ALBANY STATE - GAME 1

Saturday, September 5 • 7:00 p.m. vs. Albany, Ga. • Albany State University Coliseum VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Matt Malone ([email protected])

No. 16 VALDOSTA STATE No. 16 BLAZERS OPEN 2015 AGAINST OLD RIVAL The No. 16 ranked Valdosta State Blazers kicks off its 2014 season against one of its oldest rivals, as the Blazers (0-0, 0-0 GSC) travel to Albany State to square off against the Golden Rams at Albany State University Coliseum. The game features Sept. 5 at Albany State 7:00 p.m. the 17th meeting between the two schools in a series that dates back to VSU’s first season when the Blazers claimed Sept. 12 ^vs. Winston-Salem State 6:00 p.m. a 36-13 victory on October 23, 1982. The game marks the second straight season in which the Blazers and the Golden Sept. 26 CUMBERLAND 4:00 p.m. Rams have squared off against each other to start their respective campaigns. Oct. 3 *NORTH ALABAMA 2:00 p.m. Valdosta State returns 14 starters from their 2014 team that tallied a 10-3 record and advanced to the third round of postseason play. The Blazer offense will be led by three-time All-Gulf South Conference running back Cedric Oct. 10 *at West Georgia 2:00 p.m. O’Neal, who has rushed for 3,046 yards, the third-highest total in school history, over the course of the last three Oct. 17 *MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2:00 p.m. years. He is joined in the backfield by fellow senior Austin Scott, who currently ranks seventh in school history with Oct. 22 *at Shorter 7:30 p.m. 2,646 rushing yards. While the Blazers receiving corps features a slew of familiar faces, the quarterback position Oct. 31 *WEST ALABAMA 2:00 p.m. was left up for grabs following the exit of Jake Medlock. Throughout fall camp, Florida International senior transfer Nov. 7 *at Delta State 5:00 p.m. EJ Hilliard has emerged as the frontrunner, while the young Roland Rivers is expected to fill the backup role as Nov. 14 *FLORIDA TECH 3:00 p.m. a red-shirt freshman. Meanwhile, excitement abounds in regards to the Black Swarm upon the return of Sharmaine Washington, Larry Murphy, and Kenny Moore. In addition, Kenny Murphy returns as a Preseason All-American selec- all times Eastern; *GSC tion after a sparkling junior season in 2014 that included 92 tackles (2nd in the GSC), 11.5 of which were for loss and three of which were for sacks. ALBANY STATE After serving as an assistant coach with the Albany State football program for 14 years, Dan Land was named (0-0, 0-0 SIAC) the interim Head Coach following the retirement of longtime Head Coach James “Mike” White. Running back Jarvis 9/5 Valdosta State 7:00 p.m. Small, a junior from Brunswick, Ga., serves as one of the top returners for the Golden Rams. His sophomore season 9/12 at Tuskegee* 3:00 p.m. effort in 2014, which included 1,196 rushing yards and 13 touchdowns, resulted in SIAC Offensive Player of the Year 9/19 STILLMAN* 7:00 p.m. honors last season. 9/26 at Delta State 2:00 p.m. GAME CENTER 10/3 at Miles* 4:00 p.m. 10/17 MOREHOUSE* 2:00 p.m. VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS ALBANY STATE GOLDEN RAMS 10/24 at Clark Atlanta* 2:00 p.m. Record: 0-0, 0-0 GSC Record: 0-0, 0-0 SIAC 10/31 BENEDICT* 2:00 p.m. Ranking: 15th Ranking: Receiving Votes 11/7 vs. Fort Valley State* 2:00 p.m. Last Game: Season Opener Last Game: Season Opener 11/14 SIAC Championship Game TBA Coach: David Dean (Georgia State, 1986) Interim Coach: Dan Land (Albany State 1987) Record: 70-24 (7th season) Record: 0-0 (1st season) all times Eastern; *SIAC at VSU: 70-24 (7th season) at ASU: 0-0 (1st season) vs. SIAC: 7-0 vs. SIAC: Not Available ABOUT THE GAME vs. ASU: 3-0 vs. VSU: 0-0 TV • None QUICK NOTES • Valdosta State is in its 34th year of intercollegiate football and owns an overall record of 258 wins, 116 losses RADIO • VSU RADIO NETWORK and four ties. Play-by-Play Dick Rockey • David Dean is the second-winningest coach in Valdosta State history, having compiled 70 wins, against just 24 Analyst Spencer Van Horn losses, during his eight-year coaching career. He owns a .744 career winning percentage. Sideline Tom Odom • The Blazers have scored in 282 straight games, tops among all DII schools. Network Stations WDDQ Talk 92.1 FM (Valdosta) • The Blazers have won 70.3 percent of their games played in the month of September, compiling a record of WJEM 96.1 FM / 1150 AM (Valdosta) 83-34-1 during the ninth month over the years. WSFB 97.7 FM / 1490 AM (Quitman) • This year marks the 11th time that Valdosta State has played Albany State in its season opener. The Blazers are WJHC 107.5 FM (Jasper, Fla.) 9-1 in the previous nine season openers against the Golden Rams, including victories in the last three contests. WKZZ 92.5 FM (Tifton) • Overall, VSU has gone 22-11 in its 33 previous season openers, including a 6-2 mark under Head Coach David Dean. INTERNET RADIO • Valdosta State and Albany State meet for the 17th time in history, with the Blazers holding a 15-1 advantage Live Audio talk921.com in the previous meetings. Live Stats sidearmstats.com/valdosta/football/ • Cedric O’Neal ranks among the top three in Valdosta State history in both rushing yardage and rushing touch- Live Video useducationtv.com/default.aspx?sid=286 downs. He is third in the VSU record books in rushing yards with 3,046 and third in rushing touchdowns with 32. 813 yards and 4 touchdowns will establish new school records.

SERIES HISTORY AGAINST ALBANY STATE Valdosta State and Albany State meet for the 17th time in program history, and open their seasons against each other for the second straight year ... VSU is 15-1 all-time against the Golden Rams and has won the last six games between the two squads ... VSU claimed a 38-10 victory in Albany during the last meeting on September 6, 2014... Albany State’s only victory in the series came in the first game of the 2004 season, when ASU claimed a 24-22 vic- tory in Albany ... The Blazers avenged that loss with a 38-24 victory in the NCAA Playoffs later that season. 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS OPENING GAME HISTORY The Blazer-Golden Ram Comparison ALL-TIME HIGHS & LoWS VS. ASU VSU ASU Most Points Scored Fewest Points Scored VSU Roster Breakdown 91 players 75 players 2000 42 1994 14 Year Record H/A/N Opponent Score Seniors 21 12 2001 41 1999 18 9/6/14 22-11-0 H Albany State W, 38-10 Juniors 20 19 2007 41 1998 20 9/7/13 21-11-0 N Fort Valley State W, 36-21 Sophomores 23 20 1996 38 2006 20 9/1/12 20-11-0 A Saginaw Valley St. L, 28-24 Freshmen 27 24 2004 38 2003 21 9/3/11 20-10-0 A Wingate W, 34-28 (2ot) Starting Offensive Line 2014 38 9/4/10 19-10-0 H Wingate W, 25-22 Height, Weight 6-4, 301 6-4, 328 Fewest Points Allowed 8/29/09 18-10-0 H Newberry L, 31-24 Starting Defensive Line Most Points Allowed 2002 0 8/23/08 18-9-0 A Fort Valley State W, 56-3 Height, Weight 6-2, 267 6-3, 261 1996 28 2003 3 9/1/07 17-9-0 H Albany State W, 41-3 Run-to-Pass Ratio - - 2011 27 2007 3 9/2/06 16-9-0 A Albany State W, 20-16 Run-to-Pass Percentage - - 2004 24 Three times 6 8/27/05 15-9-0 N Fort Valley State W, 32-10 Turnovers Gained-Lost - - 2004 24 9/4/04 14-9-0 A Albany State L, 24-22 3rd Down Conversions - - 2006 16 8/30/03 14-8-0 H Albany State W, 21-3 3rd Down Percentage - - Largest Margin of Defeat 8/31/02 13-8-0 A Albany State W, 26-0 4th Down Conversions - - Largest Margin of Victory 2004 2 8/25/01 12-8-0 H Albany State W, 41-6 4th Down Percentage - - 2007 38 8/26/00 11-8-0 A Albany State W, 42-6 Sacks By-Against - - 2001 35 8/28/99 10-8-0 H Albany State W, 18-6 2014 28 8/29/98 9-8-0 A Albany State W, 20-10 EXPERIENCE OF THE TENTATIVE STARTERS 2002 26 8/30/97 8-8-0 A Georgia Southern L, 45-26 Sr. Jr. Soph. RFr. Fr. 1982 23 8/31/96 8-7-0 A Gardner-Webb W, 42-16 VSU 12 5 4 0 1 2003 18 Fewest Rushing Yards 9/2/95 7-7-0 H Gardner-Webb W, 34-21 ASU 10 5 5 0 1 1998 -7 9/3/94 6-7-0 H Knoxville W, 36-0 Most Rushing Yards 1994 56 9/2/93 5-7-0 H Mount Seranio W, 65-0 The Blazers at Home 2007 208 1982 82 9/12/92 4-7-0 A Georgia Southern L, 24-13 Valdosta State has played 184 games away from home 2014 188 2003 86 9/14/91 4-6-0 A Central Florida L, 12-0 during its 33-plus year history and has tallied a 116-65-3 1996 163 2005 86 9/1/90 4-5-0 A Georgia Southern L, 17-10 record (.630) in those games. 2004 161 9/2/89 4-4-0 A Georgia Southern L, 31-10 Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Blazers 2001 158 Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed 9/10/88 4-3-0 H Fort Valley State W, 14-13 have been even more impressive on the road, winning 70 2011 143 2002 9 9/12/87 3-3-0 H Fort Valley State W, 21-14 of 87 contests (.804), including a 35-11 (.761) mark under 2014 39 9/14/86 2-3-0 H Fort Valley State W, 17-0 David Dean. Most Rushing Yards Allowed 1982 41 9/8/85 1-3-0 H Fort Valley State L, 17-3 2000 215 2001 55 9/14/84 1-2-0 H Clark W, 49-0 2004 191 2011 58 INDIVIDUAL BLAZER HIGHS VS. ASU 9/10/83 0-2-0 H Mississippi College L, 26-3 2003 187 1998 101 9/11/82 0-1-0 H Mississippi College L, 28-13 Rushing A-YDS Year 2004 181 Valdosta State Average Points: 26.5 (876 total) Vontrell Mitchell 23-121 1996 1999 178 Fewest Passing Yards Opponent Average Points: 14.9 (491 total) Tyran Robinson 12-98 2004 2004 172 Longest Winning Streak: 6 (1998-2003) Tyran Robinson 16-87 2004 Most Passing Yards 1999 173 Longest Losing Streak: 4 (1989-1992) Chad Bryant 6-86 2006 2000 417 1996 200 Current Streak: Valdosta State has won two in a row Tyran Robinson 20-79 2002 2006 347 Three with 203 At Home: Valdosta State leads 13-4 2002 339 On the Road: Series tied 7-7 Passing C-A-I-YDS Year 2001 297 Neutral Site: Valdosta State leads 2-0 Dusty Bonner 28-34-1-394 2000 1994 291 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed THE BLAZERS Versus the siac Willie Copeland 29-48-1-346 2006 1999 24 Valdosta State has a long history playing against schools Chris Hatcher 21-41-1-291 1994 Most Passing Yards Allowed 2006 57 from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. In ad- Buster Faulkner 19-30-2-276 2002 2011 245 1998 104 dition to the 16 games that the Blazers have played against Austen Roberts 19-38-2-275 2011 1982 221 2007 131 Albany State, VSU has played 27 additional games versus 1996 173 2001 136 the SIAC and has tallied a 39-4 record, a .907 winning Receiving R-YDS Year 2014 167 percentage, against the conference. Robert Williams 8-176 1994 2004 165 Fewest Total Yards The Blazers have faced Fort Valley State the most among Cedric Jones 7-156 2006 2004 162 1998 250 SIAC teams and has won 18 of 21 meetings and has swept Carlos Johnson 6-141 2000 1982 285 Clark Atlanta and Kentucky State in three meetings against Dennis Fryzel 8-126 1998 Most Total Yards 1999 288 each school. Raymond Thomas 9-115 2003 2000 517 2005 289 2001 455 2004 304 ON THIS DATE IN BLAZER HISTORY Tackles S-A-Total Year 2006 454 Just once in the history of the program has Valdosta Michael Williams 7-7-14 1998 2007 436 Fewest Total Yards Allowed State competed on September 5th. In that game, the Blazers Sherard Reynolds 7-5-12 2006 2002 435 2002 165 suffered a tough loss to Fort Valley State for one of just three Six with 10 2001 191 losses to the Wildcats in Blazer Football history. Today’s Most Total Yards Allowed 1999 202 game marks the first time in history that the Blazers have 2000 372 1998 205 opened a season on September 5th. 2004 353 2014 206 VSU 2004 346 2006 210 Year Record Streak Opponent Score 2003 342 1998 0-1-0 Lost 1 Fort Valley State L, 14-20 1996 311

