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GAME 3 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS #24/#25 GRAMBLING STATE (1-1, 0-0 SWAC) Date Saturday, Sept. 16 Time 6 p.m. Sept. 2 at Tulane% L, 14-43 Location Grambling, La. Sept. 9 NORTHWESTERN STATE W, 23-10 Venue Eddie G. Robinson Stadium Sept. 16 JACKSON STATE%! 6 p.m. Capacity 19,600 Sept. 23 at Mississippi Valley State* 6 p.m. Television ESPN3/Tape Delayed (ESPNU) Sept. 30 vs. Clark Atlanta** 3:30 p.m. Oct. 7 vs. Prairie View A&M*^ 4 p.m. Radio 99.3 FM/97.3 FM Series Record GSU leads 45-21-1 Oct. 21 ALCORN STATE* 2 p.m. GRAMBLING STATE JACKSON STATE Oct. 28 SOUTHERN*# 2 p.m. Last Meeting 2016 Nov. 4 at Arkansas-Pine Bluff* 2:30 p.m. TIGERS Result GSU, 35-14 TIGERS Nov. 11 at Alabama State* 2 p.m. 1-1 0-2 Nov. 25 vs. Southern*^^ 4 p.m. 0-0 SWAC 0-0 SWAC Dec. 2 at SWAC Championship TBA Dec. 16 Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl+ 12 p.m. THE GAME: It has been nearly fi ve years since the last time Jackson State visited Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium and that happened in 2012 when JSU walked away with a 53-17 victory. The following year (2013), Jackson State won on a forfeit. Since 2013, Grambling State has had the advantage and leads the series, 45-21-1, including three straight wins as GSU head coach * - Southwestern Athletic Conference Game | ** - Chicago Classic (Soldier Field) has yet to lose to Jackson State. ^ - Texas () | ^^ - (Mercedes Benz Superdome) ! - High School Day | # - Homecoming | % - ESPN3 |+ - ABC While Jackson State is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC), the matchup will not be part of the SWAC schedule due All Times Are Central and Subject To Change to the conference playing a seven-game schedule. However, that won’t be any issues when these two teams take the fi eld on Saturday Rankings Listed are FCS Coaches Poll & FCS STATS Top 25 Poll as a win from either team will more than likely be bragging rights as the teams head into SWAC play.

A win for Grambling State would be the second consecutive victory and keep them on pace with the 2016 record. A win for Jackson State 2017 OPPONENT SCHEDULE & RESULTS would give JSU its fi rst win of the season and fi rst over GSU since 2012. JACKSON STATE TELEVISED GAME: Grambling State is 0-1 this season with games being broadcasted on the ESPN Family of Networks. In its only (0-2, 0-0 SWAC) televised game thus far, GSU fell to Tulane to open the season. Saturday’s matchup will be broadcasted live on ESPN3 (tape delayed on ESPNU) as Eric Clemons and Jay Walker will have the call. Sept. 2 at TCU L, 0-63 Sept. 9 vs. Tennessee State L, 15-17 RANKINGS: Despite a win against an FCS opponent last weekend, Grambling State fell two spots in the FCS Coaches Top 25 Poll as GSU Sept. 16 at Grambling State 6 p.m. is now ranked No. 25. In the STATS FCS Top 25, Grambling State held its spot from a week ago at No. 24. Sept. 23 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF* 6 p.m. Sept. 30 at Prairie View A&M* 4 p.m. GRAMBLING STATE: The biggest difference in GSU was from Week 1 to Week 2. Grambling State piled on 435 total yards of offense Oct. 14 at Tuskegee 6 p.m. and led from start to fi nish in the 2017 home opener with a 23-10 win over Northwestern State. Oct. 21 SOUTHERN* 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at Mississippi Valley State* 2 p.m. Nov. 4 ALABAMA STATE* 2 p.m. Martez Carter racked up 206 total yards, including 138 on the ground. His 60-yard reception on the fi rst play from scrimmage set up his Nov. 11 at Alabama A&M* TBA own two-yard touchdown run, which gave GSU a 7-0 lead just 59 seconds into the game. Carter picked up SWAC Offensive Player of the Nov. 18 ALCORN STATE* 2 p.m. Week honors on Monday and was also a STATS Offensive Player of the Week honorable mention selection.

* - Southwestern Athletic Conference Game JACKSON STATE: Jackson State comes into Saturday night’s tilt off a pair of losses. JSU began the season with a 63-0 loss to TCU and followed that with a 17-15 defeat against Tennessee State.

GRAMBLING STATE SPORTS RADIO NETWORK Jackson State will play on the road for the third time in as many weeks and will play its fi rst home contest of the year next week against Santoria Black Play By Play Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Ossie Clark Color Analyst Leon Thomas Sideline Coordinator Jordan Johnson leads the ground game with 89 yards on 29 carries (44.5 yards per game). Brent Lyles is 29-of-54 passing for 236 yards Nick Harrison Pre-Game and Halftime Host/Sideline Announcer and two interceptions while Shawn Bishop paces the defense with 15 tackles, including one forced fumble. SERIES HISTORY: Grambling State controls the series, 45-21-1, as the two teams tangle for the 68th time, but the fi rst time at Eddie G. Station Affi liates Robinson Memorial Stadium since the 2012 season. KPCH - 99.3 Ruston KJMG - 97.3 Monroe Grambling State has won three straight in the series, including the 35-14 victory last season. GSU hasn’t lost in the series since 2012 (forfeit). Online: thepeach993.com INSIDE GRAMBLING FOOTBALL The App: Retro Radio 993 MONDAY’S • 7 p.m. LAST TIME OUT: Grambling State raced out to a 28-0 at Jackson State midway through the third quarter and didn’t look back in a @GSU_Tigers ESPN RADIO - 97.7 35-14 victory. Hosted by Santoria Black /gsu.tigers1 GSU racked up 306 total yards of offense as Jackson State held Grambling State to just 79 yards rushing. Devante Kincade went 19-of-32 passing with one touchdown. 1 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL TIGER FOOTBALL MEDIA SERVICES MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY

MEDIA DAY PRACTICE PRACTICE PRACTICE NO MEDIA JACKSON STATE OFF DAY 10 a.m. AVAILABILITY 6 p.m. SWAC COACHES TELECONFERENCE 10:45 a.m. PRACTICE

WEEKLY MEDIA PRESS OPPORTUNITIES SWAC NEWS & NOTES Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs and selected e-mail list. SWAC WEEKLY HONORS: players will meet with the media each Tuesday at 12 p.m. Each week during the regular season, the SWAC will GAME DAY COVERAGE during the season. Requests for specifi c players should be name an offensive, defensive, newcomer and special made to the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Communications on Sunday afternoon prior to the press CREDENTIAL REQUESTS: teams player of the week. opportunity. All requests for media, radio, television, photography, scouting and parking credentials for the 2017 Grambling SWAC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE: INTERVIEWS: State Football season, or for any individual game, should The SWAC football coaches will be available on a All interview requests for coach Broderick Fobbs, any be made in writing, on company letterhead or via e-mail weekly teleconference Mondays from August 28 - Grambling State assistant coaches and players must be (company name in address), to Brian Howard. Requests November 20 from 10:00 am until noon central time. coordinated through the Assistant Athletic Director for should be made at least one week prior to the game. In- Each coach will be available for 8-10 minutes each Marketing and Communications. dividual game credentials will not be mailed, but can be week for questions and reviews. picked up in the Sports Information Offi ce the week of the Players are available for interviews, either in person or game or at the Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Will- on the phone, before or after practice Sunday through Media representatives who wish to participate should Call. consult the conference weekly release. For credible media Wednesday. In order to arrange for player interviews, please provide at least 24 hours notice to the Assistant members only who wish to participate in the weekly coach- WILL CALL: Athletic Director for Marketing and Communications. es teleconference, the call in number is 1.800.356.8278. Any media credentials not picked up during the week at Player interviews may be conducted in the Football Sta- You will br prompted for a participant code and dial: the Hobdy Assembly Center will be available at Press Will dium Support Offi ce or in the Sports Information Offi ce. 298779#. Media Members are asked to mute your line The Grambling State training room, football locker room, Call beginning three hours prior to the game. until you have a question. To Mute and Unmute your line, weight room and meeting rooms are off-limits to the me- please us 4*. dia. Your cooperation is appreciated. PRESS BOX SERVICES: The press box, located on the south side of Eddie G. Robin- For telephone interviews, the student-athlete will be pro- son Memorial Stadium and opens two hours prior to game A replay of each teleconference will be available vided with the number and will make the call at a mutual- time. each Monday on the conference’s website: ly-agreed upon time. Phone numbers of student-athletes Meals will be served in the press box beginning two hours www.swac.org. will not be made available to the media. before game time until kickoff. Sodas will be available throughout the game and snacks are served at halftime. TELECONFERENCE SCHEDULE For interviews with head coach Broderick Fobbs and/or 10:00 a.m. - SWAC News & Notes Grambling State assistant coaches, please contact Brian Game notes, programs, a fl ip card and statistics will be pro- 10:05 a.m. - James Spady (AAMU) Howard in the Sports Information Offi ce. The best time for vided prior to the game. Play-by-play and quick statistics, 10:15 a.m. - Brian Jenkins (ALST) coach Broderick Fobbs to conduct interviews is weekday fi nal team, individual and defensive statistics, drive charts 10:25 a.m. - Tony Hughes (JKST) mornings. and coaches’ quotes also will be provided. Complete sets 10:35 a.m. - Monte Coleman (UAPB)

