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NOV. 17, 2001 * 1:30 P.M. East Tennessee State GIBBS STADIUM (13,000) * SPARTANBURG,S.C. Wofford Buccaneers Terriers (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) (3-6, 2-4 SoCon) This Week: East Tennessee State returns to the road for its final two games of the 2001 season, first taking on Wofford... It will be the first of two games in five days for GodBless the Bucs, as they also take on VMI on Thanksgiving Day ... ETSU won its third straight game last week, downing in-state rival Chattanooga, 32-10... It is the first America time since the start of the 1999 season when the Bucs won four straight, that the team has won three in a row ... The 32 points against UTC was the most scored by ETSU this season ... During the three-game win streak the Bucs have outscored their On the Air opponents by a 77-26 margin ... A win against Wofford this week will clinch a winning Radio: WJCW-AM (910 AM) season for the Bucs ... It would be a third straight winning season for ETSU, something that has not been done since 1952-55 when the Bucs had four straight winning seasons ... ETSU will be looking for its second straight road win against the Terriers ... The Bucs are 1-3 away from the Mini-Dome this season. Announcers: Play-by-Play -- Chip Kessler vs. Wofford: This will be the 22nd meeting between East Tennessee State and Wofford Color -- Scott Robertson in a series that began in 1957 ... The Bucs hold a 13-8 edge in the series ... Wofford has won the last two games in the series and three of the last five, including a 35-31 win last season in the Memorial Center ... Since the two have been members of the SoCon together, the series is tied at 2-2 ... The last win for ETSU in Spartanburg was 2001 SCHEDULE/RESULTS back in 1997 when the Bucs took a 31-28 win ... ETSU owns a 6-3 edge in the series E AST TENNESSEE STATE (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) in games at Wofford ... The two squads have put up a lot of points in the last four meetings since both have been SoCon members, with an average of 61.5 points Sept. 1 at Pittsburgh L, 0-31 scored in each contest. Sept. 8 GARDNER-WEBB W,30-17 Sept. 22 W.CAROLINA* L, 6-20 Sept. 29 at Appalachian St.* L, 21-33 The Coaches: East Tennessee State head coach Paul Hamilton is in his fifth year at Oct. 4 THE CITADEL* W,23-21 ETSU and as head coach and is 28-25 (.528) with the Bucs ... He is 19-19 (.500) in Oct. 20 at Furman* L, 6-31 Southern Conference games ... Hamilton is 2-2 against Wofford ... The Terriers head Oct. 27 GA.SOUTHERN* W,19-16 Nov. 3 at Charleston So. W,26-0 coach, Mike Ayers, is in his 14th season with Wofford and sports an 80-71-1 (.530) Nov. 10 CHATTANOOGA* W,32-10 record there ... In his 17th season overall as a head coach, he is 91-92-2 (.497) overall Nov. 17atWoffor d* 1:30 p.m. ... Ayers is 3-3 against ETSU. Nov. 22 at VMI* Noon Terrier Ties: There are a lot of ties between Wofford and East Tennessee State, W OFFORD (3-6, 2-4 SOCON) beginning with the two head coaches. Paul Hamilton was an assistant at Wofford for two seasons (1988-89) under Mike Ayers. Ayers first three seasons as a head coach Sept. 8 at Clemson L, 14-38 were with the Bucs (1985-87) when he posted a 11-21-1 record. Ayers was also an Sept. 22 CHARLESTON SO. W,35-10 Sept. 29 at Chattanooga* L, 26-29 assistant with ETSU from 1983-84. Terrier assistant coach Wade Lang was an ETSU Oct. 6 VMI* W, 59-14 assistant from 1985-87, while Bucs linebackers coach Billy Taylor was an assistant Oct. 13 at Western Carolina* L, 28-31 at Wofford from 1991-96. Wofford assistant Thomas Neel graduated from ETSU and Oct. 20 APPALACHIAN STATE* L, 23-34 Oct. 27 at The Citadel* W,13-0 Nov. 3 at South Carolina L, 14-38 Sports Information Contacts Nov. 10 at Furman* L, 14-45 East Tennessee State Wofford Nov. 17 E. TENNESSEE ST.* 1:30 p.m. Phil Hess Mark Cohen Nov. 24 GA.SOUTHERN* 1:30 p.m. Office 423-439-4220 864-597-4093 * - Southern Conference Games Fax 423-439-6138 864-597-4129 Email [email protected] [email protected]

Department of Athletic Media Relations Box 70641 • Johnson City, Tenn., 37614 • Phone: (423) 439-4220 • Fax: (423) 439-6138 www.ETSUBucs.com • Athletic Hotline: (423) 439-7104 was an administrative assistant for the Bucs in 1997. Another The Last Time that ETSU... Terrier assistant, Jack Teachey, was a tight end at for the Bucs Won a game in OT ...... Oct. 24, 1998: ETSU 22, Furman 19 (87-90) ETSU director of athletic media relations, Phil Hess, Lost a game in OT ... Sept. 26, 1998: Western Carolina 31, ETSU 24 served as an assistant SID and assistant women’s basketball Scored 40-49 points ..... Nov. 21, 1998: ETSU 41, Charleston So. 29 coach at Wofford for two seasons (1992-94) and helped guide Scored 50-59 points ...... Nov. 18, 2000: ETSU 55, Charleston So. 7 the Terriers to their only NCAA Tournament appearance in 1994. Scored 60+ points ...... Sept. 11, 1999: ETSU 61, West Va. Tech 0 Palmetto Power: ETSU’s roster is dotted with players from Allowed 40-49 points ...... Oct. 28, 2000: Ga. Southern 42, ETSU 7 South Carolina, with a number of them playing a big part in the Allowed 50-59 points ...... Oct. 30, 1999: Ga. Southern 55, ETSU 6 fortunes of the Bucs this season. Corey Carter (Greenwood) Allowed 60+ points ...... Sept. 5, 1998: Miami 66, ETSU 7 leads the team in rushing and Con Chellis (Summerville) is Scored less than 10 points ...... Oct. 20, 2001: Furman 31, ETSU 6 the team’s top-kicker. Two starters on the offensive line, Lonnie Held without a TD ...... Oct. 20, 2001: Furman 31, ETSU 6 Nettles (Walterboro) and Leon Buchanan (Williamston) hail Shutout an Opponent ..... Nov. 3, 2001: ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 from S.C. as well. On defense the team has three starters from Shutout a Non-Conference Opponent ...... Nov. 3, 2001: across the state line in Montreal Harkley (Hanahan), An- ...... ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 drew Simmons (Goose Creek) and Allen Davis (Mullins). In Shutout an Opponent on Road ...... Nov. 3, 2001: all there are 15 players on the ETSU roster from South Caro- ...... ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 lina. Was Shutout ...... Sept. 1, 2001: Pittsburgh 31, ETSU 0 Last Time Against Wofford: Wofford’s Shaun Fogle rushed Was Shutout in Non-Conference Game ...... for 193 carries on five carries and tallied three touchdowns to ...... Sept. 1, 2001: Pittsburgh 31, ETSU 0 lead the Terriers in a 35-31 win. Was Shutout at Home ...... Sept. 21, 1985: Chattanooga 12, ETSU 0 The Bucs took the opening kickoff and drove 75 yards on Rushed for 200+ yards ...... Nov. 18, 2000 (244 vs. Charleston So.) 16 plays, culminating in a one-yard touchdown run by fresh- Passed for 300+ yards ...... Nov. 4, 2000 (307 vs. Wofford) man Corey Carter at 7:28 of the first quarter. Rushed for less than 150 yards ...... The game remained 7-0 until a botched punt by ETSU set ...... Nov. 10, 2001 (58 vs. Chattanooga) up the Terriers at the Buccaneer 13-yard line in the second Rushed for less than 100 yards ...... quarter. It took Wofford three plays to move 13 yards, finishing ...... Nov. 10, 2001 (58 vs. Chattanooga) the scoring drive with a two-yard plunge by Tony Hudson at Passed for less than 150 yards ...... 10:08...... Nov. 3, 2001 (142 vs. Charleston Southern) ETSU answered with an 80-yard, eight-play drive to recap- Passed for less than 100 yards ...... ture a seven-point lead, 14-7. The Bucs wouldn’t hold the lead ...... Sept. 22, 2001 (83 vs. Western Carolina) for long when Fogle raced 62 yards on the option and into the Allowed less than 150 yards rushing ...... Nov. 10, 2001 end zone...... (77 vs. Chattanooga) After a Todd Wells interception, Wofford took the lead for Allowed less than 200 yards rushing ...... Nov. 10, 2001 the first time in the game when Ben Foster scored on a three- ...... (77 vs. Chattanooga) yard off-tackle play. Allowed less than 200 yards passing ...... Nov. 10, 2001 Just before the half, Wells completed three passes, his ...... (163 vs. Chattanooga) last a four-yard score to Cecil Moore. Allowed less than 100 yards passing ...... Oct. 27, 2001 On the first play from scrimmage in the second half, Wofford’s Fogle slithered through the defense and ran 78 yards ...... (64 vs. Georgia Southern) down the left sideline to give the Terriers a 28-21 lead at 14:38 of the third quarter. Another tie was forced when Corey Carter scored his second one-yard touchdown of the afternoon at 2:44 of the third quarter to knot the game 28-28. Con Chellis booted a 35-yard Following ETSU’s 2001 Opponents field goal that gave the Bucs a 31-28 lead at 9:36 of the fourth quarter. 2000 2001 Next Game Fogle scampered 35 yards into the end zone to put the Pittsburgh 7-5 4-5 at West Virginia (Nov. 24) Terriers on top 35-31 midway through the fourth quarter. Gardner-Webb 7-4 5-4 Trinity Intn’l (Nov. 17) Western Carolina 4-7 6-4 The Citadel (Nov. 17) Last Time Out: East Tennessee State’s defense came up big Appalachian State 10-4 7-3 against Chattanooga, getting two interceptions that were turned The Citadel 2-9 3-6 at W. Carolina (Nov. 17) into touchdowns and blocking a punt for a safety, as the Bucs Furman 9-3 7-2 at Chattanooga (Nov. 17) rolled to a 32-10 Southern Conference football win over Chatta- Georgia Southern 13-2 9-1 at Wofford (Nov. 24) nooga. The win was the third straight for ETSU. Chattanooga Charleston Southern 5-6 4-6 W. Virginia St. (Nov. 17) suffered fifth straight loss. The three straight wins are the most Chattanooga 5-6 2-7 Furman (Nov. 17) for the Bucs since they started the 1999 season with four Wofford 7-4 3-6 ETSU (Nov. 17) straight victories. VMI 2-9 1-8 Samford (Nov. 17) It looked as if East Tennessee State might run away with it early. After the Bucs stopped Chattanooga’s opening drive on the UTC 10-yard line, Charvin Clark charged through the line on the Mocs punt attempt and came up with his second block in as many games. The ball rolled out of the back of the endzone for a safety MEDIA SERVICES just 1:36 into the game. After the safety, ETSU got the ball off the free kick on its own 38 and SOCON TELECONFERENCE proceeded to put together a 10-play, 62-yard drive that culminated in a 18- Coach Hamilton will participate in the Southern yard touchdown pass from Matt Wilhjelm to Andrew Nuckolls. Wilhjelm completed all four of his pass attempts on the drive for 48 yards. Conference teleconference every Tuesday during Chattanooga answered with a 22-yard field goal from Ben Thompson that the football season -- Coach Hamilton will be avail- capped an 18-play, 76-yard drive that consumed 9:22 of the clock. able from 10:14-10:21 a.m. That would be about all of the offense the two teams could generate for 312-470-7087 Media members should call the rest of the first half. Password: SOCON ETSU’s offense, which gained only 70 yards in the first half, was ignited Group Leader: Steve Shutt in the third quarter when Wilhjelm hooked up with Tim Turner on a 50-yard play midway through the period. Four plays later Nick Spearman took it WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE over from the two and the Bucs never looked back. Every Tuesday of a game week during the 2001 foot- On UTC’s next drive Scott Brumet intercepted Spearman and returned it ball season, Coach Hamilton will host a media lun- 20 yards for a touchdown that put the game out of reach for UTC. cheon from Noon-1 p.m. in the Memorial Center’s Wilhjelm hit Nick Hendrickson with an 11-yard scoring strike and Wes Ward Room. Coach Hamilton and two Buc players Sands added a 30-yard field goal to close out the scoring for ETSU. will be available to meet with interested media. ETSU defense held UTC to just 77 yards rushing and 240 yards of total offense. It was the second straight game that the Bucs have held an oppo- Luncheon Schedule nent to under 100 yards rushing. Noon-12:15 Coach Hamilton with television. Current Bucs against the Terriers: Junior wide receiver Cecil Moore had Players with television and print an outstanding game against Wofford last year, catching 10 passes for 81 media. yards and a touchdown to lead the receiving corps ... Sophomore Corey 12:15-12:30 Lunch Carter has the most experience of the current Bucs in the rushing depart- 12:30-1:15 Coach Hamilton with print media. ment, running for 18 yards and two scores in last season’s game. Defensive back Montreal Harkley made seven stops last season against Wofford to INTERVIEWS lead the current defenders. Interviews with Coach Hamilton, his staff and players must be coordinated through the Athletic Media Southern Conference Leaders: Junior wide receiver Cecil Moore leads Relations Office at 423-439-4220. Coach Hamilton the SoCon in receiving yardage with 689 yards through six games (76.6 ypg) can be reached at 423-439-4261. As a courtesy, please contact the Athletic Media Relations Office before 2001 T ur no ver R epor t calling Coach Hamilton. All player interviews must A game-by-game look at the turnover story from the 2001 season. Wins in bold (+1). be coordinated through the Athletic Media Relations Office. ETSU Opp. Int Fum Total Int Fum Total Ratio Pittsburgh 1 1 2 0 0 0 -2 TEAMLINE Gardner-Webb 1 2 3 2 1 3 E Buccaneer games can also be heard over a telephone Western Carolina 2 0 2 2 2 4 +2 line via TEAMLINE. Interested fans or media Appalachian State 2 0 2 0 1 1 -1 should call 1-800-846-4700 and enter 1720 as the team The Citadel 0 1 1 0 2 2 +1 code. Furman 2 0 2 1 1 2 E Georgia Southern 0 1 1 1 3 4 +3 F O X-39 AND PAUL HAMILTO N Charleston Southern 2 0 2 2 0 2 E The Paul Hamilton Show, a weekly television high- Chattanooga 0 1 1 3 1 4 +3 Wofford light show, airs on Sunday evenings at 11 p.m. and VMI again on Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. (CSS). Coach Hamilton is joined by Jimmy Denton with in-depth anaylsis and highlights of the most recent game. The 2001 Red Zone Report After just entering the “Red Zone” (within the opponents 20-yard-line) once INTERNET ACCESS against Pittsburgh, the Bucs broke out against Gardner-Webb, entering scoring The official ETSU athletic website is territory six times, scoring on every trip. The Bucs had a perfect afternoon in the w w w.ETSUBucs.com. Stats, box scores and ros- zone, getting there five times and coming away with four TDs and a FG. The ter information is available. Mocs, on the other hand, made it into the zone just three times and getting just a FG. The following is the Bucs 2001 “Red Zone” stats.

