Delta State University Football | 2013 Official Game Notes 2000 Ncaa National Champions | 6-Time Gulf South Conference Champions | Four Ncaa Region Titles

Delta State University (0-0, 0-0 vs. GSC) AT SCHEDULE | RESULTS Mississippi Valley State University (0-1, 0-0 vs. SWAC) @ MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE Saturday, Sept. 7 w 1 p.m. w SSN KICKOFF/DATE:...... 1 p.m. | Saturday, September 7, 2013 Rice-Totten Stadium w Itta Bena SITE:...... Rice-Totten Stadium (15,000) | Itta Bena, Miss. TELEVISION:...... None TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE RADIO:...... Statesmen Sports Network (WMJW 107.5 FM) Friday, Sept. 13 w 5 p.m. w LSC Kickoff Classic ...... Matt Jones (Play-by-Play), Mark Williams (Color), Lane Quinton (Sidelines) Cowboys Stadium w Arlington, Texas w SSN RANKINGS:...... Delta State (NR - D2Football.com / NR - AFCA Top 25) @ NORTH ALABAMA ...... Mississippi Valley State (NR - Black College FB / NR - AFCA Top 25) Saturday, Sept. 21 w 6 p.m. w SSN SERIES HISTORY:...... Delta State leads series 3-1; 1-1 at Rice-Totten Stadium Braly Municipal Stadium w Florence, Ala. LIVE AUDIO:...... GoStatesmen.com LIVE VIDEO:...... None FLORIDA TECH Saturday, Sept. 28 w 6 p.m. w SSN STREAKS, STORYLINES & SIDEBARS Parker Field-McCool Stadium w Cleveland Cooley Begins Delta State Tenure: The Statesmen (0-0, 0-0 GSC) of Delta State University open the 2013 season Saturday, Sept. 7 at Mississippi Valley State University against the Delta Devils (0-1, 0-0 SWAC). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Rice-Totten Stadium. @ WEST ALABAMA Saturday's "Delta Clash" will be the first in Todd Cooley's career as a head coach and the 81st season-opener in school history. DSU is Thursday, Oct. 3 w 7 p.m. w GSC-TV w SSN 41-35-4 all-time to open a season. Tiger Stadium w Livingston, Ala. A Rivalry Renewed: The "Delta Clash" marks the fifth meeting, and the first since 2003, between Delta State and Mississippi Valley State. DSU owns a 3-1 edge in the series; however, the Statesmen's lone loss came in 2002, 28-26, in Itta Bena. The Statesmen have TARLETON STATE out-scored the Delta Devils 131-54 in the previous four meetings for an average score of 33-14. Saturday, Oct. 19 w 6 p.m. w SSN Unfamiliar Territory: Delta State begins the 2013 campaign in unfamiliar territory, as the Gulf South Conference league coaches Parker Field-McCool Stadium w Cleveland picked the Statesmen to finish fourth this season. Valdosta State, defending NCAA DII National Champions, and defending GSC champion West Alabama both received 23 points in the annual preseason poll. The Statesmen received 12 points, tying with West Georgia for @ SHORTER fourth, and were picked to finish behind North Alabama (14). Florida Tech (6), which is in their first season competitively with the GSC Thursday, Oct. 24 w 7 p.m. w GSC-TV w SSN and is picked to finish last. Barron Stadium w Rome, Ga. Three Statesmen Receive Preseason Honors: Seniors Reed Falkner (TE), Ixavier Triplett (LB) and Trenton Warren (SS) highlight a list of Statesmen earning Preseason All-Gulf South Conference. Triplett is no stranger to All-GSC honors, previously being named the 2010 Defensive Freshman of the Year and All-GSC First Team in 2011, while this is the first honor for Falkner and Warren. VALDOSTA STATE Road Warriors: The Statesmen will certainly test their road mettle in 2013, as DSU faces six opponents away from the friendly confines Saturday, Nov. 2 w 4 p.m. w SSN w Homecoming of Parker Field-McCool Stadium, including the first three games of the season. After a road trip to MVSU, the Green-and-White travel Parker Field-McCool Stadium w Cleveland to Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas to face Texas A&M-Commerce in the Lone Star Conference Kickoff Classic on Friday, Sept. 13. The road odyssey concludes with the GSC opener on Saturday, Sept. 21 at North Alabama. CONCORDIA-SELMA Chasing 300 Tackles: Two-time All-GSC linebacker Ixavier Triplett enters his senior season chasing the 300-career tackles plateau. The Saturday, Nov. 9 w 2 p.m. w SSN Hillsboro, Miss., native has tallied 233 stops in his decorated career, including a high of 100 as the GSC's Freshman Defender of the Year in Parker Field-McCool Stadium w Cleveland 2010. In a shortened junior season, Triplett recorded 51 tackles, 7.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack. Quality Production: Senior tight end Reed Falkner can't wait to get the season started at MVSU. In Joel Williams' new offensive system, @ WEST GEORGIA Falkner's tight end position plays a major role. The Preseason All-GSC selection has already proven his worth, grabbing six passes for 104 Thursday, Nov. 14 w 7 p.m. w GSC-TV w SSN yards and a pair of touchdowns last season. University Stadium w Carrollton, Ga. Offensive Youth Movement: The Statesmen feature a number of freshman and sophomores who will play a major role this season. After a 16 reception freshman campaign, Patrick Bethley return to anchor a receiving corps that could be one of the best DSU has put on the field in recent memory. Joining Bethley offensively will be redshirt freshman Tim Foy (RB), sophomore Justin McArthur (RB) and FOOTBALL MEDIA CONTACTS sophomore Casey Osbourne (WR). Not on Rory's Island: While DSU features a bevy of young, talented defenders, junior linebacker Rory Island is ready to help lead the Matt Jones Assistant AD for External Affairs Statesman defense this season. The All-GSC Second Team selection recorded a team-high 56 tackles in 2012, including 6.5 tackles-for-loss Office: (662) 846-4284 | Cell: (662) 719-9160 and 2.0 sacks. E-Mail: [email protected] | Twitter: @OkraJones Traditions Return: The Statesmen will return to their traditional green helmets this season. DSU will also feature two new Nike uniforms, including a new green home uniform and a white road combo. Herb Brooks Athletic Communications Assistant Facility Enhancements: The working press will enjoy new enhancements to the Pressbox at Parker Field-McCool Stadium this season. Office: (662) 846-4285 | Cell: (251) 282-8375 A completely reworked first floor features new interiors throughout, while upgrades to the second floor will help the staff create a more E-Mail: [email protected] | Twitter: @HerbBrooks650 robust game day experience for our fans. Statesmen, Not Okra: While there is some confusion nationally as to the mascot of Delta State University Athletics, the time-honored James Vallone Athletic Communications Assistant Statesman remains the official symbol of the Green-and-White. While the Fighting Okra will be seen around our facilities and is a Office: (662) 846-4284 | Cell: (678) 644-9236 beloved character by our student body, Mr. Statesman is ready to rumble. E-Mail: [email protected] | Twitter: None

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 1 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS POLICIES & PROCEDURES Matt Jones, Assistant AD/External Affairs* WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON Email: [email protected] Each Monday during the season Delta State University hosts a media luncheon at Western Sizzlin’, located on Highway 61 South in Cleveland. Members of Office Phone: 662.846.4284 the media should pick up a plate and make their way to the reserved section of the restaurant. Coach Todd Cooley will open the media portion of the event Cell Phone: 662.719.9160 at 1 p.m. A limited number of players will be on hand for interviews. For a list of players each week, please contact the Office of Athletic Communications.

Michael Gann, Manager of Athletic Communications WEEKLY MEDIA SERVICES Email: [email protected] The Athletic Communications Office produces a weekly release featuring game notes, updated statistics and other pertinent information on the Statesmen football program. To access this release, please log on to www.gostatesmen.com and click on football. Each week’s release will be located on the right side Office Phone: 662.846.4285 of the web page. The PDF formatted document is posted every Monday by noon. Cell Phone: 662.418.2569 PLAYER INTERVIEWS Jim Ervin, Game Day Operations Director Media members must adhere to the following guidelines regarding Statesmen player interviews: (1) All player interviews must be coordinated through the Email: [email protected] Athletic Communications Office; (2) Players are available for interviews, either at the Dorgan Center or via telephone prior to practice (generally 1:30-4:00 Office Phone: 662.846.4594 p.m.) and following the completion of practice; (3) Please give at least 24 hours notice; (4) No interviews will be allowed prior to kickoff on gameday. Cell Phone: 662.721.5949 COACHES INTERVIEWS Herb Brooks, Assistant* Head coach Todd Cooley and his staff are also available for interviews weekday mornings between 10 a.m. and noon in their offices. Members of the staff Email: [email protected] will also conduct interviews after the conclusion of practice each day. Please contact the Athletic Communications Office to schedule an interview outside Office Phone: 662.846.4285 of this time. No interviews will be granted before a game. Cell Phone: 251.282.8375 PRESS CREDENTIALS Caroline George, Assistant Requests for credentials for working press, photographers, television and radio should be made to Matt Jones, Director of Athletic Communications. Cre- Email: [email protected] dentials will be available at the Media Will Call gate located on the west side of Travis E. Parker Field. Credentials should be requested at least seven days in advance of the game. No credentials will be mailed. If there is a special circumstance regarding one or more of the games, please contact the Athletic Office Phone: 662.846.4285 Communications Office. Cell Phone: 731.610.9785 VIDEO Philip Tang, Assistant Delta State University Office of Athletic Communications operates a full-service video operation for members of the media wishing to receive highlights, Email: [email protected] produced packages and any other needs. To access the daily service, please e-mail Matt Jones or Katie Smith for more information and access to DSU's Office Phone: 662.846.4285 Digital Dropbox. Cell Phone: 731.293.8344 RADIO AND TELEVISION James Vallone, Assistant* Radio stations planning to originate a broadcast(s) from Travis E. Parker Field should contact the Director of Athletic Communications at least one week Email: [email protected] prior to the planned broadcast. Courtesy lines are provided for the official station of the opposing school. Any other line needed will require assistance Office Phone: 662.846.4285 from DSU Telecommunications. Cell Phone: 678.644.9236 TELEPHONES Katie Smith, Coordinator of Multimedia There will be several working media telephone lines located in the pressbox at Parker Field for credit card or collect calls. Should you need additional phone Email: [email protected] services, please contact DSU Telecommunications at (662) 846-4030. Office Phone: 662.846.4285 PRACTICE Cell Phone: 304.704.4215 The Delta State University Statesmen have three facilities in which they practice. Practice begins everyday at 1:30 p.m. with team meetings and actual *denotes Statesmen Football contacts workouts beginning at 3 p.m. on one of the University practice fields, Parker Field and/or the Dorgan Center. Practices are open to the media and general public. For more information on practice times, please contact the DSU Athletic Communications Office. Mailing Address DSU Box A3 • Cleveland, Miss. • 38733 PARKING A limited number of media parking spaces are available at Travis E. Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium. The spaces are passed out on a first come, first Shipping Address serve basis. It is suggested that parking passes be requested with the initial media credential request. Should special circumstances arise, please contact DSU Athletic Communications Matt Jones as soon as possible. 1417 Maple Street • Chadwick-Dickson Cleveland, Miss. • 38733 MEDIA SPONSOR Delta State University Office of Athletic Communications is sponsored by The Image Specialist located on Hwy 8/Sunflower Road in Cleveland. The Image Specialist offers a full line of printing and design products. For more information, visit www.SouthernDuplicating.com! ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS The Delta State University Athletic Communications Office is DELTA STATE MEDIA SPONSOR • THE IMAGE SPECIALIST located on the second floor of the H.L. Nowell Student Union in Suite 215. The office is open Monday through Friday from Delta State University Athletic Communications is sponsored by The Image Specialist, who provides complete print and copy solutions at afford- 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and on game day as time requires. The ible prices to the Delta State University campus and greater Cleveland community. For more information, please visit The Image Specialist on Highyway 8 AC Office may be reached by calling (662) 846-4284 or 846- in Cleveland or give them a call at 662-846-6482 today! 4285. You can also e-mail as well at [email protected].

