2016 FB Game Notes
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FFORTORT HHAYSAYS SSTATETATE UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY 22016016 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES Game 7 2016 FORT HAYS STATE SCHEDULE Fort Hays State (5-1, 5-1 MIAA) at 9/1 Missouri Southern* W 22-10 Washburn (4-2, 4-2 MIAA) 9/8 at #16 Central Missouri* L 17-34 9/17 Central Oklahoma* W 34-20 Date: Saturday, October 15, 2016 9/24 at Northeastern State* W 34-7 Time: 1:00 pm Site: Topeka, Kan. 10/1 Lindenwood* W 37-6 Stadium: Yager Stadium at Moore Bowl 10/8 at Pittsburg State* W 54-41 Surface: Sportexe Field Series History: WU leads 43-24-3 10/15 at Washburn* 1:00 p.m. Rankings: FHSU (RV-AFCA, #23 D2Football.com) 10/22 Missouri Western* 2:00 p.m. Offi cials: Sean Johnston (R), Josh Larson (U), Tom Svehla (HL), Scott Wetterstrom (LJ), Jake Wolf (SJ), Matt Powell (FJ), Ben Schmidt (BJ, Kent Holm (CJ) 10/29 at #12 Emporia State* 2:00 p.m. BROADCAST INFORMATION 11/5 #1 Northwest Missouri State* 2:00 p.m. FHSU Radio: KJLS 103.3 FM with Gerard Wellbrock (play-by-play), Dustin Armbruster (color) and CD DeSalvo (sideline). Broadcast begins one hour prior to kickoff. 11/12 at Nebraska-Kearney* 2:00 p.m. Streaming Video: The game will be available online for purchase through Stretch Internet. 11/19 NCAA Playoffs TBD Go to http://portal.stretchinternet.com/fhsu/ to see the upcoming schedule for Fort Hays State. You must have a Home Games in Bold high-speed internet connection for the game to run without interruption. Internet: Live audio available through www.tigersports.net * MIAA Games THIS WEEK IN THE MIAA WEEKLY RADIO SHOW WITH HEAD COACH CHRIS BROWN Saturday, October 15 Radio: "Tiger Talk" with head coach Chris Brown is every Monday from 6:00 to 6:30 pm on KJLS 103.3 Fort Hays State at Washburn 1:00 p.m. FM with host Gerard Wellbrock. "Tiger Talk" can be accessed at www.tigersports.net via the Internet. Northeastern State at NW Missouri State 1:30 p.m. WEEKLY PRESSERS Central Oklahoma at Nebraska-Kearney 2:00 p.m. Coach Brown & Players: A weekly press conference for media members with head coach Chris Brown Pittsburg State at Missouri Western 2:00 p.m. and selected players is held every Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at Lewis Field Stadium in the coaching offi ces. Requests for players must be turned in by the media by 5:00 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Lindenwood at Emporia State 2:00 p.m. Central Missouri at Missouri Southern 6:00 p.m. TIGERS ONLINE The following links are available online at www.fhsuathletics.com to follow the Tigers on the Internet throughout the season... Audio: All Fort Hays State football broadcasts can be heard online by clicking the “Tiger Radio” icon on the right side of the main page of www.fhsuathletics.com. You can also get to the broadcast by typing the url http://www. hayspost.com/tiger-radio/ Live Stats: Live statistics of all Fort Hays State home football games can be seen on MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION www.fhsuathletics.com. Click on the "Live Stats" link on either the menu of the football homepage or the link under the Fan Zone tab of the website homepage. Live stats for road contests are linked up on the Fort Hays State Football schedule page of www.fhsuathletics.com. FORT HAYS STATE Sports Information Director: Ryan Prickett Live Video: All football games at MIAA venues can be seen through on the Internet through Stretch Internet. The E-mail: [email protected] website is http://portal.stretchinternet.com/fhsu/. Offi ce Phone: (785) 628-5903 MIAA STANDINGS Fax: (785) 628-4383 Internet Address: www.fhsuathletics.com Rank Team MIAA Overall Lewis Field Press Box Phone: (785) 628-5800 1 #1 Northwest Missouri State 6-0 6-0 2 Fort Hays State 5-1 5-1 WASHBURN #12 Emporia State 5-1 5-1 Sports Information Director: Gene Cassell 4 Central Missouri 4-2 4-2 E-mail: [email protected] Missouri Western 4-2 4-2 Offi ce Phone: (785) 670-1791 Pittsburg State 4-2 4-2 Internet Address: www.wusports.com Washburn 4-2 4-2 FHSU HOME GAME TICKET PRICES 8 Central Oklahoma 1-5 1-5 Lindenwood 1-5 1-5 ADULT RESERVED $12 Missouri Southern 1-5 1-5 ADULT GEN. ADM $10 Northeastern State 1-5 1-5 CHILD GEN. ADM (K-12) $5 12 Nebraska-Kearney 0-6 0-6 RESERVED (SEASON) $60 # - Indicates AFCA National Ranking GENERAL ADMISSION (SEASON) $50 Fort Hays State and Central Missouri are receiving votes in the AFCA Poll. FOR MORE INFO CALL (785) 628-4050 FFORTORT HHAYSAYS SSTATETATE UUNIVERSITYNIVERSITY 22016016 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES Fort Hays State Individual Notes #2 Shaquille Cooper, Junior, Running Back -Had 84 tackles, 2 interceptions, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 fumble recoveries in 2015. -Leads team in rushing with 404 yards on 78 carries, averaging 5.2 yards per attempt. -Has 145 tackles and 5 interceptions in his career. -Ranks 3rd in the MIAA in rushing yards per game (67.3). 