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS NATIONAL POLLS Valdosta State One of the Best Since 2000 week-by-week in the polls Much of the Blazers’ all-time winning percentage ranking AFCA can be attributed to Valdosta State’s play since the beginning (preseason) of the 2000 season, as only two Division II teams have won Date AFCA D2 SR2 Pos. Team (1st place votes) Points more games during that period. The Blazers have tallied 146 preseason 16 15 - 1. Minnesota St.-Mankato (9) 751 wins over the course of the last 13 seasons, behind only 9/7 - - - 2. Colorado St.-Pueblo (16) 747 Grand Valley State’s and Northwest Missouri State’s 161. 9/14 - - - 3. Minnesota-Duluth (3) 648 GVSU (.870), NMSU (.847) and Tuskegee (.813) are the 9/21 - - - 4. West Georgia (3) 632 only teams with a better winning percentage than Valdosta 9/28 - - - 5. Northwest Missouri St. (1) 623 State’s .804. Below is a look at the top five in the nation in 10/5 - - - 6. Ferris St. (Mich.) 601 each category since the beginning of 2000: 10/12 - - - 7. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 557 By Total Wins 10/19 - - - 8. Ohio Dominican 526 No. Team W L Pct. 10/26 - - - 9. Concord (W.Va.) 477 1. Northwest Missouri State 171 31 .847 11/2 - - - 10. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 431 2. Grand Valley State 167 29 .852 11/9 - - - 11. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 422 3. Valdosta State 146 36 .802 11/16 12. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 381 4. Bloomsburg 142 36 .798 13. Angelo St. (Texas) 376 5. Tuskegee 139 33 .808 14. Delta St. (Miss.) 369 VSU’s Top 25 History 15. North Alabama 358 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 25....Aug. 17, 2015 Last Time Ranked in the AFCA Top 10...... Oct. 7, 2013 Blazers Picked to FINISH FOURTH IN GSC 16. Valdosta St. (Ga.) 286 Valdosta State was picked to finish fourth in the Gulf 17. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 277 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 25...... 212 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 10...... 141 South Conference this season in a preseason vote of the 18. Colorado School of Mines 189 league coaches. 19. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 175 All-time weeks Ranked in the AFCA Top 5...... 93 Highest Ranking All-Time...... 1st (28 times) The Blazers trailed North Alabama, who garnered 29 20. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 142 points in the conference poll and ranked third with one first 21. Harding (Ark.) 129 vs. Top 25 in 2014...... 4-3 vs. Top 25 all-time...... 54-52-2 place vote, three second place votes, and two second place 22. Texas A&M-Commerce 127 votes. Delta State edged out UNA to rank second with one 23. West Chester (Pa.) 125 vs. GSC...... 22-43-2 at home...... 27-21-1 first place vote, four second place votes, and one third place 24. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 119 vote, while West Georgia topped the preseason list with five 25. Slippery Rock (Pa.) 111 on the road...... 23-29 neutral sites...... 4-1 first place votes and one third place vote. Others Receiving Votes: Indianapolis (Ind.), 109; Tuskegee (Ala.), 2015 Opponents in Top 25 (AFCA / D2Football)..... 4 / 3 Rounding out the poll in the bottom three positions were 101; Michigan Tech, 64; Carson-Newman (Tenn.), 63; Ashland 2015 Opponents Receiving Votes in the Top 25...... 1 Florida Tech at number five with 17 points, followed by (Ohio), 56; Gannon (Pa.), 46; Shepherd (W.Va.), 46; West Texas West Alabama in the sixth place with 12 points. The Shorter A&M, 44; Virginia St., 41; Midwestern St. (Texas), 39; Albany St. (Ga.), 37; Central Missouri, 37; Henderson St. (Ark.), 28; American Blazers Make the Point Hawks fell into seventh place with six sixth place votes for International (Mass.), 24; North Carolina-Pembroke, 12; Wayne Known for its offense, Valdosta State is the current a total of six points. St. (Mich.), 12; Central Washington, 11; Tarleton St. (Texas), 11; NCAA Division II leader in games without being shutout as California (Pa.), 7; Charleston (W.Va.), 6; Truman St. (Mo.), 6; Central Oklahoma, 5; St. Cloud State (Minn.), 4; Humboldt St. (Calif.), 3; LIU- the Blazers have scored in each of their last 269 games. The THREE BLAZERS NAMED PRESEASON ALL-GSC Post (N.Y.), 3; East Central (Okla.), 2; Newberry (S.C.), 2; Fayetteville last time VSU was shutout was on September 14, 1991 when The Blazers were well represented on both sides of St. (N.C.), 1; Southeastern Oklahoma St., 1. UCF defeated the Blazers 12-0 in Orlando, Fla. the ball. Cedric O’Neal, a three-time All-GSC honoree who Below is a closer look at the current Division II leaders D2Football.com is quickly closing in on both the rushing touchdown and in consecutive games without being shutout: rushing yardage records, earned a spot on the Preseason (preseason) Rank School Games Pos. Team All-GSC Team for the second consecutive year. The senior 1. Valdosta State 282 is currently 813 yards away from the rushing yardage record 1. Minnesota State 14-1 2. Grand Valley State 277 2. CSU-Pueblo 14-1 and needs just four touchdowns to set a new mark for rushing 3. Carson-Newman 260 touchdowns. 3. West Georgia 12-3 4. Central Missouri 260 4. Ferris State 11-1 Alongside O’Neal on the offensive side with his first 5. Shepherd 224 career Preseason All-GSC honor was Chris Anderson, a 5. Ohio Dominican 11-2 6. Missouri Western State 202 6. Pittsburg State 11-2 wide receiver out of Brunswick, Ga. who earned his first 7. Bentley 166 All-GSC award last season after leading the Blazers’ receiv- 7. Minnesota Duluth 13-1 8. Pittsburg State 150 8. Northwest Missouri 10-2 ing corps with 67 catches, 714 receiving yards, and five 9. East Stroudsburg 158 touchdowns. 9. Lenoir-Rhyne 11-1 10. West Liberty State 155 10. Sioux Falls 11-1 Representing the Black Swarm, Kenny Murphy head- 11. Delta State 9-2 lined the All-GSC defensive selections as a unanimous pick. Blazers Among the Nations Best Murphy’s preseason honor comes on the heels of a 2014 12. Angelo State 9-3 Beginning its 34th year of football, Valdosta State ranks 13. North Alabama 9-2 junior season in which the Glennville, Ga. native lit up the among the top schools in the nation in terms of all-time league and earned First Team All-GSC honors after finishing 14. Bloomsburg 11-2 winning percentage. In fact, only two schools - Grand Valley 15. Valdosta State 10-3 among the top two defensive players in the conference with State and Bentley - have a better all-time winning percentage a staggering 92 tackles. Sharmaine Washington, another 16. Concord 13-1 than the Blazers, whose 258-115-3 all-time record accounts 17. Colorado Mines 10-2 2014 All-GSC selection that racked up 58 tackles last year, for a .690 winning percentage. Below is a look at the top five rounded out the Blazers’ preseason honorees. 18. Ouachita Baptist 10-1 teams by winning percentage all-time on the NCAA Division 19. Harding 9-2 II level: Non-Conference Success 20. Central Missouri 8-4 No. Team Yrs W L T Pct. Overall, VSU has tallied an 88-33-1 record all-time in 21. Texas A&M-Commerce 9-3 1. Grand Valley State 44 356 131 3 .730 non-conference games, a winning percentage of .721 in 22. West Chester 11-2 2. Bentley 27 189 83 1 .694 non-GSC games. 23. Azusa Pacific 10-1 3. Valdosta State 33 258 115 3 .690 Head Coach David Dean has directed VSU to a 33-6 24. Winston-Salem 9-2 4. West Chester 86 571 261 17 .683 record and an .846 winning percentage in his first seven 25. Grand Valley 6-5 5. Texas A&M-Kingsville 86 591 291 16 .667 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS THE GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE GSC PRESEASON PREDICTIONS

2014 STANDINGS Preseason Coaches Poll (first place votes) I------GSC Games ------I I------Overall ------I 1. West Georgia (5) 34 W L Pct. PF PA W L Pct. For Opp Home Away Neutral Streak 2. Delta State (1) 30 Delta State #14 6 1 0.857 9 2 0.818 5-1 4-1 0-0 L1 3. North Alabama (1) 29 North Alabama #15 6 1 0.857 9 2 0.818 5-1 4-1 0-0 L1 4. Valdosta State 19 West Georgia #4 5 2 0.714 12 3 0.800 6-0 6-3 0-0 L1 5. Florida Tech 17 Valdosta State #16 5 2 0.714 10 3 0.769 3-2 6-1 1-0 L1 6. West Alabama 12 Florida Tech 3 4 0.429 6 5 0.545 2-3 3-2 1-0 L2 7. Shorter 6 West Alabama 2 5 0.286 5 6 0.455 2-4 3-2 0-0 L1 Shorter 1 6 0.143 3 8 0.273 2-4 1-3 0-1 L7 Preseason All-GSC Team Mississippi College 0 7 0.000 1 9 0.100 1-3 0-6 0-0 L5 Offense QB Mark Cato Florida Tech THIS WEEK IN THE GSC RB Cedric O’Neal Valdosta State RB Trevor Sand Florida Tech Thursday, September 3 RB Lamonte Thompson North Alabama Fort Valley St. at Delta State, 7:00 p.m. WR Casey Osborne (U) Delta State WR Chris Anderson Valdosta State Saturday, September 5 WR Shaq Hall West Georgia West Georgia at Catawba, 1:30 p.m. WR Lee Mayhall North Alabama Shorter vs. University of Faith (Exhib.), 1:30 p.m. TE Gabe Hughes Florida Tech West Alabama vs. Stillman, 6:00 p.m. G Stephen Evans North Alabama Mississippi College vs. Texas College, 7:00 p.m. G Orion Awa-Dubose Delta State Florida Tech vs. Newberry, 7:00 p.m. T Jalen Beavers North Alabama Valdosta State at Albany State, 7:00 p.m. T Mose Countryman Delta State T Matt Garcia Florida Tech C Harley Vaughan (U) West Georgia 2014 Gulf south conference players of the week Offense Defense Defense September 7 September 7 DL Alex Armah (U) West Georgia September 14 September 14 DL Tyler Smith (U) North Alabama September 21 September 21 DL Jared Washington (U) West Alabama September 28 September 28 DL Randall Boyd Delta State October 5 October 5 LB Kenny Murphy (U) Valdosta State October 12 October 12 LB J.J. Sanders Florida Tech October 19 October 19 LB Wilson Curtis Delta State October 18 October 18 LB Sharmaine Washington Valdosta State November 2 November 2 DB Philbert Martial North Alabama November 9 November 9 DB Jordan Shaw Shorter November 16 November 16 DB Romelo Wilson Delta State DB Manny Adad Florida Tech DB Carlos Hutton West Georgia DB Richard Nash Delta State SPECIAL TEAMS September 7 Specialists September 14 PK Mark Grant West Alabama September 21 P James Dugan (U) West Georgia September 28 RS Philbert Martial North Alabama October 5 BT Wil Lovelace North Alabama October 12 October 19 October 18 November 2 November 9 November 16

Valdosta State GSC Championships 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2010

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS 2014 Valdosta State Depth Chart - last updated FRIday, AUGUST 29 Start Chart Offense Defense Offense ‘15 Career QB 1 EJ Hilliard 6-2 191 Sr. DE 40 Egim Etta-Tawo 6-3 213 Jr. Austin Scott - 23 9 Roland Rivers 6-2 235 Fr. 49 Mantevius Rucker 6-2 224 Sr. Chris Anderson - 21 Roshmel Young - 15 RB 23 Austin Scott 5-8 177 Sr. DT 95 Jaleel Brown 6-2 318 Sr. Cedric O’Neal - 14 7 Cedric O’Neal 6-0 213 Sr. 97 Dequan Ivery 6-2 296 Jr. Jack Bradley - 13 D’Amonte Ridley - 12 XR 3 Xay Howard 6-0 176 Jr. NT 61 Mat Mathews 6-2 282 Sr. Donovan Bolden - 10 22 D’Amonte Ridley 5-8 148 Sr. 91 Tyrone Dixon 6-2 320 So. Will Johnson - 6 Austin Thompson - 5 YR 28 Roshmel Young 5-10 206 Sr. DE 90 Cooper Lemonds 5-11 254 Sr. Kaleb Nobles - 5 10 Stephen Denmark 6-4 196 Fr. 48 Oneil Cohen 6-2 255 Sr. Mitch Woodard - 1

ZR 83 Donovan Bolden 5-9 178 Jr. SLB 46 Malcolm McClenton 6-1 209 Fr. Defense ‘15 Career 16 Dallas Baldner 6-0 174 So. 33 Gaughf Ivey 5-11 186 Jr. Cooper Lemonds - 15 Kenny Moore - 14 HR 12 Chris Anderson 5-8 195 Sr. MLB 44 Kenny Murphy 6-2 240 Sr. Kenny Murphy - 13 13 Joseph Little 6-4 226 Sr. 45 David Brown 6-1 220 So. Larry Murphy - 9 Mat Mathews - 8 LT 67 Austin Thompson 6-6 297 Sr. WLB 30 Sharmaine Washington 6-1 232 So. Sharmaine Washington - 8 60 Pierce Lewis 6-5 285 Fr. 42 Dante Robinson 6-0 204 So. Donatello Brown - 2

LG 65 Jack Bradley 6-3 299 Sr. LC 39 Larry Murphy 6-1 170 Sr. Specialists ‘15 Career 74 Preston Langley 6-4 300 Fr. 15 Donatello Brown 6-0 161 Jr. ------

C 63 David May 6-4 297 So. SS 8 Peter Tulloch 6-0 210 Sr. 56 Nicholas Bonaparte 6-2 301 So. 14 Camen Marshall 5-10 170 Sr.

