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GENERAL INFORMATION GAME #1 ETSU BUccANEERS (0-0) @ KENNESAW STATE OWLS (0-0) LOCATION .......................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, 2016 • 7PM • KENNESAW, GA. (FIFTH THIRD BANK STADIUM) FOUNDED ...............................................................................................1911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ETSU ENROLLMENT ...................................................................................... 14,957 GAME COVERAGE... NICKNAME ........................................................................BUCCANEERS (BUCS) Head Coach .........Carl Torbush TV ..................................PEACHTREE TV BRIAN KATREK (PXP), COLORS ................................................................NAVY BLUE AND OLD GOLD Record @ ETSU .......2-9, 2nd yr ...D.J. SHOCKLEY (ANALYST) & NATHAN MCCREARY (SIDELINE) STADIUM ......................................................KERMIT TIPTON STADIUM (6,212) Career Record ...... 22-35, 6th yr ONLINE VIDEO.......................................BIG SOUTH NETWORK AFFILIATION ........................NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION (FCS) Kennesaw State RADIO .....WXSM-AM 640 (JAY SANDOS/MATT WILHJELM) CONFERENCE.................................................................................... SOUTHERN Head Coach ....Brian Bohannon PRESIDENT .........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND ONLINE RADIO .............................................ETSUBUCS.COM Record @ KSU..........6-5, 2nd yr ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ........................................................DR. RICHARD SANDER LIVE STATS .................................................... KSUOWLS.COM Career Record ................... Same ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ...........................................(423) 439-4343 SERIES HISTORY .KSU LEADS, 1-0 (56-16, SEPT. 3, 2015) FOOTBALL HISTORY FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL........................................................................1920 SEASONS OF FOOTBALL ................................................................................81 2016 SCHEDULE ALL-TIME RECORD .....................................................................335-406-27 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES STREAK LAST MEETING NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (DIV. I) ................................................. 2 9/3 KENNESAW STATE 7PM 0-1 L1 SEPT. 3, 2015 (L, 16-56) POSTSEASON RECORD (DIV. I) ................................................................... 2-1 9/10 OPEN WEEK 9/17 WESTERN CAROLINA (@BMS) 1:30PM 21-23-1 L1 SEPT. 27, 2003 (L, 21-28) BEST FINISH ........................................................................ 1ST (1969 OVC) 9/24 AT WOFFORD 1:30PM 13-11 L5 NOV. 8, 2003 (L, 14-28) LAST APPEARANCE ......................................................1996 (QUARTERFINALS) 10/1 CHATTANOOGA 12PM 18-20-1 W1 NOV. 15, 2003 (W, 68-7) 10/8 AT VMI 1:30PM 13-8 W7 SEPT. 21, 2003 (35-21) 2015 RECORD .......................................................................................... 2-9 10/15 FURMAN 12PM 7-23 L3 OCT. 25, 2003 (L, 10-30) HOME ........................................................................................................ 2-4 10/20 WEST VIRGINIA WESLEYAN 7:30PM -- -- FIRST-EVER MEETING AWAY ........................................................................................................ 0-5 10/29 AT CITADEL 2PM 15-9 W1 NOV. 22, 2003 (W, 16-13) OFFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ...................................................11/0 11/5 AT MERCER 3PM 0-1 L1 OCT. 17, 2015 (L, 0-52) DEFENSIVE STARTERS RETURNING/LOST ...................................................11/0 11/12 CUMBERLAND (HOMECOMING) 1PM 6-1 W6 W, 25-0 (1947) 11/19 SAMFORD 3:30PM 0-3 L3 SEPT. 14, 1991 (W,31-6) SPECIALSTS RETURNING/LOST .................................................................... 4/0 NOTE RETURNING PLAYERS ....................................................................................45 TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN HOME GAMES IN BOLD BASIC OFFENSE .....................................................................................SPREAD BASIC DEFENSE .......................................................................................... 3-4 ETSU NOTES COACHING STAFF ABOUT KENNESAW STATE HEAD COACH ........................................................................... CARL TORBUSH Kennesaw State is coming off its first season in program history ... The Owls went 6-5 in 2015, including HEAD COACHING RECORD AT ETSU ................................. 