2019 Ohio Valley Conference Football Report Austin Peay | Eastern Illinois | Eastern Kentucky | Jacksonville State | Murray State | Southeast Missouri | Tennessee State | Tennessee Tech | UT Martin August 26, 2019 Ohio Valley Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 215 Centerview Drive, Suite 115 Contact: Kyle Schwartz Brentwood, TN 37027 Phone: (615) 690-6685 OVCSports.com Email: [email protected] Twitter: @OVCSports

OVC STANDINGS (In games through August 25)

OVC OVERALL W L PCT. PF PA W L PCT. PF PA Home Away Neutral Streak Austin Peay 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Eastern Illinois 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Eastern Kentucky 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Jacksonville State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Murray State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Southeast Missouri 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Tennessee State 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - Tennessee Tech 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - UT Martin 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 -

THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LAST WEEK'S RESULTS Thursday, August 29 none Eastern Illinois at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Pikeville at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Valparaiso at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Northwestern State at UT Martin, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Southern Illinois at #17 Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) #6 Jacksonville State at Southeastern Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) North Carolina Central at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, August 31 Samford at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

* Indicates OVC Contest ALL TIMES CENTRAL THIS WEEK’S OVC HIGHLIGHTS/STORYLINES The 72nd season of Ohio Valley Conference football gets underway on Thursday night with seven of nine OVC teams in action; the other two teams will begin play on Saturday...There are no games against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponents this week, although six are on the schedule for week two...This year marks the 150th anniversary of the fi rst college football games...Two OVC teams begin the season ranked in the Top 25, with fi ve-time defending champion Jacksonville State coming in at No. 6 in both major FCS polls and Southeast Missouri being ranked No. 17 in the STATS poll and No. 18 in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll...Eastern Kentucky is among the other teams receiving votes in both polls...Two OVC players, Jacksonville State quarterback Zerrick Cooper and wide receiver Josh Pearson, begin the season on the Walter Payton Award Watch List; the award is given to the top offensive player in the FCS...Three OVC players are on the Buck Buchanan Award Watch List to begin the season; those players include last year's winner Zach Hall from Southeast Missouri as well as Jacksonville State defensive back Marlon Bridges and Eastern Kentucky defensive lineman Aaron Patrick...All nine games this week can be seen on the ESPN Family of Networks, including eight on ESPN+ and one on ESPN3...This season 69 of 72 total OVC football games will air on ESPN Networks, including 52 on ESPN+ and 12 on ESPN3.

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 1 OVC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OVC MEDIA INFORMATION The fi rst OVC Players of the Week will be released on Sunday, Sept. 1. Kyle Schwartz Asst. Commissioner/Strategic Communications Phone: (615) 690-6685 Cell: (615) 775-1937 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.OVCSports.com

ONLINE PRESS BOX: The OVC Football Online Press Box is a one-stop shop for gathering information about the OVC and its member schools. Media can access it at www.OVCSports.com/ footballpressbox or through links at OVCSports.com.

SOCIAL MEDIA: Get breaking news about the OVC by follow- ing the OVC through Social Media. Check out the OVC sites at http://www.twitter.com/OVCSports and http://www.facebook. com/ovcsports. Also check out www.YouTube.com/ohiovalley- conference and the league’s blog at OVCExtra.com.

WEEKLY NOTES: The OVC will release its Players of the Week each Sunday afternoon throughout the season. The full weekly notes report will be released each Monday throughout the season by 5 p.m. CT. The report is available via e-mail, and is posted on the league’s Web site in text and PDF versions. Statistics are updated after each gameday on the OVC Web site.

2019 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSIVE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

DEFENSIVE Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

SPECIALIST Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

NEWCOMER Sept. 1 Sept. 8 Sept. 15 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Oct. 6 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 Nov. 17 Nov. 24

Bold indicates player went on to be named National Player of the Week (STATS, HERO Sports or NCAA.com).

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 2 NOTES FROM AROUND THE GRIDIRON COACHES TELECONFERENCE Let’s Get It Started: The 72nd season of Ohio Valley Conference football will get underway on Thurs- During the regular season a weekly teleconference day, August 29 with seven games, while the fi nal two OVC teams will start on Saturday, August 31. featuring the league’s nine head coaches will be held The OVC is made up of nine football-playing schools; since its beginning, 15 of the 18 total schools every Tuesday morning at 10 a.m. Central Time. The that have played football in the league have claimed at least one championship. fi rst teleconference will take place on Tuesday, Aug 27. A schedule of what times coaches will appear CFB150: This year marks the 150th anniversary of college football which began on November 6, 1869 weekly is below. For information on how to access the when Princeton played Rutgers. The commemoration will showcase the rich history and traditions call, please contact Kyle Schwartz in the OVC Offi ce of the sport and its positive impact on lives and communities, while also promoting the opportunity it (615-690-6685 or [email protected]). continues to provide to thousands of student-athletes across all levels of the sport. Follow the cam- paign @CFB150 and take part in the conversation with the hashtag #CFB150. 10:07 - Mitch Stewart, Murray State 10:14 - Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri Ranked in National Polls: Jacksonville State and 10:21 - John Grass, Jacksonville State Southeast Missouri are each ranked in the Top 25 to begin the 2019 season. The Gamecocks are No. 10:28 - Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky 6 in both major FCS polls while Southeast Missouri is No. 17 in the STATS poll and No. 18 in the AFCA 10:35 - Mark Hudspeth, Austin Peay FCS Coaches poll. JSU has now been ranked in the Top 10 in 71 of the past 74 weeks and ranked in the Top 25 for 75 consecutive weeks. Southeast Missouri fi nished last season ranked in the Top 25 10:42 - Jason Simpson, UT Martin for only the second time ever, and begins this year ranked for only the second time in program history. 10:49 - Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10:56 - Dewayne Alexander, Tennessee Tech JSU's Cooper and Pearson on Walter Payton Award Watch List: Jacksonville State junior quar- 11:03 - Adam Cushing, Eastern Illinois terback Zerrick Cooper and senior wide receiver Josh Pearson are two of the initial 25 players named to the Walter Payton Award Watch List. The award, sponsored by STATS and fi rst awarded in 1987, is given to the top offensive player in the FCS and has twice been won by an OVC player: Eastern Illinois’ Tony Romo (2002) and Jimmy Garoppolo (2013). The Payton Watch List can undergo OVC SID DIRECTORY revision during the season. A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations direc- AUSTIN PEAY tors, broadcasters, writers and other dignitaries will vote on the winner following the regular season. Colby Wilson (931) 221-6562 Cell Phone (615) 604-3803 Three OVC Players on Buck Buchanan Award Watch List: Three OVC players have been named Email [email protected] to the 2019 Buck Buchanan Award Watch List by STATS. The award is given to the top defensive Web site LetsGoPeay.com player in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). The OVC selections were Jacksonville State Press Box Number (931) 221-7191 senior defensive back Marlon Bridges, Southeast Missouri senior linebacker Zach Hall and East- ern Kentucky senior defensive lineman Aaron Patrick. The watch list will have updates during the EASTERN ILLINOIS season. A national panel of over 150 sports information and media relations directors, broadcasters, Rich Moser (217) 581-7480 writers and other dignitaries will vote on 25 fi nalists following the regular season. The award was fi rst Cell Phone (217) 508-8317 bestowed in 1995 and the fi rst OVC player to win the honor was Jacksonville State's Darius Jackson Email [email protected] in 2017. A year ago it became back-to-back OVC winners as SEMO's Hall won the honor. Hall is Web site EIUpanthers.com seeking to become the second two-time winner of the Buck Buchanan Award (Appalachian State Press Box Number (217) 581-7770 linebacker Dexter Coakley in 1995-96). EASTERN KENTUCKY Kevin Britton (859) 622-2006 Sgt. York Trophy Presented by Delta Dental and Farm Bureau Health Plans: This year marks Cell Phone (859) 358-8359 the 13th of the Sgt. York Trophy presented by Delta Dental of Tennessee and Farm Bureau Health Email [email protected] Plans. The trophy (founded in 2007 by the Nashville Sports Council and OVC) goes to the winner of Web site EKUSports.com the quadrangular season football series between the four OVC football-playing schools located in the Press Box Number (859) 622-226 state of Tennessee (Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennessee Tech and UT Martin). The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the other is the JACKSONVILLE STATE Commander in Chief’s Trophy which has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually Josh Underwood (256) 782-5915 since 1972. The award is named in honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of World War I. As a Cell Phone (256) 453-3377 corporal in the 2nd battalion, 328th Infantry, in the Battle of the Meuse River-Argonne (Oct. 8, 1918), Email [email protected] York and seven other soldiers captured 132 prisoners, was promoted to sergeant and received the Web site JSUGamecockSports.com Distinguished Service Cross, the French Croix de Guerre, the French Legion of Honor, the Croce di Press Box Number (256) 782-5585/5586 Guerra of Italy and the War Medal of Montenegro. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal of Honor. The trophy goes to the team with the best record MURRAY STATE against the other schools (in case of a tie there will be co-champions and the actual trophy will be Parker Griffi th (270) 809-3351 retained by the defending champion if they are involved in the tie or if the defending champion is not Cell Phone (662) 341-0979 Email pgriffi [email protected] involved in the tie it will go to the institution that has gone the most seasons without winning the trophy). Web site GoRacers.com Press Box Number (270) 809-6811 NCAA Division I Playoff Information: This season marks the seventh of an expanded 24-team fi eld for the NCAA Division I Football Championship; in 2010 the Football Championship Subdivision SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (FCS) playoff fi eld expanded to 20 teams, up from 16 previously, and in 2013 the fi eld increased to Jeff Honza (573) 651-2294 24 for the fi rst time. The expansion in 2010 to 20 teams was the fi rst since the fi eld grew from 12 to Cell Phone (618) 528-1145 16 teams in 1997. The 24-team fi eld is comprised of 10 automatic bids and 14 at-large berths. There Email [email protected] are eight fi rst round matchups (16 total teams), while eight (8) teams receive a bye into the second Web site GoSoutheast.com round. For the 10th time in 2019, the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Press Box Number (573) 651-2191 Stadium, a 20,500-seat multi-purpose stadium. The Southland Conference serves as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 11. TENNESSEE STATE Jose Garcia (615) 963-5922 Recent Playoff Success: Beginning with the 2001 season the OVC went until 2013 without a FCS Cell Phone (615) 838-4199 Playoff victory. But over the past six seasons OVC teams have performed well in the playoffs. In Email [email protected] 2013 the OVC placed three teams in the fi eld for the fi rst time and each won at least one game with Web site TSUTigers.com Eastern Illinois and Jacksonville State advancing to the quarterfi nals (the fi rst time that had happened Press Box Number (615) 565-4450 in the league since 1991). In 2015 Jacksonville State (who during that year became the fi rst OVC TENNESSEE TECH team ranked No. 1 in the Top 25 since 1999) won three playoff games to become the fi rst OVC team Thomas Corhern (931) 372-6139 to advance to the National Championship game since 1982. Along the way JSU set an OVC record Cell Phone (931) 703-4927 for points in a playoff game with 58 against Charleston Southern in the quarterfi nals, and then broke Email [email protected] the record a week later in a 62-10 victory over Sam Houston State in the semifi nals. A year ago Web site TTUSports.com Jacksonville State and Southeast Missouri each won a game in the playoffs. Press Box Number (931) 372-6030/6031

OVC Game of the Week on ESPN3: For the seventh-straight year the OVC is producing a “Game UT MARTIN of the Week” package that will air on ESPN3 this fall. The eight-game schedule is once again in Alex Boggis 731) 881-7694 conjunction with Tupelo Raycom. Kevin Ingram, host of “The Wake Up Zone” on 104.5 The Zone Cell Phone (618) 357-1536 in Nashville, will handle play-by-play duties while Bob Belvin, on-air talent and contributor at ESPN Email [email protected] Clarksville, will provide analysis. The duo has worked together each of the past seven years in the Web site UTMSports.com league’s TV package. Press Box Number (731) 881-7694 Sept. 28 - Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 4 p.m. CT 2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 3 Oct. 5 - UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT NATIONAL POLLS Oct. 19 - Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. CT Oct. 26 - Murray State at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. CT STATS Nov. 2 - Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 2 p.m. CT No. Team Record Pts. Nov. 9 - Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 1 p.m. CT 1. North Dakota State (142) 0-0 3,971 Nov. 16 - Austin Peay at Murray State, 12 p.m. CT Nov. 23 - Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 1 p.m. CT 2. James Madison (14) 0-0 3,635 3. South Dakota State (1) 0-0 3,631 ESPN+: The OVC enters year two with ESPN+, the fi rst multi-sport, direct-to-consumer subscription 4. Eastern Washington (3) 0-0 3,594 streaming service from The Walt Disney Company Direct-to-Consumer & International segment, be- 5. UC Davis 0-0 3,210 ing the exclusive home of regular season and OVC Championship broadcasts. This season 44 OVC 6. Jacksonville State 0-0 3,004 football games will air on ESPN+ (eight other games will be on ESPN3). Fans can subscribe to ESPN+ 7. Maine 0-0 2,891 for $4.99 a month (or $49.99 per year). ESPN+ is an integrated part of the completely redesigned ESPN App and also available on the web, iPhone, iPad, tvOS, Android Handset, Apple TV, Roku, 8. Weber State 10-3 2,827 Chromecast and FireTV. More information can be found at www.OVCSports.com/ESPN. 9. Wofford 0-0 2,522 10. Kennesaw State 0-0 2,361 Three OVC Quarterbacks on CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List: Three OVC 11. Towson 0-0 2,330 quarterbacks are among the 40 players named to the College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) 12. Nicholls 0-0 2,156 FCS National Performer of the Year Watch List. The selections were Austin Peay junior Jeremiah Oatsvall, Jacksonville State junior Zerrick Cooper and Southeast Missouri senior Daniel Santaca- 13. Colgate 0-0 1,892 terina. The 2019 CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy is a 22-inch K-9 optic crystal tower 14. Montana State 0-0 1,866 with eight-inch crystal football on top. All FCS players are eligible for the award. The award winner 15. Illinois State 0-0 1,432 will be announced January 15, 2020. 16. Indiana State 0-0 1,432 17. Southeast Missouri 0-0 1,166 Two OVC Punters Named to FCS Punter of the Year Watch List: Murray State's Steve Dawson 18. Northern Iowa 0-0 1,136 and Southeast Missouri's Jake Reynolds are two of 28 players nationally named to the inaugural FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist by the Augusta Sports Council. The 2019 season will be the 19. Furman 0-0 1,074 fi rst for the FCS Punter of the Year Award which is presented by the Augusta Sports Council. Based 20. North Carolina A&T 0-0 885 in Augusta, Georgia, the Council is also home to the Ray Guy Award, which honors the nation's top 21. Elon 0-0 870 FBS punter each year. The FCS Punter of the Year Preseason Watchlist was chosen based on 2018 22. Delaware 0-0 798 All-Americans, 2018 All-Conference selections, and conference nominations. Players were reviewed 23. Sam Houston State 0-0 564 based on their eligibility and inclusion on their team's 2019 roster. 24. Princeton 0-0 432 OVC Teams Against FBS Opponents: OVC teams will play nine total games against Football Bowl 25. Montana 0-0 413 Subdivision (FBS) opponents in 2019. OVC teams are now a combined 35-237-1 all-time against FBS foes, including wins over FBS teams in fi ve of the past seven seasons. Others (OVC Only): Eastern Kentucky (175)