Offense Opponents Times TDs FGs Scoring % Times TDs FGs Scoring % 32 18 10 88% 37 20 9 78% ... He is also first in receptions per game with 4.78 and second ETSU Football Facts in punt return average (13.0) ... Tony Tiller leads the conference with six interceptions ... Punter Aaron Bass is is thrid in the league in punting (41.4) ... As a team the Bucs lead the First Year of Football ...... 1921 SoCon in punt returns with a 12.7 average. All-Time Record ...... 330-380-27 Head Coach...... Paul Hamilton (fifth year) Top-Notch: As usual, the Bucs’ Southern Conference sched- Career Record ...... 28-25 ule includes some of the top competition in I-AA football, including meetings against the No. 1 and No. 3 ranked teams in Career SoCon Record ...... 19-19 I-AA football in consecutive weeks. In addition to I-A Pittsburgh, Career at Home ...... 19-8 ETSU’s schedule at the start of the season included games Career on Road ...... 9-17 against four conference foes that were ranked in the preseason After a Win ...... 9-15 poll (Georgia Southern, Furman, Appalachian State and Wofford). After a Loss ...... 15-8 Including the upset of Georgia Southern last week, ETSU had Longest Win Streak ...... Four games faced 20 ranked opponents going back to and including the ...... (Sept. 2-Sept. 25, 1999) 1995 season, going 9-11 in those contests. In the Mini-Dome ETSU has gone 7-4 in that time span. This season the Bucs vs. Wofford...... 2-2 are 1-2 against ranked opponents.

Defensive Upstarts: As young as the unit is (all starters but This season he has switched to cornerback, making the tran- one were freshmen or sophomores in the last three games), sition look easy. He has made 39 stops so far this season and East Tennessee State’s defense has been stepping up and leading the Southern Conference with six interceptions, includ- getting the job done lately. During the three game winning streak ing one each in the last two games. the unit has matured quickly, holding the high-powered offense of Georgia Southern in check in the Bucs upset win over the NCAA All-Americans: Prior to the 2001 season junior wide Eagles, and then shutting out Charleston Southern and hold- receiver Cecil Moore was named as an honorable mention ing Chattanooga to just 10 points. It has held the last two All-American by Don Hansen’s National Weekly Football Ga- teams to less than 100 yards rushing and has surrendered just zette ... Following the 2000 season, four Buccaneers earned two touchdowns in the last 12 quarters. The group has been All-America honorable mention honors from the magazine ... led recently by sophomore linebacker Mike Cornegay. In the Moore is the only Buc that returns ... He was joined by seniors last three games he has totaled 43 tackles to lead the team, Todd Wells, Rahim El Amin and Denario Smalls. including three sacks and a forced and recovered fumble. Making The Catch: After an outstanding sophomore cam- Stopping The Big One: One of the hallmarks the improving paign, junior Cecil Moore has picked up right where he left off defense has been showing is limiting the big plays (20+ yards) a season ago, leading the team so far this season with 43 against it, especially considering the high-octane offenses the catches for 689 yards and five scores ... His receptions and team has played recently in Furman and Georgia Southern. In yardage per game are the top marks in the SoCon ... He re- the last three weeks the unit has improved in this category in corded his fourth 100-yard receiving game in his career with every game. In the last four outings the defense has surren- 117 yards against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 8 ... During the 2000 dered just five plays of longer than 20 yards. In the first five campaign, Moore caught 58 passes (5th all-time) for 883 yards games the unit gave up 17. (5th all-time) ... His seven touchdown passes tied for eighth all-time. Special: It is not only the defense that has improved it play as of late, the special teams for ETSU have also stepped up their Climbing The Charts: Wideout Cecil Moore’s back-to-back play as well, especially on punt plays. Since having a pair of outstanding seasons have already placed his name among punts blocked at Furman, ETSU has blocked three punts in ETSU’s all-time leading receivers. With his three catches for the last three games, turning each into points (1 TD, 1 FG, 1 39 yards against Chattanooga, Moore now totals 103 catches safety). Junior Charvin Clark has blocked two of those, one in his career, tying him for seventh on the career list with An- each in the last two games. Junior Cecil Moore has stepped thony Stringfield (1994-97), while his 1,587 career receiving up his play on punt returns and now ranks among the tops in yards ranks sixth all-time. the SoCon with his 13.0 average on returns, including a long of 51 yards at Charleston Southern. A Young Defensive Combo: Sophomore defensive linemen Brandon Calton and Travis Williams are quickly becoming Warming Up: The improved play of the young defense has led the stalwarts of the ETSU defensive front ... The two have com- to a turnaround in the Bucs season. After starting the year 1-3, bined for 65 tackles, 10 for losses, and six sacks ... As fresh- ETSU has reversed that to go 4-1 in its last five games. If the men Calton ranked eighth on the team in tackles (52) while Bucs can win two of their last three, it will assure a third straight Williams was ninth (46). winning season, something that has not been done since the 1952-55 seasons when ETSU had four straight winning cam- Making ‘Em Pay: While ETSU’s offense has struggled with paigns. its consistency this season, it has been able to cash in when given the opportunity by the defense. It has come up particu- Making The Switch Last year in his freshman season, Tony larly big in the last four games. In those contests the defense Tiller made seven receptions for 89 yards as a wide receiver. has come up with 12 turnovers (seven interceptions and five fumbles). The offense has responded by turning six of those into points (four TDs and two FGs). In addition, ETSU has converted two blocked punts in the last two outings into a touch- SoCon Standings down and a safety. In all, defense and special teams has set through Nov. 10 up or scored 39 of the Bucs 83 points.

