BLAZER GAME DAY FLORIDA TECH - GAME 10
Saturday, November 14th • 3:00 p.m. EST vs. Valdosta, Ga. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Matt Malone ([email protected])
No. 18 VALDOSTA STATE HOMECOMING SHOWDOWN TO MAKE OR BREAK PLAYOFF HOPES FOR BLAZERS (7-2, 4-2 GSC) Each game this season for the Valdosta State Blazers has held more importance than the last, and this Saturday’s 3:00 p.m. homecoming matchup against the visiting Florida Tech Panthers at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium is no excep- Sept. 5 at Albany State W, 21-13 tion. Sept. 12 ^vs. Winston-Salem State W, 31-3 The Gulf South Conference showdown essentially represents a “win or go home” situation for both the Blazers Sept. 26 CUMBERLAND W, 56-22 and the Panthers, who currently rank No. 7 and No. 6 in the most recent NCAA Super Region 2 rankings. With playoff Oct. 3 *NORTH ALABAMA L, 12-34 positions available for the region’s top seven teams, both team’s playoff hopes are riding on Saturday afternoon’s Oct. 10 *at West Georgia L, 28-49 skirmish in Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta State will look to the reigning GSC Player of the Week and newly crowned VSU football career rushing Oct. 17 *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE W, 34-7 leader, Cedric O’Neal, for stability on offense. O’Neal, who will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday with 22 fellow Oct. 22 *at Shorter W, 37-22 seniors, has been an absolute force for the Blazers throughout the latter part of the regular season. In the last three Oct. 31 *WEST ALABAMA W, 55-28 games, the running back has accumulated 489 rushing yards and seven of his 13 rushing touchdowns this season. In Nov. 7 *at Delta State W, 40-34 (3OT) addition, the Dublin, Ga. native has shown versatility with 13 receptions for 190 yards. Nov. 14 *FLORIDA TECH (HOMECOMING) 3:00 p.m. The Blazers have surged on offense during the second half of the season and will look to continue that trend this weekend. Valdosta State topped 400 total yards just once during their first five games, but have exceeded that total all times Eastern; *GSC; ^Cobb County Clash in each of their last four matchups. FLORIDA TECH Standing between Valdosta State and a 2015 postseason berth are the Panthers, who have seen equal amounts of success this season. In just their third season of the program, Florida Tech is riding high and has proven itself as a (7-3, 5-1 GSC) national contender. The team’s most recent victory, a 28-26 upset of the top-seeded West Georgia Wolves, helped the Sept. 5 NEWBERRY L 28-31 program earn votes in the latest AFCA national poll. Sept. 12 Southeastern Louisiana L 17-28 Florida Tech is led by quarterback Mark Cato, who currently represents one of just two quarterbacks in the GSC Sept. 19 WARNER W 37-0 to average over 200 passing yards per game. With a league-leading 18 touchdown tosses and 1,854 passing yards, Cato will represent one of the year’s biggest challenges for Valdosta State’s Black Swarm secondary. Sept. 26 North Alabama L 48-55 Oct. 3 Delta State W 41-37 GAME CENTER Oct. 10 WEST ALABAMA W 24-13 Oct. 17 Fort Valley State W 34-7 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS FLORIDA TECH Oct. 24 Mississippi College W 31-14 Record: 7-2, 3-2 GSC Record: 7-3, 5-1 GSC Oct. 31 SHORTER W 28-24 Ranking: No. 18 Ranking: Receiving Votes Oct. 7 WEST GEORGIA (HOMECOMING) W 28-26 Last Game: West Alabama (W, 55-28) Last Game: West Georgia (W, 28-26) Oct. 14 Valdosta State 3:00 pm Coach: David Dean (Georgia State, 1986) Coach: Steve Englehart (Indiana St., 2000) Record: 77-25 (9th season) Record: 44-29 (7th season) all times Eastern; *GSC at VSU: 77-25 (9th season) at FIT: 18-15 (3rd season) vs. GSC: 42-18 vs. GSC: 9-10 ABOUT THE GAME vs. FIT: 2-0 vs. VSU: 0-2 TV • None QUICK NOTES • Valdosta State is in its 34th year of intercollegiate football and owns an overall record of 264 wins, 117 losses RADIO • VSU RADIO NETWORK and four ties. Play-by-Play Dick Rockey • After last week’s win against Delta State, David Dean passed Chris Hatcher as Valdosta State’s winningest Analyst Spencer Van Horn head coach. His win total of 77, against just 26 losses, gives him a .748 career winning percentage. Sideline Tom Odom • The Blazers have scored in 290 straight games, tops among all DII schools. Network Stations WDDQ Talk 92.1 FM (Valdosta) • Last week, Cedric O’Neal needed 143 yards to become Valdosta State’s all-time rushing yardage leader. O’Neal WJEM 96.1 FM / 1150 AM (Valdosta) obliterated that number with a 190 yard rushing effort that included three touchdowns. With 3,907 total career WSFB 97.7 FM / 1490 AM (Quitman) rushing yards, O’Neal now holds the school record for most career rushing yards and most career touchdowns WJHC 107.5 FM (Jasper, Fla.) (45). His rushing touchdown total of 13 this season places him at the top of the Gulf South Conference, and last WKZZ 92.5 FM (Tifton) week’s performance earned the senior his first career GSC Offensive Player of the Week honor. • This week’s NCAA Super 2 Regional rankings make Saturday’s homecoming matchup one of the biggest in all of INTERNET RADIO Division II football. With Valdosta State standing at No. 7 and Florida Tech in at No. 6, both teams are facing a Live Audio talk921.com must win situation in order to earn a spot in the playoffs. Live Stats www.vstateblazers.com • Last week’s win against Delta State marked the first contest in Valdosta State history to reach triple overtime. Live Video ESPN 3/WatchESPN The last time a Blazer football game extended beyond regulation was on September 3, 2011, when the Blazers defeated No. 14 Wingate 34-28 in a double-overtime season opener in Wingate, N.C. SERIES HISTORY AGAINST FLORIDA TECH Valdosta State football’s history against the Florida Tech Panthers is a young one. The Blazers have faced their newest GSC rival just two times prior to today’s contest, and VSU has come away with victories in both of those contests. Last year, the Blazers survived a late comeback bid by the Panthers to escape Melbourne, Fla. with a narrow 31-29 win. 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 1
