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Southern Conference 2017 Football 702 North Pine Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303 • 864-591-5100• Fax: 864-591-3448 #SoConFB Phil Perry, Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations (FB contact) facebook.com/SouthernConference • twitter.com/SoConSports • instagram.com/SouthernConference 2017 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE FOOTBALL STANDINGS NOTES • After a 45-7 road win at Chattanooga on Saturday, CONFERENCE OVERALL Western Carolina entered the national rankings for C/SI STANDINGS W-L PF PA W-L PF PA H A N ST the fi rst time since 2006 when it debuted at No. 22 in the STATS FCS Top 25 on Monday. The Catamounts 5/5 Woff ord 2-0 52 50 4-0 110 81 2-0 2-0 0-0 W4 are 4-1 on the year with their lone loss coming at FBS RV/22 Western Carolina 2-0 83 41 4-1 206 126 2-0 2-1 0-0 W4 Hawai’i to open the season. 17/17 The Citadel 1-1 45 60 3-1 124 81 1-0 2-1 0-0 L1 • Three league teams continue to be nationally ranked 20/20 Samford 1-1 69 52 3-2 160 158 3-0 0-2 0-0 W1 in both major polls this week. Woff ord leads the way Furman 1-1 79 59 2-3 171 156 1-1 1-2 0-0 W2 for the SoCon at No. 5 in both polls, while The Citadel --/RV Chattanooga 1-1 70 52 1-4 100 145 0-2 1-1 0-1 L1 slipped to No. 17 in both after falling at Samford. Samford, meanwhile, used the win to jump to No. 20 ETSU 1-2 86 110 2-3 162 172 2-1 0-2 0-0 L1 in both rankings. Western Carolina, which is No. 22 in Mercer 1-2 99 68 2-3 157 99 2-1 0-2 0-0 W1 the STATS poll, is the fi rst team out in the coaches poll. VMI 0-2 21 112 0-5 41 224 0-2 0-3 0-0 L5 C - FCS Coaches Poll; SI - STATS FCS Top 25 • At 4-0, Woff ord is one of just nine remaining unde- feated FCS teams this season. • Western Carolina quarterback Tyrie Adams and de- UPCOMING SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES EASTERN) fensive back Marvin Tillman were named the SoCon’s September off ensive and defensive athletes of the Oct. 7 (Saturday) Series TV/Digital Time month for football, respectively. *Samford at VMI Samford leads 4-0 ESPN3 1:30 p.m. *Western Carolina at Woff ord Woff ord leads 25-14 ESPN3 1:30 p.m. • Samford quarterback Devlin Hodges, a redshirt *Mercer at The Citadel The Citadel leads 9-4-1 ESPN3 2 p.m. junior, is the SoCon’s career leader in completion Robert Morris at ETSU Robert Morris leads 1-0 ESPN3 3:30 p.m. percentage (69.5) and 400-yard passing games (fi ve). *Furman at Chattanooga Furman leads 27-19 ESPN3 4 p.m. • Mercer’s Alex Lakes became the program’s career rushing yards leader with 46 Saturday against VMI. He surpassed former quarterback John Russ’ mark of 2,335 yards in the third quarter. Lakes also tied another one of Russ’ records with his 30th career SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter. OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE SPECIAL TEAMS • VMI played its 500th Southern Conference game in program history Saturday. The Citadel will be next to Devlin Hodges, R-Jr., QB Tahjai Watt, R-Sr., LB Logan McCarter, R-Sr., WR/RS hit the milestone, as the Bulldogs have played 498 Samford Western Carolina Furman league games in their history. Hodges went 21-for-26 for 323 Watt recorded fi ve tackles and McCarter stepped in for injured yards and three touchdowns forced a fumble in the Cata- return specialist Thomas Gor- • Chattanooga used three quarterbacks in Saturday’s through the air as the Bulldogs mounts’ 45-7 win at Chattanooga don and returned an onside kick loss to Western Carolina after injuries to starter knocked off 11th-ranked The Cita- on Saturday. The redshirt senior 47 yards for a touchdown in the Alejandro Bennifi eld (fi rst quarter) and Nick Tiano del on Saturday, 35-14. Hodges from Charlotte, North Carolina, Paladins’ 56-35 win over ETSU. (fourth quarter). Bennifi eld, the SoCon’s preseason also ran for a score to help Sam- had two sacks amongst his fi ve The play came after the Bucs had second-team all-conference quarterback, made his ford jump three spots to No. 20 na- stops, totaling 18 yards. With pulled to within two scores and fi rst start of the season after serving a four-game tionally. The redshirt junior from Western Carolina leading 10-0 in put the game out of reach. Mc- NCAA suspension for academic issues. Kimberly, Alabama, completed the second quarter, Watt sacked Carter, a redshirt senior from Se- three passes of at least 50 yards UTC quarterback Nick Tiano, forc- vierville, Tennessee, also had a in the game, including a 70-yard ing a fumble that the Catamounts huge day receiving, as he caught • ETSU quarterback Austin Herink threw for a school- touchdown to Yassar El-Amin and pounced on in the end zone for seven passes for 178 yards and a record 