EAST TENNESSEE STATE 2003 BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME #10 EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEERS (3-6, 0-5 SOCON) AT NO. 5 WOFFORD TERRIERS (8-1, 6-0 SOCON) SATURDAY, NOV. 8, 2003 • 1:30 P.M. EST • GIBBS STADIUM (13,000) • SPARTANBURG, S.C.

ETSU-Wofford Notes: This will be the 24th meeting between the Bucs and Terriers, with ETSU SCHEDULE AND RESULTS holding a 13-10 advantage in the series ... Wofford has won four straight in the series, including a 39-10 victory last season from Memorial Center ... This will be the final game in a brutal three- EAST TENNESSEE STATE (3-6, 0-5 SOCON) game stretch for the Bucs, having fallen to No. 18 Furman 30-10 on Oct. 25 and Georgia Southern, 34-22 last Saturday ... The Terriers have won eight-consecutive games after falling to Date Opponent Time/Score Air Force in the season opener ... Wofford has clinched at least a share of the Southern Confer- A 28 at Eastern Michigan L, 28-21 ence Championship, and can clinch the outright championship and a automatic playoff spot with S 4 CONCORD COLLEGE W, 44-0 a victory over the Bucs ... Wofford leads the conference in scoring offense (30.4 ppg) and is S 11 at UT-Martin W, 14-7 (OT) second in scoring defense (15.1 ppg) ... ETSU has dropped 11 consecutive S 20 at Elon* L, 14-0 games, eight straight on the road ... The Bucs are led on offense by senior tailback Gaven S 27 WESTERN CAROLINA* L, 28-21 Varner, senior slotback Andrew Nuckolls and sophomore wideout Brian Matthews and a trio O 4 at Appalachian St.* (TFN) L, 21-7 of redshirt freshman quarterbacks Scott Butler, Carl Meadows and Michael George ... Mead- O 18 LIBERTY (HC) W, 33-23 ows is a classic drop-back passer, while Butler and George add another dimension to the Bucca- O 25 at Furman* L, 30-10 neer offense, with the ability to throw the ball as well a s run ... Varner has been a workhorse at N 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* L, 34-22 tailback, carrying the ball 206 times through the first nine games for 849 yards and five touch- N 8 at Wofford* 1:30 p.m. downs ... Nuckolls leads the squad with 20 receptions, 252 receiving yards and four N 15 CHATTANOOGA* 1 p.m. ... He also is second on the team in rushing, with 134 yards rushing on just 15 carries ... N 22 THE CITADEL* 1 p.m. Matthews has two receiving TD’s and also has 15 catches for 185 yards ... On the defensive side of the ball, redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen leads the team with 100 tackles, senior linebacker Matt Palmer is second with 73 while senior nose tackle Brandon Calton ranks third WOFFORD (8-1, 6-0 SOCON) with 57 ... Junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh is just behind Calton, sitting in fourth with 56 ... Calton and Palmer are tied for the team lead with 3.5 sacks, while senior defensive end Travis Date Opponent Time/Score Williams has 2.5 ... Calton also has 11 tackles for a loss, two forced and a blocked extra A 30 at Air Force L, 49-0 point ... Palmer leads the Southern Conference with 18.5 tackles for a loss after recording five S 6 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE W, 35-13 against Furman on Oct. 25 ... Special teams has also been a bright spot for the Bucs so far this S 20 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* W, 20-14 season, with junior kicker Jonathan Godfrey hitting field goals of 47, 48 and 51 yards and S 27 CATAWBA W, 28-3 senior punter Aaron Bass accumulating a 43.0-yard average on 56 punts. O 4 at Chattanooga* W, 42-14 O 11 ELON* W, 45-7 The Last Time Out O 18 at Western Carolina* W, 38-6 JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 1, 2003) – Georgia Southern scored 10 unanswered points in the O 25 APPALACHIAN STATE* W, 24-14 third quarter then withstood a furious rally late in the game by East Tennessee State, holding on N 1 at The Citadel* W, 42-16 to defeat the Bucs 34-22 Saturday afternoon in Southern Conference football action from N 8 EAST TENNESSEE ST.* 1:30 p.m. Memorial Center in Johnson City, Tenn. ... The Georgia Southern defense was dominant, forcing N 15 at Furman* 2 p.m. turnovers on each of ETSU’s first two possessions that led to a 10-0 Eagle lead midway through the first quarter ... On the opening drive of the game, GSU linebacker David Willingham inter- Home games in CAPS cepted ETSU starting quarterback Scott Butler leading to a field goal, while cornerback Terence *-Conference game McBride picked off a Butler pass deep in Eagle territory and returned it 91 yards for a touch- TFN-The Football Network Broadcast down ... The Bucs got back in the game on their next possession, as they cut the GSU lead to 10- 7 after a six-yard run by senior tailback Gaven Varner ... The scoring drive was led by redshirt freshman quarterback Michael George who sparked the ETSU offense as he saw the MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS first game action of his collegiate career ... The Buccaneer defense held Georgia Southern on their next possession, forcing a punt ... Junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh blocked the punt, EAST T ENNESSEE ST...... Matthew Snellings giving the Bucs the ball on the 35-yard line of the Eagles ... It was the first of three blocked punts Phone: ...... (423) 439-5263 of the game for Sensabaugh, tying a NCAA Division I-AA record set by Ben Duhon of McNeese Fax: ...... (423) 439-6138 State in 1998 and by Brandon Tinson of Colgate during the 2000 season ... The Bucs capitalized e-mail: ...... [email protected] on the favorable field position, as junior kicker Jonathan Godfrey nailed a 47-yard field goal to tie the score, 10-10, with 12:36 remaining in the first half ... The score did not stay tied for long, WOFFORD ...... Mark Cohen as Eagle star fullback Jermaine Austin dashed for a 78-yard touchdown on the second play of the Phone: ...... (864) 597-4093 next drive to give GSU a 17-10 advantage ... Georgia Southern nearly scored again near the end Fax: ...... (864) 597-4129 of the first half, but senior safety Montreal Harkley drilled Eagle wide receiver Teddy Craft e-mail: ...... [email protected] after a reception at the Buccaneer 12, forcing a that was recovered by senior line- backer Matt Palmer and returned 29 yards ... Georgia Southern began the second half just like

