EAST STATE 2003 BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME #11 EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEERS (3-7, 0-6 SOCON) VS. (3-7, 3-3 SOCON) SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2003 • 1:00 P.M. EST • MEMORIAL CENTER (13,000) • JOHNSON CITY, TENN.

ETSU-Chattanooga Notes: This will be the 39th meeting between the Mocs and the Bucs, as SCHEDULE AND RESULTS ETSU has faces only one team more often that Chattanooga ... The Bucs have played Western Carolina a total of 45 times ... Chattanooga holds a 20-17-1 advantage over the Bucs, but ETSU EAST TENNESSEE STATE (3-7, 0-6 SOCON) has closed the difference in recent years, winning three of the last four games in the series and eight of the last 11 ... Buccaneer head coach Paul Hamilton is 3-3 in his career against Chatta- Date Opponent Time/Score nooga ... ETSU is coming off a brutal three-game stretch, having fallen to No. 18 Furman 30-10 A 28 at Eastern Michigan L, 28-21 on Oct. 25, Georgia Southern, 34-22 on Nov. 1, then 28-14 to No. 5 Wofford last Saturday ... S 4 CONCORD COLLEGE W, 44-0 Chattanooga opened the season by dropping their first five games, but have won three of their S 11 at UT-Martin W, 14-7 (OT) last four ... The three wins have coincided with the emergence of sophomore S 20 at Elon* L, 14-0 Vinnie Miroth ... Miroth has 1,855 yards in eight games, and is the top-ranked passer in the S 27 WESTERN CAROLINA* L, 28-21 ... This will be a clash between Chattanooga’s second-rated pass offense O 4 at Appalachian St.* (TFN) L, 21-7 in the conference (234.9 ypg) against the Bucs’ second-rated pass defense (142.7) ... ETSU has O 18 LIBERTY (HC) W, 33-23 dropped 11 consecutive Southern Conference games, eight straight on the road ... The Bucs are O 25 at Furman* L, 30-10 led on offense by senior tailback Gaven Varner, senior slotback Andrew Nuckolls and sopho- N 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* L, 34-22 more wideout Brian Matthews and a trio of redshirt freshman Scott Butler, Carl N 8 at Wofford* L, 28-14 Meadows and Michael George ... Meadows is a classic drop-back passer, while Butler and N 15 CHATTANOOGA* 1 p.m. George add another dimension to the Buccaneer offense, with the ability to throw the ball as N 22 * 1 p.m. well as run ... Varner has been a workhorse at tailback, carrying the ball 217 times through the first 10 games for 883 yards and five ... Nuckolls leads the squad with 22 recep- tions, 280 receiving yards and four touchdowns ... He also is second on the team in rushing, with CHATTANOOGA (3-7, 3-3 SOCON) 134 yards rushing on just 15 carries ... Matthews has two receiving TD’s and also has 16 catches for 201 yards ... On the defensive side of the ball, redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Date Opponent Time/Score Cullen leads the team with 113 tackles, senior linebacker Matt Palmer is second with 80 while A 28 SAMFORD L, 31-23 senior nose tackle Brandon Calton ranks third with 64 ... Junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh is S 6 at Vanderbilt L, 51-6 just behind Calton, sitting in fourth with 62 ... Calton and Palmer are tied for the team lead with S 13 TENNESSEE TECH L, 35-10 3.5 sacks, while senior defensive end Travis Williams has 2.5 ... Calton also has 11.5 tackles for S 20 at Gardner-Webb L, 23-13 a loss, two forced , a recovery and a blocked extra point ... Palmer leads the S 27 at Georgia Southern* L, 34-3 Southern Conference with 19.5 tackles for a loss after recording five against Furman on Oct. 25 O 4 WOFFORD* L, 42-14 ... Special teams has also been a bright spot for the Bucs so far this season, with junior kicker O 18 at Elon* W, 24-7 Jonathan Godfrey hitting field goals of 47, 48 and 51 yards and senior punter Aaron Bass O 25 WESTERN CAROLINA* W, 38-0 accumulating a 42.5-yard average on 63 punts, including a season-long 61-yarder last Saturday N 1 at Appalachian State* L, 47-7 against Wofford. N 8 THE CITADEL* W, 29-20 N 15 at East Tennessee State* 1 p.m. The Last Time Out N 22 FURMAN* (TFN) 3:30 p.m. SPARTANBURG, S.C. (November 8, 2003) —Wofford’s Kevious Johnson rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns while All-America free safety Matt Nelson had a key and fumble Home games in CAPS recovery as the Terriers claimed the outright Southern Conference championship with a 28-14 *-Conference game win over East Tennessee State Saturday at Gibbs Stadium in Spartanburg, S.C. ... ETSU took a 7- TFN-The Football Network Broadcast 0 lead on a 45-yard scoring run by quarterback Michael George with 8:16 left in the first quarter ... Wofford immediately responded with a 12-play, 56-yard drive that was capped by a 2-yard J.R. McNair scoring run to even the game at 7-7. The key play was a 2-yard run by MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS quarterback Jeff Zolman on a 4th-and-2 at the ETSU 3-yard line ... A 40-yard second-quarter punt by Jimmy Miner was downed at the Buccaneer 1-yard line, setting up the Terriers’ go- EAST T ENNESSEE ST...... Matthew Snellings ahead score. On the second play of the ETSU series, a Kenny Harper fumble was recovered by Phone: ...... (423) 439-5263 Nelson at the Buc 4 and returned to the 1-yard line ... On the Terriers’ second play, Johnson Fax: ...... (423) 439-6138 found the end zone from four yards out to give Wofford a 14-7 lead with 3:21 left in the second e-mail: ...... [email protected] quarter ... It was Wofford’s 42nd consecutive win when leading at the half ... The Terriers are also 63-2-1 in 66 games under Ayers when holding the opponent to 16 points or less ... Johnson WOFFORD ...... Jeff Romero had a career-long 44-yard run to highlight a 9-play, 80-yard drive, capped by a Trey Rodgers 3- Phone: ...... (423) 425-5292 yard run, giving Wofford a 21-7 lead with four minutes remaining in third quarter ... On the Fax: ...... (423) 755-4610 previous series, ETSU reached the Terrier 25-yard line before Nelson recorded his SoCon-leading e-mail: ...... [email protected] fifth interception in the end zone. All five Nelson picks have come in the last seven weeks ...

