BLAZER GAME DAY NORTH ALABAMA - GAME 4

Saturday, October 3 • 2:00 p.m. vs. Valdosta, Ga. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Matt Malone ([email protected])

No. 9 VALDOSTA STATE No. 9 BLAZERS HOST No. 8 NORTH ALABAMA IN HUGE GSC OPENER (3-0, 0-0 GSC) Here we are. Just the fourth week of the 2015 season, and we’ve made it to one of the most anticipated games of the year. And with the way the North Alabama Lions (3-0, 2-0 GSC) and the Valdosta State Blazers (3-0, 0-0 GSC) Sept. 5 at Albany State W, 21-13 have performed so far, today’s showdown holds an incredible amount of weight. Sept. 12 ^vs. Winston-Salem State W, 31-3 Never in GSC history has there been a better rivalry than the one between VSU and UNA. The rivalry between Sept. 26 CUMBERLAND W, 56-22 the two programs goes all the way back to year one of Valdosta State football, when the Blazers first faced the Lions Oct. 3 *NORTH ALABAMA 2:00 p.m. in 1982. The two teams have competed against each other at least once in each season since then, with the Lions Oct. 10 *at West Georgia 2:00 p.m. holding the all-time series advantage at 22-16-1. Despite a 135-44-1 record at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium since the program’s inception 33 years ago, home success Oct. 17 *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2:00 p.m. has been an enigma for Valdosta State when hosting the Lions, especially in recent years. The last time the Blazers Oct. 22 *at Shorter 7:30 p.m. defeated UNA on their home turf was a 37-23 win over the Lions nearly eight years ago on October 27, 2007. Oct. 31 *WEST ALABAMA 2:00 p.m. For the No. 9 ranked Blazers, today’s contest represents the first Gulf South Conference matchup of the season, Nov. 7 *at Delta State 5:00 p.m. while the No. 8 ranked Lions enter the skirmish having already competed in two league matchups. After a pair of Nov. 14 *FLORIDA TECH 3:00 p.m. 34-17 victories in weeks one and two, the second of which was a victory over GSC opponent Mississippi College, the Lions hosted Florida Tech last weekend in a shootout that went down to the wire. UNA quarterback Luke Wingo all times Eastern; *GSC; ^Cobb County Clash helped lead the Lions to a 55-48 victory in the contest after delivering a GSC Player-of-the-Week worthy performance No. 8 NORTH ALABAMA that included 24 completions in 34 attempts for two touchdowns and 398 yards in the air, along with 64 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries. (3-0, 0-0 GSC) Valdosta State looks to counter UNA’s offensive firepower with some solid offensive options of their own, includ- Sept. 6 at Miles W 34-17 ing running back Cedric O’Neal, who continues his pursuit of two major all-time school rushing records. O’Neal’s 3,237 Sept. 12 Mississippi College* W 34-17 career rushing yards place him just 637 yards shy of passing current record holder Aaron Jenkins (2000-03). After Sept. 26 Florida Tech* W 55-48 two touchdown carries last week, O’Neal now has 35 on his career, and needs just two scores to pass Dominique Oct. 3 Valdosta State* 2:00 pm Ross (1992-94) for the all-time record. Oct. 10 Western Oregon 1:00 pm GAME CENTER Oct. 17 UNC-Pembroke (Homecoming) 6:00 pm Oct. 24 West Georgia* 2:00 pm VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS NORTH ALABAMA LIONS Oct. 31 Delta State* 1:30 pm Record: 3-0, 0-0 GSC Record: 3-0, 0-0 GSC Nov. 7 Shorter* 1:30 pm Ranking: #9 AFCA Ranking: #8 AFCA Nov. 14 West Alabama* 1:30 pm Last Game: Cumberland (W, 56-22) Last Game: vs. Florida Tech (W, 55-48) Coach: David Dean (Georgia State, 1986) Coach: Bobby Wallace (Mississippi State, 1976) all times Central; *GSC Record: 73-24 (9th season) Record: 154-147-1 (27th season) at VSU: 73-24 (9th season) at UNA: 109-46-1 (14th season) ABOUT THE GAME vs. GSC: 38-17 vs. GSC: 75-54-1 TV • None vs. UNA: 5-7 vs. VSU: 8-11-1 QUICK NOTES RADIO • VSU RADIO NETWORK • Valdosta State is in its 34th year of intercollegiate football and owns an overall record of 261 wins, 116 losses Play-by-Play Dick Rockey and four ties. Analyst Spencer Van Horn • David Dean is the second-winningest coach in Valdosta State history, having compiled 73 wins, against just 24 Sideline Tom Odom losses, during his eight-year coaching career. He owns a .753 career winning percentage. Network Stations WDDQ Talk 92.1 FM (Valdosta) • The Blazers have scored in 285 straight games, tops among all DII schools. WJEM 96.1 FM / 1150 AM (Valdosta) • Cedric O’Neal ranks among the top three in Valdosta State history in rushing yardage, and after two touch- WSFB 97.7 FM / 1490 AM (Quitman) downs last week, he is one score away from tying Dominique Ross at 36 for Valdosta State’s all-time rushing WJHC 107.5 FM (Jasper, Fla.) touchdown record. He is third in the VSU record books in rushing yards with 3,223, just 14 yards shy of WKZZ 92.5 FM (Tifton) Dominique Ross’, who ranks second with a career total of 3,237. In addition, O’Neal passed Aaron Jenkins with career touchdown number 35 last week and took sole possession of second place in the career rushing INTERNET RADIO touchdowns column. For O’Neal, 637 yards and 2 touchdowns will establish new school records. Live Audio talk921.com • Valdosta State will aim to deny Bobby Wallace an opportunity to become UNA’s all-time winningest Head Coach Live Stats sidearmstats.com/valdosta/football/ today. Wallace is currently tied with Hal Self with 109 career wins at North Alabama. Live Video useducationtv.com/default.aspx?sid=286 • In the second quarter last week, E.J. Hilliard connected with D’Amonte Ridley for a 92-yard touchdown pass. The play represented the longest pass play in Valdosta State history, two yards better than Chris Hatcher’s 90-yard touchdown completion to Calvin Walker September 11, 1993 against Central Florida. SERIES HISTORY AGAINST NORTH ALABAMA The rivalry between the Blazers and the Lions is arguably the most storied in Valdosta State history. The two programs have squared off in each of the 33 years of VSU football history, and have faced each other six times in postseason play. Today’s contest marks the 40th contest in Blazer football history, with the Lions holding a 22-16-1 advantage. Under David Dean, the Blazers are 5-7 all-time against North Alabama. 