Academic Success: During the past academic year (2018-19) there were 106 OVC football student- FCS COACHES POLL athletes who were named to the Commissioner’s Honor Roll for having a 3.25 grade point average or higher. In addition, 10 student-athletes were awarded the OVC Academic Medal of Honor for achieving No. Team Record Pts. perfect 4.0 GPAs. The OVC also awards a Team Academic Award for the football program with the 1. North Dakota State (23) 0-0 644 highest percentage of players with a 3.25 grade point average or higher; that award went to Murray 2. James Madison (1) 0-0 597 State for 2018-19. 3. Eastern Washington (2) 0-0 588 4. South Dakota State 0-0 579 A Look at the Coaches: Seven of the nine OVC coaches from last season return to their respec- 5. UC Davis 0-0 537 tive teams in 2019. Jacksonville State's John Grass, Tennessee State's Rod Reed and Tennessee Tech's Dewayne Alexander are currently coaching at their alma maters. The longest tenured coach 6. Jacksonville State 0-0 500 in the league is UT Martin’s Jason Simpson who is in his 14th season with the Skyhawks in 2019. 7. Maine 0-0 473 Simpson has 80 overall victories in his career, seventh-most in OVC history (one win away from tying 8. Wofford 0-0 437 for sixth-place). 9. Weber State 0-0 432 10. Kennesaw State 0-0 404 Preseason Forecasts: For the sixth-straight year and eighth time in the past 10 years, Jacksonville 11. Nicholls 0-0 385 State has been picked the preseason football favorite in the Ohio Valley Conference for 2019. The Gamecocks, who have won fi ve-straight OVC Championships and 39 of its last 40 OVC games, 12. Towson 0-0 349 received 14 of a possible 18 fi rst-place votes in a poll of league head coaches and communications 13. Illinois State 0-0 290 directors. The Gamecocks totaled 126 total points to out-distance Southeast Missouri, who ended 14. Colgate 0-0 272 the Gamecocks 36-game OVC win streak a season ago and earned an at-large berth into the FCS 15. Montana State 0-0 271 playoffs, who picked up the other four fi rst-place votes and was tabbed second (115 points). Eastern 16. Indiana State 0-0 192 Kentucky was picked third (98) and followed by Austin Peay (70), Murray State and Tennessee State (61), UT Martin (60), Eastern Illinois (35) and Tennessee Tech (22). 17. Furman 0-0 183 18. Southeast Missouri 0-0 178 JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Headline Preseason All-OVC Team: Jacksonville State junior quarter- 19. North Carolina A&T 0-0 158 back Zerrick Cooper and Southeast Missouri State senior linebacker Zach Hall were named the 2019 20. Northern Iowa 0-0 157 OVC Preseason Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year in a vote of by the league’s head football 21. Elon 0-0 155 22. Sam Houston State 0-0 117 OVC IN THE POLLS WEEK-BY-WEEK (STATS/FCS COACHES) 23. Delaware 0-0 87 AP EIU EKU JSU MUR SEMO TSU TTU UTM 24. Princeton 0-0 85 Preseason -/- -/- RV/RV 6/6 -/- 17/18 -/- -/- -/- 25. Central Arkansas 0-0 66 Sept. 2 Sept. 9 Others (OVC Only): Eastern Kentucky (12). Sept. 16 Sept. 23 Sept. 30 Oct. 7 Oct. 14 Oct. 21 Oct. 28 Nov. 4 Nov. 11 Nov. 18 Nov. 25 Final

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 4 coaches and communications directors. Jacksonville State led the way with seven total preseason OVC VS. OTHER CONFERENCES selections, while Southeast Missouri followed with six picks, Tennessee State had four selections, FCS Opponents Eastern Kentucky, Murray State and UT Martin had three apiece, Austin Peay had two picks and East- Big Sky 0-0 ern Illinois had one. Returning players who were fi rst-team All-OVC selections last year (15 in total) Big South 0-0 were automatic selections to the preseason team this year. The squad also included eight players who CAA 0-0 were second-team picks in 2018. Of the 29 total selections, 26 were seniors and three were juniors. Independent 0-0 Ivy 0-0 MEAC 0-0 Instant Replay: For the third-straight year, the OVC will have instant replay for all non-conference Missouri Valley 0-0 and conference home football contests. The league has partnered with DVSport to implement replay NEC 0-0 which is defi ned by Rule 12 of the NCAA Football Rule Book. Patriot 0-0 Pioneer 0-0 I-AA No More: Although some people may still refer to it as I-AA football, the term that represents Southern 0-0 Southland 0-0 the level of Division I football in which the Ohio Valley Conference competes has been long retired. SWAC 0-0 Beginning with the 2006 National Championship game, the term Football Championship Subdivision FCS Total 0-0 (or FCS) is to be used. Teams who play at the FCS level can offer a maximum of 63 scholarships (Football Bowl Subdivision teams can offer 85) and compete in a 24-team playoff at the end of the FBS Opponents American Athletic 0-0 season to determine the national champion. Atlantic Coast 0-0 Big Ten 0-0 Big 12 0-0 Conference USA 0-0 MAC 0-0 Mountain West 0-0 Pac-12 0-0 SEC 0-0 Sun Belt 0-0 FBS Total 0-0

Non-Division I 0-0

Total Non-Conference Record 0-0

SCORING STREAKS Murray State currently has a streak of scoring in 154 consecu- tive games, the longest streak of any OVC school. Below is a list of each OVC school and their current scoring streak; that list is followed by the longest FCS scoring streaks in NCAA history. # Team Last Shutout 154 Murray State 42-0 vs. Illinois St. (9/24/05) 91 Southeast Missouri 59-0 vs. Purdue (9/17/11) 79 Jacksonville State 23-0 vs. Florida (11/17/12) 58 Tennessee State 44-0 vs. Eastern Ky. (11/2/13) 43 Eastern Illinois 41-0 vs. Northwestern (9/12/15) 22 Eastern Kentucky 24-0 vs. Eastern Illinois (11/19/16) 17 UT Martin 7-0 vs. Austin Peay (9/30/17) 11 Tennessee Tech 24-0 vs. UT Martin (11/18/17) 10 Austin Peay 45-0 vs. Georgia (9/1/18)

Longest All-Time FCS Streaks Without Being Shutout # Team Years 392 Montana* 1989-present 291 Hampton 1984-2009 282 Dayton* % 1993-present 265 Lehigh 1986-2010 230 Georgia Southern 1996-2013 (left FCS) 220 Delaware 1996-2014 199 Eastern Washington 1988-2006 197 Eastern Illinois # 1977-96 165 UNI 1983-96 158 McNeese State 1988-01

* Active Streak # Streak began before FCS was formed in 1978 % Overall streak is 476 (194 games were as a DIII team)

ACTIVE 100-YARD RUSHING GAMES Below is a list of 100-yard rushing games for active players in the OVC. Totals are for the players careers while in the OVC and are updated through the end of the 2018 season.

Active OVCer’s With 100-Yard Rushing Games Kentel Williams, Austin Peay 7 Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern Kentucky 5 JaVaughn Craig, Austin Peay 4 Earl Harrison, Tennessee State 3 Andrew Goldsmith, Tennessee Tech 2 Scotty Gilkey Jr., Eastern Illinois 1 Ahmaad Tanner, Austin Peay 1 Jeremiah Oatsvall, Austin Peay 1 Zion Webb, Jacksonville State 1 Rodney Castille, Murray State 1 David Gist, Tennessee Tech 1 Te'kendrick Roberson, Tennessee State 1 Jaelen Greene, Jacksonville State 1

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 5 2019 SUPERLATIVES SGT. YORK TROPHY 100-Yard Rushing Games The 2019 season marks the 13th of competition none for the Sergeant York Trophy, an award created by the Nashville Sports Council and the Ohio Valley 300-Yard Passing Games Conference. The trophy is contested between the none four OVC football-playing schools in the state of Tennessee - Austin Peay, Tennessee State, Tennes- 250-Yard Passing Games see Tech and UT Martin - and goes to the team with none the best combined record versus those schools in a given year. 100-Yard Receiving Games none The award is co-sponsored by Delta Dental of Ten- 10-Reception Games nessee and Farm Bureau Health Plans. none In the event of a tie, the award will be shared; 200-Yard All-Purpose Games however, the previous winner will retain the trophy none if they are part of the tie. If the tie is between two other institutions, the trophy will go to the institution 50-Yard Field Goals that has gone the most seasons without winning none the trophy. 15-Tackle Games none The award is only the second traveling trophy that involves more than two teams in college sports; the Multiple Defensive Interception Games other is the Commander in Chief’s Trophy which none has been contested between Air Force, Army and Navy annually since 1972. The award is named in Multiple Rushing Touchdown Games honor of Alvin C. York, the most noted Soldier of none World War I. Upon his return to the United States in 1919, he was bestowed the Congressional Medal Multiple Receiving Touchdown Games of Honor. Following the war York returned his home none in Pall Mall, Tenn. where he dedicated his life to improving education and facilitating educational op- Multiple Passing Touchdown Games none portunities for children in the state of Tennessee. All-Time Sgt. York Trophy Winners 2007 - Tennessee State*, Austin Peay 2008 - Tennessee State 2009 - Tennessee Tech 2010 - UT Martin 2011 - Tennessee State*, Tennessee Tech 2012 - Tennessee State*, UT Martin 2013 - Tennessee State 2014 - UT Martin 2015 - UT Martin 2016 - UT Martin*, Tennessee State, Tenn. Tech 2017 - Austin Peay 2018 - Austin Peay*, Tennessee State, UT Martin 2019 - TBD

*Took home the trophy due to winning the tiebreaker

2019 Sgt. York Trophy Contests Oct. 12 - UT Martin at Tennessee Tech Oct. 19 - Austin Peay at Tennessee State Oct. 26 - Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech Nov. 9 - UT Martin at Austin Peay Nov. 16 - Tennessee State at UT Martin Nov. 23 - Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech

2019 Sgt. York Trophy Standings Team AP TSU TTU UTM Record Austin Peay -- Tenn. State -- Tenn. Tech -- UT Martin --

All-Time Record in Sgt. York Games Austin Peay 12-24 Tennessee State 19-17 Tennessee Tech 16-20 UT Martin 25-11

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 6 2019 PRESEASON HONORS/AWARDS

OVC PRESEASON HONORS (COACHES/SID’S) OVC PRESEASON HONORS (MEDIA) ATHLON MAGAZINE

Predicted Order of Finish Preseason Top 25 Predicted Order of Finish 7. Jacksonville State 1. Jacksonville State (14) 126 1. Jacksonville State (15) 135 2. Southeast Missouri 115 19. Southeast Missouri 2. Southeast Missouri (4) 115 3. Eastern Kentucky 99 3. Eastern Kentucky 98 4. Austin Peay 84 Preseason All-American 4. Austin Peay 70 5. Tennessee State 75 WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State 5. Murray State 61 6. UT Martin 58 LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri Tennessee State 61 7. Murray State 55 DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State 7. UT Martin 60 8. Eastern Illinois 38 8. Eastern Illinois 35 9. Tennessee Tech 16 STREET & SMITH 9. Tennessee Tech 22 Preseason Off ensive Player of the Year: Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville State Preseason All-American Team Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State Preseason All-OVC Team Zach Hall (LB), Southeast Missouri LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri Preseason Off ensive Player of the Year: DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State Zerrick Cooper (QB), Jacksonville State Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: LINDY’S MAGAZINE Zach Hall (LB), Southeast Missouri Predicted Order of Finish National Rank Preseason First-Team All-American 1. Jacksonville State 5 WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State 2. Southeast Missouri 22 Off ense LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri 3. Eastern Kentucky QB - Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State 4. Tennessee State QB - Daniel Santacaterina, Southeast Missouri Preseason Second-Team All-American 5. Murray State RB - Kentel Williams, Austin Peay TE Trae Barry, Jacksonville State 6. Austin Peay RB - Daryl McCleskey Jr., Eastern Kentucky OL Darius Anderson, Jacksonville State 7. UT Martin WR - Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State 8. Eastern Illinois 9. Tennessee Tech WR - Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast Missouri OVC Preseason Players of the Year WR - Chris Rowland, Tennessee State Offensive: Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State PHIL STEELE TE - Trae Barry, Jacksonville State Defensive: Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri C - Thomas Burton, Tennessee State Preseason First-Team All-American OG - Darius Anderson, Jacksonville State Predicted Order of Finish National Rank WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State OG - Raekwon Allen, Tennessee State 1. Jacksonville State 4 DL Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky 2. Southeast Missouri 16 LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri OT - Hunter Sosebee, Jacksonville State DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State OT - Kyle Anderton, Austin Peay 3. Eastern Kentucky 25 4. Austin Peay OT - Terry Fultz, UT Martin 5. Tennessee State Preseason Second-Team All-American 6. Murray State DB Dajour Nesbeth, Tennessee State Defense 7. Eastern Illinois DL - Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky 8. UT Martin Preseason Fourth-Team All-American DL - Julian Crutchfi eld, UT Martin 9. Tennessee Tech WR Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast Missouri LB Justin Swift, Southeast Missouri DL - Clarence Thornton, Southeast Missouri STATS RS Chris Rowland, Tennessee State DL - Terrell Greer, Eastern Illinois DL - Austin Pickett, UT Martin Preseason All-American First-Team HERO SPORTS LB - Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State LB - Jalen Choice, Jacksonville State LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri Top 25 Ranking LB - Justin Swift, Southeast Missouri DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State 6. Jacksonville State DB - Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State 24. Eastern Kentucky DB - Bydarrius Knighten, Southeast Missouri Preseason All-American Second-Team DB - Dajour Nesbeth, Tennessee State DL Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky Preseason First-Team All-American DB - Leodis Moore III, Eastern Kentucky LS Josh Brady, Jacksonville State WR Josh Pearson, Jacksonville State ATH Kentel Williams, Austin Peay DB Marlon Bridges, Jacksonville State LS Josh Brady, Jacksonville State Specialists Preseason All-American Third-Team LB Zach Hall, Southeast Missouri K - Gabriel Vicente, Murray State WR Kristian Wilkerson, Southeast Missouri RS Malik Honeycutt, Murray State P - Steve Dawson, Murray State OL Darius Anderson, Jacksonville State RS - Malik Honeycutt, Murray State PR Chris Rowland, Tennessee State Preseason Second-Team All-American DL Aaron Patrick, Eastern Kentucky

Preseason Third-Team All-American QB Zerrick Cooper, Jacksonville State RS Chris Rowland, Tennessee State

OVC COACHING RECORDS

OVC-Only Games All Games* Overall Career Record Coach, School Yrs. W L Pct. W L Pct. Yrs. W L Pct. Mark Hudspeth, Austin Peay 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 15 95 59 .617 Adam Cushing, Eastern Illinois 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 0 .000 Mark Elder, Eastern Kentucky 4 10 13 .435 14 19 .452 4 14 19 .452 John Grass, Jacksonville State 6 38 1 .974 52 12 .813 6 52 12 .813 Mitch Stewart Murray State 5 13 18 .419 15 29 .341 4 15 29 .341 Tom Matukewicz, Southeast Missouri 6 18 21 .462 24 34 .414 7 25 34 .424 Rod Reed, Tennessee State 10 27 39 .409 53 47 .530 10 53 47 .530 Dewayne Alexander, Tennessee Tech 2 1 7 .125 1 10 .091 8 42 43 .494 Jason Simpson, UT Martin 14 63 40 .612 80 68 .541 14 80 68 .541

*Indicates overall record while at current OVC school in years school was a member of the Conference.

