Truman State University Bulldog Football Game Notes - Week 2 SERIES INFORMATION Series Record: Truman Leads 17-3 Saturday,September 4, 2010 - 7:00 p.m. First Meeting: 1988 (Truman won 32-0- h) Stokes Stadium - Kirksville, Mo. Last Meeting: 2007 (Truman won 55-31 - a) Last SBU Win: 2005 (38-36 - Bolivar) Last Truman Win: 2007 Radio: 104.7 FM KRES (6:10 Pre-Game) Southwest Baptist University Bearcats Announcers: Brad Boyer, Chad Speakar, Truman State University Bulldogs Kevin White, Hank Janssen 2010 Record 0-1 2010 Record 1-0 Web Audio: CentralMoInfo.com/KRES Web Video: B2Networks.com Live Stats: TrumanBulldogs.com Truman To Host Southwest Baptist Saturday Night Game Preview: THIS WEEK IN THE MIAA The Truman Football team will welcome Southwest Baptist University (Mo.) to Stokes Stadium on Saturday night for the team’s home opener. The Bulldogs are 1-0 after a 23- Sept. 2 13 victory over St. Joseph’s College while the Bearcats are 0-1 after a 60-13 loss at the Mesa St. @ Mo. Western .......................6:00 p.m. hands of the University of Central Missouri. Texas A&M Kingsville @ Northwest Mo. ..6:00 p.m. After limiting the Great Lakes Football Conference offensive player of the year, Jashon Central Mo. @ Illinois State ...................6:30 p.m. Banks, to just 32 rushing yards on seven carries, Truman will now have to defend one of the better passers in the nation. Sept. 4 SBU Quarterback Steve Gachette entered the 2010 season with 9,328 yards passing Missouri S&T @ Emporia St. ..................1:00 p.m. and 1,830 yards rushing while Truman’s secondary allowed just over 189 yards/g Chadron St. @ Pittsburg St. ...................1:00 p.m. through the air last season but 238 in Saturday’s Lincoln @ Mo. Southern ........................6:00 p.m. win at St. Joseph’s. The Bulldog offense will hope to get the same I NSIDE T HE N UMBERS Abilene Christian @ Washburn ...............6:00 p.m. start they had on Saturday as they scored on Neb.-Kearney @ Neb.-Omaha ................6:00 p.m. three straight possessions and built up a 20-0 Southwest Baptist @ Truman .................7:00 p.m. lead at half. The ‘Dogs had a balanced attack in East Central @ Fort Hays St. ..................7:00 p.m. the first half with 117 yards coming on the ground and another 150 through the air but had 2010 S TANDINGS little movement in the second half. SW Baptist Category Truman MIAA Overall The Bearcat defense was torched for 131 W L Pct. W L Pct. yards on the ground and 485 yards in the air 13.0 Scoring Offense 23.0 Central Mo. 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 against the Mules on Saturday. Central aver - 60.0 Scoring Defense 13.0 Emporia St. 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 aged 7.4 yards per play in their victory over 397.0 Total Offense 324.0 Fort Hays St. 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 SBU. 105.0 Rushing Offense 168.0 Mo. Southern 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 This the first time the Bulldogs and Bearcats 292.0 Passing Offense 156.0 will compete against each other as a non-con - Pittsburg St. 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 616.0 Total Defense 224.0 Truman 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 ference game. SBU left the MIAA in football 131.0 Rushing Defense -14.0 Washburn 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 only following the 2007 season but will rejoin as a football playing school in time for next Passing Defense Mo. Western 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 485.0 238.0 year’s game in Bolivar in week two. -2 Turnover Margin -2 Nebraska-Omaha 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 The Bulldogs have won 17 of the previous Northwest Mo. 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 20 meetings between the two schools with the 29% 3rd Down Conv. 41% Bearcats last win coming in 2005 (38-36). 67% Opp 3rd Down Conv. 35% Southwest Baptist is winless in 10 trips to 0% RZ Offense 67% Stokes Stadium. 