EEASTERNAS22015T0ER1N5 KKENTUCKY GameGENaTmUCeK YNotesN FFOOTBALLoOOteTBsALL No. 13 Eastern Kentucky (5-2, 4-0 OVC) GAME vs. No. 1 Jacksonville State (6-1, 4-0 OVC) Saturday • Oct. 31, 2015 • 2 p.m. ET (ESPN3) 8 Jacksonville, Ala. • Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium (24,000) EKUSports Communications • (859) 622-2006 • www.EKUSports.com 2015 Eastern Kentucky Football Contact: Kevin Britton, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications ([email protected]) Schedule SSeptembereptember 3 QUICK FACTS VALPARAISO W, 52-10 • In the most recent national rankings, EKU is No. 13 in the STATS poll and No. 14 in the coaches poll. • Freshman running back Ethan Thomas was chosen as the OVC Newcomer of the Week. SSeptembereptember 1212 • The game features the top two teams in the OVC in scoring defense (JSU 18.3, EKU 20.0), total defense (JSU 272 @ NorthNorth CCarolinaarolina SSt.t. L L,, 00-35-35 ypg, EKU 292.9 ypg) and rushing defense (JSU 82.1 ypg, EKU 95.1 ypg). • The Colonels have 21 sacks this season and have only allowed fi ve. SSeptembereptember 2626 • EKU has had a 100-yard receiver in three straight games for the fi rst time since 2003. AUSTIN PEAY* W, 51-13 • Eastern has scored on its fi rst possession of the second half in fi ve straight games. • Noah Spence is now on the STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List and Bennie Coney is on the mid- OOctoberctober 3 season watch list for the CFPA National Performer of the Year Trophy. • Bennie Coney’s fi ve touchdown passes against Tennessee Tech matched EKU’s single-game record set by T.J. @ KentuckyKentucky L,L, 27-3427-34 otot Pryor versus Jacksonville State in 2011. With 351 yards, he also blew by his previous career-best of 264 yards. OOctoberctober 8 • EKU’s 382 passing yards against Tennessee Tech were the most in a game by the Colonels since throwing for 412 yards in a 52-3 victory over TTU on Sept. 24, 2005. vs. Tennessee Tech^* W, 48-17 • Eastern Kentucky rolled up 489 yards of off ense on its way to taking a 41-10 halftime lead over Tennessee Tech. OOctoberctober 1177 • EKU had a 14-point fourth quarter lead at Kentucky but couldn’t hold off a UK rally and lost 34-27 in overtime. • Redshirt freshman defensive lineman Joey Kraemer was killed in a car accident early on the morning of Sept. 27. @ SoutheastSoutheast Missouri*Missouri* W W,, 27-1027-10 • Devin Borders blocked a punt against Austin Peay, the 12th blocked kick of his career. The FCS record is 17. • Running back Dy’Shawn Mobley, a 2014 Sports Network All-American, was chosen as a preseason All-American OOctoberctober 2244 this season by STATS, Phil Steele, College Sporting News and Athlon. The senior is also on the FCS National TENNESSEE ST.* (HC) W, 45-21 Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List and the STATS FCS Off ensive Player of the Year Watch List. • Senior off ensive lineman Brett Eyckmans is a third team STATS FCS Preseason All-America selection. OOctoberctober 3311 @ JacksonvilleJacksonville SState*tate* 2 pp.m..m. About The Game NNovemberovember 7 TELEVISION • NONE INTERNET www.ESPN3.com - free where available TENNESSEE-MARTIN* 1 p.m. RADIO • WCYO 100.7 FM (2:30 p.m.) Play-by-Play Kevin Ingram Play-by-Play Greg Stotelmyer Analyst Bob Belvin NNovemberovember 1414 Analyst Jim Tirey www.EKUSports.com @ MurrayMurray State*State* 2 p.m.p.m. Sideline Keith Hardiman Live Audio - Free NNovemberovember 2121 @ EasternEastern IIllinois*llinois* 2 pp.m..m. A CLOSERCLOSER LOOKLOOK ATAT THETHE GAME:GAME: EASTERNEASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY VVS.S. JJSUSU Home games appear in ALL CAPITALS. Times given are EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS JACKSONVILLE STATE GAMECOCKS Eastern Time and subject to change. * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. ^Game played in Georgetown, Ky. Record: 5-2 (4-0 OVC, 1-2 away) Record: 6-1 (4-0 OVC, 2-0 home) Ranking: No. 13 STATS, No. 14 Coaches Ranking: No. 1 STATS, No. 2 Coaches 2015 Jacksonville State Schedule Last Game: beat Tennessee State, 45-21 Last Game: beat Austin Peay, 27-7 Oct. 24 at Richmond, Ky. Oct. 24 at Clarksville, Tenn. Sept. 5 at Chattanooga W, 23-20 Sept. 12 at Auburn L, 20-27 ot Coach: Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986) Coach: John Grass (Jacksonville State, 1990) Sept. 19 TENNESSEE STATE* W, 48-13 Record: 54-35 (eighth season) Record: 16-3 (second season) Sept. 26 at Tennessee-Martin* W, 48-41 at EKU: 54-35 (eighth season) at Jacksonville State: 16-3 (second season) Oct. 3 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY W, 49-7 vs. Jacksonville State: 4-3 vs. Eastern Kentucky: 1-0 Oct. 17 at Tennessee Tech* W, 42-13 Oct. 24 at Austin Peay* W, 27-7 Oct. 31 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 2 p.m. INSIDE THE SERIES Nov. 7 at Eastern Illinois* 2 p.m. The Eastern Kentucky/Jacksonville State series is tied 6-6. The Colonels won three Nov. 14 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* 2 p.m. in a row from 2010-12, but the Gamecocks have won each of the last two meetings. Nov. 21 MURRAY STATE* 2 p.m. None of the three previous meetings between the two teams have been decided by Home games appear in ALL CAPITALS. Times given are Eastern Time. less than 14 points. EKU does have three wins on JSU’s home fi eld. Jacksonville State * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. won 20-6 in Richmond last season. Dean Hood is 4-3 against the Gamecocks while John Grass is 1-0 against the Colonels. 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State GAME-WEEK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MONDAY - 26 TUESDAY - 27 WEDNESDAY - 28 THURSDAY - 29 FRIDAY - 30 SATURDAY - 31 SUNDAY - 1 Press Conference Practice OVC Coaches Practice Practice Eastern Kentucky at Practice 2 p.m. 3:30 - 5:30 p.m. Teleconference 10:55 a.m. Off Morning, TBD Jacksonville State Off VIP Room, Begley Building At Roy Kidd Stadium No Availability Roy Kidd Stadium 2 p.m. ET (ESPN3) Practice Burgess-Snow Field at Practice 4:45 - 7:15 p.m. Coach Hood Luncheon JSU Stadium 4:45 - 7 p.m. Roy Kidd Stadium Golden Corral 12 p.m. At Roy Kidd Stadium Coach Hood Radio Show Gillum’s 6 p.m.

FALLEN TEAMMATE Media Information Redshirt freshman Joey Kraemer was killed in a single 2015 Individual Awards CONTACT INFORMATION car accident early on the morning of Sept. 27. The defen- Kevin Britton (Football Contact) sive lineman transferred to EKU in August after spending Preseason All-American by Athlon Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... June 25 Assistant Athletics Director for Communications one season at UTEP. Due to an injury, he had not ap- Work Phone: 859-622-2006 Cell: 859-358-8359 peared in any games for the Colonels. Preseason All-American by STATS E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: 859-622-5108 Dy’Shawn Mobley (1st team) ...... July 9 Roy Kidd Stadium Press Box Phone: 859-622-2226 Brett Eyckmans (3rd team) ...... July 9 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK (OCT. 25) MEDIA SERVICES Freshman Ethan Thomas was chosen as the OVC New- STATS FCS Off ensive Player of the Year Watch List (25) CREDENTIALS comer of the Week on Sunday after running for 149 yards Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... July 13 Credentials are issued to members of the working media only. Requests for credentials should be made to Kevin Britton. and a touchdown on 18 carries against Tennessee State. STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year Watch List (25) Noah Spence ...... Oct. 7 PLAYER/COACHES INTERVIEWS MAKING 2ND HALF ADJUSTMENTS All interviews with players, head coach Dean Hood and all Allstate AFCA Good Works Team® Nominee assistant coaches must be arranged through the EKUSports EKU has scored on its fi rst possession of the second half Avery Pitt ...... July 24 Communications offi ce at least 24 hours in advance. Please in fi ve straight games. contact Kevin Britton to arrange all interviews. FCS National Performer of the Year Trophy Watch List by College Football Performance Awards (CFPA) PRACTICE GREEN TOUCHDOWN MACHINE Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... July 30 EKU football practices are generally open to the media. Slot receiver Bryan Green has caught at least one touch- Bennie Coney (Midseason) ...... Oct. 19 Please contact Kevin Britton in the EKUSports Communica- down in three straight games. He caught two scoring tions offi ce for schedule, times and location. Preseason Fabulous Fifty FCS All-American by CSN passes against Tennessee State on Saturday. Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... Aug. 4 POST-GAME INTERVIEWS For home games, coach Hood and selected EKU players will 100 YARD RECEIVERS IN 3 STRAIGHT Preseason 1st Team All-American by Phil Steele be available outside the locker room after a brief cooling off For the fi rst time since 2003, EKU has had a 100-yard re- Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... Aug. 17 period, generally 10 minutes after the game. For road games, ______coach Hood and selected players will be available outside the ceiver in three straight games. Arien Beasley (136), Ben team’s locker room, following the cooling off period. Please Madon (117) and Bryan Green (122) are responsible for Preseason OVC Off ensive Player of the Year (media) direct post-game interview requests to Kevin Britton. the current streak. Eastern posted four straight in 2003. Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... July 17 Locker Room - The EKU locker room is closed to the media for all home and road games. Preseason OVC Off ensive Player of the Year WINNING BIG (OVC coaches and media relations directors) PRESS ROW SERVICE In its fi ve victories this season, EKU has out-scored its Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... July 20 Complete individual and team statistics and play-by-play opponents 223-71. That’s an average of 45-14. will be available to the media following the game. One hour Preseason All-Ohio Valley Conference prior to tip-off , media packets containing a game program, Dy’Shawn Mobley ...... July 20 fl ipcard, updated stats and game notes will be available in FAST START Trey Shelton ...... July 20 the media working area. Wireless internet access is available Through seven games, EKU has out-scored its foes 51-21 Brett Eyckmans ...... July 20 in Roy Kidd Stadium. in the fi rst quarter and 135-51 in the fi rst half. Stanley Absanon ...... July 20 WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE OVC Off ensive Player of the Week Head Coach Dean Hood and select players meets with the MAKING THE SACKS Bennie Coney ...... Oct. 11 media each game week. The fi rst weekly press conference Eastern has 21 sacks in seven games. EKU leads the OVC OVC Defensive Player of the Week will be on Tuesday, Sept. 1, at 2:30 p.m. in the VIP room on and is 11th in FCS with 3.00 sacks per game. the second fl oor of the Begley Building. Chris Kelly (Co-) ...... Oct. 4 Noah Spence ...... Oct. 18 OVC TELECONFERENCE PROTECTING THE QUARTERBACK OVC Specialist of the Week The Ohio Valley Conference holds a coaches teleconference The Colonel off ensive line has only allowed fi ve sacks. weekly during the season. The teleconferences begin at Stanley Absanon ...... Oct. 4 10:55 a.m. ET. EKU Head Coach Dean Hood will be on the Eastern is ninth in FCS with 0.71 sacks allowed per game. Keith Wrzuszczak ...... Oct. 18 EKU hasn’t allowed a sack in three straight games. teleconference at 11:56 a.m. ET. For the teleconference OVC Newcomer of the Week phone number and pass code, please contact Kevin Britton. Ethan Thomas ...... Oct. 24 OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE MEDIA RELATIONS SPENCE MAKES PRESENSE FELT Ohio State transfer and former All-Big Ten performer CollegeSportsMadness.com OVC Off ensive POW Football Contact ...... Kyle Schwartz Bennie Coney ...... Oct. 11 Phone ...... 615-371-1698 ext. 6685 Noah Spence has recorded at least one sack in each of E-mail ...... [email protected] EKU’s seven games and has a team-best 14 tackles for a CollegeSportsMadness.com OVC Defensive POW Web Site ...... www.OVCsports.com loss. He leads the OVC and is third in the nation with 2.0 Kobie Grace ...... Oct. 4

