UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT MONTICELLO 2014 FOOTBALL MEDIA SUPPLEMENT GAME 8 - at #14 HENDERSON STATE GAMEDAY INFORMATION FINAL ROAD TRIP Who UAM Weevils (2-5, 2-5 GAC) vs. Henderson State Reddies (7-1, 6-1 GAC) The Weevils are set for their final road trip of the 2014 season this Saturday against 14th- When Saturday, November 1 ranked Henderson State. Kickoff is at 3 p.m. at Carpenter-Haygood Stadium, home to the two-time defending GAC champion Henderson State Reddies. UAM has played in four road Where Arkadelphia, AR (Carpenter-Haygood Stadium/9,600) games this season, all but last week resulting in a loss. This Saturday’s trip to Arkadelphia is Field Surface GeoSurface the shortest journey for the Weevils this year. Kickoff Time 3:00 PM UAM Radio KHBM-FM 93.7 / uamsports.com FIRST ROAD WIN IN GAC ERA HSU Radio KDEL-FM 100.9 / hsusports.com The Weevils ended a streak of 22 consecutive losses away from Willis “Convoy” Leslie Television Not available Cotton Boll Stadium with a 44-37 victory over Southern Nazarene last Saturday in Bethany, Oklahoma. After leading by a score at halftime, the Weevils and Crimson Storm exchanged Video Streaming http://www.ustream.tv/channel/reddie-athletics blows in the second half, with UAM using a 40-yard touchdown pass from Hunter Leppert Live Stats http://www.sidearmstats.com/henderson/football/ to Trey Taylor with 7:27 remaining in the contest to take its final lead. SNU had previously Notes Great American Conference game fought back from a pair of two-touchdown deficits to force a tie with just over 10 minutes remaining in regulation. It was UAM’s second longest game of the year by just one minute at three hours, 25 minutes. UAM’s shootout loss to Southeastern Oklahoma State earlier in UAM/HSU SERIES INFO the year went 3:26. Overall HSU 44-31-2 At UAM HSU 21-14 78TH MEETING WITH THE REDDIES At Henderson State HSU 23-17-2 Long-time conference foes UAM and Henderson State meet on the football field for 78th Neutral Site UAM 1-0 time this Saturday in Arkadelphia. The Reddies have built a 44-31-2 all-time lead in the Last Five Meetings HSU 4-1 series, including wins in each of the past four meetings. The last UAM win came in a 51-48 shootout victory in Arkadelphia during the 2008 season. Last year, HSU took advantage of First Meeting 1914 - @ HSU 35, UAM 0 five UAM turnovers in the first half, three coming on UAM’s first three offensive drives, to Last Meeting 2013 - HSU 37, @ UAM 21 beat the Weevils 37-21 in Monticello to spoil UAM’s Senior Day. The UAM-HSU series dates Winning Streak HSU 4 back to 1914 SCOUTING THE WEEVILS 2014 UAM SCHEDULE/RESULTS UAM enters Saturday’s game against Henderson State with a 2-5 overall record and DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT LAST YEAR the same mark in Great American Conference games following its 44-37 road win over 9.6 EAST CENTRAL (Parent&Family Appreciation Day / White Out) L 38-34 L 46-22 Southern Nazarene last Saturday. The Weevils rank in the lower half of most GAC statistical 9.13 at Southeastern Oklahoma State L 52-49 W 42-34 categories, but lead the league in pass defense, while ranking third in turnover margin 9.20 at Northwestern Oklahoma State L 34-28 W 22-20 and fourth in pass offense. Junior quarterback Hunter Leppert turned in his third 300-yard 9.27 SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE W 33-14 L 35-17 passing performance of the season in last week’s win over Southern Nazarene with 323 yards and three touchdowns on 20 completions. Junior receiver Cody Bordelon made a 10.4 at Arkansas Tech L 18-13 W 34-0 splash in his return to the field following a two-week absence due to injury. Bordelon 10.11 #14 HARDING (Homecoming) L 55-15 L 63-30 hauled in three catches for 103 yards, including a 74-yard touchdown catch-and-run for 10.18 Off UAM’s longest pass completion of the year. Trey Taylor, Ivory Washington and Deadrien 10.25 at Southern Nazarene W 44-37 W 22-19 Terry also touchdown catches. Steven Richmond and Brett Courville each added a rushing 11.1 at #14 Henderson State 3 PM L 37-21 touchdown in the win. Richmond netted 52 rushing yards on 13 carries in his first start at 11.8 OUACHITA BAPTIST 3 PM L 35-10 running back. Defensively, Mike Early continues to produce for UAM by adding his third and fourth interceptions of the year in the win over SNU. Demarcus Robinson also had an 11.15 SOUTHERN ARKANSAS (Battle of the Timberlands / Senior Day) 3 PM L 44-20 