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 1 MEDIA INFORMATION A QUICK LOOK AT THIS AFTERNOON’S MATCHUP Teams ETSU Athletic Media Relations East Tennessee State ...... 3-6, 0-5 Southern Conference East Tennessee State’s athletic media relations office is Wofford ...... 8-1, 6-0 Southern Conference available to assist members of the media with their ques- tions and requests about Buccaneer football. Contact Coaches Assiatant Director of Athletic Media Relations Matthew East Tennessee State Snellings with any questions about the Bucs. Paul Hamilton (Appalachian State, ‘81) 7th Year at ETSU ...... 36-40 (.473) Overall Record ...... 36-40 (.473) Matthew Snellings, Asst. SID ...... (423) 439-5263 (W) Wofford (Football Contact) ...... (423) 232-0466 (H) Mike Ayers (Georgetown-Ky., ‘81) Michael White, SID ...... (423) 439-4220 (W) 16th season at Wofford ...... 98-76-1 (.563) Luke LeNoble, Intern ...... (423) 439-5612 (W) Overall Record ...... 109-97-2 (.529) Lisa Otradovec, Intern ...... (423) 439-8212 (W) Media Relations Fax ...... (423) 439-6138 Series Record: Wofford leads 13-10. 1957 N/A L 18-13 1986 H W 52-3 1958 N/A W 24-20 1987 A W 10-6 1959 N/A W 18-8 1988 H W 21-7 East Tennessee State on the Internet 1960 N/A L 21-13 1990 H L 64-46 Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, in- 1961 N/A L 33-26 1997 A W 31-28 cluding updated statistics, on the athletic department 1962 N/A W 29-14 1998 H W 45-24 website: www.etsubucs.com. Live game audio will also be 1963 A W 32-20 1999 A L 38-14 available on the website for the 2003 season. 1964 N/A W 14-0 2000 H L 35-31 1965 N/A W 20-6 2001 A L 24-3 Tune In To The Buccaneers 1966 H W 42-6 2002 H L 39-10 1980 H L 16-9 Buccaneer fans can follow ETSU football with Jay Sandos 1981 A W 34-8 calling the play-by-play on WJCW (AM 910-Johnson City), 1982 H L 34-20 which serves as the Buccaneer flagship station. Former Buccaneer quarterback Matt Wilhjelm provides the color ETSU’s Record Southern Conference games (since 1979) ...... 66-111 commentary. Other members of the Bucs’ radio network Southern Conference road games (since 1979) ...... 28-61 include: All road games (since 1979) ...... 39-101 WKIN-AM (1320 Kingsport, Tenn.) Southern Conference games under Hamilton ...... 22-31 WCSK-FM (90.3 Kingsport, Tenn.) Southern Conference road games under Hamilton ...... 9-18 WRGS-AM (1370 Rogersville, Tenn.) All road games under Hamilton ...... 13-26 WSWV-AM and FM (1570 and 105.5 in Pennington Gap, Va.) WNRG-AM (940 in Grundy, Va.) they did the first, running the football and capitalizing on a Buccaneer turnover to WMJD-FM (97.7 in Grundy, Va.) score 10 quick points ... Austin scored his second touchdown of the afternoon with 8:42 WCRR-AM (660 in Rural Retreat, Va.) remaining in the third quarter on a drive that consisted of 13 plays, 12 of those running plays ... On the following Buccaneer drive, Eagle linebacker Jason Earwood recovered SoCon Teleconference a fumble by George, giving GSU possession on the ETSU 16 ... The Buccaneer defense did Coach Hamilton will participate in the Southern Confer- a good job on the ensuing drive, holding Georgia Southern to a 26-yard field goal by Sean ence teleconference every Tuesday morning beginning at Holland, running the score to 27-10 in favor of the Eagles ... The Eagles ran their lead to 10:00 a.m. during the football season; media members can 34-10 on an 11-play drive that chewed up five minutes on the clock ... The drive join in by calling toll free 1-866-375-5101. The schedule is: 10:00-10:07 Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. culminated with a one-yard touchdown run by quarterback Chaz Williams ... ETSU cut 10:07-10:14 Ellis Johnson, The Citadel the lead to 34-16 on Sensabaugh’s second blocked punt of the evening, as it was 10:14-10:21 Paul Hamilton, East Tennessee St. scooped up by sophomore wideout James Rainer and taken 14 yards into the endzone 10:21-10:28 Al Seagraves, Elon ... The two-point conversion failed ... After Sensabaugh’s third blocked punt gave the 10:28-10:35 Bobby Lamb, Furman Bucs possession at the GSU 44, George hooked up with sophomore wide receiver Frank 10:35-10:42 Mike Sewak, Georgia Southern Green on a 36-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-10 ... The two-point conversion 10:42-10:49 Rodney Allison, Chattanooga failed, making the final score 34-22 ... In the battle between the SoCon’s two leading 10:49-10:56 Kent Briggs, Western Carolina rushers, ETSU’s Varner ran for 150 yards on 29 carries while GSU’s Austin had 128 yards 10:56-11:03 Mike Ayers, Wofford on just 14 carries ... Williams also ran for 86 yards on 19 carries for the Eagles ... Weekly Press Conference George was just 4-of-13 passing for 51 yards for ETSU, but he also did damage with his Every Tuesday (Mondays on 8/25 and 9/8) of a game week legs, running for 42 yards on seven carries. Williams was 2-of-3 in the air for Georgia during the 2003 football season, Coach Hamilton will host a Southern, for 21 yards ... Green and senior fullback Nick Spearman each caught two media luncheon from 12:30 -1:30 p.m. in the Memorial passes for the Bucs, while Teddy Craft and Kevin Davis hauled in one pass each for the Center’s Ward Room. Coach Hamilton and two Buc players Eagles ... ETSU senior linebacker Tate Pittman and junior ‘backer Scott Brumett each (if available) will be taking questions from the media. had a game-high 13 tackles ... Redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen and senior defensive tackle Brandon Calton also each had double-digit tackles, with 12 and 10, Interviews respectively. Interviews with Coach Hamilton, his staff and players must be coordinated through Matthew Snellings of the Athletic Media Relations Office at 423-439-5263. Players of the Week After tying an NCAA Division I-AA record with three blocked punts last Saturday against TEAMLINE Georgia Southern, junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh was named a I-AA.org weekly All- Buccaneer games can also be heard over a telephone line Star ... Sensabaugh is the second Buccaneer to earn national honors this season, as via TEAMLINE. Interested fans or media should call 1-800- after his two returns for touchdowns against Liberty on Oct. 18, senior 846-4700 and enter 1720 as the team code. cornerback Tony Tiller earned several honors ... Tiller won Southern Conference De-

2 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2003 SOCON STANDINGS fensive Player of the Week, CollegeSportsReport.com’s Division I-AA Performer of the Week, I-AA Defensive Player of the Week from The Sports Network and Don Hansen’s SoCon Pct. Ov. Pct. Football Gazette and was a I-AA.org All-Star ... Only one other ETSU player has won a #5 Wofford 6-0 1.000 8-1 .889 national player of the week honor, as former safety Adam Walton earned Defensive Appalachian St. 4-2 .667 5-4 .556 Player of the Week from Don Hansen’s Football Gazette in 1996 ... Several Bucs have The Citadel 4-2 .667 5-4 .556 won SoCon Player of the Week accolades this season ... After a dominant performance #18 Furman 3-2 .600 5-3 .625 Georgia Southern 3-3 .500 5-4 .556 against Western Carolina on Sept. 27, redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen was W. Carolina 3-4 .429 4-6 .400 named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week ... Cullen tallied 20 tackles on the Chattanooga 2-3 .400 2-7 .222 afternoon, just two shy of an ETSU record ... Redshirt freshman Carl Meadows earned Elon 1-5 .167 2-8 .200 freshman of the week honors following Buccaneer wins over Tennessee-Martin and Con- East Tennessee St. 0-5 .000 3-6 .333 cord ... The Bucs swept the weekly SoCon awards after the win over UTM, as junior

LAST WEEK’S SOCON GAMES cornerback Allen Davis won defensive player of the week and senior tailback Gaven Appalachian State 47, Chattanooga 7* Varner earned offensive honors. Wofford 42, The Citadel 16* Georgia Southern 34, East Tennessee State 22* Chasing History Western Carolina 26, Elon 3* ETSU senior linebacker Matt Palmer is within just 2.5 tackles for a loss of setting a new THIS WEEK’S SOCON GAMES ETSU record ... Three time All-Southern Conference defensive end James Russell set the Sat., Nov. 8 mark with 21 TFL’s in 1994 and All-SoCon linebacker Derek Fudge tied him in 1996 ... Furman at Georgia Southern (CSTV), 1 p.m.* Former Appalachian State defensive lineman and current ASU color commentator Avery East Tennessee State at Wofford, 1:30 p.m* Appalachian State at Elon, 2 p.m.* Hall holds the SoCon record with 35 in 1992 ... Palmer had a season-high five TFL’s The Citadel at Chattanooga, 6 p.m.* against Furman last Saturday afternoon.

* - Southern Conference Games On the Road all times Eastern This will be ETSU’s sixth and final road game of the season ... The Bucs have gone 1-4 in their previous five road contests ... ETSU has fallen to Division I-A Eastern Michigan in the season opener on Aug. 28, defeated Tennessee-Martin on Sept. 11, falling to Elon in the SoCon opener on Sept. 20, and since fallen to Appalachian State on Oct. 4 and to Furman on Oct. 25 ... The Bucs are 39-101 in all road games since joining the Southern ETSU IN THE SOCON RANKINGS Conference in 1979 and 13-26 in road games under head coach Paul Hamilton ... The Team Scoring Offense: 7th (19.1) Bucs are 28-61 in Southern Conference road games since joining the conference in 1979 Scoring Defense: 3rd (20.6) and 9-18 in such games during Hamilton’s tenure .. The Bucs have lost their last six Total Offense: 8th (238.2) Southern Conference road games. Total Defense: 4th (327.0) Rushing Offense: 7th (128.4) Against the Terriers Rushing Defense: 7th (170.4) This will be the 24th meeting between the Bucs and Terriers, with ETSU holding a 13-10 Passing Offense: 6th (109.8) Pass Efficiency: 8th (89.1) advantage ... The Bucs are 7-6 against Wofford at home in Memorial Center and 6-4 in Passing Defense: 3rd (156.6) Spartanburg, S.C. ... The series began with Wofford winning the first matchup in 1957, Pass Efficiency Defense: 6th (118.8) but ETSU then won seven of the last nine from ‘58 to ‘66 ... A five game winning streak Kickoff Returns: 3rd (21.9) by the Bucs from 1962 to ‘66 is the longest of the series, but is in danger as Wofford Punt Returns: 1st (10.3) currently has won four straight games against ETSU. Turnover Margin: 2nd (+7) Net Punting: 5th (34.4) The Last Time Against Wofford Individuals JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 9, 2002) – Junior running back J.R. McNair rushed for a Rushing: 2nd, Gaven Varner (94.3) career-high 143 yards and the 15th-ranked Wofford Terriers compiled a season-high 488 Passing: 6th, Carl Meadows (111.6) yards on the ground in a 39-10 victory over Southern Conference rival East Tennessee Pass efficiency: 9th, Carl Meadows (94.8) State Saturday night at Memorial Center ... With the win, Wofford head coach Mike Total Offense: 8th, Carl Meadows (104.6) Ayers picked up his 100th career victory and the Terriers set school records for wins in 9th, Gaven Varner (94.3) All Purpose Yards: 4th, Gaven Varner (101.9) their eight years at the Division I-AA level and their six seasons in the SoCon ... While the Kick Returns: 4th, James Rainer (25.4) Buccaneers are now assured of only their second losing season in the last seven years, Punt Returns: 2nd, Allen Davis (9.1) the Terriers could wrap up their first Southern Conference championship with a home Punting: 2nd, Aaron Bass (43.0) victory over Furman next week in Spartanburg, S.C. ... Wofford opened the scoring in Scoring (Kick): 4th, Jonathan Godfrey (4.4 ppg) the first quarter thanks to a 30-yard scoring run by McNair with 6:08 left in the first Tackles: 1st, Mike Cullen (11.1 pg) period. On that drive, McNair provided the most critical run with a 28-yard jaunt that 8th, Matt Palmer (8.1 pg) Sacks: T-5th, Matt Palmer (3.5) took the ball to the Buccaneers’ 41-yard line ... With the Terriers’ rolling up big offen- T-5th, Brandon Calton (3.5) sive numbers on the ground, quarterback Jeff Zolman did not need to go to the air often, Fumbles Forced: T-4th, Brandon Calton (2) completing both of the two passes he attempted in the game ... But one of those two T-4th, Mike Cullen (2) passes proved costly for the Buccaneers, as Zolman connected with tight end Tommy : T-1st, Tony Tiller (4) Chandler on a 20-yard scoring pass with 13 minutes left in the first half. Todd Rhoden’s T-10th, Allen Davis (2) T-10th, Montreal Harkley (2) extra-point kick failed, and Wofford led 13-0 ... The Bucs’ defensive unit was able to get Tackles for Loss: 1st, Matt Palmer (18.5) ETSU back into the game with 10:20 left in the first half when strong safety Gerald 6th, Brandon Calton (11.0) Sensabaugh scooped up a Zolman fumble and raced 20 yards for the touchdown ... The score by the ETSU defense was its second in as many games ... Wofford did not allow the ETSU hopes to last long, as Zolman made amends for his earlier error and scored on a 31- yard run just over two minutes after his fumble ... Then, after holding the Bucs’ offense