22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 2 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State tackles for a loss per game. He leads the OVC and ranks FCS Coaches Top 25 fourth in FCS with 1.14 sacks per game. Ohio Valley Conference Oct. 26, 2015 Standings Team Record Points Prev LONGEST PLAY Team OVC Overall 1. Coastal Carolina (15) 7-0 632 1 An 80-yard touchdown run by Ethan Thomas late in Jacksonville State 4-0 1.000 6-1 .857 2. Jacksonville State (8) 6-1 629 2 the second quarter against Tennessee State is Eastern’s Eastern Kentucky 4-0 1.000 5-2 .714 3. Illinois State (3) 6-1 605 4 longest off ensive play of the season. The previous best Eastern Illinois 4-0 1.000 4-3 .571 4. Chattanooga 6-1 559 5 was a 70-yard pass and run from Bennie Coney to Arien Tennessee-Martin 4-1 .800 5-2 .714 5. Eastern Washington 4-2 513 7 Beasley against Tennessee Tech. Southeast Missouri 1-2 .333 2-5 .286 6. North Dakota State 5-2 498 8 Murray State 1-3 .250 2-5 .286 7. McNeese State 7-0 491 9 LONGEST RUN SINCE 2007 Tennessee Tech 1-4 .200 2-6 .250 8. Richmond 6-1 453 12 The 80-yard Ethan Thomas touchdown run against Ten- Tennessee State 0-4 .000 3-4 .429 9. James Madison 7-1 417 3 nessee State was the longest off ensive play for EKU since 10. Sam Houston State 5-2 416 10 Austin Peay 0-5 .000 0-8 .000 11. Fordham 7-1 385 11 an 84-yard pass by T.J. Pryor on Oct. 13, 2012. It was 12. Portland State 6-1 370 13 the longest rushing play since Bobby Washington ran for Preseason Poll (Media) 13. South Dakota State 5-2 342 6 a 99-yard touchdown on Oct. 27, 2007 at Murray State. Order of Finish Points 14. Eastern Kentucky 5-2 328 14 1. Jacksonville State (14) 134 15. William & Mary 5-2 277 16 GETTIN’ DEFENSIVE 2. Eastern Kentucky (1) 113 16. Harvard 6-0 259 15 EKU is second in the OVC in total defense (292.9 ypg) and 3. Eastern Illinois 112 17. Montana 4-3 216 18 rushing defense (95.1 ypg). The Colonels are in eighth 4. Tennessee-Martin 83 18. Montana State 4-3 208 19 in FCS in rushing defense. In seven games this season, 5. Southeast Missouri 59 19. Charleston Southern 6-1 172 20 Eastern has held its opponent to 65 or fewer rushing 6. Tennessee State 57 20. North Carolina A&T 6-1 142 24 yards four times. 21. Northern Iowa 3-4 112 25 7. Tennessee Tech 54 22. Dartmouth 6-0 57 NR 8. Murray State 46 23. Indiana State 4-3 55 21 I’LL TAKE THAT, THANK YOU 9. Austin Peay 17 24. Southern Utah 5-2 51 NR In 2014, Eastern Kentucky led the OVC and ranked sec- Youngstown State 3-4 51 17 ond in the nation with 33 turnovers forced. The Colo- Preseason Poll (Coaches/SIDs) Receiving votes: The Citadel 50, Western Ill. 46, Grambling St. nels led the OVC with a turnover margin of +0.23 per Order of Finish Points 29, Southeastern La. 18, Bethune-Cookman 14, Towson 11, Villa- nova 9, South Dakota 8, Eastern Ill. 7, Liberty 7, New Hampshire game. Through seven games this season, EKU is 19th in 1. Jacksonville State (16) 128 4, Delaware 3, Alcorn St. 3, Central Arkansas 2, UT Martin 1. FCS with a turnover margin of +0.71 per game. Eastern 3. Eastern Illinois 107 leads the OVC and is 12th in the nation with just seven 2. Eastern Kentucky (2) 106 STATS.com Top 25 turnovers lost this season. 4. Tennessee-Martin 78 6. Tennessee State 66 Oct. 26, 2015 SPENCE ADDED TO WATCH LIST 5. Southeast Missouri 63 Team Record Points Prev On Oct. 7, Noah Spence was added to the STATS FCS De- 7. Tennessee Tech 45 1. Jacksonville State 6-1 3923 (107) 1 fensive Player of the Year Watch List. 8. Murray State 38 2. Coastal Carolina 7-0 3783 (33) 2 9. Austin Peay 17 3. Illinois State 6-1 3754 (20) 3 CONEY ADDED TO WATCH LIST 4. Chattanooga 6-1 3323 5 Bennie Coney is now one of 32 players from across the tempt against North Carolina State and a punt against 5. Eastern Washington 5-2 3095 7 nation on the College Football Performance Awards Austin Peay. His seven career blocked fi eld goals and 6. Richmond 6-1 3029 11 Midseason Watch List for the 2015 CFPA FCS National 7. North Dakota State 5-2 3012 8 12 career blocked kicks are both OVC records. In the FCS 8. Sam Houston State 5-2 2745 9 Performer of the Year Trophy. career rankings, he is now tied for second on the blocked 9. James Madison 7-1 2677 4 kicks list and third on the blocked fi eld goals list. The na- 10. McNeese State 7-0 2477 12 AT HOME AT THE KIDD tional FCS records are 10 and 17 respectively. 11. Fordham 7-1 2462 10 In three games, EKU has out-scored its opponents at Roy 12. Portland State 6-1 2170 14 Kidd Stadium this season 148-44. IT’S JUST SOMETHING WE DO 13. Eastern Kentucky 5-2 2082 13 EKU made its 21st appearance in the NCAA FCS playoff s 14. South Dakota State 5-2 2076 6 PROTECTING THE BALL, AGAINST EVERYONE last season. The Colonels trail only Montana (23) for most 15. Harvard 6-0 1727 15 Eastern turned the ball over just one time in its two playoff trips all-time. 16. William & Mary 5-2 1566 17 games against FBS opponents this season. Meanwhile, 17. Montana 4-3 1281 19 the Colonels forced four turnovers in those two games. 18. UNI 3-4 1044 22 IN THE LEAGUE 19. Montana State 4-3 1010 21 Former EKU punter Jordan Berry won the punting job for 20. North Carolina A&T 6-1 786 24 FBS SUCCESS the Pittsburgh Steelers. The native of Victoria, Australia 21. Indiana State 4-3 695 18 Eastern has played well against FBS teams during Dean was a Colonel from 2009 to 2013. 22. Dartmouth 6-0 575 25 Hood’s coaching tenure. In addition to beating Miami 23. Western Illinois 4-3 566 20 (Ohio) 17-10 last season, the Colonels have lost close ANOTHER AUSSIE BOOMING PUNTS 24. Charleston Southern 6-1 517 NR games at Indiana (19-13), Louisville (23-13), Kansas Keith Wrzuszczak, also a native of Victoria, Australia, is 25. Youngstown State 3-4 426 16 State (10-7) and now Kentucky (34-27 OT). 13th in FCS in punting at 42.8 yards per punt. Nine of his Receiving votes: Southern Utah (354), Grambling St. (147), S.D. (117), Southeastern La. (92), Bethune-Cookman (65), Alcorn St. (63), UT Martin (61), Citadel (60), Eastern Ill. (33), Villanova 30 punts this season have gone for 50 or more yards. (32), Southern Ill. (26), New Hampshire (26), Western Carolina (19), Liberty (18), Towson (15), “BLOCK”-ING PARTY Central Ark. (14), Dayton (12), Cal Poly (10), N.D. (9), Northern Ariz. (6), Prairie View A&M (5), Southern (4), Jacksonville (4), Furman (2), Kennesaw St. (2), Penn (1), S.C. St. (1), Bryant (1). Redshirt junior Devin Borders blocked a fi eld goal at-

22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 3 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State

EEasternastern KKentuckyentucky QQuickuick FFactsacts LET’S KICK THIS THING OFF yards against the Golden Eagles was the most by a sin- Through Eastern’s fi rst two games, Ben Deighton kicked gle EKU quarterback since Allan Holland threw for 361 THE UNIVERSITY off four times with just one touchback. In the last fi ve against Southeast Missouri on Oct. 13, 2007. Location (Enrollment): ...... Richmond, Ky. (16,454) games, the former D-III soccer player kicked off 32 times Founded: ...... 1906 with 22 of those downed in the end zone. GETTIN’ THE GROUND GAME GOING Colors: ...... Maroon (PMS 209) & White After struggling to establish a consistent running attack Nickname: ...... Colonels EKU TOP-10 PASSER through the fi rst three games, EKU out-rushed Kentucky National Affi liation: ...... NCAA Division FCS Conference: ...... Ohio Valley (Founding Member 1948) In his fi rst season as a Colonel, Bennie Coney threw for 180-55 and Tennessee Tech 247-63 in back-to-back President: ...... Dr. Michael Benson 1,185 yards. He is 482 away from breaking into Eastern’s games. Entering the game against UK, the Colonels had Director of Athletics: ...... Steve Lochmueller top-10 career passing yards list. been out-gained on the ground by 91 yards this season. Senior Woman Administrator: ...... Lindsey McKaskle Athletics Department Phone: ...... (859) 622-2120 EKU TOP-10 RECEIVERS THE FIRST 100 YARD GAME Stadium (Capacity): ...... Roy Kidd Stadium (20,000) Senior Jeff Glover and redshirt junior Devin Borders are All-American Dy’Shawn Mobley got off to a slow start Surface: ...... Synthetic (2009) closing in on EKU’s top-10 for career receiving yards. this season due to an injury, but the senior churned out Press Box Phone: ...... (859) 622-2226 Glover now needs 237 to reach the top-10. Borders to- his fi rst 100-yard rushing game of the season against COACHING STAFF taled 533 receiving yards in 2014 and is now 266 away Tennessee Tech. He fi nished with 115 yards on 25 carries. Head Coach/D-Coord.: ...... Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986) from earning a spot in the top-10. Off ensive Coord.: ...... Dane Dameron (Georgetown Col., 1994) PLAYING THE SLOTS Inside LBs: ...... Garry Fisher (Bowling Green, 2002) AT HOME FOR HOMECOMING Slot receiver Arien Beasley caught four passes for a ca- Tight Ends: ...... Joey Fitzgerald (Hampden-Sydney 2009) With its win over Tennessee State, Eastern Kentucky has reer-best 136 yards against Tennessee Tech. The fresh- Special Teams/Outside LBs: .... Ben Hodges (Central College, 2006) Defensive Line: ...... Jake Johnson (EKU, 2002) won nine straight Homecoming games and is 12-4 in man turned a short pass into a 70-yard touchdown. Safeties: ...... Brian Landis (Georgetown College, 2001) those games since 2000. Running Backs: ...... John Revere (EKU, 1976) GAME MOVED FOR SAFETY Assoc. HC/WRs/Recruiting: .... Charlie Skalaski III (Florida, 1978) PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (OCT. 18) Eastern’s game against Tennessee Tech was moved to Cornerbacks: ...... Dwight Sutton (Muskingum, 2010) Noah Spence was chosen as the OVC Defensive Player Toyota Stadium at Georgetown College after EKU Presi- Asst. HC/OL: ...... Walt Wells (Belmont, 1993) of the Week and Keith Wrzuszczak was selected as the dent Michael Benson announced the closing of campus Dir. of Operations: ...... Kevin Cristello (Morehead St., 2006) Specialist of the Week on Oct. 18. Spence had seven for Oct. 8-9 due to a security threat. The decision was Dir. of Player Development/Video: ... Brad Queen (Ky. Christian, 2011) Director of Football Relations ...... Keith Kidd (Eastern Kentucky) tackles (3.5 for a loss) including 1.5 sacks against SEMO. made to allow law enforcement to conduct a thorough Wrzuszczak averaged 45.5 yards per punt and had a 16- investigation of the threat and ensure the safety of the 2015 TEAM INFORMATION yard pass completion on a fake punt. campus community. Off ense/Defense: ...... Pro Style/4-3 Off ensive Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 8/3 MADON BIG GAME INTERCEPTION STREAK ENDS Defensive Starters Returning/Lost: ...... 8/3 Coming into the game against Southeast Missouri (Oct. Bennie Coney put together a streak of 144 attempts Specialist Returning/Lost: ...... 2/1 Lettermen Returning: ...... 45 (21 off ., 22 def., 2 spec.) 17), tight end Ben Madon had caught eight passes for without an interception before throwing a pick in the Lettermen Lost: ...... 14 (6 off ., 7 def., 1 spec.) 101 yards in the fi rst fi ve games combined. Against the fi rst half against Tennessee Tech. Redhawks, Madon had six receptions for 117 yards. EKUSports Communications PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (Oct. 4) Asst. AD/Communications (FB Contact): ...... Kevin Britton CONEY TIES TOUCHDOWN RECORD After Eastern’s near upset of Kentucky (Oct. 3), Stanley Offi ce Phone: ...... (859) 622-2006 Offi ce Fax: ...... (859) 622-5108 Bennie Coney’s fi ve touchdown passes against Tennessee Absanon was named the OVC Specialist of the Week and Cell Phone: ...... (859) 358-8359 Tech matched EKU’s single-game school record set by T.J. Chris Kelly was chosen as the Co-Defensive Player of E-Mail: ...... [email protected] Pryor versus Jacksonville State in 2011. With 351 yards, the Week. Absanon fi nished with 141 combined return Associate Director: ...... Steve Fohl he also blew by his previous career-best of 264 yards. yards against UK. He averaged 25.4 yards per kickoff Assistant Director: ...... TBA return, including a 42-yarder to set up EKU’s go-ahead EKU Athletics Web Site: ...... www.EKUSports.com PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Oct. 11) touchdown in the third quarter. His 19-yard punt return Ohio Valley Conf. Web Site: ...... www.OVCSports.com Bennie Coney was the unanimous selection for OVC Of- led to a scoring drive that put the Colonels on top 20-13 Overnight Mailing: ...... EKU Athletics, 521 Lancaster Avenue, fensive Player of the Week (Oct. 11) after going 32-for-46 in the fourth. 115 Alumni Coliseum, Richmond, KY 40475 for 351 yards and a school record tying fi ve touchdown passes against Tennessee Tech. BACK WITH A VENGEANCE EKU Career Rushing Leaders Wide receiver Devin Borders, who had seen limited ac- TAKING CONTROL EARLY tion in the fi rst two games of the season due to an injury, Player Yds Att Avg TD EKU rolled up 489 yards of off ense on its way to taking a made a big impact when he returned to regular action. 1. Markus Thomas (1989-92) 5,552 881 6.3 52 41-10 halftime lead over Tennessee Tech. The Colonels Against APSU, Borders caught nine passes for 91 yards. 2. Elroy Harris (1985-88) 4,555 772 5.9 58 scored on each of their fi rst seven possessions. In a near upset of UK, he caught two touchdown passes. 3. C.J. Hudson (2001-04) 4,149 846 4.9 42 4. Jimmie Brooks (1968-71) 3,842 920 4.2 32 PASSING MARKS SEASON-HIGH TACKLES 5. James Crawford (1985-87) 3,833 751 5.1 26 Eastern’s 382 passing yards against Tennessee Tech were Chris Kelly’s 11 tackles against Kentucky were the most 6. Tim Lester (1988-91) 3,640 662 5.5 37 the most by the Colonels since throwing for 412 yards in in a game by a Colonel this season. 7. Matt Denham (2009-12) 3,235 566 5.7 25 8. Everett Talbert (1973-76) 3,138 697 4.5 20 a 52-3 victory over TTU on Sept. 24, 2005. In that game, 9. Corey Crume (1997-00) 3,124 643 4.9 34 Josh Greco (323), Zach Denton (48) and Steven Sizemore NEWCOMERS SHINE IN BACKFIELD 10. Terence Thompson (1980-83) 3,015 574 5.3 29 (41) combined for the total. Freshman Ethan Thomas and Florida transfer Adam Lane Bennie Coney’s individual total of 351 passing combined for 117 yards and three touchdowns in EKU’s