Carter and Carter: Sounding like the name of a law firm, ETSU’s starting backfield goes by the same last name, Carter. Tailback Corey Carter and fullback Scott Carter have borne the brunt of the rushing attack and are 1-2 on the team in the ground Team Rec. Pct. Conf. Pct. PF PA game. The two have laid down their version of the law this Ga. Southern 9-1 .900 6-1 .857 362 122 season, combing for 444 yards and five touchdowns so far this season. Furman 7-2 .778 6-1 .857 300 116 App. State 7-3 .700 6-2 .750 283 199 Sharing The Load: With no one back emerging as the go-to- West. Carolina 6-4 .600 4-3 .571 252 206 guy in the Bucs offense this season, ETSU has had four backs carry most of the rushing load this season. Corey Carter, ETSU 5-4 .556 3-3 .500 156 179 Scott Carter, Terry Copeland and Andrew Nuckolls have Wofford 3-6 .333 2-4 .333 226 239 done most of the work and are all over 100 yards in rushing this The Citadel 3-6 .333 2-5 .286 147 155 season. The four have combined for 712 yards and six touch- VMI 1-8 .111 1-6 .143 113 366 downs so far this season. Chattanooga 2-7 .222 1-6 .143 134 296 Youth Movement: East Tennessee State has found itself in the midst of a youth movement this season ... Of the 22 start- SoCon Last Week: ing positions, nine are occupied by freshmen or sophomores on the depth chart ... There are no seniors listed on defense, Saturday, November 10 while five are listed on offense ... Listed in the backup posi- Appalachian St.34 Western Carolina 24 tions are 16 freshmen and sophomores ... Including special teams players, there are 13 starting positions occupied by The Citadel 49 VMI 7 freshmen or sophomores. East Tennessee St. 32 Chattanooga 10 Leader of the Ship: Fifth-year head coach Paul Hamilton Furman 45 Wofford 14 has a 28-25 (.528) career record ... With the win at Chatta- Georgia Southern 27 Elon 21 nooga on Nov 11, 2000, Hamilton amassed the most victories in four seasons of any ETSU coach ... His 28 wins places him fifth on the all-time wins list at ETSU ... Hamilton is ETSU’s 16th head coach. This Week in the SoCon: More on the Hamilton Era: With the win on Nov. 18, 2000 Saturday, November 17 against Charleston Southern, head coach Paul Hamilton became just the fourth in program history to compile three win- Samford at VMI 1:00 ning seasons — the first since Star Wood (1952-53, 55-65) ... East Tennessee State at Wofford * 1:30 His 18 Southern Conference wins are the most are second among all ETSU coaches, just two shy of Mike Cavan’s record The Citadel at Western Carolina * 2:00 of 20 ... Seven teams in ETSU’s 22-year SoCon history have Furman at Chattanooga. * 7:00 won at least four Conference wins, three have been under coach Hamilton. * - Southern Conference Games Bucs Tabbed Fifth By Southern Conference Coaches and Media: At this summer’s Southern Conference Football Rouser in Greenville, S.C. the Bucs were selected fifth in the SoCon

East Tennessee State (5-4, 3-3 SoCon) Wofford (3-6, 2-4 SoCon) Per Game Off. Def. Per Game Off. Def. Points ...... 17.3 ...... 19.9 Points ...... 25.1 ...... 26.6 Total Yards ...... 243.0 ...... 329.8 Total Yards ...... 372.8 ...... 355.2 Rushing Yards ...... 94.8 ...... 185.1 Rushing Yards ...... 264.9 ...... 144.4 Rushing Attempts ...... 37.6 ...... 44.6 Rushing Attempts ...... 57.7 ...... 37.8 Yds. per Attempt...... 2.5 ...... 4.2 Yds. per Attempt...... 4.6 ...... 3.8 Passing Yards ...... 148.2 ...... 144.7 Passing Yards ...... 107.9 ...... 210.8 Passing Attempts ...... 24.2 ...... 24.8 Passing Attempts ...... 14.3 ...... 28.9 Yds. per Comp...... 13.9 ...... 11.1 Yds. per Comp...... 13.7 ...... 11.4 preseason poll by conference media and coaches ... Both polls had the same five teams first: Georgia Southern, Furman, Ap- BUCCANEER LEADERS palachian State, Wofford and East Tennessee State. Leading Passer ...... Matt Wilhjelm 2001 SoCon Coaches Preseason Poll ...... 87-198 (43.9 Comp. Pct.), 1140 yds. (126.7 ypg.), 7 TD, 10 INT Place Team (First Place Votes) Points Leading Rusher ...... Corey Carter 1. Georgia Southern (5) 60 ...... 73 rushes - 236 yards (29.5 ypg.), 3 TD 2. Furman (2) 57 Leading Receiver ...... Cecil Moore 3. Appalachian State (2) 53 4. Wofford 40 ...... 43 receptions - 689 yards (76.6 ypg), 5 TD 5. East Tennessee State 36 Leading Tackler...... Mike Cornegay 6. Western Carolina 28 ...... 93 tackles 7. Chattanooga 27 Sack Leader ...... Mike Cornegay 8. The Citadel 13 ...... 5.0 9. VMI 10 Tackles For Loss ...... Mike Cornegay ...... nine 2001 SoCon Media Preseason Poll Leading Interceptor ...... Tony Tiller Place Team (First Place Votes) Points ...... six 1. Georgia Southern (36) 403 2. Furman (6) 358 Leading Kick Returner ...... Terry Copeland 3. Appalachian State (4) 337 ...... 14 returns - 251 yds. (17.9/return) 4. Wofford 264 Leading Punt Returner ...... Cecil Moore 5. East Tennessee State 201 ...... 13 returns - 169 yds. (13.0/return) 6. Chattanooga 177 Leading Punter ...... Aaron Bass 7. Western Carolina 176 ...... 53 punts - 2194 yards (41.4/kick) 8. The Citadel 94 Scoring Leader ...... Cecil Moore 9. VMI 60 ...... 30 points Cofield, Moore Earn SoCon Honors: The nine head coaches All Purpose Yardage Leader ...... Cecil Moore of the Southern Conference voted senior safety Ocasio Cofield ...... 874 yards (97.1/game) and junior wide receiver Cecil Moore members of the SoCon Preseason All-Conference Team at the annual SoCon Football WOFFORD LEADERS Rouser in Greenville, S.C. ... The league coaches showed their respect for Cofield, voting him a first-team member after just Leading Passer ...... Travis Wilson one year in the league after transferring from Kansas ... Moore ...... 62-112 (55.4 pct.), 895 yards (99.4 ypg), 3 TD, 2 INT makes the team after a dazzling sophomore season in which Leading Rusher ...... Melvin Jones he pulled down 58 passes for 883 yards and seven touchdowns...... 159 rushes - 793 yards (88.1 ypg.), 8 TD The Buccaneer Radio Network: All Buccaneer football games Leading Receiver ...... Isaac Goodpaster will again be broadcast on the Buccaneer Radio Network ...... 21 receptions - 393 yards (43.7 ypg) Chip Kessler returned to the broadcast booth for the 2000 Leading Tackler...... Matt Nelson season after four years away ... Kessler provides play-by-play ...... 96 tackles coverage of both the men’s basketball and football teams ... Sack Leader ...... Anthony Jones Scott Robertson returns for his fourth season on the Bucca- ...... 7.0 neer radio crew as the color commentator ... The Buccaneer Tackles For Loss ...... Anthony Jones pregame show, “College Football Today,” the halftime scoreboard and the postgame scoreboard/wrap-up show will ...... 15 be hosted by Bill Meade, program director of WJCW and WKIN Leading Interceptor ...... Roland Harris radio ... Meade is the host of “Sportsline,” a sports call-in show ...... Three which is broadcast every weekday afternoon ... The show was Leading Kick Returner ...... Chris Edwards voted “Best Sportstalk Show” in a medium market by the Ten- ...... 16 returns - 285 yds. (17.8/return) nessee Associated Press in 1995, 1996 and 1997 ... A 1975 Leading Punt Returner ...... Chris Edwards graduate of the University of Tennessee, Meade earned his ...... 9 returns - 72 yds. (8.0/return) bachelor’s degree in communications ... The flagship station Leading Punter ...... Jimmy Miner for the Buccaneer Radio Network is AM 910 WJCW in Johnson ...... 43 punts - 1821 yards (42.3 yds./kick) City ... Other stations on the network include WKIN-AM 1320 in Kingsport, WBEJ-AM 1470 in Elizabethton, WEYE-FM 104.3 Scoring Leader ...... J.R. McNair & Melvin Jones in Rogersville and WGRS-AM 1370, also in Rogersville...... 48 points All Purpose Yardage Leader ...... Jesse McCoy ...... 835 yards (92.8/game) 2001 SUPERLATIVES INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TEAM HIGHS/LOWS Rushing Attempts 18 Corey Carter vs. Gerogia Southern Rushing TDs 2 Scott Carter vs. Gardner-Webb Pass Attempts 27 Matt Wilhjelm vs. Furman ETSU Opponent Pass Completions 16 Matt Wilhjelm vs. Gardner-Webb Points Scored 32 vs. UTC 33 by ASU Yards Passing 228 Matt Wilhjelm vs. Gardner-Webb Low 0 vs. PITT 0 by CSU TD Passes 2 Matt Wilhjelm vs. Chattanooga First Downs 21 vs. GWU 23 by ASU Matt Wilhjelm vs. Georgia Southern Receptions 9 Cecil Moore vs. Appalachian St. Low 10 vs. UTC, WCU 11 by CSU Receiving Yards 136 Cecil Moore vs. Appalachian St. Rushing Attempts 48 vs. GWU 61 by GSU TD Receptions 2 Cecil Moore vs. Georgia Southern Low 28 vs. FU 27 by CSU Field Goals 3 Con Chellis vs. Gardner-Webb Rushing Yards 193 vs. CIT 275 by WCU Punts 9 Aaron Bass vs. Pittsburgh Low 58 vs. UTC 56 by CSU Punt Average 46.2 Aaron Bass vs. Western Carolina Tackles 19 Mike Cornegay vs. The Citadel Rushing TDs 2 vs. CSU, 4 by FU Sacks 2 Gerald Sensabaugh vs. Charleston So. GWU, CIT Mike Cornegay vs. Georgia Southern Low 0 vs. FU, 0 by UTC, CSU Interceptions 2 Tony Tiller vs. Gardner-Webb GWU, PITT INDIVIDUAL LONG PLAYS Passes Attempted 31 vs. FUN 36 by UTC Low 18 vs. GSU 7 by CIT Rushing 57 Andrew Nuckolls vs. The Citadel Passes Completed 16 vs. GWU 18 by CSU Passing 55 Matt Wilhjelm to Cecil Moore Low 6 vs. GSU 3 by GSU vs. Charleston Southern Passing Yards 228 vs. GWU 188 by GWU Long Field Goal 42 Scott Salmons vs. Furman Low 83 vs. WCU 64 by GSU Long Punt 57 Aaron Bass vs. Furman Long Punt Return 51 Cecil Moore vs. Charleston Southern Passing TDs 2 vs. UTC, GSU 1 by UTC, PITT, Long Kickoff Return 24 Kareem Coffin vs. Charleston So. GWU, ASU Interception Return 34 Allen Davis vs. Chattanooga Low 0 vs. FU 0 by CSU, FU PITT, WCU WCU, CIT, GSU Penalties 12 vs. ASU 7 by UTC FU, PITT Low 1 vs. WCU 2 by ASU Penalty Yards 91 vs. ASU 110 by PITT Low 15 vs. WCU 15 by CSU 2001 STARTING LINEUPS Offense

FL SE TE LT LG C RG RT FB/WR TB/WR QB PK at Pittsburgh Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Buchanan Pearson S. Carter C. Carter Wilhjelm Chellis Gardner Webb Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Buchanan Pearson S. Carter Copeland Wilhjelm Chellis Western Carolina Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Buchanan Pearson S. Carter C. Carter Wilhjelm Chellis at Appalachian State Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Buchanan Pearson S. Carter Rader Wilhjelm Chellis The Citadel Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Rivers Landram Pierce Hughes S. Carter C. Carter Wilhjelm Chellis at Furman Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Pierce Pearson S. Carter C. Carter Wilhjelm Salmons Georgia Southern Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Pierce Pearson A. Nuckolls C. Carter Wilhjelm Salmons Charleston Southern Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Buchanan Pearson A. Nuckolls C. Carter Wilhjelm Sands Chattanooga Clark Moore Hendrickson Martin Kerr Nettles Buchanan Pearson A. Nuckolls C. Carter Wilhjelm Sands at Wofford at VMI Defense