of information will be available approximately 20 minutes 10:45 a.m. - Broderick Fobbs (GRAM) WEBSITE: after the game. 10:55 a.m. - Fred McNair (ALCN) Updated statistics, game recaps, weekly and daily releas- es, press conference transcripts, player and coaches’ bios, POST-GAME INTERVIEWS: 11:05 a.m. - Rick Comegy (MVSU) historical, broadcast and ticket information, can be found The visitor’s locker room is located on the east side of the 11:15 a.m. - (PVAM) on the Grambling State Offi cial Athletics Website at www. east end zone. The SID of the visiting school will establish 11:25 a.m. - Dawson Odums (SUBR) gsutigers.com. Media are encouraged to check the website admittance policies to the visiting locker room. 11:35 a.m. - Mike Haywood (TXSO) regularly for the latest athletics news. Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs and request- SWAC PRESS BOX NUMBERS: VIDEO SERVICES: ed players will be available in the post game interview Alabama A&M 256.372.5153 Requests for video footage of Grambling State football approximately 10 minutes after the game. Grambling State Alabama State 334.263.0637 should be made to Brian Howard in the Sports Information Offi ce. Please allow a minimum of three days lead time for post-game interviews will take place Football Stadium Alcorn State 601) 877.6520/6521 video requests. Support Offi ce. Grambling State 318.274.2151/2152/2153 Jackson State 601.979.2382 ACCESSING INFORMATION: WE ARE GRAMBLING STATE: Mississippi Valley State 662) 809.3960 In addition to the Grambling State Athletics website (www. When referring to Grambling State University, please only Prairie View A&M TBA gsutigers.com), the latest news, weekly releases, updated use the terms GRAMBLING STATE or GSU. Please re- Southern 225.771.2522/2933 frain from acronyms of the name GRAM, Grambling St. depth charts, rosters and season and single game statis- Texas Southern 713.547.3093 tics can be sent on a daily or weekly basis via e-mail. Con- or GRAM State, GRAM St. In addition, Grambling State Arkansas-Pine Bluff 870.575.7900 tact Brian Howard to request to be added to the football plays in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). 2 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL NCAA STATISTICS - GSU BRODERICK FOBBS GRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL Updated September 11, 2017 ON WEEKLY OPPONENT QUICK FACTS Location Grambling, La. QUOTES BY FOBBS ON WEEKLY MATCHUP TEAM RANKINGS National SWAC Founded 1901 4th Down Conversions 1 1 - I thought Northwestern State was a very well-coached football team and Enrollment 4,863 4th Down Conversion Percentage 1 1 did some things that were tough for us. But we were pleased to play well and Mascot Tigers come away with the victory. I thought we did a really good job taking care of School Colors Black & Blocked Kicks Allowed 1 1 the football and making some plays. We ran the football well and defensively I Affi liation NCAA Division I FCS Blocked Punts Allowed 1 1 thought we did a really good job of stopping the run. All-in-all it was defi nitely Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) a team victory and in all three phases of the game, I thought we played well Stadium Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Fumbles Lost 1 1 to win the game. Capacity 19,600 Passes had Intercepted 19 2 Surface Artifi cial Turf Passing Yards Per Completion 28 3 - He (Martez Carter) has been a very good football player for us the last three President Richard J. Gallot, Jr. years. He has unique skills to have explosive power, quickness and speed, Alma Mater Grambling State, 1987 Punt Return Defense 23 2 which allows him to be very dangerous. Anytime you can affect the game in Director of Athletics Paul A. Bryant Team Sacks 26 1 many different areas or ways then can defi nitely put a major mark on the Alma Mater Alaska Pacifi c, 1990 football contest. Turnover Margin 29 1 Deputy Director of Athletics/Business Manager Terlynn Olds Alma Mater Saint Leo, 1998 Turnovers Lost 6 1 - You are getting a football team (Jackson State) that is getting better every year. Coach (Tony) Hughes is a very good football coach. These kinds are very Associate Director of Athletics/SWA Wanda Currie disciplined and know what they are doing and are playing well. You take that Alma Mater Grambling State, 1984 INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS National SWAC fi eld goal away last week and they win that game. Assistant AD for Marketing and Communications Karen M. Carty Alma Mater Norfolk State, 2004 All-Purpose Yards - Martez Carter 6 2 Assistant AD for Compliance Tiffani-Dawn Sykes Field Goal Percentage - Marc Orozco 1 1 BOXTOROW WEEKLY POLL Alma Mater Virginia State, 2001 Field Goals Per Game - Marc Orozco 8 2 Assistant AD for Academic Enhancement Abiola Wilson-Brigmon Updated September 11, 2017 Alma Mater South Carolina State, 2005 Forced Fumbles - De’Andre Hogues 17 1 Sports Information Director Brian Howard Fumbles Recovered - Johnkil Skipper 12 3 Rank School W-L Points PV Alma Mater Ashland, 2000 INTs Per Game - Deaumante Johnson 28 2 1. North Carolina A&T (14) 2-0 181 1 Director of Operations Jeffrey Sims 2. Tennessee State (3) 2-0 169 2 Alma Mater Grambling State, 2017 Rush Yards Per Carry - Martez Carter 13 2 3. Grambling (2) 1-1 146 4 Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Bobby Burkes Rushing TDs - Martez Carter 6 1 4. North Carolina Central 1-1 119 5 Alma Mater Xavier University (), 1973 Rushing Yards - Martez Carter 18 1 5. Howard 1-1 86 6 Athletics Phone 318.274.2374 6. Bethune-Cookman 1-1 84 9 Athletics Fax 318.274.7031 Rushing Yards Per Game - Martez Carter 18 2 7. Southern 1-1 74 3 Ticket Offi ce 318.274.4795 Sacks - Lindwood Banks 20 2 8. Alcorn State 1-1 67 8 Press Box 318.274-2151/2152/2153 9. Prairie View A&M 0-1 64 7 Scoring - Martez Carter 20 2 10. South Carolina State 0-1 23 10 COACHING STAFF Total Touchdowns - Martez Carter 10 1 Head Coach Broderick Fobbs YDs Per Pass Attempt - Devante Kincade 29 1 Others Receiving Votes: Hampton (1-1) 17, Florida A&M (1-1) 6, Alma Mater Grambling State, 1997 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1-1) 1. Record at GSU (Years) 28-9 (3 seasons) Yards Per Reception - Darrell Clark 26 3 Overall Record (Years) 28-9 (3 seasons) Director of Operations Michael Armstrong STATS FCS TOP 25 Offi ce Phone 318.274.6539 Offi ce Fax 318.274.2761 Updated September 11, 2017 Best Time/Day to Reach Coach Contact Director of Operations FCS COACHES POLL Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Rank School Points PV Alma Mater Southern 1999 Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Everett Todd Updated September 11, 2017 1 James Madison (2-0) 3964 (148) 1 2 North Dakota State (2-0) 3813 (10) 2 Alma Mater Rice, 1984 Offensive Line Reginald Nelson Rank School Points PV Record 3 Sam Houston State (2-0) 3587 3 Alma Mater McNeesee State, 1998 1 James Madison (24) 648 1 2-0 4 South Dakota State (2-0) 3458 (1) 4 Quarterbacks Kendrick Nord 2 North Dakota State (2) 626 2 2-0 5. Jacksonville State (1-1) 3077 5 3 Sam Houston State 585 3 2-0 6 Youngstown State (1-1) 3026 8 Alma Mater Grambling State, 2012 4 South Dakota State 574 4 2-0 7 Villanova (1-1) 2903 6 Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator Terrence Graves 5 Youngstown State 515 T-6 1-1 8 Richmond (1-1) 2706 9 Alma Mater Winston-Salem State, 1994 T-6 Richmond 455 9 1-1 9 New Hampshire (2-0) 2583 12 Running Backs Lee Fobbs T-6 Jacksonville State 455 5 1-1 10 North Dakota (1-1) 2571 11 Alma Mater Grambling State, 1973 8 Villanova 438 8 1-1 11 Wofford (2-0) 2546 10 Safeties Brian Ware 9 Wofford 415 10 2-0 12 Eastern Washington (0-2) 1969 7 Alma Mater Texas Lutheran, 2008 10 North Dakota 405 11 1-1 13 Citadel (2-0) 1941 14 Tight Ends Darrell Kitchen 11 New Hampshire 402 12 2-0 14 Central Arkansas (1-1) 1678 15 Alma Mater Northwestern State, 2007 12 Eastern Washington 364 T-6 0-2 15 Chattanooga (0-2) 1470 13 Cornerbacks Quentin Burrell 13 The Citadel 349 13 2-0 16 Charleston Southern (0-1) 1326 16 Alma Mater Notre Dame, 2005 14 Illinois State 273 15 1-0 17 Samford (2-0) 1306 17 15 Chattanooga 260 14 0-2 18 Illinois State (1-0) 1185 18 TEAM INFORMATION 16 Central Arkansas 250 16 1-1 19 Liberty (2-0) 1165 20 2016 Overall Record 11-1 17 Samford 213 17 2-0 20 Western Illinois (2-0) 926 22 2016 SWAC Record/Finish 9-0 (1st SWAC West) 18 Northern Iowa 181 T-21 1-1 21 UNI (1-1) 925 21 2016 Postseason 2 19 Charleston Southern 175 18 0-1 22 Tennessee State (2-0) 634 23 SWAC Championship Def. Alcorn State 27-20 20 North Carolina A&T 134 T-21 2-0 23 South Dakota (2-0) 515 NR Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl Def. N.C. Central 10-9 21 Weber State 123 20 1-1 24 Grambling State (1-1) 425 24 Starters Returning/Lost 12/15 (Offense: 6/7; 22 Western Illinois 112 NR 2-0 25 North Carolina A&T (2-0) 394 NR Defense: 6/6; Special Teams: 0/2) 23 South Dakota 102 NR 2-0 Basic Offense Multiple 24 Tennessee State 93 24 2-0 Others Receiving Votes: Weber State (313) , Howard (251) , Albany Basic Defense Multiple 25 Grambling State 87 23 1-1 (108) , Nicholls (105) , Fordham (99) , Colgate (96) , Lehigh (73) , North Carolina Central (71) , Saint Francis U (64) , Monmouth (63) , UT Martin MEDIA INFORMATION Others receiving votes: Lehigh (31), Colgate (28), Nicholls State (24), (54) , Montana (53) , Stony Brook (35) , Princeton (23) , Northern Arizona Assistant AD for Marketing and Communications Karen M. Carty Jackson State (21), Kennesaw State (21), Mercer (16), Portland State (12), (22) , Harvard (19) , McNeese (19) , Maine (19) , Kennesaw State (17) Phone 318.274.6007 Saint Francis (9), McNeese State (9), Howard (8), Prairie View A&M (8), , Cal Poly (16) , San Diego (16) , Western Carolina (8) , Southern Utah Email [email protected] Montana (8), Towson (6), Southern Utah (5), William & Mary (3), Harvard (7) , Penn (7) , Southern Illinois (6) , Delaware (5) , Eastern Illinois (4) , Sports Information Director/Football Contact Brian Howard (3), San Diego (2), N.C. Central (1), Montana State (1). Bethune-Cookman (2) , William & Mary (2) , Portland State (2) , UC Davis Cell Phone 302.258.7461 (2) , Mercer (1) Email [email protected]