22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 4 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State Thomas (RB) and Arien Beasley (WR) scored their fi rst THE LAST TIME AN EKU PLAYER ... FCS Playoff Appearances collegiate touchdowns against Valpo. Florida transfer Rushed 30 times in a game Team Trips Last Adam Lane and redshirt sophomore Kentayvus Hopkins 1. Montana 23 2014 also scored their fi rst touchdowns as Colonels. Dy’Shawn Mobley vs. MUR on Nov. 15, 2014 (40) 2. Eastern Kentucky 21 2014 Rushed for 200 yards 3. Appalachian State 20 2012 PRESEASON TOP-25 TEAM Dy’Shawn Mobley vs. MUR on Nov. 15, 2014 (224) 4. Georgia Southern 19 2012 The Colonels began the season ranked among the top- Rushed for 150 yards 5. Northern Iowa 17 2014 25 teams in the nation in at least fi ve polls. EKU was Dy’Shawn Mobley vs. MUR on Nov. 15, 2014 (224) 6. Furman 16 2013 No. 14 in the Sporting News preseason poll. Eastern was Rushed for 100 yards 7. Delaware 15 2010 ranked No. 17 in both the FCS Coaches Poll and the STATS Ethan Thomas vs. TSU on Oct. 24, 2015 (149) Eastern Illinois 15 2013 FCS Top-25 preseason poll. Lindy’s had the Colonels 18th Rushed for 100 yards in cons. games McNeese State 15 2013 while Athlon picked them 21st. 10. Jackson State 12 1997 Dy’Shawn Mobley on Oct. 11, Oct. 18, Oct. 25 and Nov. 1, 2014 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICAN 51-13 win over Austin Peay. Thomas had 59 yards and Senior off ensive lineman Brett Eyckmans joined Rushed for 3 or more touchdowns two scores. Lane fi nished with 58 yards and one TD. Dy’Shawn Mobley on the STATS FCS Preseason All-Amer- Dy’Shawn Mobley vs. MUR on Nov. 15, 2014 (5) ica Team. Eyckmans was a third team selection. Passed for 400 yards WELCOME TO THE HALL never Three former Colonel football players were among the PRESEASON ALL-OVC Passed for 300 yards group of nine inducted into the Eastern Kentucky Uni- In addition to Dy’Shawn Mobley, off ensive linemen Trey Bennie Coney vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (351) versity Athletics Hall of Fame on Saturday (Sept. 26). Shelton and Brett Eyckmans and defensive back Stanley Attempted 50 passes Those three were Jason Dunn (1991-95), Larry Kirksey Absanon were chosen to the Preseason All-OVC team by Josh Greco at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 15, 2005 (71) (1969-72) and Jim Moberly (1965-68). the coaches and media relations contacts. Attempted 40 passes Bennie Coney vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (41) POST-BYE WEEK SUCCESS ALMOST IN THE LEAGUE Threw 5 touchdown passes After beating Austin Peay, Eastern has now won 14 Along with Jordan Berry, two other former Colonels were straight games following an off week and is 14-2 after in camp with NFL teams this summer. Former EKU tight Bennie Coney vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (5) open weeks since 2000. end Matt Lengel was with the Cincinnati Bengals and Threw 4 touchdown passes former off ensive lineman Aaron Adams was with the T.J. Pryor vs. Jacksonville State on Sept. 22, 2012 (4) 9 STRAIGHT OVC HOME-OPENERS Houston Texans. Neither made the 53-man roster. Threw 3 touchdown passes With its win over Austin Peay, EKU has now won nine Bennie Coney vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (3) straight OVC home-openers, including all eight under PITT DOES GOOD WORKS Had 400 yards total off ense Head Coach Dean Hood. Redshirt junior Avery Pitt is a nominee for the 2015 Josh Greco at E. Illinois on Oct. 15, 2005 (436) Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, the most esteemed off - Accounted for 5 or more touchdowns ABSANON SHINES ALL OVER FIELD the-fi eld honor in college football. Dy’Shawn Mobley vs. MUR on Nov. 15, 2014 (6) In addition to picking off a pass and returning it 56 yards Accounted for 4 or more touchdowns for a touchdown against Valpo, cornerback Stanley Absa- GRAY SHIRTS Bennie Coney vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (4) non returned fi ve kicks for 126 yards, averaging 15 yards Five freshmen enrolled in January as gray shirts. Those per punt return and 40 yards per kickoff return. In the fi ve -- Aaron Patrick, Z Stevenson, Luke Kallschmidt, Ja- Accounted for 3 or more touchdowns second quarter he returned a kickoff 62 yards, leading len Allen and Tre’ Moore -- participated in spring practice. Bennie Coney vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (4) to an EKU fi eld goal. Later in the second, Absanon had Caught 10 or more passes a 34-yard punt return that keyed another touchdown SOME SAY 2ND, SOME SAY 3RD Orlandus Harris at Chattanooga on Sept. 18, 2010 (10) drive. He totaled 182 all-purpose yards. OVC media members picked EKU to place second in the Caught 7 or more passes conference this season in their preseason poll. OVC Bryan Green vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (9) NOT ALLERGIC TO STARTING coaches and media relations contacts predicted the Col- Had 200 or more yards receiving Quarterback Bennie Coney didn’t start against Valpo be- onels to place third. Orlandus Harris at Tennessee Tech on Nov. 13, 2010 (200) cause of an allergic reaction right before the game. He Had 150 or more yards receiving was in the game for EKU’s second off ensive possession. NEW FACES ON COACHING STAFF Jeff Glover vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 (161) Head Coach Dean Hood brought in three new additions Had 100 or more yards receiving GLOVER ALMOST EQUALS SEASON-HIGH to his coaching staff this season. Joey Fitzgerald is the Senior Jeff Glover caught two touchdown passes against new tight ends coach. Charlie Skalaski III was chosen as Bryan Green vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (122) Valpo, one short of his season total from 2014. the associate head coach/wide receivers coach/recruit- Caught 3 or more touchdown passes ing coordinator. Walt Wells, who served as an assistant Tyrone Goard at UT Martin on Sept. 29, 2012 (4) SPENCE MAKES ANTICIPATED DEBUT under Roy Kidd in 1997 and 1998, returned to the pro- Had 2 interceptions Former fi rst team All-Big Ten selection and Ohio State gram as assistant head coach/off ensive line coach. Stanley Absanon (2) vs. Indiana State on Nov. 29, 2014 transfer Noah Spence made his EKU debut against Valpo. Had 15 or more tackles He had fi ve tackles, including one sack, forced a fumble ALL-AMERICAN Stanley Absanon (15) vs. Indiana State on Nov. 29, 2014 and had two quarterback hurries. Dy’Shawn Mobley was a third team All-America selec- tion by The Sports Network in 2014. FIRST TOUCHDOWNS On their fi rst collegiate carries, true freshmen Ethan

22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 5 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Depth Chart (As Of Oct. 26, 2015) OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 4 Bennie Coney (6-2, 211, r-Jr., Plant City, Fla.) DE 9 Noah Spence (6-3, 261, r-Jr., Harrisburg, Pa.) 9 Kyle Romano (6-0, 205, r-Jr., Bedford, Texas) 44 Aaron Patrick (6-4, 235, Fr., Dayton, Ohio) or 39 ShaQuille Prather (6-3, 240, r-Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio) RB 7 Dy’Shawn Mobley (6-0, 225, Sr., Powell, Tenn.) 20 Ethan Thomas (5-11, 210, Fr., Johnson City, Tenn.) DT 70 Bryce Krebs (6-2, 300, r-Sr., Greenwood, Ind.) 95 Kagen Skidmore (6-2, 305, So., Somerset, Ky.) WR 88 Devin Borders (6-6, 220, r-Jr., Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) or 40 Patrick Graff ree (6-4, 302, r-Jr., Elizabethtown, Ky.) 18 Jeff Glover (6-5, 215, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.) DT 97 Avery Pitt (6-3, 290, r-Jr., Henderson, Ky.) LT 79 Justin Adekoya (6-5, 294, r-Jr., Ringgold, Ga.) 91 Sheldon Fleming (6-3, 250, r-So., Lehigh Acres, Fla.) 64 Cameron Kowalewski (6-5, 272, r-Fr., Dallas, Ga.) or 5 Floyd Coff ey (6-2, 257, r-Sr., Charleston, Miss.)

LG 68 Trey Shelton (6-4, 310, Sr., Chester, Va.) COL 51 Marquise Piton (6-2, 220, Sr., Pembroke Pines, Fla.) 71 Josh Minor (6-5, 293, Sr., Atlanta, Ga.) 37 Wayne Mathews (6-0, 230, r-Sr., Cleveland, Ohio)

C 65 Z Stephenson, (6-2, 290, Fr., Bloomington, Ind.) SLB 24 Trey Thomas (5-11, 222, r-Sr., Huber Heights, Ohio) 62 Ryan Garretson, (6-5, 327, r-Jr., Russellville, Tenn.) 45 Corey Glass (5-10, 200, Fr., Jacksonville, Fla.)

RG 66 Chance Edwards (6-5, 328, r-So., Webster, Fla.) MLB 47 Chris Kelly (5-11, 220, r-Sr., Cold Spring, Ky.) 73 Jalen Allen (6-2, 288, Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.) 53 Jeff rey Canady (6-0, 230, r-So., Barbourville, Ky.)