434 yards in Saturday’s 56-35 loss at Furman. a 63-yard scoring strike to TaDar- the fi rst of two sack-fumble scores touchdown. His 178 yards were Herink also matched his career high with three pass- ryl Marshall. With his 16th career on the afternoon. Watt was part of the sixth-highest in a game in Fur- ing touchdowns, and his 78-yard touchdown pass to 300-yard passing game, Hodges a defense that matched its season man history. Hunter Wike was the ninth-longest scoring pass play moved up fi ve spots to fourth in total with seven sacks in the game in program history. league history with 7,942 career and held the Mocs to just 49 rush- passing yards. ing yards on the day. • Furman quarterback P.J. Blazejowski leads the FCS with 11.40 yards per pass attempts, while Western SOCON STATS NCAA STATS SOCON MEDIA GUIDE FCS POLL SITE Carolina quarterback Tyrie Adams is fourth nationally with 9.88 yards per attempt. • The Citadel leads the nation in time of possession, as the Bulldogs hold the ball for 37:24 per contest. • After fi ve of the fi rst six SoCon games this season were decided by one possession, none of the four league games last week was closer than 21 points. Since the start of the 2013 season, 59 of 134 (.440) league games have been decided by one possession. SoCon Football Weekly Release Oct. 2, 2017 Page 1 PRESEASON ALL-SOUTHERN CONFERENCE STATS PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA Off ensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year First team Devlin Hodges, R-Jr., QB, Samford Kailik Williams, Sr., DB, The Citadel P Ian Berryman, Western Carolina First Team Off ense Second Team Off ense Second team QB Devlin Hodges, R-Jr., Samford QB Alejandro Bennifi eld, Sr., Chattanooga RB Detrez Newsome, Western Carolina RB Cam Jackson, Sr., The Citadel RB Antonio Wilcox, Sr., Furman DL Miles Brown, Woff ord RB Detrez Newsome, Sr., Western Carolina RB Richardre Bagley, Sr., Chattanooga LB Shaheed Salmon, Samford OL Tyler Davis, Jr., The Citadel OL Alex Rios, Sr., ETSU DB Kailik Williams, The Citadel OL Matthew Schmidt, Sr., Furman OL Caleb Yates, Sr., Mercer OL Thomas Marchman, Sr., Mercer OL Malcolm White, So., Chattanooga Third team OL Josh Cardiello, Sr., Chattanooga OL Nathan Dalton, R-Jr., Western Carolina QB Devlin Hodges, Samford OL Roo Daniels, Sr., Woff ord OL Ross Demmel, Jr., Woff ord DB Omari Williams, Samford TE Sam Walker, R-Jr., Mercer TE Chandler Gouger, Sr., Woff ord LB Dale Warren, Chattanooga WR Kelvin McKnight, Jr., Samford WR Marquise Irvin, Jr., Mercer WR Terryon Robinson, R-Sr., Western Carolina WR James Stovall, Sr., Chattanooga SOCON PLAYERS OF THE WEEK First Team Defense Second Team Defense DL Ahmad Gooden, R-Jr., Samford DL Ken Allen, Jr., The Citadel Off ensive DL Isaiah Mack, Jr., Chattanooga DL Jonathan King, Sr., The Citadel Sept. 4 ....................Tyrie Adams, R-So., QB, WCU DL Miles Brown, Jr., Woff ord DL Jaylan Reid, R-Jr., Furman Sept. 11 .............Detrez Newsome, Sr., RB, WCU DL Tyler Vaughn, Sr., Woff ord DL Isaiah Buehler, R-Jr., Mercer Sept. 18 ................ Dominique Allen, Sr., QB, CIT LB Shaheed Salmon, Sr., Samford DL Taylor Reynolds, Sr., Chattanooga Sept. 25 .................Tyrie Adams, R-So., QB, WCU LB Dale Warren, Sr., Chattanooga LB Myles Pierce, Sr., The Citadel Oct. 2 ....................Devlin Hodges, R-Jr., QB, SAM LB Allan Cratsenberg, Sr., VMI LB Dylan Weigel, R-Jr., ETSU Oct. 9 .............................................................................. LB Datavious Wilson, So., Woff ord LB Ryan Francis, R-Sr., VMI Oct. 16 ........................................................................... DB Kailik Williams, Sr., The Citadel DB Aaquil Annoor, Jr., Furman Oct. 23 ........................................................................... DB Omari Williams, Sr., Samford DB Trevor Wright, Sr., Chattanooga Oct. 30 ........................................................................... DB Lucas Webb, Sr., Chattanooga DB Greg Sanders, Sr., VMI Nov. 6 ............................................................................. DB Devin Watson, Jr., Woff ord DB Keion Crossen, Sr., Western Carolina Nov. 13 ........................................................................... DB George Gbesee, So., Woff ord Nov. 20 ........................................................................... First Team Specialists PK Cole Fisher, Jr., Mercer Second Team Specialists Defensive P Ian Berryman, R-Jr., Western Carolina PK JJ Jerman, Jr., ETSU Sept. 4 .............................Malik Rivera, Sr., S, WOF RS Detrez Newsome, Sr., Western Carolina P Austin Barnard, R-Sr., Samford Sept. 11 .................... Devin Watson, Jr., CB, WOF RS Chandler Curtis, Sr., Mercer Sept.