2018 Game Notes Emporia State Hornets vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas Emporia State Ticket Prices Game #2 vs. Pittsburg State Emporia State Hornets (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) Reserved ..........................................................$20.00 vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) Adult GA ............................................................$15.00 Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7:00 p.m. • Jones Field at Welch Stadium (7,000) • Emporia, Kan. Junior/Senior GA (4-17/65+) ..........................$10.00 Series Record: PSU leads 60-34-2 Current Streak: PSU 1 win Family Pack ......................................................$36.00 Last Meeting: PSU 27, at ESU 10 (Oct. 21, 2017) ESU ticket info: 877-341-6378/tickets.emporia. edu Radio: KFFX-FM (104.9) Pregame 6:00 p.m. TV: None 2018 ESU SCHEDULE Internet (Audio): www.kvoe.com Internet (Video): themiaanetwork.com Aug. 30 at Northeastern State ........ W 34-7 Officials: Announced on Game Day SEPT. 6 PITTSBURG STATE ... 7:00 P.M. Up Next: at Neb.-Kearney • Saturday, Sept. 15 at 2:00 p.m. Sept. 15 at Neb.-Kearney .............2:00 p.m. Cope Stadium at Foster Field • Kearney, Neb. SEPT. 22 LINDENWOOD ............ 2:00 P.M. SUNFLOWER SHOWDOWN SCOUTING THE HORNETS Sept. 29 at Northwest Missouri ....1:30 p.m. Emporia State is 1-0 after a 34-7 road win at OCT. 6 FORT HAYS STATE ... 2:00 P.M. Emporia State plays host to Pittsburg State in Northeastern State. The Hornets lead the MIAA Oct. 13 at Central Missouri .........1:00 p.m. an early season match up with key MIAA and and are ranked #6 in the nation in rushing de- OCT. 20 MO. WESTERN ........... 2:00 P.M. NCAA Playoff implications. The winner of this fense after allowing just 14 yards on the ground Oct. 27 at Washburn ...................1:00 p.m. game has gone to the post season while the to the RiverHawks. Parker Bass is leading the NOV. 3 MO. SOUTHERN ......... 2:00 P.M. loser has missed out in each of the last four nation with 3.5 sacks after the first week of ac- Nov. 10 at Central Oklahoma ......2:00 p.m. years. This is the seventh most played active tion. Braxton Marstall is second in the MIAA in Thursday, Aug. 30 rivalry in NCAA Division II history. points responsible for with two passing and one Emporia State 34, at Northeastern State 7 rushing touchdown. at Fort Hays State 20, Central Mo. 16 LAST TIME OUT Washburn 27, at Lindenwood 14 Emporia State forced four turnovers and scored SCOUTING THE GORILLAS at Neb.-Kearney 45, Mo. Southern 0 14 points off them on their way to a 34-7 road Pittsburg State is 1-0 on the year after a 21-7 at Northwest Mo. 28, Mo. Western 6 opening win at Northeastern State on Thursday home win over Central Oklahoma. The Gorillas at Pittsburg State 21, Central Okla. 7 in Tahlequah, Okla. lead the MIAA and are ranked #5 in the nation Thursday, Sept. 6 after holding the Bronchos to just one of 14 on Northwest Mo. at Washburn ................ 6:00 p.m. Landon Nault had 88 yards on 19 carries with third down. Northeastern State at Central Mo. ..... 7:00 p.m. two touchdowns while Ricky VanWeezel added Neb.-Kearney at Central Okla. ........... 7:00 p.m. a career high 81 yards on 17 carries. Braxton THE SERIES Pittsburg State at Emporia State ......... 7:00 p.m. Marstall was 17 of 30 for 144 yards with two This will be the 97th meeting between the Fort Hays State at Mo. Western .......... 7:00 p.m. touchdowns passing and added 46 yards on schools, which makes it the seventh most Saturday, Sept. 8 nine carries with a touchdown on the ground. played active rivalry at the NCAA Division II Lindenwood at Mo. Southern .............. 6:00 p.m. Tyler Harris was the leading receiver with six level. Pitt State leads the all-time series 60-34- Saturday, Sept. 15 catches for 56 yards and two scores. 2, but the two have split the last six meetings. Mo. Western at Central Mo. ................ 1:00 p.m. Parker Bass led the Hornet defense with five Mo. Southern at Northwest Mo. ......... 1:30 p.m. tackles, all of them behind the line of scrim- LAST TIME OUT VS. PITTSBURG STATE Emporia State at Neb.-Kearney .......... 2:00 p.m. mage, including a career high 3.5 sacks for a In a game that took over 24 hours to complete, Washburn at Fort Hays State .............. 7:00 p.m. loss of 15 yards. He also forced and recovered Emporia State gave up 360 rushing yards as Central Okla. at Lindenwood .............. 7:00 p.m. Pittsburg State held the ball for 34:45 of time of Pittsburg State at Northeastern State . 