RT 75 Brett Eyckmans, (6-5, 301, Sr., Lexington, Ky.) WLB 3 Thomas Owens (5-10, 220, r-Jr., Cincinnati, Ohio) 78 Justin Myles, (6-3, 280, r-Fr., Cincinnati, Ohio) 4 D’Vonta Derricott (6-1, 225, r-Jr., Richmond, Va.)

TE 10 Ben Madon, (6-5, 252, r-Sr., Pineville, Ky.) LCB 16 Deno Montgomery (5-11, 195, r-Sr., Chattanooga, Tenn.) 15 Barton Mann (6-3, 235, r-So., Russell Springs, Ky.) 32 Buck Soloman (6-0, 175, So., Groveland, Fla.)

SL 8 Bryan Green (5-11, 185, r-Jr., Farmington, Mich.) LS 31 Tyrell Curry (5-8, 195, Sr., Rock Hill, S.C.) 33 Arien Beasley (5-8, 188, Fr., Louisville, Ky.) 13 Kiante Northington (5-10, 188, r-Jr., Louisville, Ky.)

WR 6 Joel Brown (6-2, 199, r-Sr., Inglewood, Calif.) RS 38 Kobie Grace (5-9, 183, So., Winter Park, Fla.) 80 Taylor Miller (5-11, 180, r-Sr., Burlington, Ky.) 25 Tre’ Moore (5-9, 195, Fr., Indianapolis, Ind.)

RCB 36 Jordan Whitfi eld (6-1, 185, So., Huber Heights, Ohio) 21 Logan Oce (5-11, 170, r-So., Miami, Fla.)

SPECIAL TEAMS KO 30 Ben Deighton (6-4, 200, Sr., Richfi eld, Ohio) LS 46 Taylor Speaks (6-1, 225, Sr., Somerset, Ky.) 93 Zack Burgy-VanHoose (6-2, 204, r-Jr., Pikeville, Ky.) 72 Justin Rawlins (6-2, 268, r-Fr., Lexington, Ky.)

PK 76 Lucas Williams (6-1, 210, r-So., Russell Springs, Ky.) HO 19 Keith Wrzuszczak (5-11, 194, So., Victoria, Australia) 93 Zack Burgy-VanHoose (6-2, 204, r-Jr., Pikeville, Ky.) KR 2 Jared Sanders (5-7, 160, r-Jr., Hallandale, Fla.) P 19 Keith Wrzuszczak (5-11, 194, So., Victoria, Australia) 12 Scott Daniel (6-0, 197, So., Georgetown, Ky.) 76 Lucas Williams (6-1, 210, r-So., Russell Springs, Ky.) PR 13 Kiante Northington (5-10, 188, r-Jr., Louisville, Ky.) 8 Bryan Green (5-11, 185, r-Jr., Farmington, Mich.)

22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 6 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State HEAD COACH The Hood File

Dean Hood PERSONAL The expectations for the Eastern Hometown ...... Ashtabula, Ohio Kentucky University football team always Family ...... Wife - Crystal, seem to be high and head coach Dean Children - Trey, Jada, Cordia and Daven Hood has delivered NCAA Football Cham- EDUCATION pionship Subdivison (FCS) playoff appear- Undergraduate ...... Ohio Wesleyan University (1986) - B.S. Biology Graduate ...... West Virginia University (1989) - M.S. Physical Education ances three times in his seven years as head coach (2014, 2011, 2008). PLAYING EXPERIENCE “It doesn’t matter if you are coaching Ohio Wesleyan University (1982-1986) ...... First team All-American as a senior, two-time team captain. a game in Death Valley versus Clemson or Three-time All-North Coast Athletic Conference. Inducted into OWU Athletics Hall of Fame. here versus Morehead State,” Hood said. “It’s all the same. The kids understand that ASSISTANT COACHING EXPERIENCE point and the culture we are trying to cre- Year School Coaching Position Notes ate at EKU. They can’t play to the best of 1987-88 Fairmont (W.Va.) State Defensive Backs 1988 WVIAC Champions 1989 Colgate Asst. Defensive Backs Coach their athletic ability until they know ex- 1990 Glenville (W.Va.) State Assistant Coach actly where they are supposed to be and 1991-93 Glenville (W.Va.) State Defensive Coord./Asst. Head Coach 1993 NAIA runner-up (10-3) what they are supposed to do on the fi eld.” 1994-96 Eastern Kentucky Defensive Backs 1994 OVC Champs, NCAA Playoff s (94, 95) The Eastern football program has pro- 1997-98 Eastern Kentucky Defensive Coordinator 1997 OVC Champs, NCAA Playoff s 1999-00 Ohio Defensive Backs Beat Minnesota 23-17 in 2000 duced nine All-Americans, one OVC Off en- 2001-07 Wake Forest Defensive Coord./Defensive Backs) 2006 ACC Champs, 2007 Orange Bowl sive Player of the Year, one OVC Defensive Player of the Year, one OVC Freshman of HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE the Year and 26 fi rst team all-conference Year School Overall OVC Notes performers in Hood’s seven years on the 2008 Eastern Kentucky 8-4 7-1 OVC Champions, NCAA Playoff s 2009 Eastern Kentucky 5-6 5-3 EKU sidelines. This past fall, running back 2010 Eastern Kentucky 6-5 5-2 Dy’Shawn Mobley became the fi rst EKU 2011 Eastern Kentucky 7-5 6-2 OVC Co-Champions, NCAA Playoff s running back since Markus Thomas in 2012 Eastern Kentucky 8-3 6-2 1992 to be honored as OVC Off ensive Play- 2013 Eastern Kentucky 6-6 4-4 2014 Eastern Kentucky 9-4 6-2 Beat FBS Miami (Ohio), NCAA Playoff s er of the Year. 2015 Eastern Kentucky 5-2 4-0 Hood, 51, spent seven seasons work- Totals Seven Seasons 54-35 43-16 ing at Wake Forest University before tak- ing over the EKU program in January 2008. NOTABLE Under Hood’s direction, the Wake Forest - 2008 OVC Coach of the Year - 2011 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year defense was known for creating turnovers - 2008, 2014 Eddie Robinson Award Finalist and scoring touchdowns. The Demon Dea- cons forced 186 turnovers from 2001-07, other milestones. WFU won the ACC title NFL draft picks – Calvin Pace, Montique more than two per game. In 2007, Wake for the fi rst time since 1970 by shattering Sharpe, Eric King and Josh Gattis. Forest led the Atlantic Coast Conference the program record with 11 victories. The Hood entered the collegiate coaching with 35 turnovers forced on its way to Demon Deacons earned a berth in a BCS ranks as an assistant at Fairmont (W.Va.) going 9-4 and capturing the Meineke Car bowl game, taking on Louisville in the Fe- State College, where he worked with the Care Bowl. dEx Or-ange Bowl. de-fensive backs during the 1987 and 1988 From 1994-98, Hood spent fi ve sea- Much of the credit for Wake Forest’s seasons. The 1988 team won the WVIAC sons as an assistant coach at Eastern Ken- 2006 league championship fell to the de- championship and led the nation with 31 tucky under College Football Hall of Fame fense. The Demon Deacons allowed just interceptions. Hood then spent the 1989 coach Roy Kidd. He served all fi ve years 15.4 ppg to rank second in the ACC and campaign at Colgate University. as the secondary coach and the last two 21st nationally. Against the run, Wake From 1990-93, Hood coached at Glen- seasons as the defensive coordinator. In yielded just 105.8 yards per game to rank ville (W.Va.) State College, the last three of Hood’s fi rst stint at EKU, the Colonels cap- 21st nationally, the third lowest total in which he served as defensive coordinator tured two Ohio Valley Conference titles Wake Forest history. Against the pass, the and assistant head coach. In 1993, Glen- and advanced to the NCAA Division I FCS Demon Deacons recorded 22 intercep- ville fi nished 10-3 and advanced to the playoff s three times. tions, sec-ond most in the nation. NAIA Division I champi-onship game. Also At Wake Forest, Hood and the rest of Hood’s defenders earned All-ACC that year, Hood’s defense led the nation in the Demon Deacons broke every program mention 14 times. That list includes four scoring defense (9.2 ppg), passing defense record imaginable in 2006 and set many 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 7 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State (118.0 ypg), and total defense (223.0 ypg). Hood moved to Ohio University for THE LAST TIME EASTERN KENTUCKY ... two years (1999-2000) where he was in Had 20 or more fi rst downs Returned a blocked punt for TD charge of the defensive backs. That unit vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (25) vs. Southeast Missouri on Oct. 25, 2014 record-ed 17 interceptions in 1999, the Had 400 yards rushing (Jeff Glover – 22 yards) at Robert Morris on Aug. 28, 2014 (407) Blocked a punt most in more than a decade. The following Had 300 yards rushing vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 26, 2015 year, Ohio ranked 20th nationally in scor- vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 (328) (Devin Borders) ing defense (18.9 points per game) as the Had 50 or more rushing attempts Blocked a FG Bobcat defense was one of only fi ve units at Kentucky on Oct. 3, 2015 (51) at North Carolina State on Sept. 12, 2015 in Division I-A that did not allow more than Had 5 or more rushing TDs (Devin Borders) 30 points in a game throughout the entire vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 (5) Blocked a PAT season. Had 4 or more rushing TDs at Jacksonville State on Nov. 9, 2013 This is Hood’s fi rst head coaching posi- vs. Valparaiso on Sept. 3, 2015 (4) (Devin Borders) tion and he is just the third EKU head foot- Had 350 yards passing Missed a PAT ball coach in the last 50 years. vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (382) vs. Southeast Missouri on Oct. 25, 2014 Had 300 yards passing (Andrew Lloyd) “Knowing fi rst-hand what Coach Kidd vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 (355) Had a punt blocked built here, this is one of the best jobs in the Had 50 pass attempts at Jacksonville State on Nov. 9, 2013 country,” Hood said. “I remember when I at Eastern Illinois on Oct. 15, 2005 (71) Had a FG blocked was here the fi rst time thinking how many Completed 30 passes vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 guys in the history of athletics are still vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (34) Was held scoreless coaching in a facility named after them. Had 5 TDs passing at North Carolina State, Sept. 12, 2015 (35-0) That is rare. It is exciting to be at the helm vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (5)) Was held scoreless at home of this program.” Had 4 TDs passing vs. Jacksonville St. on Sept. 30, 2006 (28-0) Hood is married to the former Crystal at UT Martin on Sept. 29, 2012 (4) Held an opponent scoreless Ramsey of Richmond, Ky. The couple has Had 3 TDs passing at Austin Peay on Oct. 4, 2014 (31-0) vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (3) Held an oppt. scoreless at home four children – two sons, Trey and Daven, Had 600 yards total off ense vs. Tennessee State on Nov. 2, 2013 (44-0) and two daughters, Jada and Cordia. vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (629) Held an oppt. to 10 fi rst downs Had 500 yards total off ense vs. Tennessee State on Nov. 2, 2013 (10) Dean Hood vs. All Opponents vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (549) Held an oppt. to 300 yards total off ense Had 80 total plays vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (211) Team Record Austin Peay ...... 6-2 vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (90) Held an oppt. to 200 yards total off ense Chattanooga ...... 0-2 Scored 70 points at Southeast Missouri on Oct. 17, 2014 (191) Cincinnati ...... 0-1 never Held an oppt. to 150 yards total off ense Coastal Carolina ...... 1-1 Scored 60 points vs. Austin Peay on Oct. 5, 2013 (108) Eastern Illinois ...... 5-2 vs. Glenville State on Oct. 6, 2001 (60) Held an oppt. to 100 yards rushing Florida ...... 0-1 Scored 50 points vs. Tennessee Tech on Oct. 8, 2015 (63) Indiana ...... 0-1 vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 26, 2015 (51) Held an oppt. to 50 yards rushing Indiana State ...... 0-1 Scored 40 points at Southeast Missouri on Oct. 17, 2015 (31) Jacksonville State ...... 4-3 vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (45) Held an opponent to 100 yards passing James Madison ...... 0-1 vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 26, 2015 (99) Kansas State ...... 0-1 Committed no turnovers Kentucky ...... 0-2 at Southeast Missouri on Oct. 17, 2015 Held an opponent without a TD Kentucky State...... 1-0 Had two 100-yd. rushers at Austin Peay on Oct. 4, 2014 Louisville ...... 0-2 at Tennessee State on Nov. 1, 2014 Scored an off ensive 2-pt. conversion Miami (Ohio)...... 1-0 (Dy’Shawn Mobley, 139; Jared McClain, 139) vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 Missouri State ...... 1-1 Had two 100-yd. receivers Scored a defensive 2-pt. conversion Morehead State ...... 4-0 vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 vs. Morehead State on Sept. 13, 2014 Murray State ...... 6-1 (Jeff Glover, 161; Dy’Shawn Mobley, 100) Had 10 or more penalties North Carolina State ...... 0-1 Returned a punt for TD vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (12) Purdue ...... 0-1 vs. APSU on Nov. 20, 2010 (Jeremy Caldwell) Had 100 penalty yards Richmond ...... 0-1 Robert Morris ...... 2-0 Returned a KO for TD vs. Tennessee State on Oct. 24, 2015 (115) Southeast Missouri ...... 7-1 vs. Missouri State on Sept. 10, 2011 Had 35 minutes ToP Tennessee-Martin ...... 5-2 (Jeremy Caldwell – 88 yards) vs. Murray State on Nov. 15, 2014 (38:05) Tennessee State ...... 4-3 Returned an INT for TD Played an OT game Tennessee Tech ...... 6-2 vs. Austin Peay on Sept. 26, 2015 at Kentucky on Oct. 3, 2015 (L, 34-27) Valparaiso ...... 1-0 (Thomas Owens – 17 yards) Scored a safety Western Carolina ...... 0-1 Returned a fumble for TD vs. Eastern Illinois on Oct. 11, 2014 Western Kentucky ...... 0-1 at Tennessee State on Nov. 1, 2014 TOTAL ...... 54-35 (Devin Borders – 33 yards) 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 8 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 27 Stanley Absanon DB 2 Jared Sanders WR/RB 5-7 160 R-Jr. Hallandale, Fla. (Hallandale HS) 79 Justin Adekoya OL 3 Thomas Owens LB 5-10 220 R-Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Winton Woods HS) 73 Jalen Allen OL 4 Bennie Coney QB 6-2 211 R-Jr. Plant City, Fla. (Univ. of Cincinnati) 29 Ben Bascom DB 4 D’Vonta Derricott LB 6-1 225 R-Jr. Richmond, Va. (Kansas State Univ.) 33 Arien Beasley WR 5 Floyd Coff ey DL 6-2 257 R-Sr. Charleston, Miss. (Dalton (Ga.) HS) 88 Devin Borders WR 5 Adam Lane RB 5-7 220 R-So. Winter Haven, Fla. (Univ. of Florida) 6 Joel Brown WR 6-2 199 R-Sr. Inglewood, Calif. (Los Angeles Harbor College) 50 Jared Bowling LB 7 Dy’Shawn Mobley RB 6-0 225 Sr. Powell, Tenn. (Univ. of Kentucky) 6 Joel Brown WR 8 Bryan Green RB 5-11 185 R-Jr. Farmington, Mich. (Univ. of Akron) 93 Zack Burgy-VanHoose K 9 Kyle Romano QB 6-0 205 R-Jr. Bedford, Texas (L.D. Bell HS) 53 Jeff rey Canady LB 9 Noah Spence DL 6-3 261 R-Jr. Harrisburg, Pa. (Ohio State Univ.) 81 Torrodd Carter WR 10 Ben Madon TE 6-5 252 R-Sr. Pineville, Ky. (Lindsey Wilson College) 84 Tranard Chester WR 11 Alex Dixon CB 6-0 186 R-Sr. Clearwater, Fla. (Univ. of North Carolina) 5 Floyd Coff ey DL 11 Brycen Lee QB 6-5 180 Fr. Mayo, Fla. (Lafayette HS) 4 Bennie Coney QB 12 Scott Daniel WR 6-0 197 So. Georgetown, Ky. (Scott County HS) 31 Tyrell Curry DB 13 Kiante Northington DB 5-10 188 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Butler HS) 92 Marqui Daniel DL 14 Tyler Swaff ord QB 6-1 192 R-Fr. Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy) 12 Scott Daniel WR 15 Barton Mann TE 6-3 235 R-So. Russell Springs, Ky. (Russell County HS) 30 Ben Deighton K 16 Deno Montgomery DB 5-11 195 R-Sr. Chattanooga, Tenn. (Brainerd HS) 4 D’Vonta Derricott LB 17 Jaucady Rutledge WR 5-11 183 R-Sr. Lakeland, Fla. (George W. Jenkins HS) 11 Alex Dixon CB 18 Jeff Glover WR 6-5 215 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Collins Hill HS) 23 Seth Dotson WR 19 Keith Wrzuszczak P 5-11 194 So. Geelong, Victoria, Australia (Oberon HS) 66 Chance Edwards OL 20 Ethan Thomas RB 5-11 210 Fr. Johnson City, Tenn. (Elizabethton HS) 55 Taquan Evans DE 21 Logan Oce CB 5-11 170 R-So. Miami, Fla. (Western Michigan Univ.) 75 Brett Eyckmans OL 22 Kentayvus Hopkins RB 5-11 185 R-So. Paris, Ky. (Bourbon County HS) 91 Sheldon Fleming DL 23 Seth Dotson WR 5-11 194 R-Sr. Mount Sterling, Ky. (Montgomery County HS) 85 Jon Floyd TE 24 Trey Thomas LB 5-11 222 R-Sr. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne HS) 62 Ryan Garretson OL 25 Tre’ Moore DB 5-9 195 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Warren Central HS) 59 Anthony George LS 26 Vincent Green DB 5-9 180 R-So. Fort Myers, Fla. (Island Coast HS) 45 Corey Glass LB 27 Stanley Absanon DB 5-11 177 Sr. Auburndale, Fla. (Tenoroc HS) 18 Jeff Glover WR 28 Sam Hayworth K/P 5-11 168 Fr. Ormond Beach, Fla. (Seabreeze HS) 38 Kobie Grace DB 29 Ben Bascom DB 5-9 174 Fr. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka HS) 30 Ben Deighton K 6-4 200 Sr. Richfi eld, Ohio (Baldwin Wallace Univ.) 40 Patrick Graff ree DL 31 Tyrell Curry DB 5-8 195 Sr. Rock Hill, S.C. (Highland (Kan.) CC) 8 Bryan Green RB 32 Buck Solomon DB 6-0 175 So. Groveland, Fla. (South Lake HS) 26 Vincent Green DB 33 Arien Beasley WR 5-8 188 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (North Oldham HS) Raynaldy Gustave RB 34 Demitrius Mann DB 5-8 170 Fr. Tampa, Fla. (King HS) 49 Trey Harden LB 35 Dilan Thomas DB 5-11 205 Fr. North Lauderdale, Fla. (American Heritage HS) 28 Sam Hayworth K/P 36 Jordan Whitfi eld DB 6-1 185 So. Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne HS) 22 Kentayvus Hopkins RB 37 Wayne Mathews LB 6-0 230 R-Sr. Cleveland, Ohio (Cuyahoga CC) 58 Matt Howard LS 38 Kobie Grace DB 5-9 183 So. Winter Park, Fla. (West Orange HS) 87 Robby Irgang LB 39 ShaQuille Prather DL 6-3 240 R-Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Hughes Center HS) Derius Jones WR 40 Patrick Graff ree DL 6-4 302 R-Jr. Elizabethtown, Ky. (Univ. of Kentucky) 54 Luke Kallschmidt LB 41 Eric Reed DB 5-9 192 R-So. Nashville, Tenn. (Goodpasture Christian School) 47 Chris Kelly LB 43 Dan Paul TE 6-3 254 R-Fr. Naples, Fla. (Naples Community HS) 63 Logan Kendrick OL 44 Aaron Patrick DL 6-4 235 Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Meadowdale HS) 64 Cameron Kowalewski OL 45 Corey Glass LB 5-10 200 Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ed White HS) 94 Joey Kraemer DL 46 Taylor Speaks LS 6-1 225 Sr. Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) 70 Bryce Krebs DL 47 Chris Kelly LB 5-11 220 R-Sr. Cold Spring, Ky. (Newport Central Catholic HS) 5 Adam Lane RB 48 Kamaree’ Walden LB 5-11 222 R-Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Westerville South HS) 11 Brycen Lee QB 49 Trey Harden LB 6-0 207 R-Fr. Columbus, Ohio (Westerville South HS) 10 Ben Madon TE 50 Jared Bowling LB 6-0 228 R-So. Independence, Ky. (Simon Kenton HS) 86 Tyler Malone TE 51 Marquise Piton DL 6-2 220 Sr. Pembroke Pines, Fla. (West Broward HS) 15 Barton Mann TE 52 Hunter Wilson LB 6-0 240 Fr. Berea, Ky. (Berea Community HS)

