2011 Mcmurry University War Hawks Football Game Notes
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2011 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY WAR HAWKS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES AT #5 Mary Hardin-Baylor 9.17 mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mcmurrysports • mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mc - Kyle Robarts, Sports Information Director McMurry WAR HAWKS Football McM Station Box 188 | Abilene, TX 79601 2011 Game Notes O: (325) 793-4612 | C: (325) 669-3199 | [email protected] TEAM QUICK FACTS McMURRY QUICK FACTS McMURRY SCHEDULE 2010 Record: 6-4 2010 ASC Record: 4-4 (t-4th) Name of School McMurry University 09.01 @ Stephen F. Austin L, 82-6 Final 2010 Ranking (National): NR City / Zip Abilene, Texas; 79697 09.10 @ UT-San Antonio W, 24-21 Final 2010 Ranking (Regional): NR Founded 1923 Basic Offense: Spread, Air Raid Enrollment 1,350 09.17 @ Mary Hardin-Baylor * 6 p.m. Basic Defense: 3-3-5, 4-2-5 09.24 East Texas Baptist * 2 p.m. Letterwinners Returning: 57 Religious Affiliation Methodist Starters Returning: 21 Nickname War Hawks 10.01 @ Howard Payne * 2 p.m. Offensive Starters Returning: 9 School Colors Maroon & White 10.08 Sul Ross State * & 2 p.m. Defensive Starters Returning: 9 Stadium Wilford Moore Stadium Specialists Starters Returning: 2 Capacity 3,200 10.15 @ Texas Lutheran * 1 p.m. Letterwinners Lost: 15 10.29 Hardin-Simmons * 2 p.m. Starters Lost: 4 Surface Grassy Turf Offensive Starters Lost: 2 Affiliation NCAA Division III 11.05 @ Louisiana College 1 p.m. Defensive Starters Lost: 2 Conference American Southwest 11.12 Mississippi College 2 p.m. Head Coach: Hal Mumme, 3rd season President Dr. John Russell Alma Mater: Tarleton State, 1973 Alma Mater, Year Auburn University, 1972 Career Record at McMurry: 10-10 Career Record as College Coach: 118-113 Athletics Director Ron Holmes * denotes ASC game; & denotes Homecoming Alma Mater, Year McMurry, 1977 RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS Department Phone No. 325-793-4631 Jake Mullin*, QB, 6-3, 225, SR, Burleson Athletics Email [email protected] McMURRY STAFF Delfonte Diamond, WR/TE, 6-1, 240, SR, Houston Hal MUMME Head Coach Eric Schaffer, WR, 5-10, 185, JR, Fayetteville, Ark. R.J. Long *, WR, 6-2, 190, SR, Corpus Christi FOOTBALL HISTORY Mason MILLER Off. Coordinator / Off. Line Austin Brooks *, RB, 5-8, 190, SO, Farmersville First Year of Football 1923 Joe Lee DUNN Defensive Coordinator Bertrick Ervin *, OL, 6-0, 260, SR, Missouri City John Duplichan, OL, 6-1, 275, JR, New Waverly All-time Playoff Record 1-2 Kendall ROBERSON Asst. HC / Secondary Kiefer Price, C, 6-3, 255, JR, Copperas Cove Years in postseason play 3 Chase HOLBROOK Quarterbacks Nolan Hankins, LT, 6-7, 315, SO, Rogers, Ark. Last postseason appearance 1993 Scott HIGHSMITH Running Backs / Operations Aztec Bowl, L 32-20 (Mexico All-Stars) RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS All-Time Record 339-432-34 (.421) Kendall TODD Asst. Def. Line / Equipment Will Morris*, FS, 6-2, 200, SR, Katy Jimmy Terrell, SS, 5-10, JR, Lexington Brandon DAY Asst. Def. Line / Str. & Cond. D.J. Baiza, CB, 5-9, 165, JR, Post SPORTS INFORMATION Josh CREECH Asst. Off. Line / Video Corey Hall *, DE, 6-3, 245, JR, Farmer’s Branch Nick Hernandez, LB, 6-0, 200, SR, Rosenberg Sports Information Director Kyle Robarts Evan BURK Wide Receivers Austin Cleere, SS, 5-10, 185, SR, Robinson Alma Mater, Year Abilene Christian, 2005 Janet CRISMAN Administrative Assistant Kyle Kelley, LB, 6-1, 205, SR, Mineral Wells SID Office Phone 325-793-4612 Kerry Gamble, LB, 5-11, 220, SR, Athens SID Cell Phone 325-669-3199 Kevin Stewart, DE, 6-0, 230, SR, Houston SID Email [email protected] RADIO BROADCASTS *=Denotes returning all-conference honoree SID Fax 325-793-4604 Kit Kimbrell, play-by-play Press Box Phone 325-669-3199 2010 STATISTICAL LEADERS (RETURNERS ONLY) SID Mailing Address: McM Station Box 188 David Bacon, color analyst RUSHING: Austin Brooks, 111-526, 4.7 avg., 2 TD (75.1 ypg) Abilene, TX 79697 Kyle Robarts, sideline reporter PASSING: Jake Mullin, 202-330-2, 35 TD, 61.2 Pct. (357.4 ypg) Athletics Web Site mcmurrysports.com RECEIVING: R.J. Long, 60-1,131, 15 TD, 18.9 YPC (113.1 ypg) 1560 A.M. KZQQ - Abilene, Texas TACKLES: Austin Cleere, 65 (32s-33a), 8.5 TFL, 1 int., 5 BRU Twitter twitter.com/mcmsports Internet: http://www.mcmurrysports.com TACKLES FOR LOSS: Corey Hall, 13.5-67 Facebook facebook.com/mcmurrysports SACKS: Corey Hall, Kevin Stewart, 5.0 YouTube youtube.com/mcmurrysports INTERCEPTIONS: Will Morris, 5-111 SID Asst. Thomas Beckham PUNTING: John Kowalski, 27 punts, 1,036 yards, 38.4 ypp Alma Mater, Year McMurry, 2008 Asst. Email [email protected] McMURRY ON THE WEB Athletics Web Site: www.mcmurrysports.com Football