7:00 p.m. a fumble. As a team Emporia State had six possession in a 27-10 Gorilla victory. Braxton MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION sacks and nine tackles for loss in the game. Marstall hit six straight passes, capped by a ESU: .............................................Don Weast Gary Woods and Jace McDown each had a four yard strike to Louis Dailey for a 7-0 lead [email protected] team high six tackles. with 10:13 left in the first quarter. The Gorillas ..................................... (620) 344-6190 (cell) scored 21 straight points to go up 21-7 with PSU ............................................. Dan Wilkes THE COACHES 11:38 left in the third quarter. A 43 yard field .................................... [email protected] Garin Higgins has a career record of 122-66 in ......................................(620) 249-5430 (cell) goal by Justin Marcha with 8:44 left in the his 17th season as a head coach. He is 71-57 quarter to cut the lead to 21-10. The Gorillas ESU Interview Policy in his 12th season at his alma mater and is Coach Higgins will be available to the media on went back up 14 with a 29 yard field goal before 62-33 since the start of the 2010 season. He is game day after his post-game radio show with lightening halted the game at 4:21 p.m. with tied with Larry Kramer for the second most wins KFFX-FM. Requested players will be available fol- 10:08 remaining. When the game resumed on lowing the game outside the Emporia State locker- in Emporia State history. He led the Hornets to Sunday, Pitt State hit to a field goal to make it room. Please give a list of requested players to Don the NCAA Playoffs in three of the last five years 27-10 with 7:37 left in the contest. Marstall was Weast. Coach Higgins and selected players will be with a national semifinal appearance in 2015. the leading rusher for the Hornets with 79 yards available at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 3 He had a 51-9 career record as the head coach on 15 carries while he went 17 of 28 through this week due to the Thursday night game. Please at Northwestern Oklahoma, including two trips the air for 128 yards and a touchdown. Justin contact Emporia State Athletic Media Relations to the national championship game. Higgins Brown caught nine passes for 110 yards. Gabe to arrange additional interviews with players and was a quarterback for Emporia State from Cleveland had 11 tackles and two interceptions. coach Higgins. 1987-90 and was on the 1989 national runners- UP NEXT Twitter: @ESUSports up team. He is 3-6 against Pittsburg State. Instagram: emporiastatesports The Hornets play their first Saturday game Tim Beck is 71-27 in his eighth year at Pittsburg when they travel to Neb.-Kearney. Kick-off on Facebook: EmporiaStateAthletics State. He is 3-3 against Emporia State. YouTube: ESUAthletics Sept. 15 is set for 2:00 p.m. at Cope Stadium. Emporia State Hornets vs. Pittsburg State Gorillas ESU Home Opener Page 2 THE HORNETS IN 2018 WHEN: KNOW THE FOE Gaining more rushing net yards ................1-0 The Hornets and Gorillas meet up in the seventh most played active rivalry in NCAA Division Opponents gain more rushing net yards ...0-0 II. Once a branch school of Kansas State Teachers College, Pittsburg State leads the all-time Rushing yards are equal ...........................0-0 series 60-34-2, however Emporia State has won two of the last three contests. Since the start Gaining more passing yards .....................0-0 of the 2012 season Emporia State has gone 52-16 with a trip to the national quarterfinals, three Opponents gain more passing yards ........1-0 playoff appearances and a bowl game win while Pittsburg State is 50-20 with one playoff trip Gaining more total offensive yards ............1-0 and two bowl game wins. Opp. gain more total offensive yards ........0-0 Gaining more first downs or equal ............1-0 PLAYOFF HISTORY Opponents gain more first downs .............0-0 The Hornets are 3-4 in their seven NCAA playoff games over four trips to the Division II playoffs Throwing more completions ......................0-0 and have won three of their last five playoff games. Emporia State, Northwest Missouri, and Opponents throw more completions .........1-0 Pittsburg State are the only MIAA teams to have won playoff games in back to back years. Completions are equal ..............................0-0 Turning the ball over more ........................0-0 BEST IN THE STATE Opponents turn the ball over more ...........1-0 Emporia State was named the Best College Football Team in the state of Kansas over the Turnovers are equal ..................................0-0 period of 2012-16 by HeroSports. The survey took winning percentage, playoff appearances, Accumulating more penalty yards .............1-0 conference championships, bowl games and national player and coach of the year awards.