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 1 11/10/15 4:58 PM SERIES HISTORY VS. FLORIDA TECH TALE OF THE TAPE O’NEAL EARNS FIRST CAREER POTW HONOR VSU Category FIT Following another tremendous rushing effort on Satur- VSU 34.9 Scoring Offense 31.6 day, Cedric O’Neal was named the Gulf South Conference Year Record Streak Site Score 23.6 Scoring Defense 23.5 Offensive Player of the Week by the GSC office on Monday. 2013 1-0 Won 1 Valdosta, Ga. W, 52-14 182.3 Rushing Offense 184.2 O’Neal’s performance on Saturday included 29 carries 2014 2-0 Won 2 Melbourne, Fla. W, 31-29 180.2 Rushing Defense 184.0 for an average of 6.6 yards per rush. His total of 190 rushing 225.6 Passing Offense 249.3 yards marked the third straight game in which the senior has Valdosta State Average Points: 41.5 (83 total) 174.4 Passing Defense 158.4 rushed for 100-plus yards and pushed O’Neal past Aaron Florida Tech Average Points: 21.5 (43 total) 407.9 Total Offense 433.5 Jenkins for the most career rushing yards in school history. in Valdosta: Valdosta State leads 1-0 354.7 Total Defense 342.7 Three of Valdosta State’s touchdowns were scored by in Melbourne: Valdosta State leads 1-0 O’Neal, including the Blazers’ final score in triple overtime, STATISTICAL LEADERS THE BLAZER-PANTHER COMPARISON which led VSU to a critical 40-34 victory over Delta State. VSU DSU O’Neal’s career touchdown total of 45 also represents a Valdosta State Roster Breakdown 84 players 86 players school record and continues to climb as the season pro- Rushing Cedric O’Neal, 861 yards Seniors 25 12 gresses. Passing E.J. Hilliard, 1482 yards Juniors 21 38 The honor marks the second Player of the Week award Receiving Greg Dent, 581 yards for Blazer football this season, following a Defensive Player Scoring Cedric O’Neal, 84 points Sophomores 20 15 Punting Gavin Wilson, 37.1 average Freshmen 18 21 of the Week honor received by linebacker Kenny Murphy last Tackles Sharmaine Washington, 71 Starting Offensive Line week. Tackles for Loss Egim Etta-Tawo, 6.0 Height, Weight 6-4, 305 6-4, 309 Sacks Egim Etta-Tawo, 3.5 Starting Defensive Line GSC POSTSEASON CONTENDERS Interceptions Kenny Moore, 3 Height, Weight 6-1, 258 6-0, 250 The Gulf South Conference is well-represented in this Pass Breakups Kenny Moore, 6 Run-to-Pass Ratio 290-248 307-369 week’s release of both the NCAA regional rankings and the Kickoff Returns Greg Dent, 22.1 average Run-to-Pass Percentage 53.9% run 54.6 % pass AFCA national rankings. With West Georgia standing at No. Punt Returns Greg Dent, 6.2 average Turnovers Gained-Lost 13-7 18-25 7, North Alabama holding the No. 15 position, and Valdosta 3rd Down Conversions 41-of-104 37-of-126 State falling in at No. 18, three GSC teams rank among the Florida Tech 3rd Down Percentage 39.4% 29.0% nation’s top 25, and Florida Tech is not far behind after Rushing Trevor Sand, 656 yards 4th Down Conversions 10-of-17 7-of-22 receiving votes in the AFCA poll. Passing Mark Cato, 1854 yards Receiving Kenny Johnston, 659 yards 4th Down Percentage 58.8% 32.0% In addition, the Super Region 2 rankings show each of Scoring Drake Hillman, 61 points Sacks By-Against 17-23 24-17 the aforementioned teams among the top ten in the region, in Punting Kyle Gullikson, 38.8 yards addition to West Alabama at No. 10. West Georgia held on to Tackles Chris Stapleton, 80 EXPERIENCE OF THE TENTATIVE STARTERS the No. 1 position, despite last week’s loss to Florida Tech, Tackles for Loss J.J. Sanders, 16.5 Sr. Jr. Soph. RFr. Fr. who improved to No. 6 in the regional rankings. Valdosta Sacks J.J. Sanders, 6.5 VSU 9 7 5 0 1 State defeated Delta State, but fell to No. 7, and North Interceptions T. Rosenblatt/ TraiCadore, 2 Florida Tech 5 14 1 0 2 Alabama claimed the No. 2 position. A full list of the current Pass Breakups Manny Abad, 9 Super 2 Regional rankings is listed below. Kickoff Returns Antwuan Haynes, 21.5 average Punt Returns Antwuan Haynes, 20.0 average NCAA Super Region 2 Rankings November 9, 2015 MURPHY EARNS FIRST CAREER POTW HONOR Pos. Team vs. In-Region vs. D2 On the heels of one of his best defensive performances 1 West Georgia 9-1 9-1 of the 2015 season, senior Kenny Murphy was named the 2 North Alabama 7-1 7-2 Gulf South Conference’s Defensive Player of the Week in an 3 Catawba 7-2 7-2 announcement by the GSC office last week. 4 Carson-Newman 7-2 7-2 The award marked the first career Player of the Week 5 Tuskegee 8-2 8-2 honor for the Glennville, Ga. native, and came in recognition 6 Florida Tech 6-2 6-2 of Murphy’s effort two weeks ago against West Alabama 7 Valdosta State 6-2 6-2 that included 11 tackles. Ten of those takedowns were solo 8 Newberry 6-3 6-3 tackles, and Murphy helped lock up VSU’s critical 55-28 GSC 9 North Greenville 5-2 5-2 win over UWA in the second half with an interception that 10 West Alabama 5-3 6-3 he returned 73 yards for his second career touchdown. Murphy, a 6’-2” linebacker that began the 2015 season as a Preseason All-GSC selection, has lived up to the hype all season long. With 54 tackles on the season and an average of 6.8 tackles per game, Murphy ranks seventh among the league’s top defenders. His interception return of 73-yards tied Shorter’s Wesley Clay as the GSC’s longest pick-six this season.
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 2 11/10/15 4:58 PM NATIONAL POLLS VALDOSTA STATE ONE OF THE BEST SINCE 2000 WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE POLLS Much of the Blazers’ all-time winning percentage ranking AFCA can be attributed to Valdosta State’s play since the beginning November 9, 2015 of the 2000 season, as only two Division II teams have won DATE AFCA D2 SR2 Pos. Team (1st place votes) Record Points more games during that period. The Blazers have tallied 153 preseason 16 15 - 1. Northwest Missouri St. (29) 10-0 796 wins over the course of the last 13 seasons, behind only 9/7 14 14 - 2. Ferris St. (Mich.) (2) 9-0 768 Grand Valley State’s and Northwest Missouri State’s 161. 9/14 11 11 - 3. Ashland (Ohio) (1) 10-0 712 GVSU (.870), NMSU (.847) and Tuskegee (.813) are the 9/21 9 9 - 4. Colorado St.-Pueblo 9-1 711 only teams with a better winning percentage than Valdosta 5. Shepherd (W.Va.) 9-0 672 9/28 9 9 - State’s .805. Below is a look at the top five in the nation in 6. Minnesota St. 9-1 636 10/5 21 17 - each category since the beginning of 2000: 7. West Georgia 9-1 568 10/12 Rec. Votes 25 - By Total Wins 8. Henderson St. (Ark.) 9-1 566 10/19 Rec. Votes 25 - No. Team W L Pct. 9. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 9-1 552 10/26 24 21 10 1. Northwest Missouri State 171 31 .847 10. Midwestern St. (Texas) 9-1 520 11/2 23 19 6 2. Grand Valley State 167 29 .852 11. Texas A&M-Commerce 8-2 449 11/9 18 - 7 3. Valdosta State 153 37 .805 12. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 8-1 444 11/16 13. Indianapolis (Ind.) 9-1 376 4. Bloomsburg 142 36 .798 14. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 8-2 364 VSU’S TOP 25 HISTORY 5. Tuskegee 139 33 .808 15. North Alabama 7-2 319 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 25...... Nov. 9, 2015 16. Charleston (W.Va.) 9-1 312 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 10...Sept. 28, 2015 BLAZERS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN GSC 17. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 8-2 274 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 25...... 220 Valdosta State was picked to finish fourth in the Gulf 18. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 7-2 224 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 10...... 143 South Conference this season in a preseason vote of the 19. Emporia St. (Kan.) 8-2 212 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 5...... 93 league coaches. 20. Central Missouri 8-2 199 Highest Ranking All-Time...... 1st (28 times) The Blazers trailed North Alabama, who garnered 29 21. Colorado Mesa 8-2 157 vs. Top 25 in 2015...... 0-2 points in the conference poll and ranked third with one first 22. Bowie St. (Md.) 9-1 148 vs. Top 25 all-time...... 54-54-2 place vote, three second place votes, and two second place 23. Assumption (Mass.) 9-1 116 vs. GSC...... 22-45-2 votes. Delta State edged out UNA to rank second with one 24. Tuskegee (Ala.) 8-2 93 at home...... 27-22-1 first place vote, four second place votes, and one third place 25. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 8-2 78 on the road...... 23-30 vote, while West Georgia topped the preseason list with five neutral sites...... 4-1 first place votes and one third place vote. Dropped Out: Colorado School of Mines (21), Michigan Rounding out the poll in the bottom three positions were Tech (22) 2015 Opponents in Top 25 (AFCA / D2Football)..... 3 / 3 2015 Opponents Receiving Votes in the Top 25...... 1 Florida Tech at number five with 17 points, followed by West Alabama in the sixth place with 12 points. The Shorter Others Receiving Votes: Augustana (S.D.), 44; Catawba Hawks fell into seventh place with six sixth place votes for (N.C.), 36; Virginia Union, 20; Indiana (Pa.), 18; Florida BLAZERS MAKE THE POINT Tech, 8; Michigan Tech, 4; North Greenville (S.C.), 2; Known for its offense, Valdosta State is the current a total of six points. McKendree (Ill.), 1; Western Oregon, 1. NCAA Division II leader in games without being shutout as THREE BLAZERS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-GSC the Blazers have scored in each of their last 290 games. The The Blazers were well represented on both sides of D2Football.com last time VSU was shutout was on September 14, 1991 when the ball. Cedric O’Neal, a three-time All-GSC honoree who November 9, 2015 UCF defeated the Blazers 12-0 in Orlando, Fla. is quickly closing in on both the rushing touchdown and Pos. Team Record Last Week Below is a closer look at the current Division II leaders rushing yardage records, earned a spot on the Preseason 1 Ferris State 9-0 2 in consecutive games without being shutout: All-GSC Team for the second consecutive year. The senior 2 Northwest Missouri 10-0 3 Rank School Games is currently 813 yards away from the rushing yardage record 3 CSU-Pueblo 9-1 4 1. Valdosta State 290 and needs just four touchdowns to set a new mark for rushing 4 Ashland 10-0 5 2. Grand Valley State 277 touchdowns. 5 Minnesota State 9-1 6 3. Carson-Newman 260 Alongside O’Neal on the offensive side with his first 6 West Georgia 9-1 1 4. Central Missouri 260 career Preseason All-GSC honor was Chris Anderson, a 7 Shepherd 9-0 8 5. Shepherd 224 wide receiver out of Brunswick, Ga. who earned his first 8 Texas A&M-Commerce 8-2 9 6. Missouri Western State 202 All-GSC award last season after leading the Blazers’ receiv- 9 Slippery Rock 9-1 10 7. Bentley 166 ing corps with 67 catches, 714 receiving yards, and five 10 North Alabama 7-2 11 8. Pittsburg State 150 touchdowns. 11 Midwestern State 9-1 12 9. East Stroudsburg 158 Representing the Black Swarm, Kenny Murphy head- 12 Humboldt State 8-1 14 10. West Liberty State 155 lined the All-GSC defensive selections as a unanimous pick. 13 Central Missouri 8-2 15 Murphy’s preseason honor comes on the heels of a 2014 14 Grand Valley 8-2 17 BLAZERS AMONG THE NATIONS BEST junior season in which the Glennville, Ga. native lit up the 15 Henderson State 9-1 18 In its 34th year of football, Valdosta State ranks among league and earned First Team All-GSC honors after finishing 16 Valdosta State 7-2 19 the top schools in the nation in terms of all-time winning among the top two defensive players in the conference with 17 Sioux Falls 8-2 7 percentage. In fact, only two schools - Grand Valley State a staggering 92 tackles. Sharmaine Washington, another 18 Assumption 9-1 21 and Bentley - have a better all-time winning percentage than 2014 All-GSC selection that racked up 58 tackles last year, 19 Minnesota Duluth 7-3 23 the Blazers, whose 264-117-3 all-time record accounts for rounded out the Blazers’ preseason honorees. 20 Tuskegee 8-2 13 a .688 winning percentage. Below is a look at the top five 21 Charleston 9-1 25 teams by winning percentage all-time on the NCAA Division 22 Augustana 8-2 NR II level: 23 Emporia State 8-2 16 No. Team Yrs W L T Pct. 24 Florida Tech 7-3 NR 1. Grand Valley State 44 356 131 3 .730 25 Indianapolis 9-1 NR 2. Bentley 27 189 83 1 .694 3. Valdosta State 34 264 117 3 .687 4. West Chester 86 571 261 17 .683 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 86 591 291 16 .667 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 3 11/10/15 4:58 PM THE GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE GSC PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