RG 69 Jeremy King 5-11 346 Fr. FS 20 Lorenzo Washington 5-9 204 Jr. 73 Mitch Woodard 6-6 357 So. 19 Timothy Sanders 5-11 190 Fr.

RT 66 Josh Adams 6-3 313 So. RC 24 Kenny Moore 5-9 179 So. 53 Jay Hearn 6-1 266 Fr. 38 Raymond Palmer 5-9 188 Jr.

Pronunciation Guide Chris Bahr BAR Special Teams Nicholas Bonaparte BON-uh-part K 25 Andrew Gray 6-1 150 Fr. Egim Etta-Tawo EE-gem ETTA-TAH-woe 31 Gavin Wilson 5-11 196 Fr. EJ Hilliard EJ Hill-YARD Xay Howard ZAY P 31 Gavin Wilson 5-11 196 Fr. Gauhf Ivey GOFF 86 Trevor Ross 6-1 183 Fr. Dequan Ivery Duh-KWAN Cooper Lemonds Lemons LS 47 Brent Wildes 6-0 201 So. Camen Marshall CAY-men 57 Patrick Rhew 6-1 210 Fr. D’Amonte Ridley DEE-uh-MON-tay Mantevius Rucker MAN-tay-vee-us H 13 Joseph Little 6-4 226 Sr. Geomarey Smith GEE-oh-MAH-ree 18 Jacob Chesser 6-2 188 Jr. Peter Tulloch TULL-ock Tyre Waiters Tie-REE KR 6 Greg Dent 5-11 197 Sr. Sharmaine Washington SHAR-main 24 Johnny Williams 6-1 185 Fr. Aram Wynn AY-rum PR 6 Greg Dent 5-11 197 Sr. 23 Austin Scott 5-8 177 Sr.

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2015 Valdosta State Dress Roster By Position No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown Previous School 1 EJ Hilliard QB 6-2 191 Sr. Miami, Fla. Florida International Quarterbacks (4) 2 Andre Johnson Sr. CB 5-11 191 So. Ocala, Fla. Trinity Catholic 1 EJ Hilliard Sr. 5 Kaleb Nobles Jr. 3 Xay Howard WR 6-0 181 Jr. Suwanee, Ga. Collins Hill 9 Roland Rivers Fr. 4 Anthony Ingram WR 5-10 156 So. Jasper, Fla. Hamilton County 18 Jacob Chesser Jr. 5 Kaleb Nobles QB 5-10 193 Jr. Fitzgerald, Ga. Fitzgerald 6 Greg Dent WR 5-11 197 Sr. Belle Glade, Fla. Glades Central Running Backs (5) 7 Cedric O’Neal RB 6-0 213 Sr. Dublin, Ga. Dublin 7 Cedric O’Neal Sr. 8 Peter Tulloch DB 6-0 210 Sr. Miami, Fla. Miami Norland Senior 23 Austin Scott Sr. 27 Nick Hylton Fr. 9 Roland Rivers QB 6-2 235 Fr. Ellenwood, Ga. Martin Luther King 29 Eric Scott Sr. 10 Stephen Denmark WR 6-4 196 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. Rickards 36 Jordan Germany So. 11 Tyre Waiters WR 6-3 171 Jr. Bradenton, Fla. Georgia Military 12 Chris Anderson WR 5-8 195 Sr. Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick Fullbacks (1) 13 Joseph Little WR 6-4 226 Sr. Lakeland, Fla. Trinity Catholic 43 Thomas Wright Jr. 14 Camen Marshall CB 5-10 167 Sr. Grayson, Ga. Grayson 15 Donatello Brown CB 6-0 161 Jr. Coral Springs, Fla. North Cobb Wide Receivers (16) 3 Xay Howard Jr. 16 Dallas Baldner WR 6-0 174 So. Homosassa, Fla. Crystal River 4 Anthony Ingram So. 18 Jacob Chesser QB 6-2 188 Jr. Marietta, Ga. Sprayberry 6 Greg Dent Sr. 19 Timothy Sanders DB 5-11 190 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 10 Stephen Denmark Fr. 20 Lorenzo Washington SS 5-10 213 Jr. Ocala, Fla. Trinity Catholic 12 Chris Anderson Sr. 13 Joe Little Sr. 21 Darrell Myers WR 6-7 167 Fr. Savannah, Ga. Johnson 16 Dallas Baldner So. 22 D’Amonte Ridley WR 5-8 148 Sr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 21 Darrell Myers Fr. 23 Austin Scott RB 5-8 177 Sr. Columbus, Ga. Hardaway 22 D’Amonte Ridley Sr. 24 Kenny Moore CB 5-9 179 Jr. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes 28 Roshmel Young Sr. 80 Russell King So. 25 Andrew Gray K 6-1 150 Fr. Johns Creek, Ga. Chattahoochee 82 Dillon Veal So. 26 Larry Murphy CB 5-11 167 Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Georgia Southern 83 Donovan Bolden Jr. 27 Nick Hylton RB 5-11 203 Fr. Snellville, Ga. South Gwinnett 85 Nick Utley Jr. 28 Roshmel Young WR 5-10 206 Sr. Rockmart, Ga. Rockmart 86 Russell King Fr. 29 Eric Scott RB 6-0 192 Sr. Washington, Ga. Washington-Wilkes 87 Brandon Paden So. 30 Sharmaine Washington LB 6-1 232 Jr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County Tight Ends (2) 31 Gavin Wilson K 5-11 196 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Ctl. 81 Brandon Kemp Fr. 32 Jay Klees LB 5-11 212 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla. North Florida Chr. 84 Will Johnson Sr. 33 Gaughf Ivey SS 5-11 186 Jr. Albany, Ga. Deerfield-Windsor 34 Bryant Pinkney CB 6-1 181 So. Duluth, Ga. Duluth Centers (2) 35 Jonathan Hester LB 5-11 226 Jr. Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta 63 David May So. 36 Jordan Germany RB 5-11 210 So. Decatur, Ga. Grayson 71 Jamel Hunter So. 38 Raymond Palmer CB 5-9 188 Jr. Darien, Ga. McIntosh County Aca. Offensive Guards (12) 39 Kenneth Johnson SS 5-11 181 So. Albany, Ga. Dougherty 53 Jay Hearn Fr. 40 Egim Etta-Tawo LB 6-3 213 Jr. Powder Springs, Ga. West Georgia 56 Nicholas Bonaparte So. 41 Geomarey Smith DL 5-11 235 Fr. Midway, Fla. East Gadsden 60 Pierce Lewis Fr. 65 Jack Bradley Sr. 42 Dante Robinson LB 6-0 204 So. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes 70 Levi Cribb Fr. 43 Thomas Wright FB 5-11 215 Jr. Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 72 Jacob Dilliplane Fr. 44 Kenny Murphy LB 6-2 240 Sr. Glennville, Ga. Tattnall County 73 Mitch Woodard So. 45 David Brown LB 6-1 220 So. Charleston, S.C. Eastern Arizona 74 Preston Langley Fr. 75 Jermaine Abron So. 46 Malcolm McClenton LB 6-1 209 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. Thomas County Ctl. 77 Aram Wynn Jr. 47 Brent Wildes LS 6-0 201 So. Folkston, Ga. Charlton County 79 Hunter Harrison Fr. 48 Oneil Cohen DE 6-2 255 Sr. Ellenwood, Ga. Cedar Groves 49 Mantevius Rucker DE 6-1 244 Sr. Gainesville, Ga. Gainesville 50 Jordan Washington DE 6-2 255 So. Atlanta, Ga. North Gwinnett Offensive Tackles (5) 52 Trenton Pruett DE 5-11 206 So. Kennesaw, Ga. North Cobb 66 Josh Adams Fr. 67 Austin Thompson Jr. 53 Jay Hearn OG 6-1 266 Fr. Suwanee, Ga. North Gwinnett 68 Scott Crawford So. 54 Anthony Foster LB 6-4 210 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood 73 Mitch Woodard Fr. 55 Daniel Fish LB 6-2 219 So. Lawrenceville, Ga. Collins Hill 78 Brandon Pike Fr. 56 Nicholas Bonaparte OL 6-2 301 So. Baltimore, Md. Dunbar 57 Patrick Rhew LS 6-1 210 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Union Grove 58 Stewart Spence LB 5-11 209 Fr. Madison, Ga. Morgan County Placekickers (2) 59 Dalton Mydell LB 6-0 225 So. Rincon, Ga. Savannah State 25 Andrew Gray Fr. 31 Gavin Wilson Fr. 60 Pierce Lewis OL 6-5 285 Fr. Richmond Hill, Ga. Richmond Hill 89 Matt Wylie Jr. 61 Mat Mathews DL 6-2 283 Sr. LaGrange, Ga. Callaway 63 David May C 6-4 297 So. Orange Park, Fla. Fleming Island 2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS 65 Jack Bradley OG 6-3 299 Sr. Acworth, Ga. Blessed Trinity Defensive Ends (7) 66 Josh Adams OT 6-3 313 So. Kennesaw, Ga. Harrison 48 Oneil Cohen Sr. 67 Austin Thompson OT 6-6 297 Sr. Dacula, Ga. Mill Creek 49 Mantevius Rucker Sr. 69 Jeremy King OT 5-11 346 Fr. Macon, Ga. Westside 50 Jordan Washington So. 70 Levi Cribb OL 6-2 270 Fr. St. George, Ga. Charlton County 52 Trenton Pruett So. 71 Jamel Hunter C 6-0 275 So. Valdosta, Ga. Valdosta 90 Cooper Lemonds Sr. 72 Jacob Dilliplane OL 6-4 245 Fr. Orange City, Fla. University 92 Alex Williams Fr. 93 Ricky Dunbar Fr. 73 Mitch Woodard OG 6-6 357 So. Patterson, Ga. Brantley County 74 Preston Langley OL 6-4 300 Fr. Bogart, Ga. North Oconee Defensive Tackles (4) 75 Jermaine Abron OG 6-2 340 So. Warner Robins, Ga. Warner Robins 94 Tyler Wesson Fr. 77 Aram Wynn OL 6-4 320 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood 95 Jaleel Brown Sr. 78 Brandon Pike OT 6-4 340 Fr. Hilliard, Fla. Hilliard 97 Dequan Ivery Jr. 79 Hunter Harrison OL 6-5 315 Fr. Quincy, Fla. Liberty County 99 Shingirai Chigwire Fr. 80 Russell King WR 5-10 181 So. Suwannee, Ga. North Gwinnett 81 Brandon Kemp TE 6-6 235 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Columbia Linebackers (12) 82 Dillon Veal WR 5-11 195 So. Blackshear, Ga. Pierce County 30 Sharmaine Washington So. 32 Jay Klees Fr. 83 Dnovan Bolden WR 5-9 178 Jr. Folkston, Ga. Charlton County 35 Jonathan Hester So. 84 Will Johnson TE 6-5 257 Sr. Soperton, Ga. Robert Toombs Chr. 40 Egim Etta-Tawo So. 85 Nick Utley WR 6-3 210 Jr. Tifton, Ga. Tift County 42 Dante Robinson Fr. 86 Scott Crawford OT 6-4 245 Jr. Marietta, Ga. Kennesaw Mountain 44 Kenny Murphy Jr. 87 Brandon Paden WR 6-2 179 Jr. Leesburg, Ga. Lee County 45 David Brown So. 89 Matt Wylie K 6-0 203 Jr. Palmetto, Fla. Delta State 46 Malcolm McClenton Fr. 90 Cooper Lemonds DE 5-11 254 Sr. Richmond Hill, Ga. Savannah Christian 54 Anthony Foster Fr. 91 Tyrone Dixon DL 6-2 320 So. Gainesville, Fla. Pearl River CC 55 Daniel Fish So. 92 Alex Williams DE 6-0 235 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 58 Stewart Spence Fr. 59 Dalton Mydell So. 93 Ricky Dunbar DE 6-2 210 Fr. Moultrie, Ga. Colquitt County 94 Tyler Wesson DT 6-1 344 Fr. McDonough, Ga. Ola Cornerbacks (7) 95 Jaleel Brown DT 6-2 318 Sr. Lizella, Ga. Rutland 2 Andre Johnson Sr. Sr. 96 Leafus Thomas DE 6-5 242 Fr. Madison, Ala. Westminster Christian 14 Camen Marshall Sr. 97 Dequan Ivery DT 6-2 296 Jr. Lake City, Fla. Columbia 15 Donatello Brown Jr. 98 Malik Austin DL 6-0 291 Fr. Valdosta, Ga. Lowndes 24 Kenny Moore Jr. 99 Shingirai Chigwire DT 6-0 270 Fr. Alpharetta, Ga. Mount Pisgah 26 Larry Murphy Sr. 34 Bryant Pinkney Fr. 38 Raymond Palmer Jr. 2015 COACHING STAFF David Dean, Head Coach Strong Safeties (3) Jeremy Darveau, Offensive Line/Run Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator 20 Lorenzo Washington Jr. Chad Williams, Defensive Coordinator 33 Gaughf Ivey Jr. J.R. Dorman, Defensive Backs 32 Kenneth Johnson Fr. Justin Roper, Quarterbacks Long Snappers (3) Dwight Smith, Defensive Line 41 Brannon Cape So. Thomas Reese, Running Backs 53 Brent Wildes So. Thomas Baltrus – Graduate Assistant – Wide Receivers 57 Patrick Rhew Fr. Anthony Taylor, Graduate Assistant - Defensive Line Chaz Scales, Graduate Assistant – Defensive Backs Joseph Hammon, Student Assistant – Secondary Trey Camps, Student Assistant – Tight Ends Joseph Tassitano, Student Assistant – Offensive Line Chris West, Student Assistant – Defensive Line ROSTER BREAKDOWN ROSTER BY CLASS ROSTER BY STATE Freshman 27 Georgia 66 Sophomore 23 Florida 22 Junior 20 California 1 Senior 21 Maryland 1 South Carolina 1

