1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2010 Gulf South Conference Champions Series History Vs
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SHORTER - GAME 7 Saturday, October 25 • 3:00 p.m. vs. Valdosta, Ga. • Bazemore-Hyder Stadium (10,500) VSU Media Relations • (229) 333-5903 • www.vstateblazers.com Football Contact: Shawn Reed ([email protected]) RV/#22 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS PLAY FINAL HOME GAME OF 2014 REGULAR SEASON (4-2, 2-2 GSC) Valdosta State hosts its final home game of the 2014 regular season as the Blazers welcome the Shorter Hawks into Bazemore-Hyder Stadium. VSU enters the contest with a 4-2 record, including a 2-2 mark in GSC play, while 9/6 ALBANY STATE W, 38-10 Shorter is 3-3 on the season and 1-2 in league action. 9/13 vs. #12 Winston-Salem State W, 22-17 Valdosta State has caught fire of late as the Blazers have out-scored opponents 102 to 6 the last two weeks 9/20 #14 DELTA STATE* L, 49-32 while out-gaining foes by an average of 618.5 total yards to 200.0 in those games. On the year, the Blazers featue a 9/27 at #5 North Alabama* L, 31-29 balanced offense as they run for 238.5 yards per game while passing for 247.7. Jake Medlock has completed 85 of 10/11 #21 WEST GEORGIA* W, 40-6 his 125 passes for 1,107 yards and has run for 378 yards on the year. Austin Scott leads the team with 422 rushing 10/18 at Mississippi College* W, 62-0 yards while Chris Anderson leads the receivers with 29 receptions for 381 yards. 10/25 SHORTER* 3:00 p.m. The Blazer Black Swarm defense, which surrenders 124.5 rushing yards and 212.8 passing yards a game, has 10/30 at West Alabama* 7:00 p.m. caused havoc for opposing offenses as it has recorded 39 tackles for loss on the year. Kenny Murphy has recorded 11/8 at UNC-Pembroke 1:00 p.m. a team-high 45 tackles while Justin Williams has 42 tackles, including 6.5 for loss. The VSU defense has tallied 12 11/15 at Florida Tech* 6:00 p.m. turnovers on the season, including nine fumble recoveries and three interceptions, while also registering 10 sacks. With its option offense, Shorter relies heavily on the run as it rushes for 228.5 yards per game while passing for all times Eastern; *GSC only 75.3 per outing. Meanwhile, the Hawks, who average 21.8 points a game, allow 168.3 rushing yards, 237.5 SHORTER passing yards and 29.2 points a game. (3-3, 1-2 GSC) Quarterback Eric Dodson leads the SU offense as he has passed for 452 yards on the season while rushing for 360. Running back Kirk Wilson has run for 352 while fullback B.J. McCoy has added 335. Defensively, safety 9/4 PAINE W, 28-24 Jordan Shaw has paced the Hawks with 49 tackles and has recorded eight interceptions on the season. Meanwhile, 9/13 at Mars Hill W, 27-20 linebacker Jevaris Jones has 39 tackles, including a pair of sacks. 9/20 vs. West Texas A&M L, 27-19 10/2 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE* W, 27-14 GAME CENTER 10/9 at Delta State* L, 35-20 VALDOSTA STATE BLAZERS SHORTER HAWKS 10/16 WEST ALABAMA* L, 55-10 Record: 4-2, 2-2 GSC Record: 3-3, 1-2 GSC 10/25 at Valdosta State* 3:00 p.m. Ranking: RV AFCA / #22 D2Football.com Ranking: Not Ranked 11/1 FLORIDA TECH* 12:00 p.m. Last Game: Defeated Mississippi College 62-0 Last Game: Lost 55-10 to West Alabama 11/8 at North Alabama* 4:00 p.m. Coach: David Dean (Georgia State, 1986) Coach: Phil Jones (Mercer, 1968) 11/15 WEST GEORGIA* 11:00 a.m. Record: 64-23 (8th season) Record: 54-50 (10th season) at VSU: 64-23 (8th season) at SU: 54-50 (10th season) all times Eastern; *GSC vs. GSC: 34-17 vs. GSC: 3-10 ABOUT THE GAME vs. SU: 2-0 vs. VSU: 0-2 TV • VSU TELEVISION QUICK NOTES • Valdosta State is in its 33rd year of intercollegiate football and owns an overall record of 252 wins, 115 losses RADIO • VSU RADIO NETWORK and four ties. Play-by-Play Dick Rockey • David Dean is the second-winningest coach in Valdosta State history, having compiled 64 wins, against just 23 Analyst Spencer Van Horn losses, during his eight-year coaching career. He owns a .736 career winning percentage. Sideline Tom Odom • The Blazers have scored in 275 straight games, tops among DII schools. Network Stations WDDQ Talk 92.1 FM (Valdosta) • The Blazers have won 70.7 percent of their games played in the month of October, compiling a record of 99-41 WJEM 96.1 FM / 1150 AM (Valdosta) during the 10th month over the years. WSFB 