Sioux Falls, Iowa. Stay at Holiday Inn Sioux Falls, (605) Riley Shantz 339-2000. Return via charter flight after game. after registering the seventh-best single-seasons tackle total • College Sports Madness Preseason All-MVFC (Second Team) (152) last year. at Illinois State Depart Springfield on Friday, Nov. 11 via charter flight Holliman, meanwhile, will be looking to top his record-setting to Normal, Ill. Stay at Marriott Hotel, (309) 862-9000. 2015 season that included a Valley record for kickoff return Return by charter flight after game. yards and the top overall combined kick return yardage total in the nation. The junior broke MSU kick return yardage records for a single-game (238) and season (1,049) last year and ranks third on the Bears’ career chart with 1,291 yards. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

(Sept. 19) STATS FCS TOP 25 BEARS OUT TO PROVE POLLSTERS WRONG WHAT’S RETURNING IN 2016 The Missouri Valley Football Conference pollsters tabbed No. ....Team ...... W-L...... Points...... LW Total Squad Members...... 63%...... 57/91 1. ....North Dakota State...... 3-0...... 4175...... 1 the Bears for 10th place in the league’s annual preseason Total Lettermen...... 71%...... 39/55 2. ....Sam Houston State...... 2-0...... 3888...... 3 poll. Five-time defending NCAA Division I FCS champion Offense...... 79%...... 22/28 3. ....Jacksonville State...... 2-1...... 3793...... 4 North Dakota State earned the top spot with 388 total points, Defense...... 71%...... 17/24 4. ....Eastern Washington...... 2-1...... 3502...... 8 including 37 of the 39 first-place votes. UNI (343) earned Specialists...... 0%...... 0/3 5. ....Chattanooga...... 3-0...... 3493...... 6 the remaining two first-place votes, as well as the No. 2 slot All-Conference Players...... 60%...... 3/5 6. ....Montana...... 2-0...... 3398...... 7 in the poll, while South Dakota State (284) and Illinois State Rushing Yards...... 60%...... 844/1405 7. ....Richmond...... 2-1...... 2730...... 2 (274) were picked third and fourth, respectively. Youngstown Total Carries...... 67%...... 278/415 8. ....William & Mary...... 2-1...... 2594...... 13 State (254) finished fifth, and Western Illinois (176) received Passing Yards...... 100%...... 1160/1160 9. ....Illinois State...... 2-1...... 2390...... 5 Pass Attempts...... 100%...... 298/298 10. ....Citadel...... 3-0...... 2378...... 15 the No. 6 spot after earning an FCS Playoff berth last fall. South Dakota (146) and Southern Illinois (124) — both of Pass Completions...... 100%...... 155/155 11. ....James Madison...... 2-1...... 2342...... 11 Receiving Yards...... 84%...... 973/1160 12. ....Charleston Southern...... 1-2...... 2335...... 12 which will be led by new head coaches this season — were picked seventh and eighth, while Indiana State (115) and Receptions...... 77%...... 119/155 13. ....Western Illinois...... 2-0...... 2119...... 16 Total Offense...... 79%...... 2038/2565 14. ....UNI...... 1-2...... 2099...... 10 MSU (41) rounded out the poll. Scoring...... 68%...... 73/108 15. ....South Dakota State...... 1-2...... 1499...... 9 16. ....Youngstown State...... 2-1...... 1254...... 20 Offensive Touchdowns...... 79%...... 11/14 The MVFC’s preseason favorite has claimed the league PATs...... 38%...... 5/13 17. ....Coastal Carolina...... 2-1...... 1220...... 17 crown 18 times in 30 previous seasons a poll has been 18. ....Eastern Illinois...... 2-1...... 1212...... NR Field Goals...... 0%...... 0/3 19. ....Villanova...... 2-1...... 1171...... 21 conducted. Valley Football is celebrating its 32nd season in Punting Yards...... 0.1%...... 27/3771 20. ....Stony Brook...... 2-1...... 1124...... NR 2016, with seven FCS national championships to its credit. Punt Return Yards...... 100%...... 185/185 21. ....North Carolina A&T...... 2-1...... 846...... 18 Punt Returns...... 100%...... 12/12 22. ....Albany...... 3-0...... 836...... 25 Kickoff Return Yards...... 99%...... 1249/1260 23. ....Colgate...... 1-1...... 712...... 23 WELCOME TO THE PARTY Kickoff Returns...... 99%...... 66/67 24. ....McNeese...... 1-2...... 612...... 14 Missouri State’s cause will receive a boost by an influx of Total Tackles...... 69%...... 612/887 25. ....Portland State...... 1-2...... 542...... 19 talent in 2016, with 33 newcomers adorning the Bears’ roster Sacks...... 68%...... 11.5/17.0 entering the season. Head coach Dave Steckel and his Interceptions...... 67%...... 4/6 Others receiving votes: Northern Arizona (407), Cal Poly (383), Harvard staff welcomed 26 freshmen, as well as seven transfers to (277), Stephen F. Austin (162), Samford (161), Grambling State (155), campus at the start of fall camp. Additionally, 13 members Fordham (80), Southern Utah (65), Dartmouth (62), Nicholls (45), North of the Bears’ 2015 recruiting class who sat out as redshirts last fall are expected to contribute this season. MSU reaped Dakota (41), Tennessee State (28), New Hampshire (27), Towson (27), Delaware (18), Eastern Kentucky (13), Wofford (11), Central Arkansas immediate dividends from its decorated group of newcomers, with 20 players — including freshman starters Coleman (11), Montana State (9), ETSU (7), Southern Illinois (6), Sacred Heart Clanton, Colin Bess, Cameron Price and McNeece Egbim — seeing their initial game action as Bears in the (6), Alcorn State (4), Missouri State (2), Liberty (2), Indiana State season’s first two contests against Southwestern and Murray State. (1), Mercer (1). MSU’s talented crop of newcomers will be aiming to continue a tradition of excellence displayed by Bear rookies over the last two decades. In the history of the Missouri Valley Football Conference, only Western Illinois (79) and Illinois State (77) have produced more MVFC All-Newcomer selections than the Bears, who have collected 75 such honors since the league first began recognizing an all-rookie team in 1994. On this year’s roster, five Bears have been listed on previous FCS COACHES POLL (Sept. 19) MVFC All-Newcomer squads: 2013 - Dylan Cole (LB); 2014 - Cecil Bratton (DL), Calan Crowder (RB), Sam El- lifirits (OL) and 2015 - Jared Beshore (S). No. ....Team (First-place votes)...... Points...... LW ...... W-L 1. ....North Dakota State (26)...... 650...... 1...... 3-0 2. ....Sam Houston State...... 605...... 3...... 2-0 THREE BEARS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-MVFC 3. ....Chattanooga...... 583...... 4...... 3-0 Led by first-team selections Dylan Cole and Deion Holliman, Missouri State placed three players on the Missouri 4. ....Jacksonville State...... 558...... 6...... 2-1 Valley Football Conference Preseason Team. Additionally, Jared Beshore picked up honorable mention recognition 5. ....Eastern Washington...... 556...... 7...... 2-1 from the league’s coaches, media and sports information directors. 6. ....Montana...... 509...... 9...... 2-0 7. ....James Madison...... 429...... 8...... 2-1 8. ....William & Mary...... 426...... 14...... 2-1 Cole was named a first-team linebacker, while Holliman earned the same distinction as a return specialist. Beshore was 9. ....Richmond...... 419...... 2...... 2-1 one of three defensive backs — and 11 players overall — to earn an honorable mention spot on the Valley’s distinguished 10. ....The Citadel...... 372...... 15...... 3-0 list. 11. ....Charleston Southern...... 368...... 12...... 1-2 12. ....Illinois State...... 363...... 5...... 2-1 13. ....Western Illinois...... 326...... 16...... 2-0 CLEARING 100K 14. ....UNI...... 310...... 11...... 1-2 The Bears played before a total of 162,497 fans in 2015, marking the seventh-highest combined home and road season 15. ....Villanova...... 250...... 18...... 2-1 attendance figure in program history. MSU drew 50,182 fans in its five home dates at Plaster Stadium, good for the No. 16. ....Eastern Illinois...... 206...... NR...... 2-1 27 per-game average (10,036) in the FCS ranks last year. 17. ....Youngstown State...... 187...... 20...... 2-1 18. ....South Dakota State...... 184...... 10...... 1-2 19. ....Harvard...... 127...... 22...... 1-0 MSU has played before more than 100,000 fans in each of the last 26 seasons, ranking among the top 40 FCS schools 20. ....McNeese State...... 123...... 13...... 1-2 in average home attendance 19 times during that span, including a school-record 234,314 spectators in 2011. 21. ....Colgate...... 119...... 23...... 1-1 22. ....North Carolina A&T...... 118...... 19...... 2-1 23. ....Albany...... 110...... 25...... 3-0 PACKING THEM IN 24. ....Stony Brook...... 109...... NR...... 2-1 The newly-renovated Robert W. Plaster Stadium has hosted three of the top nine home crowds in Missouri State football 25. ....Portland State...... 93...... 17...... 1-2 history, as well as an overall average of 10,851 fans per home contest over the 2014-15 seasons. Last year, MSU ....Northern Arizona...... 93...... 24...... 1-2 registered its third consecutive season drawing at least 50,000 spectators at home and ranked among the nation’s top 30 FCS programs in average home attendance for the second consecutive year after the facility opened to rave reviews in Others receiving votes: Southern Utah 62, Cal Poly 37, North Dakota 2014. The Bears drew 58,324 fans through the turnstiles in their five home games that season, an average of 11,665 per 25, Samford 24, Liberty 22, Stephen F. Austin 14, Grambling State 12, Jackson State 11, Fordham 10, Wofford 9, SEMO 8, Eastern Kentucky 6, contest — good for 18th nationally. The club’s net total attendance in 2014 marked its best in five-game home schedule Dartmouth 4, Monmouth 3, Tennessee Tech 3, Towson 2, Montana State since 1996 and the top season figure overall since 2007. 2, New Hampshire 1, Delaware 1, Southeastern Louisiana 1. A record-drawing crowd of 18,386 witnessed Missouri State’s 38-0 victory over North Dakota (Sept. 13) in its 2014 home opener. The standing-room-only crowd translated to 105 percent of the stadium’s new capacity and represented the 2016 MSU opponents in bold top home crowd in Bears’ history, surpassing the previous 17-year-old record of 16,672, established Aug. 28, 1997 vs. Pittsburg State. The opening-night attendance also equaled the 26th-largest crowd — home or away — to see a Missouri State football game in the 105-year history of the program. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

BEARS RECORD IN 2016... BEARS IN THE NFL September...... 2-0 Former Missouri State tight end Gannon Sinclair became the most recent Bear to earn a shot at a professional career October...... 0-0 in the National Football League in 2015. Sinclair was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent and saw November...... 0-0 action in each of the clubs’ first three preseason games before being signed off waivers by the Chicago Bears in early Day ...... 0-0 September of last year. Night ...... 2-0 Wearing white jersey/black pants...... 1-0 MSU’s history of producing pro football talent dates back to 1945 and extends to today with two NFL Draft selections in Wearing black jersey/black pants...... 0-0 recent years — Clay Harbor to Philadelphia in 2010 and David Arkin to Dallas in 2011. The duo has combined for Wearing maroon jersey/white pants...... 0-0 Wearing white jersey/white pants...... 1-0 more than a decade of NFL experience, with Harbor entering his sixth pro season (and first as a New England Patriot) Wearing gray jersey/white pants...... 0-0 and Arkin — now in his second year with the Los Angeles Rams — beginning his fifth NFL campaign this fall. Winning the toss...... 2-0 Losing the toss...... 0-0 In addition to Sinclair’s signing last spring, six other Bears have earned undrafted free agent contracts over the last four Home ...... 1-0 years with Anthony Grady (Jets) signing in 2014, Randy Richards (Chargers) agreeing to pro terms in 2013, Jer- Road ...... 1-0 maine Saffold (Browns) and Chris Douglas (Bills) making pro camps in 2012, and Kolby Hurt (Saints) and Jake Neutral...... 0-0 Duron (Jets) inking free agent deals in 2011. Richards recently agreed to terms on a deal with the Calgary Stampeders In Missouri...... 1-0 of the Canadian Football League. In Kentucky...... 1-0 In Kansas...... 0-0 In Indiana...... 0-0 MAROON AND WHITE RECAP In Iowa...... 0-0 Missouri State’s offense scored seven touchdowns to lead it to a 51-21 win over the maroon-clad defense in the Bears’ In South Dakota...... 0-0 annual Maroon and White Spring Football Game. In Illinois...... 0-0 Conference...... 0-0 Quarterback Brodie Lambert completed 20-of-31 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns to lead the offense, while Non-conference...... 2-0 fellow quarterbacks Breck Ruddick and Michael Briggs also had big days. Ruddick threw for 92 yards and a touch- vs. ranked opponents...... 0-0 down while tacking on a 69-yard TD scamper of his own in the first quarter. Briggs saw most of his snaps in the second vs. unranked opponents...... 2-0 Games decided by 10 points or less...... 1-0 half but was 12-for-15 through the air for 120 yards and a pair of TD passes. Games decided by 10+ points ...... 1-0 Games decided by 20 points or less...... 1-0 The game was scored in the traditional manner for the offense which accounted for its 51 points through seven touch- Games decided by 20+ points...... 1-0 downs, six extra points and a 21-yard field goal by Zach Drake. Scoring 20 points or less...... 0-0 Scoring 20+ points...... 2-0 Overall, the offense racked up 628 yards on 112 plays and accounted for 68 percent of its production through the air. On Scoring first...... 2-0 the ground, MSU finished with 49 carries for 200 yards as a unit with Phoenix Johnson leading the way as the game’s Opponent scoring first...... 0-0 top rusher with 17 attempts for 86 yards. Leading after one quarter...... 2-0 Leading at halftime...... 2-0 Deion Holliman and Zac Hoover dominated the receiving game for the offense. Holliman snagged a pair of touch- Leading after three quarters...... 2-0 down passes as part of his 93-yard afternoon on six receptions. He hauled in an 8-yard pass from Lambert for the first Trailing after one quarter...... 0-0 score of the game and tacked on a 58-yard reception from Ruddick in the second quarter. Hoover was equally impres- Trailing at halftime...... 0-0 sive, scoring twice in the second half on 6- and 7-yard passes from Briggs to finish with five catches for 71 yards. Trailing after three quarters...... 0-0 Tied after one quarter...... 0-0 Tied at halftime...... 0-0 On the defensive side, the Bears forced 12 punts to go with their three takeaways. Redshirt freshman linebacker Mc- Tied after three quarters...... 0-0 Neece Egbim carried the brunt of the load with 14 total stops and a pass break-up. Gaining 20+ first downs...... 2-0 Gaining less than 300 yards total offense...... 0-0 MISSOURI STATE ON THE RISE Gaining 300-400 yards total offense...... 0-0 Gaining 400-500 yards total offense...... 2-0 With a record Fall 2015 enrollment of 24,735, Missouri State University is the largest school in the Missouri Valley Foot- Gaining 500+ yards total offense...... 0-0 ball Conference (and the Missouri Valley Conference), as well as the second-largest institution in the state of Missouri. Gaining less than 100 yards rushing...... 0-0 Gaining 100-200 yards rushing...... 1-0 The Bears moved to NCAA Division I status for the 1982-83 season and joined the Missouri Valley Football Conference Gaining 200-300 yards rushing...... 0-0 (formerly the Gateway Conference) in 1985 where they have been a member ever since. MSU is a member of the Mis- Gaining 300+ yards rushing...... 1-0 souri Valley Conference in 13 other sports -- a league founded in 1907 and the second-oldest Division I conference in the Gaining less than 150 yards passing...... 1-0 nation. Gaining 150-200 yards passing...... 0-0 Gaining 200-250 yards passing...... 0-0 Missouri State teams have made 55 NCAA Tournament appearances as a Division I institution, including 14 in women’s Gaining 250-300 yards passing...... 1-0 basketball, 11 in volleyball, nine in baseball and six in both men’s basketball and softball. Gaining 300-350 yards passing...... 0-0 Gaining 350+ yards passing...... 0-0 Allowing 20+ first downs...... 1-0 Allowing less than 300 yards total offense...... 1-0 BEARS PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Allowing 300-400 yards total offense...... 0-0 Anthony Armour...... ARE-mur Colby Isbell...... IS-bell Allowing 400-500 yards total offense...... 1-0 Jared Beshore...... BEE-shore McKinze James...... mick-KIN-zee Allowing 500+ yards total offense...... 0-0 Tre Betts...... TRAY Alexz Jones...... Alex Allowing less than 100 yards rushing...... 2-0 Kurran Blamey...... kerr-in | BLAME-ee Brock Kliewer...... CLEEV-ur Nick Masoner.. Allowing 100-200 yards rushing...... 0-0 Cecil Bratton...... BRAT-inn MAYCE-un-ur Allowing 200-300 yards rushing...... 0-0 Chris Cacciarelli...... catch-uh-RELL-ee JaMario McClendon...... juh-MARR-ee-oh Allowing 300+ yards rushing...... 0-0 Daryl Coburn...... KOE-burn Terrence Neuhauser...... NEW-how-zer Allowing less than 150 yards passing...... 1-0 Calan Crowder...... KAY-lin Taiwo Oluwafunmila...... ty-WOE | oh-loo-ah-fun-MEE-luh Allowing 150-200 yards passing...... 0-0 Malik Earl...... muh-LEAK Marquis Prophete...... mar-KEES | PRAW-fit Allowing 200-250 yards passing...... 0-0 McNeece Egbim...... mick-NEESE | EGG-bum Scotty Schaffner...... SHAFF-nur Allowing 250-300 yards passing...... 0-0 Sam Ellifrits...... ELL-uh-fritz Riley Shantz...... SHONTS Allowing 300-350 yards passing...... 0-0 Jalen Esters...... ESS-turs LeMarcus Stewart...... luh-MARK-us Allowing 350+ yards passing...... 1-0 Easton Flaugh...... FLAW Peter Badovinac...... buh-DOE-vin-ack Committing 2+ turnovers...... 1-0 Erik Furmanek...... FUR-muh-neck Sean Coughlin...... COFF-linn Gaining 2+ takeaways...... 2-0 Brett Geisz...... rhymes with ‘ice’ Kenji Jackson...... rhymes with ‘ninja’ Gaining 30:00 or more time of possession...... 1-0 Gerard Harker...... juh-RARD Munir Prince...... muh-NEAR Gaining less than 30:00 time of possession...... 1-0 Deion Holliman...... DEE-on | HALL-uh-mun Dave Steckel...... STECK-ul Skyler Hulse...... HULLS ...... ‘Stec’ (no ‘k’) MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