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2015 Captains Named VALDOSTA STATE’S RECORD WHEN... After a preseason vote by the team, five seniors were named team captains by Head Coach David Dean prior to 2015 Under Dean the start of the season. Linebacker Kenny Murphy and defensive tackle Cooper Lemonds represent the defense, while At Home 0-0 34-13 Jack Bradley, Chris Anderson, and Cedric O’Neal will serve as captain representatives of the Blazer offense. While these serve as the permanent captains, Dean will continue to allow seniors to represent VSU at midfield for On the Road 0-0 29-12 the coin toss. Neutral Site Game 0-0 5-0 vs. GSC Games 0-0 37-18 Albany State Kenny Murphy, Cedric O’Neal, Cooper Lemonds, Jack Bradley, Chris Anderson vs. Non-Conference 0-0 32-6 Winston-Salem State vs. In-State Opponents 0-0 17-2 Cumberland In August 0-0 2-1 North Alabama West Georgia In September 0-0 23-6 Mississippi College In October 0-0 25-10 Shorter In November 0-0 13-6 West Alabama In December 0-0 6-1 Delta State On Television 0-0 14-10 Florida Tech Afternoon Games 0-0 37-8 The David Dean Show - TV and Radio The Big Stage Night Games 0-0 32-16 Hosted by Dick Rockey, The David Dean Show will The Gulf South Conference officially announced the be available to watch on demand at Valdosta State’s US lineup for the 11th season of its GSC Football Game of the Decided by 7 pts or Less 0-0 23-11 Education TV channel on the web. The show will be filmed Week prior to the start of the 2015 season. Scoring First 0-0 40-8 on location following each contest, and will be posted no later ESPN3 became the exclusive carrier of GSC-TV last year than the following Monday each week. The show includes Opponent Scores First 0-0 29-16 and the package’s success resulted in a two-year extension feature packages on various Blazer Athletics events, while Leading at Halftime 0-0 53-6 starting in 2015. also giving an in-depth look at the VSU game from the Trailing at Halftime 0-0 13-16 previous week. “The Gulf South Conference fields the top teams in The David Dean Radio Show will air each Monday night NCAA Division II and it makes sense for us to work with ESPN Tied at Halftime 0-0 3-2 at 7:00 p.m. and is hosted by Marty McGhin. The show airs to showcase these institutions and student-athletes on its Leading after 3 quarters 0-0 55-6 live on 105.9 FM in Valdosta and is broadcast from the live multi-screen network, ESPN3,” said GSC Commissioner Trailing after 3 quarters 0-0 12-18 Coyocan Restaurant in Valdosta. The hour-long program Matt Wilson.” features analysis from Dean as well as a question and answer “We are excited about the games featured on the slate. Tied after 3 quarters 0-0 1-0 time at the end of the program. Every week presents intriguing story-lines and high-caliber In overtime 0-0 1-1 NEW FACES ON THE SIDELINE match-ups.” Scoring 30+ points 0-0 48-5 The GSC Football Game of the Week will bring 10 games Valdosta State welcomed three new faces to its Scoring 20-29 points 0-0 19-14 coaching staff during the offseason, two on defense and to ESPN3, including nine Saturday contests and one Thursday one on offense. Jeremy Darveau joined the Blazers over the night clash. All eight Conference squads are featured at Scoring 0-19 points 0-0 1-3 Summer as the offensive line coach while Chad Williams least twice. Florida Tech, North Alabama, Valdosta State Allowing 30+ points 0-0 4-16 came on board late in the summer as the new defensive and West Georgia lead the way with three appearances, Allowing 20-29 points 0-0 22-8 coordinator. Finally, new defensive backs coach J.R. Dorman followed by Delta State, Mississippi College, Shorter and joined the program just prior to the start of fall camp. West Alabama. Allowing 0-19 points 0-0 43-0 Braly Municipal Stadium will be the setting for the first Outrushing Opponent 0-0 52-12 Non-Conference Success two games when UNA hosts MC in the opener on September Getting Outrushed 0-0 16-12 Overall, VSU has tallied an 83-33-1 record all-time in 12, followed by the second contest two weeks later as FIT Passing for more Yards 0-0 47-4 goes to Florence, Alabama on September 26. non-conference games, a winning percentage of .714 in Passing for fewer Yards 0-0 22-20 non-GSC games. Play-by-play commentator Don Russell and color com- Outgaining Opponent 0-0 56-8 Head Coach David Dean has directed VSU to a 28-6 mentator Rick Rhodes will continue to lead the coverage from record and an .824 winning percentage in his first seven the booth, while Gulf Coast Mobile, L.L.C. will produce the Getting Outgained 0-0 13-16 package for the fourth year in a row. years leading the squad. Of the six losses under Dean, two Winning Time of Poss. 0-0 33-5 Fans can access each contest on the GSC’s official have come to GSC foe North Alabama in the NCAA playoffs. ESPN3 page at gscsports.org/ESPN3 or visiting WatchESPN. Losing Time of Poss. 3-1 36-19 com. Listed below are the three Valdosta State games on Scoring a Def./ST TD 2-0 23-10 The Blazers at Home the GSC-TV schedule during the 2015 season. Allowing a Def./ST TD 1-1 5-10 Valdosta State has won 140 of 189 games, with 43 Fewer Penalty Yards 3-0 24-9 losses and one tie (.741), on its home field since beginning Opponent Date football in 1982. The Blazers are an impressive 131-44-1 at West Georgia Saturday, October 10th More Penalty Yards 6-2 45-14 (.744) at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium and have gone 9-4 (.692) at Shorter Thursday, October 22nd Winning Turnover Battle 5-0 41-6 at Martin Stadium. West Alabama Saturday, October 31st Losing Turnover Battle 1-2 15-14 VSU has gone undefeated at home seven times (5-0 in 2006, 6-0 in 2004, 9-0 in 2002, 5-0 in 1995, 8-0 in 1994, 3-0-1 in 1992 and 5-0 in 1986) in its 29-year history. The 2014 OPPONENT TRACKER Blazers have been particularly successful at home since the Opponent Overall Record Conference Record Next Game beginning of the 2000 season as they have tallied a 73-17 Albany State Sept. 5 vs. Valdosta State record (.811) during that span, including a 34-13 mark (.723) Winston-Salem State Sept. 3 vs. UNC-Pembroke under Head Coach David Dean. Cumberland Sept. 5 vs. Georgetown College North Alabama#15 Sept. 5 at Miles West Georgia#4 Sept. 5 at Catawba Mississippi College Sept. 5 vs. Texas College Shorter Sept. 5 vs. University of Faith (Exhib.) West Alabama Sept. 5 vs. Stillman Delta State#14 Sept 3 vs. Fort Valley State Florida Tech Sept. 5 vs. Newberry 2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS The Last Time Valdosta State and its Opponent ...... Returned a Punt for a Touchdown ... Had a Player Record 150 Yards Receiving VSU: Oct. 5, 2013; Willie Downs versus Florida Tech (62 yards) - 20 gms VSU: Sept. 20, 2014; Chris Anderson versus Delta State (181) - 9 gms OPP: Nov. 19, 2004; Deonte Bolden of Carson-Newman (86 yards) - 118 gms OPP: Oct. 30, 2014; Chad Toocheck of West Alabama (181) - 4 gms

... Returned a Kickoff for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw For 400 Yards VSU: Sept. 6, 2014; Vincent Dallas versus Albany State (85 yards) - 11 gms VSU: Oct. 20, 2012; Cayden Cochran versus Delta State (412) - 28 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013: Jarvis York of Delta State (43 yards) - 14 gms OPP: Sept. 20, 2014; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (502) - 9 gms

... Returned an Interception for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw Five Touchdowns VSU: Nov. 16, 2013; Jeremy Grable versus Texas A&M-Kingsville (11 yards) - 12 gms VSU: Nov. 2, 2013; Kaleb Nobles versus Delta State (6) - 14 gms OPP: Nov. 29, 2014; Chris Shaffer of Lenoir-Rhyne (29 yards) - 0 gms OPP: Nov. 16, 1996; Toby Strange of West Georgia (5) - 215 gms

... Returned a Fumble for a Touchdown ... Had a Quarterback Throw Four Touchdowns VSU: Nov. 8, 2014; Micaiah Satterwhite versus UNC-Pembroke (21 yards) - 3 gms VSU: Nov. 8, 2014; Kaleb Nobles versus UNC-Pembroke (4) - 3 gms OPP: Oct. 26, 2013; Lamar Smith of North Alabama (83 yards) - 15 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (4) - 14 gms

... Returned a Blocked Punt for a Touchdown ... Had a Player Score Four Touchdowns VSU: Oct. 30, 2008; Derrick Harris versus West Georgia (20 yards) - 70 gms VSU: Nov. 2, 2013; Seantavius Jones versus Delta State (6) - 14 gms OPP: Nov. 12, 2011; Robbie Burdine of North Alabama (22 yards) - 36 gms OPP: Nov. 18, 2000; Rico McDonald of Delta State (4) - 167 gms

... Recovered a Fumble in the End Zone for a Touchdown ... Had a Player Score Three Touchdowns VSU: Sept. 22, 2012; Tyler Josey versus West Alabama - 32 gms VSU: Nov. 15, 2014; Cedric O’Neal versus Florida Tech (3) - 2 gms OPP: Oct. 11, 1997; Corey Prosperie of Arkansas-Monticello - 208 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Ricky Hunt of Delta State (3) - 14 gms

... Scored a Safety ... Had a Kicker Make Four Field Goals VSU: Sept. 27, 2014; Tevin Davis versus North Alabama - 8 gms VSU: Nov. 22, 2014; Anthony Pistelli versus North Alabama (4) - 1 gm OPP: Sept. 7, 2013; Darius Lamar of Fort Valley State - 21 gms OPP: Dec. 1, 2012; Curt Duncan of Carson-Newman (4) - 24 gms

... Recorded a Two-Point Conversion ... Had a Kicker Make Three Field Goals VSU: Sept. 13, 2014; Kenny Murphy versus Winston-Salem State (rush) - 10 gms VSU: Nov. 29, 2014; Anthony Pistelli versus Lenoir-Rhyne (3) - 0 gms OPP: Sept. 27, 2014; Hagan Scott of North Alabama (reception) - 8 gms OPP: Dec. 1, 2012; Curt Duncan of Carson-Newman (4) - 24 gms

... Blocked a Punt ... Scored 60 Points VSU: Sept. 27, 2014; Nick Davis versus North Alabama - 8 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (62) - 6 gms OPP: Nov. 15, 2014; Jake Holsinger of Florida Tech - 2 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (63) - 14 gms

... Blocked a Field Goal ... Scored 50 Points VSU: Oct. 30, 2014; Cooper Lemonds versus West Alabama - 4 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (62) - 6 gms OPP: Oct. 26, 2013; Tavarius Wilson of North Alabama - 15 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (63) - 13 gms

... Blocked a Point After Attempt ... Scored 40 Points VSU: Nov. 15, 2014; Tevin Davis versus Florida Tech - 2 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (62) - 5 gms OPP: Sept. 20, 2014; Jordan Howard of Delta State - 9 gms OPP: Sept. 20, 2014; Delta State (49) - 9 gms

... Returned a Point After Attempt for Two Points ... Scored 40 Points in One Half VSU: Sept. 7, 2013; Jeremy Grable versus Fort Valley State - 21 gms VSU: Nov. 7, 2009 versus Edward Waters (first half, 42) - 57 gms OPP: Nov. 12, 2011; Janoris Jenkins of North Alabama - 36 gms OPP: Never - 377 gms

... Had a Player Rush for 200 Yards ... Scored 30 Points in One Half VSU: Oct. 19, 2002; Aaron Jenkins versus Central Arkansas (204) - 151 gms VSU: Oct. 18, 2014 versus Mississippi College (first half, 35) - 6 gms OPP: Oct. 15, 2011; Matt Willis of West Alabama (219) - 39 gms OPP: Nov. 2, 2013; Delta State (second half, 35) - 14 gms

... Had a Player Catch 10 Passes ... Was Shut Out VSU: Sept. 20, 2014; Chris Anderson versus Delta State (11) - 9 gms VSU: Sept. 14, 1991 at Central Florida - 281 gms OPP: Oct. 30, 2014; Daryl Collins of West Alabama (10) - 4 gms OPP: Oct. 18, 2014; Mississippi College - 6 gms