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 1 MEDIA INFORMATION A QUICK LOOK AT THIS AFTERNOON’S MATCHUP Teams ETSU Athletic Media Relations Chattanooga ...... 3-7, 3-3 Southern Conference East Tennessee State’s athletic media relations office is East Tennessee State ...... 3-7, 0-6 Southern Conference available to assist members of the media with their ques- tions and requests about Buccaneer football. Contact Coaches Assiatant Director of Athletic Media Relations Matthew East Tennessee State Snellings with any questions about the Bucs. Paul Hamilton (Appalachian State, ‘81) 7th Year at ETSU ...... 36-41 (.468) Overall Record ...... 36-41 (.468) Matthew Snellings, Asst. SID ...... (423) 439-5263 (W) Chattanooga (Football Contact) ...... (423) 232-0466 (H) (Texas Tech, ‘80) Michael White, SID ...... (423) 439-4220 (W) 1st season at Chattanooga ...... 3-7 (.300) Luke LeNoble, Intern ...... (423) 439-5612 (W) Overall Record ...... 3-7 (.300) Lisa Otradovec, Intern ...... (423) 439-8212 (W) Media Relations Fax ...... (423) 439-6138 Series Record: Chattanooga leads 20-17-1. 1961 A L 6-27 1984 A W 12-0 1962 A L 13-13 1985 H L 0-12 1963 A W 27-22 1986 A W 18-17 East Tennessee State on the Internet 1964 A L 0-7 1987 H W 34-14 Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, in- 1965 H T 7-7 1988 A L 10-33 cluding updated statistics, on the athletic department 1967 H L 14-15 1989 H W 24-23 website: www.etsubucs.com. Live game audio will also be 1968 A L 6-16 1990 A L 3-22 available on the website for the 2003 season. 1969 A W 17-13 1991 H L 26-43 1970 H W 21-17 1992 A W 27-24 Tune In To The Buccaneers 1971 A L 14-28 1993 H W 21-0 Buccaneer fans can follow ETSU football with Jay Sandos 1972 H W 35-0 1994 A W 30-13 calling the play-by-play on WJCW (AM 910-Johnson City), 1973 A L 21-26 1995 H W 38-9 which serves as the Buccaneer flagship station. Former 1975 H L 13-21 1996 A W 28-24 Buccaneer quarterback Matt Wilhjelm provides the color 1976 A L 14-23 1997 H L 14-17 commentary. Other members of the Bucs’ radio network 1979 H W 35-0 1998 A L 7-10 include: 1980 A L 14-26 1999 H W 28-14 2000 A W 24-22 WKIN-AM (1320 Kingsport, Tenn.) 1981 H L 0-17 1982 A L 6-27 2001 H W 32-10 WCSK-FM (90.3 Kingsport, Tenn.) 1983 H L 10-13 2002 A L 10-27 WRGS-AM (1370 Rogersville, Tenn.) WSWV-AM and FM (1570 and 105.5 in Pennington Gap, Va.) ETSU’s Record WNRG-AM (940 in Grundy, Va.) Southern Conference games (since 1979) ...... 66-112 WMJD-FM (97.7 in Grundy, Va.) Southern Conference home games (since 1979) ...... 39-49 All home games (since 1979) ...... 40-99 WCRR-AM (660 in Rural Retreat, Va.) Southern Conference games under Hamilton ...... 22-32 Southern Conference home games under Hamilton ...... 12-14 SoCon Teleconference All home games under Hamilton ...... 24-13 Coach Hamilton will participate in the Southern Confer- ence teleconference every Tuesday morning beginning at Another 80-yard drive, capped by a 10-yard Johnson carry, increased the 10:00 a.m. during the football season; media members can Terrier margin to 28-7 with 12:33 remaining ... McNair had a 2-yard run on a 4th-and- join in by calling toll free 1-866-375-5101. The schedule is: 1 at the Buc 25-yard line ... Gabriel Jackson had a 36-yard carry on the first play of the 10:00-10:07 Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. series ... A 2-yard Harper scoring run with 4:38 left provided the final margin as the 10:07-10:14 Ellis Johnson, The Citadel 10:14-10:21 Paul Hamilton, East Tennessee St. Bucs closed to within 28-14 ... The Terriers rushed for 355 yards, including 241 in the 10:21-10:28 Al Seagraves, Elon second half. Wofford totaled 373 in offense for the game ... ETSU had 129 on the ground 10:28-10:35 Bobby Lamb, Furman and 148 in the air for a total of 277 ... McNair had 70 yards rushing on 21 carries while 10:35-10:42 Mike Sewak, Georgia Southern Rodgers had 51 yards on six attempts ... Harper topped the Bucs with 55 yards on 13 10:42-10:49 Rodney Allison, Chattanooga carries ... Carl Meadows came off-the-bench to complete 12-of-18 passes for 113 10:49-10:56 Kent Briggs, Western Carolina yards ... Redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen led the Bucs with a game-high 13 10:56-11:03 Mike Ayers, Wofford tackles on the afternoon ... Cullen has led the team in tackles in five of ETSU’s last six games, and in all but two games this season ... He has also recorded double-digit tackles Weekly Press Conference in nine of ten games so far this year ... Senior linebacker Jamal Rocke was second on Every Tuesday (Mondays on 8/25 and 9/8) of a game week the Buccaneer defense with 11 tackles, while Scott Brumett and Robbie Hardt each during the 2003 football season, Coach Hamilton will host a media luncheon from 12:30 -1:30 p.m. in the Memorial had a game-high three tackles for losses. Center’s Ward Room. Coach Hamilton and two Buc players (if available) will be taking questions from the media. Players of the Week After tying an NCAA Division I-AA record with three blocked punts on Nov. 1 against Interviews Georgia Southern, junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh was named a I-AA.org weekly All- Interviews with Coach Hamilton, his staff and players must Star ... Sensabaugh is the second Buccaneer to earn national honors this season, as be coordinated through Matthew Snellings of the Athletic after his two interception returns for touchdowns against Liberty on Oct. 18, senior Media Relations Office at 423-439-5263. cornerback Tony Tiller earned several honors ... Tiller won Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week, CollegeSportsReport.com’s Division I-AA Performer of TEAMLINE the Week, I-AA Defensive Player of the Week from The Sports Network and Don Hansen’s Buccaneer games can also be heard over a telephone line via TEAMLINE. Interested fans or media should call 1-800- Football Gazette and was a I-AA.org All-Star ... Only one other ETSU player has won a 846-4700 and enter 1720 as the team code. national player of the week honor, as former safety Adam Walton earned Defensive Player of the Week from Don Hansen’s Football Gazette in 1996 ... Several Bucs have

2 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2003 SOCON STANDINGS won SoCon Player of the Week accolades this season ... After a dominant performance against Western Carolina on Sept. 27, redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen was SoCon Pct. Ov. Pct. named Southern Conference Freshman of the Week ... Cullen tallied 20 tackles on the #4 Wofford 7-0 1.000 9-1 .900 afternoon, just two shy of an ETSU record ... Redshirt freshman Carl Meadows earned Appalachian St. 5-2 .714 6-4 .600 freshman of the week honors following Buccaneer wins over Tennessee-Martin and Con- #23 Georgia Southern 4-3 .571 6-4 .600 cord ... The Bucs swept the weekly SoCon awards after the win over UTM, as junior The Citadel 4-3 .571 5-5 .500 #25 Furman 3-3 .500 5-4 .556 cornerback Allen Davis won defensive player of the week and senior tailback Gaven Chattanooga 3-3 .500 3-7 .300 Varner earned offensive honors. W. Carolina 3-4 .429 4-6 .400 Elon 1-6 .143 2-9 .182 Chasing History East Tennessee St. 0-6 .000 3-7 .300 ETSU senior linebacker Matt Palmer is within just 1.5 tackles for a loss of setting a new

LAST WEEK’S SOCON GAMES ETSU record ... Three time All-Southern Conference defensive end James Russell set the Chattanooga 29, The Citadel 20* mark with 21 TFL’s in 1994 and All-SoCon linebacker Derek Fudge tied him in 1996 ... Appalachian State 34, Elon 12* Former Appalachian State defensive lineman and current ASU color commentator Avery Georgia Southern 29, Furman 24* Hall holds the SoCon record with 35 in 1992 ... Palmer had a season-high five TFL’s Wofford 28, East Tennessee State 14* against Furman on Oct. 25.

THIS WEEK’S SOCON GAMES Sat., Nov. 15 Home, Sweet Dome Chattanooga at East Tennessee State, 1 p.m.* ETSU, like most schools, enjoys a home field advantage playing in Memorial Center ... The Citadel vs. VMI (at Charlotte), 1 :30 p.m.* One of only seven college-owned domed stadiums in Division I football, the Buccaneers Wofford at Furman (Fox SS), 3:30 p.m.* Georgia Southern at Elon (TFN), 3:30 p.m.* have posted eight straight seasons at .500 or above at home, including winning seven of Western Carolina at Appalachian State, 4 p.m.* its last 11 games and going 17-7 dating back to the 1999 season ... In two of the last three seasons, the Bucs have scored an upset over a top-10 ranked opponent in the * - Southern Conference Games Dome, including knocking off top-ranked Georgia Southern two years ago ... Under all times Eastern Coach Hamilton, the Bucs are 24-13 in the Dome.