2015 STANDINGS Preseason Coaches Poll (first place votes) I------GSC Games ------I I------Overall ------I 1. West Georgia (5) 34 W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. For Opp Home Away Neutral Streak 2. Delta State (1) 30 West Georgia #7 5 1 0.833 204 108 9 1 0.900 394 155 5-0 4-1 0-0 L1 3. North Alabama (1) 29 North Alabama #15 5 1 0.833 204 132 7 2 0.778 261 201 4-0 2-2 1-0 W2 4. Valdosta State 19 Florida Tech 5 1 0.833 200 169 7 3 0.700 316 235 4-1 3-2 0-0 W6 5. Florida Tech 17 Valdosta State #18 4 2 0.667 206 164 7 2 0.778 314 212 3-1 3-1 1-0 W4 6. West Alabama 12 West Alabama 3 3 0.500 162 189 7 3 0.700 292 278 4-1 3-2 0-0 W1 7. Shorter 6 Delta State 1 5 0.167 171 210 5 5 0.500 364 279 3-4 2-1 0-0 L4 Shorter 1 5 0.167 139 206 2 7 0.222 182 265 0-3 2-4 0-0 L5 Preseason All-GSC Team Mississippi College ^ 0 6 0.000 95 193 2 7 0.222 198 240 2-3 0-4 0-0 L6 Offense ^not eligible for conference championship QB Mark Cato Florida Tech RB Cedric O’Neal Valdosta State LAST WEEK IN THE GSC THIS WEEK IN THE GSC RB Trevor Sand Florida Tech RB Lamonte Thompson North Alabama Saturday, November 7 Saturday, November 14 WR Casey Osborne (U) Delta State West Georgia 26 at Florida Tech 28 (HC) West Alabama at North Alabama, 1:30 p.m. WR Chris Anderson Valdosta State North Alabama 28 at Shorter 7 Shorter at West Georgia, 2:00 p.m. WR Shaq Hall West Georgia Mississippi College 13 at West Alabama 14 Florida Tech at Valdosta State (HC), 3:00 p.m. WR Lee Mayhall North Alabama Valdosta State 40 at Delta State 34 (HC) Delta State at Mississippi College, 3:00 p.m. TE Gabe Hughes Florida Tech G Stephen Evans North Alabama G Orion Awa-Dubose Delta State T Jalen Beavers North Alabama T Mose Countryman Delta State T Matt Garcia Florida Tech C Harley Vaughan (U) West Georgia 2015 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE DEFENSE Defense September 7 - Tyler Sullivan (DSU) September 7 - Chris Davis (UWA) DL Alex Armah (U) West Georgia September 14 - Tyler Sullivan (DSU) September 14 - Joreco Beckwith (DSU) DL Tyler Smith (U) North Alabama September 21 - Dallas Dickey (UWG) September 21 - Zach Butts (Shorter) DL Jared Washington (U) West Alabama September 28 - Luke Wingo (UNA) September 28 - Alex Armah (UWG) DL Randall Boyd Delta State October 5 - Aaron Bryant (Shorter) October 5 - Jon Knox (DSU) LB Kenny Murphy (U) Valdosta State October 12 - Lamarcus Franks (UWG) October 12 - Jamel Dennis (DSU) LB J.J. Sanders Florida Tech October 19 - B.J. McCoy (SU) October 19 - De’Koven Ware (DSU) LB Wilson Curtis Delta State October 26 - B.J. McCoy (SU) October 26 - J.J. Sanders (FIT) LB Sharmaine Washington Valdosta State November 2 - Antwuan Haynes (FIT) November 2 - Kenny Murphy (VSU) DB Philbert Martial North Alabama November 9 - Cedric O’Neal (VSU) November 9 - Richard Nash (DSU) DB Jordan Shaw Shorter November 16 November 16 DB Romelo Wilson Delta State DB Manny Adad Florida Tech DB Carlos Hutton West Georgia DB Richard Nash Delta State SPECIAL TEAMS FRESHMAN September 7 - Telvin Brown (UWG) September 7 - Aares McCall (UWG) Specialists September 14 - Hunter Heck (UWG) September 14 - Dezmon Huntley (UWA) PK Mark Grant West Alabama September 21 - Marcus Sayles (UWG) September 21 - Antwuan Haynes (FIT) P James Dugan (U) West Georgia September 28 - Tyreek Hill (UWA) September 28 - Antwuan Haynes (FIT) RS Philbert Martial North Alabama October 5 - Gary Holmes (FIT) October 5 - Harry Satterwhite (UWA) BT Wil Lovelace North Alabama October 12 - Kevin Henke (UNA) October 12 - Keijne Thomas (DSU) October 19 - Antwuan Haynes (FIT) October 19 - Harry Satterwhite (UWA) October 26 - Tyreek Hill (UWA) October 26 - Harry Satterwhite (UWA) November 2 - Devontae Jackson (UWG) November 2 - Antwuan Haynes (FIT) November 9 - Kyle Gullikson (FIT) November 9 - Devontae Jackson (UWG) November 16 November 16
VALDOSTA STATE GSC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 4 11/10/15 4:58 PM 2015 VALDOSTA STATE DEPTH CHART - LAST UPDATED THURSDAY, OCT. 21 Start Chart Offense Defense Offense ‘15 Career QB 1 EJ Hilliard 6-2 191 Sr. DE 40 Egim Etta-Tawo 6-3 213 Jr. Austin Scott 5 28 9 Roland Rivers 6-2 235 Fr. 49 Mantevius Rucker 6-2 224 Sr. Chris Anderson 7 28 Roshmel Young 7 21 RB 23 Austin Scott 5-8 177 Sr. DT 95 Jaleel Brown 6-2 318 Sr. Cedric O’Neal 2 16 7 Cedric O’Neal 6-0 213 Sr. 97 Dequan Ivery 6-2 296 Jr. Jack Bradley 7 21 D’Amonte Ridley - 12 XR 22 D’Amonte Ridley 5-8 148 Sr. NT 61 Mat Mathews 6-2 282 Sr. Donovan Bolden 7 17 4 Anthony Ingram 5-10 156 So. 91 Tyrone Dixon 6-2 320 So. Will Johnson - 6 Austin Thompson 7 12 YR 28 Roshmel Young 5-10 206 Sr. DE 90 Cooper Lemonds 5-11 254 Sr. Kaleb Nobles - 5 10 Stephen Denmark 6-4 196 Fr. 48 Oneil Cohen 6-2 255 Sr. Mitch Woodard - 1 Xay Howard 7 7 ZR 83 Donovan Bolden 5-9 178 Jr. SLB 46 Malcolm McClenton 6-1 209 Fr. EJ Hilliard 7 7 16 Dallas Baldner 6-0 174 So. 33 Gaughf Ivey 5-11 186 Jr. David May 7 7 Josh Adams 7 7 HR 12 Chris Anderson 5-8 195 Sr. MLB 44 Kenny Murphy 6-2 240 Sr. Jeremy King 7 7 13 Joseph Little 6-4 226 Sr. 45 David Brown 6-1 220 So. Stephen Denmark 1 1
LT 77 Aram Wynn 6-4 320 Jr. WLB 30 Sharmaine Washington 6-1 232 So. Defense ‘15 Career 60 Pierce Lewis 6-5 285 Fr. 42 Dante Robinson 6-0 204 So. Cooper Lemonds 7 22 Kenny Moore 7 21 LG 65 Jack Bradley 6-3 299 Sr. LC 15 Donatello Brown 6-2 175 So. Kenny Murphy 7 20 74 Preston Langley 6-4 300 Fr. 2 Andre Johnson Sr. 5-11 191 So. Larry Murphy 4 13 Mat Mathews 7 15 C 63 David May 6-4 297 So. SS 8 Peter Tulloch 6-0 210 Sr. Sharmaine Washington 7 15 56 Nicholas Bonaparte 6-2 301 So. 14 Camen Marshall 5-10 170 Sr. Donatello Brown 3 5 Egim Etta-Tawo 7 7 RG 69 Jeremy King 5-11 346 Fr. FS 20 Lorenzo Washington 5-9 204 Jr. Jaleel Brown 7 7 73 Mitch Woodard 6-6 357 So. 19 Timothy Sanders 5-11 190 Fr. Malcolm McClenton 7 7 Peter Tulloch 7 7 RT 66 Josh Adams 6-3 313 So. RC 24 Kenny Moore 5-9 179 So. Lorenzo Washington 7 7 60 Pierce Lewis 6-5 285 Fr. 38 Raymond Palmer 5-9 188 Jr.
Pronunciation Guide Specialists ‘15 Career Chris Bahr BAR Special Teams Andrew Gray 7 7 Nicholas Bonaparte BON-uh-part K 31 Gavin Wilson 5-11 196 Fr. Gavin Wilson 7 7 Egim Etta-Tawo EE-gem ETTA-TAH-woe 25 Andrew Gray 6-1 150 Fr. Brent Wildes 7 7 EJ Hilliard EJ Hill-YARD Joseph Little 7 7 Xay Howard ZAY P 31 Gavin Wilson 5-11 196 Fr. Greg Dent 7 7 Gauhf Ivey GOFF 86 Trevor Ross 6-1 183 Fr. Dequan Ivery Duh-KWAN Cooper Lemonds Lemons LS 47 Brent Wildes 6-0 201 So. Camen Marshall CAY-men 57 Patrick Rhew 6-1 210 Fr. D’Amonte Ridley DEE-uh-MON-tay Mantevius Rucker MAN-tay-vee-us H 13 Joseph Little 6-4 226 Sr. Geomarey Smith GEE-oh-MAH-ree 18 Jacob Chesser 6-2 188 Jr. Peter Tulloch TULL-ock Tyre Waiters Tie-REE KR 6 Greg Dent 5-11 197 Sr. Sharmaine Washington SHAR-main 24 Johnny Williams 6-1 185 Fr. Aram Wynn AY-rum PR 6 Greg Dent 5-11 197 Sr. 23 Austin Scott 5-8 177 Sr.