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Valdosta State 2014 Season and Career Highs RUSHING Career: 31 at Delta State, Nov. 2, 2013 Career: 28 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 Kaleb Nobles Yards Attempts 2014: 308 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8 Anthony Ingram 2014: 10 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8 Career: 351 at Delta State, Nov. 2, 2013 Receptions Career: 10 two times (last at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014) Touchdowns 2014: 2 two times (last vs. Delta State, Sept. 20) Yards 2014: 4 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8 Career: 2 two times (last vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014) 2014: 33 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 Career: 6 at Delta State, Nov. 2, 2013 Yards Career: 37 vs. Florida Tech, Oct. 5, 2013 Interceptions 2014: 10 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Touchdowns 2014: 2 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Career: 10 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2014: Career: 3 at Delta State, Nov. 2, 2013 Touchdowns Career: 2014: Long RECEIVING Career: 2014: 11 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 Chris Anderson Long Career: 28 vs. Florida Tech, Oct. 5, 2013 Receptions 2014: 8 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13 2014: 11 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Career: 8 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014 Cedric O’Neal Career: 11 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Attempts Yards Will Johnson 2014: 21 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25 2014: 181 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Receptions Career: 33 vs. Delta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Career: 181 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2014: 2 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Yards Touchdowns Career: 2 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2014: 125 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25 2014: 1 four times (last at North Alabama, Nov. 22) Yards Career: 194 vs. Carson-Newman, Dec. 1, 2012 Career: 1 seven times (last at North Alabama, Nov. 22) 2014: 25 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Touchdowns Long Career: 25 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2014: 3 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 2014: 77 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Touchdowns Career: 3 four times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014) Career: 77 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2014: Long Career: 2014: 32 at North Alabama, Nov. 22 Donovan Bolden Long Career: 69 vs. Fort Valley State, Sept. 7, 2013 Receptions 2014: 23 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11 2014: 8 at North Alabama, Nov. 22 Career: 23 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014 Austin Scott Career: 8 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 Attempts Yards Joe Little 2014: 22 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13 2014: 81 at North Alabama, Nov. 22 Receptions Career: 22 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014 Career: 81 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 2014: 1 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18 Yards Touchdowns Career: 1 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 2014: 184 at North Alabama, Nov. 22 2014: 1 four times (last vs. Shorter, Oct. 25) Yards Career: 184 at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014 Career: 1 four times (last vs. Shorter, Oct. 25, 2014) 2014: 15 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18 Long Career: 15 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 2014: 68 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11 Touchdowns Touchdowns Career: 68 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014 2014: 2014: 1 four times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15) Career: Career: 3 two times (last vs. West Alabama, Nov. 24, 2012) Scott Crawford Long Long Receptions 2014: 15 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18 2014: 41 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11 2014: 1 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25 Career: 15 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 Career: 72 vs. Florida Tech, Oct. 5, 2013 Career: 1 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25, 2014 Yards Cedric O’Neal Eric Scott 2014: 10 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25 Receptions Attempts Career: 10 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25, 2014 2014: 3 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29 2014: 11 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18 Touchdowns Career: 5 vs. West Alabama, Nov. 24, 2012 Career: 11 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 2014: 1 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25 Yards Yards Career: 1 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25, 2014 2014: 15 two times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15) 2014: 51 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18 Long Career: 24 vs. Winston-Salem State, Dec. 15, 2012 Career: 74 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 15, 2012 2014: 10 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25 Touchdowns Touchdowns Career: 10 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25, 2014 2014: 2014: 2 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18 Career: Career: 2 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 Xay Howard Long Long Receptions 2014: 15 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 2013: 26 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 28 2014: 3 four times (last at North Alabama, Nov. 22) Career: 15 two times (last vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014) Career: 53 vs. Angelo State, Sept. 15, 2012 Career: 3 four times (last at North Alabama, Nov. 22, 2014) Yards D’Amonte Ridley PASSING 2014: 41 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 Receptions Kaleb Nobles Career: 41 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 2014: 4 four times (last at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29) Attempts Touchdowns Career: 4 four times (last at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014) 2014: 47 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 2014: Yards Career: 51 at Delta State, Nov. 2, 2013 Career: 2014: 49 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18 Completions Long Career: 49 at Mississippi College, Oct. 18, 2014 2014: 29 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 2014: 28 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8 Touchdowns 2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS Valdosta State 2014 Season and Career Highs 2014: 1 two times (last at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8) 2014: 1 at North Alabama, Sept. 27 2014: 7 at West Alabama, Oct. 30 Career: 1 two times (last at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014) Career: 6 vs. UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 7, 2013 Career: 7 at West Alabama, Oct. 30, 2014 Long Yards 2014: 27 vs. Albany State, Sept. 6 2014: 40 at North Alabama, Sept. 27 Bryant Pinkney Career: 27 vs. Albany State, Sept. 6, 2014 Career: 131 vs. UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 7, 2013 2014: 5 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Touchdowns Career: 5 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Austin Scott 2014: Receptions Career: Dante Robinson 2014: 5 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Long 2014: 5 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25 Career: 5 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 2014: 40 at North Alabama, Sept. 27 Career: 5 vs. Shorter, Oct. 25, 2014 Yards Career: 76 at Delta State, Nov. 2, 2013 2014: 47 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Mantevius Rucker Career: 47 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Tackles 2014: 1 four times (last vs. Shorter, Oct. 25) Touchdowns Donatello Brown Career: 2 vs. Fort Valley State, Sept. 8, 2012 2014: 1 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 2014: 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29 Career: 1 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Career: 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014 Lorenzo Washington Long 2014: 5 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8 2014: 26 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29 Jaleel Brown Career: 5 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 Career: 28 vs. West Alabama, Nov. 24, 2012 2014: 2 two times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11) Career: 2 two times (last vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014) Sharmaine Washington Roshmel Young 2014: 11 two times (last at North Alabama, Sept. 27) Receptions Oneil Cohen Career: 11 two times (last at North Alabama, Sept. 27, 2014) 2014: 6 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 2014: 4 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13 Career: 6 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 Career: 4 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014) Yards 2014: 92 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 Tevin Davis Career: 92 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 2014: 8 vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13 Touchdowns Career: 8 three times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014) 2014: 1 vs. Albany State, Sept. 6 Career: 1 two times (last vs. Albany State, Sept. 6, 2014) Egim Etta-Tawo Long 2014: 3 vs. Albany State, Sept. 6 2014: 38 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 Career: 3 vs. Albany State, Sept. 6, 2014 Career: 38 two times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014) Jonathan Hester Kickoff Returns 2014: Career: 2 vs. Florida Tech, Oct. 5, 2013 Anthony Ingram Kick Returns Gaughf Ivey 2014: 1 two times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15) 2014: 2 two times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15) Career: 1 two times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014) Career: 2 two times (last at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014) Yards 2014: 23 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8 Kenneth Johnson Career: 23 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 2014: 2 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11 Touchdowns Career: 2 vs. West Georgia, Oct. 11, 2014 2014: Career: Cooper Lemonds Long 2014: 9 at North Alabama, Sept. 27 2014: 23 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8 Career: 9 at North Alabama, Sept. 27, 2014 Career: 23 at UNC-Pembroke, Nov. 8, 2014 Camen Marshall Cedric O’Neal 2014: 2 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13) Kick Returns Career: 2 two times (last vs. Winston-Salem State, Sept. 13, 2014) 2014: 2 three times (last at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29) Career: 2 four times (last at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014) Mat Mathews Yards 2014: 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29 2014: 59 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 Career: 6 at Lenoir-Rhyne, Nov. 29, 2014 Career: 59 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 Touchdowns Kenny Moore 2014: 2014: 6 at West Alabama, Oct. 30 Career: Career: 6 at West Alabama, Oct. 30, 2014 Long 2014: 32 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15 Kenny Murphy Career: 32 at Florida Tech, Nov. 15, 2014 2014: 14 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20 Career: 14 vs. Delta State, Sept. 20, 2014 Austin Scott Kick Returns Larry Murphy 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS 2014 Superlatives Team Valdosta State High Valdosta State Low Opponent High Opponent Low Points 62 at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 22 vs. Winston-Salem State (Sept. 13) 49 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Points/Half 35 (1st) at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 6 two times 28 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 four times Points/Quarter 28 (2nd) at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 0 six times 21 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 19 times First Downs 34 at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 14 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 34 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 7 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) First Downs by Rushing 17 two times 4 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 21 by Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 3 two times First Downs by Passing 22 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 6 vs. Shorter (Oct. 25) 20 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 1 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) First Downs by Penalty 4 vs. Florida Tech (Nov. 15) 0 five times 6 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 four times Net Yards Rushing 395 at North Alabama (Nov. 22) 75 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 424 by Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 12 by North Alabama (Nov. 22) Rushing Attempts 53 vs. West Georgia (Oct. 11) 26 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 66 by Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 23 by North Alabama (Nov. 22) Average per Rush 7.7 at North Alabama (Nov. 22) 2.9 two times 6.4 by Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 0.5 by North Alabama (Nov. 22) Rushing Touchdowns 6 at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 0 two times 4 by North Alabama (Sept. 27) 0 seven times Net Yards Passing 452 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 140 vs. Albany State (Sept. 6) 511 by North Alabama (Nov. 22) 23 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Pass Completions 37 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 11 vs. West Georgia (Oct. 11) 41 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 4 two times Pass Attempts 58 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 19 vs. West Georgia (Oct. 11) 64 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 11 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Passes Had Intercepted 2 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 six times 3 by Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 0 five times Passing Touchdowns 4 two times 0 four times 3 two times 0 four times Total Offense 651 at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 259 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 622 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 139 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Total Offensive Plays 85 at North Alabama (Nov. 22) 67 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 101 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 50 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Average Gain per Play 8.2 at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 3.9 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 8.7 by North Alabama (Nov. 22) 2.8 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Fumbles 4 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 three times 7 by Albany State (Sept. 6) 0 by West Alabama (Oct. 30) Fumbles Lost 2 two times 0 four times 4 by Albany State (Sept. 6) 0 three times Total Turnovers 4 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 two times 5 two times 0 two times Penalties 14 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 2 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 12 by Florida Tech (Nov. 15) 0 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Penalty Yardage 126 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 10 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 103 by Delta State (Sept. 20) 0 by Mississippi College (Oct. 18) Punts 8 at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 1 at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 8 three times 3 two times Punting Average 54.5 vs. Shorter (Oct. 25) 32.8 at Florida Tech (Nov. 15) 47.2 by West Georgia (Oct. 11) 30.0 by Shorter (Oct. 25) Average Yards/Punt Return 20.0 vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 0.0 at Florida Tech (Nov. 15) 7.0 by UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 8) -2.0 two times Average Yards/Kickoff Return 37.7 vs. Albany State (Sept. 6) 3.2 vs. Winston-Salem State (Sept. 13) 23.0 by Winston-Salem State (Sept. 13) 5.0 by Florida Tech (Nov. 15) Interceptions 2 five times 0 five times 3 by Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 0 six times Possession Time 34:48 at North Alabama (Nov. 22) 27:48 vs. Shorter (Oct. 25) 32:12 by Shorter (Oct. 25) 25:12 by North Alabama (Nov. 22) Sacks 5 vs. West Georgia (Dec. 5) 0 two times 3 by West Georgia (Oct. 11) 0 two times Field Goals 4 two times 0 two times 2 two times 0 four times

Individual Valdosta State Opponent Rushing Attempts 26, Jake Medlock vs. West Georgia (Oct. 11) 25, Lamonte Thompson of North Alabama (Sept. 27) Net Rushing Yards 184, Austin Scott vs. North Alabama (Nov. 22) 140, Lamonte Thompson of North Alabama (Sept. 27) Rushing Touchdowns 3, Cedric O’Neal at Florida Tech (Nov. 15) 2, two times Longest Rush 52, Jake Medlock vs. West Georgia (Oct. 11) 63, Michael Patrick of Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) Pass Attempts 47, Kaleb Nobles vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 64, Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (Sept. 20) Pass Completions 29, Kaleb Nobles vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 41, Tyler Sullivan of Delta State (Sept. 20) Passes had Intercepted 2, Kaleb Nobles vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 3, Miles Freeman of Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) Passing Yards 308, Kaleb Nobles at UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 8) 511, Luke Wingo of North Alabama (Nov. 22) Passing Touchdowns 4, Kaleb Nobles at UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 8) 3, two times Longest Pass Play 77, Jake Medlock to Chris Anderson vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 88, Luke Wingo to Jarret Smith of North Alabama (Nov. 22) Receptions 11, Chris Anderson vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 10, Daryl Collins of West Alabama (Oct. 30) Receiving Yards 181, Chris Anderson vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 192, Casey Osborne of Delta State (Sept. 20) Receiving Touchdowns 3, Shane Henderson at UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 8) 2, Casey Osborne of Delta State (Sept. 20) Punts 8, Anthony Pistelli at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 8, three times Punting Average 54.5, Jake Medlock vs. Shorter (Oct. 25) 47.2, James Dugan of West Georgia (Oct. 11) Longest Punt 65, Jake Medlock vs. Winston-Salem State (Sept. 13) 70, James Dugan of West Georgia (Oct. 11) Punt Returns 7, Nick Burgman vs. Winston-Salem State (Sept. 13) 2, two times Punt Return Yards 37, Nick Burgman at Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) 14, Jake Holsinger of Florida Tech (Nov. 15) Longest Punt Return 22, Nick Burgman at Mississippi College (Oct. 18) 14, Jake Holsinger of Florida Tech (Nov. 15) Kickoff Returns 5, Nick Davis vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 6, Adrian Alexander of Albany State (Sept. 6) Kickoff Return Yards 119, Nick Davis vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 136, Adrian Alexander of Albany State (Sept. 6) Longest Kickoff Return 85, Vincent Dallas vs. Albany State (Sept. 6) 37, L.J. Stroman of UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 8) Field Goals 4, two times 2, Hunter Heck of West Georgia (Oct. 11) Field Goal Attempts 4, two times 2, two times Longest Field Goal 52, Anthony Pistelli at North Alabama (Nov. 22) 54, Taylor Pontius of North Alabama (Sept. 27) All-Purpose Yards 204, Austin Scott at North Alabama (Nov. 22) 192, Casey Osborne of Delta State (Sept. 20) Solo Tackles 11, Kenny Murphy vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 10, two times Total Tackles 14, two times 14, Steven Rich of North Alabama (Nov. 22) Sacks 2.0, Tevaris Williams vs. West Georgia (Sept. 5) 1.0, 14 times Tackles for Loss 3.0, Justin Williams vs. Delta State (Sept. 20) 3.0, Tanner Botts of Lenoir-Rhyne (Nov. 29) Forced Fumbles 2, Tevin Davis vs. Albany State (Sept. 6) 1, seven times Fumble Recoveries 1, 18 times 1, 10 times Longest Fumble Recovery 21, two times 1, Ronnie Moore of UNC-Pembroke (Nov. 8) Interceptions 1, 14 times 1, seven times Longest Interception Return 34, Brandon Brown vs. West Alabam (Oct. 30) 52, Terry Ross of Winston-Salem State (Sept. 13) 2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS Game 1 Game 2 Valdosta State 38, ALBANY STATE 10 #23 Valdosta State 22, #12 winston-salem state 17