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 3 on three-straight downs, the Terriers took over at the ETSU 41-yard line and needed just five PRESEASON SOCON PICKS plays to score on a 15-yard Jesse McCoy run at the 3:45 mark of the first half ... Trailing 26-7 in the second half, the Bucs pulled to within 26-10 thanks to a Wofford fumble and a season-long 42- 2002 SOCON COACHES PRESEASON POLL yard field goal by ETSU’s Braye Walters ... However, the Terriers put the game out of reach in the Team (First Place Votes) Points fourth quarter thanks to a 9-yard scoring run by Zolman and a 32-yard touchdown run by Gabriel 1. Georgia Southern (8) 64 Jackson ... The Buccaneers’ offense – which has not scored a touchdown in 13-straight quarters 2. Appalachian State (1) 52 – was led by senior quarterback Jatavis Sanders’ 14-of-21 passing for 76 yards ... Punter Aaron Furman 52 Bass put in a strong performance, punting nine times for an average of 48.6 yards. On defense, 4. Western Carolina 42 linebacker Scott Brumett put together an impressive performance with 18 tackles, eight of 5. Wofford 39 which were solo tackles. 6. The Citadel 26 7. Chattanooga 21 Carolina on My Mind 8. East Tennessee State 17 Wofford is the second opponent the Bucs will face this season from the state of South Carolina ... 9. Elon 11 If you include North Carolina, the Bucs will face a team from the Carolinas in six games this season ... The Bucs have dropped their first four games against opponents from the Carolinas, falling to Elon, 14-0, on Sept. 20, to Western Carolina, 28-21 on Sept. 27, to Appalachian State, 21-7 on 2002 SOCON MEDIA PRESEASON POLL Oct. 4 and to Furman, 30-10, on Oct. 25 ... ETSU was 3-6 against teams from the Carolinas last Team (First Place Votes) Points season and was 3-4 against those teams in 2001. 1. Georgia Southern (30) 293 2. Furman (2) 250 SIZING UP THE TEAMS 3. Appalachian State (1) 236 4. Wofford 170 Comparing the two-deeps 5. Western Carolina 168 Offense ETSU Wofford 6. The Citadel 150 Wide Receivers 6-1 190 6-0 187 7. East Tennessee State 81 Offensive Line 6-3 285 6-3 281 8. Chattanooga 76 Tight Ends 6-3 235 6-3 239 9. Elon 61 Quarterbacks 6-3 220 6-1 188 Running Backs 6-0 210 5-10 194 Defense Defensive Line 6-3 273 6-2 260 Linebackers 6-1 230 6-1 220 Defensive Backs 6-1 193 6-0 190 By Class Off. Def. Tot. Off. Def. Tot. Freshmen 4 3 7 2 1 3 Sophomores 8 3 11 7 7 14 Juniors 6 5 11 8 7 15 Seniors 4 11 15 5 7 12 BUCCANEER HEAD COACH PAUL HAMILTON NATIONAL I-AA POLLS

Year-By-Year Record ESPN/USA Today (Nov. 3) The Sports Network/CSTV (Nov. 3) Season School Overall SoCon 1. McNeese State (31) (7-1) 1,052 1. McNeese State (74) (7-1) 2,431 2. Delaware (6) (9-0) 1,016 2. Delaware (15) (9-0) 2,351 1997 ETSU 7-4 5-3 3. Southern Illinois (5) (9-0) 996 3. Southern Illinois (8) (9-0) 2,283 1998 ETSU 4-7 3-5 4. Massachusetts (8-1) 926 4. Massachusetts (8-1) 2,148 1999 ETSU 6-5 4-4 5. Wofford (1) (8-1) 906 5. Wofford (1) (8-1) 2,057 2000 ETSU 6-5 4-4 6. Northern Iowa (8-1) 854 6. Northern Iowa (1) (8-1) 1,961 2001 ETSU 6-5 4-4 7. Villanova (7-1) 814 7. Villanova (7-1) 1,868 2002 ETSU 4-8 2-6 8. Montana (7-2) 748 8. Montana (7-2) 1,698 2003 ETSU 3-4 0-4 9. Western Kentucky (6-3) 604 9. Pennsylvania (7-0) 1,464 Totals 36-40 (.473) 22-30 (.415) 10. Western Illinois (6-3) 601 10. Colgate (9-0) 1,463 11. Colgate (9-0) 600 11. Western Illinois (6-3) 1,374 Hamilton vs. 2003 Opponents 12. Pennsylvania (7-0) 596 12. Western Kentucky (6-3) 1,335 Opponent Record 13. Grambling (7-2) 579 13. Grambling (7-2) 1,321 Appalachian State 1-6 14. North Carolina A&T (8-1) 470 14. North Carolina A&T (8-1) 1,111 Chattanooga 3-3 15. Florida Atlantic (6-2) 436 15. Florida Atlantic (6-2) 1,031 Concord 1-0 16. Southern (8-1) 430 16. Southern (8-1) 959 The Citadel 3-3 17. Bethune Cookman (6-2) 377 17. Bethune Cookman (6-2) 897 Eastern Michigan 0-1 18. Furman (5-3) 295 18. Furman (5-3) 673 19. Northern Arizona (6-3) 255 19. Fordham (7-2) 595 Elon 2-1 20. Idaho St. (6-3) 221 20. Northern Arizona (6-3) 558 Furman 3-4 21. Fordham (7-2) 220 21. Northwestern St. (6-3) 499 Georgia Southern 1-6 22. Northwestern St. (6-3) 211 22. Idaho St. (6-3) 496 Liberty 3-0 23. Harvard (6-1) 138 23. Harvard (6-1) 332 Tennessee-Martin 1-0 24. Lehigh (6-2) 102 24. Lehigh (6-2) 302 Western Carolina 3-4 25. Hampton (6-2) 76 25. Hampton (6-2) 151 Wofford 2-4

