2018 Game Notes Emporia State Hornets at Northeastern St. Riverhawks Emporia State Ticket Prices Game #1 at Northeastern State Emporia State Hornets (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) Reserved Chairback ............................................ $15 at Northeastern State RiverHawks (0-0, 0-0 MIAA) General Admission .............................................. $10 Thursday, Aug. 30 at 7:00 p.m. • Doc Wadley Stadium (12,000) • Tahlequah, Okla. Youth (4-18) .............................................................$5 Series Record: ESU leads 7-5 Current Streak: ESU 6 wins goriverhawkstickets.universitytickets.com Last Meeting: at ESU 44, NSU 7 (Oct. 7, 2017) ESU ticket info: 877-341-6378/tickets.emporia. edu Radio: KFFX-FM (104.9) Pregame 6:00 p.m. TV: None 2018 ESU SCHEDULE Internet (Audio): www.kvoe.com Internet (Video): themiaanetwork.com Aug. 30 at Northeastern State .....7:00 p.m. Officials: Announced on Game Day SEPT. 6 PITTSBURG STATE ... 7:00 P.M. Up Next: Pittsburg State • Thursday, Sept. 6 at 7:00 p.m. Sept. 15 at Neb.-Kearney .............2:00 p.m. Jones Field at Welch Stadium • Emporia, Kan. SEPT. 22 LINDENWOOD ............ 2:00 P.M. LET'S GET THINGS STARTED SCOUTING THE RIVERHAWKS Sept. 29 at Northwest Missouri ....1:30 p.m. OCT. 6 FORT HAYS STATE ... 2:00 P.M. Emporia State begins the 121st season of Northeastern State was 1-10 last season and Oct. 13 at Central Missouri .........1:00 p.m. Hornet football on the road at Northeastern turned over half of their roster from last season. OCT. 20 MO. WESTERN ........... 2:00 P.M. State. This is the second straight year and They will need to replace their top four rushers Oct. 27 at Washburn ...................1:00 p.m. third time in four years the Hornets have and four of their top six receivers. They return NOV. 3 MO. SOUTHERN ......... 2:00 P.M. opened the season on the road. quarterback Cade Yeager who started the final Nov. 10 at Central Oklahoma ......2:00 p.m. seven games last season as a true freshman. Thursday, Aug. 30 SEASON OPENERS Emporia State at Northeastern State .. 7:00 p.m. Emporia State is 67-48-5 all-time in season THE SERIES Central Mo. at Fort Hays State ............ 7:00 p.m. openers and have started the season 1-0 in This will be the 13th meeting between the two Washburn at Lindenwood ................... 7:00 p.m. 14 of the last 17 years. Coach Garin Higgins schools with Emporia State leading 7-5. The Mo. Southern at Neb.-Kearney ........... 7:00 p.m. is 8-3 in season openers with the Hornets and Hornets have won the last six meetings, all since Mo. Western at Northwest Mo. .......... 7:00 p.m. 13-3 in his career in season openers. Two of the RiverHawks joined the MIAA in 2013, and Central Okla. at Pittsburg State ........... 7:00 p.m. the three losses have come to then #1 ranked seven of the last eight contests. Thursday, Sept. 6 Northwest Mo. at Washburn ................ 6:00 p.m. Northwest Missouri. Emporia State has gone Northeastern State at Central Mo. ..... 7:00 p.m. 18-9 in MIAA openers since joining the confer- LAST TIME OUT VS. NORTHEASTERN ST. Neb.-Kearney at Central Okla. ........... 7:00 p.m. ence in 1991. Emporia State outgained Northeastern State Pittsburg State at Emporia State ......... 7:00 p.m. by nearly 400 yards in a 44-7 Hornet victory Fort Hays State at Mo. Western .......... 7:00 p.m. THE COACHES on Jones Field at Welch Stadium. The Hornets Saturday, Sept. 8 Garin Higgins has a career record of 121-66 had six players with a rush of at least ten yards Lindenwood at Mo. Southern .............. 6:00 p.m. in his 17th season as a head coach. He is and eight with a reception of at least ten yards Saturday, Sept. 15 70-57 in his 12th season at his alma mater and as Emporia State rolled up 541 yards of total Mo. Western at Central Mo. ................ 1:00 p.m. is 61-33 since the start of the 2010 season. His offense. Mo. Southern at Northwest Mo. ......... 1:30 p.m. next win will tie him with Larry Kramer for the Braxton Marstall led the Hornet offense going Emporia State at Neb.-Kearney .......... 2:00 p.m. second most wins in Emporia State history. He 21 of 30 for 315 yards with three touchdowns in Washburn at Fort Hays State .............. 7:00 p.m. led the Hornets to the NCAA Playoffs in three less than three quarters of action. Justin Brown Central Okla. at Lindenwood .............. 7:00 p.m. Pittsburg State at Northeastern State . 7:00 p.m. of the last four years with a national semifinal finished with six catches for 100 yards and two MEDIA CONTACT INFORMATION appearance in 2015. He had a 51-9 career touchdowns while Jordan Reed had four recep- ESU: .............................................Don Weast record as the head coach at Northwestern tions for 113 yards and a score. Kai Callins had [email protected] Oklahoma, including two trips to the national 72 yards on 19 carries with two touchdowns. ..................................... (620) 344-6190 (cell) championship game. Higgins was a quarter- Ricky VanWeezel had 32 yards on six carries NSU ...............................................Don Vieth back for Emporia State from 1987-90 and was and a score while Anthony McGee had nine car- [email protected] on the 1989 national runners-up team. He ries for 38 yards. .................................