VALDOSTA, Ga. - Valdosta State forced Albany State into five turnovers as the Blazers POWDER SPRINGS, Ga. - No. 23 Valdosta State used a strong rushing game and an defeated the Golden Rams 38-10 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. unrelenting rushing defense to defeat No. 12 Valdosta State 22-17 at Cantrell Stadium. The Black Swarm defense forced seven fumbles, four of which VSU recovered, and The Blazers rushed for 229 yards in the game while the defense recorded two sacks intercepted a pass while also limiting ASU to just 206 yards of total offense. Valdosta and nine quarterback hurries while holding the Ram quarterbacks to just 15 completions State turned three of the turnovers into touchdowns. on 44 passing attempts. The Blazers opened the scoring late in the first quarter when Anthony Pistelli kicked Jake Medlock earned Gulf South Conference Offensive and Special Teams Player a career-best 45 yard field goal. VSU pushed its lead to 17-0 in the second quarter as of the Week honors after excelling on offense and in punting the ball. Medlock completed Jake Medlock completed a 13-yard pass to Roshmel Young before also running for a 16-of-27 passes for 162 yards and carried the ball 14 times for 76 yards and a score. four-yard score with just over a minute to go in the half. Meanwhile, he punted the ball seven times for 335 yards, an average of 47.9 yards per Following a recovered fumble on ASU’s first drive of the second half, Austin Scott punt. His final punt covered 75 yards, the longest punt in school history. scored from eight yards out before the Golden Rams got on the board with a 26-yard field Medlock scored the first points of the game, with Kenny Murphy adding a two-point goal from Zachary Gayden-Holly. conversion run on the drive, while Cedric O’Neal also ran for a pair of touchdowns. Medlock also connected with Shane Henderson on an eight-yard pass early in the Winston-Salem State scored on a Marcel Caver touchdown catch early in the fourth fourth quarter while, after a Albany State touchdown pass, Vincent Dallas returned the quarter to pull to within five points and, following Medlock’s 75-yard punt, had a final ensuing kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. chance as it took over on its own two-yard line. However, a Hail Mary pass was knocked Pistelli was named the GSC Special Teams Player of the Week following the game. down by Sharmaine Washington at the goal line.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 3 14 7 14 38 Valdosta State 0 15 7 0 22 Albany State 0 0 3 7 10 Winston-Salem State 0 7 3 7 17

First Quarter Second Quarter VSU 2:10 Pistelli 45-yard field goal VSU 14:57 Medlock 1-yard run (K. Murphy rush) WSSU 10:16 Ross 52-yard interception return (Suarez kick) Second Quarter VSU 6:15 O’Neal 3-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 11:59 Young 13-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) VSU 1:16 Medlock 4-yard run (Pistelli kick) Third Quarter WSSU 10:04 Suarez 21-yard field goal Third Quarter VSU 5:53 O’Neal 5-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 13:39 A. Scott 8-yard run (Pistelli kick) ASU 6:51 Gayden-Holly 26-yard field goal Fourth Quarter WSSU 13:52 Caver 15-yard pass from Sims (Suarez kick) Fourth Quarter VSU 12:52 Henderson 8-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) Team Statistics VSU WSSU ASU 8:11 Atkins 15-yard pass from Rivers (Gayden-Holly kick) First Downs 22 21 VSU 8:00 Dallas 85-yard kickoff return (Pistelli kick) Rushes-Yards (Net) 47-229 43-137 Passes Comp-Att-Int 16-29-1 15-44-1 Team Statistics VSU ASU Passing Yards (Net) 162 262 First Downs 21 14 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 76-391 87-399 Rushes-Yards (Net) 48-188 27-39 Return Yards 35 117 Passes Comp-Att-Int 13-24-1 20-35-1 Punts (Number-Avg.) 7-47.9 8-38.0 Passing Yards (Net) 140 167 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 3-2 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 72-328 62-206 Penalties-Yards 7-34 8-71 Return Yards 126 136 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 2-9 1-7 Punts (Number-Avg.) 4-44.2 5-36.6 Time of Possession 29:19 30:41 Fumbles-Lost 7-4 0-0 Attendance 3,027 Penalties-Yards 4-40 3-15 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 3-17 2-2 Individual Stats Time of Possession 31:54 28:06 Rushing: VSU - A. Scott 22-127; Medlock 14-76; O’Neal 11-26. WSSU - R. Johnson 14- Attendance 8,403 64; Lewis 12-42; Massey 7-34; Greene 3-2; Green 1-2; Sims 5-2; W. Johnson 1-(minus 9). Passing: VSU - Medlock 16-27-0-162; Nobles 0-2-1-0. WSSU - Sims 9-29-0-146; R. Individual Stats Johnson 6-14-0-116; Williams 0-1-0-0. Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 14-64; Medlock 14-48; N. Davis 9-40; A. Scott 7-24; E. Scott Receiving: VSU - C. Anderson 6-76; Young 3-10; Dallas 2-20; Howard 2-17; Ingram 1-6; S. Washington 1-4; Ingram 1-3. ASU - Rivers 10-19; Alexander 7-8; Moore 6-8; 2-8; Henderson 1-31. WSSU - Caver 5-57; Williams 3-80; Green 2-40; McDaniel 2-37; Small 2-3; Green 1-2. Rasberry 2-34; Haizlip 1-14. Passing: VSU - Medlock 13-24-1-140. ASU - Rivers 20-35-1-167. Receiving: VSU - Bolden 4-35; C. Anderson 3-23; Ridley 2-35; Young 2-27; Dallas 1-12; Henderson 1-8. ASU - Atkins 6-36; Burns 5-47; Osborne 4-58; Walker 2-9; Alexander 2-9; Fortson 1-8.

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS Game 3 Game 4 #14 Delta state 49, #13 Valdosta State 32 #5 North alabama 31, #21 Valdosta State 29

VALDOSTA, Ga. - Delta State used a dominating third quarter to defeat Valdosta State FLORENCE, Ga. - Tayler Pontius’ 54-yard field goal as time expired lifted No. 5 North 49-32 at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. Alabama to a 31-29 victory over No. 21 Valdosta State at Braly Stadium. After Valdosta State scored a touchdown with no time left on the clock to cut DSU’s The kick by Pontius ended a wild fourth quarter that saw the Lions score three times lead to 28-26 at the intermission, the Statesmen took the opening drive of the third and the Blazers score twice. Three of the scores came in the last six minutes of the game quarter 75 yards for a touchdown and stopped a Blazer scoring drive with an interception as UNA took the lead with 5:28 remaining when Lamonte Thompson scored on a five-yard on the Delta State nine yard line. On the ensuing drive, Casey Osborne caught an 85-yard run, but Pontius missed the extra point attempt. touchdown pass to push the Statesmen lead to 16 points. VSU responded with a 28-yard touchdown run by Austin Scott with 2:02 to go that The Blazers closed to within 10 points with just under four minutes to go in the game put Valdosta State in front 29-28. North Alabama drove to the VSU 23 yard line before when Chris Anderson caught a 31-yard touchdown pass, but after Valdosta State got a penalty and sack backed the ball up to the VSU 37. After a timeout with four seconds the ball back via a punt, Romelo Wilson intercepted a pass and returned it 31 yards for remaining, Pontius made the game-winning kick. the game’s final points. The Lions dominated the first quarter as it tallied 109 yards of total offense and held Anderson set new career highs with 11 passes for 181 yards and a score as Valdosta VSU to just 34 while building a 14-0 lead. Valdosta State stormed back in the second and State passed for 452 yards in the game. Meanwhile, Anthony Pistelli kicked a career-best third quarters as it out-gained UNA 264 to 86 and built a 19-14 lead. 49 yard field goal in the first half. Cedric O’Neal finished the game with 115 yards rushing, the 10th time in his career DSU’s Tyler Sullivan set a Bazemore-Hyder Stadium record as he passed for 502 yards that he recorded triple digit runs on his career. Meanwhile, Shane Henderson caught in the game as he completed 41-of-64 passes. nine passes for 132 yards.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 6 20 0 6 32 Valdosta State 0 9 10 10 29 Albany State 21 7 14 7 49 North Alabama 14 0 0 17 31

First Quarter First Quarter VSU 10:31 Medlock 6-yard run (kick blocked) UNA 13:28 Wingo 1-yard run (Henke kick) DSU 8:23 Osborne 37-yard pass from Sullivan (Sciorrotta kick) UNA 6:18 Thompson 1-yard run (Pontius kick) DSU 7:19 Sullivan 5-yard run (Sciorrotta kick) DSU 6:54 Leavy 44-yard pass from Sullivan (Sciorrotta kick) Second Quarter VSU 9:14 T. Davis safety Second Quarter VSU 5:29 O’Neal 3-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 14:00 Pistelli 26-yard field goal VSU 5:37 Pistelli 49-yard field goal Third Quarter VSU 4:21 Bolden 10-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) VSU 10:43 O’Neal 11-yard run (Pistelli kick) DSU 1:43 Foy 3-yard run (Sciorrotta kick) VSU 0:36 Pistelli 29-yard field goal VSU 0:00 A. Scott 1-yard run from Nobles (Pistelli kick) Fourth Quarter Third Quarter UNA 13:45 Tucker 2-yard run (Wingo to Scott pass) DSU 11:38 Bellaire 12-yard run (Sciorrotta kick) VSU 9:48 Pistelli 21-yard kick DSU 8:10 Osborne 85-yard pass from Sullivan (Sciorrotta kick) UNA 5:28 Thompson 5-yard run (kick failed) VSU 2:02 A. Scott 28-yard run (Pistelli kick) Fourth Quarter UNA 0:00 Pontius 54-yard field goal VSU 3:45 C. Anderson 31-yard pass from Nobles (pass failed) DSU 0:48 Wilson 31-yard interception return (Sciorrotta kick) Team Statistics VSU UNA First Downs 24 26 Team Statistics VSU DSU Rushes-Yards (Net) 44-244 49-180 First Downs 29 34 Passes Comp-Att-Int 22-31-1 15-28-0 Rushes-Yards (Net) 26-75 37-120 Passing Yards (Net) 190 217 Passes Comp-Att-Int 37-58-2 41-64-2 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 75-434 87-397 Passing Yards (Net) 452 502 Return Yards 116 68 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 101-622 84-527 Punts (Number-Avg.) 4-39.2 4-32.0 Return Yards 185 76 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-42.0 4-39.8 Penalties-Yards 10-84 4-45 Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-2 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 2-12 1-9 Penalties-Yards 14-126 11-103 Time of Possession 33:21 26:39 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 1-6 2-12 Attendance 10,482 Time of Possession 28:11 31:49 Attendance 4,937 Individual Stats Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 19-115; A. Scott 10-76; Medlock 11-57; Anderson 1-14; Individual Stats Henderson 1-(minus 6); Nobles 2-(minus 12). UNA - Thompson 25-140; Tucker 6-30; Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 7-32; Medlock 8-25; A. Scott 8-17; Young 1-7; Nobles 2-(minus Kimble 3-12; Simmons 1-8; Wingo 12-1; Smith 1-(minus 3). 6). DSU - Bellaire 19-78; Sullivan 10-26; McCadney 3-14; Foy 4-3; Hunt 1-(minus 1). Passing: VSU - Medlock 19-25-1-172; Nobles 3-6-0-18. UNA - Wingo 15-27-0-217; Passing: VSU - Nobles 29-47-2-298; Medlock 8-11-0-154. DSU - Sullivan 41-64-2-502. Tucker 0-1-0-0. Receiving: DSU - Anderson 11-181; Henderson 5-60; A. Scott 5-47; Ridley 4-40; Bolden Receiving: VSU - Henderson 9-132; Hward 3-22; C. Anderson 3-5; O’Neal 2-10; Ridley 4-35; Young 3-39; Johnson 2-25; Ingram 2-10; O’Neal 1-15. DSU - Osborne 9-192; Hunt 2-4; Young 1-11; W. Johnson 1-4; Bolden 1-2. UNA - Mayhall 5-47; Carpenter 4-113; 7-46; York 7-39; Leavy 5-100; Davis 4-60; Bellaire 2-25; Stewart 2-18; Pinkston 1-12; Hall 3-31; Washington 1-10; Lake 1-10; Thompson 1-6. Foy 1-5; McCadney 1-5; Bethley 1-2; Hunt 1-(minus 2).