3 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL GRAMBLING STATE HEAD COACH BRODERICK FOBBS BRODERICK FOBBS enters his fourth season as head defeat in the Toyota SWAC Football Championship Game football coach at Grambling State University with a wealth to Alcorn State. of experience as a coach and understands the demands Grambling fi nished the season ranked 24th in the fi nal the student-athletes have on and off the fi eld. FCS STATS poll and quarterback Johnathan Williams was In 2016, Fobbs led the Tigers to an overall record of named SWAC Offensive Player of the Year – the fi rst of- 11-1, ending the season as SWAC Champions, Air Force fensive player of the year award from a Grambling player Reserve Celebration Bowl Champions and HBCU National since Frank Warren in 2010. That season Fobbs was named Champions. After repeating as SWAC Western Division 2015 SWAC Coach of the Year and BOXTOROW Coach of the champions, winning the 2016 SWAC championship game Year and was a fi nalist for the STATS FCS Coach of the Year. and defeating North Carolina Central University 10-9 in After a one-year stint serving as the wide receivers the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl, the Tigers are out coach with Southern Mississippi in 2012, Fobbs returned to remain on top teams in all of FCS football. to McNeese State University for the 2013 for a sixth over- FOBBS VS. ALL-TIME OPPONENTS Following a narrow 10-point loss (31-21) to FBS oppo- all season as a member of the McNeese coaching staff as the tight ends coach. That season, McNeese defeated FBS Alabama A&M University 3-0 nent Arizona, Grambling fi nished the 2016 season on an 2-1 11-game winning streak, earning the program’s 25th SWAC opponent University of South Florida 53-21. After a 10-2 4-1 regular season, McNeese made yet another FCS playoff Arkansas-Pine Bluff, University of 3-0 title (the fi rst since 2011) and 15th HBCU Football National Arizona, University of 0-1 title - its fi rst since 2008. The Tigers fi nished the 2016 sea- appearance. Bethune-Cookman University 0-2 son ranked 15th in the fi nal FCS Coaches Poll and 16th in Prior to that, Fobbs served as co-offensive coordinator California, University of 0-1 and wide receivers coach with McNeese from 2007-2011. Clark Atlanta University 0-0 the fi nal FCS STATS poll. During that time, he mentored players Quinten Lawrence, Houston, University of 0-1 In just his fi rst three years as a head coach, Fobbs has 3-0 who was drafted and played for the Kansas City Chiefs and not only captured three SWAC Coach of the Year awards, Lamar University 0-1 Miami Dolphins, and Steven Whitehead, an all-conference North Carolina Central University 1-0 but has lead the Tigers to a 25-2 regular-season confer- receiver. McNeese was a dominant Southland Conference Mississippi Valley State University 3-0 ence record – including back-to-back undefeated confer- Northwestern State University 1-0 opponent during these years as it boasted an undefeated Prairie View A&M University 3-0 ence regular seasons (18-0). regular season record of 11-0 in 2007 and FCS playoff ap- 2-1 At the end of the season, 14 Tigers earned all-con- Texas Southern University 3-0 pearances in 2007 and 2009. McNeese was also Southland Tulane University 0-1 ference honors, including Devante Kincade being named Virginia-Lynchburg, University of 1-0 Conference Champions in those two years. Offensive Player of the Year and Donovan McCray being Fobbs had a successful stay as an assistant coach at CLASSIC OR CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES named Defensive Player of the Year. Northwestern State from 2002-2006, where he mentored In addition to being named SWAC Coach of the Year in Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl 1-0 and recruited two of the most productive receivers in Bayou Classic 2-1 2016, Fobbs was also named the Sheridan Broadcasting Northwestern State history, Derrick Doyle and Toby Zei- Chicago Classic 0-0 Network Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year, HERO Sports SWAC Championship 1-1 gler, who ranked fi rst and second at the school in recep- Texas State Fair Classic 3-0 FCS Football Coach of the Year, BOXTOROW Co-Coach of the tions, respectively. The Demons won a share of the 2004 Year and was a fi nalist for the FCS Eddie Robinson Award. Southland Conference Championship with an overall regu- BY DAY OF THE WEEK Fobbs was named head coach at Grambling on Decem- Thursday 1-0 lar season record of 8-4 and a berth to the FCS Playoffs. Saturday 27-10 ber 4, 2013. Being a fi rst-time head coach of a historic During his stay at NSU, Fobbs completed an NFL Minority football program presented monumental challenges, but BY TIME OF DAY Internship with the Buffalo Bills in 2005 and also coached 12 p.m. 1-0 Fobbs, his staff and the team embraced the challenges the Arena League II Lafayette, La., franchise. He also 1 p.m. 1-0 head on in the 2014 season. 1:30 p.m. 0-1 worked as an offensive graduate assistant at the Universi- 2 p.m. 9-1 After starting the season with three consecutive losses, ty of -Lafayette during the 2000-01 season. 2:30 p.m. 1-0 Fobbs led the Tigers to seven consecutive conference wins 2:45 p.m. 1-0 Under legendary Grambling head football coach Eddie 3 p.m. 2-1 before dropping the fi nal two games of the season. Finish- Robinson, Fobbs was an honor roll student and served as 4 p.m. 5-2 ing with an overall record of 7-5 and 7-2 in the conference, a two-time team captain for the Tigers. Grambling won the 5:30 p.m. 1-0 Grambling was only one win away from clinching a west- 6 p.m. 7-1 1992 HBCU National Championship defeating Florida A&M 6:30 p.m. 1-0 ern division title and a berth in the SWAC Championship 45-15 in the Heritage Bowl. Grambling also were co-cham- 7 p.m. 0-3 game. The seven wins was a six-win improvement from the 7:45 p.m. 0-1 pions of the SWAC in 1994. He led the SWAC in yards per previous season for the Tigers. The drastic turnaround by carry averaging 7.1 one season. He gained more than BY MONTH OF THE YEAR the program created national headlines for Fobbs and the 1,000 yards during his career. August 0-1 September 8-6 program earning him several Coach of the Year awards. Fobbs was a standout, multisport student-athlete at October 10-0 In 2014, Fobbs was named SWAC Coach of the Year, Lou- Carroll High School in Monroe, La. There, he was a team November 9-2 December 2-1 isiana Sports Writers Coach of the Year, Black College HOF captain and earned all-state honors in football in 1990 and Sports Writers Coach of the Year and Sheridan Broadcast- 1991 and all-region in baseball in 1990. Fobbs was also a BY STATE ing Network Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year and was state qualifi er in the open 200m dash in 1991. He played Alabama 3-0 Arkansas 1-0 named as a FCS Eddie Robinson Award Finalist. in the state baseball and football all-star games before Arizona 0-1 The success continued into Fobbs’ second year at Gram- earning a scholarship to Grambling State University as a California 0-1 Florida 0-1 bling. In only his second season, Fobbs guided the team running back. Georgia 1-0 to an undefeated regular season conference record (9-0) He earned his bachelor’s degree from Grambling in Louisiana 12-4 Mississippi 6-0 – the fi rst undefeated regular-season record by a SWAC 1997. Texas 6-3 school since Grambling fi nished 7-0 in 2008 – and a west- Fobbs is married to the former Kimbia Jones, and the ern division championship. The Tigers’ season ended in couple has two children, Kyndal and Rylee. 4 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL 2017 GRAMBLING STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 1 Devante Kincade QB 6-1 190 Sr. , Texas/University of Mississippi No. Name Pos. 2 Kendall Hill DB 6-3 205 Gr. La Marque, Texas/Oregon State 76 John Allen OL 3 Charles Wright QB 6-0 190 R-So. Monroe, La./Ouachita Parish HS 66 Juac Angoi OL 4 Martez Carter RB 5-9 205 Sr. Monroe, La./Richwood HS 67 Travous Baldwin OL 5 De’Arius Christmas LB 5-10 220 Jr. Vicksburg, Miss./East Mississippi CC 55 Linwood Banks DL 6 Lyndemian Brooks WR 5-9 165 So. Austin, Texas/Manor HS 27 Nicholas Black RB 7 Danquarian Fields DB 6-3 190 So. Arcadia, La./Arcadia HS 61 Alexander Blunt OL 8 Anfernee Mullins DL 6-4 270 R-So. Aliceville, Ala./Mississippi State 24 Diante Bridgewater DB 9 Devohn Lindsey WR 6-3 205 R-Jr. Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock HS 6 Lyndemian Brooks WR 10 Malik Route WR 5-7 150 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Griffi n HS 77 Darrell Brown OL 10 Joshua Mosley QB 6-0 195 Fr. Shreveport, La./Woodlawn HS 37 Trevaun Calahan DB 11 Dedrick Shy DB 6-2 185 Jr. New Orleans, La./Tulane 51 Orlando Calhoun LB 13 Quintin Guice WR 6-1 190 So. Monroe, La./Neville HS 21 Percy Cargo, Jr. DB 14 T’Kevian Rockwell DB 6-1 205 Sr. Mount Pleasant, Texas/Blinn JC 34 Jeremy Carter LB 15 Tre’von Cherry DB 6-1 180 Jr. Tulsa, Okla./East Central HS 4 Martez Carter RB 16 Calief Samon WR 5-10 155 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Snow College 15 Tre’von Cherry DB 17 Darrell Clark WR 6-0 180 Jr. New Orleans, La./Warren Easton HS 5 De’Arius Christmas LB 18 Raylon Richardson WR 6-4 195 R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Miller Grove HS 17 Darrell Clark WR 19 Geremy Hickbottom QB 6-4 210 R-Fr. Mobile, Ala./Williamson HS 98 La’Allan Clark DL 20 Ladarrin Ellis-Jones RB 5-8 180 So. La Marque, Texas/La Marque HS 62 Clarence Comeaux OL 21 Percy Cargo DB 6-2 210 Jr. Donaldsonville, La./Donaldsonville HS 82 Devante Davis WR 23 Kenan Fontenot DB 6-0 180 Fr. Lake Charles, La./Hamilton Christian 74 Kyle Davis OL 24 Montrel Meander DB 6-3 215 Sr. Amarillo, Texas/University of Texas 32 Nicholas DeRogers DB 24 Diante Bridgewater DB 5-10 170 So. New Rhodes, La./Troy University 30 Derrick Dixon DB 25 Devanir Martin DB 5-9 165 Fr. Dothan, Ala./Dothan HS 56 Treylan Dunn LB 26 Justin Victorian DB 5-10 170 R-So. Roswell, Ga./Roswell HS 49 Seth Edwards DB 27 Nicholas Black RB 5-10 190 R-So. Houston, Texas/Army (West Point) 20 LaDarrian Ellis-Jones RB 28 DeSherrius Flowers RB 6-1 205 R-So. Mobile, Ala./Jones County JC 63 Ronald Evans, Jr. OL 29 Garrett Urban K/P 5-10 175 Fr. Houston, Texas/Fort Bend Travis HS 7 Danquarian Fields DB 30 Derrick Dixon DB 5-10 210 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Texas Tech 50 Trevor Fleming LS 31 Marc Orozco K/P 5-9 170 R-Jr. Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan HS 28 DeSherrius Flowers RB 32 Nicholas DeRogers DB 6-3 195 Fr. Ventress, La./Livonia HS 23 Kenan Fontenot DB 33 Miguel Mendez K/P 5-10 160 Jr. Gonzales, Calif./Hartnell CC 88 Albion Ford WR 34 Jeremy Carter LB 6-3 215 R-So. Birmingham, Ala./Shades Valley HS 68 Edgard Franklin OL 35 Chris Grant DB 5-11 190 So. Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd HS 59 Donald Freeman LB 36 Jaquez Splond DB 5-8 170 So. West Monroe, La./West Monroe HS 38 Dre’ Fusilier RB 37 Trevaun Calahan DB 5-10 175 Jr. Jonesboro, La./Jonesboro-Hodge HS 70 Joseph Garza OL 38 Dre’ Fusilier RB 5-10 215 R-Sr. New Iberia, La./New Iberia Senior HS 45 Najee Gordon LB 39 Jaylon Terrell DB 6-0 200 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas/Berker HS 35 Chris Grant DB 40 Johntavious Robinson RB 5-8 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./North Clayton HS 92 Wesley Green DL 40 Brandon Wiggs LB 6-1 225 R-So. Atlanta, Ga./Southwest Dekalb HS 13 Quintin Guice WR 41 Malcolm Williams LB 5-11 240 Jr. Little Rock, Ark./Central HS 46 Deontae Hatter LB 42 Marchael Jackson LB 6-0 220 R-So. Lawrenceville, Ga./Central Gwinnett HS 19 Geremy Hickbottom QB 43 De’Aumante Johnson DB 5-9 175 Sr. Plain Dealing, La./Plain Dealing HS 2 Kendall Hill DB 44 Brandon Varner DL 6-4 255 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Kipp Atlanta HS 47 De’Andre Hogues LB 45 Najee Gordon LB 6-3 205 So. New Orleans, La./Eleanor McMain HS 42 Marchael Jackson LB 46 Deontae Hatter LB 6-1 215 Sr. Birmingham, Ala./GW Carver HS 93 Rodney Jackson DL 47 De’Andre Hogues LB 6-2 215 So. Mobile, Ala./John L. LeFlore HS 48 Ja’Terious Pouncy DB 5-10 180 Sr. Bossier City, La./Airline HS 49 Jarvis Price DB 6-0 200 So. Monroe, La./Central Arkansas 49 Seth Edwards DB 5-9 160 R-Jr. Lake Charles, La./Hamilton Christian HS