4 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES THE LAST TIME ETSU ... O-Line Improvement With a young offensive line last season, the Bucs finished last in the Won a game in OT ...... 9/11/03, ETSU 14, UT-Martin 7 conference, giving up 41 sacks in 12 games ... But with more experience Lost a game in OT ...... 9/26/98, Western Carolina 31, ETSU 24 and a new offensive line coach, Rick Kaczenski, the Bucs have allowed Scored 40-49 points ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 Scored 50-59 points ...... 11/18/00, ETSU 55, Charleston So. 7 just 12 sacks (fourth in the conference) through nine games this season Scored 60+ points ...... 9/11/99, ETSU 61, West Va. Tech 0 ... Senior offensive tackle Jeff Pierce returned to the lineup against Allowed 40-49 points ...... 11/2/02, Ga. Southern 40, ETSU 7 Georgia Southern, and the Bucs did not allow a sack and turned in by far Allowed 50-59 points ...... 10/30/99, Ga. Southern 55, ETSU 6 their best rushing performance with 226 yards. Allowed 60+ points ...... 9/5/98, Miami 66, ETSU 7 Scored less than 10 points ... 10/4/03, Appalachian State 21, ETSU 7 League Leaders Allowed less than 10 points ...... 9/11/03, ETSU 14, UT-Martin 7 Senior linebacker Matt Palmer and redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Held without an offensive TD ...... 9/20/03, Elon 14, ETSU 0 Cullen have moved into the conference lead in two defensive catego- Shutout an Opponent ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 ries ... With a season-high five tackles for a loss against Furman on Oct. ShO an Opponent on Road ...... 11/3/01, ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 25, Palmer vaulted into the SoCon TFL lead with 18.5 ... Cullen has ShO an Opponent at Home ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 Was Shutout ...... 9/20/03, Elon 14, ETSU 0 regained the SoCon lead in tackles with 22 in his last two contests ... He Was Shutout at Home ...... 10/26/02, Furman 25, ETSU 0 has 100 stops on the season, averaging 11.1 per game ... With two picks Was Shutout on Road ...... 9/20/03, Elon 14, ETSU 0 against Liberty on Oct. 18, senior cornerback Tony Tiller jumped into Rushed for 200+ yards ...... 11/1/03, (226 vs. Georgia Southern) first place in the SoCon in interceptions with four. Allowed 200+ yards rushing.... 11/1/03, (328 by Georgia Southern) Passed for 300+ yards ...... 9/4/03, (300 vs. Concord) Players to Watch Allowed 300+ yards passing ...... 11/22/01, (310 vs. VMI) Wofford Rushed for < 150 yards ...... 10/25/03, (66 vs. Furman) Offense: Rushed for < 100 yards ...... 10/25/03, (66 vs. Furman) Despite missing two games due to injury this season, senior fullback J.R. Passed for < 150 yards ...... 11/1/03, (51 vs. Georgia Southern) McNair has been a major contributor to the Wofford offense ... McNair Passed for < 100 yards ...... 11/1/03, (51 vs. Georgia Southern) Allowed < 150 yards rushing ...... 10/18/03, (105 vs. Liberty) is Wofford’s second leading rusher with 356 yards and leads the team Allowed < 200 yards rushing ...... 10/25/03, (191 vs. Furman) with eight rushing touchdowns ... He has led the Terriers in rushing Allowed < 200 yards passing .... 11/1/03, (21 vs. Georgia Southern) twice this season, and turned in a career performance against Chatta- Allowed < 100 yards passing .... 11/1/03, (21 vs. Georgia Southern) nooga on Oct. 4 ... McNair ran for 126 yards on 20 carries and reached Player rushed for 100+ yards the end zone an incredible five times ... The five scores tied Wofford and For ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Gaven Varner vs. Georgia Southern (150) Southern Conference records ... He earned SoCon Co-Offensive Player Against ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Jermaine Austin, Georgia Southern (128) of the Week for that performance against the Mocs ... McNair is also a Player rushed for 150+ yards model student off of the field, carrying a 3.64 GPA while serving as For ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Gaven Varner vs. Georgia Southern (150) student body president and participating in numerous campus organi- Against ETSU: ...... 10/4/03, Alan Atwater, Appalachian State (190) zations. Player had 100+ yards receiving For ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Cecil Moore vs. VMI (129) Defense: Against ETSU: ...... 9/21/02, Greg Carlson, VMI (133) Senior safety Matt Nelson is the reigning Southern Conference Defen- Player passed for 300+ yards sive Player of the Week after tallying six tackles, a forced fumble and For ETSU: ...... 9/4/03, Carl Meadows vs. Concord (300) returning an interception for a touchdown in a 42-16 victory over The Against ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Joey Gibson, VMI (310) Citadel last Saturday ... Nelson is a two-time All-Southern Conference Player rushed for two or more touchdowns performer and was a first-team All-America following the 2002 season ... For ETSU: ...... 9/21/02, Gaven Varner vs. VMI (3) Nelson, with an even 400 career tackles, needs just 12 more to become Against ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Jermaine Austin, Georgia Southern (2) Wofford’s all-time leader ... Nelson is fourth in the Southern Conference Player rushed for three or more touchdowns with 82 tackles, and has added four interceptions, nine pass breakups For ETSU: ...... 9/21/03, Gaven Varner vs. VMI (3) and three forced fumbles this season. Against ETSU: ...... 11/4/00, Shaun Fogle, Wofford (3) Player caught two or more touchdowns East Tennessee State For ETSU: ...... 9/11/03, Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin (2) Offense: Against ETSU: ...... 11/20/99, Tony Calico, Middle Tennessee St. (2) Senior running back Gaven Varner is the feature back for the Bucs for Player threw for three or more touchdowns the second consecutive season … Is a dangerous back that can gain big For ETSU: ...... 10/19/02, Jatavis Sanders vs. Elon (4) yardage by utilizing his power and speed … Is ETSU’s leading returning Against ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Joey Gibson, VMI (3) rusher and pass receiver … Varner rushed for 599 yards last season with Player threw for four or more touchdowns six touchdowns while hauling in 27 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown For ETSU: ...... 9/4/03, Carl Meadows vs. Concord (4) … Varner has not disappointed this season, carrying the load for the Against ETSU: ...... 10/4/97, Bake Baker, Appalachian St. (4) Bucs through eight games ... Varner has run the ball 177 times for 699 Interception returned for TD yards and four touchdowns ... He is also tied for second on the team For ETSU: ...... 10/18/03, Tony Tiller vs. Liberty (31, 27 yds.) Against ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Terence McBride, Georgia Southern (91) with 15 receptions, tallying 68 yards ... Varner had a great game in the Fumble returned for TD season opener against Division I-A opponent Eastern Michigan, tying an For ETSU: ...... 11/9/02, Gerald Sensabaugh vs. Wofford (20 yds.) ETSU record with 37 carries for a career-best 165 yards and a pivotal Against ETSU: ...... 9/29/01, Joey Hoover, App. State (1 yd.) touchdown ... In the overtime win against UT-Martin on Sept. 11, Varner Punt returned for TD ran for 162 yards on 33 carries, wearing down the Skyhawk defense For ETSU: ..... 10/11/97, Anthony Stringfield vs. The Citadel (91 yds.) with six runs of 10-yards or more ... He turned in a gutsy performance Against ETSU: ...... 9/27/03, T. Alford, Western Carolina (2 yds.) on Sept. 20 at Elon, rushing for 102 yards on 18 carries despite running Kickoff returned for a TD behind a depleted offensive line and battling an illness ... Varner turned For ETSU: ...... 9/10/94, Dainon Sidney vs. Morehead St. (83 yds.) in his fourth 100-yard rushing performance of the season against Appa- Against ETSU: ...... 8/31/02, Lamont Reid, N.C. State (90 yds.) lachian State on Oct. 4, with 104 yards on just 15 carries.

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 5 2003 Turnover Report winningest coach in ETSU history and breaking the school A game-by-game look at this season’s turnover story. record for most career SoCon victories (22) … Hamilton has recorded a winning season four times in his first five ETSU Opp. years … It marks the first time since 1956 that a head Int Fum Total Int Fum Total Ratio coach has accomplished the feat … His back-to-back-to- at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 back winning seasons from 1999-2001 were a first for an Concord 1 0 1 1 1 2 +1 ETSU coach since 1952-54 … In the past five years, Hamilton at UT-Martin 1 2 3 2 2 4 +2 has guided 32 All-Southern Conference performers, four at Elon 0 2 2 0 1 1 +1 NCAA All-Americans, four Buck Buchanan nominees, a Walter Western Carolina 0 1 1 4 1 4 +5 Payton nominee and the 1997 Southern Conference Male at Appalachian State 1 0 1 0 1 1 +5 Athlete of the Year (B.J. Adigun) … During Hamilton’s ten- Liberty 0 1 1 3 2 5 +9 ure at ETSU, many program records have fallen. Hamilton’s at Furman 0 2 2 0 3 3 +10 teams have set records in total offense, points per game Georgia Southern 3 1 4 0 1 1 +7 and yards per play … He has coached the Southern at Wofford Conference’s All-Time Total Offense leader (Todd Wells), as Chattanooga well as ETSU’s all-time leading rusher (Brandon Walker), at The Citadel receiver (Adigun), scoring leader (Walker) and tackler (Mario Hankerson). The 2003 Red Zone Report Buccaneer Streaks ETSU Opponents ETSU redshirt freshman Mike Cullen has double-digit tack- Times TDs FGs Scoring % Times TDs FGs Scoring % les in two straight games, and in four of his last five con- 17 9 3 71 27 15 4 71 tests ... Cullen has led the Bucs in tackles in seven of nine games this season ... Senior tailback Gaven Varner has run four touchdowns in each of the last tewo games ... Defense: ETSU senior punter Aaron Bass has averaged over 40 yards per kick in Senior outside linebacker Matt Palmer is starting to open eyes across eight straight games ... The Bucs have lost their last 10 SoCon games the Southern Conference with his speed and athleticism ... Palmer had and their last six conference games on the road. nine tackles last Saturday against Furman, with more than half of those stops coming in the Paladin backfield ... Palmer had a season-high five Big Plays tackles for a loss, surging to the SoCon lead in TFL’s with 18.5 for a The Buccaneers have had a tendency to make big, game-altering plays combined 75 yards in losses ... He needs just 2.5 more tackles for a loss this season, something that has been missing from ETSU in the last few to tie the ETSU record, set by James Russell in 1994 and Derek Fudge seasons ... The Bucs have 23 plays of 20-or more yards in the first nine in 1996 ... Palmer also added a sack against Furman, tying him for the games, with five against Eastern Michigan on Aug. 28, seven against Buccaneer lead with 3.5 on the season ... He is second on the team with Concord on Sept. 4 , two against UT-Martin on Sept. 11, two against Elon 68 tackles and has also forced a fumble ... Last season, in his first year on Sept. 20, two against Western Carolina on Sept. 27, one against as a Buccaneer, Palmer played in all 11 games, starting two and tallied Appalachian State on Oct. 4, four against Liberty on Oct. 18, three just one tackle for a loss. against Furman on Oct. 25, and two against Georgia Southern on Nov. 1 ... The offense has been very potent early this season, as quarterback The Coaches: Carl Meadows has completed passes of 21, 22, 22, 23, 27, 34, 44, 47, 51 Wofford and 54 yards while tailback Gaven Varner has runs of 20, 28, 30 and 31 Mike Ayers is in his 16th season as head coach of the Terriers, coming yards so far this season ... Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott Butler to Spartanburg, S.C. after a three-year stint as ETSU head coach from has a pass of 20 yards to senior wideout Andrew Nuckolls, and one of 1985-1987 ... Ayers has twice been named Southern Conference Coach 23 yards to sophomore tight end Justin Cruze ... Redshirt freshman of the Year, and was named 2002 National Coach of the Year by quarterback Michael George completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to CollegeSportingNews.com and the runner-up for The Sports Network’s Frank Green against Georgia Southern ... The defense has also contrib- Eddie Robinson Award, signifying the nation’s top coach in I-AA ... Ayers uted some pivotal plays in the early going as safety Primus Glover in 98-76-1 at Wofford, and earned his 100th career victory with a 39-10 returned an interception 36 yards against Concord and linebacker Scott victory over the Bucs last season ... Since taking over as head coach in Brumett took an interception back 70 yards for a touchdown against 1998, the Terriers have gone from NAIA membership to NCAA Division II, Eastern Michigan ... Safety Gerald Sensabaugh returned a blocked Division I-AA Independent in 1995 and to the Southern Conference in field goal 95 yards and safety Montreal Harkley returned an intercep- 1997 ... During his final season at ETSU, the Bucs were nationally ranked tion 52 yards for a TD, both against Western Carolina ... Senior cornerback early in the season after victories over North Carolina State, William Tony Tiller intercepted two passes against Liberty on Oct. 18, and and Mary and Chattanooga ... Ayers earned his B.A. degree in 1974 and returned both for touchdowns, one 31 yards and one 27 yards ... Special his M.A. degree in 1976, both from Georgetown (Ky.). teams got into the act last Saturday against Furman as sophomore kick returner James Rainer almost took the opening kickoff the distance, returning it 58 yards ... Rainer also returned a kickoff 39 yards against East Tennessee State Georgia Southern. ETSU head coach Paul Hamilton is in his seventh year at the helm of the Buccaneers as one of the most successful coaches in school history … Disciplined Bucs Hamilton has the fourth longest coaching tenure in ETSU history and his East Tennessee State ranked seventh in the Southern Conference last record in Johnson City stands at 36-40 after the first nine games of the season in penalties committed, being flagged 84 times for an average of 2003 season … His 33 wins after the 2002 season made Hamilton the 59.9 yards per game ... Despite committing a season-high seven penal- winningest head coach after his first six seasons in the history of the ties for 101 yards against on Oct. 18 against Liberty, this season’s school … Hamilton eclipsed two milestones in 2002, becoming the third-