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 10 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES

AUSTIN PEAY GOVERNORS (0-0, 0-0) EASTERN ILLINOIS PANTHERS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST AUGUST 29 North Carolina A&T (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m. 29 at Chattanooga (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 7 Central Arkansas (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 7 at Indiana (BTN) 2:30 p.m. 14 at Mercer (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 14 Illinois State (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 21 at East Tennessee State (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m. 21 at Indiana State (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 28 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 28 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN3) 4:00 p.m.

OCTOBER OCTOBER 12 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 5 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 19 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 4:30 p.m. 12 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 26 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. 19 at UT Martin (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 26 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 2 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 9 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. 9 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 16 at Murray State* (ESPN3) 12:00 p.m. 16 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 23 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 23 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.

* Ohio Valley Conference Game * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change All Times Central/Subject to Change

EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS (0-0, 0-0) JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST AUGUST 29 Valparaiso (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 29 at Southeastern Louisiana (ESPN+) 7:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 7 at Louisville (ACC Network Extra) 6:00 p.m. 7 Chattanooga (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 14 at Indiana State (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 14 Eastern Washington (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. 21 at Presbyterian (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 21 North Alabama (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 28 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m. 28 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m.

OCTOBER OCTOBER 5 UT Martin* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 5 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 19 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 12 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 26 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 19 Southeast Missouri* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 26 Murray State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 2 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. NOVEMBER 9 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m. 2 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 16 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 9 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. 23 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m. 23 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m.

* Ohio Valley Conference Game * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change All Times Central/Subject to Change

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 11 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES

MURRAY STATE RACERS (0-0, 0-0) SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST AUGUST 29 Pikeville (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 29 Southern Illinois (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 7 at Georgia (ESPN2) 3:00 p.m. 7 at Montana State 7:00 p.m. 14 at Toledo (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. 14 at Missouri (SEC Network Alternate) 6:30 p.m. 21 Morehead State (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 21 West Virginia State (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 28 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. OCTOBER OCTOBER 5 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 5 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 12 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 12 at Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 19 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 19 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 26 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 26 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2 at Tennessee State* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 2 Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 9 Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 1:00 p.m. 16 Austin Peay* (ESPN3) 12:00 p.m. 16 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 23 at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 23 Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.

* Ohio Valley Conference Game * Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change All Times Central/Subject to Change

TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS (0-0, 0-0) TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0 Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST AUGUST 31 Mississippi Valley State # (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 31 Samford (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 7 at Middle Tennessee (ESPN3) 6:00 p.m. 7 at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. 14 vs. Jackson State $ 6:00 p.m. 14 UVa-Wise (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 21 Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 21 at Western Illinois (ESPN3) 3:00 p.m. 28 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 5:00 p.m. 28 at Eastern Illinois* (ESPN3) 4:00 p.m.

OCTOBER OCTOBER 5 at Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 5 at Southeast Missouri (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 12 Murray State*@ (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 12 UT Martin* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 19 Austin Peay*% (ESPN+) 4:30 p.m. 26 Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.

NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 2 Southeast Missouri*@ (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 2 at Murray State* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m. 9 Eastern Illinois*@ (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 9 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. 16 at UT Martin* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 16 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN+) 12:00 p.m. 23 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m. 23 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 1:30 p.m.

* Ohio Valley Conference Game * Ohio Valley Conference Game # - John Merritt Classic (Nissan Stadium - Nashville, Tenn.) Home Games in Bold $ - Southern Heritage Classic (Liberty Bowl - Memphis, Tenn.) All Times Central/Subject to Change % - Game played at Nissan Stadium (Nashville, Tenn.) @ - Game played at Hale Stadium on TSU campus (Nashville, Tenn.) Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 12 TEAM COMPOSITE SCHEDULES

UT MARTIN SKYHAWKS (0-0, 0-0) Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0

AUGUST 29 Northwestern State (ESPN+) 6:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 7 at Florida (ESPNU or SECN Alternate) 6:30 p.m. 14 at Southern Illinois (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 28 Murray State* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m.

OCTOBER 5 at Eastern Kentucky* (ESPN3) 2:00 p.m. 12 at Tennessee Tech* (ESPN+) 6:00 p.m. 19 Eastern Illinois* (ESPN+ 2:00 p.m. 26 at Southeast Missouri* (ESPN+) 1:00 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2 Jacksonville State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 9 at Austin Peay* (ESPN+) 3:00 p.m. 16 Tennessee State* (ESPN+) 2:00 p.m. 23 at Kentucky TBA

* Ohio Valley Conference Game Home Games in Bold All Times Central/Subject to Change

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 13 2019 COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Thursday, August 29 Saturday, October 19 Eastern Illinois at Chattanooga, 6:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Pikeville at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Kentucky at Murray State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Valparaiso at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at Jacksonville State, 3 p.m. (ESPN3) Northwestern State at UT Martin, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Tennessee State, 4:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Southern Illinois at Southeast Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Jacksonville State at Southeastern Louisiana, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 26 North Carolina Central at Austin Peay, 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, August 31 *Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Samford at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Mississippi Valley State at Tennessee State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, November 2 Saturday, September 7 *Austin Peay at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee Tech at Miami (Ohio), 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Central Arkansas at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Jacksonville State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Eastern Illinois at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. (Big Ten Network) *Southeast Missouri at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Murray State at Georgia, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN2) Chattanooga at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, November 9 Eastern Kentucky at Louisville, 6:00 p.m. (ACC Network Extra) *Eastern Kentucky at Southeast Missouri, 1 p.m. (ESPN3) Tennessee State at Middle Tennessee, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) *Jacksonville State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) UT Martin at Florida, 6:30 p.m. (ESPNU or SEC Network Alt.) *UT Martin at Austin Peay, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Southeast Missouri at Montana State, 7:00 p.m. *Eastern Illinois at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, September 14 Saturday, November 16 Eastern Kentucky at Indiana State, 12:00 p.m. *Southeast Missouri at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Illinois State at Eastern Illinois, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Kentucky, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Eastern Washington at Jacksonville State, 3:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Austin Peay at Murray State, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN3) UVa-Wise at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee State at UT Martin, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) UT Martin at Southern Illinois, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Murray State at Toledo, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Saturday, November 23 Austin Peay at Mercer, 6:00 p.m. *Murray State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee State vs. Jackson State, 6:00 p.m. (Memphis, TN) *Eastern Kentucky at Jacksonville State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN3) Southeast Missouri at Missouri, 6:30 p.m. (SEC Network Alt.) *Tennessee State at Tennessee Tech, 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+) *Eastern Illinois at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, September 21 *UT Martin at Kentucky, TBA Eastern Illinois at Indiana State, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at Presbyterian, 12:00 p.m. Saturday, November 30 West Virginia State at Southeast Missouri, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) FCS Playoffs First Round (campus sites) Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Tennessee Tech at Western Illinois, 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 7 North Alabama at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) FCS Playoffs Second Round (campus sites) Morehead State at Murray State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Austin Peay at East Tennessee State, 6:30 p.m. Friday, December 13/Saturday, December 14 FCS Playoffs Quarterfi nals (campus sites) Saturday, September 28 *Jacksonville State at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Friday, December 20/Saturday, December 21 *Tennessee Tech at Eastern Illinois, 4:00 p.m. (ESPN3) FCS Playoffs Semifi nals (campus sites) *Tennessee State at Eastern Kentucky, 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at UT Martin, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) Saturday, January 11 Division I National Championship, TBA (Frisco, Texas) Saturday, October 5 *Eastern Illinois at Murray State, 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+) * - Denotes OVC contest *UT Martin at Eastern Kentucky, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN3) All Times CENTRAL; dates and times subject to change *Tennessee State at Jacksonville State, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Tennessee Tech at Southeast Missouri, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

Saturday, October 12 *Jacksonville State at Eastern Illinois, 12:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Southeast Missouri at Austin Peay, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *Murray State at Tennessee State, 2:00 p.m. (ESPN+) *UT Martin at Tennessee Tech, 6:00 p.m. (ESPN+)

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 14 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME

APSU-EIU 1964 APSU, 26-10 (H) 1974 TTU, 28-7 (A) 2000 EIU, 49-6 (H) 2005 EIU, 27-3 (A) 1964 Tie, 6-6 (at EKU) EIU lead 15-4 1965 APSU, 23-6 (A) 1975 TTU, 20-0 (H) 2001 EIU, 21-17 (A) 2006 EIU, 29-3 (H) 1965 Tie, 17-17 (at MUR) 1958 APSU, 21-6 (H) 1966 APSU, 49-0 (H) 1976 TTU, 31-13 (A) 2002 EIU, 25-24 (H) 2007 EIU, 38-35 (A) 1966 EKU, 27-6 (H) 1959 APSU, 12-8 (A) 1967 APSU, 37-20 (A) 1977 APSU, 24-21 (A) 2003 EKU, 41-0 (A) 2008 TSU, 45-24 (H) 1967 EKU, 28-7 (A) 1988 EIU, 44-0 (H) 1968 APSU, 56-35 (H) 1978 TTU, 28-14 (A) 2004 EKU, 49-6 (H) 2009 TSU, 21-10 (A) 1968 EKU, 21-20 (H) 1989 EIU, 36-0 (A) 1969 MUR, 53-41 (H) 1979 TTU, 21-14 (H) 2005 EIU, 53-22 (H) 2010 EIU, 31-28 (OT) (A) 1969 EKU, 34-13 (A) 1992 EIU, 14-9 (A) 1970 APSU, 45-7 (H) 1980 APSU, 18-10 (H) 2006 EIU, 28-21 (A) 2011 TSU, 18-17 (A) 1970 EKU, 17-7 (H) 1995 EIU, 31-13 (A) 1971 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1981 TTU, 29-24 (H) 2007 EKU, 28-21 (A) 2013 EIU, 34-16 (A) 1971 MUR, 17-7 (H) 1996 EIU, 42-7 (A) 1972 APSU, 33-20 (H) 1982 APSU, 31-27 (H) 2008 EKU, 20-7 (H) EIU, 51-10 (H) 1972 MUR, 7-3 (A) 1997 EIU, 42-14 (H) 1973 MUR, 31-19 (H) 1983 APSU, 21-7 (A) 2009 EKU, 36-31 (A) 2014 EIU, 28-3 (H) 1973 MUR, 21-20 (H) 2008 APSU, 15-13 (A) 1974 MUR, 16-8 (A) 1984 APSU, 27-7 (H) 2010 EKU, 35-7 (H) 2015 EIU, 25-22 (OT)(A) 1974 EKU, 30-16 (H) 2009 EIU, 30-20 (A) 1975 MUR, 14-10 (H) 1985 APSU, 24-20 (A) 2011 EKU, 48-16 (A) 2016 EIU, 35-34 (H) 1975 MUR, 26-7 (H) 2010 EIU, 28-10 (H) 1976 MUR, 23-13 (A) 1986 APSU, 23-13 (A) 2012 EIU, 24-7 (A) 2017 EIU, 19-16 (2OT) (A) 1976 EKU, 12-10 (H) 2011 EIU, 19-10 (A) 1977 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1987 TTU, 14-9 (A) 2013 EIU, 42-7 (H) 2018 TSU, 41-40 (A) 1977 MUR, 24-20 (H) 2012 EIU, 65-15 (H) 1978 APSU, 23-17 (H) 1988 APSU, 10-6 (A) 2014 EKU, 36-33 (OT)(H) 1978 EKU, 24-21 (H) 2013 EIU, 63-7 (A) 1979 MUR, 24-10 (H) 1989 TTU, 17-15 (A) 2015 EIU, 21-7 (H) EIU-TTU 1979 MUR, 24-7 (H) 2014 EIU, 63-7 (H) 1980 APSU, 24-0 (H) 1990 TTU, 20-14 (OT) (H) 2016 EIU, 24-0 (A) EIU leads 19-6 1980 EKU, 24-14 (H) 2015 EIU, 40-16 (A) 1981 MUR, 34-29 (H) 1991 TTU, 32-7 (H) 2017 EIU, 23-20 (OT)(H) 1975 TTU, 37-0 (H) 1981 EKU, 24-20 (A) 2016 EIU, 56-35 (H) 1982 MUR, 21-7 (A) 1992 TTU, 10-0 (A) 2018 EKU, 31-23 (H) 1976 TTU, 41-14 (A) 1982 EKU, 21-20 (H) 2017 APSU, 28-13 (H) 1983 APSU, 17-16 (H) 1993 TTU, 35-17 (A) 1996 EIU, 35-27 (A) 1983 MUR, 24-10 (H) 2018 EIU, 52-21 (H) 1984 MUR, 20-13 (2OT) (H) 1994 APSU, 34-27 (A) EIU-JSU 1997 EIU, 10-7 (A) 1984 EKU, 27-14 (H) 1985 MUR, 14-6 (A) 1995 APSU, 20-7 (A) JSU leads 10-6 1998 EIU, 13-6 (A) 1985 MUR, 27-20 (H) APSU-EKU 1986 MUR, 24-14 (A) 1996 TTU, 23-17 (A) 2003 JSU, 36-24 (H) 1999 TTU, 14-7 (A) 1986 MUR, 17-15 (H) EKU leads 45-6 1987 MUR, 40-0 (H) 1997 TTU, 36-3 (A) 2004 JSU, 31-21 (A) 2000 EIU, 27-6 (A) 1987 EKU, 29-21 (H) 1959 EKU, 21-7 (H) 1988 MUR, 19-3 (A) 2007 APSU, 30-27 (A) 2005 EIU, 10-6 (A) 2001 EIU, 44-33 (H) 1988 EKU, 31-24 (OT) (A) 1960 EKU, 27-13 (A) 1989 MUR, 49-43 (H) 2008 APSU, 31-28 (H) 2006 EIU, 28-24 (H) 2002 EIU, 35-28 (A) 1989 EKU, 38-36 (H) 1961 EKU, 21-7 (H) 1990 MUR, 31-24 (3OT) (A) 2009 TTU, 31-23 (H) 2007 EIU, 37-23 (A) 2003 EIU, 37-10 (H) 1990 EKU, 42-0 (A) 1962 EKU, 14-7 (A) 1991 APSU 27-9 (H) 2010 TTU, 34-21 (A) 2008 JSU, 23-10 (A) 2004 TTU, 40-37 (OT) (H) 1991 EKU, 42-17 (A) 1963 EKU, 14-0 (H) 1992 MUR, 27-10 (H) 2011 TTU, 49-7 (H) 2009 EIU, 28-20 (A) 2005 EIU, 31-20 (H) 1992 EKU, 21-18 (OT) (H) 1964 APSU, 26-0 (H) 1993 MUR, 38-14 (H) 2012 APSU, 38-31 (H) 2010 JSU, 28-23 (A) 2006 EIU, 38-14 (A) 1993 EKU, 21-13 (A) 1965 APSU, 30-25* (A) 1994 MUR, 29-14 (A) 2013 TTU, 34-0 (H) 2011 JSU, 28-21 (H) 2007 EIU, 45-24 (H) 1994 EKU, 49-13 (H) 1966 EKU, 33-15 (A) 1995 MUR, 45-17 (A) 2014 TTU, 41-15 (A) 2012 EIU, 31-28 (H) 2008 EIU, 38-20 (A) 1995 MUR, 17-7 (H) 1967 EKU, 37-0 (H) 1996 MUR, 51-7 (H) 2015 TTU, 42-24 (H) 2013 EIU, 52-14 (H) 2009 EIU, 23-15 (H) 1996 MUR, 17-14(A) 1968 EKU, 21-20 (A) 1997 MUR, 51-0 (H) 2016 TTU, 41-7 (A) 2014 JSU, 27-20 (H) 2010 TTU, 34-20 (H) 1997 EKU, 29-8 (A) 1969 EKU, 29-10 (H) 2005 MUR, 42-6 (H) 2017 APSU, 35-28 (A) 2015 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2011 TTU, 31-20 (A) 1998 MUR, 28-21 (A) 1970 EKU, 38-7 (A) 2007 APSU, 23-17 (A) 2018 APSU, 41-10 (H) 2016 JSU, 47-14 (H) 2012 EIU, 31-24 (A) 1999 MUR, 45-30 (H) 1971 EKU, 14-9 (H) 2008 MUR, 32-12 (A) 2017 JSU, 30-14 (A) 2013 EIU, 56-21 (H) 2000 MUR, 24-22 (A) 1972 EKU, 21-6 (A) 2009 MUR, 27-17 (H) APSU-UTM 2018 JSU, 49-22 (H) 2014 EIU, 41-10 (A) 2001 EKU, 21-13 (A) 1973 EKU, 24-7 (H) 2010 MUR, 61-35 (A) UTM leads 39-26-2 2015 EIU, 51-20 (H) 2002 EKU, 31-7 (H) 1974 EKU, 22-7 (A) 2011 MUR, 56-24 (H) 1930 UTM, 32-0 (A) EIU-MUR 2016 EIU, 30-24 (A) 2003 EKU, 38-20 (A) 1975 EKU, 49-0 (H) 2012 MUR, 52-14 (A) 1931 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) EIU leads 19-15 2017 EIU, 24-23 (H) 2004 MUR, 19-16 (OT) (A) 1976 EKU, 27-13 (A) 2013 MUR, 31-3 (H) 1932 Tie, 6-6 (at AP) 1946 MUR, 38-13 (H) 2018 EIU, 52-38 (A) 2005 EKU, 43-7 (A) 1977 APSU, 20-17 (A) 2014 APSU, 20-13 (H) 1936 UTM, 19-0 (H) 1974 MUR, 13-0 (H) 2006 EKU, 51-21 (H) 1978 EKU, 14-0 (H) 2015 MUR, 34-18 (H) 1936 UTM, 33-0 (A) 1975 EIU, 14-6 (H) EIU-UTM 2007 EKU, 46-35 (A) 1979 EKU, 35-10 (H) 2016 MUR, 45-17 (A) 1937 UTM, 20-12 (H) 1977 MUR, 35-7 (H) EIU leads 15-9 2008 EKU, 34-7 (H) 1980 EKU, 23-10 (A) 2017 APSU, 27-7 (A) 1938 APSU, 14-13 (H) 1978 EIU, 35-14 (H) 1995 EIU, 30-22 (H) 2009 EKU, 23-13 (A) 1981 EKU, 41-12 (H) 2018 APSU, 48-23 (H) 1939 APSU, 7-0 (A) 1986 EIU, 28-21 (H) 1996 EIU, 38-0 (A) 2010 EKU, 28-21 (H) 1982 EKU, 27-18 (A) 1940 APSU, 20-0 (H) 1990 MUR, 14-10 (H) 1997 EIU, 42-6 (H) 2011 EKU, 34-33 (A) 1983 EKU, 31-14 (H) APSU-SEMO 1941 APSU, 13-0 (A) 1991 MUR, 28-27 (H) 1998 EIU, 56-35 (A) 2012 EKU, 55-24 (H) 1984 EKU, 20-3 (A) SEMO leads 16-7 1946 APSU, 33-0 (H) 1992 EIU, 48-9 (H) 1999 EIU, 42-21 (H) 2013 MUR, 34-27 (OT)(H) 1985 EKU, 20-10 (H) 1953 SEMO, 19-6 1946 APSU, 14-6 (A) 1993 EIU, 34-7 (A) 2000 EIU, 42-7 (A) 2014 EKU, 43-36 (H) 1986 EKU, 27-17 (A) 1965 APSU, 50-7 1947 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1994 MUR, 31-15 (A) 2001 EIU, 56-16 (A) 2015 EKU, 41-34 (2OT)(A) 1987 EKU, 50-7 (H) 1966 APSU, 28-27 1948 APSU, 39-0 (A) 1996 MUR, 35-28 (A) 2002 EIU, 55-43 (H) 2016 MUR, 41-28 (A) 1988 EKU, 56-10 (A) 1991 APSU, 24-21 (H) 1959 UTM, 21-10 (A) 1997 MUR, 24-17 (H) 2003 EIU, 29-12 (H) 2017 EKU, 26-13 (A) 1989 EKU, 45-20 (H) 1992 APSU, 21-16 (A) 1960 UTM, 13-7 (H) 1998 MUR, 35-21 (A) 2004 UTM, 32-14 (H) 2018 MUR, 34-6 (A) 1990 EKU, 38-14 (A) 1993 SEMO, 17-7 (A) 1961 UTM, 14-7 (A) 1999 MUR, 37-32 (H) 2005 EIU, 26-7 (H) 1991 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1994 SEMO, 31-10 (H) 1962 UTM, 16-0 (H) 2000 EIU, 48-7 (H) 2006 UTM 15-9 (H) EKU-SEMO 1992 EKU, 45-14 (A) 1995 SEMO, 38-23 (A) 1963 APSU, 20-6 (H) 2001 EIU, 37-6 (H) 2007 EIU, 29-23 (H) EKU leads 25-4 1993 EKU, 48-7 (H) 1996 SEMO, 17-13 (H) 1964 APSU, 35-0 (A) 2002 MUR, 37-35 (H) 2008 UTM, 29-26 (H) 1990 EKU, 45-0 (H) 1994 EKU, 27-14 (A) 1997 SEMO, 31-0 (A) 1965 APSU, 49-0 (H) 2003 EIU, 27-17 (A) 2009 EIU, 49-13 (H) 1991 EKU, 49-7 (A) 1995 EKU, 28-0 (H) 2006 SEMO, 38-13 (A) 1966 APSU, 17-3 (A) 2004 EIU, 24-9 (H) 2010 UTM, 20-10 (H) 1992 EKU, 20-10 (H) 1996 EKU, 24-10 (A) 2007 APSU, 34-31 (2OT ) (A) 1967 UTM, 47-6 (A) 2005 EIU, 35-28 (A) 2011 UTM, 24-23 (A) 1993 EKU, 35-21 (A) 1997 EKU, 56-3 (H) 2008 SEMO, 33-30 (A) 1968 APSU, 9-7 (A) 2006 EIU, 20-10 (H) 2012 UTM, 51-37 (H) 1994 EKU, 34-6 (H) 2007 EKU, 28-14 (A) 2009 APSU, 24-14 (A) 1969 UTM, 7-6 (A) 2007 EIU, 27-24 (A) 2013 EIU, 70-22 (A) 1995 EKU, 42-24 (A) 2008 EKU, 13-10 (OT) (H) 2010 SEMO, 41-24 (A) 1970 UTM, 22-21 (H) 2008 EIU, 34-6 (H) 2014 UTM, 37-16 (A) 1996 EKU, 45-0 (H) 2009 APSU, 24-20 (H) 2011 SEMO, 17-13 (H) 1971 UTM, 17-3 (A) 2009 EIU, 16-10 (A) 2015 EIU, 23-21 (A) 1997 EKU, 20-10 (A) 2010 EKU, 17-3 (H) 2012 SEMO, 48-27 (A) 1972 APSU, 28-14 (A) 2010 MUR, 38-28 (A) 2016 UTM, 33-17 (A) 1998 EKU, 19-7 (H) 2011 APSU, 23-17 (H) 2013 SEMO, 36-34 (A) 1973 UTM, 26-0 (A) 2011 MUR, 36-27 (H) 2017 UTM, 27-10 (H) 1999 EKU, 37-28 (A) 2012 EKU, 45-14 (H) 2014 SEMO, 42-7 (H) 1974 UTM, 31-26 (H) 2012 EIU, 50-49 (OT)(H) 2018 EIU, 24-21 (OT)(H) 2000 EKU, 48-24 (H) 2013 EKU, 38-3 (H) 2015 SEMO, 44-15 (A) 1975 UTM, 24-15 (A) 2013 EIU, 37-17 (A) 2001 EKU, 42-24 (A) 2014 EKU, 31-0 (A) 2016 SEMO, 41-21 (H) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (H) 2014 EIU, 48-26 (H) EKU-JSU 2002 SEMO, 35-21 (A) 2015 EKU, 51-13 (H) 2017 APSU, 38-31 (H) 1977 UTM, 23-10 (A) 2015 EIU, 34-20 (A) JSU leads 10-6 2003 SEMO, 41-38 (A) 2016 EKU, 67-30 (A) 2018 SEMO, 31-27 (H) 1978 APSU, 21-14 (A) 2016 MUR, 40-38 (A) 2003 JSU, 49-14 (H) 2004 EKU, 38-13 (A) 2017 APSU, 31-24 (A) 1979 APSU, 24-7 (H) 2017 EIU, 27-24 (A) (2OT) 2004 JSU, 30-23 (A) 2005 EKU, 33-32 (H) 2018 EKU, 17-13 (A) APSU-TSU 1980 UTM, 24-20 (H) 2018 MUR, 48-41 (A) 2005 EKU, 31-14 (A) 2006 EKU, 27-21 (A) * - APSU won by forfeit TSU leads 13-8 1981 APSU, 28-24 (H) 2006 JSU, 28-0 (A) 2007 EKU, 44-17 (H) 1988 APSU, 16-12 (H) 1982 UTM, 17-14 (A) EIU-SEMO 2007 EKU, 31-20 (A) 2008 EKU, 29-16 (A) APSU-JSU 1989 TSU, 38-10 (H) 1983 APSU, 45-6 (A) EIU leads 18-8 2008 EKU, 38-35 (H) 2009 EKU, 20-6 (H) JSU leads 20-6-3 1990 TSU, 33-7 (A) 1984 APSU, 13-10 (H) 1956 SEMO, 46-13 (H) 2009 JSU, 34-26 (H) 2010 SEMO, 40-21 (H) 1947 JSU, 7-6 (H) 1991 APSU, 31-17 (H) 1985 APSU, 13-7 (A) 1957 SEMO, 41-0 (A) 2010 EKU, 49-37 (H) 2011 EKU, 41-17 (H) 1948 APSU, 14-13 (H) 1992 TSU, 35-14 (H) 1986 APSU, 36-0 (H) 1995 EIU, 35-18 (H) 2011 EKU, 52-48 (A) 2012 EKU, 31-7 (A) 1949 JSU, 19-7 (H) 1993 TSU, 21-16 (A) 1987 UTM, 30-10 (H) 1996 EIU, 41-21 (A) 2012 EKU, 51-21 (H) 2013 EKU, 31-7 (A) 1950 Tie, 13-13 (at AP) 1994 TSU, 26-22 (H) 1989 UTM, 21-0 (H) 1997 EIU, 32-7 (A) 2013 JSU, 68-10 (H) 2014 EKU, 33-21 (H) 1951 Tie, 6-6 (at JSU) 1995 APSU, 28-6 (H) 1990 UTM, 24-10 (A) 1998 EIU, 35-33 (H) 2014 JSU, 20-6 (A) 2015 EKU, 27-10 (A) 1952 APSU, 20-7 (H) 1996 TSU, 38-14 (H) 1991 UTM, 34-28 (H) 1999 SEMO, 45-38 (H) 2015 JSU, 34-0 (H) 2016 EKU, 31-16 (H) 1953 APSU, 47-16 (A) 2007 TSU, 33-32 (OT) (A) 1992 APSU, 32-18 (H) 2000 EIU, 38-9 (H) 2016 JSU, 24-7 (A) 2017 SEMO, 29-10 (H) 1954 Tie, 14-14 (at AP) 2008 TSU, 37-34 (H) 1993 UTM, 39-33 (2OT) (A) 2001 EIU, 41-21 (H) 2017 JSU, 41-25 (H) 2018 EKU, 23-14 (H) 1955 JSU, 20-0 (H) 2009 APSU, 24-21 (H) 1994 APSU, 27-21 (A) 2002 EIU, 44-27 (A) 2018 JSU, 56-7 (A) 1956 APSU, 7-0 (A) 2010 APSU, 26-23 (A) 1995 UTM, 31-28 (H) 2003 SEMO, 30-17 (H) EKU-TSU 1957 JSU, 20-0 (H) 2011 APSU, 37-34 (H) 1996 APSU, 55-24 (H) 2004 EIU, 35-28 (H) EKU-MUR EKU leads 23-7 1958 JSU, 8-6 (A) 2012 TSU, 34-14 (H) 1997 UTM, 36-26 (A) 2005 EIU, 48-24 (A) EKU leads 46-28-4 1982 EKU, 13-7 (H) 1959 JSU, 15-14 (H) 2013 TSU, 31-6 (H) 2003 UTM, 21-20 (H) 2006 EIU, 21-0 (H) 1929 MUR, 46-0 (H) 1988 EKU, 10-0 (H) 1960 JSU, 14-8 (A) 2014 TSU, 31-27 (A) 2004 UTM, 31-14 (A) 2007 EIU, 31-16 (A) 1930 MUR, 52-0 (A) 1989 EKU, 21-9 (A) 1961 JSU, 21-6 (H) 2015 TSU, 20-6 (H) 2006 UTM, 20-10 (A) 2008 EIU, 24-21 (H) 1941 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1990 EKU, 55-17 (H) 1962 JSU, 23-13 (A) 2016 TSU, 41-40 (A) 2007 APSU, 17-14 (H) 2009 EIU, 23-14 (A) 1942 Tie, 6-6 (at MUR) 1991 EKU, 27-20 (A) 1979 APSU, 21-13 (A) 2017 APSU, 21-17 (A) 2008 UTM, 31-17 (A) 2010 SEMO, 28-13 (A) 1945 Tie, 7-7 (at EKU) 1992 EKU, 49-28 (H) 2007 JSU, 42-9 (A) 2018 APSU, 49-34 (H) 2009 UTM, 48-38 (H) 2011 SEMO, 37-30 (H) 1946 EKU, 26-13 (A) 1993 EKU, 52-13 (A) 2008 JSU, 35-22 (H) 2010 UTM, 28-12 (A) 2012 EIU, 39-20 (H) 1947 MUR, 21-13 (H) 1994 EKU, 28-13 (H) 2009 JSU, 28-10 (A) APSU-TTU 2011 UTM, 61-23 (H) 2013 EIU, 55-33 (H) 1948 EKU, 6-0 (H) 1995 EKU, 56-20 (A) 2010 JSU, 56-3 (H) TTU leads 32-20 2012 UTM, 31-6 (A) 2014 EIU, 52-13 (A) 1949 EKU, 20-0 (A) 1996 EKU, 30-10 (H) 2011 JSU, 44-14 (A) 1938 TTU, 27-0 2013 UTM, 38-14 (A) 2015 EIU, 33-28 (H) 1950 MUR, 19-0 (A) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 2012 JSU, 38-23 (H) 1939 TTU, 25-0 2014 UTM, 37-7 (H) 2016 SEMO, 21-14 (H) 1951 MUR, 9-0 (H) 1998 TSU, 31-21 (A) 2013 JSU, 42-10 (A) 1954 TTU, 27-13 2015 UTM, 44-14 (A) 2017 EIU, 19-16 (H) 1952 MUR, 20-0 (A) 1999 TSU, 33-28 (H) 2014 JSU, 56-0 (H) 1955 TTU, 37-6 (H) 2016 UTM, 45-31 (H) 2018 SEMO, 38-32 (H) 1953 EKU, 19-14 (A) 2000 EKU, 28-0 (H) 2015 JSU, 27-7 (A) 1956 TTU, 17-7 (A) 2017 APSU, 7-0 (H) 1954 EKU, 25-6 (H) 2001 EKU, 13-10 (H) 2016 JSU, 34-14 (H) 1963 TTU, 28-13 (H) 2018 UTM 37-7 (H) EIU-TSU 1955 EKU, 21-6(A) 2002 EKU, 45-20 (A) 2017 JSU, 34-14 (A) 1964 APSU, 29-0 (H) EIU leads 14-8 1956 MUR, 14-7 (A) 2003 EKU, 43-38 (A) 2018 JSU, 48-32 (H) 1965 APSU, 23-13 (A) EIU-EKU 1982 TSU, 20-19 (H) 1957 EKU, 26-19 (A) 2004 EKU, 29-14 (H) 1966 APSU, 20-15 (H) EKU leads 14-12 1998 TSU, 27-21 (A) 1958 EKU, 14-6 (H) 2005 EKU, 49-0 (A) APSU-MUR 1967 TTU, 38-13 (H) 1947 EKU, 14-13 (A) 1999 TSU, 43-25 (H) 1959 EKU, 7-0 (A) 2006 EKU, 20-3 (H) MUR leads 36-16 1968 TTU, 10-0 (A) 1948 EKU, 25-14 (H) 2000 EIU, 33-19 (H) 1960 MUR, 21-19 (A) 2007 EKU, 49-7 (H) 1953 MUR, 33-13 (A) 1969 TTU, 56-20 (H) 1986 EKU, 24-22 (A) 2001 EIU, 52-49 (H) 1961 EKU, 14-13 (A) 2008 TSU, 34-20 (H) 1954 MUR, 44-7 (H) 1970 APSU, 10-6 (H) 1996 EIU, 45-21 (H) 2002 EIU, 54-48 (A) 1962 MUR, 17-14 (A) 2009 TSU, 20-17 (A) 1955 MUR, 20-13 (A) 1971 TTU, 37-17 (H) 1997 EKU, 49-7 (A) 2003 TSU, 24-14 H) 1963 MUR, 20-0 (H) 2011 EKU, 33-22 (H) 1956 MUR, 33-27 (H) 1972 TTU, 19-7 (A) 1998 EKU, 28-24 (H) 2004 EIU, 34-24 (H) 1963 MUR, 14-0 (H) 1973 TTU, 31-12 (H) 1999 EIU, 20-14 (A) 2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 15 ALL-TIME CONFERENCE SERIES GAME-BY-GAME