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 5 11/10/15 4:58 PM 2015 VALDOSTA STATE DRESS ROSTER By Position No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Previous School 1 EJ Hilliard QB 6-2 191 Sr. Miami, Fla. Florida International Quarterbacks (4) 2 Andre Johnson Sr. CB 5-11 191 So. Ocala, Fla. Trinity Catholic 1 EJ Hilliard Sr. 5 Kaleb Nobles Jr. 3 Xay Howard WR 6-0 181 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill 9 Roland Rivers Fr. 4 Anthony Ingram WR 5-10 156 So. Jasper, Fla. Hamilton County 11 Jacob Chesser Jr. 5 Kaleb Nobles QB 5-10 193 Jr. Fitzgerald, Ga. Fitzgerald 6 Greg Dent WR 5-11 197 Sr. Belle Glade, Fla. Glades Central Running Backs (5) 7 Cedric O’Neal RB 6-0 213 Sr. Dublin, Ga. Dublin 7 Cedric O’Neal Sr. 8 Peter Tulloch DB 6-0 210 Sr. Miami, Fla. Miami Norland Senior 23 Austin Scott Sr. 27 Nick Hylton Fr. 9 Roland Rivers QB 6-2 235 Fr. Ellenwood, Ga. Martin Luther King 29 Eric Scott Sr. 10 Stephen Denmark WR 6-4 196 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards 36 Jordan Germany So. 11 Jacob Chesser QB 6-1 190 Jr. Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry 12 Chris Anderson WR 5-8 195 Sr. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick Fullbacks (1) 13 Joseph Little WR 6-4 226 Sr. Lakeland, Fla. Trinity Catholic 43 Thomas Wright Jr. 14 Camen Marshall CB 5-10 167 Sr. Grayson, Ga. Grayson 15 Donatello Brown CB 6-0 161 Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. North Cobb Wide Receivers (16) 3 Xay Howard Jr. 16 Dallas Baldner WR 6-0 174 So. Homosassa, Fla. Crystal River 4 Anthony Ingram So. 19 Timothy Sanders DB 5-11 190 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 6 Greg Dent Sr. 20 Lorenzo Washington SS 5-10 213 Jr. Ocala, Fla. Trinity Catholic 10 Stephen Denmark Fr. 21 Darrell Myers WR 6-7 167 Fr. Savannah, Ga. Johnson 12 Chris Anderson Sr. 13 Joe Little Sr. 22 D’Amonte Ridley WR 5-8 148 Sr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 16 Dallas Baldner So. 23 Austin Scott RB 5-8 177 Sr. Columbus, Ga. Hardaway 21 Darrell Myers Fr. 24 Kenny Moore CB 5-9 179 Jr. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes 22 D’Amonte Ridley Sr. 25 Andrew Gray K 6-1 150 Fr. Johns Creek, Ga. Chattahoochee 28 Roshmel Young Sr. 80 Russell King So. 26 Larry Murphy CB 5-11 167 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Georgia Southern 82 Tyre Waiters Fr. 27 Nick Hylton RB 5-11 203 Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett 83 Donovan Bolden Jr. 28 Roshmel Young WR 5-10 206 Sr. Rockmart, Ga. Rockmart 85 Nick Utley Jr. 29 Eric Scott RB 6-0 192 Sr. Washington, Ga. Washington-Wilkes 86 Russell King Fr. 30 Sharmaine Washington LB 6-1 232 Jr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 87 Brandon Paden So. 31 Gavin Wilson K 5-11 196 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Ctl. Tight Ends (2) 32 Jay Klees LB 5-11 212 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. North Florida Chr. 81 Brandon Kemp Fr. 33 Gaughf Ivey SS 5-11 186 Jr. Albany, Ga. Deerfield-Windsor 84 Will Johnson Sr. 34 Bryant Pinkney CB 6-1 181 So. Duluth, Ga. Duluth 35 Jonathan Hester LB 5-11 226 Jr. Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta Centers (2) 36 Jordan Germany RB 5-11 210 So. Decatur, Ga. Grayson 63 David May So. 37 Exavius Medlock DB 5-11 160 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. Brooks County High 71 Jamel Hunter So. 38 Raymond Palmer CB 5-9 188 Jr. Darien, Ga. McIntosh County Aca. Offensive Guards (12) 39 Kenneth Johnson SS 5-11 181 So. Albany, Ga. Dougherty 53 Jay Hearn Fr. 40 Egim Etta-Tawo LB 6-3 213 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. West Georgia 56 Nicholas Bonaparte So. 41 Geomarey Smith DL 5-11 235 Fr. Midway, Fla. East Gadsden 60 Pierce Lewis Fr. 65 Jack Bradley Sr. 42 Dante Robinson LB 6-0 204 So. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes 70 Levi Cribb Fr. 43 Thomas Wright FB 5-11 215 Jr. Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 72 Jacob Dilliplane Fr. 44 Kenny Murphy LB 6-2 240 Sr. Glennville, Ga. Tattnall County 73 Mitch Woodard So. 45 David Brown LB 6-1 220 So. Charleston, S.C. Eastern Arizona 74 Preston Langley Fr. 75 Jermaine Abron So. 46 Malcolm McClenton LB 6-1 209 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Ctl. 77 Aram Wynn Jr. 47 Brent Wildes LS 6-0 201 So. Folkston, Ga. Charlton County 79 Hunter Harrison Fr. 48 Oneil Cohen DE 6-2 255 Sr. Ellenwood, Ga. Cedar Groves 49 Mantevius Rucker DE 6-1 244 Sr. Gainesville, Ga. Gainesville 50 Jordan Washington DE 6-2 255 So. Atlanta, Ga. North Gwinnett Offensive Tackles (5) 52 Trenton Pruett DE 5-11 206 So. Kennesaw, Ga. North Cobb 66 Josh Adams Fr. 67 Austin Thompson Jr. 53 Jay Hearn OG 6-1 266 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 68 Scott Crawford So. 54 Anthony Foster LB 6-4 210 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood 73 Mitch Woodard Fr. 55 Daniel Fish LB 6-2 219 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill 78 Brandon Pike Fr. 56 Nicholas Bonaparte OL 6-2 301 So. Baltimore, Md. Dunbar 57 Patrick Rhew LS 6-1 210 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Union Grove 58 Stewart Spence LB 5-11 209 Fr. Madison, Ga. Morgan County Placekickers (2) 59 Dalton Mydell LB 6-0 225 So. Rincon, Ga. Savannah State 25 Andrew Gray Fr. 31 Gavin Wilson Fr. 60 Pierce Lewis OL 6-5 285 Fr. Richmond Hill, Ga. Richmond Hill 89 Matt Wylie Jr. 61 Mat Mathews DL 6-2 283 Sr. LaGrange, Ga. Callaway 63 David May C 6-4 297 So. Orange Park, Fla. Fleming Island 2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 6 11/10/15 4:58 PM 65 Jack Bradley OG 6-3 299 Sr. Acworth, Ga. Blessed Trinity Defensive Ends (7) 66 Josh Adams OT 6-3 313 So. Kennesaw, Ga. Harrison 48 Oneil Cohen Sr. 67 Austin Thompson OT 6-6 297 Sr. Dacula, Ga. Mill Creek 49 Mantevius Rucker Sr. 69 Jeremy King OT 5-11 346 Fr. Macon, Ga. Westside 50 Jordan Washington So. 70 Levi Cribb OL 6-2 270 Fr. St. George, Ga. Charlton County 52 Trenton Pruett So. 71 Jamel Hunter C 6-0 275 So. Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta 90 Cooper Lemonds Sr. 72 Jacob Dilliplane OL 6-4 245 Fr. Orange City, Fla. University 92 Alex Williams Fr. 93 Ricky Dunbar Fr. 73 Mitch Woodard OG 6-6 357 So. Patterson, Ga. Brantley County 74 Preston Langley OL 6-4 300 Fr. Bogart, Ga. North Oconee Defensive Tackles (4) 75 Jermaine Abron OG 6-2 340 So. Warner Robins, Ga. Warner Robins 94 Tyler Wesson Fr. 77 Aram Wynn OL 6-4 320 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood 95 Jaleel Brown Sr. 78 Brandon Pike OT 6-4 340 Fr. Hilliard, Fla. Hilliard 97 Dequan Ivery Jr. 79 Hunter Harrison OL 6-5 315 Fr. Quincy, Fla. Liberty County 99 Shingirai Chigwire Fr. 80 Russell King WR 5-10 181 So. Suwannee, Ga. North Gwinnett 81 Johnny Williams WR 6-0 190 Fr. Dothan, Ala. Northview Linebackers (12) 82 Tyre Waiters WR 6-3 171 Jr. Bradenton, Fla. Georgia Military 30 Sharmaine Washington So. 32 Jay Klees Fr. 83 Dnovan Bolden WR 5-9 178 Jr. Folkston, Ga. Charlton County 35 Jonathan Hester So. 84 Will Johnson TE 6-5 257 Sr. Soperton, Ga. Robert Toombs Chr. 40 Egim Etta-Tawo So. 85 Nick Utley WR 6-3 210 Jr. Tifton, Ga. Tift County 42 Dante Robinson Fr. 86 Scott Crawford OT 6-4 245 Jr. Marietta, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain 44 Kenny Murphy Jr. 87 Brandon Paden WR 6-2 179 Jr. Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 45 David Brown So. 89 Matt Wylie K 6-0 203 Jr. Palmetto, Fla. Delta State 46 Malcolm McClenton Fr. 90 Cooper Lemonds DE 5-11 254 Sr. Richmond Hill, Ga. Savannah Christian 54 Anthony Foster Fr. 91 Tyrone Dixon DL 6-2 320 So. Gainesville, Fla. Pearl River CC 55 Daniel Fish So. 92 Alex Williams DE 6-0 235 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 58 Stewart Spence Fr. 59 Dalton Mydell So. 93 Ricky Dunbar DE 6-2 210 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 94 Tyler Wesson DT 6-1 344 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Ola Cornerbacks (7) 95 Jaleel Brown DT 6-2 318 Sr. Lizella, Ga. Rutland 2 Andre Johnson Sr. Sr. 96 Leafus Thomas DE 6-5 242 Fr. Madison, Ala. Westminster Christian 14 Camen Marshall Sr. 97 Dequan Ivery DT 6-2 296 Jr. Lake City, Fla. Columbia 15 Donatello Brown Jr. 98 Malik Austin DL 6-0 291 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes 24 Kenny Moore Jr. 99 Shingirai Chigwire DT 6-0 270 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. Mount Pisgah 26 Larry Murphy Sr. 34 Bryant Pinkney Fr. 38 Raymond Palmer Jr. 2015 COACHING STAFF David Dean, Head Coach Strong Safeties (3) Jeremy Darveau, Offensive Line/Run Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator 20 Lorenzo Washington Jr. Chad Williams, Defensive Coordinator 33 Gaughf Ivey Jr. J.R. Dorman, Defensive Backs 32 Kenneth Johnson Fr. Justin Roper, Quarterbacks Long Snappers (3) Dwight Smith, Defensive Line 41 Brannon Cape So. Thomas Reese, Running Backs 53 Brent Wildes So. Thomas Baltrus – Graduate Assistant – Wide Receivers 57 Patrick Rhew Fr. Anthony Taylor, Graduate Assistant - Defensive Line Chaz Scales, Graduate Assistant – Defensive Backs Joseph Hammon, Student Assistant – Secondary Trey Camps, Student Assistant – Tight Ends Joseph Tassitano, Student Assistant – Offensive Line Chris West, Student Assistant – Defensive Line ROSTER BREAKDOWN ROSTER BY CLASS ROSTER BY STATE Freshman 27 Georgia 66 Sophomore 23 Florida 22 Junior 20 California 1 Senior 21 Maryland 1 South Carolina 1