Web Site: www.mcmurrysports.com/football Athletics Twitter: twitter.com/mcmsports YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mcmurrysports PRINT David Robinett, Sports Director http://www.ktxs.com Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/mcmurrysports Abilene Reporter-News P.O. Box 5309 RADIO P.O. Box 30 Abilene, TX 79608 FOX SPORTS RADIO 1560 AM (KZQQ) McMurry University Web Site: http://www.mcm.edu Abilene, TX 79604 325-695-2777; FAX 325-691-5822 Parker Cannan, Owner 325-676-6770; FAX 325-670-5242 [email protected] 325.672.5442 Beat Reporter: http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com Kit Kimbrell, Jerry Larned & Kyle Robarts Sam Waller Play-by-Play Announcers [email protected] KRBC-TV (NBC) http://www.reporternews.com David Robinett, Sports Director WEB P.O. Box 178 D3FOOTBALL.COM CONFERENCE Abilene, TX 79604 Pat Coleman, Editor American Southwest Conf. 325-692-7372; FAX 325-695-0321 [email protected] [email protected] Greg Weghorst, Media Relations 972-234-0033, ext. 105 http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com http://www.mcmurrysports.com FAX 972-234-8433 Kyle Robarts, S.I.D. [email protected] KTXS-TV (ABC) [email protected] http://www.ascsports.org Brian Keating, Sports Director twitter.com/mcmsports P.0. Box 2997 youtube.com/mcmurrysports Abilene, TX 79604 facebook.com/mcmurrysports TELEVISION 325-677-2281; FAX 325-672-5307 KTAB-TV (CBS) [email protected] mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mcmurrysports • mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mc - mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mcmurrysports • mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mc - Kyle Robarts, Sports Information Director McMurry WAR HAWKS Football McM Station Box 188 | Abilene, TX 79601 2011 Pre-Season Prospectus O: (325) 793-4612 | C: (325) 669-3199 | [email protected] BRUTAL ROAD TRIP CONTINUES AS McMURRY OPENS CONFERENCE PLAY IN BELTON ABOUT LAST WEEK bigger than Austin Brook’s 30-yard reception in the game-winning drive turning a near-sack into the play that set up the game-winning score. Coming down from the high of defeating UT-San Antonio at the Alamodome in front of 31,000 fans will be challenge enough, but add to that playing the defending American RECOGNITION POURS IN Southwest Conference and No. 5-nationally ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor to yoke and McMurry has a weighted challenge in front of them Saturday. McMurry nearly swept the weekly American Southwest Conference Player of the Week awards. Jake Mullin had to share the honor with East Texas Baptist’s Jair Stover on the offen - McMurry’s win over the NCAA Division I-FCS school was the first time an NCAA Division III sive end, but Will Morris was named Defensive Player of the Week and Chris Williams was school had knocked off a scholarship Division I team since 2006 when Wisconsin-La Crosse named Special Teams Player of the Week. Mullin passed for 372 yards on 29 of 45 passing and beat South Dakota State. There are a handful of FCS schools that are non-scholarship, mainly had a touchdown throw and rush. Morris had eight solo tackles, 10 total, a pass breakup in Ivy league type schools, and Division III schools have had success with them. the end zone and a forced fumble. Williams recorded three tackles, but more importantly blocked a UTSA punt that led to an 8-yard return for a touchdown for teammate Markell Rice. Other than the obvious 372-yard passing game led by Jake Mullin and tight end Delfonte Diamond, special teams was crucial to both teams in Saturday’s game. The Roadrunners Then, Morris along with senior corner Gene Hudson and senior tight end Delfonte Diamond missed a field goal, and had both a field goal and punt blocked, the latter of which was re - earned national recognition by being named to the D3football.com National Team of the turned for a touchdown. Mc - Week. Hudson had three tackles, but more importantly broke up four passes all of which were Saturday, Sept. 17, 6 p.m. Murry fumbled and lost the ball in the end zone or within 10 yards of it. Diamond caught seven passes for 142 yards and on a punt return and had one caught the game-winning score from 32 yards out with 19 seconds to play. field goal blocked as well. McMurry (1-1) at THE SERIES For the second-straight week #5 Mary Hardin-Baylor (1-0) Mullin emerged as the primary McMurry won the first two matchups in 1998 and 1999, but Mary Hardin-Baylor has returned punter for the War Hawks in the favor with 10-straight wins. Last season, the two teams seemed to be on a more even Location: Belton, Texas McMurry’s offensive-looking playing field; McMurry spotted the Crusaders 22 points before taking the lead in the third Stadium: Tiger Field (7,500 - field turf) punt formation.