OPPONENT WATCH MSU ALL-TIME TOP HOME CROWDS PLASTER STADIUM RECORDS Attendance...... Opponent...... Date Rushing September 1 - 6 p.m. 18,386...... vs. North Dakota...... 9/13/14 Rushing Attempts Southwestern College (0-1) 17,835...... vs. Chadron State...... 9/12/15 44, Mike Harris, Truman vs. Missouri State, 11/11/78 This Week: at Kansas Wesleyan 16,672...... vs. Pittsburg State...... 8/28/97 Rushing Yards Next Week: vs. Friends 15,878...... vs. Western Illinois...... 11/2/96 300, Derrick Clark, Evangel vs. Missouri Valley, 10/16/93 15,647...... vs. Missouri Southern...... 9/9/00 Rushing Touchdowns 15,634...... vs. UNI...... 11/1/97 6, Pierre Rembert, Illinois State vs. Missouri State, 11/5/05 15,579...... vs. McNeese State...... 9/14/91 5, Gerald Davis, Missouri State vs. Indiana State, 10/27/07 September 10 - 6:00 p.m. 15,547...... vs. UNI...... 10/16/99 4, Tommy Burns, Missouri State vs. Emporia State, 10/1/55 Murray State (0-3) 15,537...... vs. South Dakota...... 10/18/14 4, Cornelius Perry, Missouri State vs. Missouri S&T, 10/31/64 This Week: vs. SEMO 15,122...... vs. Southern Illinois...... 10/23/04 4, Tom Herman, Missouri State vs. Missouri S&T, 10/20/73 Next Week: at Austin Peay 15,097...... vs. Truman State...... 9/14/96 4, Greg Lawson, Missouri State vs. Lincoln, 11/9/74 15,097...... vs. Truman State...... 9/14/96 4, Derrick Clark, Evangel vs. Culver-Stockton, 10/19/92 15,038...... vs. UNI...... 9/26/09 4, LaBarron Burden, Evangel vs. Graceland, 10/30/99 15,005...... vs. Illinois State...... 9/25/99 September 24 - 6:10 p.m. 4, Zach Dechant, Missouri State vs. SEMO, 9/21/02 14,911...... vs. UNI...... 10/18/03 4, Cody Pratt, Missouri State vs. East Central, 8/28/03 Kansas State (1-1) 14,906...... vs. Southern Illinois...... 10/5/96 This Week: vs. Missouri State 4, Gerald Davis, Missouri State vs. Missouri S&T, 8/30/07 Next Week: at West Virginia 4, Herb Donaldson, Western Illinois vs. Missouri State, 10/4/08 MSU TOP SEASON HOME ATTENDANCE 4, Aaron Bailey, UNI vs. Missouri State, 11/14/15 Longest Rush Year...... Total...... G...... Avg...... NCAA 90, Pedro Bacon, W. Kentucky vs. Missouri State, 10/15/88 (TD) October 1 - 2 p.m. 1996 ...... 65,905...... 5...... 13,181...... 14th Indiana State (2-1) 1997 ...... 77,698...... 6...... 12,950...... 11th 1992...... 60,639...... 5...... 12,128...... 29th Passing This Week: vs. Illinois State Passes Attempted Next Week: vs. Missouri State 1999 ...... 72,590...... 6...... 12,098...... 24th 1991 ...... 58,603...... 5...... 11,721...... NA 59, Casey Brockman, Murray State vs. Missouri State, 9/15/12 2014...... 58,324...... 5...... 11,665...... 13th 56, Eric Black, Evangel vs. Doane, 12/6/97 *Total...... 2,068,408...... 235...... 8,802...... NA Passes Completed October 8 - 2 p.m. 41, Casey Brockman, Murray State vs. Missouri State, 9/15/12 North Dakota State (3-0) 34, Marcus Brady, Cal State Northridge vs. Missouri State, 11/14/98 This Week: Idle YEAR-BY-YEAR AT PLASTER STADIUM Yards Gained Passing Next Week: vs. Illinois State 486, Sean Payton, Eastern Illinois vs. Missouri State, 10/27/84 Year...... Record...... Pct. Year...... Record...... Pct. Touchdowns Passing 1941...... 7-1-0...... 875 1980...... 3-2-0...... 600 5, Sean Payton, Eastern Illinois vs. Missouri State, 10/25/86 1942...... 2-3-1...... 417 1981...... 2-2-0...... 500 5, A.J. Porter, Missouri State vs. Illinois State, 11/8/03 October 15 - 2 p.m. 1945...... 3-0-1...... 875 1982...... 3-2-0...... 600 Western Illinois (2-0) 1946...... 1-4-0...... 200 1983...... 3-1-0...... 750 Receiving 1947...... 4-1-1...... 755 1984...... 3-1-1...... 700 This Week: at Northern Illinois Receptions Next Week: at South Dakota State 1948...... 6-0-0...... 1.000 1985...... 2-2-1...... 500 1949...... 3-1-1...... 700 1986...... 0-5-0...... 000 13, Kasey Dunn, Idaho vs. Missouri State, 11/24/90 1950...... 2-1-2...... 600 1987...... 3-2-0...... 600 13, Jason Myers, Evangel vs. Baker, 10/22/98 1951...... 4-2-0...... 667 1988...... 3-2-0...... 600 13, Sam Logan, Indiana State vs. Missouri State, 10/29/05 October 22 - 1 p.m. 1952...... 2-3-0...... 400 1989...... 6-0-0...... 1.000 Receiving Yards UNI (1-2) 1953...... 3-3-0...... 500 1990...... 5-1-0...... 833 307, Anthony Ray, Evangel vs. William Jewell, 11/10/90 This Week: Idle 1954...... 1-3-0...... 250 1991...... 4-1-0...... 800 Touchdowns Receiving Next Week: vs. Southern Illinois 1955...... 2-2-1...... 500 1992...... 5-0-0...... 1.000 4, James Feazell, Evangel vs. Nebraska Wesleyan, 11/19/88 1956...... 1-3-0...... 250 1993...... 5-1-0...... 833 4, Steven Rush, Missouri State vs. Illinois State, 11/8/03 1957...... 2-3-0...... 400 1994...... 2-4-0...... 333 Longest Pass Reception 1958...... 0-3-0...... 000 1995...... 2-4-0...... 333 90, Brad Drehle to Brian Clayton, Mo. Valley vs. Evangel (TD), October 29 - 2 p.m. 1959...... 2-3-0...... 400 1996...... 3-2-0...... 600 11/11/89 Southern Illinois (2-1) 1960...... 0-3-0...... 000 1997...... 3-3-0...... 500 This Week: Idle 1961...... 2-3-0...... 400 1998...... 3-3-0...... 500 Special Teams 1962...... 3-0-1...... 875 1999...... 4-2-0...... 667 Next Week: at UNI Field Goals Kicked 1963...... 6-0-0...... 1.000 2000...... 4-2-0...... 667 1964...... 4-1-0...... 800 2001...... 3-2-0...... 600 4, Justin Langan, Western Illinois vs. Missouri State, 11/2/02 1965...... 4-1-0...... 800 2002...... 3-3-0...... 500 4, Brian Wingert, UNI vs. Missouri State, 10/18/03 November 5 - 2 p.m. 1966...... 4-1-0...... 800 2003...... 3-2-0...... 600 4, Jay Carlson, South Dakota State vs. Missouri State, 10/31/15 South Dakota State (1-2) 1967...... 0-5-0...... 000 2004...... 5-2-0...... 714 3, 21 times This Week: Idle 1968...... 2-2-0...... 500 2005...... 4-1-0...... 800 Longest Field Goal Next Week: vs. Western Illinois 1969...... 0-7-0...... 000 2006...... 2-4-0...... 333 58, David Collins, Culver-Stockton vs. Evangel, 11/3/90 1970...... 0-5-0...... 000 2007...... 5-1-0...... 833 Conversions Kicked 1971...... 1-3-1...... 300 2008...... 1-4-0...... 200 9, Jan Stahle, Missouri State vs. Lincoln, 11/13/76 1972...... 2-3-0...... 400 2009...... 3-3-0...... 500 9, Richard Grote, Missouri State vs. Washburn, 9/12/92 November 12 - 12 p.m. 1973...... 2-3-0...... 400 2010...... 5-0-0...... 1.000 9, Brian Long, Missouri State vs. Drake, 11/3/01 Illinois State (2-1) 1974...... 5-0-0...... 1.000 2011...... 0-4-0...... 000 9, Nathan Stokes, Missouri State vs. Indiana State, 10/27/07 This Week: at Indiana State 1975...... 3-2-0...... 600 2012...... 2-3-0...... 400 Longest Punt Next Week: at North Dakota State 1976...... 3-3-0...... 500 2013...... 3-3-0...... 500 89, Mike Scifres, Western Illinois vs. Missouri State, 10/14/00 1977...... 4-0-1...... 900 2014...... 2-3-0...... 400 Longest Punt Return 1978...... 4-1-0...... 800 2015...... 1-4-0...... 200 93, Patrick Plott, Jacksonville St. vs. Missouri State, 11/18/95 (TD) 1979...... 4-2-0...... 667 2016...... 1-0-0...... 1.000 Longest Interception Return November 19 - 2 p.m. 100, Caleb Schaffitzel, Missouri State vs. N. Dakota St., 11/3/12 (TD) Youngstown State (2-1) Plaster Stadium has been the home of Missouri State football since 1941. The 2016 campaign is the Bears’ 75th season in Plaster as MSU didn’t field 83, Morris Cannon, Evangel vs. Culver-Stockton, 9/21/96 (TD) This Week: Idle a football team for two seasons during World War II. Longest Kickoff Return Next Week: vs. South Dakota 103, Cornelius Perry, Missouri State vs. SEMO, 10/16/65 (TD) MSU football moved to its present site in 1930, 10 years before the current Longest Fumble Return stadium was constructed right before World War II. Prior to that time, the 97, Warren Reed, Texas Southern vs. Missouri State, 9/11/99 Bears practiced and played their games in an area on the northwest corner of the existing campus where Freudenberger House now stands, MSU has a 209-162-12 record for 383 games in Plaster, and the Bears have been Note - Evangel University used Plaster for most of its home games from 1988- perfect at home in six seasons in Plaster, including 1989, 1992 and 2010. 2000. The longest MSU home win streak was 20 games, compiled between 1938 and 1941. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