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS SERIES HISTORY VS. NORTH ALABAMA TALE OF THE TAPE ALL-TIME HIGHS & LOWS VS. UNA VSU Category UNA Most Points Scored Fewest Points Scored VSU 36.0 Scoring Offense 41.0 2000 45 1983 0 Year Record Streak Site Score 12.7 Scoring Defense 27.3 2007 37 1985 0 1982 0-1 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 53-7 135.0 Rushing Offense 242.0 1988 35 2010 5 1983 0-2 Lost 2 Florence, Ala. L, 27-0 103.3 Rushing Defense 140.3 1991 34 Three times 7 1984 0-3 Lost 3 Valdosta, Ga. L, 35-24 260.0 Passing Offense 284.7 1996 34 1985 0-4 Lost 4 Florence, Ala. L, 45-0 132.3 Passing Defense 204.7 1986 1-4 Won 1 Valdosta, Ga. W, 24-7 395.0 Total Offense 526.7 Most Points Allowed Fewest Points Allowed 1987 1-5 Lost 1 Florence, Ala. L, 17-16 235.7 Total Defense 345.0 2009 62 1997 0 1988 2-5 Won 1 Valdosta, Ga. W, 35-28 2013 57 2010 0 1989 3-5 Won 2 Florence, Ala. W, 24-10 THE BLAZER-LION COMPARISON 1982 53 1986 7 1990 3-6 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 26-10 VSU UNA 1985 45 2001 7 1991 4-6 Won 1 Florence, Ala. W, 34-17 Roster Breakdown 90 players 76 players 2010 43 1989 10 1992 4-6-1 Won 1 Valdosta, Ga. T, 24-24 Seniors 21 21 1993 4-7-1 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 31-21 Juniors 19 28 Largest Margin of Victory Largest Margin of Defeat 1994 4-8-1 Lost 2 Florence, Ala. L, 38-21 Sophomores 24 16 2001 47 2013 50 1994 4-9-1 Lost 3 Florence, Ala. L, 27-24 Freshmen 27 6 2000 24 1982 46 1995 4-10-1 Lost 4 Florence, Ala. L, 26-9 1997 21 1985 45 1996 5-10-1 Won 1 Valdosta, Ga. W, 34-31 EXPERIENCE OF THE TENTATIVE STARTERS Three times 17 2009 35 1997 6-10-1 Won 2 Florence, Ala. W, 21-0 Sr. Jr. Soph. RFr. Fr. 1998 28 1998 6-11-1 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 35-7 VSU 12 5 3 0 2 1999 6-12-1 Lost 2 Florence, Ala. L, 31-28 UNA 11 8 3 0 0 Most Rushing Yards Fewest Rushing Yards 2000 7-12-1 Won 1 Florence, Ala. W, 45-21 2014 395 1998 -4 2001 8-12-1 Won 2 Valdosta, Ga. W, 54-7 INDIVIDUAL BLAZER HIGHS VS. UNA 2001 315 2006 2 2002 9-12-1 Won 3 Florence, Ala. W, 45-28 Rushing A-YDS Year 2014 244 1995 9 2003 9-13-1 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 17-10 Austin Scott 19-187 2014 2011 218 1982 38 2004 10-13-1 Won 1 Florence, Ala. W, 24-20 Tyran Robinson 12-151 2001 2004 197 2005 50 2005 11-13-1 Won 2 Valdosta, Ga. W, 26-23 Vincent Brown 24-137 2005 2005 11-14-1 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 40-13 Aaron Jenkins 18-134 2001 Most Rushing Yards Allowed Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 2006 11-15-1 Lost 2 Florence, Ala. L, 31-24 (ot) Cedric O’Neal 23-123 2012 1982 545 2014 12 2007 12-15-1 Won 1 Valdosta, Ga. W, 27-24 1994 327 2010 37 2007 13-15-1 Won 2 Valdosta, Ga. W, 37-23 Passing C-A-I-YDS Year 1990 324 2001 46 2008 13-16-1 Lost 1 Florence, Ala. L, 41-23 Dusty Bonner 34-43-1-422 2000 1998 310 2002 59 2008 13-17-1 Lost 2 Florence, Ala. L, 37-10 Lance Funderburk 28-51-2-386 1996 1985 285 1997 75 2009 13-18-1 Lost 3 Valdosta, Ga. L, 62-27 Dusty Bonner 18-25-0-326 2001 2010 14-18-1 Won 1 Florence, Ala. W, 5-0 Willie Copeland 32-49-2-325 2006 Most Passing Yards Fewest Passing Yards 2010 14-19-1 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 43-20 Lance Funderburk 39-61-2-279 1995 2000 455 2010 71 2011 14-20-1 Lost 2 Valdosta, Ga. L, 30-23 1996 386 1990 72 2012 15-20-1 Won 1 Florence, Ala. W, 24-20 Receiving R-YDS Year 2001 344 1985 85 2013 15-21-1 Lost 1 Valdosta, Ga. L, 57-7 C.J. Lofton 14-163 2000 2006 325 2003 109 2014 15-22-1 Lost 2 Florence, Ala. L, 31-29 Rodney Brown 9-152 1996 1995 279 1983 113 2014 16-22-1 Won 1 Florence, Ala. W, 33-31 Cedric Jones 9-145 2007 Valdosta State Average Points: 22.3 (869 total) Randy Fisher 4-136 1986 Most Passing Yards Allowed Fewest Passing Yards Allowed North Alabama Average Points: 28.1 (1094 total) Randy Fisher 6-136 1987 2014 511 1994 12 in Valdosta: North Alabama leads 11-7-1 2009 439 1983 20 in Florence: North Alabama leads 11-9 Tackles S-A-Total Year 2007 318 1993 21 in the NCAA Playoffs: North Alabama leads 4-2 William Montford 9-10-19 2006 2013 304 1987 46 NCAA Playoff Game Jesse Sutton 5-12-17 1996 1999 275 Three times 64 STATISTICAL LEADERS Tony Hill 7-9-16 1993 Four with 14 Most Total Yards Fewest Total Yards Valdosta State 2001 659 1998 175 Rushing Cedric O’Neal, 175 yards 2000 648 1983 200 Passing E.J. Hilliard, 669 yards 2014 629 1990 201 Receiving Greg Dent, 184 yards 1996 471 2010 203 Scoring Cedric O’Neal, 18 points 1988 446 1982 209 Punting Gavin Wilson, 34.7 average Tackles Sharmaine Washington, 18 Most Total Yards Allowed Fewest Total Yards Allowed 1982 641 2010 101 North Alabama 2013 536 1987 127 Rushing LaMonte Thompson, 492 yards 2014 523 1997 151 Passing Luke Wingo, 778 yards 2009 518 1983 169 Receiving Dre Hall, 199 yards 1999 447 2000 241 Scoring LaMonte Thompson, 36 points Punting Jeb Millender, 40.40 average Tackles C.J. Jackson, 26