interception in last Saturday’s win. Continued on next page... 2014 WEEVIL FOOTBALL UAM BY THE NUMBERS SCOUTING THE WEEVILS continued... Andrew Jackson paced the UAM defense last week with eight tackles and one quarterback HEAD COACH sack... Overall this season, Leppert has thrown for 1,503 yards with 10 touchdowns and William “Hud” Jackson 4th year just one interception. He ranks third in the GAC in passing yards per game and fourth in Career Record: 13-27 (4th year) At UAM: Same total offense. Despite missing the SNU game, senior running back Rod Smith still leads the team with 395 rushing yards on 113 carries. The Dumas, Arkansas native’s playing status is TEAM STATS (GAC rank) day-to-day due to a knee injury. Deadrien Terry leads the UAM receiving corps with 31 re- ceptions for 421 yards. Defensively, senior Anthony Hughes leads the squad with 42 tackles. Points Per Game 30.9 (7th) Louis Curry trails closely with 40 tackles, while also leading the team with nine tackles for Points Allowed Per Game 35.4 (9th) losses and 4.5 quarterback sacks. Curry ranks fifth in the GAC in sacks and seventh in TFL. Total Offense Per Game 364.9 (7th) Senior Mike Early has defended 10 passes this year, including four interceptions. He ranks Total Defense Per Game 412.9 (9th) second in the GAC in both categories. Rushing Offense Per Game 96.4 (9th) Rushing Defense Per Game 256.9 (11th) SCOUTING THE REDDIES Henderson State slipped from No. 4 in the nation to No. 14 following its first Great American Passing Offense Per Game 268.4 (4th) Conference loss since 2011 with a 28-24 setback to Harding at home last Saturday. The Passing Defense Per Game 156.0 (1st) Reddies enter Saturday’s game against UAM with a 7-1 overall record and a 6-1 mark in GAC Turnover Margin +7 (3rd) games. HSU led Harding 24-13 at halftime, but the Bisons held the Reddies scoreless in the second half to earn the road win. Harding limited HSU’s high-powered offense to just six INDIVIDUAL STATS (2014 stats) minutes of possession time in the second half and only 16 minutes for the entire game... Passing Hunter Leppert (130-of-215, 1503 Yards, 10 TD, 1 INT) Before losing to Harding last Saturday, the Reddies had recorded wins over Southern Nazarene (72-7), Nicholls State (27-10), Southeastern Oklahoma State (60-17), East Central Rushing Rod Smith (113 Carries, 395 Yards, 7 TD) (44-27), Northwestern Oklahoma State (63-14), Southwestern Oklahoma State (28-14), and Receiving Deadrien Terry (31 Receptions, 421 Yards, 2 TD) Arkansas Tech (24-3)... The Reddies rank near the top of most GAC stat categories. HSU ranks Tackles Anthony Hughes (42) second in the league in scoring, second in scoring defense, second in total offense, second Sacks Louis Curry (4.5) in total defense, third in rushing defense, first in pass offense, third in pass defense, first in Interceptions Mike Early (4) pass efficiency, first in sacks, first in first downs, second in red zone offense and third in red zone defense, among others... Individually, quarterback Kevin Rodgers and receiver Darius Davis are among the league leaders in offense. Rodgers leads the GAC in total passing yards, HSU BY THE NUMBERS passing yards per game and passing touchdowns. Davis leads the league in pass receptions, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns and scoring. Davis averages 10.5 points scored per HEAD COACH game. Defensively, Josh Davis leads the way with 51 tackles. Josh Davis and Glennon Bobo Scott Maxfield 10th year each have three sacks this season on a team that leads the league in the category. Career Record: 96-48 (14th year) At HSU: 67-37 (10th year) A CLOSER LOOK AT THE NUMBERS TEAM STATS (GAC rank) - UAM ranks 5th in the nation with only three interceptions thrown this year. - UAM ranks 10th in the nation with an average of just 156 passing yards allowed per game. Points Per Game 42.8 (2nd) - UAM ranks 22nd in the nation in turnover margin (+1 per game). Points Allowed Per Game 15.0 (2nd) - UAM ranks 17th in the nation in turnovers lost (11 total). Total Offense Per Game 482.6 (2nd) - UAM’s Mike Early is one of only four players in the nation with two KO returns for TDs. Total Defense Per Game 284.8 (2nd) - UAM’s Mike Early ranks 19th in the nation with 4 interceptions this year. Rushing Offense Per Game 142.8 (6th) - UAM’s Hunter Leppert ranks 29th in the nation averaging 21.7 completions per game. Rushing Defense Per Game 118.2 (3rd) - HSU has outscored its opponents 342-120 this year.