5 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL 2017 GRAMBLING STATE ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School ALPHABETICAL ROSTER 50 Trevor Fleming LS 5-11 220 Fr. Gonzales, La./East Ascension HS No. Name Pos. 51 Orlando Calhoun LB 5-11 220 R-Sr. Lafayette, La./Northwestern State 96 Demontrey Jacobs DL 52 Che’ Manning OL 6-3 290 So. Bastrop, La./Ouachita Christian HS 80 Dorrell James TE 53 DeAndre McCarthy LB 5-11 210 So. Winnsboro, La./Harding University 79 William Jefferson OL 54 Devontai Wilson LB 6-0 220 So. Crawley, La./ Northside HS 95 Christopher Johnson DL 55 Linwood Banks DL 6-1 290 Jr. Alexandria, La./Peabody HS 43 De’Aumante Johnson DB 56 Treylan Dunn LB 6-1 245 So. Jackson, La./East Feliciana HS 57 Keith Johnson OL 57 Keith Johnson OL 6-1 300 R-So. Dallas, Texas/Dort College 83 Jordan Jones TE 59 Donald Freeman LB 6-3 210 R-So. Baton Rouge, La./Louisiana Tech 69 Kendarius Jones DL 60 David Moore OL 6-3 35 R-Fr. Little Rock, Ark./ McClellan HS 85 Marquise Kaigler TE 61 Alexander Blunt OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. New Orleans, La./Woodrow Wilson HS 1 Devante Kincade QB 9 Devohn Lindsey WR 62 Clarence Comeaux OL 6-3 305 R-Fr. Beaumont, Texas/Ozen HS 52 Che’ Manning OL 63 Ronald Evans OL 6-3 260 Fr. New Orleans, La./G.W. Carver HS 25 Devanir Martin DB 64 Deandre Sims OL 5-11 300 So. Port St. Lucie, Fla./Port St. Lucie HS 53 DeAndre McCarthy LB 66 Juac Angoi OL 6-5 335 Fr. Dallas, Texas/ Bishop Lynch HS 24 Montrel Meander DB 67 Travous Baldwin OL 6-4 245 So. New Iberia, La./Jeanerette HS 33 Miguel Mendez K/P 68 Edgard Franklin OL 6-5 335 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Madison Prep HS 60 David Moore OL 69 Kendarius Jones DL 6-1 270 R-Fr. Jonesville, La./Block HS 10 Joshua Mosley QB 70 Joseph Garza OL 6-4 310 Fr. Houston, Texas/Richmond Foster HS 8 Anfernee Mullins DL 71 Fred Williams OL 6-5 350 So. Columbus, Ga./GW Carver HS 31 Marc Orozco K/P 72 Keeyon Smart OL 6-5 370 R.So. Baton Rouge, La./Kilgore JC 86 Derrick Pate WR 73 Carl Wilmer OL 6-4 370 So. Marksville, La./Marksville HS 48 Ja’Terious Pouncy DB 74 Kyle Davis OL 6-4 305 Fr. Monroe, La./Neville HS 49 Jarvis Price DB 75 William Waddell OL 6-2 370 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Leon HS 87 Lyndon Rash WR 76 John Allen OL 6-2 335 So. Duncanville, Texas/Duncanville HS 91 Cameron Richardson DL 77 Darrell Brown OL 6-2 325 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Ga. Prep Sports Academy 18 Raylon Richardson WR 78 Trenton Scott OL 6-5 320 R-Sr. Huntsville, Ala./Lee HS 40 Johntavious Robinson RB 79 William Jefferson OL 6-3 275 So. New Orleans, La./Eleanor McMain HS 14 T’Kevian Rockwell DB 80 Dorrell James TE 6-3 245 Fr. Tallahassee, Fla./Leon HS 81 Kobe’ Ross WR 81 Kobe’ Ross WR 6-0 155 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga./Martin Luther King HS 10 Malik Route WR 82 Devante Davis WR 6-2 205 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas/Kaplan HS 16 Calief Samon WR 83 Jordan Jones TE 6-2 260 R-So. Frisco, Texas/Lone Star HS 78 Trenton Scott OL 84 Bryce Williams TE/LS 6-4 245 R-Sr. Brusly, La./Lake Dallas HS 11 Dedrick Shy DB 85 Marquise Kaigler TE 6-4 230 R-So. Baton Rouge, La./Pearl River CC 64 Deandre Sims OL 86 Derrick Pate WR 5-9 160 R-So. Baton Rouge, La./Southern Laboratory HS 94 Johnkil Skipper DL 87 Lyndon Rash WR 6-1 220 Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Madison Prep HS 72 Keeyon Smart OL 36 Ja’Quez Splond DB 88 Albion Ford WR 6-1 190 Fr. New Orleans, La./Holy Cross HS 39 Jaylon Terrell DB 90 Caleb Wells DL 6-7 255 Sr. Portland, Ore./Golden West College 29 Garrett Urban K/P 91 Cameron Richardson DL 6-2 300 Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga./Tucker HS 44 Brandon Varner DL 92 Wesley Green DL 6-0 300 Fr. Desoto, Texas/Desoto HS 26 Justin Victorian DB 93 Rodney Jackson DL 6-2 290 R-Jr. Bastrop, La./East Mississippi CC 97 Kevin Victorian DL 94 Johnkil Skipper DL 6-0 310 Jr. Hazlehurst, Miss./Jones County JC 75 William Waddell OL 95 Christopher Johnson DL 6-3 290 Sr. Mansfi eld, La./Mansfi eld HS 90 Caleb Wells DL 96 Demontrey Jacobs DL 6-6 300 Fr. Gonzales, La./East Ascension HS 84 Bryce Williams TE 97 Kevin Victorian DL 6-3 270 Fr. Lake Charles, La./LaGrange HS 71 Fred Williams OL 98 La’Allan Clark DL 6-2 240 Jr. Baton Rouge, La./Northwestern State 41 Malcolm Williams LB 73 Carl Wilmer OL 54 Devontai Wilson LB 3 Charles Wright QB