22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 9 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State No. Player Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) No. Name Pos. 53 Jeff rey Canady LB 6-0 230 R-So. Barbourville, Ky. (Knox Central HS) 34 Demitrius Mann DB 54 Luke Kallschmidt LB 6-3 215 Fr. Perry, Fla. (Taylor County HS) 37 Wayne Mathews LB 55 Taquan Evans DE 6-2 219 Fr. Douglasville, Ga. (South Paulding HS) 56 LaJuan Smith LB 6-2 220 R-Jr. Glasgow, Ky. (Glasgow HS) 80 Taylor Miller WR 57 Colton Scurry OL 6-2 260 R-Jr. Fayetteville, Ga. (Whitewater HS) 71 Josh Minor OL 58 Matt Howard LS 5-11 208 R-So. Berea, Ky. (Madison Southern HS) 7 Dy’Shawn Mobley RB 59 Anthony George LS 5-11 234 R-Sr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 16 Deno Montgomery DB 60 Chris Willis OL 6-2 312 R-Sr. Centerville, Ohio (Centerville HS) 25 Tre’ Moore DB 61 Landon Rasnick OL 6-4 280 R-Jr. Orange, Va. (Orange County HS) 78 Justin Myles DL 62 Ryan Garretson OL 6-5 327 R-Jr. Russellville, Tenn. (Morristown East HS) 13 Kiante Northington DB 63 Logan Kendrick OL 6-2 324 Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 21 Logan Oce CB 64 Cameron Kowalewski OL 6-5 272 R-Fr. Dallas, Ga. (Hillgrove HS) 3 Thomas Owens LB 65 Z Stephenson OL 6-2 290 Fr. Bloomington, Ind. (Bloomington North HS) 44 Aaron Patrick DL 66 Chance Edwards OL 6-5 328 R-So. Webster, Fla. (South Sumter HS) Ralph Patton RB 67 Grant Vercheak OL 6-4 277 Fr. Independence, Ky. (Simon Kenton HS) 43 Dan Paul TE 68 Trey Shelton OL 6-4 310 Sr. Chester, Va. (Hargrave Military Academy) 51 Marquise Piton DL 70 Bryce Krebs DL 6-2 300 R-Sr. Greenwood, Ind. (Center Grove HS) 97 Avery Pitt DL 71 Josh Minor OL 6-5 293 Sr. Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) 39 ShaQuille Prather DL 72 Justin Rawlins LS 6-2 268 R-Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Henry Clay HS) 61 Landon Rasnick OL 73 Jalen Allen OL 6-2 288 Fr. Indianapolis, Ind. (Pike HS) 72 Justin Rawlins LS 75 Brett Eyckmans OL 6-5 301 Sr. Lexington, Ky. (Beechwood HS) 41 Eric Reed DB 76 Lucas Williams K 6-1 210 R-So. Russell Springs, Ky. (Russell County HS) Billy Reid WR 78 Justin Myles DL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Colerain HS) 9 Kyle Romano QB 79 Justin Adekoya OL 6-5 294 R-Jr. Ringgold, Ga. (Heritage HS) 17 Jaucady Rutledge WR 80 Taylor Miller WR 5-11 180 R-Sr. Burlington, Ky. (Conner HS) 2 Jared Sanders WR/RB 81 Torrodd Carter WR 6-2 178 R-Fr. Westerville, Ohio (Westerville South HS) 89 Clayton Schmerber TE 83 Michael Scott RB 5-7 170 Fr. Winter Garden, Fla. (West Orange HS) 83 Michael Scott RB 84 Tranard Chester WR 6-3 180 R-So. Lexington, Ky. (Lafayette HS) 57 Colton Scurry OL 85 Jon Floyd TE 6-4 242 R-Jr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 68 Trey Shelton OL 86 Tyler Malone TE 6-4 252 R-So. Indianapolis, Ind. (Franklin Central HS) 87 Robby Irgang TE 6-2 225 R-So. Wilmore, Ky. (Univ. of Kentucky) 95 Kagen Skidmore DL 88 Devin Borders WR 6-6 220 R-Jr. Fort Walton Beach, Fla. (Choctawhatchee HS) 56 LaJuan Smith LB 89 Clayton Schmerber TE 6-6 238 Fr. Centerville, Ohio (Centerville HS) 32 Buck Solomon DB 90 Derrell Young DL 6-1 205 Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Western Kentucky Univ.) 46 Taylor Speaks LS 91 Sheldon Fleming DL 6-3 250 R-So. Lehigh Acres, Fla. (East Lee County HS) 9 Noah Spence DL 92 Marqui Daniel DL 6-1 241 R-Fr. Niceville, Fla. (Niceville HS) 65 Z Stephenson OL 93 Zack Burgy-VanHoose K 6-2 204 R-Jr. Pikeville, Ky. (Pikeville HS) 14 Tyler Swaff ord QB 94 Joey Kraemer DL 6-3 245 R-Fr. Kettering, Ohio (UTEP) 98 Daryl Taylor LB 95 Kagen Skidmore DL 6-2 305 So. Somerset, Ky. (Somerset HS) 35 Dilan Thomas DB 97 Avery Pitt DL 6-3 290 R-Jr. Henderson, Ky. (Henderson County HS) 20 Ethan Thomas RB 98 Daryl Taylor LB 6-3 230 Jr. Greenville, N.C. (Fork Union Military Acad.) 24 Trey Thomas LB Raynaldy Gustave RB 5-7 158 R-Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Western Kentucky Univ.) 67 Grant Vercheak OL Derius Jones WR 5-10 153 R-Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Kentucky State Univ.) 48 Kamaree’ Walden LB Ralph Patton RB 5-9 180 R-Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Shorter College) 36 Jordan Whitfi eld DB Billy Reid WR 5-10 164 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Univ. of Pikeville) Bryson Williams WR Bryson Williams WR 6-0 185 R-So. Prestonburg, Ky. (Univ. of Kentucky) 76 Lucas Williams K Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Dean Hood (Ohio Wesleyan, 1986), 8th season 60 Chris Willis OL Assistant Coaches/Staff : Dane Damron (Off . Coord./QBs), Garry Fisher (Inside LBs), Joey Fitzgerald (TEs), 52 Hunter Wilson LB Ben Hodges (Special Teams/Outside LBs), Jake Johnson (DL), Brian Landis (Safeties), John Revere (RBs), 19 Keith Wrzuszczak P Charlie Skalaski III (Assoc. HC/WRs), Dwight Sutton (CBs), Walt Wells (Asst. HC/OL), Kevin Cristello (Operations), 90 Derrell Young DL Keith Kidd (Director of Football Relations), Jon-Michael Davis (Strength & Conditioning), Brad Queen (Player Development/Video) Pronunciation Guide Justin Adekoya – ADD-eh-KOY-ah Luke Kallschmidt – CALL-schmit Marquise Piton – mar-KEES pih-TONE Ben Deighton – DIE-ton Cameron Kowalewski – KOH-wah-less-skee Jaucady Rutledge – juh-KAY-dee D’Vonta Derricott – duh-VAHN-tay DAIR-ah-kott Dy’Shawn Mobley – DAY-shawn Stefan Turrentine – steh-FAHN TUR-en-tine Raynaldy Gustave – GOO-stahv Ben Madon – MAY-dun Keith Wrzuszczak – ROO-sack Kentayvus Hopkins – ken-TAY-vus Kiante Northington - kee-AHN-tay 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 10 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State 2015 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS Off ense WR LT LG C RG RT TE SL WR QB RB Valparaiso Miller Adekoya Minor Scurry Edwards Eyckmans Madon Beasley Brown Romano Mobley at N.C. State Glover Adekoya Minor Scurry Garretson Eyckmans Madon Beasley Brown Coney Mobley Austin Peay Borders Adekoya Minor Scurry Garretson Eyckmans Madon Scott Brown Coney Hopkins at Kentucky Miller Adekoya Minor Stephenson Edwards Eyckmans Madon Beasley Borders Coney Thomas Tennessee Tech Brown Adekoya Minor Stephenson Edwards Eyckmans Madon Beasley Borders Coney Mobley at Southeast Mo. Brown Adekoya Shelton Stephenson Edwards Eyckmans Lane (RB) Green Borders Coney Mobley Tennessee State Brown Adekoya Shelton Garretson Edwards Eyckmans Madon Green Borders Coney Thomas at Jacksonville State Tennessee-Martin at Murray State at Eastern Illinois