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS 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 September 28, 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 149 preseason 16 15 - 1. Minnesota St. (30) 4-0 798 wins over the course of the last 13 seasons, behind only 9/7 14 14 - 2. West Georgia (2) 4-0 756 Grand Valley State’s and Northwest Missouri State’s 161. 9/14 11 11 - 3. Northwest Missouri St. 4-0 735 GVSU (.870), NMSU (.847) and Tuskegee (.813) are the 9/21 9 9 - 4. Ferris St. (Mich.) 3-0 703 only teams with a better winning percentage than Valdosta 5. Delta St. (Miss.) 4-0 668 9/28 9 9 - State’s .804. Below is a look at the top five in the nation in 6. Angelo St. (Texas) 4-0 631 10/5 - - - each category since the beginning of 2000: 7. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 4-0 596 10/12 - - - By Total Wins 8. North Alabama 3-0 561 10/19 - - - No. Team W L Pct. 9. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 3-0 552 10/26 - - - 1. Northwest Missouri State 171 31 .847 10. Colorado St.-Pueblo 3-1 480 11/2 - - - 2. Grand Valley State 167 29 .852 11. Colorado School of Mines 4-0 469 11/9 - - - 3. Valdosta State 149 36 .805 12. Harding (Ark.) 4-0 448 11/16 13. Ashland (Ohio) 4-0 409 4. Bloomsburg 142 36 .798 14. Shepherd (W.Va.) 4-0 346 VSU’S TOP 25 HISTORY 5. Tuskegee 139 33 .808 15. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 3-1 335 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 25...Sept. 28, 2015 16. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 3-0 301 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 10...Sept. 28, 2013 BLAZERS PICKED TO FINISH FOURTH IN GSC 17. Tuskegee (Ala.) 4-0 272 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 25...... 216 Valdosta State was picked to finish fourth in the Gulf 18t. Texas A&M-Commerce 3-1 197 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 10...... 143 South Conference this season in a preseason vote of the 18t. Michigan Tech 4-0 197 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 5...... 93 league coaches. 20. Midwestern St. (Texas) 4-0 189 Highest Ranking All-Time...... 1st (28 times) The Blazers trailed North Alabama, who garnered 29 21. Concord (W.Va.) 3-1 184 vs. Top 25 in 2014...... 4-3 points in the conference poll and ranked third with one first 22. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 3-1 163 vs. Top 25 all-time...... 54-52-2 place vote, three second place votes, and two second place 23. Emporia St. (Kan.) 4-0 93 vs. GSC...... 22-43-2 votes. Delta State edged out UNA to rank second with one 24. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 3-1 87 at home...... 27-21-1 first place vote, four second place votes, and one third place 25. Minnesota-Duluth 2-2 49 on the road...... 23-29 vote, while West Georgia topped the preseason list with five Dropped Out: Slippery Rock (Pa.) (14) neutral sites...... 4-1 first place votes and one third place vote. 2015 Opponents in Top 25 (AFCA / D2Football)..... 3 / 3 Rounding out the poll in the bottom three positions were Others Receiving Votes: Grand Valley St. (Mich.), 29; Florida Tech at number five with 17 points, followed by Arkansas Tech, 28; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 26; Wingate 2015 Opponents Receiving Votes in the Top 25...... 1 West Alabama in the sixth place with 12 points. The Shorter (N.C.), 23; Slippery Rock (Pa.), 19; Stonehill (Mass.), 11; Hawks fell into seventh place with six sixth place votes for Washburn (Kan.), 9; West Texas A&M, 7; Colorado Mesa, BLAZERS MAKE THE POINT 6; Fort Hays St. (Kan.), 6; Henderson St. (Ark.), 5; East Known for its offense, Valdosta State is the current a total of six points. Central (Okla.), 4; Virginia Union, 4; Newberry (S.C.), 2; 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 284 games. The Bloomsburg (Pa.), 1; Indianapolis (Ind.), 1. The Blazers were well represented on both sides of last time VSU was shutout was on September 14, 1991 when the ball. Cedric O’Neal, a three-time All-GSC honoree who D2Football.com UCF defeated the Blazers 12-0 in Orlando, Fla. is quickly closing in on both the rushing touchdown and (preseason) Below is a closer look at the current Division II leaders rushing yardage records, earned a spot on the Preseason Pos. Team Record Last Week in consecutive games without being shutout: All-GSC Team for the second consecutive year. The senior 1 Minnesota State 4-0 1 Rank School Games is currently 813 yards away from the rushing yardage record 2 Ferris State 3-0 2 1. Valdosta State 284 and needs just four touchdowns to set a new mark for rushing 3 West Georgia 4-0 3 2. Grand Valley State 277 touchdowns. 4 Sioux Falls 4-0 5 3. Carson-Newman 260 Alongside O’Neal on the offensive side with his first 5 Northwest Missouri 4-0 4 4. Central Missouri 260 career Preseason All-GSC honor was Chris Anderson, a 6 Delta State 4-0 6 5. Shepherd 224 wide receiver out of Brunswick, Ga. who earned his first 7 CSU-Pueblo 3-1 7 6. Missouri Western State 202 All-GSC award last season after leading the Blazers’ receiv- 8 North Alabama 3-0 8 7. Bentley 166 ing corps with 67 catches, 714 receiving yards, and five 9 Valdosta State 3-0 9 8. Pittsburg State 150 touchdowns. 10 Angelo State 4-0 10 9. East Stroudsburg 158 Representing the Black Swarm, Kenny Murphy head- 11 Colorado Mines 4-0 11 10. West Liberty State 155 lined the All-GSC defensive selections as a unanimous pick. 12 Pittsburg State 3-1 12 Murphy’s preseason honor comes on the heels of a 2014 13 Harding 4-0 13 BLAZERS AMONG THE NATIONS BEST junior season in which the Glennville, Ga. native lit up the 14 Michigan Tech 4-0 15 In its 34th year of football, Valdosta State ranks among league and earned First Team All-GSC honors after finishing 15 Minnesota Duluth 2-2 16 the top schools in the nation in terms of all-time winning among the top two defensive players in the conference with 16 Shepherd 4-0 17 percentage. In fact, only two schools - Grand Valley State a staggering 92 tackles. Sharmaine Washington, another 17 Texas A&M-Commerce 3-1 18 and Bentley - have a better all-time winning percentage than 2014 All-GSC selection that racked up 58 tackles last year, 18 Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 19 the Blazers, whose 261-115-3 all-time record accounts for rounded out the Blazers’ preseason honorees. 19 Ashland 4-0 20 a .687 winning percentage. Below is a look at the top five 20 Humboldt State 3-0 21 teams by winning percentage all-time on the NCAA Division 21 Emporia State 4-0 22 II level: 22 Concord 3-1 23 No. Team Yrs W L T Pct. 23 Ouachita Baptist 3-1 24 1. Grand Valley State 44 356 131 3 .730 24 Grand Valley 3-1 25 2. Bentley 27 189 83 1 .694 25 Central Missouri 2-2 NR 3. Valdosta State 34 261 115 3 .690 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 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 North Alabama #8 2 0 1.000 89 65 3 0 1.000 123 82 2-0 0-0 1-0 W3 3. North Alabama (1) 29 Delta State #5 0 0 0.000 4 0 1.000 190 69 3-0 1-0 0-0 W4 4. Valdosta State 19 West Alabama 0 0 0.000 4 0 1.000 130 49 2-0 2-0 0-0 W4 5. Florida Tech 17 West Georgia #2 0 0 0.000 4 0 1.000 190 47 3-0 1-0 0-0 W4 6. West Alabama 12 Valdosta State #9 0 0 0.000 3 0 1.000 110 38 1-0 1-0 1-0 W3 7. Shorter 6 Mississippi College ^ 0 1 0.000 17 34 2 2 0.500 120 98 2-0 0-2 0-0 L1 Shorter 0 0 0.000 1 2 0.333 43 59 0-0 1-2 0-0 W1 Preseason All-GSC Team Florida Tech 0 1 0.000 1 3 0.250 130 103 1-1 0-2 0-0 L1 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, September 26 Saturday, October 3 WR Casey Osborne (U) Delta State Clark Atlanta 0 at West Georgia 56 North Alabama at Valdosta State, 2:00 p.m. WR Chris Anderson Valdosta State Albany State 0 at Delta State 40 West Georgia at West Alabama, 3:00 p.m. WR Shaq Hall West Georgia Shorter 26 at Southeast Missouri State 21 Florida Tech at Delta State, 6:00 p.m. WR Lee Mayhall North Alabama Cumberland 22 at Valdosta State 56 Shorter at Mississippi College, 7:00 p.m. TE Gabe Hughes Florida Tech Florida Tech 48 at North Alabama 55 G Stephen Evans North Alabama West Alabama 31 at Texas A&M Kingsville 22 G Orion Awa-Dubose Delta State Mississippi College 0 at McNeese State 37 T Jalen Beavers North Alabama T Mose Countryman Delta State T Matt Garcia Florida Tech C Harley Vaughan (U) West Georgia 2014 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 October 5 LB Kenny Murphy (U) Valdosta State October 12 October 12 LB J.J. Sanders Florida Tech October 19 October 19 LB Wilson Curtis Delta State October 18 October 18 LB Sharmaine Washington Valdosta State November 2 November 2 DB Philbert Martial North Alabama November 9 November 9 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 (Florida Tech) P James Dugan (U) West Georgia September 28 - Tyreek Hill (UWA) September 28 - Antwuan Haynes (Florida Tech) RS Philbert Martial North Alabama October 5 October 5 BT Wil Lovelace North Alabama October 12 October 12 October 19 October 19 October 18 October 18 November 2 November 2 November 9 November 9 November 16 November 16