LT NG RT OLB ILB ILB OLB SC SS FS WC P at Pittsburgh Williams Schreckenberg Calton Beam Davis Foerster Bryant Tiller Cofield Harkley A. Davis Bass Gardner-Webb Williams Schreckenberg Calton Beam Reiner Foerster Bryant Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley A. Davis Bass Western Carolina Williams Schreckenberg Calton Beam Reiner Foerster Bryant Tiller Cofield Harkley A. Davis Bass at Appalachian State Simmons Schreckenberg Calton Beam Reiner Foerster Bryant Tiller Cofield Harkley A. Davis Bass The Citadel Williams Schreckenberg Calton Beam Reiner Foerster Stubbs Boggs Sensabaugh Jones A. Davis Bass at Furman Williams Schreckenberg Calton Beam Davis Foerster Stubbs Tiller Sensabaugh Jones A. Davis Bass Georgia Southern Schreckenberg Williams Calton Beam Cornegay Forester Brumet Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley A. Davis Bass at Charleston So. Schreckenberg Williams Calton Beam Cornegay Reiner Brumet Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley A. Davis Bass Chattanooga Simmons Williams Calton Beam Cornegay K. Davis Brumet Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley A. Davis Bass at Wofford at VMI GAME PITTSBURGH 31, ETSU 0 GAME ETSU 30, GARDNER-WEBB 17 GAME WESTERN CAROLINA 20, ETSU 6 SEPT. 1, 2001 SEPT. 8, 2001 SEPT. 22, 2001 1 HEINZ FIELD,PITTSBURGH,PA. 2 MEMORIAL CENTER,JOHNSON CITY,TENN. 3 MEMORIAL CENTER,JOHNSON CITY,TENN. Pittsburgh quarterback David Junior fullback Scott Carter scored Western Carolina sophomore running Priestley scored the first official touchdown in touchdowns on consecutive ETSU drives in the back Fred Boateng ran for 186 yards and two Heinz Field history on an 85-yard run in the first second quarter to turn a tie into a 21-7 Buccaneer touchdowns as the Catamounts downed the East quarter as Pittsburgh christened the new facility lead as ETSU snapped Gardner-Webb’s six-game Tennessee State Buccaneers for the first time in Johnson City since 1991, 20-6 Saturday night from with a 31-0 victory over East Tennessee State. winning streak, 30-17 Saturday night from Memorial Center. Memorial Center. It also was the first career rushing The Buccaneers opened the game The sophomore back powered the touchdown for Priestley, who carried only four quickly, scoring on their first possession as junior Catamount offense, gaining 186 yards on 33 carries. Boateng moved into 13th place on the WCU all-time times for 84 yards. He completed 15-of-20 Cecil Moore would haul in a nine yard touch- passes for 134 yards and a touchdown. rushing list in the fourth quarter. down pass from quarterback Matt Wilhjelm. The Bucs opened up the scoring on their Pittsburgh’s defense allowed only 180 Gardner-Webb would answer with 1:38 remaining first drive of the game, capping a 14 play, 65 yard total yards, recording the school’s first season- in the first stanza as Jeremy Martin would drive with a Con Chellis 31-yard field goal. Western opening shutout in 22 years. connect with William Andrews on a three yard Carolina answered right back with a field goal of After Priestley gave Pittsburgh the touchdown pass to tie the game at seven. their own, a Show Rowser 41-yard kick to tie the lead 6:22 into the contest, Rod Rutherford Carter would then take over as he game with 4:47 remaining in the first stanza. would score on a 15-yard touchdown run and a Western Carolina would score 10 scored on a three-yard TD run with 2:04 11-yard touchdown run in the middle of the unanswered points, with a Rowser field goal of 40 remaining in the first quarter to stake the second quarter. Gardner-Webb would close out yards with :10 remaining in the first half and a Panthers (1-0) to a 14-0 halftime lead. the half with a quick touchdown drive, capped Boateng 11-yard run on the first drive of the second Following a scoreless second period, off by a Justin Richardson eight yard touchdown half. Pittsburgh stretched its lead to 21-0 on run with 0:29 remaining in the half. The Bucs would get back on the board as Chellis would kick another field goal of 32 yards Priestley’s 12-yard TD pass to R.J. English with The second half did not have nearly the offensive fireworks as the first half as the with 10:49 remaining in the fourth quarter. But 9:07 left in the third period. Boateng would come right back and finish the game turned into a battle of field goals. Gardner The Panthers completed the scoring in scoring with a five yard scamper with 5:00 remaining the final period on Raymond Kirkley’s one-yard Webb kicker Andrew Harmon connected on a 38- in the game to provide the final margin of victory. yard field goal with 8:17 remaining in the third Matt Wilhjelm had a tough night under TD run and Nick Lotz’s 20-yard field goal. quarter, cutting the ETSU lead to 21-17. Kirkley paced Pittsburgh on the ground with 90 center for the Bucs, going 8-23 through the air with But the Buccaneer defense would two interceptions. On the ground, the Bucs were yards on 18 carries. then step up, shutting out the powerful Bulldog led by sophomore Corey Carter’s 31 yards on 10 Matt Wilhjelm completed just 8-of-18 offense for the rest of the game. ETSU kicker carries. Senior tight end Nick Hendrickson led the for 101 yards for the Buccaneers (0-1). East Con Chellis would made three consecutive field ETSU receivers with three receptions for 29 yards. Tennessee State was held to just 79 yards on the goals over the remainder of the game to put the The Buccaneer defense was led by ground, with Andrew Nuckolls and Terry contest out of reach. linebacker Andrew Foerster who had 12 tackles and one pass breakup. The Buccaneer cornerbacks Copeland each rushing for 32 yards. played well as Allen Davis had six tackles and an Gardner-Webb 7 7 3 0-- 17 interception while Tony Tiller three tackles and his SoCon leading third interception. ETSU 0 0 0 0-- 0 ETSU 7 14 6 3-- 30 Pittsburgh 14 0 7 10-- 31 Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play Western Carolina 3 3 6 8-- 20 ETSU 1 9:33 Moore 9 yd pass ETSU 3 0 0 3-- 6 Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play from Wilhjelm (Chellis kick) PITT 1 8:38 Priestly 85 yd run (Lotz GWU 1 1:38 Andrews 3 yd Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play kick) pass from Martin (Harmon kick) ETSU 1 9:07 Chellis 31 yd FG PITT 1 2:04 Rutherford 3 yd run ETSU 2 11:53 Scott Carter 15 yd run WCU 1 4:46 Rowser 41 yd FG (Lotz kick) (Chellis kick) WCU 2 0:10 Rowser 40 yd FG PITT 3 9:07 English 12 yd pass from ETSU 2 7:43 Scott Carter 11 yd run WCU 3 9:35 Boateng 11 yd run (Rowser kick failed) Priestly (Lotz kick) (Chellis kick) GWU 2 0:29 Richardson 8 yd run ETSU 4 10:49 Chellis 32 yd FG PITT 4 11:14 Kirkley 1 yd run (Lotz (Harmon kick) WCU 4 5:00 Boateng 4 yd run (Boateng kick) GWU 3 8:17 Harmon 32 yd FG run) PITT 4 2:02 Lotz 20 yd FG ETSU 3 4:34 Chellis 34 yd FG Team Statistics ETSU WCU ETSU 3 0:06 Chellis 27 yd FG Total Offense 145 404 Team Statistics ETSU PITT First Downs 10 21 Total Offense 180 414 Team Statistics ETSU GWU Rushes-Yards 29-62 50-249 First Downs 13 21 Total Offense 363 352 Yards Passing 83 155 Rushes-Yards 49-79 35-229 First Downs 21 18 Comp-Att-Int 8-23-2 12-24-2 Yards Passing 101 185 Rushes-Yards 43-135 36-164 Punts-Avg. 5-46.2 1-30.0 Yards Passing 228 188 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2 Comp-Att-Int 8-18-1 19-28-0 Comp-Att-Int 16-25-1 14-32-2 Penalties-Yds. 1-15 6-44 Punts-Avg. 9-39.2 6-41.0 Punts-Avg. 2-37.0 3-32.0 Possession Time 23:35 36:25 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1 Penalties-Yds. 6-27 7-110 Penalties-Yds. 3-37 6-40 ETSU Individual Leaders Possession Time 34:07 25:53 Possession Time 31:38 28:22 Rushing - Corey Carter (10-31) Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (8-23, 83, 2 INT) ETSU Individual Leaders Recei.ving - Nick Hendrickson (3-29 yds.) ETSU Individual Leaders Tackles - Andrew Foerster (12) Rushing - Andrew Nuckolls (six rushes, 32 yards) Rushing - Scott Carter (14-68, 2 TD) Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (16-25, 228 yds., 1 TD, 1 and Terry Copeland (six rushes, 32 yards) INT) Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (8-18, 101 yards, 1 INT) Receiving - Cecil Moore (8-117 yds.) Receiving - Cecil Moore (3-57 yds.) Tackles - Marco Bryant (14) Tackles - Scott Brumet (12) GAME APPALACHIAN STATE 33, ETSU 14 GAME ETSU 23, THE CITADEL 21 GAME FURMAN 31, ETSU 6 SEPT. 29, 2001 OCT. 4, 2001 OCT. 20, 2001 4 KIDD BREWER STADIUM,BOONE,N.C. 5 MEMORIAL CENTER,JOHNSON CITY,TENN. 6 PALADIN STADIUM,GREENVILLE, S.C.