Defense DE DT DT COL SLB MLB WLB LCB RCB LS RS Valparaiso Spence Krebs Pitt Smith Thomas Derricott Kelly Montgomery Absanon Northington Curry at N.C. State Spence Krebs Pitt Piton Thomas Derricott Kelly Montgomery Absanon Curry Grace Austin Peay Spence Krebs Pitt Piton Thomas Derricott Kelly Montgomery Absanon Curry Grace at Kentucky Spence Krebs Pitt Piton Thomas Kelly Owens Absanon Montgomery Grace Curry Tennessee Tech Spence Krebs Pitt Piton Thomas Kelly Owens Absanon Montgomery Curry Grace at Southeast Mo. Spence Krebs Pitt Piton Thomas Canady Owens Montgomery Whitfi eld Curry Grace Tennessee State Spence Krebs Pitt Piton Thomas Kelly Owens Montgomery Whitfi eld Grace Curry at Jacksonville State Tennessee-Martin at Murray State at Eastern Illinois

2015 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS Score 1st Dns Rush-Yds. Passes Pass Yds. Total Yds. Pen.-Yds. TOs Poss. 3Dn Con. Sacks By Valparaiso 10 14 29-38 26-44-2 182 220 4-27 3 37:09 7/20 1-5 at Eastern Kentucky 52 19 29-127 24-37-2 283 410 9-90 2 22:51 5/13 4-25 at North Carolina St. 35 24 48-199 21-30-0 244 443 7-56 1 40:04 7/13 2-8 Eastern Kentucky 0 7 23-35 7-21-0 77 112 8-53 0 19:56 2/12 2-12 Austin Peay 13 14 39-151 15-26-1 99 250 9-70 2 30:07 6/15 0-0 at Eastern Kentucky 51 26 42-135 31-39-0 286 421 6-49 0 29:53 11/17 1-5 at Kentucky 34 24 36-55 29-42-2 329 384 6-46 3 28:45 7/16 2-16 Eastern Kentucky 27 20 51-180 19-32-0 183 363 8-77 1 31:15 8/18 4-33 Tennessee Tech 17 16 35-63 16-28-0 148 211 0-0 1 25:54 4/15 0-0 at Eastern Kentucky 48 29 41-247 34-59-3 382 629 7-95 3 34:06 11/18 5-47 at Southeast Mo. 10 14 31-31 24-36-0 160 191 5-32 0 31:27 5/17 0-0 Eastern Kentucky 27 18 35-113 21-30-0 291 404 4-30 0 28:33 4/12 3-18 Tennessee State 21 20 29-129 23-37-2 222 351 7-64 2 29:04 6/14 0-0 at Eastern Kentucky 45 25 35-256 28-43-1 293 549 12-115 1 30:56 10/15 2-13 at Jacksonville State Eastern Kentucky Tennessee-Martin at Eastern Kentucky at Murray State Eastern Kentucky at Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky 2015 OPENING DRIVES 1st Half VALPO N.C. ST. APSU UK TTU SEMO TSU JSU UTM MUR EIU Eastern Rush TD Punt FG Downs TD Punt TD Opponent INT - TD Ret Block FG Punt Fumble Punt TD Punt

2nd Half VALPO N.C. ST. APSU UK TTU SEMO TSU JSU UTM MUR EIU Eastern Punt Punt FG TD TD TD TD Opponent Punt TD Punt TD Punt Punt Punt 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 11 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State 2015 GAME SUMMARIES GGAMEAME 1 GGAMEAME 2 Sept. 3, 2015 • Richmond, Ky. • Roy Kidd Stadium Sept. 12, 2015 • Raleigh, N.C. • Carter-Finley Stadium Valparaiso 10 No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 0

No. 17 Eastern Kentucky 52 North Carolina State 35

RICHMOND, Ky. – Five Colonels com- RALEIGH, N.C. – Eastern Kentucky bined for a total of seven touchdowns as played to a 0-0 tie through the fi rst quar- Eastern Kentucky rolled past Valparaiso, ter, but North Carolina State scored two 52-10, in its season-opener on Sept. 3. touchdowns in the second quarter on its Eastern struck early, as a 36-yard way to a 35-0 victory. pass from Kyle Romano to Joel Brown N.C. State got on the board early in helped set up a four-yard touchdown run the second quarter when Benson Browne caught a fi ve-yard pass from Jacoby Bris- by Ethan Thomas with 10:55 left in the sett to cap an eight-play, 60-yard drive. fi rst quarter. Five minutes later, Stanley Jaylen Samuels put the home squad Absanon intercepted a pass at the EKU up two touchdowns when he carried it 44-yard line and returned it 56 yards for around the left side for a 12-yard touch- Photo Credit: EKUSports Communications another touchdown. Photo Credit: EKUSports Communications down run with 5:12 left in the second. Senior Stanley Absanon (#27), returned this interception 56 After the two teams exchanged fi eld Senior Jeff Glover (#18), caught four passes for 60 yards yards for a touchdown against Valparaiso. against North Carolina State. The Colonels had a chance to cut the goals, Arien Beasley took the second end defi cit in half late in the second quarter. of a reverse and scampered past the py- Eastern’s fi rst sustained drive began with lon from 11 yards out to make it 24-3 in favor of Eastern with 4:02 to go in the second quarter. a 22-yard completion from Bennie Coney to Jeff Glover. Dy’Shawn Mobley followed with an A Jeff Glover touchdown catch from Bennie Coney took the Colonels safely into the locker 11-yard run up the middle. A 15-yard penalty pushed the ball down to the 27 yard line. Facing room at halftime up on the Crusaders, 31-3. It was, again, all EKU in the second half, as Coney a third-and-11, Coney hooked up with Glover again, this time for 20 yards to get inside the 10. and Glover hooked up for another touchdown – this one from 30 yards out – late in the third A pass interference call gave EKU fi rst-and-goal at the two, but the Colonels failed to cross quarter to make it 38-3. the goal line. A fourth down pass from Coney sailed out of the end zone. Two big plays on North Carolina State’s fi rst possession of the second half led to a touchdown. Two more EKU touchdowns followed, as Florida transfer Adam Lane and sophomore Ken- On second-and-fi ve, Brissett completed a 31-yard pass to Samuels. Two plays later Matt Dayes tayvus Hopkins both found pay-dirt for the fi rst time as Colonels. The only Crusader touchdown took it in for six from 25 yards out. came with 45 seconds left in the game as Jake Hutson scored from 16 yards out to make it 52-10. Coney fi nished 5-for-19 for 79 yards. Mobley carried the ball seven times for 31 yards. Glover The EKU defense stifl ed Valpo to only 38 yards rushing on the night. D’Vonta Derricott paced caught four passes for 60 yards. Brissett went 17-for-22 for 216 yards and tossed one touch- the defensive unit with eight tackles, while sophomore Sheldon Fleming added two sacks. down. Dayes ran for 116 yards and scored three times. Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F 3rd Down Conversion 7-of-20 5-of-13 Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F Individual Statistics Valparaiso 0 3 0 7 10 Time of Possession 37:09 22:51 Eastern Kentucky 0 0 0 0 0 Rushing Eastern Kentucky 14 17 14 7 52 North Carolina State 0 14 14 7 35 EKU-D. Mobley 7-31, K. Hopkins 3-12, A. Lane 4-2, Individual Statistics 1st Quarter Rushing S. Daniel 1-(-3), B. Coney 8-(-7) 10:55 EKU - E. Thomas 4 yd run (L. Williams kick) EKU-K. Hopkins 7-60, J. Sanders 4-17, A. Lane 5-15, 2nd Quarter N.C. State-M. Dayes 24-116, R. Gallaspy 8-25, 5:52 EKU - S. Absanon 56 yd INT return (L. K. Romano 1-14, A. Beasley 1-11, D. Mobley 6-7, E. 12:54 NCST - B. Browne 5 yrd pass from J. J. Samuels 3-24, J. Brissett 6-9, J. Alston 1-7, J. Williams kick) Thomas 2-6, B. Coney 2-(-3) Brissett (K. Bambard kick) McClendon 1-6, N. Hines 1-5, D. Nichols 1-4, B. 2nd Quarter Valpo-J. Hutson 6-27, B. Hall 11-23, J. Rene 1-8, J. 5:12 NCST - J. Samuels 12 yd run Bodine 3-3 11:39 Valpo - J. Newman 25 yd FG Morgan 1-6, L. Choudhry 4-(-2), D. Stokes 3-(-11), (K. Bambard kick) Passing 9:02 EKU - L. Williams 32 yd FG S. Stall 2-(-13) 3rd Quarter EKU-B. Coney 5-19-0-79-0 TD, K. Romano 2-2-0- 4:02 EKU - A. Beasley 11 yd run (L. Williams kick) Passing 13:25 NCST - M. Dayes 25 yd run (-2)-0 TD 0:39 EKU - J. Glover 3 yd pass from B. Coney EKU-B. Coney 11-20-0-153-2 TD, K. Romano 8-10- (K. Bambard kick) N.C. State-J. Brissett 17-22-0-216-1 TD, J. McClen- (L. Williams kick) 0-102-0 TD, T. Swaff ord 5-7-2-28-0 TD 4:37 NCST - M. Dayes 1 yd run don 4-8-0-28-0 TD 3rd Quarter Valpo-S. Staal 15-25-1-98-1 TD, D. Stokes 11-19- (K. Bambard kick) Receiving 4:43 EKU - J. Glover 30 yd pass from B. Coney 1-84-0 TD 4th Quarter EKU-J. Glover 4-60, A. Beasley 2-16, K. Hopkins 1-1 (L. Williams kick) Receiving 11:22 NCST - M. Dayes 3 yd run N.C. State-J. Ramos 7-95, J. Samuels 6-88, N. Hines 2:10 EKU - A. Lane 3 yd run (L. Williams kick) EKU-J. Glover 5-95-2 TD, J. Brown 4-57, B. Madon (K. Bambard kick) 2-15, B. Cherry 1-22, M. Morgan 1-15, G. Locklear 4th Quarter 4-48, M. Scott 2-29, A. Beasley 2-15, B. Green 2-6, 13:13 EKU - K. Hopkins 1 yd run (L. Williams kick) C. Schmerber 1-14, S. Daniel 1-7, D. Mobley 1-7, T. 1-10, B. Browne 1-5-1 TD, R. Gallaspy 1-(-2), M. 00:45 Valpo - J. Hutson 16 yd pass from S. Staal Miller 1-4, E. Thomas 1-1 Team Statistics N.C. State EKU Dayes 1-(-4) (J. Newman kick) Valpo-F. Catrine 8-70, R. Moore 5-31, J. Hutson First Downs 24 7 Tackles 5-31-1 TD, J. Rene 3-25, C. Mercer 1-16, M. Mallon Rush Att.-Net Yards 48-199 23-35 EKU-S. Absanon 7 Valpo EKU Team Statistics 1-4, G. Norberg 1-4, L. Choudhry 1-2, J. Morgan Passing C-A-Int. 21-30-0 7-21-0 N.C. State-H. Jones 5 First Downs 14 19 1-(-1) Net Passing Yards 244 77 Interceptions Rush Att.-Net Yards 29-38 29-127 Tackles Off ensive Plays 78 44 EKU-none Passing C-A-Int. 26-44-2 24-37-2 EKU-D. Derricott 8 Total Off ense 443 112 N.C. State-none Net Passing Yards 182 283 Valpo-A. Green 9 Off ensive Plays 73 66 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Interceptions Total Off ense 220 410 Penalties/-Yards 7-56 8-53 Attendance: 57,600 EKU-A. Absanon 1-56-1 TD, A. Dixon 1-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Punts-Average 2-34.0 9-42.9 Valpo-J. Diaz-Martinez 2-9 Penalties/-Yards 4-27 9-90 3rd Down Conversion 7-of-13 2-of-12 Punts-Average 9-36.0 4-50.5 Attendance: 12,800 Time of Possession 40:04 19:56 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 12 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State 2015 GAME SUMMARIES GGAMEAME 3 GGAMEAME 4 Sept. 26, 2015 • Richmond, Ky. • Roy Kidd Stadium Oct. 3, 2015 • Lexington, Ky. • Commonwealth Stadium Austin Peay 13 No. 17 Eastern Kentucky 27