CAREER STARTS 2016 STARTERS BY GAME Offensive Line 12 13 14 15 16 Total OFFENSE LT LG OC RG RT TE XWR ZWR HWR/TE QB TB Riley Shantz (1) -- -- 4 10 1 15 SC Clanton Turner James Clardy Prophete Furmanek Earl Hoover St. Peter Ruddick Crowder Jordan Turner (13) ------10 2 12 MUR Clanton Turner Shantz Ellifrits Prophete Furmanek Earl Hoover Holliman Ruddick Randall Aaron Clardy ------10 1 11 KSU Sam Ellifrits (1) -- -- 8 -- 1 9 Marquis Prophete (7) ------5 2 7 INS McKinze James -- -- 1 1 1 3 NDSU Coleman Clanton (2) ------2 2 WIU Tight End UNI Erik Furmanek (4) ------5 2 7 SIU Adam St. Peter -- -- 2 0 1 3 SDSU Wide Receiver ILS Malik Earl (3) -- -- 9 10 2 21 YSU Zac Hoover (5) -- 2 3 8 2 15 Willis Chambers ------3 -- 3 DEFENSE LE DT DT RE SLB MLB WLB LCB SS FS RCB LeMarcus Stewart -- 1 -- 1 -- 2 SC Jones Bess Bratton Isbell Greely Cole Egbim Daniel Beshore Price Joseph Deion Holliman (1) ------1 1 2 MUR Jones Sutton Bratton Isbell Greely Cole Egbim Daniel Beshore Price Joseph Quarterback KSU Brodie Lambert ------9 -- 9 INS Breck Ruddick (2) ------2 2 4 NDSU Running Back WIU Calan Crowder -- -- 7 6 1 14 Phoenix Johnson -- -- 4 0 -- 4 UNI Jason Randall (1) ------0 1 1 SIU SDSU Defensive Line Cecil Bratton (4) -- -- 11 6 2 19 ILS Colby Isbell (17) -- -- 4 11 2 17 YSU Brad Pryor -- -- 6 4 -- 10 D Tony Jones (9) ------8 2 10 Daryl Coburn ------3 -- 3 Skyler Hulse ------2 -- 2 2016 MSU/OPPONENT OPENING DRIVES Colin Bess ------1 1 Opponent MSU First Half MSU Second Half Opp. First Half Opp. Second Half E.J. Sutton (1) ------1 1 SC 0 plays/0 yards/0:12/TD 8 plays/87 yards/2:31/TD 6 plays/23 yards/2:10/DOWNS 6 plays/34 yards/2:18/PUNT Linebacker MUR 4 plays/55 yards/1:20/TD 16 plays/66 yards/6:32/FG MISS 3 plays/2 yards/1:42/PUNT 1 play/0 yards/0:05/INT Dylan Cole (37) -- 12 12 11 2 37 KSU Kurran Blamey ------7 -- 7 INS McNeece Egbim (2) ------2 2 NDSU Eric Greely (2) ------2 2 WIU Alexz Jones ------1 -- 1 UNI Defensive Back SIU Jared Beshore (8) ------10 2 12 Anthony Upchurch ------6 -- 6 SDSU Tre Betts ------5 -- 5 ILS Darius Daniel (2) ------3 2 5 YSU Matt Rush -- -- 1 2 -- 3 Darius Joseph (2) ------2 2 Cameron Price (2) ------2 2 (Consecutive starts in parentheses) THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Category Last Time By Missouri State Last Time Against Missouri State Last shutout victory vs. Southwestern (57-0), 9/1/16 at North Dakota State (55-0), 11/21/15 2016 RECEIVERS’ YARDS AFTER CATCH Last overtime win at Indiana State (27-24), 11/22/08 at South Dakota State (43-36), 10/29/11 Last 50-point scoring game vs. Southwestern (57-0), 9/1/16 at North Dakota State (55), 11/21/15 Player...... Rec...... TD...... YAC...... Long...... Avg. Victory margin, 30 pts. or more vs. Southwestern (57-0), 9/1/16 at North Dakota State (55), 11/21/15 Nick Masoner...... 1...... 0...... 15...... 15...... 15.0 500 or more yards, total offense at UCA (593), 9/20/14 at North Dakota State (601), 11/21/15 Phoenix Johnson...... 1...... 0...... 11...... 11...... 11.0 25 or more first downs vs. Southwestern (57-0), 9/1/16 at North Dakota State (28), 11/21/15 Erik Furmanek...... 4...... 0...... 38...... 22...... 9.5 3 or more TD’s, player Kierra Harris (3) vs. South Dakota, 10/18/14 Aaron Bailey (4) vs. UNI, 11/14/15 Zac Hoover...... 3...... 1...... 25...... 13...... 8.3 4 or more TD’s, player Cody Kirby (4) at Murray State, 10/9/10 Aaron Bailey (4) vs. UNI, 11/14/15 Calan Crowder...... 2...... 0...... 13...... 7...... 6.5 3 or more TD passes, player Breck Ruddick (3) at Murray State, 9/10/16 Hunter Wells (3) at Youngstown State, 11/7/15 Deion Holliman...... 7...... 1...... 45...... 16...... 6.4 4 or more TD passes, player Trevor Wooden (4) at Youngstown State, 11/19/11 Easton Stick (4) at North Dakota State, 11/21/15 Adam St. Peter...... 3...... 1...... 18...... 10...... 6.0 5 or more TD passes, player A.J. Porter (5) at Western Illinois, 11/15/03 Carson Wentz (5) vs. North Dakota State, 11/15/14 Malik Earl...... 8...... 0...... 44...... 19...... 5.5 200 or more yds. rushing, player Vernon Scott (201) at Murray State, 9/14/13 David Johnson (205) at UNI, 11/22/14 Aaron Denson...... 3...... 0...... 16...... 8...... 5.3 150-199 yds. rushing, player Calan Crowder (164) vs. Chadron State, 9/12/15 Aaron Bailey (161) vs. UNI, 11/14/15 Willis Chambers ...... 1...... 0...... 2...... 2...... 2.0 300 or more yds. passing, player Kierra Harris (342) at UCA, 9/20/14 KD Humphries (356) at Murray State, 9/10/16 Breck Ruddick...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.0 200 or more yds. rec., player Jermaine Saffold (207) vs. Illinois State, 10/8/11 Marcus Harris (213) vs. Murray State, 10/9/10 LeMarcus Stewart...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 0...... 0.0 3 or more field goals, player Marcelo Bonani (3) vs. Southern Illinois, 11/8/14 Connor Mitchell (3) at Murray State, 9/10/16 Jason Randall...... 1...... 1...... 0...... 0...... 0.0 Last 50+ yard field goal Marcelo Bonani (53) at UCA, 9/20/14 MIles Bergner (53) at South Dakota, 10/24/15 Last conversion kick missed Zach Drake at Murray State, 9/10/16 Cam Pedersen at North Dakota State, 11/21/15 Last two-pt. conversion attempt Jared Beshore run at Murray State, 9/10/16 Stults run failed at Murray State, 9/10/16 Last kickoff returned for TD Deion Holliman (91) vs. Southwestern, 9/1/16 Tay Willis (92) at Southern Illinois, 11/9/13 Last punt returned for TD Deion Holliman (58) vs. Indiana State, 10/3/15 Tyler Denton (42) vs. Indiana State, 10/3/15 2 or more Interceptions, player Jeremy Springer (2) vs. Indiana State, 11/1/13 Tre Moore (2) vs. Youngstown State, 10/4/14 Last interception returned for TD Robert Thomas (23) vs. Southwestern, 9/1/16 Khari Lain (44) at Arkansas State, 9/19/15 Last fumble returned for TD Cecil Bratton (0) vs. North Dakota, 9/13/14 Caleb Buter (0) at North Dakota State, 11/21/15 20 or more tackles Dylan Cole (23) vs. UNI, 11/14/15 Kyle Glazier (25) vs. Western Illinois, 10/23/10 MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

2016 BIGGEST GAINS 2016 SCORING PLAYS 2016 SCORING DRIVES 25-Yard Plays vs. Southwestern (9/1)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP Longest Scoring Plays Rushing (2) Holliman 91 yd. kickoff return...... 1...... 14:48...... 0...... 0....0:12 91 -- Holliman kickoff return, vs. SC, 9/1 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result Holliman 9 yd pass from Ruddick...... 1...... 9:24...... 10...... 73....3:14 39 -- Hoover pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 37...... Nick Masoner vs. SC, 9/1...... 1st Dn Randall 7 yd run...... 1...... 5:00...... 3...... 28....0:46 25 -- Randall pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 35...... Nick Masoner vs. SC, 9/1...... 1st Dn Drake 19 yd field goal...... 2...... 10:39...... 9...... 43....3:14 23 -- Thomas interception return, vs. SC, 9/1 Randall 1 yd run...... 3...... 10:06...... 8...... 87....2:31 21 -- Johnson run, vs. SC, 9/1 Passing (4) Johnson 21 yd run...... 3...... 8:24...... 1...... 21....0:09 16 -- Crowder run, at MUR, 9/10 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result Team safety...... 3...... 7:19...... 0...... 0....0:00 9 -- Holliman pass from Ruddick, vs. SC, 9/1 46...... Breck Ruddick to Malik Earl at MUR, 9/10...... 1st Dn Harris 24 yd field goal...... 3...... 2:47...... 10...... 33....4:24 8 -- St. Peter pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 39...... Breck Ruddick to Zac Hoover at MUR, 9/10...... TD Harker 1 yd run...... 4...... 5:54...... 9...... 36....5:35 7 -- Harker run, vs. SC, 9/1 25...... Breck Ruddick to Jason Randall at MUR, 9/10...... TD 7 -- Randall run, vs. SC, 9/1 25...... Breck Ruddick to Malik Earl at MUR, 9/10...... 1st Dn Thomas 23 yd interception return...... 4...... 4:16...... 0...... 0....0:00 at Murray State (9/10)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP Longest Scoring Drives - Yards Kickoff Returns (4) 87 -- Randall 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result Hoover 39 yd pass from Ruddick...... 1...... 11:58...... 4...... 55....1:20 91...... Deion Holliman vs. SC, 9/1...... TD Randall 25 yd pass from Ruddick...... 2...... 6:35...... 5...... 54....2:15 85 -- Crowder 16 yd. run, at MUR, 9/10 41...... Deion Holliman at MUR, 9/10...... 1st Dn St. Peter 8 yd pass from Ruddick...... 2...... 3:15...... 7...... 75....2:28 75 -- St. Peter 8 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 38...... Deion Hollian vs. SC, 9/1...... 1st Dn Crowder 16 yd run...... 4...... 6:25...... 9...... 85....4:10 73 -- Holliman 9 yd. pass from Ruddick, vs. SC, 9/1 29...... Deion Holliman at MUR, 9/10...... 1st Dn 55 -- Hoover 39 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 at Kansas State (9/24)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP 54 -- Randall 25 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 Punt Returns (0) NA...... 43 -- Drake 19 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result 36 -- Harker 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 NA...... at Indiana State (10/1)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP NA...... 33 -- Harris 24 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 Interception Returns (0) 28 -- Randall 7 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result vs. North Dakota State (10/8)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP NA...... Longest Scoring Drives - Plays NA...... 10 -- Holliman 9 yd. pass from Ruddick, vs. SC, 9/1 vs. Western Illinois (10/15)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP 10 -- Harris 24 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 35-Yard Plays NA...... 9 -- Crowder 16 yd. run, at MUR, 9/10 Rushing (2) 9 -- Harker 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result at UNI (10/22)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP 9 -- Drake 19 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 NA...... 37...... Nick Masoner vs. SC, 9/1...... 1st Dn 8 -- Randall 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 35...... Nick Masoner vs. SC, 9/1...... 1st Dn vs. Southern Illinois (10/29)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP 7 -- St. Peter 8 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 Passing (2) NA...... 5 -- Randall 25 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 46...... Breck Ruddick to Malik Earl at MUR, 9/10...... 1st Dn 4 -- Hoover 39 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 at South Dakota State (11/5)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP 3 -- Randall 7 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 39...... Breck Ruddick to Zac Hoover at MUR, 9/10...... TD NA...... Kickoff Returns (3) Longest Scoring Drives - Time at Illinois State (11/12)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result 5:35 -- Harker 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 NA...... 91...... Deion Holliman vs. SC, 9/1...... TD 4:24 -- Harris 24 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 41...... Deion Holliman at MUR, 9/10...... 1st Dn vs. Youngstown State (11/19)...... Qtr.....Time..... Plys..... Yd....TOP 4:10 -- Crowder 16 yd. run, at MUR, 9/10 38...... Deion Hollian vs. SC, 9/1...... 1st Dn NA...... 3:14 -- Holliman 9 yd. pass from Ruddick, vs. SC, 9/1 3:14 -- Drake 19 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 Punt Returns (0) 2:31 -- Randall 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result 2:28 -- St. Peter 8 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 NA...... 2:15 -- Randall 25 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 Interception Returns (0) 1:20 -- Hoover 39 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 Yds..... Player (Opponent/date)...... Result 0:46 -- Randall 7 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 NA...... Shortest Scoring Drives - Yards 21 -- Johnson 21 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 28 -- Randall 7 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 33 -- Harris 24 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 36 -- Harker 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 43 -- Drake 19 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 54 -- Randall 25 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 55 -- Hoover 39 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 73 -- Holliman 9 yd. pass from Ruddick, vs. SC, 9/1 75 -- St. Peter 8 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 85 -- Crowder 16 yd. run, at MUR, 9/10 Shortest Scoring Drives - Plays 1 -- Johnson 21 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 3 -- Randall 7 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 4 -- Hoover 39 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 5 -- Randall 25 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 7 -- St. Peter 8 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 8 -- Randall 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 9 -- Harker 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 9 -- Drake 19 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 9 -- Crowder 16 yd. run, at MUR, 9/10 Shortest Scoring Drives - Time 0:09 -- Johnson 21 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 0:46 -- Randall 7 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 1:20 -- Hoover 39 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 2:15 -- Randall 25 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 2:28 -- St. Peter 8 yd. pass from Ruddick, at MUR, 9/10 2:31 -- Randall 1 yd. run, vs. SC, 9/1 3:14 -- Holliman 9 yd. pass from Ruddick, vs. SC, 9/1 3:14 -- Drake 19 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 4:10 -- Crowder 16 yd. run, at MUR, 9/10 4:24 -- Harris 24 yd. field goal, vs. SC, 9/1 MISSOURI STATEMissouri State Football FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSASMissouri STATE (1-1) State | Sat., Sept. Individual 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. Season/Career (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Statistics Snyder Family Stadium (as (50,000) of | Sep KTXR 101.3 13, FM/Bears 2016) Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV BEARS SEASON-CAREER STATISTICS All games SEASON CAREER

Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Calan Crowder 2 30 136 5 131 4.4 1 22 65.5 25 263 1245 46 1199 4.6 7 34 48.0 Nick Masoner 2 15 134 4 130 8.7 0 37 65.0 11 15 134 4 130 8.7 0 37 11.8 Jason Randall 2 26 109 5 104 4.0 2 15 52.0 13 116 504 21 483 4.2 4 60 37.2 Breck Ruddick 2 11 58 9 49 4.5 0 15 24.5 9 52 297 73 224 4.3 1 55 24.9 Phoenix Johnson 1 5 45 0 45 9.0 1 21 45.0 32 233 973 44 929 4.0 4 24 29.0 Gerard Harker 1 5 27 0 27 5.4 1 8 27.0 1 5 27 0 27 5.4 1 8 27.0 Brendan Withrow 2 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 6.5 2 1 13 0 13 13.0 0 13 6.5 LeMarcusStewart 2 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 2 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 Deion Holliman 2 1 12 0 12 12.0 0 12 6.0 25 2 17 2 15 7.5 0 12 0.6 Michael Briggs 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 TEAM 2 8 0 35 -35 -4.4 0 0 -17.5 Total 2 104 553 58 495 4.8 5 37 247.5 Opponents 2 66 195 92 103 1.6 0 18 51.5

Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Breck Ruddick 2 155.42 34-52-1 65.4 424 4 46 212.0 9 108.76 86-156-2 55.1 808 6 59 89.8 Brodie Lambert 1 150.40 2-2-0 100.0 12 0 7 12.0 17 80.26 106-200-11 53.0 793 3 46 46.6 Total 2 155.23 36-54-1 66.7 436 4 46 218.0 Opponents 2 99.57 48-82-5 58.5 441 2 55 220.5

Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Malik Earl 2 8 127 15.9 0 46 63.5 24 58 781 13.5 3 59 32.5 Deion Holliman 2 7 87 12.4 1 20 43.5 25 21 209 10.0 2 30 8.4 Erik Furmanek 2 4 56 14.0 0 23 28.0 25 9 80 8.9 0 23 3.2 Zac Hoover 2 3 62 20.7 1 39 31.0 32 31 397 12.8 4 39 12.4 Adam St. Peter 2 3 21 7.0 1 8 10.5 25 4 29 7.2 1 8 1.2 Aaron Denson 2 3 18 6.0 0 11 9.0 2 3 18 6.0 0 11 9.0 Calan Crowder 2 2 11 5.5 0 8 5.5 25 23 84 3.7 0 17 3.4 Jason Randall 2 1 25 25.0 1 25 12.5 13 6 57 9.5 1 25 4.4 Nick Masoner 2 1 14 14.0 0 14 7.0 11 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.3 LeMarcusStewart 2 1 8 8.0 0 8 4.0 2 1 8 8.0 0 8 4.0 Phoenix Johnson 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 32 11 68 6.2 0 17 2.1 Willis Chambers 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 23 18 162 9.0 1 37 7.0 Breck Ruddick 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 9 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total 2 36 436 12.1 4 46 218.0 Opponents 2 48 441 9.2 2 55 220.5

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Breck Ruddick 2 63 49 424 473 236.5 9 208 224 808 1032 114.7 Calan Crowder 2 30 131 0 131 65.5 25 263 1199 0 1199 48.0 Nick Masoner 2 15 130 0 130 65.0 11 15 130 0 130 11.8 Jason Randall 2 26 104 0 104 52.0 13 116 483 0 483 37.2 Phoenix Johnson 1 5 45 0 45 45.0 32 233 929 0 929 29.0 Gerard Harker 1 5 27 0 27 27.0 1 5 27 0 27 27.0 Brendan Withrow 2 1 13 0 13 6.5 2 1 13 0 13 6.5 LeMarcusStewart 2 1 12 0 12 6.0 2 1 12 0 12 6.0 Deion Holliman 2 1 12 0 12 6.0 25 2 15 0 15 0.6 Brodie Lambert 1 2 0 12 12 12.0 17 240 -68 793 725 42.6 Michael Briggs 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 1 1 7 0 7 7.0 TEAM 2 8 -35 0 -35 -17.5 Total 2 158 495 436 931 465.5 Opponents 2 148 103 441 544 272.0 MISSOURI STATEMissouri State Football FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSASMissouri STATE (1-1) State | Sat., Sept. Individual 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. Season/Career (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Statistics Snyder Family Stadium (as (50,000) of | Sep KTXR 101.3 15, FM/Bears 2016) Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV All games BEARS SEASON-CAREER STATISTICS SEASON CAREER

PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Jason Randall 3 ------18 5 ------30 Deion Holliman 2 ------12 5 ------30 Zach Drake - 1-3 7-8 - - - - - 10 - 1-3 7-8 - - - - - 10 Zac Hoover 1 ------6 4 ------24 Adam St. Peter 1 ------6 1 ------6 Calan Crowder 1 ------6 7 ------42 Robert Thomas 1 ------6 1 ------6 Phoenix Johnson 1 ------6 4 ------24 Gerard Harker 1 ------6 1 ------6 Shelby Harris - 1-1 2-2 - - - - - 5 - 1-2 7-7 - - - - - 10 TEAM ------1 2 Jared Beshore - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 - - - 1-1 - - - - 2 Total 11 2-4 9-10 1-1 - - - 1 85 Opponents 2 3-3 1-1 0-1 - - - - 22

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Deion Holliman 4 5 1.2 0 23 15 189 12.6 1 58 Zac Hoover 1 36 36.0 0 36 1 36 36.0 0 36 Total 5 41 8.2 0 36 Opponents 2 2 1.0 0 2

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Deion Holliman 5 208 41.6 1 91 56 1291 23.1 2 100 Total 5 208 41.6 1 91 Opponents 10 180 18.0 0 28

Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Robert Thomas 1 23 23.0 1 23 1 23 23.0 1 23 McNeece Egbim 1 21 21.0 0 21 1 21 21.0 0 21 Dylan Cole 1 0 0.0 0 0 4 12 3.0 0 12 Anthny Upchurch 1 15 15.0 0 15 2 16 8.0 0 15 Cameron Price 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 5 59 11.8 1 23 Opponents 1 4 4.0 0 4

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 2 21 10.5 0 20

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Deion Holliman 2 12 87 5 208 0 312 156.0 25 15 209 189 1291 0 1704 68.2 Nick Masoner 2 130 14 0 0 0 144 72.0 11 130 14 0 0 0 144 13.1 Calan Crowder 2 131 11 0 0 0 142 71.0 25 1199 84 0 28 0 1311 52.4 Jason Randall 2 104 25 0 0 0 129 64.5 13 483 57 0 0 0 540 41.5 Malik Earl 2 0 127 0 0 0 127 63.5 24 29 781 0 0 0 810 33.8 Zac Hoover 2 0 62 36 0 0 98 49.0 32 -6 397 36 153 0 580 18.1 Erik Furmanek 2 0 56 0 0 0 56 28.0 25 0 80 0 2 0 82 3.3 Phoenix Johnson 1 45 7 0 0 0 52 52.0 32 929 68 0 43 0 1040 32.5 Breck Ruddick 2 49 0 0 0 0 49 24.5 9 224 0 0 0 0 224 24.9 Gerard Harker 1 27 0 0 0 0 27 27.0 1 27 0 0 0 0 27 27.0 Robert Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 23 23 23.0 7 0 0 0 0 23 23 3.3 McNeece Egbim 2 0 0 0 0 21 21 10.5 2 0 0 0 0 21 21 10.5 Adam St. Peter 2 0 21 0 0 0 21 10.5 25 0 29 0 20 0 49 2.0 LeMarcusStewart 2 12 8 0 0 0 20 10.0 2 12 8 0 0 0 20 10.0 Aaron Denson 2 0 18 0 0 0 18 9.0 2 0 18 0 0 0 18 9.0 Anthny Upchurch 2 0 0 0 0 15 15 7.5 12 0 0 0 0 16 16 1.3 Brendan Withrow 2 13 0 0 0 0 13 6.5 2 13 0 0 0 0 13 6.5 Michael Briggs 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 7.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 7 7.0 TEAM 2 -35 0 0 0 0 -35 -17.5 Total 2 495 436 41 208 59 1239 619.5 Opponents 2 103 441 2 180 4 730 365.0 MISSOURI STATEMissouri State Football FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSASMissouri STATE (1-1) State | Sat., Sept. Individual 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. Season/Career (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Statistics Snyder Family Stadium (as (50,000) of | Sep KTXR 101.3 15, FM/Bears 2016) Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV BEARS SEASON-CAREER STATISTICS All games SEASON CAREER

Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Zach Drake 3 1 19 1 3 1 19 1 Shelby Harris 1 1 24 0 2 1 24 0 Total 4 2 24 1 Opponents 3 3 37 0

Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Brendan Withrow 6 235 39.2 47 0 6 235 39.2 47 0 Zach Drake 3 96 32.0 37 0 3 96 32.0 37 0 Total 9 331 36.8 47 0 Opponents 15 495 33.0 49 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Zach Drake 11 625 56.8 2 1 11 625 56.8 2 1 Shelby Harris 3 176 58.7 0 0 6 296 49.3 1 0 Total 14 801 57.2 2 1 Opponents 7 418 59.7 2 0

## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 31 Dylan Cole 2 1 3 6 1 9 0.5 . 1 . . 1 . 37 1 6 6 1 6 8 3 3 4 33.0 5 . 0 4 1 2 2 1 . 52 McNeece Egbim 2 7 9 1 6 1.0 0 . 5 1 . . . . 2 7 9 1 6 1.0 0 . 5 1 . . . . 96 Tony Jones 2 1 9 1 0 1.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 15 8 2 7 3 5 4.0 2 . 0 . . 1 . . 90 Colby Isbell 2 6 3 9 5.5 2 . 5 . . . . . 25 3 4 4 9 8 3 17.5 1 0 . 0 . 3 2 2 1 44 Alexz Jones 2 2 6 8 0.0 ...... 24 4 2 3 3 7 5 7.5 1 . 0 1 . . 1 . 21 Cameron Price 2 6 1 7 1.0 . 1 2 1 . . 2 6 1 7 1.0 . 1 2 1 . . 38 Eric Greely 2 3 4 7 0.0 . . 2 . . . 24 1 3 1 7 3 0 0.0 . . 2 . . . 32 Anthny Upchurch 2 4 3 7 1.0 . 1 1 . . . 12 2 5 2 1 4 6 3.0 . 2 1 . . . 24 Darius Daniel 2 4 3 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 2 4 3 7 0.0 . . 1 . . . 35 Kurran Blamey 2 4 2 6 0.0 ...... 25 2 6 2 2 4 8 2.0 . . . . 1 2 26 Kam Carter 2 4 1 5 0.0 ...... 2 4 1 5 0.0 ...... 2 Darius Joseph 2 4 1 5 1.0 . . 2 . . . 2 4 1 5 1.0 . . 2 . . . 34 Ch. Cacciarelli 2 2 2 4 2.0 ...... 2 2 2 4 2.0 ...... 30 Jared Beshore 2 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 13 4 5 2 9 7 4 1.5 . . 2 . . . 7 Tre Betts 2 2 2 4 0.0 ...... 13 2 6 1 9 4 5 1.0 . 2 3 . . . 39 Nick Masoner 2 . 4 4 0.0 ...... 11 . 8 8 0.0 ...... 99 E.J. Sutton 2 1 3 4 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 2 1 3 4 1.5 1 . 0 . . . . . 4 Matt Rush 2 2 2 4 0.0 . . 1 . . . 16 3 3 1 1 4 4 3.5 . . 3 . 1 . 91 Daryl Coburn 1 1 2 3 1.0 ...... 18 1 0 1 6 2 6 6.0 1 . 0 . . . 1 . 94 Tristan Crowder 2 1 2 3 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 2 1 2 3 0.5 0 . 5 . . . . . 89 Brock Kliewer 2 2 1 3 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 5 2 1 3 2.0 1 . 0 . . . . . 98 Cecil Bratton 2 . 3 3 0.0 ...... 25 2 1 4 9 7 0 4.0 1 . 0 . . 1 . . 97 Colin Bess 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 2 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 3 Robert Thomas 1 . 2 2 0.5 . 1 . . . . 7 7 5 1 2 0.5 . 1 1 . . . 36 Zach Drake 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 6 Willis Chambers 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 23 5 3 8 0.0 ...... 59 Easton Flaugh 2 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 10 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 14 JaMar McClendon 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 2 1 . 1 0.0 . . 1 . . . 33 Skyler Hulse 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 9 5 8 1 3 0.5 ...... 11 Phoenix Johnson 1 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 32 4 2 6 0.0 ...... 5 Deion Holliman 2 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 25 3 . 3 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 2 . . . 0.0 ...... Total 2 7 7 7 6 1 5 3 19 6 5 1 0 1 1 . Opponents 2 6 9 1 0 5 1 7 4 11 1 1 1 3 2 1 MISSOURI STATEMissouri State Football FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATEMissouri (1-1) | Sat., Sept. State24, 2016 | Team6:10 p.m. (CDT) Game-by-Game | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder (as Family of Stadium Sep (50,000) 13, | KTXR 2016) 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV All games 2016 BEARS TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN 52 321 4 37 15 141 1 23 15-17-0 141 1 23 2 129 1 91 4 59 0 36 462 9/10/16 at Murray State 52 174 1 22 21 295 3 46 21-37-1 295 3 46 3 79 0 41 1 -18 0 0 469 Missouri State 104 495 5 37 36 436 4 46 36-54-1 436 4 46 5 208 1 91 5 41 0 36 931 Opponents 66 103 0 18 48 441 2 55 48-82-5 441 2 55 10 180 0 28 2 2 0 2 544

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 4.8 • Avg/catch: 12.1 • Pass effic: 155.23 • KR avg: 41.6 • PR avg: 8.2 • All purpose avg/game: 619.5 • Total offense avg/gm: 465.5

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN 33 40 73 11.0-48 4.0-30 0 0-0 2-44 0 7 0 7-7 0 0 1 14 57 9/10/16 at Murray State 44 36 80 8.0-42 2.0-18 1 1-0 3-15 3 3 0 2-3 1 0 0 6 28 Missouri State 77 76 153 19.0-90 6.0-48 1 1-0 5-59 3 10 0 9-10 1 0 1 20 85 Opponents 69 105 174 11.0-26 1.0-8 2 3-21 1-4 6 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 6 22

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN 3 110 36.7 45 0 0 3 0 2 2-2 24 0 10 600 60.0 1 0 9/10/16 at Murray State 6 221 36.8 47 0 1 1 0 3 0-2 0 1 4 201 50.2 1 1 Missouri State 9 331 36.8 47 0 1 4 0 5 2-4 24 1 14 801 57.2 2 1 Opponents 15 495 33.0 49 0 0 2 0 3 3-3 37 0 7 418 59.7 2 0

Missouri State Football Missouri State Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Sep 13, 2016) All games 2016 OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN 36 31 0 10 13 85 0 19 13-30-2 85 0 19 9 157 0 28 0 0 0 0 116 9/10/16 at Murray State 30 72 0 18 35 356 2 55 35-52-3 356 2 55 1 23 0 23 2 2 0 2 428 Opponents 66 103 0 18 48 441 2 55 48-82-5 441 2 55 10 180 0 28 2 2 0 2 544 Missouri State 104 495 5 37 36 436 4 46 36-54-1 436 4 46 5 208 1 91 5 41 0 36 931

Games: 2 • Avg/rush: 1.6 • Avg/catch: 9.2 • Pass effic: 99.57 • KR avg: 18.0 • PR avg: 1.0 • All purpose avg/game: 365.0 • Total offense avg/gm: 272.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN 28 53 81 4.0-7 0.0-0 1 2-1 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 9/10/16 at Murray State 41 52 93 7.0-19 1.0-8 1 1-20 1-4 6 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 6 22 Opponents 69 105 174 11.0-26 1.0-8 2 3-21 1-4 6 1 1 1-1 0 0 0 6 22 Missouri State 77 76 153 19.0-90 6.0-48 1 1-0 5-59 3 10 0 9-10 1 0 1 20 85

Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN 9 315 35.0 49 0 0 1 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 114 57.0 0 0 9/10/16 at Murray State 6 180 30.0 40 0 0 1 0 1 3-3 37 0 5 304 60.8 2 0 Opponents 15 495 33.0 49 0 0 2 0 3 3-3 37 0 7 418 59.7 2 0 Missouri State 9 331 36.8 47 0 1 4 0 5 2-4 24 1 14 801 57.2 2 1 MISSOURI STATEMissouri State Football FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1)Missouri | Sat., Sept. 24, State 2016 | 6:10 By-Quarter p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Statistics Kan. | Bill Snyder (as Family Stadiumof Sep (50,000) 12, | KTXR 2016) 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV All games 2016 BEARS TEAM QUARTER-BY-QUARTER STATISTICS 3rd-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN COLLE W 57-0 2-8 25.0 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 2-3 66.7 0-1 0.0 9/10/16 at Murray State W 28-22 8-20 40.0 0-3 0.0 2-4 50.0 5-8 62.5 1-5 20.0 Missouri State 10-28 35.7 0-5 0.0 2-6 33.3 7-11 63.6 1-6 16.7 0-0 0.0 Opponents 11-39 28.2 2-12 16.7 5-11 45.5 3-8 37.5 1-8 12.5 0-0 0.0

4th-Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN COLLE W 57-0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 0-0 0.0 1-1 100.0 9/10/16 at Murray State W 28-22 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0 Missouri State 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-0 0.0 0-1 0.0 1-1 100.0 0-0 0.0 Opponents 1-6 16.7 0-2 0.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 0.0

Time of Possession

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN COLLE W 57-0 29:14 7:05 5:14 7:21 9:34 9/10/16 at Murray State W 28-22 34:43 6:33 9:21 10:48 8:01 Missouri State Total 63:57 13:38 14:35 18:09 17:35 0:00 Avg. 31:58 6:49 7:17 9:04 8:47 0:00 Opponents Total 56:03 16:22 15:25 11:51 12:25 0:00 Avg. 28:01 8:11 7:42 5:55 6:12 0:00 Missouri State Football Missouri State Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 12, 2016) All games 2016 BEARS TEAM RED ZONE STATISTICS Missouri State Inside Opponent Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN COLLE W 57-0 8 6 34 4 3 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 9/10/16 at Murray State W 28-22 4 2 15 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 12 8 49 6 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 8 of 12 (66.7%)

Opponents Inside Missouri State Red-Zone

Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 9/1/16 SOUTHWESTERN COLLE W 57-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/10/16 at Murray State W 28-22 5 4 15 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 5 4 15 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 of 5 (80.0%) MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV 2016 BEARS INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME

RUSHING No-Yds/TD SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Calan Crowder 30-131/1 11-34/0 19-97/1 ------Nick Masoner 15-130/0 13-132/0 2-(-2)/0 ------Jason Randall 26-104/2 9-67/2 17-37/0 ------Breck Ruddick 11-49/0 4-37/0 7-12/0 ------Phoenix Johnson 5-45/1 5-45/1 ------Gerard Harker 5-27/1 5-27/1 ------Deion Holliman 1/12/0 - 1/12/0 ------LeMarcus Stewart 1/12/0 - 1/12/0 ------Brendan Withrow 1/13/0 - 1/13/0 ------Michael Briggs 1-7/0 1/7/0 ------Team 8-(-35)/0 4-(-28)/0 4-(-7)/0 ------PASSING Att-Cmp-Int SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Breck Ruddick 52-34-1 15-13-0 37-21-1 ------Yards-TD 424-4 129-1 295-3 ------Brodie Lambert 2-2-0 2-2-0 ------Yards-TD 12-0 12-0 ------RECEIVING No-Yds/TD SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Malik Earl 8-127/0 4-29/0 4-98/0 ------Deion Holliman 7-87/1 2-21/1 5-66/0 ------Zac Hoover 3-62/1 1-9/0 2-53/1 ------Erik Furmanek 4-56/0 2-41/0 2-15/0 ------Jason Randall 1-25/1 0-0/0 1-25/1 ------Adam St. Peter 3-21/1 1-6/0 2-15/1 ------Aaron Denson 3-18/0 2-20/0 1--2/0 ------Nick Masoner 1-14/0 0-0/0 1-14/0 ------Calan Crowder 2-11/0 1-8/0 1-3/0 ------LeMarcus Stewart 1-8/0 0-0/0 1-8/0 ------Phoenix Johnson 1-7/0 1-7/0 ------Willis Chambers 1-0/0 - 1-0/0 ------Breck Ruddick 1-0/0 1-0/0 0-0/0 ------

TOTAL TACKLES UA-A--TOT SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Dylan Cole 13-6--19 4-1 9-5 ------McNeece Egbim 7-9--16 2-2 5-7 ------Tony Jones 1-9-10 0-6 1-3 ------Colby Isbell 6-3--9 6-1 0-2 ------Alexz Jones 2-6--8 2-3 0-3 ------Darius Daniel 4-3--7 0-2 4-1 ------Cameron Price 6-1--7 0-1 6-0 ------Eric Greely 3-4--7 3-3 0-1 ------Anthony Upchurch 4-3--7 0-1 4-2 ------Kurran Blamey 4-2--6 2-0 2-2 ------Darius Joseph 4-1--5 2-1 2-0 ------Kam Carter 4-1--5 0-1 4-0 ------Matt Rush 2-2--4 2-0 0-2 ------Chris Cacciarelli 2-2--4 2-2 ------Nick Masoner 0-4--4 0-4 ------E.J. Sutton 1-3--4 0-2 1-1 ------Tre Betts 2-2--4 2-2 ------Jared Beshore 2-2--4 2-0 0-2 ------Brock Kliewer 2-1--3 2-1 ------Tristan Crowder 1-2--3 0-1 1-1 ------Cecil Bratton 0-3--3 0-1 0-2 ------Daryl Coburn 1-2--3 - 1-2 ------Robert Thomas 0-2--2 0-2 ------Colin Bess 0-2--2 0-2 ------Willis Chambers 1-0--1 - 1-0 ------Skyler Hulse 1-0--1 - 1-0 ------Deion Holliman 1-0--1 - 1-0 ------Easton Flaugh 0-1--1 0-1 ------Phoenix Johnson 1-0--1 1-0 ------JaMario McClendon 1-0--1 - 1-0 ------Zach Drake 1-0--1 1-0 ------MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV 2016 BEARS INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME

ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Yards SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Deion Holliman 312 173 139 ------Nick Masoner 144 132 12 ------Calan Crowder 142 42 100 ------Jason Randall 129 67 62 ------Malik Earl 127 29 98 ------Zac Hoover 98 45 53 ------Erik Furmanek 56 41 15 ------Phoenix Johnson 52 52 ------Breck Ruddick 49 37 12 ------Gerard Harker 27 27 ------Robert Thomas 23 23 ------Adam St. Peter 21 6 15 ------McNeece Egbim 21 21 ------LeMarcus Stewart 20 - 20 ------Aaron Denson 18 20 (-2) ------Anthony Upchurch 15 - 15 ------Brendan Withrow 13 - 13 ------Michael Briggs 7 7 ------Team (-35) (-28) (-7) ------PUNT RETURNS No-Yards SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Zac Hoover 1-36 1-36 ------Deion Holliman 4-5 3-23 1-(-18) ------

KICK RETURNS No-Yards SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Deion Holliman 5-208 2-129 3-79 ------

INTERCEPTION RETURNS No-Yards SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Dylan Cole 1-0 - 1-0 ------Anthony Upchurch 1-15 - 1-15 ------McNeece Egbim 1-21 1-21 ------Cameron Price 1-0 - 1-0 ------Robert Thomas 1-23 1-23 ------

FUMBLE RETURNS No-Yards SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU NA ------TFL UA-A-Total SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Colby Isbell 5-1-5.5 5.5-27 ------Brock Kliewer 2-0-2.0 2.0-11 ------Chris Cacciarelli 2-0-2.0 2.0-4 ------E.J. Sutton 1-1-1.5 - 1.5-10 ------Tony Jones 0-3-1.5 0.5-2 1.0-7 ------Darius Joseph 1-0 -1.0 - 1.0-4 ------Daryl Coburn 1-0-1.0 - 1.0-4 ------Cameron Price 1-0-1.0 - 1.0-6 ------Anthony Upchurch 1-0-1.0 - 1.0-5 ------McNeece Egbim 0-2-1.0 - 1.0-5 ------Dylan Cole 0-1-0.5 - 0.5-1 ------Robert Thomas 0-1-0.5 0.5-1 ------Tristan Crowder 0-1-0.5 0.5-3 ------SACKS UA-A-Total SC MUR KSU INS NDSU WIU UNI SIU SDSU ILS YSU Colby Isbell 2-1-2.5 2.5-19 ------E.J. Sutton 1-0-1.0 - 1.0-8 ------Brock Kliewer 1-0-1.0 1.0-8 ------Tony Jones 0-1-0.5 - 0.5-5 ------McNeece Egbim 0-1-0.5 - 0.5-5 ------Tristan Crowder 0-1-0.5 0.5-3 ------MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV 2016 BEARS GAME HIGHS

MSU Individual Game Highs Opponent Individual Game Highs Rushes 19 Calan Crowder at Murray State (9/10/16) Rushes 19 Demetric Johnson, Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 132 Nick Masoner vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Yards Rushing 68 Demetric Johnson, Murray State (9/10/16) TD Rushes 2 Jason Randall vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) TD Rushes NA -- Long Rush 37 Nick Masoner vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Long Rush 18 Demetric Johnson, Murray State (9/10/16) Pass Attempts 37 Breck Ruddick at Murray State (9/10/16) Pass attempts 52 KD Humphries, Murray State (9/10/16) Pass Completions 21 Breck Ruddick at Murray State (9/10/16) Pass completions 35 KD Humphries, Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Passing 295 Breck Ruddick at Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Passing 356 KD Humphries, Murray State (9/10/16) TD Passes 3 Breck Ruddick at Murray State (9/10/16) TD Passes 2 KD Humphries, Murray State (9/10/16) Long Pass 46 Breck Ruddick at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Pass 55 KD Humphries, Murray State (9/10/16) Receptions 5 Deion Holliman at Murray State (9/10/16) Receptions 7 Jordon Gandy, Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Receiving 98 Malik Earl at Murray State (9/10/16) 7 Demetric Johnson, Murray State (9/10/16) TD Receptions 1 Deion Holliman vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Yards Receiving 104 Jordon Gandy, Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Zac Hoover at Murray State (9/10/16) TD Receptions 2 Jordon Gandy, Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Jason Randall at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Reception 55 Jordon Gandy, Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Adam St. Peter at Murray State (9/10/16) Field Goals 3 Connor Mitchell, Murray State (9/10/16) Long Reception 46 Malik Earl at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Field Goal 37 Connor Mitchell, Murray State (9/10/16) Field Goal 1 Zach Drake vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Punts 6 Landon Stratton, Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Shelby Harris vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Punting Avg 38.6 Mario Esparza, Southwestern College (9/1/16) Long Field Goal 24 Shelby Harris vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Long Punt 49 Mario Esparza, Southwestern College (9/1/16) Punts 3 Brendan Withrow, twice, last at Murray State (9/10/16) Punts inside 20 1 Mario Esparza, Southwestern College (9/1/16) 3 Zach Drake at Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Braden Langston, Southwestern College (9/1/16) Punting Avg. 41.7 Brendan Withrow at Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Landon Stratton, Murray State (9/10/16) Long Punt 47 Brendan Withrow at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Punt Return 2 Malik Golson, Murray State (9/10/16) Punts Inside 20 3 Zach Drake at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Kickoff Return 28 Ka’Darius McQueen, Southwestern (9/1/16) Long Punt Return 36 Zac Hoover vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Tackles 13 Zachary Wade, Murray State (9/10/16) Long Kickoff Return 91 Deion Holliman vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Sacks 1.0 Toby Omli, Murray State (9/10/16) Tackles 14 Dylan Cole at Murray State (9/10/16) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Lamont Crittendon, Murray State (9/10/16) Sacks 2.5 Colby Isbell vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Interceptions 1 D’Montre Wade, Murray State (9/10/16) Tackles For Loss 5.5 Colby Isbell vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Interceptions 1 McNeece Egbim vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) 1 Robert Thomas vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) 1 Cameron Price at Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Dylan Cole at Murray State (9/10/16) 1 Anthony Upchurch at Murray State (9/10/16)

MSU Team Game Highs Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes 52 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Rushes 36 Southwestern College (9/1/16) 52 at Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 72 Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Rushing 321 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Yards Per Rush 2.4 Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Per Rush 6.2 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) TD Rushes NA -- TD Rushes 4 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Pass attempts 52 Murray State (9/10/16) Pass Attempts 37 at Murray State (9/10/16) Pass completions 35 Murray State (9/10/16) Pass Completions 21 at Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Passing 356 Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Passing 295 at Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Per Pass 6.8 Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Per Pass 8.3 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) TD Passes 2 Murray State (9/10/16) TD Passes 3 at Murray State (9/10/16) Total Plays 82 Murray State (9/10/16) Total Plays 89 at Murray State (9/10/16) Total Offense 428 Murray State (9/10/16) Total Offense 469 at Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Per Play 5.2 Murray State (9/10/16) Yards Per Play 6.7 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Points 22 Murray State (9/10/16) Points 57 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Sacks By 1 Murray State (9/10/16) Sacks By 4 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) First Downs 21 Murray State (9/10/16) First Downs 26 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Penalties 9 Murray State (9/10/16) Penalties 12 at Murray State (9/10/16) Penalty Yards 75 Murray State (9/10/16) Penalty Yards 130 at Murray State (9/10/16) Turnovers 4 Murray State (9/10/16) Turnovers 2 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) Interceptions By 1 Murray State (9/10/16) 2 at Murray State (9/10/16) Punts 9 Southwestern College (9/1/16) Interceptions 3 at Murray State (9/10/16) Punting Avg 35.0 Southwestern College (9/1/16) Punts 6 at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Punt 49 Southwestern College (9/1/16) Punting Avg. 36.8 at Murray State (9/10/16) Punts inside 20 2 Southwestern College (9/1/16) Long Punt 47 at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Punt Return 2 Murray State (9/10/16) Punts Inside 20 3 at Murray State (9/10/16) Long Punt Return 36 vs. Southwestern College (9/1/16) MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV 2016 BEARS GAME RECAPS

