Statesmen Football | 2018 Official Game Notes
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GAME EIGHT: SHORTER OCTOBER 25, 2018 | CLEVELAND, MISS. | PARKER FIELD-MCCOOL STADIUM STATESMEN FOOTBALL STATESMEN FOOTBALL | 2018 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2000 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | SEVEN GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | FOUR NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | NINE NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES GAME SHORTER UNIVERSITY STATESMEN HAWKS October 25, 2018 • 6:04 p.m. 8 Cleveland, Miss. | Parker Field-McCool Stadium 0-7 0-5 GAME EIGHT 0-8 0-6 OVERALL GSC OVERALL GSC ›› GAME DAY INFORMATION SHORTER Location Cleveland, Miss. NR AT NR Kickoff 6:04 p.m. AFCA TOP 25 DELTA STATE AFCA TOP 25 Site Parker Field-McCool Stadium Capacity 8,000 TODD COOLEY OCTOBER 25, 2018 | 6:04 PM ZACH MORRISON Surface Artificial Turf HEAD COACH PARKER FIELD-McCOOL STADIUM HEAD COACH CLEVELAND, MISSISSIPPI 35-27 6TH 0-8 1ST ›› INSIDE THE SERIES OVERALL SEASON OVERALL SEASON Meeting 6th Series Record: Delta State leads 5-1 In Cleveland, Miss. Statesmen lead 2-0 In Rome, Ga. Statesmen lead 3-1 Last Meeting Sept. 23, 2017 | Rome, Ga. FOUR DOWNS: STATESMEN & HAWKS TO BATTLE IN GSC-TV GAME OF THE WEEK Result W, 54-20 R SOMETHING HAS GOT TO GIVE: Delta State University will look to end its winless streak on Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018, as the Statesmen (0-7, 0-5 GSC) host the Hawks (0-8, 0-6 GSC) of Shorter University in the Florida Space Coast GSC-TV Game of the Week on ESPN3. ›› GET SOCIAL! Kickoff is set for 6:04 p.m. at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. The Hawks have lost 36 straight games, a streak that began with a 38-17 loss to Official Twitter Account @DSUStatesmen the Statesmen on Oct. 10, 2015 at Barron Stadium in Rome, Ga., including a 37-24 defeat last week to Mississippi College. Don Russell and Rick Football Twitter Account @DeltaStateFB Rhoades will have the call for the GSC. Rhoades is a familiar face to the #DSUFamily, as the former DSU head coach returns to the GSC-TV Live Instagram Account @DSUAthletics production for another year as color analyst. Rhoades led the Statesmen to a 38-20 record from 2002-2006, including a run to the NCAA DII Facebook Account Facebook.com/DSUStatesmen National Semifinals in 2006. Hashtags #DSUFamily | #UnitedinGreen | #DSUvsSU R INSIDE THE SERIES: Thursday's match-up is the sixth meeting between the schools on the gridiron and the third at Parker Field-McCool Sta- ›› ON THE AIR dium. The Statesmen lead the series 5-1, including a 2-0 mark in Cleveland. DSU defeated Shorter, 54-20, on Sept. 23, 2017 in the last meeting Radio Statesmen Sports Network between the schools. Breck Ruddick threw for 272 yards and three touchdowns, while Chris Robinson rushed for 118 yards and a pair of scores Online (iOS | Android) GoStatesmen.com to lead the Statesmen to victory. In their last trip to Cleveland, the Hawks fell, 47-7. on Sept. 24, 2016. Flagship Station WMJW 107.5 FM Play-by-Play Matt Jones R ON THE BIG SCREEN: Delta State will appear in its final game this season on ESPN3 in the GSC-TV Game of the Week, presented by Florida's Analyst Philip Tang Space Coast, this Thursday, Oct. 25 versus Shorter University. The Statesmen fell to Florida Tech (30-12) and West Alabama (17-14) in their first Sideline Reporter Lane Quinton two appearances on ESPN3 this year. The Statesmen are 22-13 all-time in televised contests, including a 11-6 mark under coach Todd Cooley. ›› WHO’S NEXT? R SHEGOG LEADING ALL FRESHMAN QBS IN GSC: Patrick Shegog, a 5-foot-11 freshman from Batesville, Miss., continues to grow into his role as Delta State's starting quarterback. After setting career-highs for completions (23), attempts (44) and passing yards (295) versus North Opponent University of West Georgia Greenville, the former South Panola High star has shown improvement each week. Shegog completed 16-of-26 passes for 219 yards and a pair Location Ra-Lin Field @ University Stadium | Carrolltoin, Ga. of touchdowns versus No. 11 West Florida, and followed up that outing by completing 17-of-23 passes for 162 yards and touchdown at No. 10 Date | Time Nov. 3, 2018 | 1 p.m. CT Valdosta State. On the road at West Alabama, Shegog completed 20-of-40 passes for 208 yards. He has completed 112-of-205 passes for 1,155 yards with four touchdowns and eight interceptions. The speedy signal-caller is also lethal with his feet, rushing for 280 yards on 97 carries with three touchdowns. SCHEDULE & RESULTS @ TARLETON STATE GRAND VALLEY STATE @ FLORIDA TECH NORTH GREENVILLE WEST FLORIDA @ VALDOSTA STATE @ WEST ALABAMA SHORTER @ WEST GEORGIA MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE AUG. 30 | 7 PM SEPT. 8 | 6 PM SEPT. 15 | 6 PM SEPT. 22 | 6 PM SEPT.29 | 6 PM OCT. 6 | 12 PM OCT. 13 | 2 PM OCT. 25 | 6 PM NOV. 3 | 2 PM NOV. 10 | 2 PM L, 44-13 L, 21-10 L, 30-12 L, 33-20 L, 30-21 L, 59-28 L, 17-14 GSC-TV HOMECOMING GOSTATESMEN.COM | @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | @COACHTODDCOOLEY | #DSUFAMILY 1 GAME EIGHT: SHORTER STATESMEN FOOTBALL OCTOBER 25, 2018 | CLEVELAND, MISS. | PARKER FIELD-MCCOOL STADIUM DELTA STATE FAST FACTS COACHING STAFF Name of School Delta State University Head Coach Todd Cooley City/Zip Cleveland, MS 38733 Alma Mater/Year Arkansas Tech/1999 Founded 1924 Record at DSU/Years 35-27/6th Enrollment 3,832 Career Collegiate Record 35-27/6th Nickname Statesmen NCAA Playoff Record 1-2 School Colors Forest Green & White NCAA Playoff Appearances Two | 2014, 2017 Affiliation NCAA Division II Football Office Phone (662) 846-4300 Conference Gulf South Best Time To Reach Mornings (9-11 a.m.) President William N. LaForge (Delta State, 1970) Athletic Director Ronnie Mayers (Delta State, 1972) ASSISTANT COACHES Joel Williams (Mississippi College, 1981) Offensive Coordinator STADIUM INFORMATION Jerry Partridge (Missouri Western State, 1985) Defensive Coordinator Home Field Parker Field at McCool Stadium Kelvin Green (Clemson, 2009) Defensive Line Capacity 8,000 Jonathan Fletcher (Knox, 2011) Running Backs/STC Surface Hellas Artificial Turf Tyler Hasty (Guilford, 2011) Wide Receivers Record at Parker Field-McCool Stadium 152-89-8 Jesse Thompson (Oklahoma Panhandle State, 2014) Secondary NCAA Playoff Record at Parker-McCool 8-3 Sterling Griffin (Louisiana Tech, 2018) Receivers | GA Nick Franey (Central Methodist, 2017) Offensive Line | GA HISTORY Cason Bicknell (Southern Miss., 2013) DFO/Safeties | GA First Year of Football 1926 Karl Balls (Delta State, 1987) Defensive Line | Volunteer All-Time Record 468-395-23 GSC Championships Seven/1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 ATHLETIC TRAINING NCAA National Championships One/2000 Abby Havard, ATC/LAT Assistant AD for Sports Medicine No. of Years in NCAA Tournament Ninth Roger Tollison, ATC Assistant NCAA Postseason Record 15-8 All-Time Bowl/Post-Season Record 17-8 EXTERNAL RELATIONS | ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Last Post-Season Appearance 2017 Delta State University’s Office of External Relations provides a full service public relations shop to Finish 1-1/L, 27-20 vs. West Alabama | NCAA 2nd Round members of the media. Game day services include credentials, statistics, photography, video clips (where available), and post-game access to coaches and student-athletes. The Office of Athletic Communications TEAM INFORMATION is located on the second floor of Chadwick-Dickson Fieldhouse adjacent to Parker Field-McCool Stadium. 2017 Final Record 9-4 Gulf South Conference 5-3 | Tied for 2nd Final National Ranking Not Ranked Basic Offense Spread Multiple Basic Defense 3-4 Starters Returning/Lost 9/16 Offense 6/5 Defense 7/4 MATT JONES FRED SINGTON J.T. WEBB Specialty 3/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost 47/49 Football Contact .......................................................................................................................Matt Jones Offense 19/16 E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 719-9160 Defense 27/11 Secondary Contact .....................................................................................................................J.T. Webb Specialty 3/2 E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 719-9167 Statistics/Credentials ..........................................................................................................Fred Sington PRINTING PARTNER: THE IMAGE SPECIALIST E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 588-6232 Delta State University Athletics would like to thank their official printing partner, The Image Specialist! For nore information on The Image Specialist, please visit SouthernDuplicating.com today. ONLINE: GOSTATESMEN.COM GoStatesmen.com offers complete coverage of Delta State football each week online with a live in-game blog and live stats provided through SideArm Sports. GoStatesmen.com is also optimized for all devices. WEEKLY SCHEDULE MONDAY | 22 TUESDAY | 23 WEDNESDAY | 24 THURSDAY | 25 FRIDAY | 26 SATURDAY | 27 SUNDAY | 28 • Practice | 7:30 p.m. • Press @ 11:30 a.m. • Practice 3:15 p.m. 6 p.m. | Shorter • Players Off • Players Off • Practice @ 5:15 p.m. 6 pm | Statesman Nation • Practice @ 3:15 p.m. GSC-TV/ESPN3 GOSTATESMEN.COM | @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | @COACHTODDCOOLEY | #DSUFAMILY 2 GAME EIGHT: SHORTER OCTOBER 25, 2018 | CLEVELAND, MISS. | PARKER FIELD-MCCOOL STADIUM STATESMEN FOOTBALL GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE STANDINGS AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION SCHOOL CONF CPCT. OVERALL PCT. HOME AWAY NEUTRAL STREAK TOP 25 POLL | OCT. 22, 2018 Valdosta State 6-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 4-0 3-0 1-0 W8 # SCHOOL (1ST VOTES) W-L PTS. PREV. 1. Minnesota St. (30) 8-0 821 1 West Georgia 5-0 1.000 8-0 1.000 5-0 3-0 0-0 W8 2. Ferris St. (Mich.) (3) 8-0 768 2 Florida Tech 3-2 0.600 6-2 0.750 3-1 3-1 0-0 W1 3. West Georgia 8-0 755 3 West Florida 3-2 0.600 5-3 0.625 2-2 3-1 0-0 L2 4. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 8-0 678 4 North Greenville 3-2 0.600 4-3 0.571 2-1 2-2 0-0 L1 5.