VALDOSTA STATE GSC CHAMPIONSHIPS 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS 2014 VALDOSTA STATE DEPTH CHART - LAST UPDATED FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 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 2 25 9 Roland Rivers 6-2 235 Fr. 49 Mantevius Rucker 6-2 224 Sr. Chris Anderson 3 24 Roshmel Young 2 17 RB 23 Austin Scott 5-8 177 Sr. DT 95 Jaleel Brown 6-2 318 Sr. Cedric O’Neal 1 15 7 Cedric O’Neal 6-0 213 Sr. 97 Dequan Ivery 6-2 296 Jr. Jack Bradley - 14 D’Amonte Ridley - 12 XR 3 Xay Howard 6-0 176 Jr. NT 61 Mat Mathews 6-2 282 Sr. Donovan Bolden 3 13 22 D’Amonte Ridley 5-8 148 Sr. 91 Tyrone Dixon 6-2 320 So. Will Johnson - 6 Austin Thompson 3 8 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 3 2 ZR 83 Donovan Bolden 5-9 178 Jr. SLB 46 Malcolm McClenton 6-1 209 Fr. EJ Hilliard 3 3 16 Dallas Baldner 6-0 174 So. 33 Gaughf Ivey 5-11 186 Jr. David May 3 3 Josh Adams 3 3 HR 12 Chris Anderson 5-8 195 Sr. MLB 44 Kenny Murphy 6-2 240 Sr. Jeremy King 3 3 13 Joseph Little 6-4 226 Sr. 45 David Brown 6-1 220 So. Stephen Denmark 1 1

LT 67 Austin Thompson 6-6 297 Sr. 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 3 18 Kenny Moore 3 17 LG 65 Jack Bradley 6-3 299 Sr. LC 26 Larry Murphy 6-1 170 Sr. Kenny Murphy 3 16 74 Preston Langley 6-4 300 Fr. 15 Donatello Brown 6-0 161 Jr. Larry Murphy 3 12 Mat Mathews 3 11 C 63 David May 6-4 297 So. SS 8 Peter Tulloch 6-0 210 Sr. Sharmaine Washington 3 11 56 Nicholas Bonaparte 6-2 301 So. 14 Camen Marshall 5-10 170 Sr. Donatello Brown - 2 Egim Etta-Tawo 3 3 RG 69 Jeremy King 5-11 346 Fr. FS 20 Lorenzo Washington 5-9 204 Jr. Jaleel Brown 3 3 73 Mitch Woodard 6-6 357 So. 19 Timothy Sanders 5-11 190 Fr. Malcolm McClenton 3 3 Peter Tulloch 3 3 RT 66 Josh Adams 6-3 313 So. RC 24 Kenny Moore 5-9 179 So. Lorenzo Washington 3 3 53 Jay Hearn 6-1 266 Fr. 38 Raymond Palmer 5-9 188 Jr.