The East Tennessee State football team fell be- East Tennessee State senior kicker Con Chellis Louis Ivory rushed for 146 yards and a touchdown to hind 17-0 at the half and could not recover as they fell 33-14 kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired to give the lift NCAA I-AA third ranked Furman to a 31-6 Southern to Apppalachian State Saturday afternoon from Kidd Brewer Buccaneers a 23-21 victory over The Citadel Thursday Conference win over East Tennessee State in front of 11,009 Stadium in Boone, N.C. night from Memorial Center. homecoming fans at Paladin Stadium. Furman (6-1, 5-0 Appalachian State (3-1, 2-0) opened the scoring The Bucs (2-3, 1-2 SoCon) took an early ad- SoCon) claimed only the second decision in its last six vantage as senior quarterback Matt Wilhjelm capped a eight on their first drive as kicker Erik Rockhold connected on a meetings with East Tennessee State (2-4, 1-3 SoCon). play, 79-yard drive with a one-yard sneak with 7:34 remain- 30-yard field goal with 11:03 remaining in the first quarter. In rushing 26 times for 146 yards, Ivory, the 2000 ing in the first quarter. The Bucs got off to a good start on Walter Payton Award winner as the top offensive player in After an ETSU (1-3, 0-2) punt, the Mountaineers would get the drive, as Wilhjelm hit junior wide receiver Charvin Clark on the board again as Joey Hoover would punch it in from with a 49-yard strike on the first play. I-AA, recorded his school record 26th 100-yard rushing one yard out to make the score 10-0 in favor of Appalachian The Citadel (1-3, 0-2) answered back with a performance and became the first Furman player in history State. 10 play, 49-yard drive following a Buccaneer fumble. Bull- to top 5,000 rushing yards in a career. The Paladin senior After another ETSU punt, the Mountaineers dog running back Maurice Murphy scored on a three-yard tailback now has 5,014 yards. would strike again. Hoover would score his second touch- run. The extra point failed as a bad snap was picked up and Special teams play gave Furman the first break of the down as he would fumble near the goal line and recover his thrown into the end zone by holder Stan Hollingsworth. game when the Paladins blocked Aaron Bass’ first punt own fumble in the end zone. That score would put Appala- The pass was intercepted by ETSU linebacker Andrew attempt of the afternoon after Furman had halted the first chian State up 17-0 at the half. Foerster. Buccaneer drive of the game. The Paladins recovered the ball Appalachian State would also open up the scor- Just before the half, ETSU widened their lead on the ETSU seven-yard line and two plays later scored on ing in the second half, as Sterling Hayward would haul in a when wide receiver Cecil Moore hauled in a two-yard a seven-yard run by Ivory at the 10:34 mark of the first 22-yard touchdown pass from Joe Burchette to make the Wilhjelm pass in the corner of the end zone to make the quarter. score 23-0 after a missed extra point. score 13-6 with :11 remaining in the half. The Chellis extra East Tennessee’s defense came up with the big play The Bucs would get on the board with five point attempt was blocked. that led to the Bucs first points of the day. On a third-down seconds remaining in the third when quarterback Matt Wilhjelm The Citadel opened the second half with an play, Mike Cornegay forced a Furman fumble when he inspired drive that ended with a Nate Mahoney 13-yard run would score on a keeper on 3rd and goal. The run would sacked the Paladin’s Billy Napier. The Bucs’ Travis Will- with 11:07 remaining in the third quarter. The Citadel’s bring the Bucs within 16 points at 23-7. iams recovered the ball on the ETSU 48. The Bucs then drive covered 62 yards, all but 15 of those yards came on drove 32 yards in eight plays, with the drive capped off by a Appalachian State would put the game out of the ground. The only exception was a pass interference reach with consecutive scores to begin the fourth quarter. penalty that was assessed on the Bucs. 37-yard Scott Salmons field goal to cut the lead to 7-3 with ETSU quarterback Jatavis Sanders would cap But the Bucs would come right back, as run- 2:34 left in the first. the scoring with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Allen Johnson, ning back Corey Carter scored his first rushing touchdown Furman then moved 69 yards in 11 plays for its to make the final score 33-14. of the season, powering in from one yard with 6:43 re- second touchdown, which came on a 1-yard run by fullback The Bucs were led by junior wide receiver Cecil maining in the third quarter. The drive began on the Bulldog’s Eric Emerson at the 12:58 juncture of the second quarter. Moore, who pulled down nine passes for 136 yards. Sand- 9-yard line after Kareem Coffin recovered a William Hines Another Paladin turnover led to East Tennessee State’s ers, getting his first meaningful playing time of the season, fumble on an Aaron Bass 43-yard punt. next score just before the half. Tony Tiller picked off his went 7-10 passing with 175 yards passing and a touch- The Citadel cut the Buccaneer lead to 20-19 team-leading fourth pass of the season and returned it 37 down. after another Murphy touchdown run. This one was from yards to the Furman 25 with five seconds left in the half. one-yard out with 12:09 left in the game. The Bulldogs Salmons, subbing for an injured Con Chellis then booted would take the lead at 21-20 after a Mazzie Drummond 42-yard field goal to make it 17-6 at the half. ETSU 0 0 7 7-- 14 pass to Nick Johnson for the two-point conversion. Furman’s defense then shut down the ETSU offense ASU 10 7 6 10-- 33 After defensive stands by both teams, the Bucs in the second half, holding it to just 87 yards and no points. got the ball back on their own 20 with 2:40 remaining in Meanwhile the Paladins added touchdowns in both the Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play the game. Wilhjelm led the Bucs on an exciting drive that third and the fourth quarters to push the final score to 31-6. included a 19-yard pass to Moore on fourth and 13, a 25- ASU 1 11:03 Rockhold 30 yd FG Corey Carter led ETSU on the ground, gaining 47 yard pass to Carter on third and 13, and an 11-yard run by ASU 1 5:15 Hoover 1 yd run yards on eight carries, while quarterback Matt Wilhjelm (Rockhold kick) Wilhjelm on third and eight. After a timeout by East Ten- nessee State and two timeouts by The Citadel, Chellis lined was held to just 10-of-27 in the passing department for 88 ASU 2 3:14 Hoover 0 yd fumble yards. Furman, which outgained East Tennessee State 364- rec. (Rockhold kick) up for the 41-yard attempt. He split the uprights as the final horn sounded. 199, got 166 yards passing from Napier, who completed 15- ASU 3 4:37 Hayward 22 yd pass of-23 passes. from Burchette The Citadel 0 6 7 8-- 21 (Rockhold kich failed) ETSU 7 6 7 3-- 23 ETSU 3 3 0 0-- 6 ETSU 3 0:04 Wilhjelm 1 yd run Furman 7 10 7 7-- 31 (Chellis kick) Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play ASU 4 10:29 Wright 20 yd FG ETSU 1 7:34 WIlhjelm 1 yd run (Chellis Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play ASU 4 7:38 Jackson 20 yd run kick) FUR 1 10:34 Ivory 7 yd run (Marhsall kick) (Wright kick) CIT 2 14:20 Murphy 3 yd run ETSU 1 2:34 Salmons 37 yd FG ETSU 4 0:49 Johnson 6 yd pass from (Hollingsworth pass inter FUR 2 12:58 Emerson 1 yd run (Marshall kick) Sanders (Chellis kick) cepted) ETSU 2 0:00 Salmons 42 yd FG ETSU 2 0:11 Moore 2 yd rec. (Chellis kick) FUR 3 5:14 Emerson 5 yd run (Marshall kick) Team Statistics ETSU ASU CIT 3 11:07 Mahoney 13 yd run (Haas kick) FUR 4 3:02 Means 5 yd run (Marshall kick) ETSU 3 6:43 Carter 1 yd run (Chellis kick) Total Offense 313 421 CIT 4 12:09 Murphy 1 yd run (Johnson pass) First Downs 14 23 Team Statistics ETSU FUR ETSU 4 0:00 Chellis 41 yd FG Rushes-Yards 37-109 47-257 Total Offense 199 364 Yards Passing 255 180 First Downs 13 21 Team Statistics ETSU CIT Rushes-Yards 28-92 50-198 Comp-Att-Int 14-30-2 15-25-0 Total Offense 333 269 Yards Passing 107 166 Punts-Avg. 7-40.3 4-41.8 First Downs 14 19 Comp-Att-Int 12-31-2 15-23-1 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-1 Rushes-Yards 39-193 59-220 Punts-Avg. 5-39.2 4-42.2 Penalties-Yds. 12-91 2-30 Yards Passing 155 69 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Possession Time 28:17 31:43 Comp-Att-Int 10-24-0 4-7-0 Penalties-Yds. 10-75 7-65 Punts-Avg. 5-39.2 4-42.2 Possession Time 28:06 31:54 ETSU Individual Leaders Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2 Rushing - Scott Carter (seven rushes, 22 yards) Penalties-Yds. 5-45 6-45 ETSU Individual Leaders Passing - Jatavis Sanders (7-10, 175 yards, 1 TD) Possession Time 25:57 34:03 Rushing - Corey Carter (eight rushes, 47 yards) Receiving - Cecil Moore (9-136 yds.) Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (10-22-2, 88 yards) Tackles - Mike Cornegay (7) ETSU Individual Leaders Receiving - Cecil Moore (6-70 yards) Rushing - Andrew Nuckolls (six rushes, 69 yards) Tackles - Mike Cornegay (10) Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (10-20, 155 yds., 1 TD) Receiving - Cecil Moore (4-61 yds., 1 TD) Tackles - Mike Cornegay (19) EORGIA OUTHERN ETSU 26, CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 0 HATTANOOGA GAME ETSU 19, G S 16 GAME GAME ETSU 32, C 10 OCT. 27, 2001 NOV. 3, 2001 NOV. 10, 2001 7 MEMORIAL CENTER,JOHNSON CITY,TENN. 8 CHARLESTON, S.C. 9 MEMORIAL CENTER,JOHNSON CITY,TENN.