1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 7 11/10/15 4:58 PM VALDOSTA STATE’S RECORD WHEN... 2015 Under Dean At Home 3-1 37-14 On the Road 3-1 32-12 Neutral Site Game 1-0 6-0 vs. GSC Games 4-2 41-19 vs. Non-Conference 3-0 35-6 vs. In-State Opponents 2-1 19-2 In August 0-0 2-1 In September 3-0 26-6 In October 3-2 28-11 In November 1-0 14-6 In December 0-0 6-1 On Television 2-1 16-10 Afternoon Games 5-2 42-9 THE DAVID DEAN SHOW - ONLINE AND RADIO THE BIG STAGE Night Games 2-0 34-16 Hosted by Dick Rockey, The David Dean Show will be The Gulf South Conference officially announced the available to watch on demand at www.TheDavidDeanShow. lineup for the 11th season of its GSC Football Game of the Decided by 7 pts or Less 1-0 24-11 com. The show will be filmed on location following each Week prior to the start of the 2015 season. Scoring First 5-0 45-8 contest, and will be posted no later than the following ESPN3 became the exclusive carrier of GSC-TV last year Opponent Scores First 1-2 30-17 Monday each week. The show includes feature packages on and the package’s success resulted in a two-year extension Leading at Halftime 7-0 60-6 various Blazer Athletics events, while also giving an in-depth starting in 2015. look at the VSU game from the previous week. Trailing at Halftime 0-2 13-17 The David Dean Radio Show will air each Monday night “The Gulf South Conference fields the top teams in at 7:00 p.m. and is hosted by Marty McGhin. The show airs NCAA Division II and it makes sense for us to work with ESPN Tied at Halftime 0-0 3-2 live on 105.9 FM in Valdosta and will broadcast live from to showcase these institutions and student-athletes on its Leading after 3 quarters 7-0 62-6 live multi-screen network, ESPN3,” said GSC Commissioner the Coyocan Restaurant in Valdosta. The hour-long program Trailing after 3 quarters 0-2 12-19 features analysis from Dean as well as a question and answer Matt Wilson.” time at the end of the program. “We are excited about the games featured on the slate. Tied after 3 quarters 0-0 1-0 Every week presents intriguing story-lines and high-caliber In overtime 1-0 2-1 NEW FACES ON THE SIDELINE match-ups.” Valdosta State welcomed three new faces to its Scoring 30+ points 6-0 54-5 The GSC Football Game of the Week will bring 10 games coaching staff during the offseason, two on defense Scoring 20-29 points 1-1 20-14 and one on offense. Jeremy Darveau joined the Blazers to ESPN3, including nine Saturday contests and one Thursday over the Summer as the offensive line coach while Chad night clash. All eight Conference squads are featured at Scoring 0-19 points 0-1 1-4 Williams came on board late in the summer as the new least twice. Florida Tech, North Alabama, Valdosta State Allowing 30+ points 1-2 5-17 defensive coordinator. Finally, new defensive backs coach and West Georgia lead the way with three appearances, Allowing 20-29 points 3-0 25-8 J.R. Dorman joined the program just prior to the start of followed by Delta State, Mississippi College, Shorter and fall camp. West Alabama. Allowing 0-19 points 3-0 46-0 Braly Municipal Stadium will be the setting for the first Outrushing Opponent 6-0 58-12 two games when UNA hosts MC in the opener on September Getting Outrushed 1-2 17-13 NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS 12, followed by the second contest two weeks later as FIT Passing for more Yards 5-0 53-4 goes to Florence, Alabama on September 26. Overall, VSU has tallied an 92-33-1 record all-time in Passing for fewer Yards 2-2 24-21 non-conference games, a winning percentage of .730 in Play-by-play commentator Don Russell and color com- Outgaining Opponent 6-0 62-8 non-GSC games. mentator Rick Rhodes will continue to lead the coverage from the booth, while Gulf Coast Mobile, L.L.C. will produce the Head Coach David Dean has directed VSU to a 37-7 Getting Outgained 1-2 14-17 package for the fourth year in a row. record and an .841 winning percentage in his first eight years Winning Time of Poss. 6-0 39-5 Fans can access each contest on the GSC’s official leading the squad. Of the six losses under Dean, three have ESPN3 page at gscsports.org/ESPN3 or visiting WatchESPN. Losing Time of Poss. 1-2 37-20 come to GSC foes in the NCAA playoffs. com. Listed below are the three Valdosta State games on the Scoring a Def./ST TD 2-1 25-11 GSC-TV schedule during the 2015 season. Today’s matchup Allowing a Def./ST TD 0-0 5-10 THE BLAZERS AT HOME marks the last of the three for the Blazers in 2015. Fewer Penalty Yards 4-1 28-10 Valdosta State has won 142 of 190 games, with 44 losses and one tie (.747), on its home field since beginning Opponent Date More Penalty Yards 3-1 48-14 football in 1982. The Blazers are an impressive 133-44-1 at West Georgia Saturday, October 10th Winning Turnover Battle 6-1 47-7 (.747) at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium and have a 9-4 (.692) at at Shorter Thursday, October 22nd Losing Turnover Battle 0-1 15-14 Martin Stadium. West Alabama Saturday, October 31st VSU has gone undefeated at home seven times (5-0 in 2006, 6-0 in 2004, 9-0 in 2002, 5-0 in 1995, 8-0 in 1994, 2015 OPPONENT TRACKER 3-0-1 in 1992 and 5-0 in 1986) in its 29-year history. The Opponent Overall Record Conference Record Next Game Blazers have been particularly successful at home since the Albany State 6-3 5-0 Nov. 14 vs. Miles(SIAC CHAMPIONSHIP) beginning of the 2000 season as they have tallied a 75-19 Winston-Salem State 5-5 5-2 Nov. 14 vs. Bowie St. (CIAA CHAMPIONSHIP) record (.798) during that span, including a 36-15 mark (.706) North Alabama#15 7-2 5-1 Nov. 14 vs. West Alabama under Head Coach David Dean. West Georgia#7 9-1 5-1 Nov. 14 vs. Shorter Mississippi College 2-7 0-6 Nov. 14 vs. Delta State Shorter 2-7 1-5 Nov. 14 at West Georgia West Alabama 7-3 3-3 Nov. 14 at North Alabama Delta State 5-5 1-5 Nov. 14 at Mississippi College Florida Tech 7-3 5-1 Nov. 14 at Valdosta State
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 8 11/10/15 4:58 PM THE LAST TIME VALDOSTA STATE AND ITS OPPONENT ...... Returned a Punt for a Touchdown ... Had a Player Record 150 Yards Receiving VSU: Oct. 5, 2013; Willie Downs versus Florida Tech (62 yards) - 29 gms VSU: October 17, 2015; Greg Dent versus Missisippi College (203) - 3 gms OPP: Nov. 19, 2004; Deonte Bolden of Carson-Newman (86 yards) - 14 gms OPP: Oct. 30, 2014; Chad Toocheck of West Alabama (181) - 13 gms
... Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw For 400 Yards VSU: Sept. 6, 2014; Vincent Dallas versus Albany State (85 yards) - 20 gms VSU: Oct. 20, 2012; Cayden Cochran versus Delta State (412) - 37 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013: Jarvis York of Delta State (43 yards) - 23 gms OPP: Sept. 20, 2014; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (502) - 18 gms
... Returned an Interception for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw Five Touchdowns VSU: Nov. 7, 2015; Kenny Moore versus Delta State (94 yards) - 0 gms VSU: Nov. 2, 2013; Kaleb Nobles versus Delta State (6) - 22 gms OPP: Nov. 29, 2014; Chris Shaffer of Lenoir-Rhyne (29 yards) - 9 gms OPP: Nov. 7, 2014; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (5) - 0 gms
... Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw Four Touchdowns VSU: Oct. 3, 2015; Egim Etta-Tawo versus North Alabama (35 yards) - 5 gms VSU: Sept. 26, 2015; E.J. Hilliard versus Cumberland (4) - 5 gms OPP: Oct. 26, 2013; Lamar Smith of North Alabama (83 yards) - 24 gms OPP: Nov. 7, 2015; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (5) - 22 gms