Pronunciation Guide Specialists ‘15 Career Chris Bahr BAR Special Teams Andrew Gray 3 3 Nicholas Bonaparte BON-uh-part K 25 Andrew Gray 6-1 150 Fr. Gavin Wilson 3 3 Egim Etta-Tawo EE-gem ETTA-TAH-woe 31 Gavin Wilson 5-11 196 Fr. Brent Wildes 3 3 EJ Hilliard EJ Hill-YARD Joseph Little 3 3 Xay Howard ZAY P 31 Gavin Wilson 5-11 196 Fr. Greg Dent 3 3 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 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 Exavious 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 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 2015 CAPTAINS NAMED VALDOSTA STATE’S RECORD WHEN... After a preseason vote by the team, five seniors were named team captains by Head Coach David Dean prior to 2015 Under Dean the start of the season. Linebacker Kenny Murphy and defensive tackle Cooper Lemonds represent the defense, while At Home 1-0 35-13 Jack Bradley, Chris Anderson, and Cedric O’Neal will serve as captain representatives of the Blazer offense. While these serve as the permanent captains, Dean will continue to allow seniors to represent VSU at midfield for On the Road 1-0 30-12 the coin toss. Neutral Site Game 1-0 6-0 vs. GSC Games 0-0 37-18 Albany State Kenny Murphy, Cedric O’Neal, Cooper Lemonds, Jack Bradley, Chris Anderson vs. Non-Conference 3-0 35-6 Winston-Salem State Kenny Murphy, Cedric O’Neal, Cooper Lemonds, Jack Bradley, Chris Anderson vs. In-State Opponents 1-0 18-2 Cumberland Kenny Murphy, Cedric O’Neal, Cooper Lemonds, Jack Bradley, Chris Anderson In August 0-0 2-1 North Alabama West Georgia In September 3-0 26-6 Mississippi College In October 0-0 25-10 Shorter In November 0-0 13-6 West Alabama In December 0-0 6-1 Delta State On Television 0-0 14-10 Florida Tech Afternoon Games 2-0 39-8 THE DAVID DEAN SHOW - ONLINE AND RADIO THE BIG STAGE Night Games 1-0 33-16 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 0-0 23-11 com. The show will be filmed on location following each Week prior to the start of the 2015 season. Scoring First 2-0 42-8 contest, and will be posted no later than the following ESPN3 became the exclusive carrier of GSC-TV last year Opponent Scores First 1-0 30-16 Monday each week. The show includes feature packages on and the package’s success resulted in a two-year extension Leading at Halftime 3-0 56-6 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 0-0 13-16 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 3-0 58-6 live multi-screen network, ESPN3,” said GSC Commissioner the Coyocan Restaurant in Valdosta. The hour-long program Trailing after 3 quarters 0-0 12-18 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 0-0 1-1 NEW FACES ON THE SIDELINE match-ups.” Valdosta State welcomed three new faces to its Scoring 30+ points 2-0 50-5 The GSC Football Game of the Week will bring 10 games coaching staff during the offseason, two on defense Scoring 20-29 points 1-0 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 0-0 1-3 Williams came on board late in the summer as the new least twice. Florida Tech, North Alabama, Valdosta State Allowing 30+ points 0-0 4-16 defensive coordinator. Finally, new defensive backs coach and West Georgia lead the way with three appearances, Allowing 20-29 points 1-0 23-8 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 2-0 45-0 Braly Municipal Stadium will be the setting for the first Outrushing Opponent 3-0 55-12 two games when UNA hosts MC in the opener on September Getting Outrushed 0-0 16-12 NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS 12, followed by the second contest two weeks later as FIT Passing for more Yards 2-0 50-4 goes to Florence, Alabama on September 26. Overall, VSU has tallied an 92-33-1 record all-time in Passing for fewer Yards 1-0 23-20 non-conference games, a winning percentage of .730 in Play-by-play commentator Don Russell and color com- Outgaining Opponent 3-0 59-8 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 0-0 13-16 package for the fourth year in a row. record and an .841 winning percentage in his first eight years Winning Time of Poss. 2-0 35-5 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. 1-0 37-19 come to GSC foes in the NCAA playoffs. com. Listed below are the three Valdosta State games on Scoring a Def./ST TD 0-0 23-10 the GSC-TV schedule during the 2015 season. Allowing a Def./ST TD 0-0 5-10 THE BLAZERS AT HOME Fewer Penalty Yards 3-0 27-9 Valdosta State has won 141 of 189 games, with 43 Opponent Date losses and one tie (.762), on its home field since beginning at West Georgia Saturday, October 10th More Penalty Yards 0-0 45-14 football in 1982. The Blazers are an impressive 132-44-1 at Shorter Thursday, October 22nd Winning Turnover Battle 3-0 44-6 (.746) at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium and have a 9-4 (.692) at West Alabama Saturday, October 31st Losing Turnover Battle 0-0 15-14 Martin Stadium. 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 2-2 2-0 Oct. 3 at Miles beginning of the 2000 season as they have tallied a 73-17 Winston-Salem State 1-3 1-0 Oct. 3 vs. Chowan record (.811) during that span, including a 34-13 mark (.723) North Alabama#8 3-0 2-0 Oct. 3 at Valdosta State under Head Coach David Dean. West Georgia#2 4-0 0-0 Oct. 3 at West Alabama Mississippi College 2-2 0-1 Oct. 3 vs. Shorter Shorter 1-2 0-0 Oct. 3 at Mississippi College West Alabama 4-0 0-0 Oct. 3 vs. West Georgia Delta State#5 4-0 0-0 Oct. 3 vs. Florida Tech Florida Tech 1-3 0-1 Oct. 3 at Delta State

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS 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) - 23 gms VSU: Sept. 20, 2014; Chris Anderson versus Delta State (181) - 12 gms OPP: Nov. 19, 2004; Deonte Bolden of Carson-Newman (86 yards) - 121 gms OPP: Oct. 30, 2014; Chad Toocheck of West Alabama (181) - 7 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) - 14 gms VSU: Oct. 20, 2012; Cayden Cochran versus Delta State (412) - 31 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013: Jarvis York of Delta State (43 yards) - 17 gms OPP: Sept. 20, 2014; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (502) - 12 gms