2012 TSU, 23-20 (H) 2018 EKU, 35-34 (A) 2005 JSU, 37-17 (H) 1945 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1996 MUR, 28-14 (A) 2014 SEMO, 31-27 (A) 2013 EKU, 44-0 (H) 2006 UTM, 24-14 (H) 1946 MUR, 20-13 (***) 1997 MUR, 45-7 (A) 2015 UTM, 28-25 (A) 2014 EKU, 56-42 (A) JSU-MUR 2007 JSU, 27-24 (H) 1947 MUR, 7-2 (A) 1998 MUR, 47-35 (H) 2016 UTM, 24-10 (H) 2015 EKU, 45-21 (H) JSU leads 14-2 2008 UTM, 31-30 (H) 1948 MUR, 34-6 (H) 1999 MUR, 62-14 (H) 2017 UTM, 16-14 (A) 2016 TSU, 35-28 (H) 2003 MUR, 23-17 (OT) (H) 2009 JSU, 52-7 (H) 1949 MUR, 26-7 (A) 2000 MUR, 48-3 (A) 2018 SEMO, 56-13 (A) 2017 TSU, 45-21 (A) 2004 JSU, 35-14 (H) 2010 JSU, 30-20 (A) 1950 MUR, 6-0 (H) 2001 MUR, 35-17 (H) 2005 JSU, 28-23 (A) 2011 JSU, 24-23 (H) 1951 MUR, 20-7 (A) 2002 MUR, 42-3 (A) TSU-TTU EKU-TTU 2006 JSU, 49-17 (H) 2012 UTM, 49-47 (H) 1952 TTU, 14-3 (A) 2003 MUR, 41-26 (A) TSU leads 19-13 EKU leads 55-20 2007 JSU, 40-24 (A) 2013 JSU, 41-27 (A) 1953 TTU, 9-0 (H) 2004 MUR, 38-0 (H) 1984 TSU, 33-3 (A) 1937 EKU, 6-0 (H) 2008 JSU, 31-21 (H) 2014 JSU, 38-14 (H) 1954 MUR, 19-12 (H) 2005 UTM, 49-20 (H) 1985 TSU, 26-13 (H) 1942 EKU, 13-0 (A) 2009 JSU, 41-7 (A) 2015 JSU, 48-41 (A) 1955 TTU, 20-7 (H) 2006 UTM, 42-14 (A) 1988 TSU, 27-23 (H) 1945 EKU, 14-12 (A) 2010 JSU, 40-34 (H) 2016 JSU, 33-7 (H) 1956 MUR, 34-7 (H) 2007 UTM, 76-34 (A) 1989 TSU, 21-19 (A) EKU, 32-0 (H) 2011 JSU, 38-30 (A) 2017 JSU, 14-7 (A) 1957 TTU, 26-14 (H) 2008 UTM, 63-38 (H) 1990 TSU, 36-14 (H) 1946 TTU, 20-7 (A) 2012 JSU, 38-35 (H) 2018 JSU, 21-14 (H) 1958 TTU, 15-14 (A) 2009 UTM, 38-24 (H) 1991 TSU, 14-10 (H) EKU, 13-0 (A) 2013 MUR, 35-34 (OT)(A) 1959 TTU, 29-16 (H) 2010 MUR, 52-16 (H) 1992 TTU, 26-15 (H) 1950 EKU, 47-7 (H) 2014 JSU, 52-28 (A) MUR-SEMO 1960 TTU, 14-12 (A) 2011 UTM, 48-26 (H) 1993 TTU, 24-21 (A) 1951 EKU, 15-14 (A) 2015 JSU, 42-20 (H) MUR leads 40-12-1 1961 TTU, 27-8 (H) 2012 UTM, 66-59 (A) 1994 TTU, 28-20 (H) 1952 TTU, 28-14 (A) 2016 JSU, 33-15 (A) 1926 MUR, 3-0 (H) 1962 TTU, 16-12 (A) 2013 UTM, 45-17 (H) 1995 TTU, 28-24 (A) 1953 TTU, 7-0 (H) 2017 JSU, 59-23 (H) 1927 MUR, 6-0 (A) 1963 MUR, 28-27 (A) 2014 UTM, 62-38 (A) 1996 TTU, 21-19 (H) 1954 EKU, 14-7 (H) 2018 JSU, 42-15 (A) 1928 MUR, 12-0 (H) 1964 MUR, 28-21 (H) 2015 UTM, 52-45 (H) 1997 TSU, 28-21 (H) 1955 TTU, 13-7 (H) 1929 SEMO, 13-0 (H) 1965 TTU, 23-14 (H) 2016 UTM, 38-31 (A) 1998 TSU, 42-21 (A) 1956 EKU, 25-13 (H) JSU-SEMO 1930 MUR, 7-0 (H) 1966 TTU, 51-13 (A) 2017 MUR, 13-10 (A) 1999 TSU, 25-19 (H) 1957 TTU, 34-14 (H) JSU leads 17-6 1931 MUR, 32-6 (A) 1967 TTU, 22-21 (A) 2018 MUR, 45-38 (H) 2000 TTU, 56-23 (H) 1958 TTU, 20-19 (A) 1961 SEMO, 13-12 (H) 1948 MUR, 40-0 (A) 1968 MUR, 19-0 (A) 2001 TTU, 63-13 (H) 1959 TTU, 14-10 (H) 1962 JSU, 6-0 (H) 1960 MUR, 21-10 (H) 1969 TTU, 28-21 (A) SEMO-TSU 2002 TTU, 20-14 (A) 1960 TTU, 20-0 (A) 1963 SEMO, 10-7 (H) 1961 MUR, 22-7 (A) 1970 TTU, 21-7 (H) TSU leads 14-12 2003 TSU, 27-23 (A) 1961 TTU, 14-8 (H) 1964 SEMO, 24-0 (A) 1962 MUR, 19-15 (A) 1971 TTU, 27-3 (A) 1991 SEMO, 37-34 (H) 2005 TSU 31-20 (A) 1962 EKU, 21-0 (H) 1965 JSU, 24-13 (A) 1968 MUR, 27-14 (A) 1972 TTU, 10-0 (H) 1992 TSU, 37-27 (H) 2006 TSU, 30-20 (H) 1963 TTU, 21-19 (H) 1969 SEMO, 19-13 (H) 1969 MUR, 34-14 (H) 1973 MUR, 18-17 (H) 1993 SEMO, 14-13 (H) 2007 TSU, 45-28 (A) 1964 TTU, 27-7 (A) 1971 JSU, 57-0 (H) 1976 MUR, 14-3 (H) 1974 TTU, 26-0 (H) 1994 SEMO, 17-12 (A) 2008 TSU, 41-14 (H) 1965 EKU, 28-14 (A) 2003 JSU, 22-17 (A) 1977 MUR, 13-6 (A) 1975 TTU, 14-7 (A) 1995 SEMO, 41-24 (H) 2009 TTU, 20-13 (H) 1966 TTU, 7-3 (A) 2004 JSU, 47-9 (H) 1978 SEMO, 24-12 (A) 1976 TTU, 24-7 (H) 1996 SEMO, 24-21 (A) 2010 TTU, 21-10 (A) 1967 EKU, 24-0 (H) 2005 JSU, 24-10 (A) 1979 Tie, 21-21 (at SEMO) 1977 TTU, 21-19 (A) 1997 TSU, 32-27 (A) 2011 TSU, 42-40 (A) 1968 EKU, 38-14 (A) 2006 JSU, 38-7 (H) 1980 MUR, 19-6 (H) 1978 TTU, 24-14 (H) 1998 TSU, 38-7 (A) 2012 TSU, 22-21 (H) 1969 EKU, 17-7 (H) 2007 SEMO, 32-25 (H) 1981 MUR, 37-23 (A) 1979 MUR, 24-3 (H) 1999 TSU, 35-28 (A) 2013 TSU, 41-21 (A) 1970 EKU, 20-13 (A) 2008 JSU, 38-17 (H) 1982 MUR, 16-6 (H) 1980 MUR, 10-3 (A) 2000 TSU, 51-33 (H) 2014 TSU, 10-7 (H) 1971 EKU, 14-7 (H) 2009 JSU, 24-3 (A) 1983 MUR, 25-11 (A) 1981 MUR, 15-10 (H) 2001 TSU, 20-14 (H) 2015 TTU, 30-24 (H) 1972 TTU, 14-0 (H) 2010 JSU, 29-27 (H) 1984 MUR, 42-3 (H) 1982 TTU, 10-3 (H) 2002 SEMO, 49-24 (H) 2016 TTU, 44-16 (A) 1973 EKU, 30-14 (H) 2011 JSU, 22-21 (A) 1985 MUR, 33-25 (H) 1983 MUR, 20-6 (H) 2003 SEMO, 52-35 (H) 2017 TTU, 30-26 (H) 1974 EKU, 29-14 (A) 2012 JSU, 31-16 (H) 1986 MUR, 42-17 (A) 1984 MUR, 37-0 (A) 2004 TSU, 38-36 (H) 2018 TSU, 41-14 (H) 1975 TTU, 14-3 (A) 2013 JSU, 42-34 (H) 1987 MUR, 30-12 (H) 1985 MUR, 29-21 (H) 2005 SEMO, 32-24 (H) 1976 EKU, 28-14 (A) 2014 JSU, 49-30 (A) 1988 SEMO, 16-13 (H) 1986 MUR, 23-16 (H) 2006 TSU, 31-0 (H) TSU-UTM 1977 EKU, 28-21 (H) 2015 JSU, 56-28 (H) 1991 MUR, 14-10 (H) 1987 MUR, 24-21 (A) 2008 SEMO, 27-20 (OT) (H) TSU leads 17-11 1978 EKU, 20-16 (A) 2016 JSU, 17-10 (A) 1992 SEMO, 27-21 (H) 1988 TTU, 16-13 (OT) (A) 2009 TSU, 23-17 (H) 1976 UTM, 26-21 (H) 1979 EKU, 35-0 (H) 2017 JSU, 23-7 (H) 1993 MUR, 17-14 (H) 1989 TTU, 21-20 (H) 2010 SEMO, 19-17 (H) 1977 TSU, 55-7 (H) 1980 EKU, 48-7 (A) 2018 SEMO, 37-14 (H) 1994 MUR, 23-16 (A) 1990 TTU, 16-3 (A) 2011 TSU, 55-3 (H) 1992 TSU, 23-15(H) 1981 EKU, 63-10 (H) 1995 MUR, 34-0 (H) 1991 TTU, 45-7 (H) 2012 TSU, 40-28 (A) 1993 UTM, 21-14 (H) 1982 EKU, 34-17 (A) JSU-TSU 1996 MUR, 16-0 (A) 1992 TTU, 35-10 (A) 2013 TSU, 40-16 (H) 1994 TSU, 20-3 (H) 1983 EKU, 24-7 (H) JSU leads 11-2 1997 MUR, 17-3 (H) 1993 TTU, 31-16 (H) 2014 SEMO, 28-21 (H) 1995 UTM, 28-7 (H) 1984 EKU, 21-14 (A) 2003 JSU, 34-7 (A) 1998 MUR, 26-14 (A) 1994 TTU, 38-21 (A) 2016 TSU, 32-31 (A) 1996 TSU, 37-14 (H) 1985 EKU, 35-17 (H) 2004 JSU, 49-35 (H) 1999 MUR, 45-18 (H) 1995 MUR, 45-14 (A) 2017 TSU, 23-20 (H) 1997 TSU, 27-20 (A) 1986 EKU, 42-14 (H) 2005 JSU, 33-3 (A) 2000 MUR, 38-28 (A) 1996 MUR, 41-3 (H) 2018 SEMO, 38-21 (H) 1998 TSU, 76-0 (H) 1987 EKU, 44-8 (A) 2006 TSU, 38-31 (A) 2001 MUR, 45-35 (A) 1997 TTU, 16-13 (OT) (H) 1999 TSU, 43-7 (A) 1988 EKU, 14-7 (H) 2008 JSU, 26-21 (H) 2002 MUR, 38-31 (H) 1998 MUR, 23-3 (H) SEMO-TTU 2000 TSU, 33-6 (H) 1989 EKU, 21-20 (A) 2010 JSU, 24-0 (H) 2003 MUR, 27-24 (A) 1999 MUR, 22-11 (A) TTU leads 15-12 2001 TSU, 55-7 (H) 1990 EKU, 29-20 (H) 2011 JSU, 38-16 (A) 2004 MUR, 28-13 (H) 2000 TTU, 36-21 (A) 1991 SEMO, 34-31 (H) 2002 TSU, 26-8 (H) 1991 EKU, 19-13 (A) 2012 JSU, 31-28 (OT)(H) 2005 SEMO, 52-21 (H) 2001 TTU, 15-12 (H) 1992 TTU, 49-14 (H) 2003 TSU, 41-10 (H) 1992 EKU, 35-0 (H) 2013 TSU, 31-15 (A) 2006 SEMO, 24-17 (A) 2002 MUR, 31-14 (H) 1993 TTU, 24-3 (A) 2004 TSU, 27-13 (A) 1993 EKU, 10-7 (H) 2014 JSU, 27-20 (A) 2007 MUR, 31-17 (A) 2003 TTU, 49-24 (H) 1994 SEMO, 19-14 (A) 2005 UTM, 42-20 (H) 1994 EKU, 23-3 (A) 2015 JSU, 48-13 (H) 2008 MUR, 17-10 (H) 2004 MUR, 34-15 (H) 1995 SEMO, 33-12 (H) 2007 UTM, 43-38 (H) 1995 EKU, 21-3 (A) 2017 JSU, 36-6 (H) 2009 SEMO, 49-13 (H) 2005 TTU, 42-21 (H) 1996 TTU, 30-20 (H) 2008 TSU, 30-27 (OT) (A) 1996 EKU, 28-7 (H) 2018 JSU, 41-14 (A) 2010 SEMO, 30-17 (A) 2006 TTU, 20-14 (OT) (A) 1997 TTU, 17-14 (A) 2009 UTM, 28-7 (A) 1997 EKU, 26-7 (H) 2011 MUR, 35-34 (A) 2007 TTU, 48-24 (H) 1998 SEMO, 29-24 (A) 2010 UTM, 37-0 (H) 1998 TTU, 31-29 (3OT) (H) JSU-TTU 2012 MUR, 42-35 (H) 2008 MUR, 51-21 (H) 1999 TTU, 21-7 (A) 2011 TSU, 35-30 (H) 1999 EKU, 23-20 (2OT) (A) JSU leads 16-6 2013 SEMO, 37-34 (3OT)(H) 2009 TTU, 45-14 (H) 2000 TTU, 31-6 (H) 2012 UTM, 35-26 (H) 2000 TTU, 9-3 (A) 1936 TTU, 33-0 2014 MUR, 44-41 (2OT)(H) 2010 MUR, 44-13 (H) 2001 TTU, 41-21 (H) 2013 TSU, 29-15 (A) 2001 EKU, 34-10 (H) 1977 TTU, 27-20 (H) 2015 SEMO, 27-10 (H) 2011 MUR, 38-37 (A) 2002 SEMO, 36-30 (H) 2014 UTM, 21-16 (A) 2002 EKU, 19-0 (A) 1979 JSU, 23-7 (H) 2016 SEMO, 17-16 (A) 2012 MUR, 70-35 (H) 2003 SEMO, 24-20 (A) 2015 UTM, 28-14 (H) 2003 EKU, 27-14 (H) 1980 JSU, 7-3 (A) 2017 SEMO, 21-10 (H) 2013 MUR, 35-24 (H) 2004 SEMO, 31-28 (OT) (H) 2016 TSU, 34-30 (H) 2004 EKU, 19-18 (A) 2001 TTU, 35-27 (A) 2018 MUR, 40-38 (H) 2014 TTU, 30-27 (OT)(H) 2005 TTU, 31-24 (H) 2017 UTM, 31-16 (H) 2005 EKU 52-3 (H) 2002 JSU, 35-29 (A) 2015 TTU, 31-29 (A) 2006 TTU, 32-29 (A) 2018 TSU, 31-28 (OT)(H) 2006 TTU, 27-14 (H) 2003 JSU, 37-20 (H) MUR-TSU 2016 TTU, 55-19 (H) 2008 TTU, 29-27 (A) 2007 EKU, 38-24 (H) 2004 TTU, 16-13 (H) MUR leads 16-13 2017 MUR, 31-21 (H) 2009 TTU, 28-16 (H) TTU-UTM 2008 EKU, 33-12 (A) 2005 JSU, 43-17 (H) 1988 MUR, 22-7 (H) 2018 TTU, 27-24 (H) 2010 SEMO, 23-21 (H) TTU leads 22-16-2 2009 EKU, 17-7 (H) 2006 JSU, 17-10 (OT) (A) 1989 MUR, 27-24 (*) * Owensboro, Ky. 2011 TTU, 38-21 (H) 1926 TTU, 12-0 (H) 2010 EKU, 42-29 (A) 2007 JSU, 38-10 (H) 1990 TSU, 23-17 (A) ** Henderson, Ky. 2012 SEMO, 41-38 (2OT)(H) 1927 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 2011 TTU, 28-21 (A) 2008 JSU, 41-17 (A) 1991 TSU, 28-7 (H) *** Paducah, Ky. 2013 TTU, 41-16 (A) 1928 TTU, 14-13 (H) 2012 EKU, 42-28 (A) 2009 JSU, 55-28 (H) 1992 TSU, 19-10 (A) 2014 TTU, 27-26 (H) 1931 TTU, 26-7 (H) 2013 EKU, 24-10 (H) 2010 TTU, 35-24 (H) 1993 TSU, 26-13 (H) MUR-UTM 2015 SEMO, 38-17 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at UTM) 2014 TTU, 39-31 (H) 2011 TTU, 21-14 (A) 1994 TSU, 24-21 (A) MUR leads 37-20-1 2016 TTU, 21-20 (H) 1970 TTU, 17-6 (A) 2015 EKU, 48-17 (*) 2012 JSU, 37-28 (A) 1995 MUR, 24-19 (A) 1924 MUR, 13-0 (H) 2017 SEMO, 31-3 (H) 1971 TTU, 10-7 (H) 2016 TTU, 33-30 (OT)(H) 2013 JSU, 34-14 (A) 1996 MUR, 50-14 (H) 1925 MUR, 6-0 (A) 2018 SEMO, 70-38 (A) 1972 TTU, 13-10 (A) 2017 EKU, 24-21 (H) 2014 JSU, 49-3 (H) 1997 MUR, 13-7 (A) 1926 MUR, 25-0 (H) 1973 TTU, 16-9 (H) 2018 EKU, 37-6 (A) 2015 JSU, 42-13 (A) 1998 TSU, 46-44 (A) 1927 MUR, 13-7 (A) SEMO-UTM 1980 TTU, 30-28 (A) * Georgetown, Ky. 2016 JSU, 40-21 (H) 1999 TSU, 42-41 (H) 1928 MUR, 34-6 (H) UTM leads 18-16 1981 UTM, 24-21 (A) 2017 JSU, 34-7 (A) 2000 MUR, 62-40 (H) 1929 MUR, 13-7 (H) 1966 UTM, 17-14 (A) 1982 UTM, 35-21 (H) EKU-UTM 2018 JSU, 48-20 (H) 2001 TSU, 38-25 (H) 1930 MUR, 7-0 (A) 1967 UTM, 39-0 (H) 1991 UTM, 24-16 (H) EKU leads 25-4 2002 MUR, 51-27 (H) 1961 MUR, 25-15 (H) 1984 UTM, 21-7 (H) 1992 TTU, 17-13 (H) 1973 EKU, 16-14 (H) JSU-UTM 2003 TSU, 35-10 (A) 1962 MUR, 15-12 (A) 1985 SEMO, 57-17 (H) 1993 TTU, 20-3 (H) 1974 EKU, 24-9 (A) JSU leads 33-7 2004 MUR, 30-13 (A) 1963 MUR, 19-8 (H) 1986 SEMO, 37-29 (A) 1994 UTM, 20-10 (H) 1991 EKU, 56-21 (H) 1967 UTM, 38-0 (A) 2006 TSU, 25-15 (H) 1964 MUR, 32-14 (A) 1987 UTM, 25-13 (A) 1995 UTM, 36-31 (H) 1992 EKU, 35-9 (A) 1968 JSU, 16-12 (H) 2007 TSU, 42-28 (H) 1965 UTM, 17-7 (A) 1991 UTM, 36-29 (H) 1996 TTU, 21-14 (2OT) (H) 1993 EKU, 30-0 (H) 1969 JSU, 22-20 (H) 2008 MUR, 24-17 (H) 1966 UTM, 16-12 (H) 1992 SEMO, 37-13 (H) 1997 TTU, 33-2 (H) 1994 EKU, 34-14 (A) 1970 JSU, 16-14 (A) 2009 MUR, 9-6 (A) 1967 UTM, 16-9 (H) 1993 UTM, 17-14 (H) 1998 TTU, 31-24 (OT) (A) 1995 EKU, 38-15 (H) 1971 JSU, 30-10 (H) 2010 MUR, 28-23 (H) 1968 Tie, 7-7 (at MUR) 1994 SEMO, 10-0 (H) 1999 TTU, 45-9 (A) 1996 EKU, 45-7 (A) 1972 JSU, 20-6 (A) 2011 MUR, 58-27 (H) 1971 UTM, 41-0 (H) 1995 SEMO, 38-17 (A) 2000 TTU, 46-6 (H) 1997 EKU, 49-0 (H) 1973 JSU, 50-7 (H) 2012 MUR, 49-28 (H) 1972 MUR, 14-7 (H) 1996 UTM, 7-6 (A) 2001 TTU, 41-7 (A) 1998 EKU, 47-29 (A) 1974 JSU, 17-0 (A) 2013 TSU, 17-10 (H) 1973 MUR, 21-10 (A) 1997 SEMO, 42-7 (A) 2002 TTU, 68-7 (H) 1999 EKU, 54-7 (H) 1975 JSU, 11-3 (H) 2014 TSU, 48-33 (A) 1974 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1998 SEMO, 41-14 (H) 2003 UTM, 30-23 (OT) (A) 2000 EKU, 27-0 (A) 1976 JSU, 24-3 (A) 2015 MUR, 46-43 (OT)(A) 1975 MUR, 17-10 (A) 1999 SEMO, 36-7 (A) 2004 TTU, 49-20 (H) 2001 EKU, 42-10 (A) 1977 JSU, 36-13 (H) 2016 MUR, 38-31 (H) 1976 UTM, 24-0 (A) 2000 SEMO, 34-14 (H) 2005 UTM, 46-16 (H) 2002 EKU, 58-3 (H) 1978 JSU, 44-15 (A) 2018 MUR, 45-21 (H) 1977 UTM, 31-20 (H) 2001 SEMO, 45-30 (H) 2006 UTM, 35-16 (A) 2003 EKU, 41-32 (H) 1979 UTM, 15-14 (A) * Memphis, Tenn. 1978 MUR, 21-7 (H) 2002 SEMO, 50-35 (A) 2007 TTU, 13-10 (A) 2004 EKU, 41-14 (A) 1980 JSU, 19-14 (A) 1979 MUR, 24-0 (A) 2003 SEMO, 20-7 (A) 2008 UTM, 35-7 (A) 2005 EKU, 31-17 (H) 1981 JSU, 44-7 (H) MUR-TTU 1980 MUR, 20-6 (H) 2004 SEMO, 35-7 (H) 2009 TTU, 35-28 (A) 2006 EKU, 31-28 (A) 1982 JSU, 41-13 (A) TTU leads 45-38-1 1981 MUR, 10-7 (A) 2005 UTM, 24-21 (H) 2010 UTM, 27-24 (A) 2008 EKU, 33-31 (A) 1983 JSU, 31-19 (H) 1930 TTU, 26-6 (A) 1982 UTM, 10-7 (A) 2006 UTM, 28-14 (A) 2011 TTU, 34-31 (A) 2009 EKU, 31-25 (H) 1984 JSU, 23-16 (A) 1931 TTU, 19-7 (H) 1987 MUR, 34-6 (H) 2007 UTM, 55-20 (H) 2012 TTU, 45-44 (OT)(H) 2010 UTM, 10-7 (H) 1985 JSU, 19-13 (H) 1932 Tie, 0-0 (at MUR) 1988 UTM, 32-24 (A) 2008 UTM, 31-21 (A) 2013 UTM, 28-17 (A) 2011 EKU, 23-16 (H) 1986 JSU, 30-20 (A) 1933 MUR, 9-6 (A) 1989 MUR, 24-3 (A) 2009 UTM, 29-22 (H) 2014 UTM, 17-10 (H) 2012 EKU, 28-16 (A) 1987 UTM, 28-17 (A) 1934 MUR, 40-7 (H) 1991 MUR, 40-34 (H) 2010 SEMO, 24-17 (H) 2015 UTM, 31-17 (A) 2013 UTM, 16-7 (A) 1988 UTM, 31-24 (H) 1935 MUR, 13-0 (A) 1992 UTM, 13-7 (H) 2011 UTM, 38-30 (H) 2016 UTM, 44-23 (H) 2014 EKU, 49-24 (A) 1989 JSU, 63-0 (H) 1936 MUR, 47-0 (A) 1993 MUR, 28-21 (OT) (A) 2012 UTM, 27-17 (A) 2017 UTM, 24-0 (A) 2015 UTM, 42-35 (A) 1990 JSU, 21-7 (A) 1937 MUR, 14-6 (H) 1994 MUR, 28-24 (H) 2013 UTM, 17-7 (A) 2018 UTM, 38-13 (H) 2016 UTM, 33-3 (H) 2003 JSU, 34-24 (H) 1941 TTU, 14-6 (*) 1995 MUR, 33-9 (H) 2017 EKU, 31-21 (H) 2004 JSU, 59-12 (A) 1942 TTU, 14-6 (**) 2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 16 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS

EasternEt Illinois Il Panthers (0-0, 0-0 OVC) Pikeville Bears (0-0, 0-0 Mid-South) at Chattanooga Mocs (0-0, 0-0 SoCon) at Murray State Racers (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:00 p.m. CT Thursday, August 29 • 6:00 p.m. CT Finley Stadium (20,668) • Chattanooga, Tenn. Stewart Stadium (16,800) • Murray, Ky.

TV: ...... ESPN3 TV: ...... ESPN+ Live Stats: ...... www.GoMocs.com Live Stats: ...... http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=264914 Series Record: ...... First meeting Series Record: ...... First meeting Last Meeting: ...... n/a Last Meeting: ...... n/a Adam Cushing at Eastern Illinois:...... 0-0 (1 yr.) Allan Holland Jr. at Pikeville: ...... 26-29 (5 yrs.) Adam Cushing Overall:...... same Allan Holland Jr. Overall: ...... same Rusty Wright at Chattanooga: ...... 0-0 (1 yr.) Mitch Stewart at Murray State: ...... 15-29 (4 yrs.) Rusty Wright Overall: ...... same Mitch Stewart Overall: ...... same Eastern Illinois Last Week: ...... n/a Pikeville Last Week: ...... n/a Chattanooga Last Week: ...... n/a Murray State Last Week: ...... n/a

GAME NOTES: A pair of fi rst-year head coaches will begin their collegiate GAME NOTES: Murray State will kick off the season by hosting fi rst-time careers on Thursday as Eastern Illinois travels to Chattanooga for the fi rst- opponent Pikeville on Thursday night. It is the fi rst matchup between the ever meeting between the two programs. This is the opening matchup of a teams and the third different OVC team that UPIKE has ever played (joining home-and-home series between the schools (with the other matchup com- Eastern Kentucky and Tennessee Tech). ing in 2022). This marks the 19th time in school history that the Panthers have opened the season on a Thursday night; EIU is 11-7 in those games, SCOUTING PIKEVILLE: UPIKE is coached by former Eastern Kentucky including 10-4 against FCS opponents. quarterback Allan Holland Jr., who led the Colonels to a pair of OVC Cham- pionships (2007, 2008) and was the OVC Offensive Player of the Year in SCOUTING EASTERN ILLINOIS: Adam Cushing took over as the 25th 2007. He is in his 10th overall season with the Bears and the sixth as the head coach in Eastern Illinois history in December after a 15-year stint as team's head coach (making him the longest tenured coach in the program's an assistant coach at Northwestern. Cushing's team has only two offensive history). This season the team has been picked to fi nish sixth in the Mid- starters back this season, superback James Sheehan and quarterback South Conference's Bluegrass Division. The team returns All-Conference Johnathan Brantley. Brantley set the EIU and OVC records for consecutive quarterback Bowen Smith and running back Xondre Willis. Smith passed passes thrown without an interception (230) a year ago. He fi nished the for 1,726 yards and 17 touchdowns a season ago while Xondre Willis had a season with 2,016 passing yards and 14 touchdowns while Harry Woodbery team-best 1,074 yards and eight rushing scores in 2018. Also back is Willie passed for 1,374 yards and 13 touchdowns in his time under center. Both McCloud who had 609 rushing yards a year ago. should see action this season. Senior Darshon McCullough was a running back as a sophomore, switched to defensive back a year ago and is now SCOUTING MURRAY STATE: Murray State fi nished last year 5-3 in OVC back as the Panthers starter to begin this season. On the defensive side of play, its fi rst winning Conference record since 2011 and only its third winning the ball the team is much more experienced, as they return 14 players who OVC mark since 2000. Included in those wins was a 40-38 victory over No. started at least one game last season, with six of those starting in eight or 19 Southeast Missouri on November 10 in which Malik Honeycutt returned a more contests. That includes Terrell Greer who was named a Preseason kickoff 79 yards for a touchdown with just three seconds remaining to give the All-OVC selection after making 48 tackles a season ago. Also returning is Racers the dramatic win. Honeycutt was one of three Murray State specialists linebacker Joe Caputo who led the team with 86 stops a year ago, including named to the Preseason All-OVC Team, as he was joined by kicker Gabriel 7.5 for loss. Junior Dytarious Johnson also fi lls one of the other linebacker Vicente and punter Steve Dawson. Vicente has connected on 29 fi eld goals spots after he made a team-best 15.0 tackles-for-loss in 2018; he also had in two years with the Racers including a pair over 50 yards. Dawson led the a sack, an interception, three quarterback hurries and two forced fumbles. OVC and ranked 19th nationally in punting (42.1 yards/punt) a season ago. EIU will play three of its fi rst four games away from home this season, with The Racers do have to replace quarterback Drew Anderson who graduated the lone home contest during that stretch coming against nationally-ranked after passing for 2,840 yards and 20 touchdowns a year ago. Sophomore Illinois State. Preston Rice will get the fi rst look at the position; he completed 6-of-12 passes for 121 yards in limited action last year but did score the team's only SCOUTING CHATTANOOGA: Chattanooga is under the direction of new touchdown at Kentucky, rushing on a 21-yard keeper late in the game. A coach Rusty Wright, a 1996 UTC graduate who was a four-year letterwinner year ago 18 different players caught at least one pass. for the program and has previously served two stints as an assistant coach with the program. Wright, who has been an assistant coach for over 20 years, spent the past two years at Georgia State, where he coached inside linebackers and special teams and was the team's recruiting coordinator. He was last with the Mocs from 2013-16, when the program won three South- ern Conference titles and made three playoff appearances. Chattanooga is coming off a 6-5 record in 2018 and return nine offensive and six defensive starters. Six UTC players were named to the Preseason All-SoCon team including junior wideout Bryce Nunnelly (112.5 receiving yards/game last year), senior linebacker Marshall Cooper (8.9 tackles/game), junior defensive backs Brandon Dowdell and Jerrell Lawson, senior running back Tyrell Price and junior offensive lineman Cole Strange.

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 17 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS

Valparaiso Crusaders (0-0, 0-0 PFL) Northwestern State Demons (0-0, 0-0 Southland) at Eastern Kentucky Colonels (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at UT Martin Skyhawks (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:00 p.m. CT Thursday, August 29 • 6:30 p.m. CT Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) • Richmond, Ky. Hardy M. Graham Stadium (7,500) • Martin, Tenn.

TV: ...... ESPN+ TV: ...... ESPN+ Live Stats: ...... https://ekusports.com/sidearmstats/football/summary Live Stats: ...... http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=256088 Series Record: ...... Eastern Kentucky leads 3-1 Series Record: ...... Series tied 1-1 Last Meeting: ...... Eastern Kentucky won 52-10 (9/3/15) Last Meeting: ...... Northwestern State won 26-7 (10/15/66) Landon Fox at Valparaiso: ...... 0-0 (1 yr.) Brad Laird at Northwestern State: ...... 5-6 (1 yr.) Landon Fox Overall: ...... same Brad Laird Overall:...... same Mark Elder at Eastern Kentucky: ...... 14-19 (3 yrs.) Jason Simpson at UT Martin: ...... 80-68 (14 yrs.) Mark Elder Overall: ...... same Jason Simpson Overall:...... same Valparaiso Last Week: ...... n/a Northwestern State Last Week: ...... n/a Eastern Kentucky Last Week: ...... n/a UT Martin Last Week: ...... n/a

GAME NOTES: Eastern Kentucky opens the 2019 season by hosting Val- GAME NOTES: UT Martin will host Northwestern State in the fi rst meeting paraiso at Roy Kidd Stadium. It marks the fi fth all-time meeting between the between the schools since the 1966 season. The two programs played in programs and fi rst since the 2015 season. That meeting between the teams 1947, 1965 and 1966 with the Demons winning the bookend games, includ- also opened that season and saw EKU roll to a 52-10 victory. In that game ing 26-7 in October 1966 in Natchitoches. This marks the 91st season of a trio of Colonel quarterbacks combined to go 24-of-37 for 283 yards and football for UT Martin and 28th as a Division I program. The Skyhawks are two touchdowns while the team rushed for 127 yards, while holding Valpo 4-9 in season openers under head coach Jason Simpson. to only 38 yards on the ground. A victory on Thursday night would give the Colonels a fi ve-game overall winning streak (dating back to last season), SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN STATE: Northwestern State begins its which would be the longest winning streak for the program since 2014. EKU second year under head coach Brad Laird, who played quarterback for is 224-57-1 all-time at Roy Kidd Stadium. the Demons from 1991-95. The team features 17 returning starters from a season ago including all-conference picks Hayden Bourgeois, Chris Zirkle, SCOUTING VALPARAISO: Valparaiso, a member of the Pioneer Football O'Shea Jackson and Myles Ward along with quarterback Shelton Eppler. League, enters the fi rst year under head coach Landon Fox, who spent the Eppler was named to the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy past 11 years as the defensive coordinator at the University of Dayton. During Watch List. Eppler completed 60.7 percent of his passes for 2,639 yard and that time he helped the Flyers to an 86-36 record, three Pioneer League titles 26 touchdowns in nine games a year ago. Jared West returns at the running and a 2015 playoff berth. The Crusaders were 2-9 a season ago and have six back position after rushing for over 700 yards a season ago. offensive and fi ve defensive starters returning. The team had fi ve selections to Phil Steele's Preseason All-PFL Team including senior linebacker Austin SCOUTING UT MARTIN: UT Martin looks to shake off the injury bug that bit Petrie, senior offensive lineman Jack Jarnigan, senior defensive end James the team a season ago as the Skyhawks suffered its fi rst non-winning season Reed, senior defensive back Jamari Booker and kicker Dimitrios Latsonas. since 2011 and fi rst below .500 record in OVC play since 2004. This year head coach Jason Simpson, the dean of OVC coaches as he begins year SCOUTING EASTERN KENTUCKY: After winning its fi nal four games of No. 14, returns 63 players including seven offensive and six defensive start- last season and fi nishing the year 7-4 overall (one of 27 FCS teams to win ers. Simpson enters the season with 80 career victories, the seventh-most seven or more regular season games last year), Eastern Kentucky begins in OVC history. One of the team's strengths should be its defensive front, as the 2019 season receiving votes in both the STATS and AFCA FCS Coaches UTM has a pair of Preseason All-OVC picks on the defensive line in seniors Top 25 polls. The Colonels were picked third in the OVC's preseason poll Julian Crutchfi eld and Austin Pickett. Crutchfi eld had 41 tackles (9.0 for loss) and welcome back 18 starters from a year ago. Among the defensive return- and a pair of sacks last season while Pickett added 36 stops (5.5 for loss) ers is senior defensive lineman Aaron Patrick who behind the year on the and 2.0 sacks. Offensively the team returns its top two wideouts in seniors Buck Buchanan Award Watch List. Patrick had 12.0 tackles-for-loss and 7.5 Terry Williams (67 catches, 736 yards, 3 touchdowns) and Jaylon Moore (52 sacks to go along with 15 quarterback hurries a season ago. Patrick enters catches, 799 yards, 8 touchdowns). Moore had 14 plays of 25 or more yards the year with 17.5 career sacks, which ranks him fi fth in EKU history. Also a season ago including a 75-yard touchdown reception against Tennessee back is Preseason All-OVC selection Leodis Moore III, who made 48 tackles State. The team also returns four of its fi ve starters on the offensive line, and intercepted fi ve passes a year ago. Last season the Colonels averaged including Preseason All-OVC pick Terry Fultz. UTM has three quarterbacks 204.2 rushing yards per game, which ranked the team 26th nationally. The returning who saw action last year due to injuries. The signal callers include team returns senior Daryl McCleskey Jr. who rushed for 651 yards and fi ve junior Dresser Winn (1,601 passing yards and 12 touchdowns), redshirt touchdowns last season. Oregon State transfer Conor Blount is expected freshman John Bachus III (286 yards and four touchdowns) and redshirt to be the starting quarterback to open the season; he started six of the fi rst senior Joe Hudson (1,028 yards and fi ve touchdowns). seven games for the Beavers last year, completing 62 percent of his pass attempts for 1,117 yards and seven touchdowns. Also returning at quarterback is redshirt freshman Parker McKinney, who was undefeated as a starter in four games at the end of last season.

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 18 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS

Southern Illinois Salukis (0-0, 0-0 MVFC) #6 Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at #17 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at Southeastern Louisiana Lions (0-0, 0-0 Southland)

Thursday, August 29 • 6:30 p.m. CT Thursday, August 29 • 7:00 p.m. CT Houck Field (10,000) • Cape Girardeau, Mo. Strawberry Stadium (7,408) • Hammond, La.