Against the Mocs This will be the 39th meeting between the Mocs and the Bucs, as ETSU has faced only one ETSU IN THE SOCON RANKINGS team more often that Chattanooga ... The Bucs have played Western Carolina a total of Team 45 times ... Chattanooga holds a 20-17-1 advantage over the Bucs, but ETSU has closed Scoring Offense: 7th (18.6) the gap in recent years, winning three of the last four games in the series and eight of Scoring Defense: 4th (21.3) Total Offense: 8th (242.1) the last 11 ... The series began with Chattanooga winning the first two games in 1961 Total Defense: 4th (331.6) and ‘62 ... A five-game winning streak by the Bucs from 1992 to ‘96 is the longest of the Rushing Offense: 7th (128.5) series ... Buccaneer head coach Paul Hamilton is 3-3 in his career against Chattanooga Rushing Defense: 7th (188.9) Passing Offense: 6th (113.6) The Last Time Against Chattanooga Pass Efficiency: 8th (89.6) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Nov. 16, 2002) — Chattanooga quarterback Ryan McCann Passing Defense: 2nd (142.7) Pass Efficiency Defense: 5th (115.6) threw for 225 yards and one touchdown to lead the Mocs to a 27-10 Southern Confer- Kickoff Returns: 3rd (21.8) ence victory over East Tennessee State ... The win was UTC’s second straight after Punt Returns: 1st (10.0) starting the season with nine consecutive losses, while the Buccaneers lost their third Turnover Margin: 3rd (+7) fourth straight ... McCann connected with Cortez Rankin on a 20-yard touchdown pass Net Punting: 6th (34.7) with 2:41 left in the first half to extend the Mocs’ lead to 21-10 ... He completed 20-of- 32 attempts for 225 yards and did not throw an interception ... Patrick Shutters added Individuals Rushing: 3rd, Gaven Varner (88.3) two field goals in the fourth quarter to pad the margin ... The UTC defense held ETSU to Passing: 6th, Carl Meadows (111.8) 275 total yards and just 10 points ... The Buccaneers, who have lost four consecutive Pass efficiency: 9th, Carl Meadows (96.2) games, have only scored 43 points in the last six conference games ... The Mocs grabbed Total Offense: 7th, Carl Meadows (105.0) an early 7-0 lead on Jason Ball’s three-yard touchdown run with 7:50 left in the first 10th, Gaven Varner (88.3) quarter ... UTC scored on their initial possession for the second straight game. Ball’s All Purpose Yards: 6th, Gaven Varner (95.1) score capped a 10-play, 42-yard drive ... The Bucs responded on the next possession Kick Returns: 4th, James Rainer (24.3) with a 12-play march ... Braye Walters finished off the series with a 34-yard field goal Punt Returns: 4th, Allen Davis (8.8) Punting: 2nd, Aaron Bass (42.5) that trimmed the lead to 7-3 at 1:51 of the first quarter ... Chattanooga senior Todd Scoring (Kick): 6th, Jonathan Godfrey (4.2 ppg) Campbell returned a punt 79 yards in the second quarter which led to a six-yard Mario Tackles: 2nd, Mike Cullen (11.3 pg) Hain touchdown run that increased the lead to 14-3 at 11:13 of the second quarter ... 8th, Matt Palmer (8.0 pg) The margin shot up to 21-3 two series later. Senior Cortez Rankin made a remarkable Sacks: T-8th, Matt Palmer (3.5) catch, falling just over the goal line on a 20-yard pass from McCann at 2:41 before the T-8th, Brandon Calton (3.5) half ... ETSU answered that score quickly on a 34-yard catch and run from Jatavis Fumbles Forced: T-4th, Brandon Calton (2) T-4th, Mike Cullen (2) Sanders to Gaven Varner ... The touchdown, which proved to be the Bucs’ final score, : T-3rd, Tony Tiller (4) trimmed the deficit to 21-10 just 42 seconds before intermission ... The Mocs forced T-6th, Montreal Harkley (3) two second-half turnovers to help seal the win ... Sheldon Green fell on a Varner fumble Tackles for Loss: 1st, Matt Palmer (18.5) at the UTC 17-yard line late in the third period, and Bernard Snowden picked up a fumble T-5th, Brandon Calton (11.5) caused by Blake Kirkland’s hit on Sanders late in the fourth quarter ... Ball led UTC on the ground with 55 yards on 20 carries ... Sanders paced the Bucs with 54 yards on 19 rushes ... Varner set season-highs for ETSU with seven catches for 84 yards ... Senior Joey Peters caught a career-best six balls for 51 yards for UTC ... Shutters, who was perfect on field goal attempts heading into the game, missed from 23 yards out in the

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 3 second quarter and 37 yards in the fourth ... He connected from 27 yards with 10:46 to play and PRESEASON SOCON PICKS nailed a career-long 42-yarder with 3:38 remaining.

2002 SOCON COACHES PRESEASON POLL Against other Tennessee schools Team (First Place Votes) Points The Bucs hold a slim 129-124-10 (.510) advantage in other schools from the state of Tennessee in 1. Georgia Southern (8) 64 80 years of competitive football ... Most of those games came against Austin Peay (14-2-2), 2. Appalachian State (1) 52 Chattanooga (17-20-1), Maryville (15-8), Middle Tennessee State (12-21-1), Tennessee Tech (18- Furman 52 14) and Tusculum (16-5-3) ... ETSU head coach Paul Hamilton has only faced one in-state oppo- 4. Western Carolina 42 nent other than SoCon rival Chattanooga, having defeated UT-Martin, 14-7, on Sept. 11. 5. Wofford 39 6. The Citadel 26 Postseason All-Star Games 7. Chattanooga 21 Senior All-America cornerback Tony Tiller has been invited to participate in two postseason All- 8. East Tennessee State 17 Star games ... Tiller will play in the American Airlines I-AA All-Star Classic Dec. 30 from Lockhart Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. and he has recently been selected to play in the Findlay Toyota Las 9. Elon 11 Vegas All-American Classic, Jan. 17 from Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada ... Buccaneer wide receiver Cecil Moore participated in the Rotary Gridrion Classic from Orlando, Fla., hauling 2002 SOCON MEDIA PRESEASON POLL in a touchdown pass from Oklahoma’s Nate Hybl ... Moore is currently on the practice squad of Team (First Place Votes) Points the New York Jets. 1. Georgia Southern (30) 293 2. Furman (2) 250 SIZING UP THE TEAMS 3. Appalachian State (1) 236 4. Wofford 170 Comparing the two-deeps 5. Western Carolina 168 Offense ETSU UTC 6. The Citadel 150 Wide Receivers 6-1 190 6-1 182 7. East Tennessee State 81 Offensive Line 6-3 285 6-3 291 8. Chattanooga 76 Tight Ends 6-3 235 6-5 241 9. Elon 61 Quarterbacks 6-2 185 6-0 191 Running Backs 6-0 210 6-0 195 Defense Defensive Line 6-3 273 6-3 251 Linebackers 6-1 230 6-2 220 Defensive Backs 6-1 193 5-10 178 By Class Off. Def. Tot. Off. Def. Tot. Freshmen 4 3 7 7 11 18 Sophomores 8 3 11 8 3 11 Juniors 6 5 11 4 4 8 Seniors 4 11 15 3 4 7 BUCCANEER HEAD COACH PAUL HAMILTON NATIONAL I-AA POLLS