6 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL TIGERS DEPTH CHART DEFENSE DE 44 Brandon Varner 6-4 255 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Kipp Atlanta HS 93 Rodney Jackson 6-2 290 Jr. Bastrop, La./East Mississippi C NG 94 Johnkil Skipper 6-0 310 Jr. Hazlehurst, Miss./Jones County JC 55 Linwood Banks 6-1 290 Jr. Alexandria, La./Peabody HS DE 95 Christopher Johnson 6-3 290 Sr. Mansfi eld, La./Mansfi eld HS 98 La’Allan Clark 6-2 240 Jr. Baton Rouge, La./Northwestern State OLB 47 De’Andre Hogues 6-2 215 So. Mobile, Ala./John L. LeFlore HS 34 Jeremy Carter 6-3 215 R-So. Birmingham, Ala./Shades Valley HS MLB 5 De’Arius Christmas 5-10 220 Jr. Vicksburg, Miss./East Mississippi CC 41 Malcolm Williams 5-11 240 Jr. Little Rock, Ark./Central HS OLB 46 Deontae Hatter 6-1 215 Sr. Birmingham, Ala./GW Carver HS 45 Najee Gordon 6-3 205 So. New Orleans, La./Eleanor McMain HS NB 21 Percy Cargo 6-2 210 Jr. Donaldsonville, La./Donaldsonville HS 24 Montrel Meander 6-3 215 Sr. Amarillo, Texas/University of Texas CB 43 De’Aumante Johnson 5-9 175 Sr. Plain Dealing, La./Plain Dealing HS 415 Tre’von Cherry 6-1 180 Jr. Tulsa, Okla./East Central HS FS 2 Kendall Hill 6-3 205 Gr. La Marque, Texas/Oregon State 35 Chris Grant 5-11 190 So. Shreveport, La./C.E. Byrd HS SS 30 Derrick Dixon 5-10 210 Sr. Dallas, Texas/Texas Tech 14 T’Kevian Rockwell 6-1 205 Sr. Mount Pleasant, Texas/Blinn JC CB 48 Ja’Terious Pouncy 5-10 180 Sr. Bossier City, La./Airline HS 11 Dedrick Shy 6-2 185 Jr. New Orleans, La./Tulane OFFENSE LT 78 Trenton Scott 6-5 320 R.-Sr. Huntsville, Ala./Lee HS 71 Fred Williams 6-5 350 So. Columbus, Ga./GW Carver HS LG 77 Darrell Brown 6-2 325 Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Ga. Prep Sports Academy 60 David Moore 6-3 350 R-Fr. Little Rock, Ark./ McClellan HS C 79 William Jefferson 6-3 275 So. New Orleans, La./Eleanor McMain HS 74 Kyle Davis 6-4 305 Fr. Monroe, La./Neville HS RG 75 William Waddell 6-2 335 So. Tallahassee, Fla./Leon HS 66 Juac Angoi 6-5 370 Fr. Dallas, Texas/ Bishop Lynch HS RT 72 Keeyon Smart 6-5 370 R.So. Baton Rouge, La./Kilgore JC 52 Che` Manning 6-3 290 So. Bastrop, La./Ouachita Christian HS TE 83 Jordan Jones 6-2 260 R-So. Frisco, Texas/Lone Star HS 85 Marquise Kaigler 6-4 230 R-So. Baton Rouge, La./Pearl River CC WR-X 9 Devohn Lindsey 6-3 205 R-Jr. Little Rock, Ark./North Little Rock HS 13 Quintin Guice 6-1 190 So. Monroe, La./Neville HS QB 1 DeVante Kincade 6-1 190 Sr. Dallas, Texas/University of Mississippi 19 Geremy Hickbottom 6-4 210 R-Fr. Mobile, Ala./Williamson HS WR-Y 17 Darrell Clark 6-0 180 Jr. New Orleans, La./Warren Easton HS 86 Derrick Pate 5-9 160 R-So. Baton Rouge, La./Southern Laboratory HS WR-Z 82 Devante Davis 6-2 205 R-Jr. Dallas, Texas/Kaplan HS 81 Kobe` Ross 6-0 155 R-Fr. Decatur, Ga./Martin Luther King HS RB 4 Martez Carter 5-9 205 Sr. Monroe, La./Richwood HS 28 DeSherrius Flowers 6-1 205 R-So. Mobile, Ala./Jones County JC

SPECIAL TEAMS LS 84 Bryce Williams 6-4 245 R-Sr. Brusly, La./Lake Dallas HS 26 Justin Victorian 5-10 170 R-So. Roswell, Ga./Roswell HS KO 31 Marc Orozco 5-9 170 R-Jr. Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan HS 33 Miguel Mendez 5-10 160 Jr. Gonzales, Calif./Hartnell CC PK 31 Marc Orozco 5-9 170 R-Jr. Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan HS 33 Miguel Mendez 5-10 160 Jr. Gonzales, Calif./Hartnell CC P 31 Marc Orozco 5-9 170 R-Jr. Denton, Texas/Denton Ryan HS 33 Miguel Mendez 5-10 160 Jr. Gonzales, Calif./Hartnell CC H 13 Quintin Guice 6-1 190 So. Monroe, La./Neville HS 3 Charles Wright 6-0 190 R.So. Monroe, La./Richwood HS PR 4 Martez Carter 5-9 205 Sr. Monroe, La./Richwood HS 16 Calief Samon 5-10 155 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Snow College KR 4 Martez Carter 5-9 205 Sr. Monroe, La./Richwood HS 16 Calief Samon 5-10 155 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Snow College 7 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

THE MISSION AND PURPOSE OF SSWAC FOOTBALL STANDINGSWAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS THE SOUTHWESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE EASTERN DIVISION

The Southwestern Athletic Conference, Inc. (the “SWAC”, the “Conference”) is organized exclusively for the |--- SWAC ---| |--- Overall ---| purpose of encouraging, promoting, advancing, and conducting intercollegiate sports activities and other Team W L Pct W L Pct recreational and not-for-profi t activities among the members of the Conference. Its purposes are: Alabama A&M 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 Alabama State 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 • To uphold the principles of institutional control of, and responsibility for all collegiate sports conducted by Alcorn State 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 Jackson State 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 the members of this organization in conformity with the Constitution and Bylaws hereof; Mississippi Valley State 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 • To stimulate and improve intercollegiate athletic sports; • To comply with satisfactory standards of scholarship and amateur standing and good sportsmanship; WESTERN DIVISION • To preserve and maintain the collegiate athletic records of the members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, and make them available upon request; |--- SWAC ---| |--- Overall ---| • To cooperate with other amateur athletic organizations in the promotion and conduct of intercollegiate Team W L Pct W L Pct athletic contests; Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 • To maintain fi scal management; and Grambling State 0 0 .000 1 1 .500 • To legislate through Bylaws or Resolutions on subjects of general concern to the membership. Southern 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 Prairie View A&M 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 The members of the conference are committed to the philosophy of maintaining intercollegiate athletics as an Texas Southern 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 integral part of the overall educational program. To this end, the conference believes in and subscribes to the fundamental principles of amateurism, institutional control, sound academic standards, fi nancial aid, recruit- SSWACWAC FFOOTBALLOOTBALL PRESEASONPRESEASON HONORSHONORS ing, and ethical conduct that governs intercollegiate athletics, and the enforcement of rules and regulations as PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Devante Kincade (QB) – Grambling State adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Keontre Anderson (DL) – Jackson State SSOUTHWESTERNOUTHWESTERN ATHLETICATHLETIC CONFERENCECONFERENCE MEMBERSMEMBERS 2017 PRESEASON ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL TEAM Member Schools (10) FIRST TEAM Alabama A&M Bulldogs Huntsville, Ala. OFFENSE Alabama State Hornets Montgomery, Ala. QB Devante Kincade Grambling State Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State, Miss. RB Martez Carter Grambling State Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions Pine Bluff, Ark. RB Jordan Bentley Alabama A&M Grambling, La. OL Trent Scott Grambling State Jackson State Tigers Jackson, Miss. OL Donovan Wheaton Prairie View A&M Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Itta Bena, Miss. OL Timothy Gardner Alcorn State Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View, Texas OL William Waddell Grambling State Southern Jaguars Baton Rouge, La. OL Sam Baptiste Alabama State Houston, Texas WR KhaDarel Hodge Prairie View A&M WR Devohn Lindsey Grambling State TE Dillon Beard Southern SSWACWAC FFOOTBALLOOTBALL WEEKLYWEEKLY HONORSHONORS DEFENSE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK DL Keontre Anderson Jackson State September 4 De’Lance Turner Alcorn State DL Aaron Tiller Southern September 11 Martez Carter Grambling State DL Michael Brooks Alcorn State DL DeVohn Reed Prairie View A&M LB Kenneth Davis Alabama A&M LB Seth Jones Texas Southern DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK LB De’Arius Christmas Grambling State September 4 Kenneth Davis Alabama A&M DB Danny Johnson Southern September 11 Solomon Muhammad Alcorn State DB Everett Nicholas Mississippi Valley State DB Tere Calloway Alabama A&M SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK DB Derrick Dixon Grambling State September 4 Marquis Warford Alcorn State September 11 Darius Floyd Prairie View A&M SPECIAL TEAMS K Nick Carden Alabama A&M P Owen Hoolihan Prairie View A&M RS Martez Carter Grambling State NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK September 4 Kobie Jones Alabama State SECOND TEAM September 11 Lavell McCullers Prairie View A&M OFFENSE QB Austin Howard Southern RB Sta’Fon McCray Prairie View A&M RB De’Lance Turner Alcorn State OL Skylar Prol Southern OL Deonte Brooks Alcorn State OL Vincent Hunter Jackson State OL Austin Simmons Alabama A&M OL Alvin Solomo Mississippi Valley State WR Norlando Veal Alcorn State WR Darius Floy Prairie View A&M TE Jordan Jone Grambling State