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2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 2 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY STATESMEN FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR COOLEY When Delta State hired new head coach Todd Cooley, the school new it was getting one of college football's bright young minds. UNIVERSITY FAST FACTS The former Harlon Hill Trophy finalist at Arkansas Tech, built a name for himself as an offensive coordinator at the NCAA DII and Name of School Delta State University FCS levels before taking on the challenge of rebuilding the Statesmen into a national contender. City/Zip Cleveland, MS 38733 Founded 1924 Known as one of the top offensive coordinators in the country, Cooley brings his high-octane system to Delta State after serving Enrollment 4,124 as the offensive coordinator at Northwestern Louisiana State University (2009-2012), University of Central Arkansas (2005-2008) Nickname Statesmen and Arkansas Tech University (2004). School Colors Forest Green & White Home Field Parker Field at McCool Stadium In three years running the NSU offense, Cooley’s established the Demons as one of the top units in the Southland Conference. In Capacity 8,125 2012 under Cooley’s tutelage Brad Henderson finished the season ranked seventh in the SLC with 181-of-330 passes completed Surface Natural Grass for 1,874 yards with 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions. The Demons averaged 24.1 points per game and ranked fifth in Affiliation NCAA Division II the league in scoring. Conference Gulf South President William N. LaForge (Delta State, 1972) Cooley’s explosive offenses at Central Arkansas lit up scoreboards around the Southland Conference in 2007-08 and during his Athletic Director Ronnie Mayers (Delta State, 1972) four seasons with the Bears as offensive coordinator and quarterback coach. In that time (2005-08), UCA posted an overall 35-13 record, including an 11-3 SLC mark in the Bears’ first two years (2007-08) as an NCAA Division I FCS member. HISTORY First Year of Football 1926 THE DUEL IN THE DELTA: STATESMEN @ DELTA DEVILS All-Time Record 429-359-23 The "Delta Clash" marks the fifth meeting, and the first since 2003, between Delta State and Mississippi Valley State. DSU owns a GSC Championships Five/1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010 3-1 edge in the series; however, the Statesmen's lone loss came in 2002, 28-26, in Itta Bena. The Statesmen have out-scored the NCAA National Championships One/2000 Delta Devils 131-54 in the previous four meetings for an average score of 33-14. No. of Years in NCAA Tournament Six All-Time Bowl/Post-Season Record 16-6 SEASON LOCATION RESULT Last Post-Season Appearance 2011 2000 Itta Bena Delta State 38, Miss. Valley State 23 Finish 2-1/NCAA Division II National Semifinalist 2001 Cleveland Delta State 25, Miss. Valley State 3 2002 Itta Bena Miss. Valley State 28, Delta State 26 2003 Cleveland Delta State 45, Miss. Valley State 0 TEAM INFORMATION 2012 Final Record 3-7 STATESMEN PICKED FOURTH IN GSC PRESEASON POLL; THREE STATESMEN NAME ALL-GSC Gulf South Conference 1-4 Delta State begins the 2013 campaign in unfamiliar territory, as the Gulf South Conference league coaches picked the Statesmen Final National Ranking Not Ranked to finish fourth this season. Valdosta State, defending NCAA DII National Champions, and defending GSC champion West Ala- Basic Offense Spread Mulitple bama both received 23 points in the annual preseason poll. The Statesmen received 12 points, tying with West Georgia for fourth, Basic Defense 3-4 and were picked to finish behind North Alabama (14). Florida Tech (6), which is in their first season competitively with the GSC Starters Returning/Lost 16/9 and is picked to finish last. Offense 7/4 Defense 9/2 Seniors Reed Falkner (TE), Ixavier Triplett (LB) and Trenton Warren (SS) highlight a list of Statesmen earning Preseason All-Gulf Specialty 0/3 South Conference. Triplett is no stranger to All-GSC honors, previously being named the 2010 Defensive Freshman of the Year and Lettermen Returning/Lost 47/49 All-GSC First Team in 2011, while this is the first honor for Falkner and Warren. Offense 19/16 Defense 27/11 LUCIOUS AND HERSEY RETURN TO ANCHOR OFFENSIVE LINE; BOTH LINEMEN UPSHAW CANDIDATES Specialty 1/4 Senior offensive linemen Andre Lucious and Dominique Hersey return to anchor a Statesman line that averaged 189.5 yards rushing and 188.4 yards passing in 2012. Lucious will return to the left guard spot after starting all 10 games last season, while COACHING STAFF Hersey, who played left tackle a year ago, moves inside to center. Both linemen could capitalize on coach Cooley's new offensive Head Coach Todd Cooley scheme to climb into the conversation for the nation's top Division II lineman award - The Gene Upshaw Trophy. Alma Mater/Year Arkansas Tech/1999 Record at DSU/Years 0-0/First LINEBACKER DEPTH COULD BE KEY IN 2013 Career Collegiate Record 0-0/First With Ixavier Triplett and Rory Island headlining a linebacker corps that may be the deepest position on the roster, defensive Football Office Phone (662) 846-4300 coordinator Charles Anthony is counting on the unit to catapult the Statesmen back into the nation's elite. Triplett, a senior line- Best Time To Reach Mornings (9-11 a.m.) backer, recorded 51 tackles in only eight games last season and returns with 233 career tackles. Island had a breakout sophomore season, leading DSU with 56 tackles and 6.5 tackles-for-loss. ASSISTANT COACHES Joel Williams (Mississippi College/1981)_ Off. Coordinator/OL Junior Caleb Smith looks to return to his freshman form, while transfers Ryan Self (Coahoma CC), Artavious Morgan (San Joaquin Charles Anthony (Athens College/1980) Def. Coordinator/DB Delta) and Dekovan Ware (Coahoma CC) look to play a major part in Anthony's attacking system. Two freshman, Landry Tullo Lanier Goethie (Mississippi/2003) Recruiting Coordinator/LB (Hoover HS) and Jared Hunt (Cleveland HS) could also see a lot of time this season. Kevin Peters (Millsaps/2011) Safeties Bam Bryant (Arkansas/2002) Wide Receivers STATESMEN TO PLAY IN LONE STAR CONFERENCE KICKOFF CLASSIC; DSU VS. TAMUC SEPT. 13 Kelvin Green (Clemson/2009) Defensive Line The Lone Star Conference officially announced the lineup for the 2013 LSC Football Festival on Thursday, May 23 and the event in- Jonathon Fletcher (Knox/2011) Tight Ends cludes the season-opener for Delta State University, as the Statesmen face Texas A&M-Commerce on Friday, Sept. 13 at Cowboys Jesse Ward (Millsaps, 2011) Running Backs Stadium in Dallas. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m. Toby Willis (McNeese State, 2008) Corners Brice Carlson (Becker, 2010) Video Coordinator/DFO Football fans will be treated to a rare international experience and a chance to kickoff Hispanic Heritage Month in the world's Kyle Shepherd (Delta State/2012) Student Assistant greatest stadium this fall as the Lone Star Football Festival returns to Cowboys Stadium with three Mexican collegiate football teams on the schedule, league officials announced.

Friday's lineup includes three games starting with Sul Ross versus ENMU at 1 p.m., followed by DSU against A&M-C at 5 p.m. The day wraps up with Mexico City and Puebla at 9 p.m.

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 3 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS w Joel Williams, who helped rewrite virtually every passing record w Charles Anthony, a veteran head coach and defensive coordinator at w DSU's special teams units will feature an entirely new look in 2013 in the book during his first stop in Cleveland, returns to Delta the high school and NCAA level, is in his first season as an assistant with no returning specialists on the roster. The Statesmen will State University for the second time in his career as the offensive coach on Todd Cooley’s staff at Delta State University. Anthony feature a new punter in Justin Holt, a transfer from Southwest coordinator for Statesmen head coach Todd Cooley. Williams will serve as the defensive coordinator for the Statesmen. Prior to Mississippi CC. Freshmen Vince Sciorrotta and Matthew Wylie will previously served as OC from 2002-2004 under former head coach coming to DSU, Anthony served as the head coach at Southwest also share the place kicking and kickoff roles this season. Rich Rhoades. Prior to coming back to DSU, Williams served as the Mississippi Community College. offensive coordinator at Foley High School in Foley, Ala., where w Last season the Statesmen led the GSC in kick return average at he helped guide FHS to four-straight (2009-2012) Alabama High During his time at Southwest, Anthony, who served as head coach 24.8 yards per return, and ranked among the league leaders in net School Athletic Association Playoff appearances and two top 16 from 2006-2012, led the Bears to victories over every team in the punting at 36.7 yard. Opponents averaged a mere 4.8 yards per finishes. He coordinated an offense that averaged over 30 points MACJC, coach four NJCAA All-Americans and produced 59 players punt return. and 350 yards per game during the four-year span. that went on to sign with NCAA or NAIA schools.