Year-By-Year Record ESPN/USA Today (Nov. 10) The Sports Network/CSTV (Nov. 10) Season School Overall SoCon 1. McNeese State (28) (8-1) 1,005 1. McNeese State (79) (8-1) 2,422 2. Southern Illinois (9) (10-0) 983 2. Southern Illinois (13) (10-0) 2,344 1997 ETSU 7-4 5-3 3. Massachusetts (1) (9-1) 932 3. Massachusetts (3) (9-1) 2,243 1998 ETSU 4-7 3-5 4. Wofford (3) (9-1) 909 4. Wofford (3) (9-1) 2,152 1999 ETSU 6-5 4-4 5. Montana (8-2) 810 5. Montana (8-2) 1,940 2000 ETSU 6-5 4-4 6. Delaware (9-1) 777 6. Delaware (9-1) 1,868 2001 ETSU 6-5 4-4 7. Western Kentucky (7-3) 661 7. Western Kentucky (7-3) 1,668 2002 ETSU 4-8 2-6 8. Colgate (10-0) 651 8. Pennsylvania (8-0) 1,639 2003 ETSU 3-7 0-6 9. Pennsylvania (8-0) 643 9. Colgate (10-0) 1,595 Totals 36-41 (.468) 22-32 (.407) 10. Western Illinois (7-3) 642 10. Western Illinois (7-3) 1,503 11. Northern Iowa (8-2) 606 11. Northern Iowa (8-2) 1,461 Hamilton vs. 2003 Opponents 12. Grambling (8-2) 576 12. Grambling (8-2) 1,392 Opponent Record 13. Villanova (7-2) 559 13. Villanova (7-2) 1,317 Appalachian State 1-6 14. North Carolina A&T (9-1) 512 14. North Carolina A&T (9-1) 1,249 Chattanooga 3-3 15. Florida Atlantic (7-2) 467 15. Florida Atlantic (7-2) 1,025 Concord 1-0 16. Southern (9-1) 419 16. Bethune Cookman (7-2) 991 The Citadel 3-3 17. Bethune Cookman (7-2) 393 17. Southern (9-1) 977 Eastern Michigan 0-1 18. Northern Arizona (7-3) 344 18. Northern Arizona (7-3) 804 19. Fordham (8-2) 263 19. Fordham (8-2) 748 Elon 2-1 20. Jacksonville State (6-3) 123 20. Cal Poly (6-3) 288 Furman 3-4 21. Cal Poly (6-3) 115 21. Jacksonville State (6-3) 286 Georgia Southern 1-6 22. Northeastern (6-4) 107 22. Northern Colorado (7-2) 228 Liberty 3-0 23. Georgia Southern (6-4) 94 23. Northeastern (6-4) 217 Tennessee-Martin 1-0 24. Alabama A&M (7-3) 77 24. Georgia Southern (6-4) 209 Western Carolina 3-4 25. Northern Colorado (7-2) 71 25. Furman (5-4) 141 Wofford 2-5

4 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Instant Impact THE LAST TIME ETSU ... Redshirt freshman middle linebacker Mike Cullen has become the leader of the Buccaneer defense in his first season of play ... He currently leads Won a game in OT ...... 9/11/03, ETSU 14, UT-Martin 7 the Southern Conference with 113 total tackles and is second in tackles Lost a game in OT ...... 9/26/98, Western Carolina 31, ETSU 24 per game with 11.3 ... Cullen has led the team in tackles in five of ETSU’s Scored 40-49 points ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 Scored 50-59 points ...... 11/18/00, ETSU 55, Charleston So. 7 last six games, and in all but two games this season ... He has also Scored 60+ points ...... 9/11/99, ETSU 61, West Va. Tech 0 recorded double-digit tackles in eight of ten games so far this year ... Allowed 40-49 points ...... 11/2/02, Ga. Southern 40, ETSU 7 Cullen had a SoCon season high 20 tackles against Western Carolina on Allowed 50-59 points ...... 10/30/99, Ga. Southern 55, ETSU 6 Sept. 7 ... For that performance, he earned Southern Conference Fresh- Allowed 60+ points ...... 9/5/98, Miami 66, ETSU 7 man of the Week Honors. Scored less than 10 points ... 10/4/03, Appalachian State 21, ETSU 7 Allowed less than 10 points ...... 9/11/03, ETSU 14, UT-Martin 7 O-Line Improvement Held without an offensive TD ...... 9/20/03, Elon 14, ETSU 0 With a young offensive line last season, the Bucs finished last in the Shutout an Opponent ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 conference, giving up 41 sacks in 12 games ... But with more experience ShO an Opponent on Road ...... 11/3/01, ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 and a new offensive line coach, Rick Kaczenski, the Bucs have allowed ShO an Opponent at Home ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 just 13 sacks (fourth in the conference) through 10 games this season Was Shutout ...... 9/20/03, Elon 14, ETSU 0 Was Shutout at Home ...... 10/26/02, Furman 25, ETSU 0 ... Senior offensive tackle Jeff Pierce returned to the lineup against Was Shutout on Road ...... 9/20/03, Elon 14, ETSU 0 Georgia Southern, and the Bucs did not allow a sack and turned in by far Rushed for 200+ yards ...... 11/1/03, (226 vs. Georgia Southern) their best rushing performance with 226 yards. Allowed 200+ yards rushing...... 11/8/03, (355 by Wofford) Passed for 300+ yards ...... 9/4/03, (300 vs. Concord) League Leaders Allowed 300+ yards passing ...... 11/22/01, (310 vs. VMI) Senior linebacker Matt Palmer and redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Rushed for < 150 yards ...... 11/8/03, (129 at Wofford) Cullen have moved into the conference lead in two defensive catego- Rushed for < 100 yards ...... 10/25/03, (66 vs. Furman) ries ... With a season-high five tackles for a loss against Furman on Oct. Passed for < 150 yards ...... 11/8/03, (148 at Wofford) 25, Palmer vaulted into the SoCon TFL lead, currently with 19.5 ... Cullen Passed for < 100 yards ...... 11/1/03, (51 vs. Georgia Southern) has regained the SoCon lead in total tackles with 35 in his last three Allowed < 150 yards rushing ...... 10/18/03, (105 vs. Liberty) contests ... He has 113 stops on the season, and is second in tackles per Allowed < 200 yards rushing ...... 10/25/03, (191 vs. Furman) game, averaging 11.3 per game. Allowed < 200 yards passing ...... 11/8/03, (18 by Wofford) Allowed < 100 yards passing ...... 11/8/03, (18 by Wofford) Player rushed for 100+ yards Players to Watch For ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Gaven Varner vs. Georgia Southern (150) Chattanooga Against ETSU: ...... 11/8/03, Kevious Johnson, Wofford (102) Offense: Player rushed for 150+ yards Junior quarterback Vinnie Miroth transferred to UTC this past summer For ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Gaven Varner vs. Georgia Southern (150) from American River Junior College in Sacramento, Calif. ... Since moving Against ETSU: ...... 10/4/03, Alan Atwater, Appalachian State (190) into the starting lineup for the Mocs, Miroth has put a charge into the Player had 100+ yards receiving offense, leading the Southern Conference with 231.9 passing yards per For ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Cecil Moore vs. VMI (129) game in eight contests ... He has thrown 10 touchdown passes and 11 Against ETSU: ...... 9/21/02, Greg Carlson, VMI (133) interceptions on the year ... Miroth led the Mocs to a comeback victory Player passed for 300+ yards over No. 25 the Citadel last Saturday, completing 28-of-38 passes for For ETSU: ...... 9/4/03, Carl Meadows vs. Concord (300) Against ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Joey Gibson, VMI (310) 287 yards and three touchdowns ... Miroth threw for 1,148 yards and Player rushed for two or more touchdowns nine touchdowns last season in just four games last season at American For ETSU: ...... 9/21/02, Gaven Varner vs. VMI (3) River JC ... Signed with Alcorn State out of high school. Against ETSU: ...... 11/8/03, Kevious Johnson, Wofford (2) Defense: Player rushed for three or more touchdowns Senior linebacker Jason Jackson is a multi-purpose linebacker for the For ETSU: ...... 9/21/03, Gaven Varner vs. VMI (3) Mocs ... Jackson leads the team in tackles with 62, and also has two Against ETSU: ...... 11/4/00, Shaun Fogle, Wofford (3) tackles for a loss, a sack, a pass breakup and a fumble recovery ... Player caught two or more touchdowns Jackson also leads the Mocs with two forced fumbles, tying him with For ETSU: ...... 9/11/03, Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin (2) ETSU’s Brandon Calton for fourth in the Southern Conference ... Jack- Against ETSU: ...... 11/20/99, Tony Calico, Middle Tennessee St. (2) son had just four tackles last Saturday against The Citadel, but also Player threw for three or more touchdowns broke up a pass. For ETSU: ...... 10/19/02, Jatavis Sanders vs. Elon (4) Against ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Joey Gibson, VMI (3) East Tennessee State Player threw for four or more touchdowns Offense: For ETSU: ...... 9/4/03, Carl Meadows vs. Concord (4) Senior running back Gaven Varner is the feature back for the Bucs for Against ETSU: ...... 10/4/97, Bake Baker, Appalachian St. (4) the second consecutive season … Is a dangerous back that can gain big Interception returned for TD yardage by utilizing his power and speed … Is ETSU’s leading returning For ETSU: ...... 10/18/03, Tony Tiller vs. Liberty (31, 27 yds.) rusher and pass receiver … Varner rushed for 599 yards last season with Against ETSU: ...... 11/1/03, Terence McBride, Georgia Southern (91) six touchdowns while hauling in 27 passes for 256 yards and a touchdown Fumble returned for TD … Varner has not disappointed this season, carrying the load for the For ETSU: ...... 11/9/02, Gerald Sensabaugh vs. Wofford (20 yds.) Bucs through 10 games ... Varner has run the ball 217 times for 883 Against ETSU: ...... 9/29/01, Joey Hoover, App. State (1 yd.) yards and five touchdowns ... He is also third on the team with 15 Punt returned for TD receptions, tallying 68 yards ... Varner had a great game in the season For ETSU: ..... 10/11/97, Anthony Stringfield vs. The Citadel (91 yds.) Against ETSU: ...... 9/27/03, T. Alford, Western Carolina (2 yds.) opener against Division I-A opponent Eastern Michigan, tying an ETSU Kickoff returned for a TD record with 37 carries for a career-best 165 yards and a pivotal touch- For ETSU: ...... 9/10/94, Dainon Sidney vs. Morehead St. (83 yds.) down ... In the overtime win against UT-Martin on Sept. 11, Varner ran Against ETSU: ...... 8/31/02, Lamont Reid, N.C. State (90 yds.) for 162 yards on 33 carries, wearing down the Skyhawk defense with six