(918) 444-3930 (office) is 6-0 against Northeastern State and was the Gary Woods had a team high six tackles with a ESU Interview Policy offensive coordinator for the RiverHawks in 2006. sack and a pass break up while Gabe Cleveland Coach Higgins will be available to the media on Rob Robinson is 6-38 in his fifth year at recorded five tackles and a pass interception. game day after his post-game radio show with Northeastern St. He is 0-4 against Emporia State. Tre'Vaun Ammons was credited with four tack- KFFX-FM. Requested players will be available fol- lowing the game outside the Emporia State locker- les, three of them for a loss including his league room. Please give a list of requested players to Don SCOUTING THE HORNETS leading fifth sack of the season. Cody Savage Weast. Coach Higgins and selected players will be For the fifth time in the last six years Emporia also had an interception as the Hornets forced available at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, August 27 or State will open the season receiving votes in the multiple turnovers for the first time this year. Tuesday August 28 this week due to the Thursday American Football Coaches Association Pre- night game. Please contact Emporia State Athletic season Poll. Emporia State is set to return 14 UP NEXT Media Relations to arrange additional interviews starters and 37 letterwinners from last season The Hornets will make their 2018 home debut with players and coach Higgins. including All-MIAA players Justin Brown, Land- against Pittsburg State on Thursday, Sept. 7 on Twitter: @ESUSports on Nault, Braxton Marstall and Estevan Arana Jones Field at Welch Stadium. Kick-off for the Instagram: emporiastatesports on offense with Tre'Vaughn Ammons and Gary seventh most played rivalry in NCAA Division II Facebook: EmporiaStateAthletics Woods on defense. is set for 7:00 p.m. YouTube: ESUAthletics Emporia State Hornets at Northeastern St. RiverHawks Season Opener Page 2 THE HORNETS IN 2017 WHEN: KNOW THE FOE Gaining more rushing net yards ................4-1 This will be just the 13th meeting between Emporia State and Northeastern State. The Opponents gain more rushing net yards ...2-4 RiverHawks have allowed at least 31 points in ten of 11 games last year and 22 of their last 26 Rushing yards are equal ...........................0-0 games dating back to 2015. Emporia State is averaging 43.83 points against Northeastern State Gaining more passing yards .....................5-1 in the last six games between the two. Opponents gain more passing yards ........1-4 Gaining more total offensive yards ............5-0 PLAYOFF HISTORY Opp. gain more total offensive yards ........1-5 The Hornets are 3-4 in their seven NCAA playoff games over four trips to the Division II playoffs Gaining more first downs or equal ............5-0 and have won three of their last five playoff games. Emporia State, Northwest Missouri, and Opponents gain more first downs .............1-5 Pittsburg State are the only MIAA teams to have won playoff games in back to back years. Throwing more completions ......................6-2 Opponents throw more completions .........0-3 BEST IN THE STATE Completions are equal ..............................0-0 Emporia State was named the Best College Football Team in the state of Kansas over the Turning the ball over more ........................1-4 period of 2012-16 by HeroSports. The survey took winning percentage, playoff appearances, Opponents turn the ball over more ...........2-0 conference championships, bowl games and national player and coach of the year awards. Turnovers are equal ..................................3-1 The Hornets have a .738 winning percentage and three playoff appearances, highlighted by a Accumulating more penalty yards .............4-3 Regional Championship game in 2015. ESU has finished second in the MIAA in four of the last Opp. accumulate more penalty yards .......2-2 six years to Northwest Missouri, the top team in Missouri, however only conference champion- When leading after 1st quarter ..................4-1 ships count in the Hero Sports scoring. When tied after 1st quarter........................1-2 When trailing after 1st quarter ...................1-2 FLIP A SWITCH When leading at halftime ...........................4-1 Emporia State was 15-34 under head coach Garin Higgins and trailing Missouri Southern 17-0 When tied at halftime ................................1-0 at the midway point of the 2011 season.