89% RZ Defense 67% 2010 B ULLDOG L EADERS 2010 Statistics SCHEDULE /R ESULTS Rushing Att Gain Net Avg TD Avg/G Date Opponent . .Time/Result SBU - Steve Gachette 9 58 56 6.2 0 56.0 Aug. 28 @ St. Joseph’s (Ind.) . .W 23-13 TSU - Harnish Ayora 25 100 95 3.8 2 95.0 Sept. 4 Southwest Baptist (Mo.) 7:00 p.m. Sept. 18 @ Fort Hays State (Kan.) * .7:00 p.m. Passing Cmp Att Int Pct Yds TD Avg/G Sept. 25 Northwest Mo. * . .1:00 p.m. SBU - Steve Gachette 19 39 2 48.7 292 1 292.0 Oct. 2 Central Mo. * . .6:30 p.m. TSU - Phillip Davis 8 15 0 53.3 130 0 130.0 Oct. 9 @ Mo. Western * . .1:30 p.m. Oct. 16 Mo. Southern St. .2:00 p.m. Receiving No. Yds Avg Td Avg/G Oct. 23 @ Emporia St. (Kan.) * . .1:00 p.m. SBU - Charles Johnson 6 118 19.7 1 118.0 Oct. 30 Washburn (Kan.) * . .1:00 p.m. TSU - Dallas Grier 5 106 21.2 0 106.0 Nov. 6 @ Pittsburg St. (Kan.) * . .2:00 p.m. Tackles UA A Tot TFL/Yds Nov. 13 Neb-Omaha * . .1:00 p.m. SBU - Shaquille Shedd 7512 0.0/0 Bold indicates Home Games * indicates MIAA Conference Games TSU - Michael Elliott (DB) 527 0.0/0 Truman State University Bulldog Football Game Notes - Week 2 MEDIA SERVICES Players to Watch (Truman): Phil Davis : The Bulldog quarterback was 8-of-15 with a passing efficiency rating of 126.1 in the first half of last Saturday’s game against St. Joseph’s College. Davis did Media Credentials: not play in the second half but will start on Saturday at home. Please direct all requests for press, photo Davis will hope to have the same success that Central Missouri’s QB Eric Czerniewski and parking credentials to the athletics had against the SBU defense. Czerniewski broke the Mules school record in passing media relations office at the address on the yards with 435 yards before leaving in the fourth quarter. bottom of this page. Defensive Secondary: SBU’s main weapon is quarterback Steve Gachette who is a run/pass threat out of the backfield. The Bulldog D-backs did not get an interception Press Area: last Saturday and gave up 238 yards passing on 21 completions. Truman’s press box accommodates about eight members of the media. Admission is by Players to Watch (Southwest Baptist) Steve Gachette: The leader of the Bearcat offense that was ranked fifth in the na - PASS ONLY. Person wishing to sit in this area tion last season in total offense (481.8y/g). Gachette threw for nearly 300 yards must contact the Athletics Media Relations against the Mules and gained another 58 on the ground in nine attempts. He is closing Office in advance of game day. in on nearly 10,000 passing yards for his career. Defensive Secondary: Just like the Bulldogs, will the SBU secondary be able to Press Services: bounce back after a rough opening week. Shaquille Shedd recorded a game-high 12 Rosters, game programs and statistics will be tackles for SBU while Chris Muhammad had two pass breakups. provided to media personnel. The office will email or fax final results to opponent media Series History: if numbers and addresses are provided. A This is the 21st meeting between the Bearcats and the Bulldogs on the gridiron with Truman owning a 17-3 advantage in games played. The Bulldogs have won all 10 pre - small lunch is served to members of the vious meetings at Stokes Stadium. media who have given advanced notice of The Bearcats last victory was 38-36 in Bolivar in 2005 while Truman has won the their attendance. last two meetings, 45-28 at Stokes in 2006 and 55-31 in 2007. Internet Services: Bulldogs At Stokes Stadium: Stokes Stadium and Pershing Arena both Truman is 225-129-9 (.645) all-time at Stokes Stadium, the home of the Bulldogs have wired internet access in the press box since 1930. that are available to use for official business The squad is 12-9 in Kirksville over the past two seasons. only. Wireless connections are currently not Truman’s longest winning streak in Kirksville is 30 games dating from 1930-1936 under Coach Don Faurot and his brother Fred. available All-Time Records: Interview Policy: • The Bulldogs have played 925 games all-time. The Bulldogs are 527-364-34 All interviews should be arranged through (.588) all time. the Truman Athletics Media Relations Office. • Truman is 4-2 in overtime games. All six games have been played at Stokes Sta - Following Coach Nesbitt’s postgame inter - dium with the last being on Oct. 24, 2009 against Emporia State (Truman lost 30-24). view with KRES, the coach will answer ques - • The Bulldogs have finished .500 or above in 70 of the 102 seasons of football tions inside the Bulldog Kennels. played at the University and have had five wins or more in 62 seasons. • Truman is the winningest NCAA program all-time in the state of Missouri with the .588 win percentage. The University of Missouri has the most wins with 607 with the Photography: Bulldogs second with 527. Photographers, with passes, are permitted to shoot from the end zone to the 30-yard line, Offensive Quick Hits: but are NEVER permitted to enter the • The Bulldogs recorded 168 first downs last season, 64 by passing, 78 by rushing player’s box.