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Game 5 Game 6 Valdosta State 40, #21 WEST GEORGIA 6 Valdosta State 62, MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 0

VALDOSTA, Ga. - Valdosta State dominated both offensively and defensively to defeat CLINTON, Miss. - Valdosta State scored on nine straight drives as it defeated Mississippi 21st-ranked West Georgia 40-6 in Gulf South Conference action. College 62-0 in Gulf South Conference play. Both teams started slow as both UWG and VSU kicked a field goal in the first quarter The Blazers had to punt on their first drive and fumbled the ball into the MC end zone on before the Blazers began to roll. Anthony Pistelli kicked his second straight 48-yard field its second before scoring on each of its next nine possessions of the game. Eight different goal on the first play of the second quarter before Donovan Bolden scored on a 68-yard VSU players scored in the game as Valdosta State tallied 651 yards of total offense in the touchdown pass. Pistelli added his third field goal of the game less than 40 seconds to go game. The string of scoring drives only ended when the Blazers ran out the clock on the in the half to put VSU up 16-3 at the intermission. final drive of the contest. Pistelli became the first VSU kicker to make four field goals in a game when he booted a Jake Medlock set a new Gulf South Conference record for completion percentage as 41-yarder on the opening drive of the third quarter while Blazer quarterback Jake Medlock he completed 19-of-20 passes, a 95.0 completion rate. Overall, VSU was successful on tossed two more touchdown passes and ran a for score as well. 25 of its 27 passes in the game, which set a new school mark for completion percentage Valdosta State dominated the final three quarters of play, during which it out-gained at 92.6 percent. West Georgia 503-151 in total yardage while forcing the Wolves into punts on eight straight While the Blazer offense rolled in the game, the defense was just as dominating as it drives, which was snapped on the final UWG drive of the game when it kicked a field goal. allowed just 139 yards of total offense in the contest. The Choctaw offense did not cross Medlock recorded his first career 100-yard rushing day as he led all players with 145 the 50 yard line until its 11th drive of the game, which came in the fourth quarter. Overall, and out-gained the West Georgia team on the day as he also passed for 231. Meanwhile, VSU did not allow Mississippi College inside its 36 yard line and gave up only seven first Austin Scott had his eighth career 100-yard rushing performance with 135. downs in the game.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 3 13 10 14 40 Valdosta State 7 28 14 13 62 West Georgia 3 0 0 3 6 Mississippi College 0 0 0 0 0

First Quarter First Quarter UWG 9:16 Heck 22-yard field goal VSU 3:15 Medlock 8-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 7:30 Pistelli 48-yard field goal Second Quarter Second Quarter VSU 13:09 O’Neal 6-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 14:53 Pistelli 48-yard field goal VSU 8:45 A. Scott 5-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 5:03 Bolden 68-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) VSU 4:02 Bolden 13-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) VSU 0:37 Pistelli 20-yard field goal VSU 1:09 Henderson 51-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick)

Third Quarter Third Quarter VSU 10:45 Pistelli 41-yard field goal VSU 10:45 Anderson 7-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) VSU 4:17 Ridley 6-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) VSU 6:30 Davis 11-yard run (Pistelli kick)

Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter VSU 14:47 Anderson 19-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) VSU 14:54 E. Scott 8-yard run (kick failed) VSU 8:31 Medlock 2-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 8:34 E. Scott 1-yard run (Pistelli kick) UWG 1:58 Heck 37-yard field goal Team Statistics VSU MC Team Statistics VSU UWG First Downs 34 7 First Downs 27 15 Rushes-Yards (Net) 52-344 39-116 Rushes-Yards (Net) 53-351 40-155 Passes Comp-Att-Int 25-27-0 4-11-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 11-19-0 10-24-0 Passing Yards (Net) 307 23 Passing Yards (Net) 235 106 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 79-651 50-139 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 72-586 64-261 Return Yards 63 110 Return Yards 71 83 Punts (Number-Avg.) 1-45.0 8-43.1 Punts (Number-Avg.) 2-37.0 8-47.2 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 5-59 0-0 Penalties-Yards 6-40 3-25 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 0-0 2-6 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 3-20 2-9 Time of Possession 33:03 26:57 Time of Possession 30:18 29:42 Attendance 6,572 Attendance 3,024 Individual Stats Individual Stats Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 11-107; Davis 10-97; E. Scott 11-51; A. Scott 8-43; Medlock Rushing: VSU - Medlock 26-145; A. Scott 12-135; E. Scott 5-38; N. Davis 5-34; 7-35; Germany 2-5; Henderson 1-4; Nobles 1-2. MC - Cerrato 12-57; Smith 8-47; Ingram Nobles 3-3; O’Neal 1-(minus 3). UWG - Hinsley 13-76; Dickey 12-48; Lucas 10-21; 12-24; Redd 2-5; Paxton 1-0; Banks 2-(minus 5); Robinson 2-(minus 12). Taylor 1-7; Appling 3-5. Passing: VSU - Medlock 19-20-0-248; Nobles 6-7-0-59. MC - Redd 3-7-0-19; Smith Passing: VSU - Medlock 10-18-0-231; Nobles 1-1-0-4. UWG - Dickey 9-18-0-94; 1-4-0-4. Taylor 1-6-0-12. Receiving: VSU - Bolden 7-64; Ridley 4-49; Anderson 4-42; Young 3-24; Henderson Receiving: VSU - Bolden 1-68; Anderson 2-54; Henderson 3-47; Ridley 3-39; W. 2-65; Johnson 1-15; Little 1-15. MC - Banks 1-15; Ingram 1-4; Kennedy 1-4; Harris 1-0. Johnson 1-23; Richardson 1-4. UWG - Hall 4-45; Macaulay 3-31; Appling 1-16; Lucas 1-12; Anumgba 1-2.

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS Game 7 Game 8 North alabama 57, no. 11 valdosta state 7 DELTA STATE 63, VALDOSTA STATE 55

VALDOSTA, Ga. - North Alabama turned six Valdosta State turnovers into 27 points as CLEVELAND, Miss. - In the highest scoring game in Gulf South Conference history, Delta the Lions defeated the Blazers 57-7. State defeated Valdosta State 63-55. The Lions scored on five of the six Blazer turnovers, including on all three in the second The 118 combined points surpassed the old record of 117 points established by half when UNA out-scored VSU 38-0. Two of the turnovers came inside the North Alabama Henderson State and Arkansas Tech in 2007. The two teams combined for 1,177 yards 20 yard line, including an interception in the end zone and a fumble on the UNA 17, that of total offense. was picked up and returned 83 yards for a touchdown. The two squads traded touchdowns in the first half as the Statesmen built a 28-21 Of the six turnovers, four were Valdosta State interceptions while the Blazers also halftime lead. DSU added two more touchdowns to its lead in the third quarter before fumbled the ball twice. UNA scored three touchdowns and added two field goals off the Valdosta State began its comeback bid. miscues. The Blazers closed to within 42-28 just eight seconds into the fourth quarter, only The 50-point defeat marked the largest margin of defeat in the 32-year history of to have score again less than three minutes later. Dominique Wheeler pulled VSU back to Valdosta State football, surpassing a 46-point loss to UNA during the 1982 season, VSU’s within two scores with a 70-yard interception return while VSU got to within eight points first year of football. on a Seantavius Jones touchdown with 7:45 to go. The lone bright spot for Valdosta State came as Chris Pope recorded six tackles in After DSU once again found the end zone, Jones, who set a GSC record with six the game to move his career total to 343, surpassing Blazer Hall of Famer and Atlanta receiving touchdowns in the game, scored again with 1:54 to play. An on-side kick attempt Falcon Pro Bowler Jessie Tuggle for second place on both the Valdosta State and Gulf was returned 43 yards for a touchdown, but Jones scored his final touchdown with 1:26 South Conference career tackles list. to play. The Blazers got the ball back one more time, but a hail mary attempt fell short.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 7 0 0 0 7 Valdosta State 7 14 0 34 55 North Alabama 3 16 17 21 57 Delta State 14 14 14 21 63

First Quarter First Quarter UNA 6:30 Craig 20-yard field goal DSU 12:08 Hunt 23-yard pass from Sullivan (Sciorotta kick) VSU 0:06 Anderson 28-yard pass from Cochran (Pistelli kick) VSU 7:51 Jones 18-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) DSU 3:41 Sullivan 7-yard run (Sciorotta kick) Second Quarter Second Quarter UNA 12:42 Jones 20-yard pass from Wingo (kick failed) VSU 11:26 Murphy 30-yard interception return (Pistelli kick) UNA 5:01 Wingo 3-yard run (Craig kick) DSU 9:21 Hunt 26-yard pass from Sullivan (Sciorotta kick) UNA 0:02 Schuster 45-yard field goal VSU 6:42 Jones 3-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) DSU 4:13 Bethley 43-yard pass from Sullivan (Sciorotta kick) Third Quarter UNA 11:43 Smith 83-yard fumble recovery (Craig kick) Third Quarter UNA 6:48 Craig 27-yard field goal DSU 7:03 Sullivan 3-yard run (Sciorotta kick) UNA 2:59 Coffey 27-yard run (Craig kick) DSU 2:28 Hunt 76-yard pass from Sullivan (Sciorotta kick)

Fourth Quarter Fourth Quarter UNA 14:23 Tucker 5-yard run (Jones pass from Tucker) VSU 14:22 Jones 6-yard pass from Nobles (kick blocked) UNA 8:07 Tucker 6-yard run (Craig kick) DSU 11:37 McArthur 1-yard run (Sciorotta kick) UNA 2:02 Simmons 31-yard run (kick failed) VSU 10:08 Wheeler 70-yard interception return (Pistelli kick) VSU 7:45 Jones 4-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) Team Statistics VSU UNA DSU 3:33 Freelon 7-yard run (Sciorotta kick) First Downs 23 21 VSU 1:54 Jones 25-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) Rushes-Yards (Net) 34-167 46-232 DSU 1:48 York 43-yard kickoff return (Sciorotta kick) Passes Comp-Att-Int 25-51-4 14-18-0 VSU 1:26 Jones 1-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) Passing Yards (Net) 259 304 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 85-426 64-536 Team Statistics VSU DSU Return Yards 211 81 First Downs 27 34 Rushes-Yards (Net) 33-164 47-142 Punts (Number-Avg.) 4-33.0 3-18.7 Passes Comp-Att-Int 31-52-3 34-48-3 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-1 Passing Yards (Net) 351 520 Penalties-Yards 8-85 8-80 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 85-515 95-662 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 1-13 0-0 Return Yards 235 169 Time of Possession 28:30 31:20 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-37.0 2-41.0 Attendance 4,827 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 13-137 12-109 Individual Stats Sacks By (No.-Yards) 0-0 2-14 Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 17-92; McGuire 5-31; A. Scott 5-22; Cochran 6-20; E. Scott Time of Possession 28:37 31:23 1-2. UNA - Simmons 10-66; Coffey 12-63; Thompson 7-60; Tucker 5-36; Boyd 3-13; Attendance 7,213 Henderson 2-4; Wingo 7-(minus 10). Passing: VSU - Cochran 24-45-4-249; Nobles 1-6-0-10. UNA - Wingo 10-13-0-226; Individual Stats Tucker 4-5-0-78. Rushing: VSU - A. Scott 12-92; O’Neal 11-64; Nobles 10-8. DSU - Sullivan 18-63; Foy Receiving: VSU - Anderson 9-68; Lewis 4-67; Downs 4-25; Jones 2-23; McGuire 2-8; 12-39; Freelon 9-22; McArthur 7-16; Davison 1-2. Young 1-38; Davis 1-11; Schaeffer 1-10; A. Scott 1-9. UNA - Jones 4-97; Mayahll 3-46; Passing: VSU - Nobles 31-51-3-351; Schlecter 0-1-0-0. DSU - Sullivan 34-48-3-520. Lake 2-42; Simpson 2-41; Oliver 1-62; Cook 1-15; Coffey 1-1. Receiving: VSU - Lewis 10-76; Jones 9-143; Downs 9-109; Anderson 2-15; W. Johnson 1-8. DSU - Hunt 10-206; Bethley 6-80; York 5-62; Holley 2-56; Pinkston 2-35; Osborne 2-29; Falkner 2-18; Floyd 1-18; Freelon 1-8; McArthur 1-7; Foy 1-1; Davison1-0.. 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Game 9 Game 10 Valdosta State 36, UNC-PEMBROKE 7 #25 Valdosta State 31, FLORIDA TECH 29

PEMBROKE, N.C. - Kaleb Nobles passed for four touchdowns and 308 yards to lead MELBOURNE, Fla. - Valdosta State built a double-digit fourth quarter lead and withstood Valdosta State to a 36-7 non-conference victory over UNC-Pembroke. a comeback bid by Florida Tech as the Blazers defeated the Panthers 31-29 in Gulf South Nobles started the game for an injured Jake Medlock and was stellar as he completed Conference play. 24 of his 38 passes, three of which went for touchdowns in the first half of play. Cedric O’Neal scored his third touchdown of the game with 8:36 remaining in the The Blazers raced out to a 29-0 first half lead as they dominated the first half of play. contest to put the Blazers in front 31-16 before FIT staged its comeback. The Panthers The VSU offense out-gained the Braves 324 to 81 during the half, which saw Valdosta scored on a 44-yard run just over two minutes later and, after forcing a VSU punt, closed State score four touchdowns and kick a field goal while missing a second field goal try. to within a two-point conversion on an 80-yard catch with 2:15 to go. Meanwhile, the Black Swarm defense allowed UNCP past the 50 yard line only twice while Florida Tech appeared to even the contest at 31-31 as a pass on a two-point conver- forcing five punts and tallying two turnovers. sion try was caught, but an ineligible receiver down field penalty negated the attempt. A Shane Henderson caught three of Nobles’ four touchdown passes, including two in second attempt at the two points was unsuccessful and VSU recovered the onside kick, the first half. D’Amonte Ridley also caught a first half touchdown while Micaiah Sat- allowing the Blazers to run out the clock. terwhite scooped up a fumble and returned it 21 yards for a touchdown. All four VSU touchdowns in the game came on the ground as Austin Scott added Valdosta State’s 308 passing yards marked VSU’s second-highest passing total of the a 29-yard run while O’Neal scored on runs of one, two and 21 yards. Anthony Pistelli year. Meanwhile, the Blazers also rushed for 179 yards, while limiting the Braves to just added a 43-yard field goal to open the scoring for the Blazers. 49 yards on the ground. Overall, VSU tallied four turnovers in the game as it intercepted The Panthers out-gained Valdosta State 505 to 418 in the contest, but also committed two passes and recovered two fumbles. three turnovers.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 9 20 0 7 36 Valdosta State 3 14 7 7 31 UNC-Pembroke 0 0 0 7 7 Florida Tech 3 6 0 20 29