No. 18 Eastern Kentucky 51 Kentucky OT 34

RICHMOND, Ky. – Eastern Kentucky LEXINGTON, Ky. – A 15-yard touch- never trailed on the way to a 51-13 win down catch over the middle by Devin over Austin Peay. Borders gave EKU a 14-point lead at UK EKU rode the backfi eld combination with 7:39 left in the game, but the Wild- of Adam Lane and Ethan Thomas to vic- cats scored two late touchdowns and tory. Lane and Thomas combined for 118 won 34-27 in overtime. yards and three touchdowns. Quarter- EKU out-rushed UK 180-55 and aver- aged 3.5 yards per carry. back Bennie Coney went 28-of-35 for a A 19-yard punt return by Stanley Ab- season-high 261 yards and a touchdown. sanon with 14:40 left gave Eastern the The Colonel defense grounded Aus- ball at the UK 26 yard line. Dy’Shawn tin Peay to 99 yards through the air and Mobley rushed four times on the short Photo Credit: EKUSports Communications forced two turnovers, including a pick- Photo Credit: EKUSports Communications drive for 20 yards. His fi nal carry went up Freshman Ethan Thomas (#20) ran for 59 yards and scored six by Thomas Owens late in the second Senior Stanley Absanon (#27), picked off this pass and re- two touchdowns in Eastern’s win over Austin Peay. turned it 22 yards to set up EKU’s fi rst touchdown. the middle from six yards out for a touch- quarter that broke the game open. down, leading to a 20-13 advantage. EKU drew fi rst blood with a 28-yard The Colonel defense held on Ken- fi eld goal from Lucas Williams to go up 3-0. Junior Devin Borders then blocked an Austin Peay tucky’s next possession. Bennie Coney marched EKU down the fi eld for another touchdown to punt to set up a six-yard touchdown pass from Coney to Joel Brown, making it 10-0. make it a 14-pont lead. Coney connected with Ben Madon for 27 yards to the UK 37, found Joel After a pair of Williams’ fi eld goals, Austin Peay got on the board when quarterback Trey Tay- Brown for 12 yards to the 22 and then fi nished it off with the 15-yarder to Borders for six. lor ran it in from the one-yard line to make it 16-7 midway through the second quarter. Kentucky put together two late scoring drives to tie the game. JoJo Kemp’s scored on a 7-yard That would be as close as the Governors would get, though, as Eastern used the pick-six touchdown run with 4:59 left. Dorian Baker’s 5-yard touchdown reception in the right corner of the end zone completed the comeback with 52 seconds to go. The point-after tied it 27-27. from Owens and a nine-yard touchdown run from Thomas to extend its lead, 30-7, at halftime. The Wildcats opened overtime with a Patrick Towles to Baker touchdown toss from three EKU put the game out of reach with three third-quarter touchdowns. Lane got in on the scor- yards out. A pass interference call helped Eastern get to the 11 yard line on its possession, but ing with a six-yard touchdown run with 12:42 left in the third quarter. Thomas got his second Mobley was gobbled up in the backfi eld for a 12-yard loss. On 4th-and-12 from the 13, Arien touchdown of the game with an eight-yard run midway through the third quarter. Kyle Romano Beasley was sacked on a wide receiver pass play. came in at quarterback and, on his fi rst drive, threw a six-yard touchdown to Taylor Miller.

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F Time of Possession 30:07 29:53 Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 OT F Total Off ense 384 363 Austin Peay 0 7 0 6 13 Eastern Kentucky 0 6 7 14 0 27 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 Eastern Kentucky 13 17 21 0 51 Individual Statistics Kentucky 7 0 6 14 7 34 Penalties/-Yards 6-46 8-77 Rushing Punts-Average 6-37.3 5-41.4 1st Quarter EKU-E. Thomas 12-59-2 TD, A. Lane 13-58-1 TD, 10:49 EKU - L. Williams 28 yd FG B. Coney 5-22, J. Sanders 6-10, K. Hopkins 2-4, K. 1st Quarter 3rd Down Conversion 7-of-16 8-of-18 6:52 EKU - J. Brown 6 yd pass from B. Coney Romano 2-(-16) 0:51 UK - P. Towles 1 yd run (M. Butler kick) Time of Possession 28:45 31:15 (L. Williams kick) APSU-K. Morris 15-75-1 TD, T. Taylor 12-37-1 TD, J. 2nd Quarter Individual Statistics 0:59 EKU - L. Williams 42 yd FG Franklin 6-25, R. Coleman 1-12, J. Roberson 2-1, 8:49 EKU - D. Borders 6 yd pass from B. Coney Rushing 2nd Quarter T. Davis 2-1 (L. Williams kick failed) EKU-E. Thomas 20-84, D. Mobley 21-74-1 TD, B. 11:29 EKU - L. Williams 37 yd FG Passing 3rd Quarter Coney 9-30-1 TD, A. Beasley 1-(-8) 6:25 APSU - T. Taylor 1 yd run (L. Birchfi eld kick) EKU-B. Coney 28-35-0-261-1 TD, K. Romano 10:59 EKU - B. Coney 1 yd run (L. Williams kick) UK-J. Kemp 14-46-1 TD, M. Horton 9-13, P. Towles 2:00 EKU - T. Owens 17 yd INT (L. Williams kick) 3-4-0-25-1 TD 8:23 UK - J. Badet 36 yd pass from P. Towles 13-(-4) 0:41 EKU - E. Thomas 9 yd run (L. Williams kick) APSU-T. Taylor 15-26-1-99 (M. Butler kick failed) Passing 3rd Quarter Receiving 4th Quarter EKU-B. Coney 19-32-0-183-2 TD 12:42 EKU - A. Lane 6 yd run (L. Williams kick) EKU-D. Borders 9-91, J. Brown 7-68-1 TD, E. Thomas 12:50 EKU - D. Mobley 6 yd run (L. Williams kick) UK-P. Towles 29-42-2-329-3 TD 7:59 EKU - E. Thomas 8 yd run (L. Williams kick) 3-30, A. Lane 3-29, S. Daniel 2-10, M. Scott 2-6, 7:39 EKU - D. Borders 15 yd pass from Receiving 0:22 EKU - T. Miller 6 yd pass from K. Romano 1-22, 1-17, 1-14, 1-6, 1-(-7) B. Coney (L. Williams kick) EKU-D. Mobley 5-50, D. Borders 4-38-2 TD, A. (L. Williams kick) APSU-W. Thomas 5-29, J. Beard 4-32, R. Coleman Beasley 3-20, B. Madon 2-28, E. Thomas 2-26, J. 4th Quarter 4-27, J. Roberson 1-8, J. Coleman 1-3 4:59 UK - J.Kemp 7 yd run (M. Butler kick) 1:13 APSU - K. Morris 5 yd run (L. Birchfi eld kick) Tackles 0:52 UK - D. Baker 5 yd pass from P. Towles Brown 2-15, T. Miller 1-6 EKU-N. Spence 8 (M. Butler kick) UK-D. Baker 8-86-2 TD, B. Bone 7-85, J. Badet 4-59- APSU EKU Team Statistics APSU-D. Jones 10 Overtime 1 TD, M. Horton 4-51, G. Johnson 3-25, C. Walker First Downs 14 26 Interceptions UK - D. Baker 3 yd pass from P. Towles 1-12, J. Kemp 1-9, A. Montgomery 1-2 Rush Att.-Net Yards 39-151 42-135 EKU-T. Owens 1-17 (M. Butler kick) Tackles Passing C-A-Int. 15-26-1 31-39-0 APSU-none EKU-C. Kelly 11 Net Passing Yards 99 286 Team Statistics UK EKU UK-C. Johnson 19 Off ensive Plays 65 81 Attendance: 11,400 Total Off ense 250 421 First Downs 24 20 Interceptions Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Rush Att.-Net Yards 36-55 51-180 EKU-S. Absanon 1-22, K. Northington 1-0 Penalties/-Yards 9-70 6-49 Passing C-A-Int. 29-42-2 19-32-0 UK-none Punts-Average 7-35.1 3-39.0 Net Passing Yards 329 183 3rd Down Conversion 6-of-15 11-of-17 Off ensive Plays 78 83 Attendance: 63,380 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 13 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State 2015 GAME SUMMARIES GGAMEAME 5 GGAMEAME 6 Oct. 8, 2015 • Georgetown, Ky. • Toyota Stadium Oct. 17, 2015 • Cape Girardeau, Mo. • Houck Stadium Tennessee Tech 17 No. 14 Eastern Kentucky 27