2015 #23 Charles Tigner, Redshirt-Freshman, Running Back -All-America Honorable Mention selection by Don Hansen in 2015. -Had a season-high 179 all-purpose yards at Pittsburg State (160 receiving, 19 return). -D2CCA All-Super Region 3 First Team at RB in 2015. -Produced 160 or more all-purpose yards in each of the last two weeks. -Unanimous All-MIAA First Team selection at RB in 2015 - Only offensive player on the fi rst team -Only Tiger with an 100-yard receiving game this season. to be selected unanimously. -Rushed for 1,441 yards and added 309 receiving yards with a total of 14 touchdowns in 2015. #25 Jose Delgado, Sophomore, Linebacker -Rushed for a career-high 263 yards in Week 2 of 2015 against Northeastern State. -Ranked 3rd in the MIAA in tackles with 63, averaging 10.5 per game. -Rushed for over 100 yards in 6 of 12 games in 2015. -Reached double fi gures in tackles in 3 games this year. -Had 1,753 all-purpose yards in 2015, averaging 146.1 per game. -Had 64 tackles, 1.5 sacks, and 1 interception returned 43 yards for a touchdown in 2015. -Ranked 2nd in the MIAA in rushing yards per game in 2015 (120.1). -Played in 10 games and made four starts, but sat out 2 games with injury in 2015. -The 1,441 rushing yards in 2015 were third most for a season in school history. Career #28 Tyler Bacon, Junior, Wide Receiver -Has 9 career 100-yard rushing games. -Has a team-best 29 catches for 279 yards, averaging 9.6 yards per catch. -Has 2 career 200-yard rushing games. -Started 11 games in 2015 and made 10 catches for 64 yards. -Produced a career-high 285 all-purpose yards in Week 2 of 2015 against Northeastern State. -Sat out of school for two years (2013 and 2014). #29 Malik Thomas, Redshirt-Freshman, Running Back 2012 -Has 224 rushing yards on 43 carries, averaging 5.2 yards per carry. -Converted to running back the fi nal 4 games of the 2012 season and rushed for over 100 yards -Started the fi rst game of 2015 but suffered a season-ending injury. in three of those four games. -Played the fi rst seven games of the 2012 season at defensive back, recording 10 tackles. #34 Tanner Hoekman, Redshirt-Freshman, Defensive Back -Averaged 7.6 yards per carry in just four games at running back in 2012, going for 356 yards on -Has 26 tackles, 2 interceptions, and a fumble recovery through 6 games. 47 carries with four touchdowns. #40 Alex Schmidtberger, Senior, Defensive Back #3 Kenneth Iheme, Junior, Running Back -Ranked 4th in MIAA in tackles with 62, averaging 10.3 per game. -Averaging 31.2 yards per kick return. -Recorded a career-best 17 tackles at Central Missouri in Week 2. -Averaging 5.0 yards per rush with 264 yards on 53 attempts. -Reached double fi gures in tackles in 3 games this season. -Missed the 2015 season due to injury. 2015 2014 -Tied for third on the team in tackles (85) in 2015 despite playing in just nine games. -Ranked second on the team in rushing in 2014 with 557 yards on 128 carries, averaging 4.4 -Ranked 9th in the MIAA in tackles per game in 2015 (9.4). yards per attempt. Career -Longest rush of the 2014 season was 44 yards at Nebraska-Kearney. -Two-time All-MIAA Honorable Mention selection at linebacker (2014 and 2015). -Recorded 4 touchdowns in 2014, three rushing and one receiving. -Has 272 career tackles and 6 career interceptions. -Rushed for over 100 yards in two of the last three games of the 2014 season. -Reached double fi gures in tackles 10 times in his career. -Single-game high for rushing yards was 149 at Nebraska-Kearney in 2014. -5th on the career tackle list in FHSU's NCAA Division II history. #4 Jacob Mezera, Sophomore, Quarterback #47 Justin McPhail, Redshirt-Senior, Linebacker -Averaging 243.5 passing yards per game with a 64.3 percent completion percentage. -Has 38 tackles ranking 4th on the team. -Produced 6 total TDs in Week 6 at Pittsburg State with 5 passing and 1 rushing. Career -Set new school record for total offense with 508 yards (446 passing, 62 rushing) at Pittsburg St. -Two-time All-MIAA Third Team selection at linebacker (2013 and 2014). -508 total yards of offense at Pittsburg State was fourth most in MIAA history.