2-9 (2ND SEASON) a 2-5 mark in Big South play (5th) ... KSU - who returns 10 starters on both offense and defense - was OVERALL RECORD ..........................................................22-35 (SIX SEASONS) picked to finish third in the Big South this season ... The Owls run the spread option on offense and BOWL RECORD ........................................................................................... 2-0 feature a 4-2-5 defensive formation ... The Owls led all FCS in passing yards per completion last year FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ...................................................(423) 439-4343 (19.05), while ranking sixth in rushing offense (293.0) and 14th in total defense (301.2). BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW COACH ................................................CONTACT SID ASSISTANT COACHES SERIES HISTORY MIKE O’CAIN .................................................OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QBS For the second straight year, ETSU and Kennesaw State will face off in the season opener ... In a game BILLY TAYLOR .......................................DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR/LINEBACKERS featuring two start-up programs in 2015, the Owls rallied for a 56-16 victory over the Bucs last Sept. 3 SCOTT BRUMETT ...................................................................... DEFENSIVE LINE at Kermit Tipton Stadium in Johnson City ... Following a 12-yard touchdown run by running back Jajuan GARY DOWNS ........................................................................ RUNNING BACKS Stinson midway through the second quarter, ETSU led Kennesaw State, 13-7; however, the Owls rallied TEDDY GAINES .................................................................................... SAFETIES with 49 straight points until JJ Jerman’s third and final field goal of the night with 5:05 remaining in the ANTONIO GOSS ......................... CORNERBACKS/SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR game stopped the run, resulting in the 56-16 final score ... 14 of KSU’s points came off turnovers as Nick ERIK LOSEY .............................................................................. OFFENSIVE LINE Sexton threw a pick-six to Dante Blackmon, while another Sexton turnover resulted in a 2-play, 9-yard MIKE RADER .................................RECRUITING COORDINATOR/WIDE RECEIVERS KEVIN SHIPLEY ............................................................ TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS scoring driving lasting only 55 seconds. DYLAN LEWELLYN ...........................................................OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS DAVID ROOP ................................................... OFFENSE GRADUATE ASSISTANT SUPPORT STAFF ANDREW SIMS .........................................DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS WE ARE ETSU ALLAN JOHNSON .................................. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH NATHAN BARGER ..........................ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR SPORTS MEDICINE The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and broad- cast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” throughout the 2016-17 season ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be ETSU ... On TV graphics, please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. KENNESAW STATE NOTES www.ETSUBucs.com @ETSUFootball ETSU BACK IN THE SOCON MEDIA INFORMATION After a 12-year hiatus, the ETSU football team returned to the gridiron in 2015 ... The Bucs - ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their who played as FCS Independent a year ago - are now a member of the SoCon in 2016. questions and request to Buccaneer football. Please contact Assistant Director for Athletic Media Relations Kevin Brown with any questions about the Bucs. WEIGEL EARNS PRESEASON ALL-SOCON HONORS Sophomore linebacker Dylan Weigel was the lone Buccaneer to earn Preseason Southern Conference ETSU ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB honors as the league office released the preseason teams at Media Day in July ... Weigel, who was a fi- Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, including updated stats, video and press nalist for the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year award, totaled a team-leading 127 tackles in 11 games for releases by visiting www.ETSUBucs.com. the Buccaneers in 2015. The Buccaneer standout led all FCS players in solo tackles per game (7.2) and ranked ninth in total tackles per game (11.5), while his 20-tackle effort against Emory & Henry was tied TUNE INTO THE BUCCANEERS for the sixth highest total in FCS play a year ago. The 20 tackles were the most by a freshman at the FCS The Buccaneer Sports Network (BSN) is once again ready for another exciting year of broadcast- level and were tied for the second-most in ETSU single-game history. Weigel registered double-digit ing as WXSM-AM 640 The Extreme Sports Monster and 104.9 NASH Icon