No. 17 Eastern Kentucky 48 Southeast Missouri 10

GEORGETOWN, Ky. – Eastern Ken- CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – A stellar tucky racked up 489 yards of fi rst-half second half allowed Eastern Kentucky off ense on its way to a 48-17 win over to turn a 10-10 halftime tie into a 27-10 Tennessee Tech. victory over Southeast Missouri. EKU fi nished the game with a sea- The Colonels came out of the locker son-high 629 yards of off ense, gashing room after halftime and quickly took Tech on the ground and through the air. control of both sides of the ball. The EKU Bennie Coney threw for a career-high defense forced the Redhawks to punt af- 351 yards and fi ve touchdowns, while se- ter three plays on their fi rst possession of nior running back Dy’Shawn Mobley (115 the second half. yards) paced a balanced Colonel running The Eastern off ense then marched to Photo Credit: EKUSports Communications attack that chewed up 247 yards of turf. Photo Credit: Nathan Hutchinson the go-ahead score on three plays. On Freshman center Z Stephenson and the EKU off ensive line The Eastern defense was similarly Sophomore Keith Wrzuszczak converted a 16-yard pass on the fi rst Bennie Coney connected with paved the way for 247 rushing yards and 382 passing yards a fake punt with EKU facing a 4th-and-9. The drive resulted against Tennessee Tech. eff ective, stifl ing the Golden Eagles to 63 in a touchdown for the Colonels. Ben Madon over the middle and the tight yards on the ground (1.8 yards-per-rush) end turned it into a 38-yard gainer as he and harassing Tech quarterback Colby Brown all night. Marquise Piton, Noah Spence and com- eluded a tackle and raced toward the left sideline. After a rush for no gain, Coney then found pany sacked Brown fi ve times and recorded 10 tackles-for-loss in the win. Bryan Green down the left sideline for a 29-yard touchdown reception. The drive lasted just 1:06 EKU aired it out early and often. On the 3rd-and-8 on the Colonels’ fi rst drive of the game, and the extra-point made it 17-10. Coney rolled out and found freshman slot receiver Arien Beasley for a 70-yard touchdown strike. That’s essentially all EKU would need. The defense held Southeast to 52 total yards of off ense After Eastern forced a quick punt, Coney and the Colonels were at it again, marching 81 yards in the second half and just 31 rushing yards for the game. SEMO scored on two of its fi rst three down the fi eld and scoring on a three-yard fade route to junior wideout Devin Borders in the possessions of the game and took a 10-7 lead on Ryan McCrum’s 20-yard fi eld goal with 8:53 corner of the end zone. left in the second quarter. The Eastern Kentucky defense then forced SEMO to punt on its next EKU tacked on a 37-yard fi eld goal by Lucas Williams, but Tennessee Tech responded with a six possessions stretching to the fi nal fi ve minutes of the game when the Redhawks went for it six-play, 64-yard drive, capped by a 15-yard touchdown run by Ladarius Vanlier at the end of twice on fourth down and failed to convert each time. the fi rst quarter. Eastern scored 24 points in the second quarter to take a 41-10 halftime lead.

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F Penalties/-Yards 0-0 7-95 Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F Individual Statistics Tennessee Tech 7 3 0 7 17 Punts-Average 8-40.2 2-40.0 Eastern Kentucky 0 10 7 10 27 Rushing Eastern Kentucky 17 24 0 7 48 3rd Down Conversion 4-of-15 11-of-18 Southeast Missouri 7 3 0 0 10 EKU-E. Thomas 4-57, B. Coney 9-34, A. Lane 8-15-1 Time of Possession 25:54 34:06 TD, D. Mobley 11-13, M. Scott 1-(-4) 1st Quarter 1st Quarter SEMO-T. McCullough 16-38, D. Darden-Box 1-0, B. 14:03 EKU - A. Beasley 70 yd pass from Individual Statistics 5:34 SEMO - P. McRoberts 3 yd pass from Stewart 2-(-3), D. Vandeven 12-(-4) B. Coney (L. Williams kick) Rushing D. Vandeven (R. McCrum kick) Passing 8:04 EKU - D. Borders 3 yd pass from B. Coney EKU-D. Mobley 25-115, A. Lane 4-66-1 TD, E. 2nd Quarter EKU-B. Coney 20-29-0-275-2 TD, Wrzuszczak (L. Williams kick) Thomas 9-56, B. Coney 1-11 13:06 EKU - A. Lane 6 yd run (L. Williams kick) 1-1-0-16 3:03 EKU - L. Williams 37 yd FG TTU-L. Vanlier 18-59-1 TD, D. Carter 8-36, C. Jackson 8:53 SEMO - R. McCrum 20 yd FG SEMO-D. Vandeven 24-36-0-160-1 TD 0:48 TTU - L. Vanlier 15 yd run (J. Arnold kick) 2-4, C. Brown 7-(-36) 5:49 EKU - L. Williams 27 yd FG Receiving 2nd Quarter Passing 3rd Quarter EKU-B. Madon 6-117, B. Green 4-82-1 TD, Borders 12:40 EKU - B. Madon 3 yd pass from B. Coney EKU-B. Coney 32-46-2-351-5 TD, K. Romano 11:22 EKU - B. Green 29 yd pass from B. Coney 4-36, J. Brown 4-28-1 TD, B. Mann 1-16, T. Miller (L. Williams kick) 2-3-1-31-0 TD (L. Williams kick) 1-7, M. Scott 1-5 8:52 EKU - L. Williams 45 yd FG TTU-C. Brown 16-28-0-148-1 TD 4th Quarter SEMO-P. McRoberts 10-93-1 TD, T. McCullough 6:40 EKU - B. Green 3 yd pass from B. Coney Receiving 14:20 EKU - J. Brown 7 yd pass from B. Coney 5-20, D. Darden-Box 4-28, P. Lloyd 4-7, T. McLemore (L. Williams kick) EKU-D. Borders 5-36-1 TD, J. Brown 5-35, A. Beasley (L. Williams kick) 1-12 3:46 EKU - A. Lane 2 yd run (L. Williams kick) 4-136-1 TD, J. Floyd 4-35, B. Mann 3-19, J. Rutledge 2:02 EKU - L. Williams 32 yd FG Tackles 0:19 TTU - J. Arnold 32 yd FG 2-33, E. Thomas 2-30, D. Mobley 2-17-1 TD, S. SEMO EKU EKU-T. Thomas 8, T. Curry 8 4th Quarter Daniel 2-9, C. Schmerber 1-14, J. Sanders 1-9, B. Team Statistics First Downs 14 18 SEMO-S. Williams 8, R. Garrett 8 11:36 TTU - K. Cates 4 yd pass from C. Brown Green 1-3-1 TD, T. Carter 1-3, B. Madon 1-3-1 TD Rush Att.-Net Yards 31-31 35-113 Interceptions (J. Arnold kick) TTU-B. McCoin 9-71, J. Smith 2-41, K. Cates 2-15-1 Passing C-A-Int. 24-36-0 21-30-0 EKU-none 3:36 EKU - D. Mobley 9 yd pass from B. Coney TD, A. Hicks 1-15, S. Wilson 1-4, L. Vanlier 1-2 Net Passing Yards 160 291 SEMO-none (L. Williams kick) Tackles Off ensive Plays 67 65 EKU-ShaQuille Prather 6, J. Canady 6, N. Spence 6, TTU EKU Total Off ense 191 404 Attendance: 7,589 Team Statistics T. Owens 6 First Downs 16 29 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0 TTU-B. Dillard 13 Rush Att.-Net Yards 35-63 41-247 Penalties/-Yards 5-32 4-30 Interceptions Passing C-A-Int. 16-28-0 34-49-3 Punts-Average 7-42.9 4-45.5 EKU-none Net Passing Yards 148 382 3rd Down Conversion 5-of-17 4-of-12 TTU-M. Hall 1-0, K. Robinson-White 1-44, D. Pierce Off ensive Plays 63 90 Time of Possession 31:27 28:33 1-12 Total Off ense 211 629 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0 Attendance: 3,700 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 14 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State 2015 GAME SUMMARIES GGAMEAME 5 Oct. 24, 2015 • Richmond, Ky. • Roy Kidd Stadium Tennessee State 21

No. 13 Eastern Kentucky 45

RICHMOND, Ky. – An impressive of- fensive showing propelled EKU to a win over Tennessee State on Homecoming. The Colonels dominated the off ensive side of the ball from start to fi nish, scor- ing on six of their fi rst eight drives. Junior quarterback Bennie Coney had four total touchdowns, three through the air and one on the ground. The Colonels racked up 549 yards of total off ense, compared to just 351 by Tennessee State. Photo Credit: EKUSports Communications On EKU’s opening drive, Coney scram- Noah Spence (9) had a sack, two tackles for a loss and two bled to fi nd Bryan Green wide open in quarterback hurries against Tennessee State. It was the seventh straight game Spence has recorded a sack. the end zone. That touchdown drive took just 2:02 off the clock while covering 50 yards. With Eastern up 10-0 and TSU threatening to score midway through the second quarter, Kiante Northington made the biggest defensive stop of the game by picking off Ronald Butler’s touchdown attempt. With 3:25 left before the half, freshman tailback Ethan Thomas found a hole up the middle to break loose for an 80-yard touchdown run to make the score 17-0. Coney fi nished 27-of-41 for 292 yards. Green led the Colonels in receiving with nine catches for 122 yards. Eastern was led in rushing by Thomas, who had 18 carries for 149 yards and one touchdown. The Colonels dominated the running game, outrushing Tennessee State 148-21 in the fi rst half, and 256-129 overall. The defensive combo of Trey Thomas and Kobie Grace led the Colonels with nine tackles each. Noah Spence and senior Marquise Piton each recorded a sack.

Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F Penalties/-Yards 7-64 12-115 Tennessee State 0 0 7 14 21 Punts-Average 5-37.8 3-37.0 Eastern Kentucky 7 10 21 7 45 3rd Down Conversion 6-of-14 10-of-15 Time of Possession 29:04 30:56 1st Quarter 9:53 EKU - B. Green 13 yd pass from B. Coney Individual Statistics (L. Williams kick) Rushing 2nd Quarter EKU-E. Thomas 18-149-1 TD, A. Lane 2-42, B. Coney 11:44 EKU - L. Williams 30 yd FG 3-38-1 TD, J. Sanders 9-30-1 TD, B. Eyckmans 1-(-2) 3:25 EKU - E. Thomas 80 yd run TSU-E. Evans 7-85-1 TD, R. Butler 9-21, T. Hooks (L. Williams kick) 8-19, M. Deanes 2-15, T. Smith 2-6 3rd Quarter Passing 12:04 EKU - B. Green 6 yd pass from B. Coney EKU-B. Coney 27-41-1-292-3 TD, K. Romano (L. Williams kick) 1-2-0-1-0 TD 7:16 EKU - B. Coney 12 yd run (L. Williams kick) TSU-R. Butler 23-37-2-222-2 TD 4:59 TSU - E. Evans 62 yd run (L. Clark kick) Receiving 3:35 EKU - D. Borders 4 yd pass from B. Coney EKU-B. Green 9-122-2 TD, D. Borders 5-59-1 TD, E. (L. Williams kick) Thomas 3-27, J. Rutledge 3-19, J. Brown 3-17, B. 4th Quarter Madon 2-39, J. Sanders 2-2, M. Scott 1-8 14:05 TSU - P. Smith 64 yd pass from R. Butler TSU-P. Smith 9-119-1 TD, Sanders-McCollum 5-41, (L. Clark kick) J. Bowens 3-25, A. Bather 3-24, Q. Cousin 1-18-1 10:07 TSU - Q. Cousin 18 yd pass from R. Butler TD, M. Deanes 1-1, E. Evans 1-(-6) (L. Clark kick) Tackles 2:25 EKU - J. Sanders 11 yd run (L. Williams kick) EKU-K. Grace 9, T. Thomas 9 TSU-V. Williams 8 TSU EKU Team Statistics Interceptions First Downs 20 25 EKU-K. Northington 1-0, T. Thomas 1-28 Rush Att.-Net Yards 29-129 35-256 TSU-J. Brandon 1-34 Passing C-A-Int. 23-37-2 28-43-1 Net Passing Yards 222 293 Attendance: 9,400 Off ensive Plays 66 78 Total Off ense 351 549 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 22015015 EEKUKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 15 www. EEKUKUSports.ccomom EEASTERNASTERN KKENTUCKYENTUCKY FFOOTBALLOOTBALL GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES/ GAME 8: EKU at Jacksonville State #(.8)RRWEDOO (DVWHUQ.HQWXFN\2YHUDOO7HDP6WDWLVWLFV DVRI2FW $OOJDPHV

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