2018 Averett Football 3 COLOR BLUE BLACK and WHITE 2006 USA South Co-Champions | 136 USA South All-Conference Selections
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Game 1 | Averett vs. Hampden-Sydney | Daly Field at Frank R. Campbell Stadium (Danville, Va.) | Sept. 1, 2017 | 6 p.m. 2018 AVERETT FOOTBALL 3 COLOR BLUE BLACK AND WHITE 2006 USA South Co-Champions | 136 USA South All-Conference Selections vs. 2 COLOR, WHITE BG 2 COLOR,Averett BLUE Cougars BG Hampden-Sydney Tigers2 COLOR, GOLD BG 2018 AVERETT SCHEDULE 0-0 (0-0 USA South) 0-0 (0-0 ODAC) 9/1 Hampden-Sydney 6 p.m. 9/8 at Randolph-Macon 6 p.m. THE GAME 9/15 Ferrum 6 p.m. n Averett opens the 2018 season at home against non-conference foe Hampden- 9/23 Greensboro*^ 6:30 p.m. Sydney College. The Cougars finished 6-4 overall and 5-2 in the USA South Conference 10/6 at LaGrange* 1 p.m. last season. Hampden-Sydney went 6-4 last season with a 4-2 mark in the Old Dominion 10/13 N.C. Wesleyan* 7 p.m. Athletic Conference. 10/20 Huntingdon* 1 p.m. 10/27 at Maryville* 2 p.m. THE SERIES 11/3 Brevard*# 5 p.m. n The Tigers lead the all-time sereis 5-1. However, the Cougars won the last meeting in 1 COLOR,11/10 WHITE at Methodist* BG 1 p.m. Danville 38-281 COLOR, in 2016. BLUE BG 1 COLOR, GOLD BG * - USA South Conference game ^ - Homecoming NOTABLE # - Senior Day n This year marks the 19th season of Cougars football and the fifth under head coach Cleive Adams. Averett Coaching Staff n Averett was picked third in the 2018 USA South Conference preseason poll. Cleive Adams.........Head Coach/Offensive Line n Averett has seven team captains for the 2018 season, including seniors A.J. Cheeks, Patrick Henry...........Recruiting/Defensive Line Spencer Dowdle, Tymondre Isaac, Conner Showalter, Desmond Springs and Paul Treiston Burnette...Defensive Coordinator/DBs Wiles and junior Cole Westberry. Shannon Johnson..Offensive Coordinator/QBs n Senior linebacker Dejon Brooks is three sacks from tying the program’s career re- David Clark............Linebackers/Special Teams cord. n Senior running back Sean Bowman ranks second all-time in career rushing yards Dustin Beck...............................Running Backs REMOVE BACKGROUND BEFORE PRINTING REMOVE BACKGROUND BEFORE PRINTING Don Warren..............................Defensive Ends with 2,589, leaving him 457 away from the record. Bowman already holds the career Alex Smith................................Wide Receivers touchdowns record with 35 entering the 2018 season. Patrick Bolen..............................Offensive Line n Last season, Averett set a USA South Conference single-season record for fewest Tavaras Johnson..................................Safeties rushing yards allowed with 989. Al Smith ...........................................Specialists n Averett returns five all-conference selections from last season. Clifton Glover..................Director of Operations Home Broadcast Crew PLAYERS TO WATCH Eddie Glenn Jr..............................Play-By-Play TBD......................................................Analyst #38 Sean Bowman, Senior, Running Back Internet: AverettCougars.com Bowman, a native of Creedmoor, N.C., was Averett’s top offensive threat last season. The 2017 all-conference performer on the verge of breaking several program and conference Averett Athletics Social Media records this season. Website: AverettCougars.com Twitter: @AverettUCougars #3 Dejon Brooks, Senior, Linebacker Facebook: @AverettUCougars Brooks, a native of Clinton, Md., had 113 tackles last season, only the third time a Cougar Instagram: @AverettUCougars had hit that milestone. The 2018 D3football.com Preseason All-America Third Team selection is within three sacks of the program record. YouTube: @AverettUCougars 2 AVERETT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES | Sept. 1, 2018 TWO COUGARS EARN D3FOOTBALL.COM PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA HONORS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION n A pair of Cougars were selected to the 2018 D3football.com Preseason President:........................................Dr. Tiffany M. Franks All-America Team. Junior kicker Cole Westberry was voted to the First Location:.......................................................Danville, Va. Team, while senior linebacker Dejon Brooks was named to the Third Team. Founded:..................................................................1859 n Westberry, a native of Youngsville, North Carolina, was a D3football.com Enrollment:.................................................................900 All-America First Team selection last season. Westberry collected numer- Nickname:...........................................................Cougars ous awards after a stellar season as both the kicker and punter for the Cou- Colors:.......................................................Blue and Gold Afilliation:...............................................NCAA Division III gars. The USA South All-Conference First Team kicker and punter earned Conference:....................................................USA South D3football.com All-Region kicker honors while also being named the Vir- Athletics Director:........................................Meg Stevens ginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) All-State First Team kicker and Athletic Dept. Phone:...............................