Sept. 1, 2016, Robert W. Plaster Stadium, Springfield, Mo. Sept. 10, 2016, Roy Stewart Stadium, Murray, Ky. Game Game Southwestern College...... 0 Missouri State...... 28 1 Missouri State...... 57 2 Murray State...... 22 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri State christened the 2016 football season in grand fashion, dominating MURRAY, Ky. -- Missouri State built an 11-point first-half lead behind three Breck Ruddick touchdown Southwestern College in all phases of the game in a 57-0 victory at Robert W. Plaster Stadium. Led by a passes, then used a stingy second-half defensive effort to hold off Murray State for a 28-22 victory at Roy career night from Colby Isbell, the Bears defense stifled the Moundbuilders’ attack to finish the first shutout Stewart Stadium. of the Dave Steckel era. Ruddick turned in career highs of 21 completions and 295 total passing yards and connected with Isbell matched a career high with 7.0 tackles, while recording 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks in the three different receivers for touchdowns in the opening half, while MSU’s stout defensive effort in the red opening half to help stake Missouri State (1-0) to a commanding lead, before the Bears offense put the zone helped stake the Bears to a 21-10 lead. After the Racers used a late KD Humphries TD toss to pull game out of reach in the third quarter. Overall, the Bears held SC to 116 yards of total offense in 66 plays to within two points, the Bears turned the lights out on their first road win in nearly two years with a pair of (1.76 yards per play), recorded 4.0 sacks and 11.0 total tackles for losses totaling 48 yards to help post takeaways, as well as a 16-yard Calan Crowder scoring run. MSU’s largest margin of victory in nearly a quarter century. MSU shut down the Racers rushing attack throughout the night, holding Murray State to 72 yards on The MSU offense helped spur an early charge that saw the Bears take a 21-0 lead just 10 minutes into 30 carries – including only 29 yards on 12 carries in the second half – to offset a 356-yard passing night the contest and racked up 462 yards of total offense on the night. Sophomore quarterback Breck Ruddick by Humphries. Senior All-America linebacker Dylan Cole registered a game-high 14 tackles and forced completed 13-of-15 passes for 129 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 37 yards on just four carries. two of the Racers’ four turnovers, stripping Humphries in the red zone for a key second-half fumble, then Sophomore Nick Masoner led a potent MSU ground attack that piled up 321 rushing yards on 52 car- intercepting a pass in the third period. ries, finishing his night with a game and career-high 132 yards on 13 carries. The victory handed head coach Dave Steckel his first road win as the Bears’ sideline boss, and gave The runaway victory before a crowd of 8,827 represented the largest final margin in a Bears’ win since MSU its first 2-0 start to a season since 2007. Sept. 21, 1991, when MSU routed Prairie View A&M by a 61-0 score at Plaster Stadium. Ruddick completed 11-of-17 passes for 172 yards in the opening half, while the MSU defense limited Deion Holliman, a preseason All-MVFC pick and the nation’s leading combined kick returner last fall, the Racers to a pair of field goals in their three trips inside the 20-yard line during an explosive half that turned in a big night as well. The junior recorded 173 all-purpose yards, including 129 on his two kickoff saw the two clubs combine for nearly 500 yards of offense. returns, and hauled in the second touchdown reception of his Missouri State career. Holliman sparked the For the second week in a row, the Bears converted their initial offensive possession into a touchdown Bears’ early outburst by returning the opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown and a 7-0 lead, just 12 sec- to seize an early lead. Ruddick, who both of his pass attempts 2-of-2 for 50 of MSU’s 55 yards on the onds into the new season. He would add to the MSU advantage on the Bears next possession by reaching opening drive, found a wide-open Zac Hoover behind the Murray State defense for a 39-yard scoring pass, high to grab a nine-yard scoring strike from Ruddick, who went 5-of-5 for 42 yards on the 73-yard drive. just 3:02 into the contest. MSU took advantage of a short field to add to its lead, as an 18-yard SC punt set up the Bears at the MSU’s defense flexed its collective muscle in the early stages of the game, forcing a pair of punts 28-yard line. Three plays later, Jason Randall bulled his way into the end zone for a seven-yard scoring before the Racers would register a first down midway through the opening quarter. run to stretch the margin to 21-0 with 5:00 to play in the opening quarter. Humphries, who would complete 10-of-13 passes for 77 yards in the opening period, recovered to The Missouri State defense left an early impression on the Moundbuilders (0-1) as well, limiting the engineer the first scoring drive of the season by a Missouri State opponent. The preseason All-America visitors to just 10 offensive yards in the opening period. After allowing 23 yards on Southwestern’s opening candidate connected with Jordon Gandy on a 31-yard pass play to set up a 31-yard Connor Mitchell field drive, the Bears put the clamps on the opposition, thanks in large part to a series of stops on key third goal that made it a 7-3 game at the 1:50 mark. down plays. Isbell came up with third-down sacks on back-to-back possessions, and recorded all 5.5 of The Bears (2-0) responded in the second period, thanks to a defense that forced a pair of turnovers his tackles for loss before the break, ultimately coming up just a half tackle short of Dylan Cole’s MSU to swing the momentum in their favor for good. Cole tallied 10 tackles in the first half alone, one of which single-game record. resulted in a Humphries fumble at the Bears’ 15 yard-line, which freshman safety Cameron Price fell on at MSU held the ‘Builders to just one first down in the period and did not allow a third or fourth down the 20 to extinguish a Racer scoring threat. conversion until late in the second quarter.

Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Southwestern College (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 Missouri State (2-0) 7 14 0 7 28 Missouri State (1-0) 21 3 19 14 57 Murray State (0-2) 3 10 6 3 22

Scoring Summary: Scoring Summary: 1st MSU 14:48 Deion Holliman 91 yard kickoff return (Drake kick) 1st MSU 11:58 Zac Hoover 39 yard pass from Breck Ruddick (Drake kick) MSU 9:24 Deion Holliman 9 yard pass from Breck Ruddick (Drake kick) MUR 1:50 Connor Mitchell 31 yard field goal MSU 5:00 Jason Randall 7 yard run (Drake kick) 2nd MSU 6:35 Jason Randall 25 yard pass from Breck Ruddick (kick failed) 2nd MSU 10:39 Zach Drake 19 yard field goal MUR 5:43 Jordon Gandy 55 yard pass from KD Humphries (Mitchell kick) 3rd MSU 10:06 Jason Randall 1 yard run (Drake kick) MSU 3:15 Adam St. Peter 8 yard pass from Breck Ruddick (Jared Beshore run) MSU 8:24 Phoenix Johnson 21 yard run (Drake kick) MUR 0:31 Connor MItchell 36 yard field goal MSU 7:19 Team safety 3rd MUR 1:46 Jordon Gandy 1 yard pass from KD Humphries (run failed) MSU 2:47 Shelby Harris 24 yard field goal 4th MSU 6:25 Calan Crowder 16 yard run (Drake kick) 4th MSU 5:54 Gerard Harker 1 yard run (Harris kick) MUR 1:29 Connor Mitchell 37 yard field goal MSU 4:16 Robert Thomas 23 yard interception return (Harris kick) Team Statistics MSU MUR Team Statistics SC MSU FIRST DOWNS 23 21 FIRST DOWNS 7 26 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 52-174 30-72 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-31 52-321 PASSING YDS (NET) 295 356 PASSING YDS (NET) 85 141 Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-37-1 35-52-3 Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-30-2 15-17-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 89-469 82-428 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 66-116 69-462 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-20 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-1 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 1-(-18) 2-2 Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 4-59 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-79 1-23 Kickoff Returns-Yards 9-157 2-129 Interception Returns-Yards 3-15 1-4 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-44 Punts (Number-Avg) 6-36.8 6-30.0 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-35.0 3-36.7 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 12-130 9-75 Penalties-Yards 2-20 7-70 Possession Time 34:43 25:17 Possession Time 30:46 29:14 Third-Down Conversions 8 of 20 9 of 21 Third-Down Conversions 2 of 18 2 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 0 of 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 5 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 4-5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 6-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-18 1-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-30 Individual Statistics Individual Statistics RUSHING: Missouri State - Calan Crowder 19-97; Jason Randall 17-37; Brendan Withrow 1-13; Deion RUSHING: Missouri State - Nick Masoner 13-132; Jason Randall 9-67; Phoenix Johnson 5-45; Breck Rud- Holliman 1-12; Breck Ruddick 7-12; LeMarcus Stewart 1-12; Nick Masoner 2-(-2); Team 4-(-7). Murray dick 4-37; Calan Crowder 11-34; Gerard Harker 5-27; Michael Briggs 1-7. Southwestern - Hunter Sconce State - Demetric Johnson 19-68; Mareio McGraw 1-3; L.J. Gainey 2-3; KD Humphries 8-(-2). 11-30; Jacobi White 4-11; Ethan Yauney 4-10; Christian Gordon 9-9; Aaron Johnson 2-1; Braden Langston 2-5; Team 1-(-11); Ka’Darius Baker 3-(-14). PASSING: Missouri State - Breck Ruddick 21-37-3-295. Murray State - KD Humphries 35-52-2-356. PASSING: Missouri State - Breck Ruddick 13-15-1-129; Brodie Lambert 2-2-0-12. Southwestern - Braden RECEIVING: Missouri State - Deion Holliman 5-66; Malik Earl 4-98; Zac Hoover 2-53; Erik Furmanek 2-15; Langston 3-12-0-33; Ka’Darius Baker 5-10-0-13; Christian Gordon 5-8-0-39. Adam St. Peter 2-15; Jason Randall 1-25; Nick Masoner 1-14; LeMarcus Stewart 1-8; Calan Crowder 1-3; Willis Chambers 1-0; Aaron Denson 1-(-2). Murray State - Jordon Gandy 7-104; Demetric Johnson 7-77; RECEIVING: Missouri State - Malik Earl 4-29; Erik Furmanek 2-41; Deion Holliman 2-21; Aaron Denson Malik Golson 5-21; L.J. Gainey 4-34; Mitch Stults 4-26; Jonathan Moss 3-46; Jess Blackburn 2-24; Jensen 2-20; Zac Hoover 1-9; Calan Crowder 1-8; Phoenix Johnson 1-7; Adam St. Peter 1-6; Breck Ruddick 1-0. Feggins 1-12; Tyre Gray 1-7; Rajai Perkins 1-5. Southwestern - Donny Ebanks 3-33; Jacob Sigmon 3-27; Tanner Spencer 3-10; Lawrence Smith 2-12; Hale Henry 1-2; Terren Franklin 1-1. TACKLES: Missouri State - Dylan Cole 14; McNeece Egbim 12; Cameron Price 6; Anthony Upchurch 6; Darius Daniel 5. Murray State - Zachary Wade 13; Lamont Crittendon 12; Jonathan Jackson 9; Marico TACKLES: Missouri State - Colby Isbell 7; Eric Greely 6; Tony Jones 6; Dylan Cole 5; Alexz Jones 5. Paige 8; Dylan Boone 7. Southwestern - Joey Scelza 12; Ka’Darius McQueen 9; Kyle Robinson 9; Dallas Allen 9; Michael Bell 6. Attendance: 5,063. Kickoff time: 6:00 p.m. End of Game: 9:25 p.m. Total elapsed time: 3:25. Attendance: 8,827. Kickoff time: 6:04 p.m. End of Game: 9:01 p.m. Total elapsed time: 2:57. Officials - Referee: Michael Sweatma; Umpire: Steve Lewis; Linesman: Neil Hughes; Line judge: Phillip Officials - Referee: David Siegle; Umpire: Tony Day; Linesman: Spencer Stelljes; Line judge: Ron Tomc- DeWitt; Back judge: Tom Hahs; Field judge: Pat Pownall; Side judge: Greg Koerner. zak; Back judge: Marty Abezetian; Field judge: John Smith; Side judge: Jim Wojcikiewicz. Temperature: 75. Wind: NNW 10 mph. Weather: Partly cloudy. Temperature: 79. Wind: NNE 13 mph. Weather: Sunny, fair. MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