No period in Delta State football history enjoyed greater aerial The Athens, Ala., native spent the 2005 and 2006 seasons as the success than Williams’ first stint as offensive coordinator. From defensive coordinator for coach Mike Ledford at the University of ODDS & ENDS w MVSU dropped its season opener 27-10 to Florida A&M this past 2002-2004, Williams directed an offense that led the Gulf South West Georgia. While coaching the Wolves linebackers, Anthony’s Sunday in the MEAN-SWAC Classic in Orlando, Fla. Valley's starting Conference in passing each year, while establishing 42 school defenses ranked first in the Gulf South Conference in pass defense, QB Patrick Ivy led the the Delta Devils with 74 yards rushing, records. In 2003, led by future Statesman All-American and Harlon pass efficiency defense, and sacks, while ranking second in total including a 64-yard scamper in the first half. Hill Trophy finalist Scott Eyster, DSU embarked on a period that defense and scoring defense. would see the offense top averages of 500 yards per game and 40-plus points over the next two seasons. Anthony spent the 2004 season as the defensive coordinator at the University of North Alabama. His UNA squad ranked first in pass The 2004 campaign saw DSU average 44.3 points (No. 3 NCAA), defense and second in total defense, while producing four All-Gulf 517.3 yards per game (No. 3 NCAA), 338.4 yards passing per game South Conference selections. (No. 5 NCAA), all while leading the Gulf South Conference in total offense, pass offense and scoring. In 2003, DSU led the nation in w Two-time All-GSC linebacker Ixavier Triplett enters his senior season passing at 346.4 yards per game with a freshman quarterback and chasing the 300-career tackles plateau. The Hillsboro, Miss., native ranked second nationally in total offense (526.7) and scoring (41.5). has tallied 233 stops in his decorated career, including a high of 100 as the GSC's Freshman Defender of the Year in 2010. In a shortened Williams’ pupils at DSU read like a Who’s Who among the all-time junior season, Triplett recorded 51 tackles and 7.5 tackles-for-loss. greats, including All-Americans Eyster (QB), Ellis Debrow (WR), Mark Barron (OL), Chris Booker (OL) and Travis Mikel (OL). In all 13 w While DSU features a bevy of young, talented defenders, junior players were named to the All-GSC squads during his time at DSU, linebacker Rory Island is ready to help lead the Statesman defense including seven offensive linemen. this season. The All-GSC Second Team selection recorded a team- high 56 tackles in 2012, including 6.5 tackles-for-loss and 2.0 sacks. w The Statesmen are looking to improve upon their meager offensive production last season. In 2012, DSU averaged 24.7 points and w Senior safety Trenton Warren enters his final season with the 377.9 yards per game. The Statesmen averaged 189.5 yards Statesmen with the highest expectations of his career. The rushing and 188.4 passing in a spread-option attack. Baytown, Texas native recorded 32 tackles, a tackle-for-loss and a pass breakup last season. He enters the campaign as one of three w Sophomore wide receiver Patrick Bethley is the leading returner for Statesmen named to the Preseason All-GSC Team. DSU. A year ago, the New Orleans, La., native caught 16 passes for 275 yards and two TDs. He averaged 17.2 yards per catch as well. w Junior safety Dandrick "Pops" Jackson returns to anchor the middle of the Statesmen defense after suffering a season-ending injury w Richard Freelon is poised to return to his All-GSC form from 2011, as last year. The Houston, Texas native recorded 22 tackles, and tied the senior hopes to play a larger role this season. In 2012, Freelon for the team lead with two interceptions in just seven games. rushed for 180 yards and a TD on just 36 carries, but as a sophomore in 2011 rushed for 700 yards and eight TDs on 125 attempts. w Sophomores Trent Dunne (DL), Stephen Varnado (DE) and seniors Derrien Covington (DL) and Jasper Williams (DE) are looking to w Senior tight end Reed Falkner can't wait to get the season started build off last year's learning experience and play larger roles this at MVSU. In Joel Williams' new offensive system, Falkner's tight season. All four Statesmen saw quality time a year ago. end position plays a major role. The Preseason All-GSC selection has already proven his worth, grabbing six passes for 104 yards and w Opposing offenses averaged 31.2 points and 375.7 yards of total a pair of touchdowns last season. offense per game last season. This included 174.0 on the ground and 201.7 through the air. w The Statesmen feature a number of freshman and sophomores who will play a major role this season. After a 16 reception freshman campaign, Patrick Bethley return to anchor a receiving corps that could be one of the best DSU has put on the field in recent memory. Joining Bethley offensively will be redshirt freshman Tim Foy (RB), sophomore Justin McArthur (RB) and soph. Casey Osbourne (WR). w Travis Champion, a 6-foot-2 junior transfer from Hampton, has won the starting quarterback position out of fall camp. The Moreno Valley, Calif., native completed 108-of-175 passes for 1,125 yards with eight TDs and 10 interceptions last season for the Pirates.

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 4 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY NATIONAL RANKINGS AMERICAN FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION PRESEASON TOP 25 # SCHOOL (1ST VOTES) W-L PTS. PREV. 1. Valdosta St. (Ga.) (26) 12-2 766 1 2. Minnesota St.-Mankato (3) 13-1 726 3 3. West Texas A&M (1) 12-3 707 4 4. Northwest Missouri St. (1) 10-3 616 10 5. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 14-1 599 2 6. Missouri Western St. 12-2 586 5 7. Shippensburg (Pa.) 11-2 559 14 8. Colorado St.-Pueblo 12-1 522 6 9. Ashland (Ohio) 11-1 506 9 10. Indiana (Pa.) (1) 12-2 416 7 2013 STANDINGS 11. Minnesota-Duluth 10-2 410 12 (As of Sept. 1, 2013) 12. New Haven (Conn.) 10-1 407 8 13. Henderson St. (Ark.) 10-1 371 11 TEAM GSC PCT OVR PCT STRK 14. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 8-3 361 NR Delta State 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 15. Midwestern St. (Texas) 9-2 319 16 Florida Tech 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 16. West Alabama 9-4 297 21 North Alabama 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 17. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 9-3 290 13 Valdosta State #1 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 18. Bloomsburg (Pa.) 10-2 227 17 19. Indianapolis (Ind.) 10-3 212 15 West Alabama #16 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 20. Chadron St. (Neb.) 9-3 195 18 West Georgia 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 21. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) 7-3 165 NR Shorter 0-0 0.000 0-0 0.000 --- 22. Saginaw Valley St. (Mich.) 8-3 141 NR 23. Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) 9-3 140 20 This Week's GSC Schedule 24. Tuskegee (Ala.) 10-2 124 23 (All times Central) 25. Shepherd (W.Va.) 8-3 108 25

THURSDAY, SEPT. 5 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Harding (Ark.), 106; Winona St. (Minn.), 77; Albany St. (Ga.), 51; North Alabama, 39; Michigan Tech, 38; Central Washington, 34; Central Missouri, 31; St. Cloud 6:30 pm - Miles @ North Alabama State (Minn.), 30; Delta St. (Miss.), 26; American International (Mass.), 21; Charleston (W.Va.), 21; Ferris St. (Mich.), 21; Emporia St. (Kan.), 20; West Chester (Pa.), 20; Hillsdale (Mich.), 14; SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 Miles (Ala.), 14; Colorado School of Mines, 11; Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 11; Mercyhurst (Pa.), 11; 11:00 am - Shorter @ Charleston Southern Washburn (Kan.), 8; Ohio Dominican, 6; Fort Valley St. (Ga.), 4; Tarleton St. (Texas), 3; California 11:00 am - Clark Atlanta @ West Alabama (Pa.), 2; Missouri S&T, 2; New Mexico Highlands, 2; North Carolina-Pembroke, 2; Southern 1:00 pm - Delta State @ Mississippi Valley State Arkansas, 2; Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2; Wayne St. (Mich.), 1. 1:00 pm - West Georgia @ Mars Hill 2:00 pm - Fort Valley State @ Valdosta State D2FOOTBALL.COM PRESEASON TOP 25 MEDIA POLL 7:00 pm - Stetson @ Florida Tech # TEAM W-L 1. Valdosta State 12-2 2. Minnesota State 13-1 THURSDAY, SEPT. 12 3. Winston-Salem 14-1 7:30 pm - Mars Hill @ Shorter 4. Missouri Western 12-2 5. West Texas A&M 12-3 FRIDAY, SEPT. 13 6. IUP 12-2 5:00 pm - Texas A&M-Commerce vs. Delta State (Cowboys Stadium - Dallas) 7. Ashland 11-1 8. Northwest Missouri 10-3 SATURDAY, SEPT. 14 9. CSU-Pueblo 12-1 1:00 pm - Florida Tech @ Newberry 10. New Haven 10-1 11. Minnesota Duluth 10-2 7:00 pm - North Alabama @ Jacksonville State 12. Henderson State 10-1 7:00 pm - Miles @ West Georgia 13. Shippensburg 11-2 7:00 pm - West Alabama @ McNeese State 14. Winona State 10-2 15. Carson-Newman 9-3 GSC Players of the Week 16. Indianapolis 10-3 (All times Central) 17. Midwestern State 9-2 18. Chadron State 9-3 19. Saginaw Valley 8-3 20. Emporia State 10-2 21. West Alabama 9-4 22. Bloomsburg 10-2 23. Harding 9-2 24. Lenoir-Rhyne 9-3 25. Tuskegee 10-2

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 5 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY DELTA STATE'S 20-PLUS YARD PLAYS LONGEST PLAYS OF 2013 YARDS TYPE PLAYERS (S) OPPONENT YARDS TYPE PLAYER/OPPONENT - Pass - Rush - Pass TD - Rush TD - Punt Ret - Kick Ret - INT Ret - Punt - FG RECORD BREAKDOWN Overall Record 429-364-23 Winning Percentage .519 Gulf South Conference Games 241-159-11 Winning Percentage .538 Home Games 245-125-15 Parker Field @ McCool Stadium 128-75-7 Away Games 168-225-7 Neutral Site Games 11-11-1 Day Games 158-129-9 Night Games 269-233-14 August 2-3-0 September 132-76-6 October 163-164-12 November 126-118-5 December 9-3-0 Wednesday 3-1-0 Thursday 24-15-0 Friday 26-43-7 Saturday 383-346-16 Sunday 0-1-0 Total Points Scored 16,405 Points Scored Against 14,362 Homecoming 50-28-1 Televised Games 16-7 Thanksgiving Games 4-2-0 Bowl Games 1-0-0 NCAA Playoff Games 14-6 NCAA Playoff Win Percentage .736 Season Opener 41-35-4 Shutouts 86-91-4 Winning Seasons 45 Losing Seasons 33 .500 Seasons 9

RECORD AGAINST THE STATES Alabama Teams 92-102-5 Arkansas Teams 102-44-4 Florida Teams 3-5-0 STATESMEN IN THE NCAA/GSC STATISTICAL RANKINGS Georgia Teams 36-22-1 TEAM | CATEGORY NCAA GSC STAT INDIV./CATEGORY NAME NCAA STAT GSC Illinois Teams 3-1-0 Rushing Offense 42 5 189.50 Passing Efficiency Trevor Wooden 61 129.40 3 Indiana Teams 0-2-0 Passing Offense 108 2 188.40 Total Offense Trevor Wooden 60 229.22 2 Iowa Teams 0-1-0 Total Offense 79 3 377.90 Punting Andrew Jones 9 42.30 1 Kansas Teams 1-1-0 Scoring Offense 100 5 24.70 Punt Returns Erick Clayton 57 6.85 3 Kentucky Teams 4-7-2 Louisiana Teams 30-53-3 Rushing Defense 104 3 174.00 Kickoff Returns Lavon Downs 9 28.67 1 Michigan Teams 0-1-0 Pass Efficiency Defense 120 5 137.48 All-Purpose Runners Lavon Downs 48 129.50 1 Minnesota Teams 0-0-0 Total Defense 87 3 375.70 Tackles For Loss Diego Lubin 38 1.40 1 Mississippi Teams 50-51-5 Scoring Defense 111 5 31.20 Missouri Teams 25-5-1 Net Punting 19 3 36.68 North Carolina Teams 4-1-0 Punt Returns 85 3 9.00 North Dakota Teams 1-1-0 Kickoff Returns 9 1 24.81 Oklahoma Teams 3-1-0 Turnover Margin 149 5 -1.30 Pennsylvania Teams 1-1-0 South Carolina 1-0-0 Pass Defense 50 4 201.70 Tennessee Teams 50-46-2 Passing Efficiency 81 3 122.26 Texas Teams 4-13-0 Sacks 129 5 1.40 Virginia Teams 3-2-0 Tackles For Loss 66 2 6.80 West Virginia Teams 2-0 Sacks Allowed 74 5 1.90

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TODD COOLEY

Todd Cooley is in his first season as head coach of the Delta State University Statesman football As a player, Cooley set 13 school records at quarterback for Arkansas Tech in 1996-97 and was program. Cooley became the 19th coach in program history on Friday, Jan. 25, 2012. a finalist for the 1997 Harlon Hill Trophy presented to the most outstanding player in NCAA Division II. He was also Academic All-GSC in 1997 and was named to the Daktronics All-Region Known as one of the top offensive coordinators in the country, Cooley brings his high-octane Team in 1997. system to Delta State after serving as the offensive coordinator at Northwestern Louisiana State University (2009-2012), University of Central Arkansas (2005-2008) and Arkansas Tech At Nashville (Ark.) High School, he was an all-state passer for coach Billy Laird. In 1993, Cooley’s University (2004). senior year, the Scrappers became the first NHS team to reach the state championship game as Cooley broke state single-season passing record by throwing for over 2,300 yards. In three years running the NSU offense, Cooley’s established the Demons as one of the top units in the Southland Conference. In 2012 under Cooley’s tutelage Brad Henderson finished Born September 7, 1975, Cooley married the former Lisa Gatlin of Conway, Ark., on July 16, the season ranked seventh in the SLC with 181-of-330 passes completed for 1,874 yards with 2005. His parents are Don and Lynne Cooley, who reside in Nashville, Ark. Cooley’s father is a 14 touchdowns and only four interceptions. The Demons averaged 24.1 points per game and longtime Arkansas high school football coach and his mother is a reading specialist for the state ranked fifth in the league in scoring. of Arkansas. Cooley has two younger sisters, Paige Fisher of Russellville, Ark., and Kristi Simms of Natchitoches. Cooley’s explosive offenses at Central Arkansas lit up scoreboards around the Southland Conference in 2007-08 and during his four seasons with the Bears as offensive coordinator and WHAT COACHES ARE SAYING ABOUT TODD COOLEY quarterback coach. In that time (2005-08), UCA posted an overall 35-13 record, including an “I got to know Todd while he was at UCA, as a competitor and friend. I was very impressed with 11-3 SLC mark in the Bears’ first two years (2007-08) as an NCAA Division I FCS member. his coaching style and his knowledge of the game. He’s a bright guy with great enthusiasm and I am very excited about what he will bring the Delta State University football program and the In 2008, Cooley’s offense at UCA scored 40 points or more in seven of 12 games. The Bears had University as a whole.” RICK RHOADES – FORMER DELTA STATE HEAD COACH (2002-2006) six receivers make 23 or more catches, four with 35 or more receptions. “Coach Cooley is a fierce competitor on the field and in recruiting circles. He is one of the bright In 2007-08, Cooley’s offense averaged 445 yards and 35.4 points per game. In his last season at talents and innovators in our game and I believe he will be an excellent addition to the Delta UCA, the Bears went 10-2, 6-1 in the SLC, led the conference with a 37.5 scoring average and a State University family.” CLINT CONQUE – HEAD COACH, CENTRAL ARKANSAS 48 percent third-down conversion rate. “Coach Cooley will bring an amazing level of passion and energy to the Delta State University In 2007-08, the Bears threw for 57 touchdowns and completed 68 percent of their 804 passes program. He’s a player’s coach, an accomplished recruiter and his knowledge of the game is out- with only 14 interceptions -- just four in 400 pass attempts in 2008. UCA ran for 47 touchdowns standing. Coach Cooley will produce a fun and exciting brand of football while embracing the and 4.2 yards per carry in his last two years. In their first two seasons of full-fledged Division traditions of Delta State and Statesmen football. He was a valuable member of my staff here at I competition in 2007-08, the Bears averaged 287 passing yards and 157 on the ground while OBU and he will be a great asset to DSU.” TODD KNIGHT – HEAD COACH, OUACHITA BAPTIST making only 32 turnovers in 23 games. “Todd will do a great job as head coach at Delta State. He was a fine player on the football Cooley helped his alma mater, Arkansas Tech, and UCA to reach the NCAA Division II playoffs in for me here at Arkansas Tech and continued to do an exceptional job as offensive coordinator back-to-back seasons in 2004-05. He spent one season at Arkansas Tech, and in 2004 he restruc- during his last stint at his alma mater. He’s definitely a bright young mind in the game and an tured the Wonder Boys offense from a unit averaging 18.4 points per game in 2003 to a squad outstanding hire for the Statesmen.” STEVE MULLINS – HEAD COACH ARKANSAS TECH that averaged 32.2 per game. Arkansas Tech went 10-2 and became the first Arkansas school to host and win a Division II playoff game. “Without question, Todd has the competence to be a Head Football Coach of the highest caliber. He has sound knowledge of athletics and the organizational, analytical and personal skills He was hired at UCA the following February and promptly helped the Bears win the 2005 Gulf required of this position. Having personally worked on football staffs at Florida State University, States Conference championship and they went on to reach the Division II playoff quarterfinals. University of Alabama, Delta State University, the New York Jets, and now Stanford University, I am confident Todd would be an invaluable asset to the Delta State Athletic Department.” Cooley was also quarterbacks coach from 2001-03 at Ouachita Baptist University for former DSU MIKE BLOOMGREN – RUN GAME COORDINATOR, STANFORD | DSU OC (2005-2006) head coach Todd Knight, quarterbacks and receivers coach in 2000 at Northeastern Oklahoma for a Lone Star Conference championship team that reached the Division II playoffs, and running backs coach in 1998-99 at Arkansas Tech, helping the Wonder Boys win the 1999 Gulf South COOLEY'S CHRONOLOGY Conference title. YEARS SCHOOL POSITION 2012-Present Delta State University Head Football Coach At UCA, he coached record-shattering quarterback Nathan Brown, the 2008 SLC Player of the 2009-2012 Northwestern State University Offensive Coordinator | QB Coach Year and the 2007 SLC Offensive Player of the Year. Brown was invited to play in the 2009 Senior 2005-2008 University of Central Arkansas Offensive Coordinator | QB Coach Bowl, and is now coaching at UCA. He also coached a record-setting passer at Arkansas Tech in 2004 Arkansas Tech University Offensive Coordinator | QB Coach 2004, an All-Lone Star Conference quarterback in 2000 at Northeast Oklahoma and the 1999 2001-2003 Ouachita Baptist University QB Coach Gulf South Conference Offensive Player of the Year at Arkansas Tech. 2000 Northeastern Oklahoma State QB/WR Coach 1998-1999 Arkansas Tech University RB Coach

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 7 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY COACH COOLEY'S CRONIES: ON THE FIELD

BAM BRYANT CHARLES ANTHONY Wide Receivers • First Year Defensive Coordinator • First Year Bartow, Fla. | Arkansas Summitt, Miss. | Athens State PARKER FIELD-McCOOL STADIUM

Travis E. Parker Field at Horace McCool Stadium is in its fourth decade as the home of the Statesmen Football. In 32 seasons Delta State is an overall 106-66-7 at the facility.

Formerly known as Delta Field and Travis E. Parker Field, the 8,500 seat stadium was completed in time for the 1970 season. In 1984, the field was renamed to honor former Mississippi JONATHON FLETCHER LANIER GOETHIE Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees member, Travis E. Parker, a tireless supporter of Tight Ends • First Year Linebackers/Recruiting Coordinator • Second Year Delta State University and the Delta area communities. In 2007, DSU honored long-time coach Hoover, Ala. | Knox College Oxford, Miss. | Mississippi and administrator Horace McCool by naming the stadium in his honor. McCool was 76-48-3 in 14 seasons as head coach of the Statesmen.

The current facility replaced the “old” Delta Field, which is located between Sillers Coliseum and the Hugh Ellis Walker Alumni-Foundation House on the Delta State campus. The Statesmen have enjoyed a 245-125-15 mark at home.

The two-level press facility includes booths for radio, film, coaches, and working press, as well BRICE CARLSON TOBY WILLIS as to a snack kitchen and restroom. The press box is completely enclosed, with the exception of Offensive Line • First Year Offensive Line • First Year the second-level film deck, and is climate controlled for year-round comfort and convenience. Newnan, Ga. | Becker College Plaquemine, La. | McNeese State As part of Delta State University’s continued support of collegiate athletics, several hundred chairback seats were added in 1993. In 2001, a newly added picnic area in the southwest corner of Parker Field was added and renovations on the press box are scheduled for the future, as part of the continuing stadium face-lift.

PARKER FIELD RECORD CROWDS TY KYLE OPPNENT DATE ATTENDANCE RESULT TRENT SHEPERD 1. North Alabama 9-18-04 9,023 W, 28-21 Equipment Manager Student Assistant 2. North Alabama 9-22-12 8.943 L, 12-20 3. West Alabama 11-5-11 8,522 W, 36-34 4. Ouachita Baptist 10-1-11 7,755 W, 45-14 COACH COOLEY'S CRONIES: IN THE BOX 5. Mississippi Valley St. 9-8-01 7,635 W, 25-3 6. Henderson State 9-25-10 7,333 W, 41-37 7. SE Louisiana (HC) 11-8-75 7,300 W, 19-10 8. Troy State 10-15-88 7,300 W, 24-21 9. Arkansas Tech 10-6-07 7,264 W, 43-14 10. Ouachita Baptist 9-27-08 7,249 W, 35-17 11. West Georgia 10-27-07 7,241 W, 41-9 12. Henderson State 9- 15-07 7,125 W, 9-7 JESSE WARD JOEL WILLIAMS KEVIN PETERS Running Backs • First Year Offensive Coordinator • First Year Defensive Backs • Second Year 13. Arkansas Tech 11-1-08 7,123 W, 48-14 Louisville, Miss. | Ouachita Baptist Foley, Ala. | Mississippi College Metarie, La. | Millsaps 14. Harding 10-16-10 7,102 L, 38-35 15. North Alabama 10-21-06 7,098 L, 10-17 16. Mississippi College 10-11-75 7,000 W, 24-0 17. Tennessee-Martin 10-26-74 7,000 W, 29-0

TAYLOR KELVIN GREEN WEAVER Defensive Line • First Year Quality Control Atlanta, Ga. | Clemson

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 8 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY STATESMAN FOOTBALL DEPTH CHART As of August 30, 2013 OFFENSE DEFENSE

X 85 Casey Osbourne 6-3 205 Soph. -1L Flowery Branch, Ga. LE 93 Adrian Dinkins 6-3 265 Jr. Ridgeland, Miss. 19 Collin Floyd 6-4 210 Jr. Winston Salem, N.C. 59 Derrien Covington 6-4 265 Sr. Picayune, Miss.

Z 84 Jarvis York 6-0 190 Soph.-1L Baton Rouge, La. N 96 Daniel LaRocca 6-0 270 Soph. -1L Metairie, La. 17 Josh Pinkston 6-2 195 Jr. Forest, Miss. 92 Trent Dunne 6-1 285 Soph.-1L Hoover, Ala.

Y 6 Patrick Bethly 5-11 192 Soph. -1L New Orleans, La. RE 94 Jasper Williams 6-2 235 Sr.-1L Starkville, Miss. 1 Justin Leavy 6-2 210 Jr. Greenville, Miss. 97 Chris Nasiff 6-3 255 Soph. Wellington, Fla.

H 5 Ricky Hunt 5-10 175 Jr. Sardis, Miss. LB 36 Artavious Morgan 6-1 215 Jr. Fairburn, Ga. 2 Michael Davison 5-0 165 Fr. Avondale, Ariz. 41 Caleb Smith 6-0 195 Jr.-2L Clinton, Miss.

LT 64 Brandon Avant 6-2 290 Jr. Maben, Miss. LB 47 Rory Island 6-1 225 Jr. -2L Waveland, Miss. 71 Jesse Smithson 6-5 310 RFr. Springhill, Tenn. 33 Ryan Self 6-2 227 Jr. Clarksdale, Miss.

LG 70 Andre Lucious 6-1 315 Sr.-1L Tuscaloosa, Ala. LB 7 Ixavier Triplett 6-1 225 Sr. -3L Hillsboro, Miss. 68 Brian Carmichael 6-3 330 RFr. Millington, Tenn. 30 Dekovan Ware 6-2 210 So. Dawson, Ga.

C 54 Dominique Hersey 6-2 273 Sr. -1L Meridian, Miss. R 9 Richard Nash 5-9 185 Jr. Macon, Ga. 67 Jordan Martin 6-2 325 Jr. Florence, Miss. 29 Dandrick Jackson 5-10 197 Jr.-2L Baytown, Texas

RG 78 Michael Gibbs 6-3 285 Jr. Flowood, Miss. LC 4 Jeremy Davis 5-8 165 Jr. Natchez, Miss. 63 Kyle Davis 6-3 300 Jr. Houston, Texas 27 Trenton Warren 5-10 185 Sr. -3L Baytown, Texas

RT 66 Cortez Hibbler 6-4 295 Jr. Walls, Miss. FS 11 Bryan Walker 6-1 185 Soph. Cairo, Ga. 73 Johnny Kight 6-6 285 Soph. Louisville, Miss. 21 David Evans 5-10 177 Fr. Hueytown, Ala.

TE 89 Reed Falkner 6-2 238 Sr. -3L Oxford, Miss. SS 22 Kenny Barnes 6-1 193 Sr. -3L Madison, Miss. 42 James Johnson 6-0 235 Soph. Brandon, Miss. 31 Wilson Curtis 6-2 200 Fr. Winnsboro, La.

QB 16 Travis Champion 6-2 225 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. RC 12 Frankie Lee 5-10 175 Soph. Charleston, Miss. 15 Mo Fennell 6-2 220 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. 13 Imran Whitmore 5-11 175 Jr. Gardena, Calif.

FB 24 Tim Foy 5-9 195 Fr. Hueytown, Ala. 10 Richard Freelon 6-0 215 Sr. -2L Bruce, Miss. SPECIAL TEAMS

K 83 Vince Sciorrotta 5-9 170 Fr. Cumming, Ga. H 16 Travis Champion 6-2 225 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. 55 Matthew Wylie 6-0 216 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 32 Justin Holt 6-2 185 Jr. Coldwater, Miss.

P 32 Justin Holt 6-2 185 Jr. Coldwater, Miss. LS 46 Cody Conkle 6-2 285 Jr. Petal, Miss. 55 Matthew Wylie 6-0 216 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. 40 Austin Campbell 6-3 230 Fr. Niceville, Miss.

KR 2 Michael Davison 5-0 165 Fr. Avondale, Ariz. PR 5 Ricky Hunt 5-10 175 Jr. Sardis, Miss. 5 Ricky Hunt 5-10 175 Jr. Sardis, Miss. 2 Michael Davison 5-0 165 Fr. Avondale, Ariz.

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 9 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY STATESMAN FOOTBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER As of August 30, 2013 # NAME POS HGT WGT CL-EXP HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL # NAME POS HGT WGT CL-EXP HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Justin Leavy WR 6-2 210 Jr. Greenville, Miss. Miss. Delta CC 47 Rory Island LB 6-0 225 Jr.-2 Waveland, Miss. Bay HS 2 Michael Davison WR 5-0 160 Fr. Avondale, Ariz. Crespi Carmelite HS 48 Matthew Iwanski TE 6-4 240 R-So. New Market, Md. Salisbury 2 Melo Wilson DB 5-11 170 Fr. Ewa Beach, HI James Campbell HS 49 Vic Rather TE 6-1 235 Rf. Oxford, Miss. Lafayette County HS 3 Bryce Mcbride RB 5-6 198 R-Sr.-1 West Covina, Calif. Mt. San Antonio 50 Marquis Coston DL 5-11 205 So. Olive Branch, Miss. Center Hill HS 4 Jeremy Davis DB 5-7 160 Jr. Natchez, Miss. Copiah Lincoln CC 51 Jerad Hunt LB 6-0 230 Fr. Cleveland, Miss. Cleveland HS 5 Ricky Hunt WR 5-10 175 Jr. Sardis, Miss. East Central CC 52 Rashaad Hughley LB 5-10 180 R-So.-1 Auburn, Ala. Auburn HS 6 Patrick Bethley WR 5-11 192 So.-1 New Orleans, La. West Jefferson HS 53 Jeff Linzy LB 6-0 210 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Escambia HS 7 Ixavier Triplett LB 6-1 225 Sr.-3 Hillsboro, Miss. Scott Central HS 54 Dominique Hersey OL 6-2 273 R-Sr.-1 Meridian, Miss. East Mississippi CC 8 Jerome Stewart Jr. WR 5-10 175 Jr. Bassfield, Miss. SW Mississippi CC 55 Matthew Wylie K 6-0 216 Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. Canterbury School 9 Richard Nash DB 5-9 180 Jr. Macon, Ga. Georgia Military College 56 Diego Lubin DL 5-11 230 R-Jr.-1 Winter Haven, Fla. Mississippi Delta CC 10 Richard Freelon RB 6-0 210 Sr.-2 Bruce, Miss. Jacksonville State 57 Latrell Peterson DL 6-2 235 R-Fr.-1 Covington, La. Covington HS 11 Brian Walker DB 6-0 185 Soph. Cairo, Ga. Northeast Mississippi CC 58 Drew Granger LB 5-10 210 R-So. Hazlehurst, Miss. Copiah Academy 12 Frankie Lee DB 5-9 170 R-So. Charleston, Miss. Northeast CC 59 Derrien Covington DL 6-4 265 Sr.-1 Picayune, Miss. Pearl River Central HS 13 Elie Turene WR 5-10 200 Fr. NW Palm Beach, Fla. Seminole Ridge HS 61 Collin Stubblefield OL 6-0 305 Jr. New Albany, Miss. NE Mississippi CC 13 Imran Whitmore DB 5-11 174 Jr. Gardena, Calif West LA College 62 Sifa Finau OL 6-4 271 Fr. Pensacola, Fla. Pine Forest HS 14 Dennis Robertson QB 6-4 225 Jr. Gulfport, Miss Holmes CC 63 Kyle Davis OL 6-3 300 R-Jr. Houston, Tex. Northeast CC 15 Mo Fennell QB 6-2 220 Jr. Long Beach, Calif. Cerritos CC 64 Brandon Avant OL 6-2 290 Jr. Maben, Miss. NE Mississippi CC 16 Travis Champion QB 6-2 225 Jr. Moreno Valley, Calif. Hampton 65 Tyler Garner OL 6-5 285 Fr. Adamsville, Ala. Minor HS 17 Josh Pinkston WR 6-2 195 Jr. Forest, Miss. University of Mississippi 66 Cor'tez Hibbler OL 6-4 290 R-Jr. Walls, Miss. NW Mississippi CC 18 Tyler Sullivan QB 6-3 235 Rf. Louisville, Miss. NW Mississippi CC 67 Jordan Martin OL 6-2 325 Jr. Florence, Miss Richland HS 19 Collin Floyd WR 6-4 210 R-Jr. Winston Salem, N.C. Fullerton 68 Brian Carmichael Jr. OL 6-3 330 R-Fr. Millington, Tenn. Millington Central HS 20 Joreco Beckwith DB 6-0 189 Fr. Winnsboro, La. Franklin Parish HS 69 Tyler Jordan OL 6-5 278 Fr. Natchez, Miss. Mississippi State 20 D'Juan Bellaire RB 5-6 165 Fr. Antelope, Calif. Center HS 70 Andre Lucious OL 6-0 315 Sr.-1 Tuscaloosa, Ala. East Central (Miss.) CC 21 David Evans DB 5-10 167 Fr. Hueytown, Ala. Hueytown HS 71 Jesse Smithson OL 6-5 300 Rf. Springhill, Tenn. Springhill HS 22 Kenny Barnes DB 6-0 193 Sr.-3 Madison, Miss. Madison Central HS 72 R.J. Hulse OL 6-6 340 Fr. Foley, Ala. Foley HS 23 Isaac Dutes WR 5-9 180 R-Fr. Naples, Fla. Naples HS 73 Johnny Kight OL 6-6 280 R-So. Louisville, Miss. Louisiana-LaFayette 24 Timothy Foy RB 5-9 195 R-Fr. Hueytown, Ala. Hueytown HS 75 Jeremy Pierce OL 6-4 315 Jr. Heidelberg, Miss. Jones County JC 25 Fred Marshall DB 5-11 195 R-Sr.-1 Largo, Fla. Fort Scott CC 76 Anthony Tate OL 5-11 265 Fr. Greenville, MS Washington School 26 Nick Houston DB 5-10 175 Fr. Slidell, La. Northshore HS 77 Anthony Wilson DL 6-1 220 Fr. Jackson, Miss. Wingfield HS 27 Trenton Warren DB 5-10 185 Sr.-3 Baytown, Texas Robert E. Lee HS 78 Michael Gibbs OL 6-2 285 Jr. Flowood, Miss. Hinds CC 28 Justin McArthur RB 5-8 185 So.-1 Birmingham, Ala. NE Mississippi CC 79 Jamal Collier OL 6-3 303 Rf. Memphis, Tenn. Millington Central HS 29 Dandrick Jackson DB 5-10 196 R-Jr.-2 Baytown, Texas West Texas A&M 80 Manny Jones WR 5-10 165 Fr. Enterprise, Ala. Enterprise HS 30 Dekovan Ware LB 6-2 210 So. Dawson, Ga. Coahoma CC 81 Bobby Nixon WR 5-11 170 Jr. Taylorsville, Miss. Jones Junior College 31 Wilson Curtis DB 6-2 200 Fr. Winnsboro, La. Franklin Parish HS 82 Tre McNeal WR 5-10 155 Fr. Enterprise, Ala. Enterprise HS 32 Justin Holt K/P 6-2 185 Jr. Coldwater, Miss. SW Mississippi CC 83 Vince Sciorrotta K 5-9 170 Fr. Cumming, Ga. North Forsyth HS 33 Ryan Self LB 6-2 217 Jr. Clarksdale, Miss. Coahoma CC 84 Jarvis York WR 6-0 190 So.-1 Baton Rouge, La. Belarie HS 35 Ike Iloegbu DB 6-1 195 Sr.-1 Brentwood, N.Y. Alfred State 85 Casey Osborne WR 6-3 205 So.-1 Flowery Branch, Ga. Flowery Branch HS 36 Artavius Morgan LB 6-0 210 R-Jr. Fairburn, Ga. San Joaquin Delta College 86 Ken Randolf WR 6-3 170 Fr. DeFuniak Springs, Fla. Walton HS 36 Eric Stevens Jr. DB 5-11 170 So.-1 Memphis, Tenn. Craigmont HS 87 Orien Dailey WR 6-0 185 Fr. Louisville, Miss. Winston Academy 37 Marshall Burgin DB 6-0 200 Sr.-1 Birmingham, Ala. Millsaps 88 D.J. Holley WR 6-3 205 Jr.-2 Auburn, Ala Auburn HS 38 Vance Grayson DB 5-11 170 Fr. Gonzales, La. East Ascension HS 89 Reed Falkner TE 6-2 238 Sr.-3 Oxford, Miss. Oxford HS 39 Cody James DB 6-0 190 Fr. Ripley, Miss. Ripley HS 90 Raines Rester TE 6-4 225 Fr. Greenville, Miss. Greenville St. Joseph 39 Christopher Norman DB 5-10 170 Fr. Monroe, La. Ouachita Parish HS 91 Denzel Philip DL 6-2 265 Jr. Mississauga, Ontario N.M. Military 40 Austin Campbell TE 6-3 220 Fr. Niceville, Fla. Niceville HS 92 Trent Dunne DL 6-1 285 So.-1 Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS 41 Caleb Smith LB 6-0 195 Jr.-2 Clinton, Miss. Clinton HS 93 Adrian Dinkins DL 6-3 260 Fr. Ridgeland, Miss. Mississippi Gulf Coast CC 42 James Johnson TE 6-0 235 R-So. Brandon, Miss Mississippi State 95 Devonte West DL 6-2 295 So.-1 Largo, Fla. Indian Rocks Christian HS 43 Ken Gray TE 5-11 215 Fr. Birmingham, Ala. Clay-Chalkville HS 96 Daniel Larocca DL 6-0 270 So.-1 Metairie, La. Covington HS 44 Landry Tullo LB 6-1 210 Fr. Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS 97 Chris Nasiff DL 6-3 246 R-So. Wellington, Fla. Florida International 45 Stephen Varnado LB 6-1 215 R-So.-1 Memphis, Tenn. Christian Brothers HS 98 Lucas Shipman DL 6-2 235 So.-1 Prairieville, La. Dutchtown HS 46 Cody Conkle OL 6-2 285 Jr. Petal, Miss. Pearl River CC 99 Jaques Gholston DL 6-3 275 R-Jr. Stone Mountain, Ga. Santa Rosa JC 46 Trace Bray TE 5-8 210 Fr. Cleveland, Miss. Cleveland HS

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF NAME POS. PRONUNCIATION NAME POS. PRONUNCIATION COACH POSITION Years @ DSU Jamal Collier OL Call-yer Jeff Linzy LB Lin-zee Todd Cooley Head Football Coach 1st Derrien Covington OL Dare-ee-in Diego Lubin DE Loo-Bin Joel Williams Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator 1st/5th Trent Dunne DL Duhn Andre Lucious OL Loo-sh-us Charles Anthony Assistant Coach/Defensive Coordinator 1st Morgan Fennell QB Fin-el Artavius Morgan LB Ahr-tav-ee-ous Bam Bryant Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers 1st Sifa Finau OL See-fuh • Fin-ow Chris Nasiff DL Nuh-seef Lanier Goethie Assistant Coach/Linebackers | Recruiting Coordinator 2nd Jaques Gholston DL Juh-kwez • Goal-ston Vince Sciorrotta K Shir-otta Kevin Peters Assistant Coach/Safeties 2nd Dominique Hersey OL Her-sea Ixavier Triplett LB Eye-zavier Kelvin Green Assistant Coach/Defensive Line 1st Rashaad Hughley LB Ruh-shad • Hugh-Lee Elie Turene WR Tue-een Jonathon Fletcher Graduate Assistant Coach/Tight Ends 1st R.J. Hulse OL Hull-se Stephen Varnado LB Var-nuh-dough Jesse Ward Graduate Assistant Coach/Running Backs/Video Coord. 1st Ike Iloegbu DB E-lay-boo Dekoven Ware LB Deh-cove-uhn Kyle Shepherd Student Assistant Football Coach 2nd Matt Iwanski TE Eye-wan-ski Lanier Goethie Coach Goe-thee Brice Carlson Graduate Assistant Coach/Offensive Line 1st Johnny Kight OL Kite Toby Willis Graduate Assistant/Defense 1st Justin Leavy WR Lee-vee Ty Trent Equipment Manager 1st

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 10 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... STATISTIC PLAYER/OPPONENT STATISTIC PLAYER/OPPONENT 100 Yards Rushing: 101, Brant Botill vs. West Georgia, Oct. 13, 2012 10 Receptions: 12, Chance Dennis @ Arkansas Tech, Sep 17, 2011 150 Yards Rushing: 233, Brandon Lucas at West Georgia, Nov. 12, 2011 70-Yard Reception: 72, Erick Clayton & 75, Patrick Bethley @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 200 Yards Rushing: 233, Brandon Lucas at West Georgia, Nov. 12, 2011 80-Yard Reception: 80, Eric Marshall from Dedrick Wilson vs. Arkansas Tech, Oct. 6, 2007 300 Yards Rushing: 316, Greg Walker vs. West Alabama, Oct. 23, 1996 90-Yard Reception: 93, James Grubbs vs. West Alabama, Sep 15, 2001 20 Rushing Attempts: 21, Trevor Wooden vs. West Georgia, Oct. 13, 2012 150 All-Purpose Yards: 155, Brandon Lucas @ Henderson State, Sep. 24, 2011 25 Rushing Attempts: 25, Trevar Deed vs. Henderson State, Sep. 25, 2010 200 All-Purpose Yards: 203, Lavon Downs @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 30 Rushing Attempts: 31, Trevar Deed vs. West Georgia, Nov. 7, 2009 250 All-Purpose Yards: 373, Trevar Deed vs. West Georgia, Nov. 7, 2009 35 Rushing Attempts: 42, Greg Walker @ West Alabama, Oct. 23, 1993 300 All-Purpose Yards: 373, Trevar Deed vs. West Georgia, Nov. 7, 2009 Three Rushing Touchdowns: 3, Trevor Wooden vs. West Georgia, Oct. 13, 2012 350 All-Purpose Yards: 373, Trevar Deed vs. West Georgia, Nov. 7, 2009 Four Rushing Touchdowns: 4, Tregnel Thomas @ West Georgia, Oct. 26, 1996 Three Touchdowns Receiving: 3, Chance Dennis @ Arkansas Tech, Sep. 17, 2011 70-Yard Run: 81, Trevar Deed @ North Alabama, Oct. 15, 2009 Four Touchdowns Receiving: 4, Trevar Deed vs. North Alabama, Nov. 29, 2008 80-Yard Run: 81, Trevar Deed @ North Alabama, Oct. 15, 2009 Rushing TD & Receiving TD: Rafael Mitchell @ Fort Valley State, Sep. 10, 2011 90-Yard Run: 95, Carl Grubb vs. West Alabama, Nov. 5. 1955 Kickoff Return For Touchdown: Jeremy Ricks (92 yards) vs. West Georgia, Oct. 27, 2007 Two Players Rushing For 100 Yards: Trevar Deed (109)Brandon Lucas (106) vs. North Alabama, Nov. 27, 2010 Rushing TD, Receiving TD, & Kickoff Return For TD: Jeremy Ricks vs. West Georgia, Oct. 27, 2007 300 Yards Passing: 340, Trevor Wooden @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Punt Return For TD: Chad Schroeder (63 Yards) @ Harding, Sep. 20, 2008 350 Yards Passing: 419, Micah Davis @ Arkansas Tech, Sep. 17, 2011 10 Tackles: 16, Ixavier Triplett vs. Abilene Christian, Sept. 27, 2012 400 Yards Passing: 419, Micah Davis @ Arkansas Tech, Sep. 17, 2011 Two Sacks: 2, Rory Island vs. Fort Valley State, Sept. 1, 2012 20 Pass Completions: 27, Micah Davis vs. West Alabama, Nov. 5, 2011 Three Sacks: 3, Damian Davis @ West Georgia, Nov. 8, 2008 25 Pass Completions: 27, Micah Davis vs. West Alabama, Nov. 5, 2011 Five Sacks: 5, Michael Eubanks vs. Shaw, Nov. 17, 2007 30 Pass Attempts: 34, Trevor Wooden @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Multiple Interceptions: 2, Dandrick Jackson vs. North Alabama, Sept. 22, 2012 40 Pass Attempts: 41, Micah Davis @ North Alabama, Oct. 13, 2011 Interception Returned For TD: Dwight Tillman vs. West Alabama, Nov. 5, 2011 50 Pass Attempts: 60, Micah Davis @ Arkansas Tech, Sep. 17, 2011 Interception and Fumble Recovery: Dominique Davenport vs. West Alabama, Nov. 5, 2011 60 Pass Attempts: 60, Micah Davis @ Arkansas Tech, Sep. 17, 2011 Two Forced Fumbles: 2, Anthony King vs. West Alabama, Oct. 11, 2008 70 Pass Attempts: 70, Scott Eyster vs Southern Arkansas, Oct. 18, 2003 Two Fumble Recoveries: 2, Dominic Spinks @ Valdosta State, Oct. 2, 2008 Four Touchdown Passes: 4, Trevor Wooden @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Fumble Return For TD: Jerry Barnes (39 Yards) vs. Arkansas Tech, Sep. 9, 2010 Five Touchdown Passes: 5, Micah Davis vs. West Alabama, Sep. 30, 2010 Blocked FG: Anthony Daniels vs. Henderson State, Sep. 25, 2011 Three Interceptions Thrown: 3, Trevor Wooden @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Blocked Punt: 1, Kenny Barnes @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Four Interceptions Thrown: 4, Garrett DeWitt @ West Alabama, Oct. 10, 2009 Blocked Punt For TD: Rondreaus Truesdale (0 Yards) @ Tarleton State, Oct. 6, 2012 300 Yards Total Offense: 336 vs. North Alabama, Sept. 22, 2012 Safety: Anthony Daniels forced INT Grounding call vs. West Alabama, Nov. 5, 2011 400 Yards Total Offense: 455 @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 40-Yard FG: 43, Matt Dean vs. Ouachita Baptist, Oct. 1, 2011 500 Yards Total Offense: 512 @ North Alabama, Oct. 13, 2011 45-Yard FG: 48, Matt Dean vs. Arkansas Tech, Sep. 9, 2011 600 Yards Total Offense: 711, @ Lambuth, Nov. 13, 2010 50-Yard FG: 52, Billy Dorgan @ Central Arkansas, Oct. 28, 2000 700 Yards Total Offense: 711, @ Lambuth, Nov. 13, 2010 Three FGs: Matt Dean (22, 20, 24) @ Valdosta State, Sep. 18, 2010 100 Yards Receiving: 134, Patrick Bethley @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Four FGs: 5, Trey Crum vs. Southern Arkansas, Oct. 18, 2003 150 Yards Receiving: 155, Chance Dennis @ Arkansas Tech, Sep 17, 2011 Five FGs: 5, Trey Crum vs. Southern Arkansas, Oct. 18, 2003 200 Yards Receiving: 203, Trevar Deed vs. North Alabama, Nov. 29, 2008 Game-Winning Field Goal: 33-yards, Andrew Jones @ Tarleton State, Oct. 6, 2012 Two Players With 100 Yards Receiving: Trevar Deed (117) & Rafael Mitchell (104) vs. Harding, Sep. 19, 2009 60-Yard Punt: 65-yards, Andrew Jones @ Valdosta State, Oct. 20, 2012 Back-to-Back Games With 100 Yards Receiving: 70-Yard Punt: 79, Andrew Jones vs. North Alabama, Nov. 26, 2011 Trevar Deed, 115 @ North Alabama, Oct. 15, 2009 & 117 @ West Alabama, Oct. 10, 2009

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 11 2013 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY STATESMAN FOOTBALL @DSUSTATESMEN | @DELTASTATEFB | #DSUFAMILY RECORD VERSUS ALL OPPONENTS SCHOOL W L T PF PA SCHOOL W L T PF PA Abilene Christian University 0 1 0 28 34 + Nicholls State 5 3 1 169 132 Alabama, University of 0 1 0 0 89 Gulf South 4 2 1 144 84 Albany State University 1 0 0 28 7 *North Alabama 24 31 1 1072 1230 Arkansas College 1 0 0 46 0 Gulf South 12 29 1 711 978 +Arkansas-Monticello 28 5 0 1057 441 North Carolina Central 1 0 0 24 17 Gulf South 13 2 0 516 239 North Dakota 0 1 0 19 28 Arkansas State 4 4 1 167 131 North Dakota State 1 1 0 47 32 +Arkansas Tech 12 7 0 530 444 North Greenville 1 0 0 28 23 Gulf South 9 6 0 399 325 Northeast Louisiana 8 12 0 237 373 Austin Peay State 2 2 0 83 79 Northwest Junior College 10 1 0 405 38 Belhaven College 1 0 0 55 18 + Northwestern State 2 14 0 156 397 Bethel College 6 4 1 226 86 Gulf South 2 1 0 66 25 Bloomburg (PA) University 1 0 0 63 34 Ole Miss Freshmen 0 2 0 2 20 Centenary College 1 0 0 63 0 +Ouachita Baptist 18 4 0 519 319 +Central Arkansas 5 11 1 326 402 Gulf South 7 2 0 228 165 Gulf South 2 6 0 156 225 Parsons (Iowa) College 0 1 0 18 19 Catawba 1 0 0 24 14 Pittsburg State 1 1 0 67 80 Cleveland Independents 1 0 0 6 0 Quantico (Va.) Marines 0 2 0 16 30 College of the Ozarks 1 0 0 47 0 Rhodes College 0 1 0 0 32 Concordia-College 0 0 0 - - Rhodes Freshmen 3 0 0 47 0 Cumberland University 2 1 0 84 48 Ruleville Independents 0 1 0 2 12 East Central Oklahoma 2 0 0 43 19 Sam Houston State Uniersity 0 1 0 31 38 Eastern Illinois 1 1 0 50 27 Samford University 4 7 0 173 192 Elizabeth City State 3 0 0 71 38 Shepherd University 1 0 0 29 17 Elon College 0 1 0 21 24 Shorter University 0 1 0 21 33 Evansville College 0 1 0 6 19 Gulf South 0 1 0 21 33 Florida State 0 1 0 0 32 Southeast Missouri 23 4 1 645 341 Florida Tech 0 0 0 - - + Southeastern Louisiana 5 8 0 147 273 Gulf South 0 0 0 - 1 Gulf South 3 4 0 74 115 Fort Benning (Ga.) 1 0 0 20 3 Southeastern Oklahoma State 1 1 0 27 31 Fort Valley State 1 2 0 74 59 Southern Illinois University 1 0 0 24 16 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn) 0 1 0 0 7 Southern Mississippi 3 10 1 131 340 Grand Valley State 0 1 0 30 49 +Southern Arkansas 17 7 0 531 323 Greenville Independents 0 1 0 0 21 Gulf South 9 4 0 202 186 +Harding University 10 1 1 445 257 Southwest Baptist 1 0 0 20 0 Gulf South 8 1 0 365 186 Southwest Missouri State 1 1 0 73 34 +Henderson State 20 4 1 705 402 Southwest Texas State 0 1 0 10 17 Gulf South 12 3 1 438 274 Southwestern Louisiana 1 4 0 68 91 Hendrix College 0 3 0 12 30 Spring Hill College (Ala.) 1 0 0 12 7 Hinds Junior College 2 0 0 28 7 Stephen F. Austin State Univ. 2 5 0 86 178 Holmes Junior College 2 0 0 51 19 Tampa, University of 3 4 0 148 172 Illinois-Chicago Circle 1 0 0 84 0 Tarleton State University 1 0 0 38 35 Indianapolis 0 1 0 18 33 Tennessee-Martin JC 1 3 0 46 71 Jackson State 1 1 0 44 45 + Tennessee-Martin, Univ. of 22 13 0 728 533 +Jacksonville State 8 22 1 537 732 Gulf South 12 8 0 435 337 Gulf South 2 18 1 344 588 Texas-Arlington 0 1 0 8 19 Lambuth University 6 6 0 216 154 Texas A&M-Commerce 2 2 0 70 68 Liberty Baptist 2 0 0 47 21 Texas A&M-Kingsville 0 1 0 17 28 Louisiana College 8 8 2 214 212 Texas State 0 1 0 25 32 Louisiana Tech 0 3 0 7 80 + Troy State (Ala.) 19 21 0 649 720 Memphis Naval Air Station 1 0 0 75 6 Gulf South 7 13 0 316 474 Memphis (e) 4 9 1 98 195 Tupelo Military Institute 0 1 0 6 13 Merchant Marine Academy 1 0 0 19 0 Tusculum 1 0 0 27 19 McNeese State 0 1 0 27 52 Union (Tenn.) University 1 4 0 43 74 Middle Tennessee State 1 2 0 31 33 * Valdosta State (Ga.) 18 13 1 773 922 Millsaps College 5 10 0 136 280 Gulf South 18 13 1 773 922 Millsaps Freshmen 0 1 0 6 27 * West Alabama 33 20 3 1461 983 Minnesota-Duluth 0 1 0 17 20 Gulf South 24 14 2 1048 819 + Mississippi College 17 15 2 532 503 West Chester (Pa.) State 0 1 0 28 31 Gulf South 11 11 1 346 363 *West Georgia 18 8 0 848 528 Mississippi College “B” 0 0 1 0 0 Gulf South 18 8 0 848 528 Miss. College Freshmen 0 1 0 6 18 West Virginia Tech 1 0 0 61 0 Mississippi Delta JC 5 4 1 112 115 Western Kentucky 1 4 0 57 135 Mississippi State 0 1 0 0 39 William Carey (MS) College 0 1 0 7 19 Mississippi Valley State 3 1 0 131 54 Bold denotes 2013 opponents • * Denotes current Gulf South Conference members • + Denotes former GSC members Murray State 3 3 2 97 123

2013 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 12 Delta State Univ. Combined Team Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2013) All games

Date Opponent Score Att. Record: Overall Home Away Neutral Sep 01, 2012 FORT VALLEY STATE L 23-31 6321 All games 3-7 1-4 2-3 0-0 Sep 08, 2012 at Elizabeth City State W 26-7 3868 Conference 1-4 1-2 0-2 0-0 * Sep 22, 2012 NORTH ALABAMA L 12-20 8943 Non-Conference 2-3 0-2 2-1 0-0 Sep 27, 2012 ABILENE CHRISTIAN L 28-34 5123 Oct 06, 2012 at Tarleton W 38-35 2218 Team Statistics DSU OPP * Oct 13, 2012 WEST GEORGIA W 33-24 2653 FIRST DOWNS 196 200 * Oct 20, 2012 at Valdosta State L 41-59 6672 R u s h i n g 109 83 * Oct 27, 2012 #15 WEST ALABAMA L 7-37 3210 P a s s i n g 75 90 Nov 03, 2012 at Indianapolis L 18-33 3232 P e n a l t y 12 27 * Nov 10, 2012 at SHORTER UNIVERSITY L 21-32 0 RUSHING YARDAGE 1895 1740 Rushing Attempts 408 391 Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Average Per Rush 4.6 4.5 Trevor Wooden 9 132 682 139 543 4.1 9 33 60.3 Average Per Game 189.5 174.0 R. Truesdale 10 85 571 47 524 6.2 3 59 52.4 TDs Rushing 19 22 Brant Botill 10 50 265 15 250 5.0 3 49 25.0 PASSING YARDAGE 1884 2017 Justin McArthur 10 48 224 20 204 4.2 1 18 20.4 C o m p - A t t - I n t 132-254-13 173-282-7 Richard Freelon 10 36 183 3 180 5.0 1 21 18.0 Average Per Pass 7.4 7.2 Avery Horn 6 14 65 2 63 4.5 2 11 10.5 Average Per Catch 14.3 11.7 Erick Clayton 9 4 45 3 42 10.5 0 22 4.7 Average Per Game 188.4 201.7 S. Van Brunt 6 19 78 51 27 1.4 0 18 4.5 TDs Passing 14 18 Lavon Downs 10 6 34 8 26 4.3 0 18 2.6 TOTAL OFFENSE 3779 3757 Patrick Bethley 11 5 28 2 26 5.2 0 11 2.4 Average Per Play 5.7 5.6 M. Johnson 2 3 22 14 8 2.7 0 22 4.0 Average Per Game 377.9 375.7 Andrew Jones 10 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 32-794 35-674 L. Peterson 2 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 18-162 17-82 TEAM 8 4 0 5 -5 -1.2 0 0 -0.6 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 7-141 13-158 Total 10 408 2204 309 1895 4.6 19 59 189.5 FUMBLES-LOST 17-11 13-4 Opponents 10 391 2046 306 1740 4.5 22 79 174.0 PENALTIES-Yards 91-755 59-550 PUNTS-AVG 41-41.6 46-40.8 Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 0 : 4 5 3 0 : 3 4 Trevor Wooden 9 129.40 98-188-11 52.1 1520 12 75 168.9 3RD-DOWN Conversions 48/128 57/134 S. Van Brunt 6 101.96 33-64-2 51.6 353 2 35 58.8 4TH-DOWN Conversions 10/22 3/8 Andrew Jones 10 192.40 1-1-0 100.0 11 0 11 1.1 R. Truesdale 10 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Total 10 122.23 132-254-13 52.0 1884 14 75 188.4 Eric Williams 2 41 20.5 0 41 Opponents 10 137.53 173-282-7 61.3 2017 18 87 201.7 D. Jackson 2 26 13.0 0 25 Kenny Barnes 2 74 37.0 0 38 Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g M. Hill 1 0 0.0 0 0 Lavon Downs 10 44 550 12.5 4 36 55.0 Kevin Jackson 10 30 483 16.1 4 57 48.3 Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Patrick Bethley 11 16 275 17.2 2 75 25.0 Andrew Jones 40 1692 42.3 65 6 4 9 10 1 Erick Clayton 9 9 197 21.9 2 70 21.9 TEAM 1 14 14.0 14 0 0 0 0 0 R. Truesdale 10 9 95 10.6 0 26 9.5 Reed Falkner 9 6 104 17.3 2 38 11.6 Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg D.J. Holley 10 6 69 11.5 0 23 6.9 Erick Clayton 13 89 6.8 0 17 Casey Osborne 8 4 47 11.8 0 31 5.9 Lavon Downs 3 31 10.3 0 31 Brant Botill 10 4 40 10.0 0 15 4.0 R. Truesdale 1 29 29.0 1 0 Justin McArthur 10 2 10 5.0 0 6 1.0 Kenny Barnes 1 13 13.0 0 0 Mike McAlister 8 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.4 Total 18 162 9.0 1 31 Richard Freelon 10 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 Opponents 17 82 4.8 0 17 Total 10 132 1884 14.3 14 75 188.4 Opponents 10 173 2017 11.7 18 87 201.7 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Lavon Downs 24 688 28.7 0 46 Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Brant Botill 3 60 20.0 0 40 D.J. Jarrin 2-3 66.7 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 30 0 R. Truesdale 2 4 2.0 0 9 Andrew Jones 3-6 50.0 0-0 2-2 1-1 0-3 0-0 33 1 T.J. West 1 8 8.0 0 8 Justin McArthur 1 34 34.0 0 34 PAT Marvin Clayton 1 0 0.0 0 0 Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total 32 794 24.8 0 46 Trevor Wooden 9 - - 1-1 - 1-1 - - 56 Opponents 35 674 19.3 0 40 Lavon Downs 4 - - - 1 - - - 26 Kevin Jackson 4 ------24 All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g R. Truesdale 4 ------24 Lavon Downs 10 26 550 31 688 0 1295 129.5 Andrew Jones - 3-6 12-17 - - - - - 21 R. Truesdale 10 524 95 29 4 0 652 65.2 Brant Botill 3 ------18 Trevor Wooden 9 543 0 0 0 0 543 60.3 D.J. Jarrin - 2-3 10-12 - - - - - 16 Kevin Jackson 10 0 483 0 0 0 483 48.3 Patrick Bethley 2 - - - 1 0-1 - - 14 Brant Botill 10 250 40 0 60 0 350 35.0 Erick Clayton 2 ------12 Total 10 1895 1884 162 794 141 4876 487.6 Avery Horn 2 ------12 Opponents 10 1740 2017 82 674 158 4671 467.1 Reed Falkner 2 ------12 Justin McArthur 1 ------6 Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Richard Freelon 1 ------6 Trevor Wooden 9 320 543 1520 2063 229.2 Jack Tharp - - 0-1 - - - - - 0 R. Truesdale 10 86 524 0 524 52.4 S. Van Brunt - - - - - 1-1 - - 0 S. Van Brunt 6 83 27 353 380 63.3 Total 34 5-9 22-30 1-1 2 2-3 - - 247 Brant Botill 10 50 250 0 250 25.0 Opponents 41 9-14 35-39 0-1 1 1-1 - 1 312 Justin McArthur 10 48 204 0 204 20.4 Total 10 662 1895 1884 3779 377.9 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Opponents 10 673 1740 2017 3757 375.7 Delta State Univ. Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2013) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 47 Rory Island 10 23 33 56 6.5-18 2.0-12 . 1 . 1-0 1 . . 21 M. Hill 10 33 23 56 1.0-10 1.0-10 1-0 4 1 . 1 . . 7 I. Triplett 8 23 28 51 7.5-23 1.0-5 . 1 . . 1 . . 46 Diego Lubin 10 22 28 50 14.0-65 3.5-25 . 1 1 . 1 . . 42 T.J. West 10 19 29 48 3.5-7 ...... 22 Kenny Barnes 10 18 28 46 3.5-7 . 2-74 4 1 1-11 . 1 . 8 C.J. Lester 10 23 18 41 4.5-29 1.0-11 . 3 . . 1 . . 45 Marvin Clayton 10 19 17 36 5.0-20 1.0-6 . . . . 1 . . 4 Eric Williams 10 22 11 33 1.5-4 . 2-41 3 . . 1 . . 27 Trenton Warren 10 15 17 32 1.0-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 90 Anthony Payne 10 8 18 26 3.5-7 1.0-4 ...... 99 Mario Owens 10 5 17 22 1.5-4 ...... 48 Jamison Goins 10 3 19 22 1.0-2 . . . . 1-0 . 1 . 29 D. Jackson 8 11 11 22 . . 2-26 ...... 12 Preston Felder 10 14 7 21 2.0-3 . . 3 . . . . . 41 Caleb Smith 9 12 9 21 2.5-6 1.0-4 . 1 . . . . . 91 Jeremy Boyd 10 6 15 21 1.5-4 . . 1 . . . . . 51 Steven Varnado 7 4 16 20 ...... 94 Jasper Williams 10 6 12 18 3.0-8 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . 20 Ken Griffin 10 8 10 18 1.0-5 . . 1 . . . . . 26 Lucas Shipman 10 5 7 12 . . . . 2 . . . . 92 Trent Dunne 8 1 10 11 1.0-3 ...... 84 Jarvis York 10 5 4 9 ...... 38 Artis Chambers 7 3 3 6 ...... 33 Brant Botill 10 2 4 6 0.5-0 . . . 1 . . . . 14 L. Collins 9 3 3 6 ...... 59 D. Covington 8 3 2 5 2.0-14 2.0-14 . 1 . . . . . 17 T. Robertson 8 2 3 5 ...... 88 D.J. Holley 10 2 2 4 ...... 95 Devonte West 8 . 4 4 ...... 96 Mike McAlister 8 1 2 3 ...... 43 Joseph Smith 7 1 2 3 ...... 2 Lavon Downs 10 3 . 3 ...... 30 R. Truesdale 10 2 1 3 ...... 2 . 53 Marshall Burgin 3 1 2 3 ...... 70 Andre Lucious 10 2 . 2 ...... 74 Daniel Larocca 9 1 1 2 ...... 93 Erik Rogers 4 . 2 2 ...... 37 Andrew Jones 10 2 . 2 ...... 19 K. Thompson 2 1 1 2 ...... 25 Fred Marshall 1 1 . 1 ...... 77 Kendall Hunter 10 1 . 1 ...... 36 Eric Stevens 2 . 1 1 ...... 31 M. Johnson 2 1 . 1 ...... 98 Chad Jones 1 1 . 1 ...... 52 Rashaad Hughley 8 . 1 1 0.5-1 ...... 53 Marshal Burgin 1 . 1 1 ...... TM TEAM 8 ...... 1 . Total 10 338 422 760 68-242 14-92 7-141 25 7 4-11 7 5 . Opponents 10 360 332 692 68-270 19-126 13-158 28 16 11-7 9 5 1 Individual Career History

Kenny Barnes

PUNT RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 10 1 13 0 0 13.0 1.3 TOTAL 37 1 13 0 0 13.0 0.4

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2011 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 10 2 74 0 38 37.0 7.4 TOTAL 37 2 74 0 38 37.0 2.0

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 10 0 0 13 0 74 87 8.7 TOTAL 37 0 0 13 0 74 87 2.4

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 22 13 35 3.0-4 0 0 0 0 2011 14 29 16 45 2.5-14 6 0 0 0 2012 10 18 28 46 3.5-7 6 0 1 1 TOTAL 37 69 57 126 9.0-25 12 0 1 1

SACKS g ua a total yards 2010 13 0 0 0.0 0 2011 14 1 0 1.0 10 2012 10 0 0 0.0 0 TOTAL 37 1 0 1.0 10

Reed Falkner

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2010 13 2 21 0 14 0.2 10.5 1.6 2011 11 3 45 0 29 0.3 15.0 4.1 2012 9 6 104 2 38 0.7 17.3 11.6 TOTAL 33 11 170 2 38 0.3 15.5 5.2

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2010 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2011 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 9 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 1.3 TOTAL 33 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 12 0.4

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 13 0 21 0 0 0 21 1.6 2011 11 0 45 0 0 0 45 4.1 2012 9 0 104 0 0 0 104 11.6 TOTAL 33 0 170 0 0 0 170 5.2

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 13 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 11 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2012 9 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 33 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 Individual Career History

Richard Freelon

RUSHING g att yards td long avg/c avg/g 2011 14 125 700 8 47 5.6 50.0 2012 10 36 180 1 21 5.0 18.0 TOTAL 24 161 880 9 47 5.5 36.7

TOTAL OFFENSE g rush pass total avg/g 2011 14 700 0 700 50.0 2012 10 180 0 180 18.0 TOTAL 24 880 0 880 36.7

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 14 9 69 0 23 0.6 7.7 4.9 2012 10 1 3 0 3 0.1 3.0 0.3 TOTAL 24 10 72 0 23 0.4 7.2 3.0

SCORING g td rush rcv ret pat 2pat fg total avg/g 2011 14 8 8 0 0 0 0 0 48 3.4 2012 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.6 TOTAL 24 9 9 0 0 0 0 0 54 2.2

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 14 700 69 0 0 0 769 54.9 2012 10 180 3 0 0 0 183 18.3 TOTAL 24 880 72 0 0 0 952 39.7

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 14 10 3 13 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2012 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 24 10 3 13 0.0-0 0 0 0 0

D.J. Holley

RECEIVING g rec yards td long rec/g avg/c avg/g 2011 10 3 24 0 11 0.3 8.0 2.4 2012 10 6 69 0 23 0.6 11.5 6.9 TOTAL 20 9 93 0 23 0.4 10.3 4.7

PUNT RETURNS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2011 10 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 20 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 10 0 24 0 0 0 24 2.4 2012 10 0 69 0 0 0 69 6.9 TOTAL 20 0 93 0 0 0 93 4.7

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 10 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 2012 10 2 2 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 20 2 2 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 Individual Career History

Rory Island

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 13 7 2 9 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2012 10 23 33 56 6.5-18 1 1 1 0 TOTAL 23 30 35 65 6.5-18 1 1 1 0

SACKS g ua a total yards 2011 13 0 0 0.0 0 2012 10 2 0 2.0 12 TOTAL 23 2 0 2.0 12

D. Jackson

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2011 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 8 2 26 0 25 13.0 3.2 TOTAL 16 2 26 0 25 13.0 1.6

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2011 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 8 0 0 0 0 26 26 3.2 TOTAL 16 0 0 0 0 26 26 1.6

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 8 3 1 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2012 8 11 11 22 0.0-0 2 0 0 0 TOTAL 16 14 12 26 0.0-0 2 0 0 0

Fred Marshall

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 1 3 1 4 0.0-0 1 0 0 0 2012 1 1 0 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 2 4 1 5 0.0-0 1 0 0 0

Caleb Smith

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2011 14 12 11 23 2.5-13 0 0 2 0 2012 9 12 9 21 2.5-6 1 0 0 0 TOTAL 23 24 20 44 5.0-19 1 0 2 0

SACKS g ua a total yards 2011 14 1 0 1.0 7 2012 9 1 0 1.0 4 TOTAL 23 2 0 2.0 11 Individual Career History

I. Triplett

INTERCEPTIONS g no. yards td long avg/r avg/g 2010 15 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.1 2011 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2012 8 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 37 2 2 0 2 1.0 0.1

ALL PURPOSE g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g 2010 15 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1 2011 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 2012 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 37 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 15 43 57 100 12.0-40 8 4 0 0 2011 14 34 48 82 10.0-38 5 4 2 0 2012 8 23 28 51 7.5-23 1 1 0 0 TOTAL 37 100 133 233 29.5-101 14 9 2 0

SACKS g ua a total yards 2010 15 2 0 2.0 19 2011 14 2 1 2.5 18 2012 8 1 0 1.0 5 TOTAL 37 5 1 5.5 42

Trenton Warren

TACKLES g ua a total tfl pd ff fr blk 2010 11 3 4 7 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 2011 13 8 7 15 0.5-2 1 0 1 0 2012 10 15 17 32 1.0-2 1 0 1 0 TOTAL 34 26 28 54 1.5-4 2 0 2 0