6 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES improved discipline has moved the Bucs up to third in the conference, Sports Network/CSTV Poll earlier this season. averaging just 40.8 yards in penalty yardage per game ... In contrast, ETSU opponents have averaged 65.8 penalty yards per game. Through the Air The Buccaneers have utilized a trio of redshirt freshman quarterbacks SoCon Active Leaders this season ... Carl Meadows, Scott Butler and Michael George have Five Buccaneer players are among the active career stat leaders in the all seen time behind center this season ... If, as expected, George gets Southern Conference ... Senior defensive backs Tony Tiller and Montreal the call at QB on Saturday against Wofford, he will be ETSU’s sixth Harkley are 1-2 top of the career interception list, Tiller with 12 and starting quarterback in the last two seasons ... The trio is throwing to Harkley with nine ... Senior defensive tackle Brandon Calton ranks a talented group of receivers that includes seniors Andrew Nuckolls fifth with 12.5 sacks while junior defensive end Lamar Beam is tenth and Randy Grubb, sophomores Brian Matthews, Justin Cruze and with 10 career sacks ... Senior tailback Gaven Varner is ninth in career Frank Green and freshmen Antonio Minor and James Rainer. rushing yards with 1,448. Taking it All the Way Back Carrying the Load it is no secret that the defense has been the strength of the Buccaneer Buccaneer head coach Paul Hamilton commented in preseason that one teams over the last few seasons ... That shows when looking at the of his goals was to get senior running back Gaven Varner 25-30 touches number of defensive touchdowns that the Bucs have scored in recent per game ... In the season opener against Eastern Michigan, Varner did years ... ETSU already has six defensive TD’s this season, Scott Brumett’s that and then some, totaling 41 touches on an ETSU record-tying 37 70-yard interception return for a TD against Eastern Michigan on Sept. carries and four receptions out of the backfield ... Varner excelled with 28, ETSU’s two defensive touchdowns against Western Carolina on Sept. the increased load, starring for the Bucs with 165 yards rushing and a 27, Tony Tiller’s two interception returns for touchdowns against Lib- touchdown ... Through the first nine games of the season, Varner has erty on Oct. 18 and James Rainer’s return of Gerald Sensabaugh carried the ball 206 times and is second in the Southern Conference with blocked punt against Georgia Southern ... East Tennessee State has 849 yards rushing and 94 yards per game on the ground ... He has also scored 13 defensive touchdowns in the last three and a half seasons, run for five touchdowns ... Varner is an explosive runner that, at 6-1, compared to just two by its opposition ... The Bucs have scored 11 times 230, has excellent speed and moves for a back that also can beat you on defense since the last defensive touchdown by an opposing team on with his power … One of the most versatile players in the Southern Oct. 28, 2000 ... ETSU scored three times on D last season. Conference, he is as talented in the passing game out of the backfield as he is running the ball … Varner led the Bucs last season with 599 yards Youth is Served rushing and six touchdowns, and is the team’s returning leader in recep- Several players that have seen playing time in the first nine games of the tions and receiving yards after hauling in 27 passes for 256 yards. season have played a season or less in the Buccaneer program ... 29 of the 60 players were sophomores or younger, but their youth did not Also receiving votes show, as they have made some big-time plays ... Such as redshirt fresh- Prior to the 9/29 poll, the East Tennessee State Buccaneer football team man quarterback Carl Meadows leading the team in passing, sopho- received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Football Coaches Poll more wide receiver Brian Matthews hauling in 14 passes for 179 yards each week since the start of the season … Earlier in the season, East and sophomore linebacker Mike Cullen leading the squad and the South- Tennessee State also received votes in the other major I-AA poll, The ern Conference with 100 tackles.

Offensive Starters

X/RB Z Y LT LG C RG RT FB TB QB PK at E. Michigan Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Ownbey Losey Staton Pierce Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey Concord Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Ownbey Losey Staton Winegar Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey at UT-Martin Matthews Nuckolls Grubb Pittman Ownbey Losey Staton Rivers Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey at Elon Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Ownbey Rivers Losey Staton Winegar Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey Western Carolina Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Rivers Losey Staton Ownbey Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey at Appalachian St. Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Rivers Losey Staton Ownbey Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey Liberty Brooks Nuckolls Cruze Winegar Rivers Losey Staton Ownbey Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey at Furman Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Ownbey Rivers Losey Staton Winegar Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey Ga. Southern Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Ownbey Rivers Losey Staton Pierce Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey at Wofford Chattanooga The Citadel Defensive Starters

DE NG DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB P at E. Michigan Hardt Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Concord Hardt Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at UT-Martin Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Elon Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Western Carolina Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Appalachian St. Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Mitchell Bass Liberty Williams Calton Hardt Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Furman WIlliams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Mitchell Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Ga. Southern Williams Calton Hardt Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Mitchell Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Wofford Chattanooga The Citadel