... Returned an Interception for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw Five Touchdowns VSU: Nov. 16, 2013; Jeremy Grable versus Texas A&M-Kingsville (11 yards) - 15 gms VSU: Nov. 2, 2013; Kaleb Nobles versus Delta State (6) - 17 gms OPP: Nov. 29, 2014; Chris Shaffer of Lenoir-Rhyne (29 yards) - 3 gms OPP: Nov. 16, 1996; Toby Strange of West Georgia (5) - 218 gms

... Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw Four Touchdowns VSU: Nov. 8, 2014; Micaiah Satterwhite versus UNC-Pembroke (21 yards) - 6 gms VSU: Sept. 26, 2015; E.J. Hilliard versus Cumberland (4) - 0 gms OPP: Oct. 26, 2013; Lamar Smith of North Alabama (83 yards) - 18 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (4) - 17 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) - 73 gms VSU: Nov. 2, 2013; Seantavius Jones versus Delta State (6) - 17 gms OPP: Nov. 12, 2011; Robbie Burdine of North Alabama (22 yards) - 39 gms OPP: Nov. 18, 2000; Rico McDonald of Delta State (4) - 170 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 - 35 gms VSU: Nov. 15, 2014; Cedric O’Neal versus Florida Tech (3) - 5 gms OPP: Oct. 11, 1997; Corey Prosperie of Arkansas-Monticello - 211 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Ricky Hunt of Delta State (3) - 17 gms

... Scored a Safety ... Had a Kicker Make Four Field Goals VSU: Sept. 27, 2014; Tevin Davis versus North Alabama - 11 gms VSU: Nov. 22, 2014; Anthony Pistelli versus North Alabama (4) - 4 gm OPP: Sept. 7, 2013; Darius Lamar of Fort Valley State - 24 gms OPP: Dec. 1, 2012; Curt Duncan of Carson-Newman (4) - 27 gms

... Recorded a Two-Point Conversion ... Had a Kicker Make Three Field Goals VSU: Sept. 13, 2014; Kenny Murphy versus Winston-Salem State (rush) - 13 gms VSU: Nov. 29, 2014; Anthony Pistelli versus Lenoir-Rhyne (3) - 0 gms OPP: Sept. 27, 2014; Hagan Scott of North Alabama (reception) - 11 gms OPP: Dec. 1, 2012; Curt Duncan of Carson-Newman (4) - 27 gms

... Blocked a Punt ... Scored 60 Points VSU: Sept. 27, 2014; Nick Davis versus North Alabama - 11 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (62) - 9 gms OPP: Nov. 15, 2014; Jake Holsinger of Florida Tech - 5 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (63) - 17 gms

... Blocked a Field Goal ... Scored 50 Points VSU: Oct. 30, 2014; Cooper Lemonds versus West Alabama - 7 gms VSU: Sept. 26, 2015 versus Cumberland (56) - 0 gms OPP: Oct. 26, 2013; Tavarius Wilson of North Alabama - 18 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (63) - 16 gms

... Blocked a Point After Attempt ... Scored 40 Points VSU: Sept. 26, 2015 versus Cumberland - 0 gms VSU: Sept. 26, 2015 versus Cumberland (56) - 0 gms OPP: Sept. 26, 2015 versus Cumberland - 0 gms OPP: Sept. 20, 2014; Delta State (49) - 12 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 - 24 gms VSU: Nov. 7, 2009 versus Edward Waters (first half, 42) - 60 gms OPP: Sept. 26, 2015 versus Cumberland - 0 gms OPP: Never - 380 gms

... Had a Player Rush for 200 Yards ... Scored 30 Points in One Half VSU: Oct. 19, 2002; Aaron Jenkins versus Central Arkansas (204) - 154 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (first half, 35) - 9 gms OPP: Oct. 15, 2011; Matt Willis of West Alabama (219) - 42 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (second half, 35) - 17 gms

... Had a Player Catch 10 Passes ... Was Shut Out VSU: Sept. 20, 2014; Chris Anderson versus Delta State (11) - 12 gms VSU: Sept. 14, 1991 at Central Florida - 284 gms OPP: Oct. 30, 2014; Daryl Collins of West Alabama (10) - 7 gms OPP: Oct. 18, 2014; Mississippi College - 9 gms