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 5 2003 Turnover Report 2003 season … His 33 wins after the 2002 season made A game-by-game look at this season’s turnover story. Hamilton the winningest head coach after his first six sea- sons in the history of the school … Hamilton eclipsed two ETSU Opp. milestones in 2002, becoming the third-winningest coach Int Fum Total Int Fum Total Ratio in ETSU history and breaking the school record for most at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 career SoCon victories (22) … Hamilton has recorded a Concord 1 0 1 1 1 2 +1 winning season four times in his first five years … It marks at UT-Martin 1 2 3 2 2 4 +2 the first time since 1956 that a head coach has accom- at Elon 0 2 2 0 1 1 +1 plished the feat … His back-to-back-to-back winning sea- Western Carolina 0 1 1 4 1 4 +5 sons from 1999-2001 were a first for an ETSU coach since at Appalachian State 1 0 1 0 1 1 +5 1952-54 … In the past five years, Hamilton has guided 32 Liberty 0 1 1 3 2 5 +9 All-Southern Conference performers, four NCAA All-Ameri- at Furman 0 2 2 0 3 3 +10 cans, four Buck Buchanan nominees, a Walter Payton nomi- Georgia Southern 3 1 4 0 1 1 +7 nee and the 1997 Southern Conference Male Athlete of the at Wofford 2 1 3 1 2 3 +7 Year (B.J. Adigun) … During Hamilton’s tenure at ETSU, Chattanooga many program records have fallen. Hamilton’s teams have at The Citadel set records in total offense, points per game and yards per play … He has coached the Southern Conference’s All-Time The 2003 Red Zone Report Total Offense leader (Todd Wells), as well as ETSU’s all-time leading rusher (Brandon Walker), receiver (Adigun), scor- ETSU Opponents ing leader (Walker) and tackler (Mario Hankerson). Times TDs FGs Scoring % Times TDs FGs Scoring % 19 10 3 68 32 19 4 72 Buccaneer Streaks ETSU redshirt freshman Mike Cullen has double-digit tack- les in three straight games, and in five of his last six con- runs of 10-yards or more ... He turned in a gutsy performance on Sept. tests ... Cullen has led the Bucs in tackles in eight of ten games this 20 at Elon, rushing for 102 yards on 18 carries despite running behind a season ... The Bucs have lost their last 11 SoCon games and their last depleted offensive line and battling an illness ... Varner turned in his seven conference games on the road. fourth 100-yard rushing performance of the season against Appalachian State on Oct. 4, with 104 yards on just 15 carries. Big Plays Defense: The Buccaneers have had a tendency to make big, game-altering plays Senior outside linebacker Matt Palmer is starting to open eyes across this season, something that has been missing from ETSU in the last few the Southern Conference with his speed and athleticism ... Palmer had seasons ... The Bucs have 26 plays of 20-or more yards in the first nine nine tackles on Oct. 25 against Furman, with more than half of those games, with five against Eastern Michigan on Aug. 28, seven against stops coming in the Paladin backfield ... Palmer had a season-high five Concord on Sept. 4 , two against UT-Martin on Sept. 11, two against Elon tackles for a loss, surging to the SoCon lead in TFL’s after that perfor- on Sept. 20, two against Western Carolina on Sept. 27, one against mance ... He still leads the SoCon with 19.5 TFL’s for a combined 84 yards Appalachian State on Oct. 4, four against Liberty on Oct. 18, three in losses ... He needs just 1.5 more tackles for a loss to tie the ETSU against Furman on Oct. 25, two against Georgia Southern on Nov. 1 and record, set by James Russell in 1994 and Derek Fudge in 1996 ... three against Wofford on Nov. 8 ... The offense has been very potent Palmer also added a sack against Furman, tying him for the Buccaneer early this season, as quarterback Carl Meadows has completed passes lead with 3.5 on the season ... He is second on the team with 80 tackles of 21, 21, 22, 22, 23, 27, 34, 44, 47, 51 and 54 yards while tailback and has also forced a fumble ... Last season, in his first year as a Gaven Varner has runs of 20, 28, 30 and 31 yards so far this season ... Buccaneer, Palmer played in all 11 games, starting two and tallied just Redshirt freshman quarterback Scott Butler has a pass of 20 yards to one tackle for a loss. senior wideout Andrew Nuckolls, and one of 23 yards to sophomore tight end Justin Cruze ... Redshirt freshman quarterback Michael The Coaches: George completed a 36-yard touchdown pass to Frank Green against Chattanooga Georgia Southern ... The defense has also contributed some pivotal Rodney Allison is in his first season as head coach of the Mocs, and has plays in the early going as safety Primus Glover returned an intercep- instilled a new enthusiasm surrounding Chattanooga football ... Allison tion 36 yards against Concord and linebacker Scott Brumett took an was a star quarterback for coach at Texas tech in the mid- interception back 70 yards for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan 1970’s ... Sloan is currently the Athletic Director at UTC ... Sloan spent ... Safety Gerald Sensabaugh returned a blocked field goal 95 yards the previous four seasons as defensive ends coach for Tommy Bowden at and safety Montreal Harkley returned an interception 52 yards for a Clemson ... Hel also previously had coaching stints at Texas Tech, Duke, TD, both against Western Carolina ... Senior cornerback Tony Tiller Auburn and Southern Mississippi ... Allison was a member of Terry Bowden’s intercepted two passes against Liberty on Oct. 18, and returned both Auburn staff when the Tigers were a perfect 11-0 in 1993 and finished for touchdowns, one 31 yards and one 27 yards ... Special teams got into No. 4 in the final AP poll ... Allison participated in the 1974 Peach Bowl, the act last Saturday against Furman as sophomore kick returner James the 1976 Bluebonnet Bowl and the 1977 Tangerine Bowl while with the Rainer almost took the opening kickoff the distance, returning it 58 Red Raiders ... In 1976, he passed for 1,458 yards and rushed for 706 yards ... Rainer also returned a kickoff 39 yards against Georgia South- more en route to being named Southwest Conference Most Valuable ern. Player. Disciplined Bucs East Tennessee State East Tennessee State ranked seventh in the Southern Conference last ETSU head coach Paul Hamilton is in his seventh year at the helm of the season in penalties committed, being flagged 84 times for an average of Buccaneers as one of the most successful coaches in school history … 59.9 yards per game ... Despite committing a season-high seven penal- Hamilton has the fourth longest coaching tenure in ETSU history and his ties for 101 yards against on Oct. 18 against Liberty, this season’s record in Johnson City stands at 36-41 after the first ten games of the