97.7 FM / 1490 AM (Quitman) • Valdosta State’s 62-0 victory over Mississippi College last week represented VSU’s first shutout since blanking WJHC 107.5 FM (Jasper, Fla.) Shorter 41-0 on September 21 of last season. WCFO 1160 AM (Atlanta) • Jake Medlock set a new Gulf South Conference record for completion percentage last week against the Choc- taws as he completed 19-of-20 passes, or 95.0 percent of his chances. INTERNET RADIO • Medlock completed his final 19 passes of the game against MC, which is the second longest streak in VSU his- Live Audio talk921.com tory and tied for the fourth-best in GSC history. Live Stats http://portal.stretchinternet.com/mc/ • Cedric O’Neal registered his 11th career 100-yard game as he rushed for 107 yards last week, all of which came in the first half. • Eight different Blazers scored touchdowns against Mississippi College. Eric Scott was the only player to score more than once, as he recorded the first two touchdowns of his career. SERIES HISTORY AGAINST SHORTER This week’s game marks just the third time that the Blazers and the Hawks have met on the gridiron. Valdosta State claimed a 37-6 victory in Rome, Ga. two years ago before blanking SU 41-0 in Valdosta last season. 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 AND 2010 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS SERIES HISTORY VS. SHORTER EXPERIENCE OF THE TENTATIVE STARTERS RECORD-BREAKING PASSING PERFORMANCE Sr. Jr. Soph. RFr. Fr. Senior quarterback Jake Medlock enjoyed a record- VSU VSU 8 9 5 0 0 breaking performance passing the ball at Mississippi College Year Record Streak Site Score SU 3 9 7 0 3 on October 20. Medlock completed 19 of his 20 passes in 2012 1-0 Won 1 Rome, Ga. W, 37-6 the game to establish a new Gulf South Conference record 2013 2-0 Won 2 Valdosta, Ga. W, 41-0 INDIVIDUAL BLAZER HIGHS VS. SU for completion percentage at 95.0 percent. The old mark VSU Points Per Game: 39.0 (78 total) Rushing A-YDS Year of 93.8 percent was held by two players, including former SU Points Per Game: 3.0 (6 total) Austin Scott 12-124 2013 Blazer Lance Funderburke, who completed 15-of-16 passes in Valdosta: VSU leads 1-0 Cedric O’Neal 8-90 2012 versus Tarleton State on October 9, 1993. in Rome: VSU leads 1-0 Cedric O’Neal 8-64 2013 Medlock completed his final 19 passes of the game, Nick Davis 2-25 2013 which marked the fourth highest total in GSC history and STATISTICAL LEADERS Eric Scott 2-22 2012 the second-most in Blazer football history, behind the 20 Valdosta State straight passes Chris Hatcher completed against New Haven Rushing Austin Scott, 422 yards Passing C-A-I-YDS Year on October 8, 1994. Passing Jake Medlock, 1107 yards Cayden Cochran 20-23-0-212 2012 Overall, the Blazers completed 25-of-27 passes against Receiving Chris Anderson, 381 yards Cayden Cochran 11-23-0-177 2013 the Choctaws, as Kaleb Nobles was successful on six of his Scoring Anthony Pistelli, 51 points Graham Craig 1-3-0-8 2012 seven attempts. VSU’s 92.6 percent completion percentage Punting Jake Medlock, 43.7 average Kaleb Nobles 2-3-0-8 2013 in the game also set a new school record. Tackles Kenny Murphy, 45 Tackles for Loss Justin Williams, 6.5 Receiving R-YDS Year RE-WRITING THE RECORD BOOKS Sacks Bryson Brindle, 3.0 Regginald Lewis 2-91 2013 Passing marks weren’t the only area that Valdosta Interceptions Three tied with, 1 Pass Breakups Isaiah Gresham/Larry Murphy, 3 Regginald Lewis 5-83 2012 State entered the record books with its experience against Kickoff Returns Nick Davis, 21.1 Gerald Ford 7-66 2012 Mississippi College. The 651 yards of total offense VSU Punt Returns Nick Burgman, 5.7 average Chris Anderson 3-35 2012 garnered in the contest marked the second-highest total in Two with 34 school history, behind the 659 posted against North Alabama Shorter on October 27, 2001. Meanwhile, VSU’s 62 points against Rushing Eric Dodson, 360 yards Tackles S-A-Total Year the Choctaws was tied for the 10th-best output in school Passing Eric Dodson, 452 yards Lance Holder 4-5-9 2013 history. Receiving Darius Turner, 124 yards Chris Pope 3-6-9 2013 VSU also enjoyed one of its top rushing performances Scoring Kenny Langford, 27 points Lawrence Virgil 3-6-9 2013 ever as the 344 yards ranked third in the Blazer record books Punting Aaron Mize, 34.9 average Chris Pope 1-7-8 2012 while the 52 rushes were tied for the sixth-most all-time.