DEFENSE DL Christopher Johnson Grambling State DL James Harper Prairie View A&M DL Brandon Varner Grambling State DL Ramonte Bell Alcorn State LB Kentavious Preston Southern LB Malcolm Williams Grambling State LB Shawn Bishop Jackson State DB Ja’Terious Pouncy Grambling State DB O.J. O’Neal Alcorn State DB Jamar Mitchell Southern DB Percy Cargo Grambling State

SPECIAL TEAMS K Trevor Vincent Alabama State P Jamie Gillan Arkansas-Pine Bluff RS Joshua Simmons Prairie View A&M

8 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL 2017 GRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 1: TULANE Martez Carter scored a pair of second-half touchdowns, Turning Point but it wasn’t enough as Grambling State fell behind early Tulane took advantage of Grambling State mistakes in STATISTICS INFORMATION and couldn’t recover in the Tigers’ 43-14 loss to Tulane at the fi rst quarter as the Tigers committed fi ve penalties for #21 GRAMBLING STATE 14 Yulman Stadium. 45 yards. TULANE 43 “At the end of the day, I thought they played better up Despite the number of penalties, the poor starting posi- September 2, 2017 front than we did,” Grambling State head coach Broderick tion took its toll on Grambling State in the fi rst quarter. The at Yulman Stadium (30,000) Fobbs said. “We could never get anything going and we were Tigers average starting position was the 19 yard-line. SCORING 1 2 3 4 F always starting behind the chains. We didn’t execute like Grambling State started slowly out of the gate as the Ti- Grambling State 0 0 7 7 14 we needed to. They were the better team tonight. I thought gers went backwards in the fi rst two possessions with minus Tulane 14 10 7 12 43 they did an extremely great job running the football , but three yards. Tulane took advantage with its fi rst two drives FIRST QUARTER also mixing in man and zone screens. My hats off to them, combining for 10 plays and 107 yards, along with two touch- TLN - ENCALADE, T. 30 yd pass from BANKS, J. (NEENAN, Coby kick) TLN - BANKS, Jonathan 7 yd run (NEENAN, Coby kick) they’re a good team.” downs, to jump out to the two-score lead. Tulane (1-0) scored on its fi rst two drives to begin the SECOND QUARTER TLN - NEENAN, Coby 21 yd fi eld goal game and quickly jumped out to a 14-0 lead. Inside the Numbers TLN - HILLIARD, D. 62 yd pass from BANKS, J. (NEENAN, Coby kick) After the Tigers were forced to punt on their fi rst pos- · Tulane controlled the fi rst half with 226 yards, while Gram- session, the Green Wave marched 56 yards in fi ve plays THIRD QUARTER bling State recorded 87, Devante Kincade’s 48-yard pass to TLN - MOONEY, D. 19 yd pass from BANKS, J. (NEENAN, Coby kick) and took 2:45 off the clock as Jonathan Banks scored on a Darrell Clark late in the second quarter. GRAM - Martez Carter 5 yd run (Marc Orozco kick) seven-yard touchdown scamper down the right side to give · The Green Wave amassed 481 total yards, including 286 FOURTH QUARTER Tulane a 7-0 lead. on the ground. TLN - ENCALADE, Terren 58 yd run (NEENAN, Coby kick failed) Grambling State (0-1) went three-and-out on its second · Grambling State fi nished the night with 225 total yards, GRAM - Martez Carter 51 yd run (Marc Orozco kick) TLN - BRADWELL, Darius 27 yd run (NEENAN, Coby kick failed) possession and Tulane capitalized on good fi eld position including 148 in the air. as the Green Wave went 51 yards in fi ve plays, capped by · Devante Kincade threw for 148 yards on 15-of-26 passing. TEAM STATISTICS GRAM TLN Banks’ 30-yard touchdown pass to Terren Encalade, giving First Downs 10 26 He also rushed eight times for seven yards. Rushes-Yards (Net) 22-77 51-296 Tulane a 14-0 advantage with 7:06 remaining in the opening · Martez Carter rushed fi ve times for 68 yards and averaged Passing Yards (Net) 148 185 quarter. Passes Att-Comp-Int. 15-27-1 10-15-0 13.6 yards per carry. Total Yards 225 481 The Green Wave added to the lead in the second quarter · Lyndemian Brooks caught three passes for 32 yards, in- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 as the Tigers defense held Tulane to a fi eld goal. A Coby Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2--1 cluding a long of 27 yards. Kickoff Returns-Yards 7-125 3-100 Neenan 21-yard fi eld goal with 5:15 left in the fi rst half, · Diante Bridgewater led the way defensively with nine Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-0 capped 12-play, 61-yard drive, giving the Green Wave a 17-0 tackles, including seven unassisted. Punts (Number-Avg) 7-37.4 3-36.0 lead. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0 · Percy Cargo and De’Arius Christmas fi nished with four Penalties-Yards 11-80 8-75 Tulane put the game away with 3:16 remaining in the tackles. Possession Time 23:46 36:14 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 7 of 11 second quarter as Banks connected with Dontrell Hillard · Jonathan Banks threw for 185 yards on 10-of-15 passing for a 62-yard touchdown as the Green Wave extended the Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 0 and three touchdowns. He added 69 yards on 16 rushes. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1 of 1 3 of 3 advantage to 24-0. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-10 4-30 · Dontrell Hillard caught two passes for 77 yards for Tulane. The Green Wave began the third quarter with excellent · Parry Nickerson led the Green Wave defensively with 5.5 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS starting position as Sherman Badie returned the opening tackles, including fi ve unassisted. RUSHING: Grambling State-Martez Carter 5-68; Devante Kincade kickoff 52 yards to the GSU 46. Tulane punched in its fourth 8-7; Ger. Hickbottom 3-3; DeSher. Flowers 4-0; Dre’ Fusilier 1-0; · Grambling State went 1-for-1 in fourth-down conversions. Jordan Jones 1-minus 1. Tulane-BANKS, J. 16-69; BRADWELL, D. touchdown of the night six plays later as Darnell Mooney 6-58; ENCALADE, T. 1-58; HILLIARD, D. 11-36; HUDERSON, S. 7-36; caught a 19-yard touchdown pass from Banks, giving the BADIE, S. 6-21; BRANTLEY, J. 3-15; BERTRAND, J. 1-3. News & Notes Green Wave a 31-0 lead with 12:06 left in the quarter. · With the loss on Saturday night, Grambling State continues PASSING: Grambling State-Devante Kincade 15-26-1-148; Ger. Grambling State answered on the ensuing drive to get its Hickbottom 0-1-0-0. Tulane-BANKS, J. 10-15-0-185. fi rst points of the season. to seek its fi rst season-opening victory since 2011. · The Tigers have lost to Lamar (Southland), California (Pac RECEIVING: Grambling State-LyndemianBrooks 3-32; Devohn The Tigers took advantage of a penalty and converted on Lindsey 3-15; Martez Carter 3-11; Darrell Clark 2-56; Quintin fourth-and-10 as Martez Carter, who had 11 rushing touch- 12), Arizona (Pac 12) and Tulane (American) in the past four Guice 1-15; Devante Davis 1-13; Derrick Pate 1-6; DeSher. Flowers season openers. 1-0. Tulane-ENCALADE, T. 3-50; HILLIARD, D. 2-77; MOONEY, D. 2-29; downs last season, scored on a fi ve-yard run, capping a 15- ARDOIN, K. 1-16; JONES, C. 1-8; JOHNSON, C. 1-5. play, 82-yard drive, as Grambling State cut the defi cit to 31-7 · Grambling State came into the game ranked No. 21 in the with 5:25 left in the third quarter. FCS Coaches Preseason Poll and the STATS FCS Preseason INTERCEPTIONS: Grambling State-None. Tulane-LEWIS, D. 1-0. The Green Wave answered on its next drive as Encalade Top 25. FUMBLES: Grambling State-Calief Samon 1-0; Devante Kincade rushed 58 yards down the right sideline to extend the lead · With the loss, the Tigers fell to 4-2 in televised games and 1-0. Tulane-BANKS, J. 1-0. to 37-7 with 14:49 remaining. But those points were quickly 7-2 in games played in 30,000-seat stadiums in the past two Offi cials: Referee: Tracy Jones; Umpire: Josh Larson; erased as Carter found the endzone for the second time as seasons. Both losses came to Arizona and Tulane. Linesman: Jeremy McCurley; Line judge: Charles Twiddy; Back judge: Brandon Bullock; Field judge: Rick Santilli; he rushed 51 yards past the Tulane defense to trim the mar- · Devante Kincade threw one interception in the loss. He Side judge: Tony Scanga; Alternate: Carl Vaccaro; gin to 37-14 with 14:27 left. didn’t throw his fi rst interception until Oct. 22 against Mis- Tulane capped the scoring with 8:13 remaining as Darius sissippi Valley State. Bradwell scored on a 27-yard run, which capped a 10-play, · Martez Carter had two multi-scoring rushing touchdowns 77-yard drive to give the Green Wave a 43-14 lead. last season (Texas Southern and Southern). 9 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL 2017 GRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL GAME-BY-GAME GAME 2: NORTHWESTERN STATE Martez Carter rushed for 138 yards and Devante Kin- point in the game was in the very fi rst drive. cade passed for 231 yards as the Grambling State Univer- STATISTICS INFORMATION sity football team picked up a 23-10 win in its 2017 home Grambling State started the game at its own 35. Kincade NORTHWESTERN STATE 10 opener on Saturday against Northwestern State at Eddie G. found Carter on a swing pass to the left and the senior run- #23/#24 GRAMBLING STATE 23 Robinson Memorial Stadium. ning back dashed 60 yards down the left sideline before September 9, 2017 being pushed out of bounds by Isaac Warren. at Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium (19,600) Grambling State (1-1) wasted little time in its home open- SCORING 1 2 3 4 F er as the Tigers marched 65 yards in just three plays on its With the ball sitting at the Demons fi ve-yard line, Carter Northwestern State 0 7 0 3 10 Grambling State 10 7 3 3 23 opening drive to grab a 7-0 lead. rushed three yards on the next play and scored from two yards out when he leaped over the pile to give Grambling FIRST QUARTER GRAM - Martez Carter 2 yd run (Marc Orozco kick) The Tigers got a huge 60-yard pass play from Devante State an early 7-0 lead. GRAM - Marc Orozco 18 yd fi eld goal Kincade on the fi rst play from scrimmage to Martez Carter SECOND QUARTER and Grambling State punched in its fi rst score with 14:01 re- Inside the Numbers NWST - Chapman, Marqui 14 yd pass from Almond, J.D. (F., Austy kick) maining in the opening quarter. Carter’s two-yard dive gave • Grambling State rebounded from just 10 fi rst downs last GRAM - Darrell Clark 24 yd pass from Devante Kincade (Orozco kick) the Tigers a 7-0 lead. week with 15 in Saturday night’s win. THIRD QUARTER • Northwestern State recorded 18 fi rst downs. GRAM - Marc Orozco 35 yd fi eld goal

The Demons (0-2) were driving for the tying score, but • Grambling State fi nished with 435 total yards of offense, FOURTH QUARTER De’Andre Houghes forced a fumble on a sack and the ball including 231 through the air. NWST - Fendrick, Austy 34 yd fi eld goal was recovered by Johnkil Skipper at the Grambling State 25. • The Demons registered 283 yards with just 42 coming on GRAM - Marc Orozco 26 yd fi eld goal the ground. TEAM STATISTICS NWST GRAM First Downs 18 15 Grambling State set up shop on its own 25 and used a 10- • Martez Carter fi nished the night with 207 total yards of Rushes-Yards (Net) 30-42 39-204 play drive as Marc Orozco booted the fi rst of his three fi eld offense. Passing Yards (Net) 241 231 Passes Att-Comp-Int. 21-34-1 13-20-0 goals – an 18-yarder – to extend the lead to 10-0 with 5:44 • Darrell Clark caught three passes for 53 yards. Total Yards 283 435 left in the fi rst quarter. • Martez Carter led all rushers with 138 yards on 20 carries Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-6 and averaged 6.9 yards per a touch. Punt Returns-Yards 1-6 1-6 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-185 6-370 Northwestern State answered the Tigers score with an • Devante Kincaid fi nished the night with 231 yards on 13 of Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-6 11-play drive, capped by a J.D. Allmond 14-yard touchdown 20 passing and one touchdown. Punts (Number-Avg) 4-37.2 4-28.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 pass to Marquisian Chapman as the Demons cut the Gram- • T’Kevian Rockwell led the Tigers with seven total tackles, Penalties-Yards 3-32 9-60 bling State lead to 10-7 with 14:52 left in the fi rst half. including four solo stops. Possession Time 30:48 29:12 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 6 of 13 • Brandon Varner registered four tackles, including a pair of Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 The Tigers quickly responded as Grambling State marched sacks for 16 yards. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2 of 3 4 of 5 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-13 5-28 down the fi eld with a nine-play, 75-yard drive as Kincade • De’Aumante Carter recorded an interception for six yards found a diving Darrell Clark on the left side of the endzone and had a pass breakup. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Northwestern State-Jones, Chris 20-49; West, Jared for the 24-yard score with 11:03 remaining in the second • J.D. Almond went 21-of-34 passing for 241 yards and one 5-24; Almond, J.D. 5-minus 31. Grambling-Martez Carter 20-138; quarter. interception. Also he was sacked four times. DeSher. Flowers 8-42; Devante Kincade 8-24; LyndemianBrooks • Chris Jones led the way on the ground for the Demons 1-2; Dre’ Fusilier 1-0; TEAM 1-minus 2. Grambling State took a 17-10 lead into the half and with 20 touches for 49 yards. PASSING: Northwestern State-Almond, J.D. 21-34-1-241. Gram added to the margin midway through the third quarter as • Cameron Lazare caught eight passes for 70 yards. bling-Devante Kincade 13-20-0-231. Orozco booted a 35-yard fi eld goal to give the Tigers a 20-7 • Chrishard Buhl registered eight tackles, including fi ve solo RECEIVING: Northwestern State-Lazare, Cameron 8-70; Chap man, Marqui 5-39; Chan-Chan, Bobb 3-56; Watson, Jaylen 3-52; advantage with 6:50 remaining. stops, while Nick Pierotti added seven tackles. West, Jared 1-15; Jones, Chris 1-9. Grambling-Darrell Clark 3-53; Martez Carter 2-63; Jordan Jones 2-33; Devante Davis 2-13; Calief Samon 1-50; LyndemianBrooks 1-10; DeSher. Flowers 1-8; Quintin Northwestern State got a 34-yard fi eld goal by Austyin News & Notes Guice 1-1. Fendrick, who just missed a 54-yarder in the fi rst half, to cut • Grambling State scored on its fi rst drive and needed just the defi cit to 20-10 with 14:05 left. 59 seconds. INTERCEPTIONS: Northwestern State-None. Grambling-De’Aum. Johnson 1-6. • The Tigers rebounded from last weekend’s road loss to Tu- However, Orozco’s 26-yard fi eld goal with 1:38 sealed the lane with the second consecutive home-opening win. FUMBLES: Northwestern State-Almond, J.D. 1-1. Grambling-None. victory and gave Grambling State its fi rst win of the season. • Grambling State came into the game ranked No. 23 in the Offi cials: Referee: John Allmond; Umpire: David Tomlinson; Lines FCS Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the STATS FCS Top 25. The man: Clifton Eley; Line judge: Glen Branch; Back judge: Shev Pinchback; Field judge: Bryant Kennedy; Side judge: Cecil Copeland; Turning Point Tigers were also ranked No. 4 in the BOXTOROW weekly poll. Center judge: Roy Gordon. Playing in front of nearly 13,000 fans and in its 2017 • Grambling State head coach Broderick Fobbs joins Eddie home opener, Grambling State came out fi ring on all cylin- Robinson and Rod Broadway as the only other coaches to ders. pick up wins against Northwestern State. • The Tigers have now won two straight in the series against The Tigers led from start to fi nish, but the real turning Northwestern State and lead the series, 3-1. 10 GGRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALLRAMBLING STATE FOOTBALL 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

Team Statistics GRAM OPP SCORING 37 53 Points Per Game 18.5 26.5 Points Off Turnovers 3 0 FIRST DOWNS 25 44 R u s h i n g 11 20 P a s s i n g 13 22 P e n a l t y 1 2 RUSHING YARDAGE 281 338 Yards gained rushing 344 402 Yards lost rushing 63 64 Rushing Attempts 61 81 Average Per Rush 4.6 4.2 Average Per Game 140.5 169.0 TDs Rushing 3 3 PASSING YARDAGE 379 426 C o m p - A t t - I n t 28-47-1 31-49-1 Average Per Pass 8.1 8.7 Average Per Catch 13.5 13.7 Average Per Game 189.5 213.0 TDs Passing 1 4 TOTAL OFFENSE 660 764 Total Plays 108 130 Average Per Play 6.1 5.9 Average Per Game 330.0 382.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 9-165 9-236 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-6 3-5 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 1-6 1-0 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 18.3 26.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 6.0 1.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE 6.0 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST 2-0 2-1 PENALTIES-Yards 20-140 11-107 Average Per Game 70.0 53.5 PUNTS-Yards 11-383 7-263 Average Per Punt 34.8 37.6 Net punt average 34.4 36.7 KICKOFFS-Yards 9-558 11-683 Average Per Kick 62.0 62.1 Net kick average 35.8 44.8 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 2 9 3 3 : 3 1 3RD-DOWN Conversions 10/25 14/25 3rd-Down Pct 40% 56% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 1/1 0/1 4th-Down Pct 100% 0% SACKS BY-Yards 6-38 5-43 MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 7 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-3 2-3 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (5-6) 83% (5-6) 83% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-6) 33% (3-6) 50% PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (5-7) 71% ATTENDANCE 12689 15940 Games/Avg Per Game 1/12689 1/15940 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Grambling State 10 7 10 10 0 37 Opponents 14 17 7 15 0 53 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Martez Carter 2 - 2 25 213 7 206 8.2 3 51 103.0 Martez Carter 1 6 6.0 0 6 DeSher. Flowers 2 - 0 12 47 5 42 3.5 0 16 21.0 Total 1 6 6.0 0 6 Devante Kincade 2 - 2 16 75 44 31 1.9 0 13 15.5 Opponents 3 5 1.7 0 6 Ger. Hickbottom 2 - 0 3 7 4 3 1.0 0 5 1.5 LyndemianBrooks 2 - 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Dre' Fusilier 2 - 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 De'Aum. Johnson 1 6 6.0 0 6 Jordan Jones 2 - 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.5 Total 1 6 6.0 0 6 TEAM 1 - 0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 2 61 344 63 281 4.6 3 51 140.5 Opponents 2 81 402 64 338 4.2 3 58 169.0 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Martez Carter 4 83 20.8 0 27 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Calief Samon 3 53 17.7 0 29 Devante Kincade 2 - 2 132.90 28-46-1 60.9 379 1 60 189.5 Dedrick Shy 1 10 10.0 0 10 Ger. Hickbottom 2 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 LyndemianBrooks 1 19 19.0 0 19 Total 2 130.08 28-47-1 59.6 379 1 60 189.5 Total 9 165 18.3 0 29 Opponents 2 159.15 31-49-1 63.3 426 4 62 213.0 Opponents 9 236 26.2 0 52

Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Darrell Clark 2 - 2 5 109 21.8 1 48 54.5 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Martez Carter 2 - 2 5 74 14.8 0 60 37.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 LyndemianBrooks 2 - 0 4 42 10.5 0 27 21.0 Devante Davis 2 - 2 3 26 8.7 0 13 13.0 Devohn Lindsey 1 - 1 3 15 5.0 0 9 15.0 Jordan Jones 2 - 1 2 33 16.5 0 26 16.5 Quintin Guice 2 - 1 2 16 8.0 0 15 8.0 DeSher. Flowers 2 - 0 2 8 4.0 0 8 4.0 Calief Samon 2 - 0 1 50 50.0 0 50 25.0 Derrick Pate 1 - 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 Total 2 28 379 13.5 1 60 189.5 Opponents 2 31 426 13.7 4 62 213.0 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Martez Carter 3 ------18 Devante Kincade 2 62 31 379 410 205.0 Marc Orozco - 3-3 4-4 - - - - - 13 Martez Carter 2 25 206 0 206 103.0 Darrell Clark 1 ------6 DeSher. Flowers 2 12 42 0 42 21.0 Total 4 3-3 4-4 - - - - - 37 Ger. Hickbottom 2 4 3 0 3 1.5 Opponents 7 2-3 5-7 - - - - - 53 LyndemianBrooks 2 1 2 0 2 1.0 Jordan Jones 2 1 -1 0 -1 -0.5 TEAM 1 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 108 281 379 660 330.0 Opponents 2 130 338 426 764 382.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk Marc Orozco 3-3 100.0 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 35 0 Miguel Mendez 10 351 35.1 58 0 3 3 1 0 Marc Orozco 1 32 32.0 32 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence Grambling State Opponents Total 11 383 34.8 58 0 3 3 1 0 Tulane - (21) Opponents 7 263 37.6 51 0 2 1 1 0 Northwestern State (18),(35),(26) 54,(34) Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Marc Orozco 7 433 61.9 0 0 Miguel Mendez 2 125 62.5 0 0 Total 9 558 62.0 0 0 26.2 35.8 29 Opponents 11 683 62.1 1 1 18.3 44.8 20 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Martez Carter 2 206 74 6 83 0 369 184.5 Darrell Clark 2 0 109 0 0 0 109 54.5 Calief Samon 2 0 50 0 53 0 103 51.5 LyndemianBrook 2 2 42 0 19 0 63 31.5 DeSher. Flowers 2 42 8 0 0 0 50 25.0 Jordan Jones 2 -1 33 0 0 0 32 16.0 Devante Kincad 2 31 0 0 0 0 31 15.5 Devante Davis 2 0 26 0 0 0 26 13.0 Quintin Guice 2 0 16 0 0 0 16 8.0 Devohn Lindsey 1 0 15 0 0 0 15 15.0 Dedrick Shy 2 0 0 0 10 0 10 5.0 Derrick Pate 1 0 6 0 0 0 6 6.0 De'Aum. Johnso 2 0 0 0 0 6 6 3.0 Ger. Hickbottom 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 1.5 TEAM 1 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Total 2 281 379 6 165 6 837 418.5 Opponents 2 338 426 5 236 0 1005 502.5 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 24 Mon. Meander 2-0 10 6 16 0.5-1 ...... 47 De'Andre Hogues 2-2 4 6 10 2.0-5 1-4 . . . . 1 . . 21 Percy Cargo Jr. 2-2 8 2 10 1.0-2 ...... 5 De'A. Christmas 2-2 5 5 10 1.0-3 ...... 41 Malco. Williams 2-0 1 9 10 1.0-4 . . . 1 . . . . 14 T'Kev. Rockwell 2-1 5 4 9 ...... 55 Linwood Banks 2-0 3 5 8 1.0-10 1-10 . . 1 . . . . 43 De'Aum. Johnson 2-2 5 2 7 . . 1-6 2 . . . . . 98 La'Allan Clark 2-1 4 3 7 2.0-8 1-5 . . 1 . . . . 48 Ja'Teri. Pouncy 2-2 4 2 6 1.0-2 ...... 34 Jeremy Carter 2-0 3 3 6 1.0-3 1-3 ...... 44 Brandon Varner 2-2 4 1 5 1.0-8 1-8 ...... 46 Deontae Hatter 2-2 1 4 5 0.5-4 ...... 93 Rodney Jackson 2-1 3 2 5 . . . . 4 . . . . 2 Kendall Hill 2-2 1 4 5 ...... 7 Danquar. Fields 2-0 2 2 4 ...... 94 Johnkil Skipper 2-1 2 2 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 45 Najee Gordon 2-0 2 1 3 ...... 11 Dedrick Shy 2-0 2 . 2 ...... 35 Chris Grant 1-0 2 . 2 ...... 90 Caleb Wells 2-0 2 . 2 1.0-8 1-8 ...... 42 MarchaelJackson 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 56 Treylan Dunn 1-0 1 . 1 ...... 15 Tre'von Cherry 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 9 Devohn Lindsey 1-1 1 . 1 ...... 30 Derrick Dixon 1-1 . 1 1 ...... 95 Christ. Johnson 2-1 . 1 1 ...... 19 Ger. Hickbottom 2-0 1 . 1 ...... 36 Ja'Quez Splond 1-0 . 1 1 ...... Total 2 78 66 144 13-58 6-38 1-6 2 7 1-0 1 . . Opponents 2 60 52 112 12-57 5-43 1-0 6 5 . . . . 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 Martez Carter vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing 138 Martez Carter vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) TD Rushes 2 Martez Carter at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Long Rush 51 Martez Carter at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Pass attempts 26 Devante Kincade at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Pass completions 15 Devante Kincade at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Passing 231 Devante Kincade vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) TD Passes 1 Devante Kincade vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Pass 60 Devante Kincade vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Receptions 3 LyndemianBrooks at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 3 Devohn Lindsey at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 3 Martez Carter at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 3 Darrell Clark vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Receiving 63 Martez Carter vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) TD Receptions 1 Darrell Clark vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Reception 60 Martez Carter vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Field Goals 3 Marc Orozco vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Field Goal 35 Marc Orozco vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Punts 6 Miguel Mendez at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Punting Avg 38.3 Miguel Mendez at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt 58 Miguel Mendez at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Punts inside 20 2 Miguel Mendez vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt Return 6 Martez Carter vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 29 Calief Samon at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Tackles 11 Mon. Meander at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Sacks 1.0 Linwood Banks at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1.0 Jeremy Carter vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 Brandon Varner vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 De'Andre Hogues vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 Caleb Wells vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 La'Allan Clark vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Tackles For Loss 1.0 Percy Cargo Jr. at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1.0 De'Andre Hogues at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1.0 Linwood Banks at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1.0 La'Allan Clark at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1.0 De'A. Christmas vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 Jeremy Carter vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 Brandon Varner vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 De'Andre Hogues vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 Ja'Teri. Pouncy vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 Caleb Wells vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 1.0 La'Allan Clark vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Interceptions 1 De'Aum. Johnson vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 39 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing 204 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Rush 5.2 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) TD Rushes 2 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Pass attempts 27 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Pass completions 15 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Passing 231 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Pass 11.6 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) TD Passes 1 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Total Plays 59 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Total Offense 435 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Play 7.4 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Points 23 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Sacks By 5 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) First Downs 15 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Penalties 11 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Penalty Yards 80 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Turnovers 1 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Interceptions By 1 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Punts 7 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Punting Avg 37.4 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Long Punt 58 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Punts inside 20 2 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt Return 6 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS

Rushes 20 Jones, Chris, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Rushing 69 BANKS, J., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) TD Rushes 1 ENCALADE, T., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1 BRADWELL, D., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1 BANKS, J., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Long Rush 58 ENCALADE, T., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Pass attempts 34 Almond, J.D., vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Pass completions 21 Almond, J.D., vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Passing 241 Almond, J.D., vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) TD Passes 3 BANKS, J., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Long Pass 62 BANKS, J., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Receptions 8 Lazare, Cameron, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Receiving 77 HILLIARD, D., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) TD Receptions 1 ENCALADE, T., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1 HILLIARD, D., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1 MOONEY, D., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1 Chapman, Marqui, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Reception 62 HILLIARD, D., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Field Goals 1 NEENAN, C., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 1 Fendrick, Austy, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Field Goal 34 Fendrick, Austy, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Punts 4 Pastorello, Par, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Punting Avg 38.8 Pastorello, Par, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt 51 Pastorello, Par, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Punts inside 20 1 Pastorello, Par, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt Return 6 Bourgeois, Hayd, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 52 BADIE, S., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Tackles 8 Buhl, Chrishard, vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Sacks 2.0 ARUNA, A., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Tackles For Loss 2.0 ARUNA, A., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Interceptions 1 LEWIS, D., at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) 2017 Grambling State Football Grambling State Game Superlatives (as of Sep 12, 2017) All games

OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS

Rushes 51 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Rushing 296 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Per Rush 5.8 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) TD Rushes 3 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Pass attempts 34 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Pass completions 21 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Passing 241 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Yards Per Pass 12.3 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) TD Passes 3 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Total Plays 66 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Total Offense 481 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Yards Per Play 7.3 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Points 43 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Sacks By 4 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) First Downs 26 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Penalties 8 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Penalty Yards 75 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Turnovers 2 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Interceptions By 1 at Tulane (Sep 02, 2017) Punts 4 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Punting Avg 38.8 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt 51 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Punts inside 20 1 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017) Long Punt Return 6 vs Northwestern State (Sep 09, 2017)