6 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES improved discipline has moved the Bucs up to second in the conference, Sports Network/CSTV Poll earlier this season. averaging just 39.7 yards in penalty yardage per game ... In contrast, ETSU opponents have averaged 60.2 penalty yards per game. Through the Air The Buccaneers have utilized a trio of redshirt freshman quarterbacks SoCon Active Leaders this season ... Carl Meadows, Scott Butler and Michael George have Five Buccaneer players are among the active career stat leaders in the all seen time behind center this season ... After getting the call at QB Southern Conference ... Senior defensive backs Tony Tiller and Montreal last Saturday against Wofford, George became ETSU’s sixth starting Harkley are 1-2 top of the career interception list, Tiller with 12 and quarterback in the last two seasons ... The trio is throwing to a talented Harkley with 10 ... Senior defensive tackle Brandon Calton ranks fifth group of receivers that includes seniors Andrew Nuckolls and Randy with 12.5 sacks while junior defensive end Lamar Beam is tenth with 10 Grubb, sophomores Brian Matthews, Justin Cruze and Frank Green career sacks ... Senior tailback Gaven Varner is ninth in career rushing and freshmen Antonio Minor and James Rainer. yards with 1,482. Taking it All the Way Back Carrying the Load it is no secret that the defense has been the strength of the Buccaneer Buccaneer head coach Paul Hamilton commented in preseason that one teams over the last few seasons ... That shows when looking at the of his goals was to get senior running back Gaven Varner 25-30 touches number of defensive touchdowns that the Bucs have scored in recent per game ... In the season opener against Eastern Michigan, Varner did years ... ETSU already has six defensive TD’s this season, Scott Brumett’s that and then some, totaling 41 touches on an ETSU record-tying 37 70-yard interception return for a TD against Eastern Michigan on Sept. carries and four receptions out of the backfield ... Varner excelled with 28, ETSU’s two defensive touchdowns against Western Carolina on Sept. the increased load, starring for the Bucs with 165 yards rushing and a 27, Tony Tiller’s two interception returns for touchdowns against Lib- touchdown ... Through the first 10 games of the season, Varner has erty on Oct. 18 and James Rainer’s return of Gerald Sensabaugh carried the ball 217 times and is second in the Southern Conference with blocked punt against Georgia Southern ... East Tennessee State has 883 yards rushing and third with 88.3 yards per game on the ground ... scored 13 defensive touchdowns in the last three and a half seasons, He has also run for five touchdowns ... Varner is an explosive runner compared to just two by its opposition ... The Bucs have scored 11 times that, at 6-1, 230, has excellent speed and moves for a back that also can on defense since the last defensive touchdown by an opposing team on beat you with his power … One of the most versatile players in the Oct. 28, 2000 ... ETSU scored three times on D last season. Southern Conference, he is as talented in the passing game out of the backfield as he is running the ball … Varner led the Bucs last season with Youth is Served 599 yards rushing and six touchdowns, and is the team’s returning Several players that have seen playing time in the first nine games of the leader in receptions and receiving yards after hauling in 27 passes for season have played a season or less in the Buccaneer program ... 29 of 256 yards. the 60 players were sophomores or younger, but their youth did not show, as they have made some big-time plays ... Such as redshirt fresh- Also receiving votes man quarterback Carl Meadows leading the team in passing, sopho- Prior to the 9/29 poll, the East Tennessee State Buccaneer football team more wide receiver Brian Matthews hauling in 14 passes for 179 yards received votes in the ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Football Coaches Poll and sophomore linebacker Mike Cullen leading the squad and the South- each week since the start of the season … Earlier in the season, East ern Conference with 100 tackles. Tennessee State also received votes in the other major I-AA poll, The

Offensive Starters

X/RB Z Y LT LG C RG RT FB TB QB PK at E. Michigan Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Ownbey Losey Staton Pierce Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey Concord Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Ownbey Losey Staton Winegar Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey at UT-Martin Matthews Nuckolls Grubb Pittman Ownbey Losey Staton Rivers Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey at Elon Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Ownbey Rivers Losey Staton Winegar Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey Western Carolina Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Rivers Losey Staton Ownbey Spearman Varner Meadows Godfrey at Appalachian St. Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Pittman Rivers Losey Staton Ownbey Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey Liberty Brooks Nuckolls Cruze Winegar Rivers Losey Staton Ownbey Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey at Furman Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Ownbey Rivers Losey Staton Winegar Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey Ga. Southern Matthews Nuckolls Cruze Ownbey Rivers Losey Staton Pierce Spearman Varner Butler Godfrey at Wofford Green Nuckolls Cruze Ownbey Rivers Losey Staton Pierce Spearman Varner George Godfrey Chattanooga The Citadel Defensive Starters

DE NG DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB P at E. Michigan Hardt Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Concord Hardt Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at UT-Martin Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Elon Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Western Carolina Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Appalachian St. Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Mitchell Bass Liberty Williams Calton Hardt Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Furman WIlliams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Mitchell Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Ga. Southern Williams Calton Hardt Palmer T. Pittman Cullen Brumett Mitchell Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Wofford Hyder Calton Hardt Palmer T. Pittman Cullen Brumett Mitchell Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Chattanooga The Citadel

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 7 Penn State and was a member of the Nittany Lions 1986 National Cham- 2003 ETSU HONORS pionship team. Tony Tiller, Sr., CB Rick Kaczenski enters his first season as offensive line coach after Buck Buchanan Award (top defensive player in I-AA) Watch List spending three seasons at South Carolina. Kaczenski was a standout Preseason All-America - The Sports Network center at Notre Dame for coaching legend Lou Holtz, starting 35 con- 2nd best cornerback in I-AA football - The Sports Network secutive games at one point for the Fighting Irish. Participated in the First-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference Cotton, Orange and Fiesta Bowls with Notre Dame. Southern Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Week, 10/20 Jason Grooms comes to ETSU from Wake Forest and will be coaching the CollegeSportsReport.com I-AA Performer of the Week, 10/20 outside linebackers this season. Grooms worked with the linebackers The Sports Network I-AA Defensive Player of the Week, 10/20 under head coach Jim Grobe with the Demon Deacons, and was a mem- Don Hansen’s Football Gazette I-AA Defensive Player of the ber of the WFU staff when the team won the Seattle Bowl over Oregon in Week, 10/20 2002. I-AA.org All-Star, 10/20 Kevin Bickers joins the Buccaneer staff as tight ends coach after coaching at Baylor. Bickers worked with the offense and special teams Gerald Sensabaugh, Jr., S during his time with the Bears. He also coached high school football for First-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference seven seasons prior to joining the staff at Baylor. I-AA.org All-Star, 11/2 Michael Rader returns to the Buccaneer team to coach wide receivers after being a wideout for ETSU for the previous four seasons. Rader Allen Davis, Jr., CB played in 26 games for ETSU, catching 40 passes for 400 yards and a Southern Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week, 9/15 touchdown.