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS VALDOSTA STATE 2015 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Career: 1 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Greg Dent E.J. Hilliard Long Receptions Attempts 2015: 11 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 6 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26) 2015: 13 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Career: 11 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Career: 6 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015) Career: 13 at Albany State, Sept. 5, 2015 Yards Yards PASSING 2015: 81 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 E.J. Hilliard Career: 81 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Career: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Attempts Touchdowns Touchdowns 2015: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 5, 2015 Career: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Career: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Completions Long Long 2015: 21 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 22 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 19 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 22 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 22 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 19 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Yards 2015: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Jordan Germany Cedric O’Neal Career: 250 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Receptions Attempts Touchdowns 2015: 2 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 19 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 83 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 33 vs. Delta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Career: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Yards Yards Interceptions 2015: 21 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 97 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 1 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12) Career: 21 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 194 vs. Carson-Newman, Dec. 1, 2012 Career: 1 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015) Touchdowns Touchdowns 2015: None 2015: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 RECEIVING Career: None Career: 3 four times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014) Chris Anderson Long Long Receptions 2015: 17 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 27 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 7 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 17 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 69 vs. Fort Valley State, Sept. 7, 2013 Career: 11 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Yards Xay Howard Austin Scott 2015: 83 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Receptions Attempts Career: 181 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2015: 3 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 9 two times (last vs. Winston-Sale, Sept. 12) Touchdowns Career: 3 five times 16 (last at Albany State, Sept. 5, 2015) Career: 22 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014 2015: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Yards Yards Career: 1 eight times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12) 2015: 19 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 54 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Long Career: 41 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 Career: 184 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 2015: 47 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns Touchdowns Career: 77 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2015: None 2015: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: None Career: 3 two times (last vs. West Alabama, Nov. 24, 2012) Dallas Baldner Long Long Receptions 2015: 19 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 18 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 2 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26) Career: 28 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 Career: 72 vs. Florida Tech, Oct. 5, 2013 Career: 2 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015) Yards Will Johnson Eric Scott 2015: 52 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Receptions Attempts Career: 52 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 5 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns Career: 2 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015) Career: 11 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 2015: 1 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26) Yards Yards Career: 1 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015) 2015: 15 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 34 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Long Career: 25 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Career: 74 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 15, 2012 2015: 44 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Touchdowns Touchdowns Career: 44 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: None 2015: None Career: None Career: 2 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 Donovan Bolden Long Long Receptions 2015: 15 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 22 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 5 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 23 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014 Career: 53 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 15, 2012 Career: 8 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 Yards Joe Little Jordan Germany 2015: 58 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Receptions Attempts Career: 81 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 2015: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 9 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Touchdowns Career: 1 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015) Career: 9 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 1 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26) Yards Yards Career: 1 six times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015) 2015: 8 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 45 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Long Career: 15 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 Career: 45 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 52 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Touchdowns Touchdowns Career: 68 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014 2015: None 2015: 1 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: None 2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS VALDOSTA STATE 2015 SEASON AND CAREER HIGHS Long Yards 2015: 1 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 12 Cooper Lemonds Career: 15 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 Career: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 12, 2015 2015: 4 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns Career: 9 at North Alabama, Sept. 27, 2014 Cedric O’Neal 2015: None Receptions Career: None Malcolm McClenton 2015: 2 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Long 2015: 2 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12) Career: 5 vs. West Alabama, Nov. 24, 2012 2015: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 12 Career: 2 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015) Yards Career: 36 at Albany State, Sept. 12, 2015 2015: 17 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Camen Marshall Career: 24 vs. Winston-Salem State, Dec. 15, 2012 Cedric O’Neal 2015: 1 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept 12, 2015) Touchdowns Kick Returns Career: 2 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014) 2015: None 2015: None Career: None Career: 2 four times (last at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014) Mat Mathews Long Yards 2015: 4 at Albany State, Sept 5 2015: 19 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: None Career: 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014 Career: 19 at Albany State, Sept. 5, 2015 Career: 59 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 Touchdowns Kenny Moore D’Amonte Ridley 2015: None 2015: 4 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Receptions Career: None Career: 6 at West Alabama, Oct. 30, 2014 2015: 3 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Long Career: 4 four times (last at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014) 2014: None Kenny Murphy Yards Career: 32 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 2015: 8 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 14 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Career: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Austin Scott Touchdowns Kick Returns Larry Murphy 2015: 1 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: None 2015: 6 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Career: 1 two times (last at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014) Career: 6 vs. UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 7, 2013 Career: 7 at West Alabama, Oct. 30, 2014 Long Yards 2015: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 40 at North Alabama, Sept. 27 Dante Robinson Career: 92 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Career: 131 vs. UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 7, 2013 2015: 5 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Touchdowns Career: 5 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015) Austin Scott 2015: None Receptions Career: None Timothy Sanders 2015: 2 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Long 2015: 7 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Career: 5 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2015: None Career: 7 at Albany State, Sept. 5, 2015 Yards Career: 76 at Delta State, Nov. 2, 2013 2015: 2 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Egim Etta-Tawo Career: 47 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 TACKLES 2015: 4 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns Donatello Brown Career: 4 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 2015: 2 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 2 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 1 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Career: 6 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 13, 2014 Peter Tulloch Long 2015: 3 at Albany State, Sept. 5 2015: 19 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Jaleel Brown Career: 3 at Albany State, Sept. 5, 2015 Career: 28 vs. West Alabama, Nov. 24, 2012 2015: 6 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 6 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Lorenzo Washington KICKOFF RETURNS 2015: 1 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Oneil Cohen Career: 5 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 Greg Dent 2015: 4 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 12 Kick Returns Career: 4 three times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 12, 2015) Sharmaine Washington 2015: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 2015: 7 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 2 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 Tyrone Dixon Career: 11 two times (last at North Alabama, Sept. 27, 2014) Yards 2015: 3 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 68 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Career: 3 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Jordan Washington Career: 68 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 3 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Touchdowns Jonathan Hester Career: 3 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 2015: None 2015: 3 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26) Career: None Career: 3 two times (last vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015) Long 2015: 50 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26 Dequan Ivery Career: 50 vs. Cumberland, Sept. 26, 2015 2015: 2 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 Career: 2 vs. Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Brandon Kemp Kick Returns Gaughf Ivey 2015: 1 vs Winston-Salem, Sept. 12 2015: 3 at Albany State, Sept. 5 Career: 1 vs Winston-Salem, Sept. 12, 2015 Career: 3 at Albany State, Sept 5, 2015 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS GAME 1 GAME 2 VALDOSTA STATE 21, ALBANY STATE 13 VALDOSTA STATE 31, WINSTON-SALEM STATE 3

ALBANY, Ga. – The Valdosta State defense came up with a surplus of big plays to hold POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. – It was a slow start for the Valdosta State football team in the Albany State at bay, and Cedric O’Neal put up a gutsy effort late in the contest to help lead second annual Cobb County Clash on Saturday night in Powder Springs, Ga., but a strong second half and another solid defensive effort helped lead the Blazers to a 31-3 victory the Blazers to a 21-13 win over the Golden Rams in Saturday’s season opener in Albany, Ga. over regional opponent Winston-Salem State. The Blazers scored within the first five minutes of the contest after three completions Valdosta State extended their unblemished record to 2-0 on the young season with from senior transfer EJ Hilliard, who finished his first game with 20 completions and 206 the victory, while the Rams fell to 0-2 on the year. passing yards in 36 attempts. The series of completions took the Blazers inside the 10 Despite a slow start for Valdosta State with just 17 total yards in the first quarter, yard line to set up O’Neal for a nine yard touchdown carry to cap off VSU’s first drive of the Blazer offense pulled the cork in the second. Scott’s aforementioned touchdown rush the season. gave the Blazers a 7-3 lead, and after an interception thrown by E.J. Hilliard at the 8:55 Austin Scott added to the Blazers’ rushing attack in the first quarter with 40 yards mark, the senior quarterback found his rhythm and threw for 100 yards in the second quarter alone, 22 of which came on a slant over the middle for a touchdown to Donovan on the ground, and while VSU was turned away repeatedly throughout the majority of the Bolden that gave the Blazers a 14-3 lead with 3:01 to play in the first half. first half, the Black Swarm defense retained a lead for the red and black. One of the biggest highlights of the night came after Hilliard connected with Chris Albany State threatened one last time with less than three minutes to go, but Egim Anderson for a touchdown pass down the left sideline with 2:58 to play in the third quarter. Etta-Tawo notched one of his two sacks on the night to force a third and long for the The reception was one of seven for the veteran wide receiver, and the play accounted for Golden Rams, from which they were unable to recover. 47 of Anderson’s 83 passing yards on the night.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 7 7 0 7 21 Valdosta State 0 14 7 10 31 Albany State 0 0 6 7 13 Albany State 3 0 0 0 3