POSITION HEAD COACH Head Coach PERSONAL Hometown: Fullerton, Pa. Dave Family: wife Mary Beth; daughter Amanda Steckel EDUCATION Second season at MSU Kutztown University, 1982 • Bachelor’s degree in elementary education Miami (Ohio), 1984 On Dec. 14, 2014, MSU Director of Athletics • Master’s degree in physical education Kyle Moats and President Clif M. Smart III an- MILITARY SERVICE nounced the hire of former University of Missouri United States Marine Corps, 1975-78 associate head coach and defensive coordinator Dave Steckel as Missouri State’s 20th head football PLAYING EXPERIENCE coach. picked up Big 12 Conference Defensive Newcomer Kutztown University (OL), 1978-81 In his first year at the Bears’ helm, Steckel and of the Year in 2009 which helped kickstart Mizzou’s reputation as “DLine U.” HONORS his talented staff set about the task of overhaul- • 2010 Frank Broyles Award nominee ing a young Bears squad, heavily emphasizing Overall, Steckel helped coach Missouri to 10 • 2014 Frank Broyles Award finalist the fundamental aspects of the game. Capitalizing bowl appearances during his tenure in Columbia, on a renewed enthusiasm surrounding the MSU including five seasons with 10 or more wins. The COACHING EXPERIENCE program, Steckel laid the groundwork for enhancing Tigers compiled a 112-66 (.629) overall record in 1982-83 Miami (Ohio) University relations with area high school coaches, engaging his 14 seasons, while their five divisional titles since Graduate Assistant the community and raising the bar with his “Bear 2007 is tied with Alabama and Florida State for the 1984 Ball State University Up” mentality. The efforts paid off at the gate, as the top total in the NCAA Division I FBS ranks during Assistant Coach, DL Bears drew an average of 10,036 fans per game in that stretch. 1985 University of Minnesota 2015 to rank 27th in the FCS. One of the Tigers’ top recruiters, Steckel Graduate Assistant On the field, the Bears’ special teams stood helped stock Mizzou’s roster with numerous • Independence Bowl out, with sophomore Deion Holliman leading the standout performers while overseeing the program’s 1986-87 Dickinson College nation in combined kick return yardage (1,233). recruiting efforts in the fertile prep gridiron grounds Assistant Head Coach/Off. Coordinator As a team, MSU ranked eighth nationally in punt of Texas. He was responsible for the successful 1988-91 Lehigh University return average (15.91). Holliman led a contingent recruitment of Chase Daniel, Ziggy Hood, Michael Assistant Coach, Special Teams/LB’s of six Bears earning All-MVFC recognition. Junior Egnew and Denario Alexander. Daniel also finished 1992-95 University of Toledo linebacker Dylan Cole joined Holliman as a first- fourth in the 2007 Heisman Trophy balloting after Assistant Coach, DL team all-conference honoree, and both Cole and leading the Tigers to a 12-2 season and Missouri’s • Las Vegas Bowl (1995) first No. 1 national ranking in 47 years. senior offensive lineman Jake Lasater were tabbed 1996-2000 Rutgers University for MVFC All-Academic Team honors. Steckel joined Gary Pinkel’s coaching staff at Assistant Coach, DL/LB’s MU in 2001 after spending five seasons as a de- Steckel brings 34 years of coaching experi- 2001-08 University of Missouri ence into the 2016 season, including 14 seasons fensive line and linebackers coach at Rutgers Uni- versity. With the Scarlet Knights, Steckel coached a Assistant Coach, LB’s at Mizzou, in which he helped transform the Tigers • Independence Bowl (2003, 2005) defense into one of the strongest units in the nation. pair of All-Big East performers, both of whom went • Sun Bowl (2006) He was the only defensive coach among the five on to play in the NFL. He also served as one of • Cotton Bowl (2007) finalists for the 2014 Frank Broyles Award as the Rutgers’ primary recruiters, inking 14 players in his • Alamo Bowl (2008) first three seasons at the institution. nation’s top assistant coach. He helped produce 2009-14 University of Missouri a total of 15 all-conference linebacker selections Prior to joining head coach Terry Shea’s Rut- Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coordinator, LB’s at MU, including a number of players who have gers staff, Steckel worked with Pinkel at Toledo for • Texas Bowl (2009) forged professional careers in the National Football four years, highlighted by the Rockets’ undefeated • Insight Bowl (2010) League. 1995 season that included a Mid-American Confer- • Independence Bowl (2011) Under Steckel’s tutelage, Missouri’s defense ence title and a No. 24 final ranking in both the • Cotton Bowl (2013) was a driving force in the Tigers’ back-to-back Associated Press and coaches polls. He tutored six • Citrus Bowl (2014) Southeastern Conference East Division titles in All-MAC selections as UT’s defensive line coach, 2015-present Missouri State University 2013 and 2014. MU led the SEC and ranked 10th including Dan Williams, who was picked 11th overall Head Coach nationally in sacks per game in 2014. The Tiger by Denver in the 1993 NFL Draft. defense finished first or second in every major A Fullerton, Pa., native, Steckel served as statistical category in SEC play last fall en route to assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at propelling Mizzou to its fifth conference divisional Dickinson College from 1986-90, and made a stop championship in eight seasons. at Lehigh before heading to Toledo. He broke into MU also ranked 23rd in the country in total the coaching ranks with stops at Miami (Ohio), Ball defense and 19th in scoring defense in 2014, while State and Minnesota. the Tigers led the SEC in total defense (300.8 yds/ Steckel is the younger brother of longtime game). NFL coach Les Steckel. He served in the United Individually, “Stec” has nine different Mizzou States Marine Corps from 1975-78 and played defenders currently playing in the NFL, including four seasons as an offensive lineman at Kutztown five who have garnered All-America recognition University, where he graduated with a bachelor’s since his elevation to defensive coordinator in 2009. degree in elementary education in 1982. Steckel Most recently, Shane Ray became the second Tiger also earned a master’s degree from Miami (Ohio). in as many years to be named SEC Defensive Steckel and his wife, Mary Beth, have a daugh- Player of the Year after breaking the program’s sin- ter, Amanda. gle-season record for sacks (14.0) this fall. Michael Sam earned the same honor in 2013. Aldon Smith MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV 2016 BEARS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown High School / Previous College 92 Anthony Armour DL 6-4 257 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hall High 30 Jared Beshore* S 6-0 196 So. 1L Lamar, Mo. Lamar High 97 Colin Bess^ DL 6-5 260 RFr. 1SQ Park Hills, Mo. Central High 7 Tre Betts* S 5-11 184 So. 1L Broken Arrow, Okla. Charles Page High 35 Kurran Blamey** LB 6-1 213 Jr. 2L Monett, Mo. Monett High 98 Cecil Bratton** DL 6-3 296 Jr. 2L St. Joseph, Mo. Central High 13 Michael Briggs^ QB 6-2 217 RFr. 1SQ Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 34 Chris Cacciarelli^ DL 6-4 241 Jr. 2SQ St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Academy 78 Charles Carter OL 6-5 284 Fr. HS Belton, Mo. Belton High 63 Gus Carter^ OL 6-4 280 Jr. 3SQ Republic, Mo. Republic High 26 Kam Carter^ S 6-1 184 RFr. 1SQ Arlington, Texas Arlington High 6 Willis Chambers** WR 6-4 195 Jr. 2L Cedar Hill, Texas First Baptist Academy 75 Cole Christensen* OL 6-5 285 So. 1L Wildwood, Mo. Eureka High 62 Coleman Clanton^ OL 6-5 282 RFr. 1SQ Olathe, Kan. Olathe South High 79 Aaron Clardy* OL 6-5 312 So. 1L Neosho, Mo. Neosho High 91 Daryl Coburn** DL 6-1 305 Jr. 2L Little Rock, Ark. Central High 19 Alex Coffin S 6-0 190 Fr. HS Joplin, Mo. Joplin High 31 Dylan Cole*** LB 6-1 240 Sr. 3L Rogersville, Mo. Logan-Rogersville High 82 Chandler Collins^ TE 6-4 232 RFr. 1SQ Springfield, Mo. Glendale High 28 Calan Crowder** TB 6-1 204 Jr. 2L Bartlesville, Okla. Bartlesville High 94 Tristan Crowder DL 6-3 220 Fr. HS Bartlesville, Okla. Bartlesville High 24 Darius Daniel** CB 6-0 185 Jr. 2L Marked Tree, Ark. Marked Tree High 55 A.J. David^ OL 6-7 252 RFr. 1SQ Moberly, Mo. Moberly High 80 Aaron Denson WR 6-0 180 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas Richland High 36 Zach Drake^ WR/K 6-2 185 RFr. 1SQ Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 17 Malik Earl** WR 6-3 216 Jr. 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. Santa Fe High 52 McNeece Egbim^ LB 6-0 208 RFr. 1SQ Rowlett, Texas Rowlett High 66 Sam Ellifrits* OL 6-6 306 Jr. 1L Nevada, Mo. Nevada High 43 Gary Ernest+ LB 6-2 193 RFr. TR O’Fallon, Mo. St. Dominic High / Lindenwood University 81 Jalen Esters+ WR 6-2 215 Jr. TR Port Huron, Mich. Port Huron High / Rochester Community Tech 59 Easton Flaugh* LB 6-2 233 So. 1L Branson West, Mo. Reeds Spring High 18 Erik Furmanek** TE 6-3 251 Jr. 2L Belleville, Ill. Althoff Catholic High 2 Brett Geisz+ QB 5-11 199 RFr. TR Eureka, Mo. Eureka High / Lindenwood University 88 Brandon Gilmore WR 6-3 208 Fr. HS Fenton, Mo. Rockwood Summit High 38 Eric Greely** LB 6-1 212 Jr. 2L Liberty, Mo. Liberty High 12 Sam Hall QB 6-1 190 Fr. HS West Plains, Mo. West Plains High 27 Gerard Harker^ TB 5-10 187 RFr. 1SQ Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 37 Nick Harper CB 5-10 160 Fr. HS Brentwood, Tenn. Ravenwood High 83 Shelby Harris^ K 5-11 240 Jr. 3SQ Nixa, Mo. Nixa High 22 Austin Henderson S 6-2 195 Fr. HS Springdale, Ark. Har-Ber High 54 Riley Herrold^ DL 6-2 247 So. 1SQ Ozark, Mo. Ozark High / Arkansas State University 5 Deion Holliman** WR 5-9 188 Jr. 2L Camden, Ark. Fairview High 15 Zac Hoover*** WR 6-0 193 Sr. 3L Grain Valley, Mo. Grain Valley High 58 Brock Hughes LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 33 Skyler Hulse* DL 6-3 245 So. 1L Oak Grove, Mo. Oak Grove High 90 Colby Isbell** DL 6-3 240 Jr. 2L Rogers, Ark. Heritage High 56 McKinze James* OL 6-3 274 Jr. 1L Camden, Ark. Fairview High 93 Eric Johnson DL 6-5 235 Fr. HS Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South 11 Phoenix Johnson*** TB 5-9 204 Sr. 3L Webb City, Mo. Webb City High 44 Alexz Jones** LB 6-2 233 Jr. 2L Defiance, Mo. Francis Howell High 96 Tony Jones* DL 6-7 258 Jr. 1L Wynne, Ark. Wynne High 2 Darius Joseph^ CB 6-0 190 RFr. 1SQ Oklahoma City, Okla. Southmoore High 89 Brock Kliewer^ DL 6-4 236 So. 2SQ Harrisonville, Mo. Harrisonville High 9 Brodie Lambert* QB 6-1 211 Sr. 1L Arlington, Texas James Martin High 42 Austin Lee TB 5-7 190 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. Christian Brothers High 74 Brian Loomis OL 6-3 325 Fr. HS Manchester, Mo. Parkway West High 48 Tyler Lovelace LB 6-2 212 Fr. HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit North High 57 Claudio Martin DL 6-2 240 Fr. HS Overland Park, Kan. Rockhurst (Mo.) High 39 Nick Masoner* TB 6-1 204 So. 1L Excelsior Springs, Mo. Excelsior Springs High 14 JaMario McClendon + S 6-3 193 Jr. TR Cochran, Ga. Bleckley County High / Butler (Kan.) Com. College 50 Ty McDuffey^ LB 6-2 209 RFr. 1SQ Camdenton, Mo. Camdenton High 41 Darrius Montgomery TE 6-0 230 Fr. HS Kansas City, Mo. Rockhurst High 20 Richard Nelson TB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. Chaparral High 72 Terrence Neuhauser* OL 6-1 317 Sr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. Cheyenne High / Los Angeles Pierce College 8 Rickey Nichols WR 6-2 175 Fr. HS Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South 70 Casey O’Brien OL 6-5 285 Fr. HS Lemont, Ill. Lemont High 86 Taiwo Oluwafunmila* DL 6-4 226 So. 1L Lagos, Nigeria Montverde (Fla.) Academy 21 Cameron Price^ S 6-2 208 RFr. 1SQ Florissant, Mo. Hazelwood Central High 68 Marquis Prophete* OL 6-5 286 So. 1L Florissant, Mo. McCluer North High 76 Brad Pryor** OL 6-3 299 Jr. 2L St. Charles, Mo. Duchesne High 25 Jason Randall* TB 5-9 187 So. 1L Thomasville, Ga. Leavenworth (Kan.) High 16 Breck Ruddick* QB 6-4 204 So. 1L Marion, Ark. Christian Brothers High 4 Matt Rush* CB 5-10 179 So. 1L Springfield, Mo. Hillcrest High 10 Scotty Schaffner+ TE 6-4 236 So. TR Raymore, Mo. Ray-Pec High / Iowa State University 65 Riley Shantz*** OL 6-4 304 Sr. 3L Springfield, Mo. Glendale High 71 Lemond Singleton OL 6-5 285 Fr. HS Romeoville, Ill. Plainfield East High 45 Greg Sloan LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Kansas City, Kan. Schlagle High 40 Isaac Smith TE 6-7 225 Fr. HS Kansas City, Mo. Lincoln College Prep Academy 87 Adam St. Peter** TE 6-4 240 Jr. 2L Joplin, Mo. Joplin High 1 LeMarcus Stewart*** WR 6-1 211 Sr. 3L Memphis, Tenn. Trezevant High 64 Marcus Stewart + OL 6-3 265 Jr. TR Florissant, Mo. Pattonville High / Northwest Missouri State Univ. 84 Jamison Strange WR 6-4 200 RFr. HS Farmington, Mo. Park Hills Central High 99 E.J. Sutton+ DL 6-3 293 Jr. TR Schertz, Texas Samuel Clemens High / Arkansas State University 3 Robert Thomas* CB 6-1 172 So. 1L Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa Union High 77 Jordan Turner* OL 6-6 314 So. 1L Willard, Mo. Willard High 32 Anthony Upchurch* S 5-10 196 So. 1L Memphis, Tenn. White Station High 53 Walter Watson OL 6-2 280 Fr., HS Oklahoma City, Okla. Del City High 29 Clayton Weber CB 6-1 180 Fr. HS Florissant, Mo. Parkway North High 23 Jordan Wilkes LB 6-0 225 Fr. HS Florissant, Mo. Pattonville High 49 Brendan Withrow^ P 6-0 207 RFr. 1SQ Imperial, Mo. St. Pius X High MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV 2016 BEARS NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown High School / Previous College 1 LeMarcus Stewart*** WR 6-1 211 Sr. 3L Memphis, Tenn. Trezevant High 2 Darius Joseph^ CB 6-0 190 RFr. 1SQ Oklahoma City, Okla. Southmoore High 2 Brett Geisz+ QB 5-11 199 RFr. TR Eureka, Mo. Eureka High / Lindenwood University 3 Robert Thomas* CB 6-1 172 So. 1L Tulsa, Okla. Tulsa Union High 4 Matt Rush* CB 5-10 179 So. 1L Springfield, Mo. Hillcrest High 5 Deion Holliman** WR 5-9 188 Jr. 2L Camden, Ark. Fairview High 6 Willis Chambers** WR 6-4 195 Jr. 2L Cedar Hill, Texas First Baptist Academy 7 Tre Betts* S 5-11 184 So. 1L Broken Arrow, Okla. Charles Page High 8 Rickey Nichols WR 6-2 175 Fr. HS Blue Springs, Mo. Blue Springs South 9 Brodie Lambert* QB 6-1 211 Sr. 1L Arlington, Texas James Martin High 10 Scotty Schaffner+ TE 6-4 236 So. TR Raymore, Mo. Ray-Pec High / Iowa State University 11 Phoenix Johnson*** TB 5-9 204 Sr. 3L Webb City, Mo. Webb City High 12 Sam Hall QB 6-1 190 Fr. HS West Plains, Mo. West Plains High 13 Michael Briggs^ QB 6-2 217 RFr. 1SQ Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 14 JaMario McClendon + S 6-3 193 Jr. TR Cochran, Ga. Bleckley County High / Butler (Kan.) Com. College 15 Zac Hoover*** WR 6-0 193 Sr. 3L Grain Valley, Mo. Grain Valley High 16 Breck Ruddick* QB 6-4 204 So. 1L Marion, Ark. Christian Brothers High 17 Malik Earl** WR 6-3 216 Jr. 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. Santa Fe High 18 Erik Furmanek** TE 6-3 251 Jr. 2L Belleville, Ill. Althoff Catholic High 19 Alex Coffin S 6-0 190 Fr. HS Joplin, Mo. Joplin High 20 Richard Nelson TB 6-2 205 Fr. HS Las Vegas, Nev. Chaparral High 21 Cameron Price^ S 6-2 208 RFr. 1SQ Florissant, Mo. Hazelwood Central High 22 Austin Henderson S 6-2 195 Fr. HS Springdale, Ark. Har-Ber High 23 Jordan Wilkes LB 6-0 225 Fr. HS Florissant, Mo. Pattonville High 24 Darius Daniel** CB 6-0 185 Jr. 2L Marked Tree, Ark. Marked Tree High 25 Jason Randall* TB 5-9 187 So. 1L Thomasville, Ga. Leavenworth (Kan.) High 26 Kam Carter^ S 6-1 184 RFr. 1SQ Arlington, Texas Arlington High 27 Gerard Harker^ TB 5-10 187 RFr. 1SQ Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 28 Calan Crowder** TB 6-1 204 Jr. 2L Bartlesville, Okla. Bartlesville High 29 Clayton Weber CB 6-1 180 Fr. HS Florissant, Mo. Parkway North High 30 Jared Beshore* S 6-0 196 So. 1L Lamar, Mo. Lamar High 31 Dylan Cole*** LB 6-1 240 Sr. 3L Rogersville, Mo. Logan-Rogersville High 32 Anthony Upchurch* S 5-10 196 So. 1L Memphis, Tenn. White Station High 33 Skyler Hulse* DL 6-3 245 So. 1L Oak Grove, Mo. Oak Grove High 34 Chris Cacciarelli^ DL 6-4 241 Jr. 2SQ St. Louis, Mo. Westminster Christian Academy 35 Kurran Blamey** LB 6-1 213 Jr. 2L Monett, Mo. Monett High 36 Zach Drake^ WR/K 6-2 185 RFr. 1SQ Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 37 Nick Harper CB 5-10 160 Fr. HS Brentwood, Tenn. Ravenwood High 38 Eric Greely** LB 6-1 212 Jr. 2L Liberty, Mo. Liberty High 39 Nick Masoner* TB 6-1 204 So. 1L Excelsior Springs, Mo. Excelsior Springs High 40 Isaac Smith TE 6-7 225 Fr. HS Kansas City, Mo. Lincoln College Prep Academy 41 Darrius Montgomery TE 6-0 230 Fr. HS Kansas City, Mo. Rockhurst High 42 Austin Lee TB 5-7 190 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. Christian Brothers High 43 Gary Ernest+ LB 6-2 193 RFr. TR O’Fallon, Mo. St. Dominic High / Lindenwood University 44 Alexz Jones** LB 6-2 233 Jr. 2L Defiance, Mo. Francis Howell High 45 Greg Sloan LB 6-2 210 Fr. HS Kansas City, Kan. Schlagle High 48 Tyler Lovelace LB 6-2 212 Fr. HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit North High 49 Brendan Withrow^ P 6-0 207 RFr. 1SQ Imperial, Mo. St. Pius X High 50 Ty McDuffey^ LB 6-2 209 RFr. 1SQ Camdenton, Mo. Camdenton High 52 McNeece Egbim^ LB 6-0 208 RFr. 1SQ Rowlett, Texas Rowlett High 53 Walter Watson OL 6-2 280 Fr., HS Oklahoma City, Okla. Del City High 54 Riley Herrold^ DL 6-2 247 So. 1SQ Ozark, Mo. Ozark High / Arkansas State University 55 A.J. David^ OL 6-7 252 RFr. 1SQ Moberly, Mo. Moberly High 56 McKinze James* OL 6-3 274 Jr. 1L Camden, Ark. Fairview High 57 Claudio Martin DL 6-2 240 Fr. HS Overland Park, Kan. Rockhurst (Mo.) High 58 Brock Hughes LB 6-0 210 Fr. HS Lee’s Summit, Mo. Archbishop O’Hara High 59 Easton Flaugh* LB 6-2 233 So. 1L Branson West, Mo. Reeds Spring High 62 Coleman Clanton^ OL 6-5 282 RFr. 1SQ Olathe, Kan. Olathe South High 63 Gus Carter^ OL 6-4 280 Jr. 3SQ Republic, Mo. Republic High 64 Marcus Stewart + OL 6-3 265 Jr. TR Florissant, Mo. Pattonville High / Northwest Missouri State Univ. 65 Riley Shantz*** OL 6-4 304 Sr. 3L Springfield, Mo. Glendale High 66 Sam Ellifrits* OL 6-6 306 Jr. 1L Nevada, Mo. Nevada High 68 Marquis Prophete* OL 6-5 286 So. 1L Florissant, Mo. McCluer North High 70 Casey O’Brien OL 6-5 285 Fr. HS Lemont, Ill. Lemont High 71 Lemond Singleton OL 6-5 285 Fr. HS Romeoville, Ill. Plainfield East High 72 Terrence Neuhauser* OL 6-1 317 Sr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev. Cheyenne High / Los Angeles Pierce College 74 Brian Loomis OL 6-3 325 Fr. HS Manchester, Mo. Parkway West High 75 Cole Christensen* OL 6-5 285 So. 1L Wildwood, Mo. Eureka High 76 Brad Pryor** OL 6-3 299 Jr. 2L St. Charles, Mo. Duchesne High 77 Jordan Turner* OL 6-6 314 So. 1L Willard, Mo. Willard High 78 Charles Carter OL 6-5 284 Fr. HS Belton, Mo. Belton High 79 Aaron Clardy* OL 6-5 312 So. 1L Neosho, Mo. Neosho High 80 Aaron Denson WR 6-0 180 Fr. HS Fort Worth, Texas Richland High 81 Jalen Esters+ WR 6-2 215 Jr. TR Port Huron, Mich. Port Huron High / Rochester Community Tech 82 Chandler Collins^ TE 6-4 232 RFr. 1SQ Springfield, Mo. Glendale High 83 Shelby Harris^ K 5-11 240 Jr. 3SQ Nixa, Mo. Nixa High 84 Jamison Strange WR 6-4 200 RFr. HS Farmington, Mo. Park Hills Central High 86 Taiwo Oluwafunmila* DL 6-4 226 So. 1L Lagos, Nigeria Montverde (Fla.) Academy 87 Adam St. Peter** TE 6-4 240 Jr. 2L Joplin, Mo. Joplin High 88 Brandon Gilmore WR 6-3 208 Fr. HS Fenton, Mo. Rockwood Summit High 89 Brock Kliewer^ DL 6-4 236 So. 2SQ Harrisonville, Mo. Harrisonville High 90 Colby Isbell** DL 6-3 240 Jr. 2L Rogers, Ark. Heritage High 91 Daryl Coburn** DL 6-1 305 Jr. 2L Little Rock, Ark. Central High 92 Anthony Armour DL 6-4 257 Fr. HS Tulsa, Okla. Holland Hall High 93 Eric Johnson DL 6-5 235 Fr. HS Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield South 94 Tristan Crowder DL 6-3 220 Fr. HS Bartlesville, Okla. Bartlesville High 96 Tony Jones* DL 6-7 258 Jr. 1L Wynne, Ark. Wynne High 97 Colin Bess^ DL 6-5 260 RFr. 1SQ Park Hills, Mo. Central High 98 Cecil Bratton** DL 6-3 296 Jr. 2L St. Joseph, Mo. Central High 99 E.J. Sutton+ DL 6-3 293 Jr. TR Schertz, Texas Samuel Clemens High / Arkansas State University MISSOURI STATE FOOTBALL GAME 3 | MISSOURI STATE (2-0) at KANSAS STATE (1-1) | Sat., Sept. 24, 2016 | 6:10 p.m. (CDT) | Manhattan, Kan. | Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) | KTXR 101.3 FM/Bears Football Radio Network | K-StateHD.TV