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 7 ate assistant at Michigan. He played for the legendary Joe Paterno at 2003 ETSU HONORS Penn State and was a member of the Nittany Lions 1986 National Cham- Tony Tiller, Sr., CB pionship team. Buck Buchanan Award (top defensive player in I-AA) Watch List Rick Kaczenski enters his first season as offensive line coach after Preseason All-America - The Sports Network spending three seasons at South Carolina. Kaczenski was a standout 2nd best cornerback in I-AA football - The Sports Network center at Notre Dame for coaching legend Lou Holtz, starting 35 con- First-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference secutive games at one point for the Fighting Irish. Participated in the Southern Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Week, 10/20 Cotton, Orange and Fiesta Bowls with Notre Dame. CollegeSportsReport.com I-AA Performer of the Week, 10/20 Jason Grooms comes to ETSU from Wake Forest and will be coaching the The Sports Network I-AA Defensive Player of the Week, 10/20 outside linebackers this season. Grooms worked with the linebackers Don Hansen’s Football Gazette I-AA Defensive Player of the under head coach Jim Grobe with the Demon Deacons, and was a mem- Week, 10/20 ber of the WFU staff when the team won the Seattle Bowl over Oregon in I-AA.org All-Star, 10/20 2002. Kevin Bickers joins the Buccaneer staff as tight ends coach after Gerald Sensabaugh, Jr., S coaching at Baylor. Bickers worked with the offense and special teams First-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference during his time with the Bears. He also coached high school football for I-AA.org All-Star, 11/2 seven seasons prior to joining the staff at Baylor. Michael Rader returns to the Buccaneer team to coach wide receivers Allen Davis, Jr., CB after being a wideout for ETSU for the previous four seasons. Rader Southern Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week, 9/15 played in 26 games for ETSU, catching 40 passes for 400 yards and a touchdown. Gaven Varner, Sr., RB Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference The Last Line of Defense Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, 9/15 The Bucs have one of the most experienced and talented secondaries in CollegeSportsReport.com/Dopke.com Southern Conference this season, making it tough for opposing offenses to Player of the Week, 9/15 gain significant yardage through the air … Senior corner Tony Tiller, senior safety Montreal Harkley and junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh Mike Cornegay, Sr., LB each earned preseason All-Southern Conference honors while junior cor- Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference ner Allen Davis is also a perennial all-conference candidate … The Bucs finished fourth in the Southern Conference in pass defense last season, Brandon Calton, Sr., DT yielding just 156.2 yards per game through the air last season … Tiller is Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference on the Buck Buchanan Award watch list for the best defensive player in Division I-AA football after two seasons of tremendous defense for the Montreal Harkley, Sr., S Bucs … He was also named the second-best cornerback in I-AA going into Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference the 2003 season by The Sports Network ... Tiller also earned first-team Preseason All-America honors from the organization … Harkley is a tall, Aaron Bass, Sr., P athletic safety that has great instincts in the secondary … He ranked 4th best punter in I-AA football - The Sports Network third on the team last season with 69 tackles and tied for fourth on the Carl Meadows, R-Fr., QB squad with six tackles for a loss ... Harkley led the team and was tied for Southern Conference Freshman of the Week, 9/8 second in the conference with six interceptions … Sensabaugh is an CollegeSportsReport.com/Dopke.com Southern Conference outstanding athlete that can make plays with his great speed or make Player of the Week, 9/8 the big hit with his good size … He finished last season fifth on the team with 56 tackles, including four for losses ... He led the team and was Mike Cullen, R-Fr., LB second in the conference with four fumble recoveries ... Sensabaugh Southern Conference Freshman of the Week, 9/29 has a knack for making the big play, returning a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown against Wofford on Nov. 9 ... He forced two fumbles and picked off a pass against Western Carolina and returned it 32 yards for Coaching Changes a touchdown ... Also blocked a punt against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 14 … For the 2003 season, East Tennessee State head coach Paul Hamilton Davis has emerged as one of the best cover corners in the nation … He welcomes seven new members of his coaching staff: finished sixth on the team with 52 tackles last season ... He intercepted Rick Whitt comes to East Tennessee State from the University of Mem- two passes and broke up six others ... Davis forced a fumble and recov- phis and will serve as defensive backs and special teams coach. Whitt ered two on the season ... He had a career-high 11 tackles in the season has also coached at such schools as Clemson and SoCon rivals Appala- finale against Chattanooga on Nov. 16. chian State and Chattanooga. Whitt was on the staff of the 1981 Clemson National Championship squad. The Linebacking Corp Dale Steele will be the Assistant Head Coach and wide receivers coach In addition to the secondary, another strength of the defense will be the for the Bucs this season. Steele spent the past four seasons at Baylor Buccaneer linebackers … East Tennessee State has long had one of the where he was wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. Steele best groups of linebackers in the Southern Conference and even with has coached on three bowl teams, going to the 1992 Peach Bowl and the junior Lamar Beam’s move to defensive end, the backers will still be 1994 Liberty Bowl with East Carolina and the 1980 Hall of Fame Bowl with strong … The middle linebacker spots will be occupied by All-Conference Tulane. senior playmaker Mike Cornegay and sophomore Mike Cullen while the Darryl Bullock joins ETSU’s staff as defensive line coach after spending outside ‘backers will be senior Matt Palmer and junior Scott Brumett ... two seasons in the same capacity at Gardner-Webb. Bullock has served Redshirt freshman Todd Lindgren and true freshman Nick Rivers will as a coaching intern with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins also see time on the outside, while seniors Tate Pittman and Jamal and has also coached at New Hampshire, Morgan State and was a gradu-

8 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2003 BUCCANEER SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TEAM HIGHS/LOWS Rushing Attempts 37 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan ETSU Opponent Rushing Yards 165 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan Rushing TDs 1 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan Points Scored 44 vs. Concord 34 by GSU Gaven Varner vs. Concord Low 0 at Elon 0 by Concord Gaven Varner vs. Western Carolina First Downs 17 at UTM 23 by WCU Gaven Varner at Furman Andre Brooks at Appalachian State Low 9 vs. WCU 10 by Concord Kenny Harper vs. Liberty Rushing Attempts 45 vs. GSU 61 by GSU Andrew Nuckolls vs. Liberty Low 26 vs. WCU 32 by Concord Gaven Varner vs. Georgia Southern Rushing Yards 226 vs. GSU 328 by GSU Pass Attempts 38 Carl Meadows at Elon Pass Completions 15 Carl Meadows at UT-Martin Low 56 vs. WCU 68 by Concord Yards Passing 300 Carl Meadows vs. Concord Rushing TDs 2 vs. Liberty 3 by GSU TD Passes 4 Carl Meadows vs. Concord Low 0 at UTM, Elon 0 by Concord, UTM Receptions 5 Brian Matthews at UT-Martin Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin Passes Attempted 38 at Elon 41 by Liberty Receiving Yards 82 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Concord Low 10 at ASU 3 by GSU TD Receptions 2 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Concord Passes Completed 15 at UTM 22 by WCU Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin Low 3 vs. WCU 2 by GSU Field Goals 3 Jonathan Godfrey vs. Concord Punts 9 Aaron Bass at UT-Martin Passing Yards 300 vs. Concord 281 by WCU Aaron Bass at Appalachian State Low 18 at ASU 21 by GSU Punt Average 49.0 Aaron Bass vs. Georgia Southern Passing TDs 4 vs. Concord 2 by EMU, Liberty Tackles 20 Mike Cullen vs. Western Carolina Sacks 2 Matt Palmer at Eastern Michigan Low 0 at Elon, at ASU, 0 by Concord, Elon, GSU 2 Robbie Hardt vs. Liberty Liberty Interceptions 2 Tony Tiller vs. Western Carolina Penalties 7 at Elon, vs. Liberty, 15 by WCU 2 Tony Tiller vs. Liberty at FUR INDIVIDUAL LONG PLAYS Low 1 vs. Concord 4 by GSU Rushing 65 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Liberty Penalty Yards 101 vs. Liberty 110 by WCU Passing 54 Carl Matthews to Brian Matthews vs. Low 15 vs. Concord, GSU 39 by Elon, GSU Concord Long Field Goal 51 Jonathan Godfrey vs. Concord Long Punt 52 Aaron Bass vs. Concord Aaron Bass at UT-Martin Aaron Bass at Appalachian State Aaron Bass vs. Georgia Southern Long Punt Return 34 James Rainer vs. Liberty Long Kickoff Return 58 James Rainer at Furman Interception Return 70 Scott Brumett at Eastern Michigan

Rocke will contribute in the middle. linebacker Mike Cornegay, defensive lineman Brandon Calton and safety Montreal Harkley were selected to the team. Bucs on the Airwaves Buccaneer football will be televised on Oct. 4 at Appalachian State by Preseason Polls The Football Network and Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast … For East Tennessee State was selected to finish seventh by Southern Con- availability of TFN broadcasts, log on to www.footballnetwork.com … ference media and eighth by the leagues coaches in annual preseason For CSS information, go to www.css-sports.com ... The Buccaneers were polls … Of the 33 media members who participated in the voting, 30 televised twice last season, a 25-0 loss to Furman on Oct. 26 and then a selected Georgia Southern to win the conference championship … The 40-7 loss to Georgia Southern on Nov. 2 … Every game this season will be Eagles, who have won or shared six straight Southern Conference foot- broadcast on the Buccaneer Sports Network with the voice of the Bucs ball titles, also garnered all but one of nine possible first place votes from Jay Sandos and color commentator, former ETSU quarterback Matt the coaching contingency. Wilhjelm … Live game broadcasts will also be available live on www.ETSUBucs.com. Staying Busy With the struggles of ETSU’s offense over the last two seasons, senior Size Makes a Difference punter Aaron Bass has become a valuable weapon in the battle for field In an analysis on Southern Conference rosters, East Tennessee State position … Last season, Bass ranked third in the conference and ninth in players were found to be the biggest in the conference for the 2003 the nation with a 42.9 yard average ... He was a second-team All-South- season … The average size of a player in the conference this season is ern Conference selection following the season ... Bass had a season-high 5’11 and nearly 218 pounds … Buccaneer players average 73.4 inches in 75-yard punt against Wofford on Nov. 9 and averaged 48.6 yards on nine height, leading the league and edging out in-state rival Chattanooga, kicks against the Terriers ... He also averaged 48.6 yards on eight kicks whose players average 73.2 inches in height … ETSU also leads in the against The Citadel on Oct. 12, including a 72-yard boot ... Last season, weight category, with players averaging 231.3 pounds, outdistancing Bass tallied 20 kicks of 50-or-more yards and dropped 13 kicks inside the second-place Western Carolina by three-and-a-half pounds. 20 … Through eight games this season, Bass is second in the conference with a 43.0-yard average ... He has eight kicks of over 50 yards, two 50- Preseason Honors yarders, two 51-yarders and four 52-yarders. Senior defensive back Tony Tiller has collected several preseason ac- colades, including being named to the Buck Buchanan award watch list and being named a Preseason All-American by The Sports Network … He also was named as the second-best cornerback in Division I-AA football by the organization … Tiller joined fellow defensive back Gerald Sensabaugh on the Preseason All-Southern Conference first team … ETSU also had four second team selections as running back Gaven Varner,