TV: ...... ESPN+ TV: ...... ESPN+ Live Stats: ...... http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=267366 Live Stats: ...... https://lionsports.net/sidearmstats/football/summary Series Record: ...... Southeast Missouri leads 41-37-8 Series Record: ...... Jacksonville State leads 6-4-1 Last Meeting: ...... Southeast Missouri won 48-44 (9/15/18) Last Meeting: ...... Jacksonville State won 10-7 (9/30/78) Nick Hill at Southern Illinois: ...... 10-23 (3 yrs.) John Grass at Jacksonville State: ...... 52-12 (5 yrs.) Nick Hill Overall: ...... same John Grass Overall: ...... same Tom Matukewicz at Southeast Missouri: ...... 24-34 (5 yrs.) Frank Scelfo at Southeastern Louisiana:...... 4-7 (1 yr.) Tom Matukewicz Overall:...... 25-34 (6 yrs.) Frank Scelfo Overall: ...... same Southern Illinois Last Week: ...... n/a Jacksonville State Last Week: ...... n/a Southeast Missouri Last Week: ...... n/a Southeastern Louisiana Last Week: ...... n/a

GAME NOTES: Regional rivals meet for the 87th time on Thursday night. The GAME NOTES: Jacksonville State opens the 2019 on the road when it re- long-standing rivalry took on an added twist last year when it was branded the kindles a rivalry with Southeastern Louisiana. The teams met three times in "War for the Wheel" with the winner taking home an authentic ship's wheel the 1940s and played eight-straight seasons in the 1970s when both were to display on campus (when the series fi rst began in 1909, the teams use members of the Gulf South Conference. The last meeting came in 1978, to cross the Mississippi River by boat; one year the SIU boat sunk and the when the Gamecocks won 10-7 at home. Overall JSU has won two in a row team had to swim to shore). Last year's meeting saw plenty of excitement and four of the last fi ve in the series. This marks the fi rst true road game for as the two teams combined for 92 points and 1,078 yards of total offense as JSU to begin the season since 2015; overall the Gamecocks have won six the Redhawks pulled out a 48-44 victory. SEMO running back Marquis Terry of their last nine season openers. set OVC records for rushing yards (311) and all-purpose yards (438) in the game. That win marked just the second for the Redhawks in the past eight SCOUTING JACKSONVILLE STATE: Jacksonville State is the only Divi- games with the Salukis. Southeast Missouri head coach Tom Matukewicz sion I team (FBS or FCS) to have won fi ve-straight outright Conference spent seven years (2001-07) as an assistant coach at Southern Illinois. SEMO championships. The fi ve-straight titles established a new OVC record and is 9-19 all-time in season openers in its Division I Era. This year marks the the team begins this season ranked No. 6 in both major FCS Top 25 polls. 11th time Southeast Missouri has opened a season on a Thursday at home. JSU returns 10 players on the offensive side of the ball, including Walter Payton Award Watch List selections Zerrick Cooper and Josh Pearson. In SCOUTING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: Southern Illinois looks to rebound after his debut season with the Gamecocks, Cooper passed for 3,416 yards and fi nishing last season 2-9 overall and 1-7 in the competitive Missouri Valley 32 touchdowns and rushed for 371 yards and six additional scores. His 32 Football Conference. This season the Salukis have fi ve returning offensive passing touchdowns were the third-most in OVC single-season history while and 10 returning defensive starters back on a roster than has 50 total players his 3,787 yards of total offense ranked sixth. Pearson earned multiple All- returning. Among the returning players is senior running back D.J. Davis, who American honors a season ago after leading all Division I players (FBS or is one of 40 players on the CFPA FCS National Performer of the Year Watch FCS) with 17 receiving touchdowns. He fi nished the year with 67 catches List. A year ago he led the MVFC and ranked 14th nationally in all-purpose for 1,223 yards. John Grass enters his sixth season as the program's head yards/game (140.3). Davis had six 100-yard rushing games and fi nished coach and has a 81.3 percent career winning percentage, second-highest the season with 1,118 rushing yards, the most by a Saluki since the 2011 among all Division I coaches and most among active FCS coaches (with a season. Senior safety Jeremy Chinn was named a Preseason All-American minimum 25 games coached). by STATS after netting 55 tackles, nine pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick a season ago. SCOUTING SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA: Southeastern Louisiana was 4-7 a season ago under fi rst-year head coach Frank Scelfo. That included a SCOUTING SOUTHEAST MISSOURI: A season ago Southeast Missouri 4-5 record in the Southland Conference, including a win over playoff partici- qualifi ed for the FCS playoffs for only the second time ever and won its fi rst pant Lamar and a win over No. 11/12 Sam Houston State. Five Southeastern playoff game, topping Stony Brook at home. The Redhawks fi nished the year Louisiana players were named to the Preseason All-Southland Conference 9-4 overall and ranked in the Top 25 polls. Southeast begins this season Teams last month. Three of those selections were on the fi rst-team including ranked No. 17 in the STATS Top 25 and No. 18 in the AFCA FCS Coaches tight end Bransen Schwebel, punt return/running back Devonte Williams and poll. It marks just the second time in program history the team begins the wide receiver/kick returner Juwan Petit-Frere. Petit-Frere was also named year ranked (2003 was the other season). Among the team's returning play- a Preseason All-American by STATS to begin this season. A year ago he ers is senior linebacker Zach Hall who won the Buck Buchanan Award as averaged 128.8 all-purpose yards/game, including 26.2 yards per kickoff the National Defensive Player of the Year in 2018. Hall tallied 168 tackles, return (ranking 17th in the FCS). Petit-Frere also caught 49 passes for 796 12.0 tackles-for-loss, 2.0 sacks, four interceptions, two pass breakups, yards and fi ve touchdowns a year ago. A season ago the Lions ranked 11th six quarterback hurries, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, two nationally in punt returns (14.18 yards/return). blocked kicks and a safety a year ago. He is joined at the linebacker posi- tion by Justin Swift who made 114 tackles (15.0 for loss), had 8.5 sacks and four interceptions. The offensive side of the ball sees the return of senior quarterback Daniel Santacaterina who earned fi rst-team All-OVC honors after passing for 2,844 yards and 28 touchdowns in his debut season with the Redhawks. Also returning is his favorite target from a year ago, Kristian Wilkerson, who caught 61 passes for 894 yards and 14 touchdowns. A year ago the Redhawks ranked fi rst nationally in turnovers gained (36), turnover margin (+1.85/game) and interceptions (23) and ranked third in defensive touchdowns (5).

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 19 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS

North Carolina Central Eagles (0-0, 0-0 MEAC) Samford Bulldogs (0-1, 0-0 SoCon) at Austin Peay Governors (0-0, 0-0 OVC) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Thursday, August 29 • 7:00 p.m. CT Saturday, August 31 • 6:00 p.m. CT Fortera Stadium (8,000) • Clarksville, Tenn. Tucker Stadium (16,500) • Cookeville, Tenn.

TV: ...... ESPN+ TV: ...... ESPN+ Live Stats: ...... http://statb.us/c/ovc/271740 Live Stats: ...... http://statb.us/c/ovc/270941 Series Record: ...... First meeting Series Record: ...... Samford leads 12-10 Last Meeting: ...... n/a Last Meeting: ...... Samford won 59-52 (10/27/07) Trei Oliver at North Carolina Central: ...... 0-0 (1 yr.) Chris Hatcher at Samford: ...... 27-20 (5 yrs.) Trei Oliver Overall: ...... same Chris Hatcher Overall: ...... 148-77 (20 yrs.) Mark Hudspeth at Austin Peay: ...... 0-0 (1 yr.) Dewayne Alexander at Tennessee Tech: ...... 1-10 (1 yr.) Mark Hudspeth Overall: ...... 95-59 (14 yrs.) Dewayne Alexander Overall: ...... 42-43 (8 yrs.) North Carolina Central Last Week: ...... n/a Samford Last Week: ...... L, 45-22 vs. Youngstown State (Montgomery, AL) Austin Peay Last Week: ...... n/a Tennessee Tech Last Week: ...... n/a

GAME NOTES: The 2019 season kicks off on Thursday night with the GAME NOTES: Former Ohio Valley Conference rivals Samford and Ten- fi rst-ever meeting between Austin Peay and North Carolina Central. Austin nessee Tech meet on the gridiron on Saturday, the fi rst meeting between Peay has won its last two home openers, besting Morehead State (69-13) the schools since Samford left the OVC following the 2007-08 season. That in 2017 and Presbyterian (24-0) a year ago. The game features a pair of game saw Samford edge Tennessee Tech 59-52 in a game that had over head coaches who are entering their fi rst years under new head coaches. 1,100 yards of total offense. Lee Sweeney passed for 367 yards and three touchdowns (two of which went to Larry Shipp who fi nished with 191 receiv- SCOUTING NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL: North Carolina Central begins ing yards) while Derek White rushed for 105 yards and two scores for the its fi rst year under the direction of Trei Oliver, who played for the Eagles from Golden Eagles. The Bulldogs were led by Jefferson Adcock who passed 1994-97. As a defensive back and punter he earned all-conference honors for 472 yards and fi ve touchdowns while Jeff Moore fi nished the game with and following graduation would serve as an assistant coach with the program nine catches for 260 yards and three scores. Prior to that game, Tennessee from 2003-06 before going onto jobs at Grambling State, North Carolina Tech won the previous two meetings (2005, 2006). TTU is 43-49-5 all-time A&T and Southern. His team was picked fi fth in the MEAC Preseason Poll in season-opening games. and had seven players selected to the Preseason All-MEAC Teams. Among those were three players tabbed fi rst-team selections in junior running back SCOUTING SAMFORD: Samford head coach Chris Hatcher, who was the Isaiah Totten, senior defensive lineman Darius Royster and senior defensive head coach at Murray State from 2010-14, is in his fi fth season with the lineman Kawuan Cox. Royster had 17.0 tackles-for-loss, 5.0 sacks and four Bulldogs in 2019. He has guided Samford to back-to-back FCS Playoff forced fumbles a season ago. appearances and overall the team has had eight-straight winning seasons (the longest stretch in school history). Last year was capped by quarterback SCOUTING AUSTIN PEAY: Austin Peay begins its fi rst season under Devlin Hodges becoming the FCS career passing leader and winning the head coach Mark Hudspeth who was the head coach at the University of Walter Payton Award as the National Player of the Year. The Bulldogs began Louisiana for seven years and most recently the Associate Head Coach at the season in a Week Zero contest as part of the Guardian Credit Union Mississippi State. A year ago the Governors led the OVC and ranked 16th FCS Kickoff in Montgomery. Samford committed four turnovers (1 fumble, nationally in rushing (237.5 yards/game) while setting program records for 3 interceptions) and fell behind 24-7 at halftime on the way to a 45-22 loss. most points (340), touchdowns scored (47), points per game (30.9), yards Liam Welch started the game under center and completed 13-of-22 passes per game (419.0), yards per play (6.19) and yards per rush (5.39). The for 142 yards and a touchdown. Chris Oladokun came in at the second half Govs return senior running back Kentel Williams who led the FCS with a and was 7-of-10 for 125 yards and a 64-yard touchdown pass before later 7.99 yards/carry average a season ago and earned All-American honors as adding a 10-yard touchdown run. John Staton had 12 tackles to lead Samford an all-purpose player from the Associated Press. He rushed for a team-high while Jaleel Laguins added 10 stops (9 solo). 831 yards (second in the OVC) while fi nishing with 1,510 all-purpose yards. Also returning is junior quarterback Jeremiah Oatsvall, the 2017 OVC Fresh- SCOUTING TENNESSEE TECH: Tennessee Tech enters its second year man of the Year. As a sophomore a year ago he set program records with under head coach Dewayne Alexander, who returned to his alma mater to 26 touchdowns responsible for (20 passing, six rushing), a 142.8 passing help rebuild the Golden Eagles program. TTU suffered growing pains a sea- effi ciency and 7.51 yards of total offense per play set while fi nishing fi rst in son ago but broke through with a win over Murray State near the end of last the OVC and 4th nationally averaging 15.68 yards/completion. season to give the team momentum heading into 2019. The Golden Eagles ranked fourth nationally in fewest yards penalized/game (36.09) and 10th in the FCS in fewest penalties/game (4.73) a season ago. The team turned its starting quarterback job over to true freshman Bailey Fisher last season and in 10 games he passed for 1,681 yards and 11 touchdowns and rushed for 346 yards (second on the team) and two additional scores in being named OVC Freshman of the Year. Also returning is senior running back Andrew Goldsmith, who led the team with 484 rushing yards and ranked second on the squad with 22 receptions a year ago. Defensively senior Shannon Fayne looks to bolster the defense after he tallied 89 tackles and two fumble recoveries last year.

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 20 WEEKLY MATCHUP PREVIEWS

Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-0, 0-0 SWAC) at Tennessee State Tigers (0-0, 0-0 OVC)

Saturday, August 31 • 6:00 p.m. CT Nissan Stadium (69,143) • Nashville, Tenn.

TV: ...... ESPN+ Live Stats: ...... http://www.TSUTigers.com Series Record: ...... Tennessee State leads 4-3 Last Meeting: ...... Tennessee State leads 41-3 (9/29/01) Vincent Dancy at Mississippi Valley State: ...... 1-10 (1 yr.) Vincent Dancy Overall: ...... same Rod Reed at Tennessee State: ...... 53-47 (9 yrs.) Rod Reed Overall: ...... same Mississippi Valley State Last Week: ...... n/a Tennessee State Last Week: ...... n/a

GAME NOTES: The 21st annual John Merritt Classic kicks off the 2019 season for Tennessee State. A year ago the Tigers topped Bethune-Cookman 34-3 to improve to 14-6 all-time at the JMC. This will mark the fi rst time that Mississippi Valley State has played in the John Merritt Classic and the fi rst time the two teams have played anywhere since 2001. In that meeting the Tigers won 41-3; overall TSU has won three of the last four against the Delta Devils.

SCOUTING MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE: After fi nishing 1-10 in the debut season under Vincent Dancy, Mississippi Valley State looks to make strides in the second year under their coach. MVSU was tabbed fi fth in the MEAC East Division in the conference's preseason poll and did not have a player selected to the Preseason All-SWAC Team. Among the team's returning players this season is senior safety Tracy Thompkins, who had 75 tackles and an interception in 10 games a year ago.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE: Tennessee State had two games can- celled due to weather a year ago and lost several key players to injury along the way, fi nishing 4-5 overall. This season head coach Rod Reed returns 51 letterwinners including eight offensive and seven defensive starters. Among the offensive returners is senior wide receiver and return specialist Chris Rowland, who was named an All-American by HERO Sports a season ago. Rowland ranked 11th nationally in receptions/game (7.1) and 20th in receiving yards/game (90.9), fi nishing the year with 57 catches for 727 yards and fi ve touchdowns. He also ranked sixth nationally in punt returns, averaging 13.0 yards on 14 returns. TSU also had a pair of offensive linemen named to the Preseason All-OVC team in senior center Thomas Burton and senior guard Raekwon Allen. Defensively senior Dajour Nesbeth was named a Preseason All-OVC pick after earning fi rst-team All-OVC honors in 2018 when he had a team-high 58 tackles and four interceptions.

2019 OVC Football Weekly Release - August 26 • 21