First Quarter First Quarter VSU 7:05 Henderson 29-yard pass from Nobles (rush failed) FIT 10:56 Davidson 24-yard field goal VSU 0:26 Pistelli 42-yard field goal VSU 8:30 Pistelli 43-yard field goal

Second Quarter Second Quarter VSU 7:58 Henderson 23-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) FIT 13:27 Cato 2-yard run (kick blocked) VSU 2:15 Satterwhite 21-yard fumble recovery (pass failed) VSU 5:04 O’Neal 1-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 0:10 Ridley 15-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) VSU 2:43 Scott 29-yard run (Pistelli kick)

Fourth Quarter Third Quarter UNCP 11:46 Hough 32-yard pass from Pinner (Haskins kick) VSU 0:08 O’Neal 2-yard run (Pistelli kick) VSU 6:30 Henderson 11-yard pass from Nobles (Pistelli kick) Fourth Quarter Team Statistics VSU UNCP FIT 13:24 Milton 44-yard pass from Cato (Davidson kick) First Downs 28 11 VSU 8:36 O’Neal 21-yard run (Pistelli kick) Rushes-Yards (Net) 42-179 28-49 FIT 6:26 Holmes 44-yard run (Davidson kick) Passes Comp-Att-Int 24-39-0 17-26-2 FIT 2:15 Hughes 80-yard pass from Cato (two-point coversion failed) Passing Yards (Net) 308 176 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 81-487 54-225 Team Statistics VSU FIT Return Yards 112 120 First Downs 24 20 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-39.0 7-36.9 Rushes-Yards (Net) 42-205 34-195 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-30-0 15-34-1 Penalties-Yards 5-35 7-50 Passing Yards (Net) 213 310 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 2-15 0-0 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 72-418 68-505 Time of Possession 32:33 27:27 Return Yards 92 40 Attendance 2,727 Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-32.8 4-41.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Individual Stats Penalties-Yards 9-107 12-100 Rushing: VSU - A. Scott 12-62; O’Neal 13-59; N. Davis 6-37; Nobles 10-22. UNCP - Sacks By (No.-Yards) 3-22 0-0 Stanley 12-36; Pinner 3-27; Goodman 1-0; Owen 10-(minus 15). Time of Possession 33:14 26:46 Passing: VSU - Medlock 24-38-0-308. UNCP - Owen 11-16-1-81; Pinner 6-10-1-95. Attendance 2,922 Receiving: VSU - Anderson 7-73; Bolden 6-80; Henderson 5-78; Howard 2-32; Ridley 2-30; Young 2-15. UNCP - Bunn 6-50; Huffman 4-48; Hough 3-50; Rich 2-22; Stanley 2-6. Individual Stats Rushing: VSU - A. Scott 18-96; O’Neal 16-77; Nobles 7-33. FIT - Holmes 7-106; Sand 12-47; Cato 11-46; Fluker 2-7; Leach 2-(minus 11) Passing: VSU - Nobles 19-30-0-213. FIT - Cato 15-34-1-310. Receiving: VSU - Young 6-92; Anderson 6-27; Howad 3-41; O’Neal 2-15; Henderson 1-30; Bolden 1-8. FIT - Hughes 4-143; Milton 4-105; Saunders 2-23; Bass 2-20; George 1-14; Fluker 1-5; Holmes 1-0.

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS Game 11 Game 12 #21 Valdosta State 33, #12 NORTH ALABAMA 31 #21 Valdosta State 23, #3 Lenoir-rhyne 21

FLORENCE, Ala. - Valdosta State rushed for a school record 395 yards as the Blazers HICKORY, N.C. - The Valdosta State defense created five turnovers as the Blazers defeated North Alabama 33-31 in the first round of the NCAA Playoffs at Braly Stadium. defeated third-ranked Lenoir-Rhyne 23-21 in the second round of the NCAA Playoffs at Austin Scott led the Blazers with a career-high 184 yards while Jake Medlock ran Moretz Stadium. for 116. Cedric O’Neal just missed the 100 yard mark as he finished with 96 yards. The VSU recovered two fumbles and intercepted three passes in the game. The Blazers strong rushing attack led to VSU holding a 34:48 to 25:12 advantage in time of possession turned the turnovers into 13 points while one of the interceptions came in the end zone to in the contest. prevent points for the Bears. The five turnovers created tied the Valdosta State season While Valdosta State did its damage on the ground, North Alabama took to the air high, originally set against Albany State in the season opener. as the Lions passed for a school record 511 yards. However, where as the Blazers were Lenoir-Rhyne out-gained Valdosta State 480 to 259 in the game as the Blazers were successful through the air with 234 yards, for 629 yards of total offense, UNA managed forced to punt eight times on drives. Meanwhile, Anthony Pistelli kicked three field goals just 12 rushing yards. in the contest to tie the Valdosta State single season record set by Will Rhody in 2004. Anthony Pistelli kicked four field goals in the game, including a career-best 52 yarder Pistelli put the game’s first points on the board with a 48 yard field goal in the first early in the fourth quarter. Medlock added a pair of rushing touchdowns and threw a third quarter before the Bears scored on a 29-yard run early in the second quarter. Pistelli’s to Chris Anderson. second fiedl goal of the game, a 35-yarder, cut the Blazer deficit to 7-6 at the half. North Alabama jumped out to a 14-3 lead as it scored on an 88 yard pass on its first Lenoir-Rhyne returned an interception 28 yards to push its lead to 14-6, but Cedric play from scrimmage. However, the Blazers fought back to take a 17-14 halftime lead. O’Neal scored on a two-yard run and Pistelli kicked a 45-yard field goal to put the Blazers VSU sealed the win on a Kenny Murphy interception with three minutes to play. in front for good. O’Neal later added a 26-yard run.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Scoring 1 2 3 4 F Valdosta State 10 7 7 9 33 Valdosta State 3 3 7 10 23 North Alabama 14 0 14 3 31 Lenoir-Rhyne 0 7 7 7 21

First Quarter First Quarter UNA 13:37 Smith 88-yard pass from Wingo (Pontius kick) VSU 9:19 Pistelli 48-yard field goal VSU 10:13 Pistelli 23-yard field goal UNA 7:50 Wingo 7-yard run (Pontius kick) Second Quarter VSU 1:33 Anderson 12-yard pass from Medlock (Pistelli kick) LR 11:01 Spears 29-yard run (Powell kick) VSU 0:00 Pistelli 35-yard field goal Second Quarter VSU 10:04 Medlock 6-yard run (Pistelli kick) Third Quarter LR 9:18 Shaffer 28-yard interception return (Powell kick) Third Quarter VSU 2:18 O’Neal 2-yard run (Pistelli kick) UNA 9:28 Thompson 6-yard pass from Wingo (Pontius kick) VSU 6:28 Medlock 1-yard run (Pistelli kick) Fourth Quarter UNA 3:03 Harper 3-yard pass from Wingo (Pontius kick) VSU 12:15 Pistelli 45-yard field goal VSU 8:25 O’Neal 26-yard run (Pistelli kick) Fourth Quarter LR 1:52 Spears 3-yard run (Powell kick) VSU 14:50 Pistelli 52-yard field goal UNA 12:19 Pontius 27-yard field goal Team Statistics VSU LR VSU 8:13 Pistelli 32-yard field goal First Downs 14 24 VSU 3:19 Pistelli 18-yard field goal Rushes-Yards (Net) 34-97 66-424 Passes Comp-Att-Int 22-33-1 8-17-3 Team Statistics VSU UNA Passing Yards (Net) 162 56 First Downs 30 21 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 67-259 83-480 Rushes-Yards (Net) 51-395 23-12 Return Yards 98 53 Passes Comp-Att-Int 24-34-0 30-37-1 Punts (Number-Avg.) 8-40.9 3-32.7 Passing Yards (Net) 234 511 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 85-629 60-523 Penalties-Yards 2-10 3-20 Return Yards 34 67 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 0-0 2-15 Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-36.0 5-30.2 Time of Possession 28:57 31:03 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Attendance 4,146 Penalties-Yards 7-53 2-18 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 4-22 2-3 Individual Stats Time of Possession 34:48 25:12 Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 11-62; A. Scott 9-32; Anderson 1-8; Nobles 6-5; Ingram (1-(minus Attendance 5,214 2); Medlock 5-(minus 7). LR - Freeman 20-120; Patrick 13-112; Robinson 12-83; Spears 14-74; Whitaker 5-33; Brannan 1-2; Clare 1-0. Individual Stats Passing: VSU - Nobles 18-27-1-125; Medlock 4-6-0-37. LR - Freeman 8-17-3-56. Rushing: VSU - A. Scott 19-184; Medlock 19-116; O’Neal 12-96. UNA - Wingo 11-8; Receiving: VSU - Anderson 5-34; Ridley 4-36; Young 4-22; Bolden 3-29; O’Neal 3-13; Thompson 8-3; Simmons 2-1; Martial 1-0; Kimble 1-0. A. Scott 1-26; Howard 1-5; Ingram 1-(minus 3). LR - Brannan 7-48; Wells 1-8. Passing: VSU - Medlock 24-34-0-234. UNA - Wingo 30-37-1-511. Receiving: VSU - Bolden 8-81; Anderson 4-59; Young 4-32; Howard 3-15; A. Scott 2-20; O’Neal 1-12; Ridley 1-11; Wright 1-4. UNA - Belew 7-71; Carpenter 7-89; Hall 6-128; Thompson 3-28; Smith 3-110; Simmons 1-58; Washington 1-18; Harper 1-3; Scott 1-6.

1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Game 13 #25 West Georgia 31, #21 Valdosta State 17

VALDOSTA, Ga. – No. 25 West Georgia raced out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back as the Wolves defeated 21st-ranked Valdosta State 31-17 in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs Saturday afternoon at Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. With the victory, the Wolves, who entered the postseason as the Super Region 2 sixth- seed, advanced to the NCAA semifinals for the first time in school history and improved its record to 12-2 on the season. Meanwhile, Valdosta State, the Super Region 2 fifth-seed, ended its season at 10-3. West Georgia opened the scoring on its first drive of the game as it marched 46 yards on eight plays. Denarius Appling gave the Wolves the ball on the VSU side of the field as he returned a punt 36 yards to the Blazer 46. Dallas Dickey proceeded to complete two of three passes for 20 yards and ran the ball twice for 10 more yards before Appling carried for 13 yards to the VSU three yard line. Seth Hinsley closed out the drive with a three-yard touchdown run up the middle to give the Wolves a 7-0 lead with 8:48 to go in the first quarter. Valdosta State held a 379 to 338 advantage in total yards in the game, but saw West Georgia own a 95 to 8 advantage in punt return yards. The Blazers finished 10-3 on the year.

Scoring 1 2 3 4 F West Georgia 14 7 0 10 31 Valdosta State 7 10 0 0 17

First Quarter UWG 08:48 Seth Hinsley 3 yd run (Hunter Heck kick ) UWG 07:14 Walter Hibbler 54 yd pass from Dallas Dickey VSU 00:59 Cedric O’Neal 21 yd run (A. Pistelli kick )

Second Quarter VSU 06:41 A. Pistelli 31 yd field goal 02:47 Seth Hinsley 12 yd run (Hunter Heck kick ) 01:17 Chris Anderson 7 yd pass from Jake Medlock (A. Pistelli kick )

Third Quarter NONE

Fourth Quarter 03:14 Hunter Heck 26 yd field goal 01:35 D. Appling 59 yd punt return

Team Statistics VSU UWG First Downs 22 19 Rushes-Yards (Net) 39-146 37-101 Passes Comp-Att-Int 24-35-2 13-21-2 Passing Yards (Net) 233 237 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 74-379 58-338 Return Yards 8 94 Punts 2 2 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-65 5-45 Sacks By (No.-Yards) 5-35 4-11 Time of Possession 31:47 28:13 Attendance 4247

Individual Stats Rushing: VSU - O’Neal 14-63; A. Scott 11-43; Medlock 13-37. UWG - Hinsley 12-56; Appling 4-20; Dickey 17-17; Taylor 3-9. Passing: VSU - Medlock 22-30-1-221; Nobles 2-5-1-12. UWG - Dickey 11-19-2-192. Receiving: VSU - Young 7-57; C. Anderson 6-54; Bolden 1-48; Howard 3-29; Ridley 4-27; W. Johnson 2-16; Ingram 1-2. UWG - Anumgba 7-113; Hibbler 1-54; Hall 3-51; Hinsley 1-10; Macaulay 1-9.

2004, 2007 AND 2012 NCAA DIVISION II CHAMPIONS