East Tennessee State scored 12 of their 19 points off Senior quarterback Matt Wilhjelm hooked up with Cecil East Tennessee State’s defense came up big against turnovers as the Buccaneers upset No. 1 ranked Georgia Moore on a 55-yard pass play for a touchdown in the first Chattanooga, getting two interceptions that were turned into Southern, 19-16, in Johnson City, Tenn. Saturday night. quarter and the Bucs never looked back as they went on to touchdowns and blocking a punt for a safety, as the Bucs The Eagles (7-1, 5-1 Southern Conference) dominated a 26-0 win over Charleston Southern this afternoon. It was rolled to a 32-10 Southern Conference football win over the first half on the stat sheet, but ETSU’s defense stiffened the second straight win for ETSU, evening its record at 4-4, Chattanooga this afternoon in Johnson City. when it had to, holding Georgia Southern to three Scott Shelton while CSU fell to 4-5 with the loss. It was the first shutout It looked as if East Tennessee State might run away field goals. for ETSU since a 61-0 drubbing of West Virginia Tech in with it early. After the Bucs stopped Chattanooga’s opening Trailing 9-0, the Buccaneer defense would step it up in 1999. drive on the UTC 10-yard line, Charvin Clark charged through the third quarter as safety Montreal Harkley caused Georgia East Tennessee State’s defense came up big when it the line on the Mocs punt attempt and came up with his Southern quarterback Melvin Cox to fumble on the third play had to, holding Charleston Southern to just 188 yards of second block in as many games. The ball rolled out of the of the half. Harkley fell on the ball at the Georgia Southern 29. total offense. The Bucs also picked off a pair of passes back of the endzone for a safety just 1:36 into the game. Two plays later, senior quarterback Matt Wilhjelm connected during the contest Charleston Southern could not get any- After the safety, ETSU got the ball off the free kick on with junior wide receiver Cecil Moore for a 27-yard touch- thing started at the beginning of the game, with the ETSU its own 38 and proceeded to put together a 10-play, 62-yard down with 13:28 remaining in the third quarter. Following a defense forcing CSU to punt on its first six possessions of drive that culminated in a 18-yard touchdown pass from missed extra point, ETSU had drawn within three points at 9- the contest. It did not take long for the Bucs offense to Matt Wilhjelm to Andrew Nuckolls. Wilhjelm completed 6. capitalize, with Wilhjelm and Moore hooking up for their all four of his pass attempts on the drive for 48 yards. On GSU’s next drive the Eagles had porblems hansling scoring play on the first snap of the second ETSU drive of Chattanooga answered with a 22-yard field goal from the ball again. ETSU defensive end Brandon Calton corralled the afternoon. Ben Thompson that capped an 18-play, 76-yard drive that a failed pitch from Cox at the Georgia Southern 29. After two Special teams play got ETSU into position for its consumed 9:22 of the clock. plays and a penalty, Wilhjelm would connect again with Moore, second score. Punting from its own 17-yard line on the first ETSU’s offense, which gained only 70 yards in the first this time on a 35-yard score on third and 16. Moore made a play of the second quarter, CSU punter, Jake Stills, had his half, was ignited in the third quarter when Wilhjelm hooked phenomenal catch after the ball had been tipped by a Georgia kick blocked by a furious ETSU rush. CSU fell on the ball at up with Tim Turner on a 50-yard play midway through the Southern defender. After another missed extra point, the Bucs the one, from where Terry Copeland scored two plays later period. Four plays later Nick Spearman took it over from the held a three-point lead, 12-9 with 11:31 remaining in the third. to make it 14-0. ETSU added a 36-yard field goal from Wes two and the Bucs never looked back. A key play of the game came late in the third quarter as Sands at the 4:56 mark to take a 17-0 lead into the locker On UTC’s next drive Scott Brumet intercepted ETSU punter Aaron Bass made a great play to get off a punt room at the half. Spearman and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown that put after the snap had bounced. He was then hit and a 15-yard East Tennessee State’s defense made the first big play the game out of reach for UTC. roughing the kicker penalty was called, keeping the Bucs’ drive of the second half when Tony Tiller picked off his fifth Wilhjelm hit Nick Hendrickson with an 11-yard scor- alive. pass of the season on CSU’s first possession of the half, ing strike and Wes Sands added a 30-yard field goal to close With fresh life in the drive, the Bucs marched the rest of setting up a 27-yard Sands field goal. out the scoring for ETSU. the way down the field, with Corey Carter punching it in Moore set up the last score of the day when he Chattanooga got a 40-yard scoring pass from Justin from one-yard out to widen the ETSU lead to 19-9 with 1:51 returned a CSU punt 51 yards late in the third quarter to the Barnes to Jeremy Grier with 1:19 to play to close out the left in the third quarter. CSU 15-yard line. Three plays later Corey Carter scampered scoring for the day. Georgia Southern quarterback J.R. Revere, who had come into the endzone on a three-yard juant for the final score of ETSU defense held UTC to just 77 yards rushing and in the third quarter, led the Eagles on a quick scoring drive, the day. 240 yards of total offense. It was the second straight game midway through the fourth quarter. Revere hit Carl Kearney Wilhjelm finished the day by hitting on 11 of 25 that the Bucs have held an opponent to under 100 yards with a 51-yard pass on the first play following an ETSU punt. attempts for 142 yards through the air. Corey Carter led nine rushing. Linebacker Mike Cornegay led the defense with 12 Revere finished off the scoring drive with a four-yard run to different Bucs who had rushing yardage with 34 yards on 11 tackles. trim the ETSU lead to 19-16 with 4:34 remaining in the game. carries. Moore caught a total of four balls for 95 yards and Chattanooga 0 3 0 7 -- 10 With 3:41 to play Georgia Southern got the ball back at returned four punts for 97 more yards. ETSU 9 0 20 3 -- 32 their own four-yard line after a 56-yard Bass punt. On the first Mike Cornegay was credited with nine tackles to play of the drive, Revere’s pass was intercepted by freshman lead the defense, which recorded five sacks on the afternoon. Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play safety Gerald Sensabaugh at the Georgia Southern 21, seal- Gerald Sensabaugh had two of the sacks and recorded ETSU 1 13:24 Team safety ing the win for ETSU. the other ETSU interception, his second straight game with ETSU 1 2:18 Nuckolls 18-yd pass from Wilhjelm a pick. (Chellis kick) Georgia Southern 6 3 0 7 -- 16 UTC 2 13:12 Thompson 22-yd FG ETSU 0 0 19 0 -- 19 E. Tenn. State 7 10 9 0 -- 26 ETSU 3 6:09 Spearman 2-yd run (pass failed) Charleston So. 0 0 0 0 -- 0 ETSU 3 4:49 Brumet 20-yd interception return Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play (Chellis kick) GSU 1 8:12 Shelton 37 yd FG Tm Qtr Time Scoring Play ETSU 3 1:41 Hendrickson 11-yd pass from GSU 1 2:18 Shelton 27 yd FG ETSU 1 8:10 Moore 55-yd pass from Wilhjelm Wilhjelm (Sands kick) GSU 2 11:26 Shelton 35 yd FG (Sands kick) ETSU 4 4:07 Sands 30-yd FG ETSU 3 13:28 Moore 27-yd pass from Wilhjem ETSU 2 14:27 Copeland 1-yd run (Sands kick) UTC 4 1:19 Grier 40-yd pass from Barnes (kick failed) ETSU 2 4:56 Sands 36-yd FG (Thompson kick) ETSU 3 11:31 Moore 35-yd pass from Wilhjem ETSU 3 9:12 Sands 27-yd FG (kick failed) ETSU 3 3:38 Carter 3-yd run (pass failed) Team Statistics UTC ETSU ETSU 3 1:51 Carter 1-yd run (Sands kick) Total Offense 240 217 GSU 4 4:34 Revere 4-yd run (Shelton kick) Team Statistics ETSU CSU First Downs 12 10 Total Offense 255 188 Rushes-Yards 36-77 30-58 Team Statistics GSU ETSU First Downs 15 11 Yards Passing 163 159 Total Offense 316 182 Rushes-Yards 41-113 27-56 Comp-Att-Int 17-36-3 11-22-0 First Downs 19 12 Yards Passing 142 132 Punts-Avg. 6-36.7 7-43.6 Rushes-Yards 61-252 42-78 Comp-Att-Int 11-27-2 18-35-2 Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-1 Yards Passing 64 104 Punts-Avg. 4-35.8 9-26.8 Penalties-Yds. 7-70 5-40 Comp-Att-Int 3-13-1 6-18-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Possession Time 33:14 26:46 Punts-Avg. 3-45.7 7-41.9 Penalties-Yds. 9-76 3-15 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 1-1 Possession Time 32:17 27:43 ETSU Individual Leaders Penalties-Yds. 6-70 5-40 Rushing - Terry Copeland (2-39 yards) Possession Time 31:19 28:41 ETSU Individual Leaders Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (11-22-0, 159 yards, 2 TDs) Rushing - Corey Carter (11-34 yards, 1 TD) Receiving - Cecil Moore (3-39 yards) ETSU Individual Leaders Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (11-25-2, 142 yards, 1 TD) Tackles - Mike Cornegay (17) Rushing - Corey Carter (18-50 yards, 1 TD) Receiving - Cecil Moore (4-95 yards, 1 TD) Passing - Matt Wilhjelm (6-18-0, 104 yards, 2 TDs) Tackles - Gerald Senesabaugh (11) Receiving - Cecil Moore (4-88 yards, 2 TDs) Tackles - Montreal Harkley (13) 2001 East Tennessee State Buccaneer Football Depth Chart

Offense Defense Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. CL Pos. # Name Ht. Wt. CL FL 1 Charvin Clark 6-1 170 Jr. LT 67 Kai Schreckenberg 6-2 260 Jr. 81 Tim Turner 6-1 175 So. or 77 Andrew Simmons 6-2 260 Sr. or 23 Kareem Coffin 5-8 180 Sr. NG 99 Travis Williams 6-3 280 So. SE 2 Cecil Moore 6-2 205 Jr. 76 Jimmy Martin 6-1 290 Fr. 81 Tim Turner 6-1 175 So. RT 55 Brandon Calton 6-4 290 So. or 82 Marcus Bragg 6-3 190 Fr. 95 Frank Hopper 6-2 265 Jr. TE 88 Nick Hendrickson 6-4 255 Sr. OLB 45 Lamar Beam 6-2 220 Fr. 32 Allen Johnson 6-1 254 Sr. LT 61 Mike Martin 6-3 260 Sr. 89 Robbie Hardt 6-3 240 So. 56 Zach Fussell 6-4 275 Jr. ILB 9 Mike Cornegay 6-0 205 So. or 71 Curtis Price 6-6 330 So. 57 Keith Davis 6-1 225 So. LG 50 Josh Kerr 6-3 280 Sr. ILB 48 Andrew Foerster 6-3 210 So. 93 Gary Rivers 6-2 260 Fr. 6 Justin Reinier 6-0 240 Jr. C 66 Lonnie Nettles 6-5 300 Jr. OLB 87 Scott Brumett 6-6 240 Fr. 52 Rhett Landram 6-2 290 Sr. 22 Brad Stubbs 6-2 220 Jr. RG 64 Leon Buchanan 6-4 290 Jr. LCB 4 Tony Tiller 6-1 185 So. 65 Jeff Pierce 6-3 260 Jr. 26 John Boggs 5-10 170 So. RT 58 Chip Pearson 6-5 310 Sr. SS 14 Gerald Sensabaugh 6-2 185 Fr. 75 Mitch Hughes 6-4 275 So. 21 Primus Glover 6-3 185 Fr. QB 15 Matt Wilhjelm 5-11 180 Sr. FS 30 Montreal Harkley 6-3 190 So. 3 Jatavis Sanders 6-0 180 Jr. 19 Jacobe Jones 6-0 185 Fr. TB 27 Corey Carter 6-2 210 So. RCB 17 Allen Davis 6-1 180 Fr. 31 Andrew Nuckolls 5-10 170 So. 25 Austin Smiley 5-9 170 Fr. FB 40 Scott Carter 5-10 220 Jr. 13 Nick Spearman 6-0 220 So. KR 23 Kareem Coffin 5-8 178 Sr. 31 Andrew Nuckolls 5-10 170 So. K 33 Wes Sands 6-0 170 So. PR 2 Cecil Moore 6-2 205 Jr. 16 Scott Salmons 6-3 1950 So. KO 16 Scott Salmons 6-3 295 So. 4 Tony Tiller 6-1 185 So. P 39 Aaron Bass 6-2 195 So. Snap 53 Adam Howell 6-1 235 Jr. H 16 Scott Salmons 6-3 195 So.