... Returned a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown ... Had a Player Score Four Touchdowns VSU: Oct. 30, 2008; Derrick Harris versus West Georgia (20 yards) - 79 gms VSU: Nov. 2, 2013; Seantavius Jones versus Delta State (6) - 22 gms OPP: Nov. 12, 2011; Robbie Burdine of North Alabama (22 yards) - 44 gms OPP: Nov. 18, 2000; Rico McDonald of Delta State (4) - 175 gms
... Recovered a Fumble in the End Zone for a Touchdown ... Had a Player Score Three Touchdowns VSU: Sept. 22, 2012; Tyler Josey versus West Alabama - 41 gms VSU: Nov. 7, 2015; Cedric O’Neal vs. Delta State (3) - 0 gms OPP: Oct. 11, 1997; Corey Prosperie of Arkansas-Monticello - 217 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Ricky Hunt of Delta State (3) - 23 gms
... Scored a Safety ... Had a Kicker Make Four Field Goals VSU: Sept. 27, 2014; Tevin Davis versus North Alabama - 17 gms VSU: Nov. 22, 2014; Anthony Pistelli versus North Alabama (4) - 11 gms OPP: Sept. 7, 2013; Darius Lamar of Fort Valley State - 30 gms OPP: Dec. 1, 2012; Curt Duncan of Carson-Newman (4) - 33 gms
... Recorded a Two-Point Conversion ... Had a Kicker Make Three Field Goals VSU: Sept. 13, 2014; Kenny Murphy versus Winston-Salem State (rush) - 19 gms VSU: Oct. 22, 2015; Gavin Wilson versus Shorter (3) - 2 gms OPP: Sept. 27, 2014; Hagan Scott of North Alabama (reception) - 17 gms OPP: Dec. 1, 2012; Curt Duncan of Carson-Newman (4) - 33 gms
... Blocked a Punt ... Scored 60 Points VSU: Sept. 27, 2014; Nick Davis versus North Alabama - 17 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (62) - 15 gms OPP: Nov. 15, 2014; Jake Holsinger of Florida Tech - 11 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (63) - 23 gms
... Blocked a Field Goal ... Scored 50 Points VSU: Oct. 30, 2014; Cooper Lemonds versus West Alabama - 13 gms VSU: Oct. 31, 2015 versus West Alabama (55) - 1 gms OPP: Oct. 26, 2013; Tavarius Wilson of North Alabama - 24 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (63) - 22 gms
... Blocked a Point After Attempt ... Scored 40 Points VSU: Sept. 26, 2015 versus Cumberland - 6 gms VSU: Nov. 7, 2015; versus Delta State (40) - 0 gms OPP: Nov. 31, 2015 versus West Alabama - 1 gms OPP: Sept. 20, 2014; Delta State (49) - 17 gms
... Returned a Point After Attempt for Two Points ... Scored 40 Points in One Half VSU: Sept. 7, 2013; Jeremy Grable versus Fort Valley State - 30 gms VSU: Nov. 7, 2009 versus Edward Waters (first half, 42) - 66 gms OPP: Sept. 26, 2015 versus Cumberland - 6 gms OPP: Never - 386 gms
... Had a Player Rush for 200 Yards ... Scored 30 Points in One Half VSU: Oct. 19, 2002; Aaron Jenkins versus Central Arkansas (204) - 160 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (first half, 35) - 15 gms OPP: Oct. 22, 2015; BJ McCoy of Shorter (256) - 2 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (second half, 35) - 22 gms
... Had a Player Catch 10 Passes ... Was Shut Out VSU: Sept. 20, 2014; Chris Anderson versus Delta State (11) - 18 gms VSU: Sept. 14, 1991 at Central Florida - 290 gms OPP: Oct. 30, 2014; Daryl Collins of West Alabama (10) - 13 gms OPP: Oct. 18, 2014; Mississippi College - 15 gms
2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 10 11/10/15 4:58 PM VALDOSTA STATE 2015 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS RUSHING 2015: None Career: 11 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Career: 2 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 Yards E.J. Hilliard Long 2015: 83 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Attempts 2015: 22 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 181 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2015: 19 vs. Delta State, Nov. 7 Career: 53 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 15, 2012 Touchdowns Career: 19 vs. Delta State, Nov. 7, 2015 2015: 1 three times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17) Yards Jordan Germany Career: 1 11 times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17) 2015: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Attempts Long Career: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 9 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 47 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns Career: 9 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Career: 77 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2015: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Yards Career: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 2015: 45 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Dallas Baldner Long Career: 45 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Receptions 2015: 19 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns 2015: 2 three times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17) Career: 19 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 2015: 1 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 2 four times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17, 2015) Career: 1 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Yards Roland Rivers Long 2015: 52 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Attempts 2015: 11 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 52 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 10 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Career: 11 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Touchdowns Career: 10 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 2015: 1 three times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17) Yards PASSING Career: 1 three times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17) 2015: 49 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Long Career: 49 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 E.J. Hilliard 2015: 44 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Touchdowns Attempts Career: 44 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 1 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 2015: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Career: 1 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 5, 2015 Donovan Bolden Long Completions Receptions 2015: 22 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 2015: 21 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 5 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 22 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015 Career: 22 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 8 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 Yards Yards Cedric O’Neal 2015: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 58 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Attempts Career: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 81 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 2015: 29 vs. Delta State, Nov. 7 Long Touchdowns Career: 33 vs. Delta State, Oct. 20, 2012 2015: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 2 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Yards Career: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Career: 2 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 2015: 191 vs. Shorter, Oct. 22 Touchdowns Long Career: 194 vs. Carson-Newman, Dec. 1, 2012 2015: 4 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 52 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Touchdowns Career: 4 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Career: 68 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014 2015: 3 vs. Delta State, Nov. 7 Interceptions Career: 3 five times (last vs. Delta State, Nov. 7, 2015) 2015: 2 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 10 Greg Dent Long Career: 2 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 10, 2015 Receptions 2015: 91 vs. Shorter, Oct. 22 2015: 6 four times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31) Career: 91 vs. Shorter, Oct. 22, 2015 Roland Rivers Career: 6 four times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015) Attempts Yards Austin Scott 2015: 20 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 2015: 203 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Attempts Career: 20 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 203 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 2015: 9 two times (last