Gaven Varner, Sr., RB The Last Line of Defense Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference The Bucs have one of the most experienced and talented secondaries in Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, 9/15 this season, making it tough for opposing offenses to CollegeSportsReport.com/Dopke.com Southern Conference gain significant yardage through the air … Senior corner Tony Tiller, Player of the Week, 9/15 senior safety Montreal Harkley and junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh each earned preseason All-Southern Conference honors while junior cor- Mike Cornegay, Sr., LB ner Allen Davis is also a perennial all-conference candidate … The Bucs Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference finished fourth in the Southern Conference in pass defense last season, yielding just 156.2 yards per game through the air last season … Tiller is Brandon Calton, Sr., DT on the Buck Buchanan Award watch list for the best defensive player in Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference Division I-AA football after two seasons of tremendous defense for the Bucs … He was also named the second-best cornerback in I-AA going into Montreal Harkley, Sr., S the 2003 season by The Sports Network ... Tiller also earned first-team Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference Preseason All-America honors from the organization … Harkley is a tall, athletic safety that has great instincts in the secondary … He ranked Aaron Bass, Sr., P third on the team last season with 69 tackles and tied for fourth on the 4th best punter in I-AA football - The Sports Network squad with six tackles for a loss ... Harkley led the team and was tied for second in the conference with six interceptions … Sensabaugh is an Carl Meadows, R-Fr., QB outstanding athlete that can make plays with his great speed or make Southern Conference Freshman of the Week, 9/8 the big hit with his good size … He finished last season fifth on the team CollegeSportsReport.com/Dopke.com Southern Conference with 56 tackles, including four for losses ... He led the team and was Player of the Week, 9/8 second in the conference with four fumble recoveries ... Sensabaugh has a knack for making the big play, returning a fumble 20 yards for a Mike Cullen, R-Fr., LB touchdown against Wofford on Nov. 9 ... He forced two fumbles and Southern Conference Freshman of the Week, 9/29 picked off a pass against Western Carolina and returned it 32 yards for Coaching Changes a touchdown ... Also blocked a punt against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 14 … For the 2003 season, East Tennessee State head coach Paul Hamilton Davis has emerged as one of the best cover corners in the nation … He welcomes seven new members of his coaching staff: finished sixth on the team with 52 tackles last season ... He intercepted Rick Whitt comes to East Tennessee State from the University of Mem- two passes and broke up six others ... Davis forced a fumble and recov- phis and will serve as defensive backs and special teams coach. Whitt ered two on the season ... He had a career-high 11 tackles in the season has also coached at such schools as Clemson and SoCon rivals Appala- finale against Chattanooga on Nov. 16. chian State and Chattanooga. Whitt was on the staff of the 1981 Clemson National Championship squad. The Linebacking Corp Dale Steele will be the Assistant Head Coach and wide receivers coach In addition to the secondary, another strength of the defense will be the for the Bucs this season. Steele spent the past four seasons at Baylor Buccaneer linebackers … East Tennessee State has long had one of the where he was wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator. Steele best groups of linebackers in the Southern Conference and even with has coached on three bowl teams, going to the 1992 Peach Bowl and the junior Lamar Beam’s move to defensive end, the backers will still be 1994 Liberty Bowl with East Carolina and the 1980 Hall of Fame Bowl with strong … The middle linebacker spots will be occupied by All-Conference Tulane. senior playmaker Mike Cornegay and sophomore Mike Cullen while the Darryl Bullock joins ETSU’s staff as defensive line coach after spending outside ‘backers will be senior Matt Palmer and junior Scott Brumett ... two seasons in the same capacity at Gardner-Webb. Bullock has served Redshirt freshman Todd Lindgren and true freshman Nick Rivers will as a coaching intern with the NFL’s Cleveland Browns and Miami Dolphins also see time on the outside, while seniors Tate Pittman and Jamal and has also coached at New Hampshire, Morgan State and was a gradu- Rocke will contribute in the middle. ate assistant at Michigan. He played for the legendary Joe Paterno at

8 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2003 BUCCANEER SUPERLATIVES

INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TEAM HIGHS/LOWS Rushing Attempts 37 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan ETSU Opponent Rushing Yards 165 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan Rushing TDs 1 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan Points Scored 44 vs. Concord 34 by GSU Gaven Varner vs. Concord Low 0 at Elon 0 by Concord Gaven Varner vs. Western Carolina First Downs 17 at UTM 23 by WCU Gaven Varner at Furman Andre Brooks at Appalachian State Low 9 vs. WCU 10 by Concord Kenny Harper vs. Liberty Rushing Attempts 45 vs. GSU 64 by Wof Andrew Nuckolls vs. Liberty Low 26 vs. WCU 32 by Concord Gaven Varner vs. Georgia Southern Rushing Yards 226 vs. GSU 355 by Wof Kenny Harper at Wofford Michael George at Wofford Low 56 vs. WCU 68 by Concord Pass Attempts 38 Carl Meadows at Elon Rushing TDs 2 vs. Liberty, Wof 4 by Wof Pass Completions 15 Carl Meadows at UT-Martin Low 0 at UTM, Elon 0 by Concord, UTM Yards Passing 300 Carl Meadows vs. Concord TD Passes 4 Carl Meadows vs. Concord Passes Attempted 38 at Elon 41 by Liberty Receptions 5 Brian Matthews at UT-Martin Low 10 at ASU 3 by GSU Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin Passes Completed 15 at UTM, at Wof 22 by WCU Receiving Yards 82 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Concord Low 3 vs. WCU 2 by GSU TD Receptions 2 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Concord Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin Passing Yards 300 vs. Concord 281 by WCU Field Goals 3 Jonathan Godfrey vs. Concord Low 18 at ASU 18 by Wof Punts 9 Aaron Bass at UT-Martin Passing TDs 4 vs. Concord 2 by EMU, Liberty Aaron Bass at Appalachian State Punt Average 49.0 Aaron Bass vs. Georgia Southern Low 0 at Elon, at ASU, 0 by Concord, Elon, GSU Tackles 20 Mike Cullen vs. Western Carolina Liberty Wof Sacks 2 Matt Palmer at Eastern Michigan Penalties 7 at Elon, vs. Liberty, 15 by WCU 2 Robbie Hardt vs. Liberty at FUR Interceptions 2 Tony Tiller vs. Western Carolina 2 Tony Tiller vs. Liberty Low 1 vs. Concord 4 by GSU Penalty Yards 101 vs. Liberty 110 by WCU INDIVIDUAL LONG PLAYS Low 15 vs. Concord, GSU 10 by Wof Rushing 65 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Liberty Passing 54 Carl Matthews to Brian Matthews vs. Concord Long Field Goal 51 Jonathan Godfrey vs. Concord Long Punt 61 Aaron Bass at Wofford Long Punt Return 34 James Rainer vs. Liberty Long Kickoff Return 58 James Rainer at Furman Interception Return 70 Scott Brumett at Eastern Michigan