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 9 2003 EAST TENNESSEE STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Nick Rivers LB 6-2 235 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Hixson No. Name Pos. 2 Antonio Minor RB 6-0 193 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 67 Dale Baker OL 3 Jonathan Godfrey PK 6-0 185 Jr. Johnson City, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee 75 Brandon Barnes OL 4 Tony Tiller DB 6-1 185 Sr. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 39 Aaron Bass P 5 Gaven Varner RB 6-1 230 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 45 Lamar Beam DE 6 Tyrus Ward WR 5-10 170 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Brainerd 88 Marcus Bragg WR 7 Scott Brumett LB 6-5 255 Jr. Pioneer, Tenn./Scott County 42 Andre Brooks RB 7 Scott Brumett LB 8 Nick Spearman FB 6-1 220 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 10 Scott Butler QB 9 Mike Cornegay LB 6-0 210 Sr. Fayetteville, N.C./Douglas Byrd 55 Brandon Calton DL 10 Scott Butler QB 6-3 220 R-Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 90 Ben Cooper TE 11 Michael George QB 6-2 180 So. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa 9 Mike Cornegay LB 12 Brian Matthews WR 6-3 210 So. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 74 Matt Cox OL 13 Frank Green WR 6-1 180 So. Monks Corner, S.C./Berkley 84 Adam Cranford TE 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 6-2 210 Jr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 23 Justin Cruze TE 15 Michael Mabe DB 6-4 205 Jr. Richlands, Va./Richlands 43 Mike Cullen LB 16 Scott Salmons PK 6-3 210 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 17 Allen Davis DB 17 Allen Davis DB 6-1 190 Jr. Mullins, S.C./Mullins 38 Tyler Ford K 18 Carl Meadows QB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Cummings, Ga./North Forsyth 11 Michael George QB 19 Terrence Scurry DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Clinton, S.C./Thornwell 21 Primus Glover DB 21 Primus Glover DB 6-3 210 So. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County 3 Jon Godfrey PK 22 Todd Lindgren LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Titusville, Fla./Astronaut 24 Joseph Gosman DB 23 Justin Cruze TE 6-2 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 13 Frank Green WR 24 Joseph Gosman DB 5-10 180 So. Norfolk, Va./Greenbriar Christian 86 Randy Grubb TE 25 Austin Smiley RB 5-9 170 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Kirby 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 26 Jonathan Harris DB 5-8 206 So. Alcoa, Tenn. 92 Robbie Hardt DL 27 James Rainer WR 5-7 175 R-So. Alcoa, Tenn. 30 Montreal Harkley DB 28 Reggie Jones DB 6-1 190 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Austin-East 32 Kenny Harper RB 29 Matt Palmer LB 6-1 245 Sr. Summerton, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 26 Jonathan Harris DB 30 Montreal Harkley DB 6-3 190 Sr. Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 5-10 175 Sr. Tunnel Hill, Ga./Northwest Whitfield 73 Josh Howard OL 32 Kenny Harper RB 5-11 221 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 78 Chad Hyder DL 33 Jeffrey Mitchell CB 5-10 180 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 66 Kent Jones OL 36 Parker Kirby QB 6-1 190 So. North Charleston, S.C. 44 Brian Jones LB 38 Tyler Ford K 6-0 180 Fr. Williamston, S.C. 28 Reggie Jones DB 39 Aaron Bass P 6-2 195 Sr. Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County 36 Parker Kirby QB 41 Jamal Magwood LB 6-0 220 So. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 22 Todd Lindgren LB 42 Andre Brooks RB 6-0 220 So. Greenville, S.C./Southside 52 Erik Losey OL 43 Mike Cullen LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell 15 Michael Mabe DB 44 Brian Jones LB 6-0 208 Fr. Chester, Va. 41 Jamal Magwood LB 45 Lamar Beam DE 6-3 240 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 76 Jimmy Martin DL 52 Erik Losey OL 6-2 285 So. Hixson, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy 12 Brian Matthews WR 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 6-2 280 So. Belton, S.C./Belton-Honea Park 18 Carl Meadows QB 55 Brandon Calton DL 6-4 295 Sr. Pennington Gap, Va./Fork Union 2 Antonio Minor RB 56 Tate Pittman LB 6-0 240 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Univ. of Oregon 33 Jeff Mitchell CB 60 Brock Pittman OL 6-2 285 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Scottsdale CC 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 6-3 295 Jr. Los Angeles, Ca./St. Francis 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 63 Gary Rivers OL 6-2 265 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Bennett 29 Matt Palmer LB 65 Quinton Staton OL 6-3 280 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Tyner 77 Jeff Pierce OL 66 Kent Jones OL 6-0 275 Jr. Richmond, Va./Chattanooga-Baylor 60 Brock Pittman OL 67 Dale Baker OL 5-9 272 Fr. Roan Mountain, Tenn. 56 Tate Pittman LB 72 Matt Winegar OL 6-5 300 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan North 27 James Rainer WR 73 Josh Howard OL 5-10 260 So. LaFollette, Tenn./Powell Valley 63 Gary Rivers OL 74 Matt Cox OL 6-4 320 Jr. Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone 1 Nick Rivers LB 75 Brandon Barnes OL 6-5 250 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge 94 Jamal Rocke LB 76 Jimmy Martin DL 6-1 295 Sr. Ben Hur, Va./Lee County 16 Scott Salmons PK 98 Kenya Salter DL 77 Jeff Pierce OL 6-3 275 Sr. Gonzalez, Fla./Tate 19 Terrance Scurry DB 78 Chad Hyder DL 6-2 270 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 84 Adam Cranford TE 6-3 210 So. Mountain City, Tenn./Johnson County 25 Austin Smiley RB 86 Randy Grubb TE 6-5 240 Sr. Pulaski, Va./Pulaski 8 Nick Spearman FB 88 Marcus Bragg WR 6-2 210 So. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 65 Quinton Staton OL 90 Ben Cooper TE 6-5 240 So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville 37 Chris Strappel K 92 Robbie Hardt DL 6-3 275 Sr. Poca, W. Va./Poca 4 Tony Tiller DB 94 Jamal Rocke LB 6-2 230 Sr. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 5 Gaven Varner RB 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 6-4 255 R-Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 6 Tyrus Ward WR 98 Kenya Salter DL 6-0 285 R-Fr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 99 Travis Williams DE 99 Travis Williams DE 6-3 265 Sr. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee 72 Matt Winegar OL

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 67 Dale Baker OL 5-9 272 Fr. Roan Mountain, Tenn. 75 Brandon Barnes OL 6-5 250 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge 39 Aaron Bass P 6-2 195 Sr. Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County 45 Lamar Beam DE 6-3 240 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 88 Marcus Bragg WR 6-2 210 So. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 42 Andre Brooks RB 6-0 220 So. Greenville, S.C./Southside 7 Scott Brumett LB 6-5 255 Jr. Pioneer, Tenn./Scott County 10 Scott Butler QB 6-3 220 R-Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 55 Brandon Calton DL 6-4 295 Sr. Pennington Gap, Va./Fork Union 90 Ben Cooper TE 6-5 240 So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville 9 Mike Cornegay LB 6-0 210 Sr. Fayetteville, N.C./Douglas Byrd 74 Matt Cox OL 6-4 320 Jr. Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone 84 Adam Cranford TE 6-3 210 So. Mountain City, Tenn./Johnson County 23 Justin Cruze TE 6-2 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 43 Mike Cullen LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell 17 Allen Davis DB 6-1 190 Jr. Mullins, S.C./Mullins 38 Tyler Ford K 6-0 180 Fr. Williamston, S.C. 11 Michael George QB 6-2 180 So. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa 21 Primus Glover DB 6-3 210 So. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County 3 Jonathan Godfrey PK 6-0 185 Jr. Johnson City, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee 24 Joseph Gosman DB 5-10 180 So. Norfolk, Va/Greenbriar Christian 13 Frank Green WR 6-1 180 So. Monks Corner, S.C./Berkley 86 Randy Grubb TE 6-5 240 Sr. Pulaski, Va./Pulaski 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 6-3 295 Jr. Los Angeles, Ca./St. Francis 92 Robbie Hardt DL 6-3 275 Sr. Poca, W. Va./Poca 30 Montreal Harkley DB 6-3 190 Sr. Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan 32 Kenny Harper RB 5-11 221 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 26 Jonathan Harris DB 5-8 206 So. Alcoa, Tenn. 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 6-4 255 So. Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 73 Josh Howard OL 5-10 260 So. LaFollette, Tenn./Powell Valley 78 Chad Hyder DL 6-2 270 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 66 Kent Jones OL 6-0 275 Jr. Richmond, Va./U.S. Naval Academy 44 Brian Jones LB 6-0 208 Fr. Chester, Va. 28 Reggie Jones DB 6-1 190 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Austin East 36 Parker Kirby QB 6-1 190 So. North Charleston, S.C. 22 Todd Lindgren LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Titusville, Fla./Astronaut 52 Erik Losey OL 6-2 285 So. Hixson, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy 15 Michael Mabe DB 6-4 205 Jr. Richlands, Va./Richlands 41 Jamal Magwood LB 6-0 220 So. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 76 Jimmy Martin DL 6-1 295 Sr. Ben Hur, Va./Lee County 12 Brian Matthews WR 6-3 210 So. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 18 Carl Meadows QB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Cummings, Ga./North Forsyth 2 Antonio Minor RB 6-0 193 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 33 Jeffrey Mitchell CB 5-10 180 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 5-10 175 Sr. Tunnel Hill, Ga./Northwest Whitfield 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 6-2 280 So. Belton, S.C./Belton-Honea Park 29 Matt Palmer LB 6-1 245 Sr. Summerton, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 77 Jeff Pierce DL 6-3 275 Sr. Gonzalez, Fla./Tate 60 Brock Pittman OL 6-2 285 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Scottsdale CC 56 Tate Pittman LB 6-0 240 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Univ. of Oregon 27 James Rainer WR 5-7 175 R-So. Alcoa, Tenn. 63 Gary Rivers OL 6-2 265 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Bennett 1 Nick Rivers LB 6-2 235 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Hixson 94 Jamal Rocke LB 6-2 230 Sr. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 16 Scott Salmons PK 6-3 210 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 91 Kenya Salter DL 6-0 285 So. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 19 Terrence Scurry DB 5-11 175 So. Clinton, S.C./Thornwell 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 6-2 210 Jr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 25 Austin Smiley RB 5-9 170 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Kirby 8 Nick Spearman FB 6-1 220 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 65 Quinton Staton OL 6-3 280 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Tyner 4 Tony Tiller DB 6-1 185 Sr. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 5 Gaven Varner RB 6-1 230 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 6 Tyrus Ward WR 5-10 170 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Brainerd 99 Travis Williams DE 6-3 265 Sr. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee 72 Matt Winegar OL 6-5 300 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan North