Pronunciation Guide Charvin Clark -- Shar-vinn Clark Justin Reinier -- Justin Rain-er Ocasio Cofield -- O-cass-eeo Co (rhymes with Bo)-field Scott Salmons -- Scott Salmon (like the fish) Andrew Foerster -- Andrew Force-ter Kai Schreckenberg -- Kye (rhymes with tie) Shrek-en-burgh Zach Fussell -- Zach Few-sell Matt Wilhjelm -- Matt Will-gym Bobby Guarino -- Bobby Ga-rino Jacobe Jones -- Jacobey Jones Michael Rader -- Michael Raider ETSU Football 2001 Bucs 2001 EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL ROSTER

# NAME POS HGT WGT CL HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Charvin Clark WR 6-1 170 Jr. Ellenwood, Ga./Cedar Grove # NAME POS 2 Cecil Moore WR 6-3 218 Jr. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 73 Nathan Anderson OL 3 Jatavis Sanders QB 6-0 180 Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga./N.C. State 39 Aaron Bass P 45 Lamar Beam LB 4 Tony Tiller DB 6-1 185 So. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 26 John Boggs DB 5 Marlo Vinson LB 6-3 227 Jr. Las Vegas, NV/L.A. Valley College 82 Marcus Bragg WR 6 Justin Reiner LB 6-0 240 Jr. Panarama City, Calif./L.A. Valley College 36 Scott Brumet LB 7 Ocasio Cofield DB 6-3 220 Sr. Ft. Myers, Fla./Kansas University 37 Dusty Bryant LB 8 Nick Spearman FB 6-0 220 So. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 46 Marco Bryant LB 9 Mike Cornegay LB 6-0 205 So. Fayetteville, N.C./Douglas Byrd 64 Leon Buchanan OT 10 Michael Rader WR 6-1 190 Jr. Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill 55 Brandon Calton DL 11 Con Chellis K 5-8 160 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 84 Josh Carroll S 12 Brian Matthews WR 6-2 195 Fr. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 27 Corey Carter RB 13 Caleb Musser QB 5-9 185 Fr. Auburn, Ga./Winder Barrow 40 Scott Carter FB 14 Gerald Sensabaugh WR 6-2 185 Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 6 Troy Carter DB 15 Matt Wilhjelm QB 5-10 170 Sr. Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill 11 Con Chellis K 16 Scott Salmons K 6-3 195 So. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 1 Charvin Clark WR 17 Allen Davis DB 6-1 190 Fr. Mullins, S.C./Mullins 7 Ocasio Cofield DB 19 Jacobe Jones DB 6-0 185 Fr. Lexington, S.C./Lexington 23 Kareem Coffin WR 20 LaShawn Taylor DB 6-0 175 Fr. Clinton, Tenn./Clinton 38 Terry Copeland RB 21 Primus Glover DB 6-3 185 Fr. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County 9 Mike Cornegay LB 22 Brad Stubbs LB 6-2 220 Jr. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee 74 Matt Cox OL 23 Kareem Coffin WR 5-8 180 Sr. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa 17 Allen Davis DB 25 Austin Smiley DB 5-9 170 R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn./Kirby 57 Keith Davis LB 26 John Boggs DB 5-10 170 So. Asheville, N.C./A.C. Reynolds 98 Mark Dukes DL 27 Corey Carter RB 6-2 210 So. Greenwood, S.C./Ninety-Six 63 Bill Fells DL 29 Michael Mabe WR 6-4 200 Fr. Richlands, Va./Richlands 48 Andrew Foerster LB 30 Montreal Harkley DB 6-3 190 So. Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan 56 Zach Fussell OL 47 Jermaine Gamble FB 31 Andrew Nuckolls RB 5-10 170 So. Tunnel Hill, Ga./Northwest Whitfield 21 Primus Glover DB 32 Allen Johnson TE 6-1 254 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Chamblee 80 Timothy Grigsby TE 33 Wes Sands K 6-0 170 Jr. Columbia, Tenn./Columbia 44 Bobby Guarino LB 35 Joshua Overstreet DB 6-0 185 Fr. Jonesborough, Tenn./Davey Crockett 89 Robby Hardt TE 36 Scott Brumet LB 6-6 240 R-Fr. Pioneer, Tenn./Scott County 30 Montreal Harkley FS 37 Dusty Bryant LB 6-2 215 Fr. Freeport, Fla/Freeport 88 Nick Hendrickson TE 38 Terry Copeland RB 5-8 190 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Webb School 95 Frank Hopper DL 39 Aaron Bass P 6-2 195 So. Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County 53 Adam Howell OL 40 Scott Carter FB 5-10 220 Jr. Knoxville, Tenn./Halls 75 Mitch Hughes OL 42 Andre Brooks LB 6-0 220 Fr. Greenville, S.C./Southside 78 Chad Hyder DL 43 George Quinn DE 6-1 250 Fr. Gainesville, Fla./Eastside 32 Allen Johnson TE 44 Bobby Guarino LB 6-1 230 So. Kennesaw, Ga./North Cobb Corey Jones LB 45 Lamar Beam LB 6-3 225 R-Fr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 19 Jacobe Jones DB 46 Marco Bryant LB 6-3 230 Jr. Morganton, N.C./North Carolina 50 Josh Kerr OL 47 Jermaine Gamble FB 5-9 209 Sr. Easley, S.C./Easley 52 Rhett Landram C 48 Andrew Foerster LB 6-3 210 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 76 Jimmy Martin DL 49 Clyde Holmes FB 5-10 250 Fr. Norfolk, Va./Cox 61 Mike Martin OL 50 Josh Kerr OL 6-3 280 Sr. Clinton, Tenn/Univ. of Georgia 12 Brian Matthews WR 51 Daren Wilson LB 6-2 212 Fr. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 2 Cecil Moore WR 52 Rhett Landram C 6-2 290 Sr. St. Cloud, Fla./St. Cloud 85 Adam Morgan TE 53 Adam Howell OL 6-1 235 Sr. Elizabethton, Tenn./Elizabethton 13 Caleb Musser QB 54 Jamie Owenby OL 6-3 270 Fr. Belton, S.C./Belton-Honea Park 66 Lonnie Nettles C 55 Brandon Calton DL 6-4 290 So. Pennington Gap, Va./Fork Union 31 Andrew Nuckolls SB 56 Zach Fussell OL 6-4 275 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Mississippi 54 Jamie Owenby OL 57 Keith Davis LB 6-1 225 So. Big Stone Gap, Va./Powell Valley ETSU Football 2001 Bucs 2001 EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL ROSTER

58 Chip Pearson OL 6-5 310 Sr. Augusta, Ga./Lakeside Evans 58 Chip Pearson OL 59 Greg Thomas LB 6-1 220 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor School 65 Jeff Pierce OL 60 Corey Jones OL 6-0 220 LB Johnson City, Tenn./Science Hill 71 Curtis Price OL 61 Mike Martin OL 6-3 250 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 60 Chad Pries OL 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 6-3 280 So. Los Angeles, Ca. 10 Michael Rader WR 63 Gary Rivers OL 6-2 260 Fr. Nashville, Tenn./Bennett 91 Dustin Ray TE 64 Leon Buchanan OT 6-4 290 Sr. Williamston, S.C./Palmetto 6 Justin Reiner LB 65 Jeff Pierce OL 6-3 260 Jr. Gonzalez, Fla./Tate 63 Gary Rivers OL 66 Lonnie Nettles C 6-5 295 Jr. Walterboro, S.C./Walterboro 24 Jamal Rocke LB 67 Kai Shreckenberg DL 6-2 260 Jr. Wuppertal, Germany/Wuppertal 16 Scott Salmons K 71 Curtis Price OL 6-6 330 So. Abingdon, Va./Abingdon 3 Jatavis Sanders QB 72 Matt Winegar OL 6-5 275 Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan North 33 Wes Sands K 73 Nathan Anderson OL 6-3 285 Fr. Salem, Va./Salem 14 Gerald Sensabaugh WR 74 Matt Cox OL 6-4 280 Fr. Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone 67 Kai Shreckenberg DL 75 Mitch Hughes OL 6-4 275 So. Atmore, Ala./Escambia County 77 Andrew Simmons DL 76 Jimmy Martin DL 6-1 290 Fr. Ben Hur, Va./Lee County 25 Austin Smiley DB 77 Andrew Simmons DL 6-2 260 Sr. Goose Creek, S.C./Goose Creek 8 Nick Spearman QB 78 Chad Hyder DL 6-2 260 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 22 Brad Stubbs LB 80 Timothy Grigsby TE 6-2 235 Jr. Cocke County, Tenn./Cocke County 20 LaShawn Taylor DB 81 Tim Turner WR 6-1 175 So. Marietta, Ga./Marietta 4 Tony Tiller DB 82 Marcus Bragg WR 6-3 190 Fr. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 59 Greg Thomas LB 83 Joseph Gosman DB 5-10 180 Fr. Norfolk, Va/Greenbriar Christian 81 Tim Turner WR 84 Michael Trenta DB 6-1 180 Fr. Herndon, Va. 5 Marlo Vinson LB 85 Adam Morgan TE 6-8 230 Fr. Blountville, Tenn./Blountville 41 Torian Welch LB 86 Randy Grubb DE 6-5 230 So. Pulaski, Va./Pulaski 15 Matt Wilhjelm QB 99 Travis Williams DL 87 Joe Lindamood WR 5-11 170 Fr. Blountville, Tenn./Sullivan Central 51 Daren Wilson LB 88 Nick Hendrickson TE 6-4 240 Sr. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville 72 Matt Winegar OL 89 Robby Hardt LB 6-3 240 So. Poca, W. Va./Poca 95 Frank Hopper DL 6-2 265 Jr. Kings Mountain, N.C./Kings Mountain 97 Mike Alderman DL 6-1 250 Fr. Draper, Va./Pulaski 98 Mark Dukes DL 6-3 260 Jr. Conway, S.C./Conway 99 Travis Williams DL 6-3 280 So. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee

2001 East Tennessee State Football East Tennessee State Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 125, 2001) POINTS BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Total All games ------TEAM STATISTICS ETSU OPP East Tennessee State 480------452 467 267 39 - 1705 Opponents...... 360SCORING...... 413 409 212 40 - 1434 156 179 Points Per Game...... 17.3 19.9 FIRST DOWNS...... 122 165 Rushing...... 50 101 Passing...... 62 54 Penalty...... 10 10 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 853 1666 Yards gained rushing...... 1188 1913 Yards lost rushing...... 335 247 Rushing Attempts...... 338 401 Average Per Rush...... 2.5 4.2 Average Per Game...... 94.8 185.1 TDs Rushing...... 9 17 PASSING YARDAGE...... 1334 1302 Att-Comp-Int...... 218-96-10 223-117-11 Average Per Pass...... 6.1 5.8 Average Per Catch...... 13.9 11.1 Average Per Game...... 148.2 144.7 TDs Passing...... 8 4 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 2187 2968 Total Plays...... 556 624 Average Per Play...... 3.9 4.8 Average Per Game...... 243.0 329.8 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 36-600 31-695 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 16-203 34-305 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 11-154 10-58 KICK RETURN AVERAGE...... 16.7 22.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 12.7 9.0 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 14.0 5.8 FUMBLES-LOST...... 9-6 27-11 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 56-446 50-489 Average Per Game...... 49.6 54.3 PUNTS-YARDS...... 55-2194 40-1446 Average Per Punt...... 39.9 36.2 Net punt average...... 34.3 31.1 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME...... 28:49 31:11 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 43/133 56/138 3rd-Down Pct...... 32% 41% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS...... 4/8 10/19 4th-Down Pct...... 50% 53% SACKS BY-YARDS...... 15-125 30-193 MISC YARDS...... 5 9 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED...... 18 21 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS...... 11-18 11-17 PAT-ATTEMPTS...... 13-16 16-18 ATTENDANCE...... 29414 77236 Games/Avg Per Game...... 5/5883 4/19309

SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total ------East Tennessee State 36 33 68 19 - 156 Opponents...... 47 39 36 57 - 179 East Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2001) All games

RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ------Corey Carter 8 73 263 27 236 3.2 3 17 29.5 Scott Carter 9 62 210 2 208 3.4 2 15 26.0 Terry Copeland 9 35 158 19 139 4.0 1 40 15.4 Andrew Nuckolls 8 24 138 9 129 5.4 0 57 16.1 Matt Wilhjelm 9 84 270 198 72 0.9 2 21 8.0 Nick Spearman 9 20 70 1 69 3.5 1 9 7.7 Kareem Coffin 9 3 18 0 18 6.0 0 8 2.0 Jatavis Sanders 6 18 49 39 10 0.6 0 12 1.7 Jermaine Gamble 8 5 10 1 9 1.8 0 6 1.1 LaShawn Taylor 8 4 2 2 0 0.0 0 1 0.0 Aaron Bass 9 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 0 -1.1 Charvin Clark 9 2 0 12 -12 -6.0 0 0 -1.3 Team 4 7 0 15 -15 -2.1 0 0 -3.8 Total...... 9 338 1188 335 853 2.5 9 57 94.8 Opponents...... 9 401 1913 247 1666 4.2 17 85 185.1

PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G ------Matt Wilhjelm 9 93.87 198-87-10 43.9 1140 7 55 126.7 Jatavis Sanders 6 178.73 16-9-0 56.2 194 1 48 32.3 Team 4 0.00 3-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Andrew Nuckolls 8 0.00 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 9 98.37 218-96-10 44.0 1334 8 55 148.2 Opponents...... 9 97.56 223-117-11 52.5 1302 4 54 144.7

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------Cecil Moore 9 43 689 16.0 5 55 76.6 N. Hendrickson 9 11 127 11.5 1 30 14.1 Andrew Nuckolls 8 11 79 7.2 1 18 9.9 Charvin Clark 9 8 172 21.5 0 49 19.1 Tim Turner 9 6 133 22.2 0 50 14.8 Corey Carter 8 6 75 12.5 0 25 9.4 Scott Carter 8 4 13 3.2 0 10 1.6 Allen Johnson 9 3 34 11.3 1 17 3.8 Kareem Coffin 9 2 0 0.0 0 2 0.0 Jermaine Gamble 8 1 8 8.0 0 8 1.0 Michael Rader 2 1 4 4.0 0 4 2.0 Total...... 9 96 1334 13.9 8 55 148.2 Opponents...... 9 117 1302 11.1 4 54 144.7

PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Cecil Moore 13 169 13.0 0 51 Jamal Rocke 1 8 8.0 0 0 Charvin Clark 1 10 10.0 0 0 LaShawn Taylor 1 16 16.0 0 0 Total...... 16 203 12.7 0 51 Opponents...... 34 305 9.0 0 20

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------Tony Tiller 6 99 16.5 0 37 Allen Davis 2 34 17.0 0 34 G. Sensabaugh 2 1 0.5 0 1 Scott Brumet 1 20 20.0 1 20 Total...... 11 154 14.0 1 37 Opponents...... 10 58 5.8 0 18 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long ------KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Allen Davis 1 5 5.0 0 5 ------Total...... 1 5 5.0 0 5 Terry Copeland 14 251 17.9 0 25 Opponents...... 1 9 9.0 0 9 Andrew Nuckolls 6 90 15.0 0 20 Kareem Coffin 6 113 18.8 0 28 Tim Turner 5 80 16.0 0 20 Charvin Clark 2 30 15.0 0 16 N. Hendrickson 1 8 8.0 0 8 Robby Hardt 1 12 12.0 0 12 Cecil Moore 1 16 16.0 0 16 Total...... 36 600 16.7 0 28 Opponents...... 31 695 22.4 0 45 East Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2001) All games

|------PATs ------| SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ------Cecil Moore 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Con Chellis 0 6-9 9-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 27 Corey Carter 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Wes Sands 0 3-5 4-4 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 13 Matt Wilhjelm 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 12 Scott Carter 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Scott Salmons 0 2-4 0-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Allen Johnson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 N. Hendrickson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nick Spearman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Scott Brumet 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Andrew Nuckolls 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Terry Copeland 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 TM 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Total...... 18 11-18 13-16 0-0 0 0-2 0 1 156 Opponents...... 21 11-17 16-18 1-1 1 1-2 0 0 179

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G ------Matt Wilhjelm 9 282 72 1140 1212 134.7 Corey Carter 8 73 236 0 236 29.5 Scott Carter 8 62 208 0 208 26.0 Jatavis Sanders 6 34 10 194 204 34.0 Terry Copeland 9 35 139 0 139 15.4 Andrew Nuckolls 8 25 129 0 129 16.1 Nick Spearman 9 20 69 0 69 7.7 Kareem Coffin 9 3 18 0 18 2.0 Jermaine Gamble 8 5 9 0 9 1.1 Aaron Bass 9 1 -10 0 -10 -1.1 Charvin Clark 9 2 -12 0 -12 -1.3 Team 4 10 -15 0 -15 -3.8 Total...... 9 556 853 1334 2187 243.0 Opponents...... 9 624 1666 1302 2968 329.8

FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------Con Chellis 6-9 66.7 0-0 1-2 4-5 1-1 0-1 41 1 Scott Salmons 2-4 50.0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 0-0 42 0 Wes Sands 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-1 2-3 0-1 0-0 36 0

FG SEQUENCE East Tennessee State OPPONENTS ------Pittsburgh 23 48,(20) Gardner-Webb (34),(27),(30) 28,(32),53 Western Carolina (31),51,(32) (41),(40) Appalachian State - (30),(20) The Citadel 31,(41) - Furman (37),(42) (20),47 Georgia Southern 47 (37),(27),(35),31 Charleston Southern 40,(36),(27),37,35 - Chattanooga (30) (22),47

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PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ------Aaron Bass 53 2194 41.4 57 3 6 8 1 Team 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 Total...... 55 2194 39.9 57 3 6 8 2 Opponents...... 40 1446 36.2 61 4 5 9 3 East Tennessee State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2001) All games

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR FR Tot Avg/G ------Cecil Moore 9 0 689 169 16 0 0 874 97.1 Terry Copeland 9 139 0 0 251 0 0 390 43.3 Corey Carter 8 236 75 0 0 0 0 311 38.9 Andrew Nuckolls 8 129 79 0 90 0 0 298 37.2 Scott Carter 9 208 13 0 0 0 0 221 27.6 Tim Turner 9 0 133 0 80 0 0 213 23.7 Charvin Clark 9 -12 172 10 30 0 0 200 22.2 N. Hendrickson 9 0 127 0 8 0 0 135 15.0 Kareem Coffin 9 18 0 0 113 0 0 131 14.6 Tony Tiller 8 0 0 0 0 99 0 99 12.4 Matt Wilhjelm 9 72 0 0 0 0 0 72 8.0 Nick Spearman 9 69 0 0 0 0 0 69 7.7 Allen Davis 9 0 0 0 0 34 5 39 4.3 Allen Johnson 9 0 34 0 0 0 0 34 3.8 Scott Brumet 8 0 0 0 0 20 0 20 2.5 Jermaine Gamble 8 9 8 0 0 0 0 17 2.1 LaShawn Taylor 8 0 0 16 0 0 0 16 2.0 Robby Hardt 9 0 0 0 12 0 0 12 1.3 Jatavis Sanders 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.7 Jamal Rocke 5 0 0 8 0 0 0 8 1.6 Michael Rader 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 2.0 G. Sensabaugh 9 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 Aaron Bass 9 -10 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -1.1 Team 4 -15 0 0 0 0 0 -15 -3.8 Total...... 9 853 1334 203 600 154 5 3149 349.9 Opponents...... 9 1666 1302 305 695 58 9 4035 448.3 East Tennessee State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 12, 2001) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------9 Mike Cornegay 9 67 26 93 9-51 5-48 . . . . 3 . . 30 M. Harkley 9 33 17 50 5-16 1-8 . 4 . 1-0 1 . . 17 Allen Davis 9 37 12 49 1-4 . 2-34 5 . 2-5 1 . . 57 Keith Davis 8 27 20 47 1-4 1-6 ...... 48 Andrew Foerster 6 28 18 46 5-14 1-6 . 1 . . 1 . . 14 G. Sensabaugh 9 34 7 41 2-4 3-21 2-1 1 . . . . . 45 Lamar Beam 9 29 10 39 6-25 3-17 . . . 1-0 1 . . 55 Brandon Calton 9 22 17 39 6-34 4-26 . . . 1-0 1 . . 6 Justin Reiner 8 23 16 39 4-9 1-1 . 1 . . 2 . . 4 Tony Tiller 8 34 4 38 1-1 . 6-99 9 . . . . . 36 Scott Brumet 8 22 14 36 1-3 . 1-20 1 . . . . . 67 K. Shreckenberg 8 17 15 32 2-6 1-1 . . . 1-0 1 . . 46 Marco Bryant 4 15 14 29 4-7 ...... 99 Travis Williams 9 16 10 26 4-12 2-2 . 1 . 2-0 . . . 7 Ocasio Cofield 3 14 8 22 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 77 Andrew Simmons 8 11 5 16 2-3 . . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 89 Robby Hardt 9 10 4 14 ...... 22 Brad Stubbs 9 6 7 13 ...... 19 Jacobe Jones 5 6 6 12 1-1 ...... 95 Frank Hopper 8 6 5 11 1-1 ...... 26 John Boggs 9 4 3 7 ...... 76 Jimmy Martin 6 3 3 6 1-1 ...... 78 Chad Hyder 5 1 4 5 ...... 94 Jamal Rocke 5 5 . 5 ...... 1 . 25 Austin Smiley 7 3 2 5 ...... 40 Scott Carter 8 2 1 3 ...... 23 Kareem Coffin 9 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 53 Adam Howell 9 2 1 3 ...... 16 Scott Salmons 9 3 . 3 ...... 1 Charvin Clark 9 2 . 2 ...... 1 . 8 Nick Spearman 9 1 1 2 ...... 98 Mark Dukes 3 1 1 2 ...... 15 Matt Wilhjelm 9 2 . 2 ...... 27 Corey Carter 8 1 . 1 ...... 32 Allen Johnson 9 . 1 1 ...... 31 Andrew Nuckolls 8 . 1 1 ...... 38 Terry Copeland 9 1 . 1 ...... 56 Zach Fussell 3 . 1 1 ...... 50 Josh Kerr 8 . 1 1 ...... 10 Michael Rader 2 . 1 1 ...... TM TM 1 ...... 1 20 LaShawn Taylor 8 ...... 1 . Total...... 9 490 257 747 56-196 15-125 11-154 24 . 11-5 12 3 1 Opponents...... 9 - - - - 30-193 10-58 45 15 6-9 4 3 .