(434) 791-5700 Second Team punter and Roanoke Times All-State First Team kicker and Facility:..............Daly Field at Frank R. Campbell Stadium Athletic Trainer:.................................Thomas Underwood punter. Westberry also received the Specialist of the Year award from the Training Room Phone:.............................(434) 791-7270 Touchdown Club of Richmond. n Brooks, a native of Clinton, Maryland, earned USA South All-Conference First Team honors after he led the league in tackles with 113. He was named FOOTBALL TEAM INFORMATION to the D3football.com All-Region Second Team, the VaSID All-State First Head coach:...........................Cleive Adams (Ferrum, ’02) Team and Roanoke Times All-State First Team in 2017. Office Phone:............................................(434) 791-7255 Career Record:................................15-24 (in fifth season) AVERETT PICKED THIRD IN 2018 USA SOUTH Record at Averett:............................15-24 (in fifth season) 2017 Record:......................................6-4, 5-2 USA South CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL All-Time Program Record.......67-109 (45-75 Conference) Rank School (first-place votes) Points USA South Conference championships:....................2006 1. Huntingdon (7) 49 NCAA Appearances:.................................................None 2. Maryville (1) 38 3. Averett 37 4. N.C. Wesleyan 28 MEDIA CONTACT 5. LaGrange 27 FOR AVERETT ATHLETICS 6. Brevard* 23 Drew Wilson, Sports Information Director 7. Methodist 15 Office Phone: 434-791-5621 8. Greensboro 7 Email: [email protected] *Ineligible for postseason play (Div. III Reclassifying Member) Web site: www.AverettCougars.com Statistics: A full NCAA box score and play-by-play will be avail- able in the football press box or the sports information office, located in the Grant Center, shortly after the conclusion of each game. Halftime stats will also be available on press row. Post-game interviews: Post-game interviews may take place following a 10-minute cooling-off period. For football, interviews will take place in a meeting room in the field house, located on the east end of the football stadium. Other postgame interviews will take place in the meeting room located in the Grant Center. Non-game day interviews: All non-game day and game-day interviews must be arranged through the sports information office. Interviews without the authorization of the sports infor- mation office are prohibited. Please contact Sports Information Director, Drew Wilson, at 434-791-5621, or by e-mail at cawil- [email protected], to schedule interviews with coaches or play- ers at all other times. AVERETT FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 3 2017 FINAL STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AVERETT’S TOP RETURNERS Passing Player G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD vs. Joshua Eubanks 7 31-55-3 173 0 Rushing Player G Att Avg Yds TD Sean Bowman 10 229 5.4 1,232 16 Averett Cougars Hampden-Sydney Tigers Denarius Hilton 8 44 4.4 191 1 0-0 (0-0 USA South) 0-0 (0-0 ODAC) Delquan Bigelow 8 37 4.2 155 1 Points Chris Francis 5 23 6.7 155 0 24.0 29.3 14.6 Opponents 31.3 Receiving Player G Rec Avg Yds TD 208.1 Rushing Yards 79.2 Sean Bowman 10 9 2.1 19 0 D’ante Lambright 6 6 11.2 67 0 100.9 Opponents 161.5 Defense 88.5 Passing Yards 320.8 Player G Tck Sacks INT FF Dejon Brooks 10 113 4.5 2 0 192.0 Opponents 224.4 A.J. Cheeks 10 41 0.0 0 1 Total Offense Bradley Jefferson 10 33 0.0 3 0 296.6 400.0 Hunter Hinson 10 32 0.0 0 1 292.9 Opponents 385.9 Kicking 35% 3rd Down Conversions 44% Player FG Made-Att PAT Made-Att Cole Westberry 14-16 24-27 21% Opponents 38% 9% 4th Down Conversions 39% HAMPDEN-SYDNEY’S TOP RETURNERS 31% Opponents 35% Passing Player G Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD 59.3 Penalty Yards 51.3 Alex Cobb 10 295-428-11 3,064 29 Clay Vick 10 12-15-0 119 1 48.2 Opponents 53.1 Rushing Player G Att Avg Yds TD Justin Pollard 8 8 2.4 19 0 SERIES MATCHUP 2018 USA SOUTH Receiving Series Record: Hampden-Sydney leads 5-1 STANDINGS Series in Danville: Hampden-Sydney leads 2-1 Player G Rec Avg Yds TD Series in Hampden-Sydney: Hampden-Sydney Conf. Overall Major Morgan 10 56 13.9 778 10 leads 3-0 Averett 0-0 0-0 First Meeting: Sept. 4, 2010 Dillon Costello 10 8 9.5 95 2 Brevard* 0-0 0-0 Nick Kalivokas 8 3 10.7 32 0 Last Meeting: Sept. 2, 2017 Greensboro 0-0 0-0 All-Time Scores: Defense 9/4/2010: Hampden-Sydney 45, Averett 30 (H) Huntingdon 0-0 0-0 Player G Tck Sacks INT FF 9/3/2011: Hampden-Sydney 63, Averett 9 (A) LaGrange 0-0 0-0 Griffin Davis 10 60 4.0 1 1 9/1/2012: Hampden-Sydney 20, Averett 6 (H) 9/7/2013: Hampden-Sydney 42, Averett 12 (A) Maryville 0-0 0-0 Brian Gwaltney 10 59 0.0 2 0 9/3/2016: Averett 38, Hampden-Sydney 28 (H) Methodist 0-0 0-0 Ryan Mallory 10 59 0.0 1 0 9/2/2017: Hampden-Sydney 20, Averett 17 (A) Chad Vanlandingham 10 58 0.5 0 0 N.C. Wesleyan 0-0 0-0 Tanner Ramey 10 33 2.0 0 1 ____________________________ Brendan Weinberg 8 29 1.0 1 0 *Inelegible for postseason play while reclassifying to NCAA Division III.