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 11 EAST TENNESSEE STATE VS. WOFFORD DEPTH CHART

ETSU OFFENSE WOFFORD OFFENSE POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) WR 6 CURTIS NASH (6-1, 188, Sr.) X 12 BRIAN MATTHEWS (6-3, 210, So.) 84 Shiel Wood (5-10, 185, Jr.) 2 Antonio Minor (6-0, 193, Fr.) TE 88 ADAM REGENTHAL (6-3, 242, Jr.) Z 31 ANDREW NUCKOLLS (5-10, 175, Sr.) 85 Steve Prochak (6-2, 235, Sr.) 13 Frank Green (6-1, 180, So.) LT 67 CHAD BENTLEY (6-1, 290, Sr.) Y 23 JUSTIN CRUZE (6-2, 235, So.) 69 Davy Olmsted (6-4, 290, So.) 86 Randy Grubb (6-4, 235, Jr.) LG 65 BOBBY GIBBS (6-3, 290, Jr.) LT 77 JEFF PIERCE (6-3, 275, Sr.) 72 Tim Beckner (6-3, 275, So.) 75 Brandon Barnes (6-5, 250, Fr.) C 71 BRAD ANDERSON (6-2, 275, So.) LG 63 GARY RIVERS (6-2, 265, Jr.) 73 Thad Ball (6-3, 275, Jr.) 74 Matt Cox (6-4, 320, Jr.) RG 77 ERIC DEUTSCH (6-3, 315, Sr.) C 52 ERIK LOSEY (6-2, 285, So.) 68 Marty Bauer (6-2, 255, Fr.) 66 Kent Jones (6-0, 275, Jr.) RT 78 KEVIN HODAPP (6-3, 280, Jr.) RG 65 QUINTON STATON (6-3, 280, So.) 79 Brad Birrenkott (6-5, 265, So.) 74 Matt Cox (6-4, 320, Jr.) QB 15 JEFF ZOLMAN (6-1, 190, Jr.) RT 54 JAMIE OWNBEY (6-2, 280, So.) 18 Trey Rodgers (6-0, 185, Jr.) 72 Matt Winegar (6-5, 300, So.) HB 23 GABRIEL JACKSON (5-9, 185, So.) QB 11 MICHAEL GEORGE (6-2, 180, R-Fr.) 22 Aaron Johnson (5-10, 185, So.) 10 Scott Butler (6-3, 220, R-Fr.) FB 4 J.R. MCNAIR (5-10, 208, Sr.) TB 5 GAVEN VARNER (6-1, 230, Sr.) 36 Jeff Sulivan (5-9, 205, Jr.) 25 Austin Smiley (5-9, 170, Jr.) HB 20 KEVIOUS JOHNSON (5-9, 180, Fr.) FB 8 NICK SPEARMAN (6-1, 220, Sr.) 34 Corey Dunn (5-11, 205, So.) 42 Andre Brooks (6-0, 220, So.)

WOFFORD DEFENSE ETSU DEFENSE POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) DT 95 JOHN PRESSLEY (6-2, 250, Sr.) DE 92 ROBBIE HARDT (6-3, 275, Sr.) 96 Ben Whitney (6-3, 260, Jr.) 78 Chad Hyder (6-2, 270, Sr.) NT 75 LEE BASINGER (6-1, 255, Jr.) NG 55 BRANDON CALTON (6-4, 295, Sr.) 94 Gary Dibo (6-0, 275, So.) 76 Jimmy Martin (6-1, 295, Sr.) RT 92 KATON BETHAY (6-2, 270, So.) RT 45 LAMAR BEAM (6-3, 240, Jr.) 91 Bill Pryor (6-2, 250, Sr.) 78 Chad Hyder (6-2, 270, Sr.) OLB 54 JIMMY FRELAND (5-11, 220, Jr.) OLB 29 MATT PALMER (6-1, 245, Sr.) 35 Andrew Nelson (5-11, 215, Jr.) 36 Todd Lindgren (6-0, 205, R-Fr.) ILB 55 JIM THURMAN (6-2, 225, So.) ILB 9 MIKE CORNEGAY (6-0, 210, Sr.) 45 Justin Franklin (6-2, 220, Fr.) 94 Jamal Rocke (6-2, 230, Sr.) ILB 44 TIMMY THRIFT (6-0, 220, Jr.) ILB 43 MIKE CULLEN (6-1, 220, R-Fr.) 57 Josh Smith (6-1, 215, Jr.) 56 Tate Pittman (6-0, 240, Sr.) OLB 10 TEDDIE WHITAKER (6-2, 230, Sr.) OLB 7 SCOTT BRUMETT (6-5, 255, Jr.) 28 Derek Newberry (6-3, 218, So.) 1 Nick Rivers (6-2, 235, Fr.) LCB 8 CRAIG THOMAS (5-10, 188, Sr.) CB 4 TONY TILLER (6-1, 185, Sr.) 11 Alex Love (5-11, 180, So.) 33 Jeffrey Mitchell (5-10, 180, So.) FS 5 MATT NELSON (6-1, 205, Sr.) SS 14 GERALD SENSABAUGH (6-2, 210, Jr.) 11 Alex Love (5-11, 180, So.) 15 Michael Mabe (6-4, 205, Jr.) SS 19 RYAN STEELE (6-1, 200, Sr.) FS 30 MONTREAL HARKLEY (6-3, 190, Sr.) 9 Shane Fast (6-1, 195, Sr.) 21 Primus Glover (6-3, 210, So.) RCB 16 DEDRICK STUCKEY (5-10, 180, So.) CB 17 ALLEN DAVIS (6-1, 190, Jr.) 39 Jonathan Wheeler (6-2, 190, Jr.) 33 Jeffrey Mitchell (5-10, 180, So.) WOFFORD SPECIAL TEAMS ETSU SPECIAL TEAMS POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) PK 27 NICK ROBINSON (5-10, 180, Fr.) PK 3 JONATHAN GODFREY (5-11, 185, Jr.) KO 99 JAY HARVEY (5-10, 180, Sr.) KO 38 TYLER FORD (6-0, 180, Fr.) P 32 JIMMY MINER (6-3, 195, Sr.) P 39 AARON BASS (6-2, 195, Sr.) SN 82 JONATHAN STARKS (6-2, 225, Sr.) SN 66 KENT JONES (6-0, 275, Jr.) H 31 BRANDON SMITH (5-11, 210, Jr.) H 16 SCOTT SALMONS (6-3, 210, Sr.) KR 20 KEVIOUS JOHNSON (5-9, 180, Fr.) KR 31 ANDREW NUCKOLLS (5-10, 175, Sr.) 84 SHIEL WOOD (5-10, 185, Jr.) 27 JAMES RAINER (5-7, 175, R-So.) PR 84 SHIEL WOOD (5-10, 185, Jr.) PR 4 TONY TILLER (6-1, 185, Sr.) 5 Matt Nelson (6-1, 205, Sr.) 17 Allen Davis (6-1, 190, Jr.)

ETSU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brandon Calton -- Brandon Cal-ton Michael Mabe -- Michael Mayb Primus Glover -- Pry-mus Glover Jamal Rocke -- Jamal Rock Adam Gustaitis -- Adam Gus-sta-tus Scott Salmons -- Scott Salmons (like the fish) Montreal Harkely -- Mon-trell Harkley Quinton Staton -- Quinton Stay-ton

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