vs. Winston-Sale, Sept. 12) Completions Touchdowns Career: 22 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014 2015: 14 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 2015: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Yards Career: 14 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 65 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Yards Long Career: 184 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 2015: 197 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 2015: 75 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Touchdowns Career: 197 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 75 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 2015: 1 two times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31) Long Career: 3 two times (last vs. West Alabama, Nov. 24, 2012) 2015: 75 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Jordan Germany Long Career: 75 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Receptions 2015: 29 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Touchdowns 2015: 2 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 72 vs. Florida Tech, Oct. 5, 2013 2015: 2 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Career: 83 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 2 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Yards Eric Scott Interceptions 2015: 21 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Attempts 2015: 1 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Career: 21 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 2015: 5 two times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31) Career: 1 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015 Touchdowns Career: 11 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 2015: None Yards RECEIVING Career: None 2015: 34 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Chris Anderson Long Career: 74 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 15, 2012 Receptions 2015: 17 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns 2015: 7 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 17 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS
FloridaTechGameNotes.indd 11 11/10/15 4:58 PM VALDOSTA STATE 2015 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS Xay Howard Austin Scott Malcolm McClenton Receptions Receptions 2015: 4 vs. Shorter, Oct. 22 2015: 3 two times (last vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17) 2015: 5 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Career: 4 vs. Shorter, Oct. 22, 2015 Career: 3 six times (last vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015) Career: 5 two times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015) Yards Yards Camen Marshall 2015: 29 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 2015: 41 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 2015: 1 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept 12, 2015) Career: 41 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 Career: 47 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Career: 2 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014) Touchdowns Touchdowns 2015: None 2015: 1 three times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31) Mat Mathews Career: None Career: 1 four times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015) 2015: 4 at Albany State, Sept 5 Long Long Career: 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014 2015: 19 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 29 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Career: 28 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 Career: 29 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015 Kenny Moore 2015: 12 vs. North Alabama, Oct. 3, 2015 Will Johnson KICKOFF RETURNS Career: 12 vs. North Alabama, Oct. 3, 2015 Receptions 2015: 3 vs. Delta State, Nov. 7 Greg Dent Kenny Murphy Career: 3 vs. Delta State, Nov. 7, 2015 Kick Returns 2015: 11 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Yards 2015: 7 twice (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17) Career: 14 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2015: 15 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 7 twice (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17, 2015) Career: 25 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Yards Larry Murphy Touchdowns 2015: 169 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17 2015: 6 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: None Career: 169 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 7 at West Alabama, Oct. 30, 2014 Career: None Touchdowns Long 2015: None Trenton Pruett 2015: 15 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: None 2015: 2 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 Career: 23 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014 Long Career: 2 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 2015: 50 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Joe Little Career: 50 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Dante Robinson Receptions 2015: 8 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 2015: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 TACKLES Career: 8 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 1 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015) Yards Donatello Brown Timothy Sanders 2015: 8 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 5 vs. North Alabama, Oct. 31 2015: 9 vs. North Alabama, Oct. 3, 2015 Career: 15 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 Career: 6 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 13, 2014 Career: 9 vs. North Alabama, Oct. 3, 2015 Touchdowns 2015: None Jaleel Brown Egim Etta-Tawo Career: None 2015: 6 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 6 two times (last vs. Delta State, Nov. 7) Career: 6 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 6 two times (last vs. Delta State, Nov. 7, 2015) Cedric O’Neal Receptions Oneil Cohen Peter Tulloch 2015: 7 vs. Shorter, Oct 22 2015: 4 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 12 2015: 7 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17 Career: 7 vs. Shorter, Oct 22, 2015 Career: 4 three times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 12, 2015) Career: 7 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17, 2015 Yards 2015: 106 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Tyrone Dixon Lorenzo Washington Career: 106 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015 2015: 3 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 3 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015 Touchdowns Career: 3 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 5 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 2015: 1 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Career: 1 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015 Jonathan Hester Sharmaine Washington Long 2015: 4 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17 2015: 12 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17 2015: 74 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31 Career: 4 vs. Miss. College, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 12 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 17, 2015 Career: 74 vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015 Dequan Ivery Jordan Washington D’Amonte Ridley 2015: 2 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 3 two times (last vs. Shorter, Oct. 22) Receptions Career: 2 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 3 two times (last vs. Shorter, Oct. 22) 2015: 3 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Career: 4 four times (last at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014) Gaughf Ivey Yards 2015: 3 three times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31) 2015: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 3 three times (last vs. West Alabama, Oct. 31, 2015) Career: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Touchdowns Cooper Lemonds 2015: 1 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 7 vs. Shorter, Oct. 22 Career: 1 two times (last at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014) Career: 7 vs. Shorter, Oct. 22, 2015 Long 2015: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS
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