First Quarter First Quarter VSU 10:55 O’Neal 9-yard run (Gray kick) WSSU 4:34 Johnson 43-yard field goal Second Quarter Second Quarter VSU 0:40 Baldner 28-yard pass from Hilliard (Gray kick) VSU 12:27 A. Scott 18-yard run (Gray kick) VSU 3:01 Bolden 22-yard pass from Hilliard (Gray kick) Third Quarter ASU 5:24 Burns 35-yard pass from Edmonds Third Quarter VSU 2:58 Anderson 47-yard pass from Hilliard (Gray kick) Fourth Quarter VSU 14:14 A. Scott 2-yard run (Gray kick) Fourth Quarter ASU 9:51 Small 5-yard run (Whitehead kick) VSU 12:09 Hilliard 8-yard run (Gray kick) VSU 8:45 Gray 24-yard field goal Team Statistics VSU ASU First Downs 19 17 Team Statistics VSU ASU Rushes-Yards (Net) 36-103 30-79 First Downs 22 13 Passes Comp-Att-Int 20-36-1 16-36-2 Rushes-Yards (Net) 35-146 42-132 Passing Yards (Net) 206 229 Passes Comp-Att-Int 21-33-1 9-24-0 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 72-309 66-308 Passing Yards (Net) 213 46 Return Yards 45 42 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 68-359 66-178 Punts (Number-Avg.) 2 2 Return Yards 27 48 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 5-36.8 7-39.4 Penalties-Yards 9-52 11-165 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 3-19 6-32 Penalties-Yards 5-35 8-80 Time of Possession 33:28 24:07 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 2-16 3-29 Attendance 8,433 Time of Possession 28:47 31:30 Attendance 8,624 Individual Stats Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 12-56; A. Scott 9-46; Howard 1-5; Hilliard 13--1. ASU - Small Individual Stats 19-86; Greene 2-11; Edmonds 7-20; Wiley 1--13. Rushing: VSU - A. Scott 9-54; E. Scott 5-34; O’Neal 7-24; Hilliard 11-21; Germany Passing: VSU - Hilliard 20-36-1-206. ASU - Edmonds 16-36-2-229. 2-9; Rivers 1-4. WSSU - Massey 25-110; Greene 7-24; Mosely 4-22; Belcher 1-4; Receiving: VSU - Dent 6-61; Baldner 2-48; Ridley 3-34; Howard 3-23; O’Neal 2-17; Wilkins 1-3; Tinsley 4--31. Johnson 1-9; Bolden 1-8; A. Scott 2-6. ASU - Burns 5-85; Atkins 4-48; Simmons 3-47; Passing: VSU - Hilliard 21-33-1-213. WSSU - 9-24-0-46. Osborne 2-33; Dungee 1-10; Small 1-6. Receiving: VSU - Anderson 7-83; Dent 4-42; Bolden 5-40; Germany 2-21; W. Johnson 1-15; Little 1-8; O’Neal 1-4. WSSU - Ojikutu 2-14; Foggie 1-14; Rook 2-10; Moseley 1-7; Belcher 1-3; Patterson 1-2; Massey 1--4.

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS GAME 3 CUMBERLAND 22, #11 VALDOSTA STATE 56

VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Valdosta State football team used several big plays and 29 point surge in the second quarter to leave the Bulldogs of Cumberland in the dust and pick up a convincing 56-22 win in Friday night’s home opener at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium in Valdosta, Ga. With Austin Scott sidelined due to a minor injury, Cedric O’Neal carried a majority of the load in the Blazers’ rushing attack on the night with a total of 95 yards on the ground. In addition, O’Neal racked up two touchdown rushes to pull to within one touchdown of the career rushing touchdown record. Jordan Germany helped bolster the ground game with 45 yards on 9 carries, most of which came in the second half, while Nick Hylton and Eric Scott added 17 and 13 yards each, respectively. In addition to VSU’s 156 yards on the ground, E.J. Hilliard connected 17 times in 22 attempts to rack up 250 passing yards. A big chunk of that yardage came on one of his four touchdown passes, when he launched a pass from deep in Valdosta State territory to a wide open D’Amonte Ridley, who made the catch in stride and streaked down the right sideline for a 92-yard completion in the second quarter to give VSU a 30-7 advantage. The pass shattered a 22 year old record that was previously set on September 11, 1993, when Blazer legend Chris Hatcher hooked up with Calvin Hatcher in a game against UCF for a 90-yard completion.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 7 29 13 7 56 Cumberland 7 2 13 0 22

First Quarter VSU 11:58 Dent 18-yard pass from Hilliard (Gray kick) CU 0:37 Byrd 1-yard run (Spence kick)

Second Quarter VSU 13:36 O’Neal 4-yard run (Gray kick) VSU 11:04 Baldner 44-yard pass from Hilliard (Gray kick failed) VSU 5:32 Gray 37-yard field goal VSU 2:16 Ridley 92-yard pass from Hilliard (Gray kick) VSU 0:07 Dent 22-yard pass from Hilliard (Gray kick blocked) CU 0:07 Knight 98-yard PAT return

Third Quarter CU 12:06 Byrd 2-yard run (Spence kick) VSU 6:50 Bolden 52-yard pass from Rivers (Gray kick blocked) CU 4:01 Rodgers 36-yard pass from Snyder (Spence kick blocked) VSU 1:04 O’Neal 1-yard run (Wilson kick)

Fourth Quarter VSU 10:01 Germany 1-yard run (Wilson kick)

Team Statistics VSU CU First Downs 22 14 Rushes-Yards (Net) 41-156 36-99 Passes Comp-Att-Int 22-27-0 12-32-0 Passing Yards (Net) 361 122 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 68-517 68-221 Return Yards 60 0 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-43.0 9-41.1 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 10-91 13-116 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 5-24 2-23 Time of Possession 32:51 27:09 Attendance 4,255

Individual Stats Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 19-95; Germany 9-45; Hylton 3-17; Rivers 4-13; E. Scott 2-13. CU - Chaplin 10-51; Byrd 13-19; Rushin 1-16; Snyder 11-13. Passing: VSU - Hilliard 17-22-4-250; Rivers 5-5-1-111. CU - Snyder 12-32-1-122; Receiving: VSU - Ridley 1-92; Dent 6-81; Bolden 3-58; Baldner 2-52; Denmark 3-41; Anderson 2-12; Johnson 2-10; Utley 1-9. CU - Green 4-65; Rodgers 2-36; Mallory 2-21; Chaplin 2-6; Byrd 1-4; 1-(minus 10).

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS