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22018018 GGramblingrambling SStatetate FFOOTBALLOOTBALL QQuickuick FFactsacts GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF Location Grambling, La. Head Coach Broderick Fobbs Founded 1901 Alma Mater Grambling State, 1997 Enrollment 5,188 Record at GSU (Years) 39-11 (4 seasons) Mascot Tigers Overall Record (Years) 39-11 (4 seasons) School Colors Black & Gold Director of Football Operations Michael Armstrong Affi liation NCAA Division I FCS Offi ce Phone 318.274.2327 Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Offi ce Fax 318.274.2761 Stadium Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Best Time/Day to Reach Coach Contact Football Capacity 19,600 Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Reginald Nelson Surface Artifi cial Turf Alma Mater McNeesee State, 1998 President Richard J. Gallot, Jr. Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Everett Todd Alma Mater Grambling State, 1987 Alma Mater Rice, 1984 Director of Athletics Paul A. Bryant Quarterbacks Kendrick Nord Alma Mater Alaska Pacifi c, 1990 Alma Mater Grambling State, 2012 Deputy Director of Athletics/Business Manager Terlynn Olds Wide Receivers Quentin Burrell Alma Mater Saint Leo, 1998 Alma Mater Notre Dame, 2005 Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Wanda Currie Running Backs Lee Fobbs Alma Mater Grambling State, 1984 Alma Mater Grambling State, 1973 Assistant AD for Marketing and Communications Karen M. Carty Tight Ends Darrell Kitchen Alma Mater Norfolk State, 2004 Alma Mater Northwestern State, 2007 Assistant AD for Compliance Tiffani-Dawn Sykes Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator Terrence Graves Alma Mater Virginia State, 2001 Alma Mater Winston-Salem State, 1994 Assistant AD for Academic Enhancement Abiola Wilson-Brigmon Safeties Brian Ware Alma Mater South Carolina State, 2005 Alma Mater Texas Lutheran, 2008 Sports Information Director Brian Howard Cornerbacks Delphrine (Del) Lee-Collins Alma Mater Ashland, 2000 Alma Mater McNeese State, 1998 Director of Operations Jeffrey Sims Graduate Assistant - Offensive Analyst Brandon Landers Alma Mater Grambling State, 2017 Graduate Assistant - Offense Dre Fusilier Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Bobby Burkes Graduate Assistant - Defensive Analyst Jamaal Forbes Alma Mater Xavier University (New Orleans), 1973 Graduate Assistant - Defense Lorenzo Jackson Athletics Phone 318.274.2374 Graduate Assistant - Football Operations LaDerrika Morris Athletics Fax 318.274.7031 Head Strength and Conditioning Robert “Damon” Harrington Ticket Offi ce 318.274.4795 Assistant Strength and Conditioning Aaron Gill Press Box 318.274-2151/2152/2153 School Website gsutigers.com 2017 YEAR IN REVIEW MEDIA INFORMATION Record 11-2 (.846) SWAC Record /Finish 7-0 (1.000)/1st SWAC West Assistant AD for Media, Marketing and Promotions Karen M. Carty Postseason SWAC Championship/Celebration Bowl Offi ce Phone 318.274.6007 SWAC Championship defeated Alcorn State, 40-32 Email [email protected] Celebration Bowl lost to North Carolina A&T State, 21-14 Sports Information Director/Football Contact Brian Howard Final Ranking Offi ce Phone 318.274.6414 FCS Coaches Poll 14 Cell Phone 302.258.7461 STATS FCS Top 25 16 Twitter @Brianhoward33 All-SWAC Honors Email [email protected] Coach of the Year Broderick Fobbs Athletics Website gsutigers.com Offensive Player of the Year Devante Kincade Facebook gramblingathletics01 Defensive Player of the Year De’Arius Christmas Twitter GSU_Tigers All-SWAC First Team Honors (9) Instagram gramblingathletics01 Devante Kincade, Martez Carter, Trent Scott, William Waddell, La’Allan Clark, Brandon Varner, De’Arius Christmas, HISTORY De’Aumante Johnson, Marc Orozo All-SWAC Second Team Honors (3) Darrell Clark, Jordan Jones, Linwood Banks First Year of Football 1928 Bowl Games Record 5-4 2017 ROSTER SUMMARY Last Time In Postseason 2017 Celebration Bowl Result 21-14 loss to North Carolina A&T State Offensive Starters Returning/Lost 8/3 All-Time Record 545-241-18 (90 seasons) Defensive Starters Returning/Lost 6/5 SWAC Championships (26) 1960, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, Letterwinners Returning/Lost 80/14 1975, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1994, Newcomers 13 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2016, 2017 Basic Offense Multiple Black College National Championships (15) 1955, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1975, Basic Defense Multiple 1977, 1980, 1983, 1992, 2001, 2005, 2008, 2016 GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (80) NEWCOMERS (15) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School NAME POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL 3 Charles Wright QB 6-0 190 R-So. Monroe, La./Ouachita Parish HS 5 De’Arius Christmas LB 5-10 220 Jr. Vicksburg, Miss./East Mississippi CC Sundiata Anderson DE 6-4 220 Atlanta, Ga./North Clayton HS 6 Lyndemian Brooks WR 5-9 165 So. Austin, Texas/Manor HS Don’tae Barge DE 6-4 240 New Orleans, La./Helen Cox HS 7 Danquarian Fields DB 6-3 190 So. Arcadia, La./Arcadia HS 8 Anfernee Mullins DL 6-4 270 R-So. Aliceville, Ala./Mississippi State Darqueze Brutton WR 5-6 160 Tallahassee, Fla./Leon HS 9 Devohn Lindsey WR 6-3 205 R-Jr. Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock HS Cecil Cherry LB 6-0 240 Frostproof, Fla./Coahoma CC 10 Malik Route WR 5-7 150 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Griffi n HS Aldon Clark QB 6-2 197 New Orleans, La./Arkansas State 11 Dedrick Shy DB 6-2 185 Jr. New Orleans, La./Tulane 13 Quintin Guice WR 6-1 190 So. Monroe, La./Neville HS Matthew Cormier LB 6-3 205 Lake Charles, La./LaGrange HS 15 Tre’von Cherry DB 6-1 180 Jr. Tulsa, Okla./East Central HS Damien Crumitie DB 6-0 160 Tallahassee, Fla./Dodge City CC 16 Calief Samon WR 5-10 155 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Snow College 17 Darrell Clark WR 6-0 180 Jr. New Orleans, La./Warren Easton HS Kevin Dominique RB 6-0 195 White Castle, La./Plaquemine HS 18 Kevin Reynolds WR 6-4 185 So. Houston, Texas/Texas College Keilon Elder RB 5-9 205 Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville HS 18 Raylon Richardson WR 6-4 195 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Miller Grove HS 19 Geremy Hickbottom QB 6-4 210 R-Fr. Mobile, Ala./Williamson HS Ryan Fields DB 6-1 160 Houston, Texas/Cypress Ranch, Texas 20 Ladarrin Ellis-Jones RB 5-8 180 So. La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS TJ Hawthorne DB 6-2 205 Springhill, La./North Webster HS 21 Percy Cargo DB 6-2 210 Jr. Donaldsonville, La./Donaldsonville HS 23 Kenan Fontenot DB 6-0 180 Fr. Lake Charles, La./Hamilton Christian Kalif Jackson TE 6-4 220 Jacksonville, Fla./Florida 25 Devanir Martin DB 5-9 165 Fr. Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS Donald Johnson, Jr. WR 5-8 165 Ruston, La./Ruston HS 26 Justin Victorian DB 5-10 170 R-So. Roswell, Ga./Roswell HS Quincy Mitchell QB 6-0 175 Baton Rouge, La./Southern Lab HS 27 Nicholas Black RB 5-10 190 R-So. Houston, Texas/Army (West Point) 28 DeSherrius Flowers RB 6-1 205 R-So. Mobile, Ala./Jones County JC Maurice Robinson DB 6-2 185 Mobile, Ala./Murphy HS 29 Garrett Urban K/P 5-10 175 Fr. Houston, Texas/Fort Bend Travis HS 31 Marc Orozco K/P 5-9 170 R-Jr. Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan HS 32 Nicholas DeRogers DB 6-3 195 Fr. Ventress, La./Livonia HS 33 Miguel Mendez K/P 5-10 160 Jr. Gonzales, Calif./Hartnell CC 34 Jeremy Carter LB 6-3 215 R-So. Birmingham, Ala./Shades Valley HS 35 Chris Grant DB 5-11 190 So. Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd HS 36 Jaquez Splond DB 5-8 170 So. West Monroe, La./West Monroe HS 37 Dequarius Thomas WR 6-0 181 R-So. Alexandria, La./Peabody Magnet HS 39 Jaylon Terrell DB 6-0 200 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas/Berker HS 40 Johntavious Robinson RB 5-8 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./North Clayton HS 41 Malcolm Williams LB 5-11 240 Jr. Little Rock, Ark./Central HS 42 Marchael Jackson LB 6-0 220 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Central Gwinnett HS BLACK COLLEGE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: 15 44 Brandon Varner DL 6-4 255 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Kipp Atlanta HS YEAR Record 45 Najee Gordon LB 6-3 205 So. New Orleans, La./Eleanor McMain HS 1955 10-0 47 De’Andre Hogues LB 6-2 215 So. Mobile, Ala./John L. LeFlore HS 1967 9-1 49 Seth Edwards Db 5-9 160 R-Jr. Lake Charles, La./Hamilton Christian HS 1972 11-2 50 Trevor Fleming LS 5-11 220 Fr. Gonzales, La./East Ascension HS 1974 11-1 51 Jarvis Price DB 6-0 200 So. Monroe, La./Central Arkansas 1975 9-2 52 Che’ Manning OL 6-3 290 So. Bastrop, La./Ouachita Christian HS 1977 10-1 54 Devontai Wilson LB 6-0 220 So. Crawley, La./ Northside HS 1980 10-2 55 Linwood Banks DL 6-1 290 Jr. Alexandria, La./Peabody HS 1983 8-1-2 56 Treylan Dunn LB 6-1 245 So. Jackson, La./East Feliciana HS 1992 10-2 57 Keith Johnson OL 6-1 300 R-So. Dallas, Texas/Dort College 2000 10-2 59 Donald Freeman LB 6-3 210 R-So. Baton Rouge, La./Louisiana Tech 60 David Moore OL 6-3 35 R-Fr. Little Rock, Ark./ McClellan HS 2001 10-1 61 Alexander Blunt OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. New Orleans, La./Woodrow Wilson HS 2002 11-2 62 Clarence Comeaux OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. Beaumont, Texas/Ozen HS 2005 11-1 63 Ronald Evans OL 6-3 260 Fr. New Orleans, La./G.W. Carver HS 2008 11-2 64 Deandre Sims OL 5-11 300 So. Port St. Lucie, Fla./Port St. Lucie HS 2016 11-1 66 Juac Angoi OL 6-5 335 Fr. Dallas, Texas/ Bishop Lynch HS 67 Travous Baldwin OL 6-4 245 So.