COACHING STAFF OFFENSIVE TWO-DEEP DEFENSIVE TWO-DEEP Dave Steckel...... Head Coach Left Tackle Left End Alma Mater...... Kutztown, 1982 62 Coleman Clanton (6-5, 282, RFr., Olathe, Kan.) 96 Tony Jones (6-7, 258, Jr., Wynne, Ark.) Career Record...... 3-10/Second Season 55 A.J. David (6-7, 252, RFr., Moberly, Mo.) 33 Skyler Hulse (6-3, 233, RFr., Oak Grove, Mo.) Record at Missouri State...... Same on Gameday...... Sideline Left Guard Tackle Football Office Phone...... (417) 836-5343 77 Jordan Turner (6-6, 314, So., Willard, Mo.) 99 E.J. Sutton (6-3, 293, Jr., Shertz, Texas) Mack Brown...... Co-Offensive Coordinator 63 Gus Carter (6-4, 280, Jr., Republic, Mo.) 91 Daryl Coburn (6-1, 305, Jr., Little Rock, Ark.) Alma Mater...... Baker, 2010 Position...... Quarterbacks Center Tackle at MSU...... Second Season 65 Riley Shantz (6-4, 304, Sr., Springfield, Mo.) 98 Cecil Bratton (6-3, 296, Jr., St. Joseph, Mo.) on Gameday ...... Coaches Box 56 McKinze James (6-3, 274, Jr., Camden, Ark.) 97 Colin Bess (6-5, 260, RFr., Park Hills, Mo.) Sean Coughlin...... Co-Offensive Coordinator Alma Mater...... Drake, 2001 Right Guard Right End Position...... Offensive Line 66 Sam Ellifrits (6-6, 306, Jr., Nevada, Mo.) 90 Colby Isbell (6-3, 240, Jr., Rogers, Ark.) at MSU...... 11th season on Gameday ...... Sideline 72 Terrence Neuhauser (6-1, 317, Sr., Las Vegas, Nev.) 94 Tristan Crowder (6-3, 220, Fr., Bartlesville, Okla.) Marcus Yokeley...... Defensive Coordinator Right Tackle Will Linebacker Alma Mater...... Truman State, 2006 68 Marquis Prophete (6-5, 286, So., Florissant, Mo.) 52 McNeese Egbim (6-0, 208, RFr., Rowlett, Texas) Position...... Cornerbacks at MSU...... Second Season 75 Cole Christenson (6-5, 285, So., Wildwood, Mo.) 59 Easton Flaugh (6-2, 233, So., Branson West, Mo.) on Gameday ...... Sideline Tight End Mike Linebacker Peter Badovinac...... Assistant Coach 18 Erik Furmanek (6-3, 251, Jr., Belleville, Ill.) 31 Dylan Cole (6-1, 240, Sr., Rogersville, Mo.) Alma Mater...... Michigan State, 2012 Position...... Linebackers 87 Adam St. Peter (6-4, 240, Jr., Joplin, Mo.) 44 Alexz Jones (6-2, 233, Jr., Defiance, Mo.) at MSU...... Second Season on Gameday ...... Coaches Box Quarterback Sam Linebacker 16 Breck Ruddick (6-4, 204, So., Marion, Ark.) 38 Eric Greely (6-1, 212, Jr., Liberty, Mo.) Kenji Jackson...... Assistant Coach Alma Mater...... Missouri, 2011 9 Brodie Lambert (6-1, 211, Sr., Arlington, Texas) 35 Kurran Blamey (6-1, 213, Jr., Monett, Mo.) Position...... Safeties at MSU...... Second Season Tailback Left Cornerback on Gameday ...... Coaches Box 28 Calan Crowder (6-1, 204, Jr., Bartlesville, Okla.) 24 Darius Daniel (6-0, 185, Jr., Marked Tree, Ark.) Justin Kramer...... Assistant Coach 11 Phoenix Johnson (5-9, 204, Sr., Webb City, Mo.) 4 Matt Rush (5-10, 179, So., Springfield, Mo.) Alma Mater...... Southern Illinois, 2005 Position...... Tight Ends/Special Teams X-Receiver Right Cornerback at MSU...... Second Season 17 Malik Earl (6-3, 216, Jr., Oklahoma City, Okla.) 2 Darius Joseph (6-0, 190, RFr., Oklahoma City, Okla.) on Gameday ...... Sideline 6 Willis Chambers (6-4, 195, Jr., Cedar Hill, Texas) 14 JaMario McClendon (6-3, 193, Jr., Cochran, Ga.) Chris Morton...... Assistant Coach Alma Mater...... South Dakota, 2007 H-Receiver Strong Safety Position...... Defensive Line 5 Deion Holliman (5-9, 188, Jr., Camden, Ark.) 30 Jared Beshore (6-0, 196, So., Lamar, Mo.) at MSU...... Second Season 80 Aaron Denson (6-0, 180, Fr., Fort Worth, Texas) 26 Kam Carter (6-1, 184, RFr., Arlington, Texas) on Gameday ...... Sideline Munir Prince...... Assistant Coach Z-Receiver Free Safety Alma Mater...... Missouri, 2010 1 LeMarcus Stewart (6-1, 211, Sr., Memphis, Tenn.) 21 Cameron Price (6-2, 208, RFr., Florissant, Mo.) Position...... Running Backs 15 Zac Hoover (6-0, 193, Sr., Grain Valley, Mo.) 32 Anthony Upchurch (5-10, 196, So., Memphis, Tenn.) at MSU...... Second Season on Gameday ...... Sideline Jason Ray...... Assistant Coach Alma Mater...... Missouri, 2007 Position...... Wide Receivers at MSU...... First Season on Gameday ...... Sideline SPECIAL TEAMS TWO-DEEP Kicker (PAT-FG) SUPPORT STAFF 36 Zach Drake (6-2, 185, RFr., Lee’s Summit, Mo.) Assistant Special Teams Coach...... Austin Alewel 83 Shelby Harris (5-11, 240, Jr., Nixa, Mo.) Strength and Conditioning Coach...... Adam Lang Strength Analyst...... Geoff Stanford Punter Director of Operations...... Olivia Brand 36 Zach Drake (6-2, 185, RFr., Lee’s Summit, Mo.) Director of Recruiting...... Kip Edwards 83 Shelby Harris (5-11, 240, Jr., Nixa, Mo.) Quality Control Special Teams/Video Coord...... Kyle Blocker Quality Control Offense...... , Zack Cooley Holder Quality Control Defense...... Trevor Bosak, Jerone Williams 30 Jared Beshore (6-0, 196, So., Lamar, Mo.) Football Administrative Assistant...... Kelly Barnts Student Video Assistants...... Jimi Hill, Brad Jarman, Tre’Vanna Wilson 9 Brodie Lambert (6-1, 211, Sr., Arlington, Texas) Equipment Manager...... Kaleb Daws Student Equipment Assistants...... Lucas Gant, Justin Summers, Long Snapper ...... Dalyn Trippe, Wilson Fulton, David Godsey, Cal Benson, 82 Chandler Collins (6-4, 232, RFr., Springfield, Mo.) ...... Jeremiah LaBell 97 Colin Bess (6-5, 260, RFr., Park Hills, Mo.) Head Team Physician...... Landon Hough Team Physicians...... Rick Seagrave, Victor Wilson, Kickoff Return ...... Royce Moore, Shawn Freeman, Natalie Allen, Rodney Witt 5 Deion Holliman (5-9, 188, Jr., Camden, Ark.) Director of Athletic Medical and Rehab. Services...... Jim Penkalski 15 Zac Hoover (6-0, 193, Sr., Grain Valley, Mo.) Football Athletic Trainer...... Steve Sawchak Football SIDs...... Eric Doennig, Rick Kindhart Punt Return Director of Strength and Conditioning...... Jeremiah Frey 5 Deion Holliman (5-9, 188, Jr., Camden, Ark.) Director, Wynn Academic Achievement Center...... Dan Raines 15 Zac Hoover (6-0, 193, Sr., Grain Valley, Mo.) Director, Plaster Sports Complex...... Keith Boaz GM, Missouri State Sports Properties...... Mike Peddicord Director of Marketing...... Megan Hofferth Director of Sales...... Sharry Olson Director of Ticket Sales...... Duane Miller