Bucs on the Airwaves Buccaneer football will be televised on Oct. 4 at Appalachian State by Preseason Polls The Football Network and Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast … For East Tennessee State was selected to finish seventh by Southern Con- availability of TFN broadcasts, log on to www.footballnetwork.com … ference media and eighth by the leagues coaches in annual preseason For CSS information, go to www.css-sports.com ... The Buccaneers were polls … Of the 33 media members who participated in the voting, 30 televised twice last season, a 25-0 loss to Furman on Oct. 26 and then a selected Georgia Southern to win the conference championship … The 40-7 loss to Georgia Southern on Nov. 2 … Every game this season will be Eagles, who have won or shared six straight Southern Conference foot- broadcast on the Buccaneer Sports Network with the voice of the Bucs ball titles, also garnered all but one of nine possible first place votes from Jay Sandos and color commentator, former ETSU quarterback Matt the coaching contingency. Wilhjelm … Live game broadcasts will also be available live on www.ETSUBucs.com. Staying Busy With the struggles of ETSU’s offense over the last two seasons, senior Size Makes a Difference punter Aaron Bass has become a valuable weapon in the battle for field In an analysis on Southern Conference rosters, East Tennessee State position … Last season, Bass ranked third in the conference and ninth in players were found to be the biggest in the conference for the 2003 the nation with a 42.9 yard average ... He was a second-team All-South- season … The average size of a player in the conference this season is ern Conference selection following the season ... Bass had a season-high 5’11 and nearly 218 pounds … Buccaneer players average 73.4 inches in 75-yard punt against Wofford on Nov. 9 and averaged 48.6 yards on nine height, leading the league and edging out in-state rival Chattanooga, kicks against the Terriers ... He also averaged 48.6 yards on eight kicks whose players average 73.2 inches in height … ETSU also leads in the against The Citadel on Oct. 12, including a 72-yard boot ... Last season, weight category, with players averaging 231.3 pounds, outdistancing Bass tallied 20 kicks of 50-or-more yards and dropped 13 kicks inside the second-place Western Carolina by three-and-a-half pounds. 20 … Through ten games this season, Bass is second in the conference with a 42.5-yard average ... He has nine kicks of over 50 yards, two 50- Preseason Honors yarders, two 51-yarders, four 52-yarders and a 61-yarder last Saturday Senior defensive back Tony Tiller has collected several preseason ac- against Wofford. colades, including being named to the Buck Buchanan award watch list and being named a Preseason All-American by The Sports Network … He also was named as the second-best cornerback in Division I-AA football by the organization … Tiller joined fellow defensive back Gerald Sensabaugh on the Preseason All-Southern Conference first team … ETSU also had four second team selections as running back Gaven Varner, linebacker Mike Cornegay, defensive lineman Brandon Calton and safety Montreal Harkley were selected to the team.

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 9 2003 EAST TENNESSEE STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Nick Rivers LB 6-2 235 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Hixson No. Name Pos. 2 Antonio Minor RB 6-0 193 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 67 Dale Baker OL 3 Jonathan Godfrey PK 6-0 185 Jr. Johnson City, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee 75 Brandon Barnes OL 4 Tony Tiller DB 6-1 185 Sr. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 39 Aaron Bass P 5 Gaven Varner RB 6-1 230 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 45 Lamar Beam DE 6 Tyrus Ward WR 5-10 170 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Brainerd 88 Marcus Bragg WR 7 Scott Brumett LB 6-5 255 Jr. Pioneer, Tenn./Scott County 42 Andre Brooks RB 7 Scott Brumett LB 8 Nick Spearman FB 6-1 220 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 10 Scott Butler QB 9 Mike Cornegay LB 6-0 210 Sr. Fayetteville, N.C./Douglas Byrd 55 Brandon Calton DL 10 Scott Butler QB 6-3 220 R-Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 90 Ben Cooper TE 11 Michael George QB 6-2 180 So. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa 9 Mike Cornegay LB 12 Brian Matthews WR 6-3 210 So. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 74 Matt Cox OL 13 Frank Green WR 6-1 180 So. Monks Corner, S.C./Berkley 84 Adam Cranford TE 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 6-2 210 Jr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 23 Justin Cruze TE 15 Michael Mabe DB 6-4 205 Jr. Richlands, Va./Richlands 43 Mike Cullen LB 16 Scott Salmons PK 6-3 210 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 17 Allen Davis DB 17 Allen Davis DB 6-1 190 Jr. Mullins, S.C./Mullins 38 Tyler Ford K 18 Carl Meadows QB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Cummings, Ga./North Forsyth 11 Michael George QB 19 Terrence Scurry DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Clinton, S.C./Thornwell 21 Primus Glover DB 21 Primus Glover DB 6-3 210 So. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County 3 Jon Godfrey PK 22 Todd Lindgren LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Titusville, Fla./Astronaut 24 Joseph Gosman DB 23 Justin Cruze TE 6-2 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 13 Frank Green WR 24 Joseph Gosman DB 5-10 180 So. Norfolk, Va./Greenbriar Christian 86 Randy Grubb TE 25 Austin Smiley RB 5-9 170 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Kirby 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 26 Jonathan Harris DB 5-8 206 So. Alcoa, Tenn. 92 Robbie Hardt DL 27 James Rainer WR 5-7 175 R-So. Alcoa, Tenn. 30 Montreal Harkley DB 28 Reggie Jones DB 6-1 190 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Austin-East 32 Kenny Harper RB 29 Matt Palmer LB 6-1 245 Sr. Summerton, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 26 Jonathan Harris DB 30 Montreal Harkley DB 6-3 190 Sr. Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 5-10 175 Sr. Tunnel Hill, Ga./Northwest Whitfield 73 Josh Howard OL 32 Kenny Harper RB 5-11 221 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 78 Chad Hyder DL 33 Jeffrey Mitchell CB 5-10 180 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 66 Kent Jones OL 36 Parker Kirby QB 6-1 190 So. North Charleston, S.C. 44 Brian Jones LB 38 Tyler Ford K 6-0 180 Fr. Williamston, S.C. 28 Reggie Jones DB 39 Aaron Bass P 6-2 195 Sr. Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County 36 Parker Kirby QB 41 Jamal Magwood LB 6-0 220 So. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 22 Todd Lindgren LB 42 Andre Brooks RB 6-0 220 So. Greenville, S.C./Southside 52 Erik Losey OL 43 Mike Cullen LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell 15 Michael Mabe DB 44 Brian Jones LB 6-0 208 Fr. Chester, Va. 41 Jamal Magwood LB 45 Lamar Beam DE 6-3 240 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 76 Jimmy Martin DL 52 Erik Losey OL 6-2 285 So. Hixson, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy 12 Brian Matthews WR 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 6-2 280 So. Belton, S.C./Belton-Honea Park 18 Carl Meadows QB 55 Brandon Calton DL 6-4 295 Sr. Pennington Gap, Va./Fork Union 2 Antonio Minor RB 56 Tate Pittman LB 6-0 240 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Univ. of Oregon 33 Jeff Mitchell CB 60 Brock Pittman OL 6-2 285 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Scottsdale CC 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 6-3 295 Jr. Los Angeles, Ca./St. Francis 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 63 Gary Rivers OL 6-2 265 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Bennett 29 Matt Palmer LB 65 Quinton Staton OL 6-3 280 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Tyner 77 Jeff Pierce OL 66 Kent Jones OL 6-0 275 Jr. Richmond, Va./Chattanooga-Baylor 60 Brock Pittman OL 67 Dale Baker OL 5-9 272 Fr. Roan Mountain, Tenn. 56 Tate Pittman LB 72 Matt Winegar OL 6-5 300 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan North 27 James Rainer WR 73 Josh Howard OL 5-10 260 So. LaFollette, Tenn./Powell Valley 63 Gary Rivers OL 74 Matt Cox OL 6-4 320 Jr. Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone 1 Nick Rivers LB 75 Brandon Barnes OL 6-5 250 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge 94 Jamal Rocke LB 76 Jimmy Martin DL 6-1 295 Sr. Ben Hur, Va./Lee County 16 Scott Salmons PK 98 Kenya Salter DL 77 Jeff Pierce OL 6-3 275 Sr. Gonzalez, Fla./Tate 19 Terrance Scurry DB 78 Chad Hyder DL 6-2 270 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 84 Adam Cranford TE 6-3 210 So. Mountain City, Tenn./Johnson County 25 Austin Smiley RB 86 Randy Grubb TE 6-5 240 Sr. Pulaski, Va./Pulaski 8 Nick Spearman FB 88 Marcus Bragg WR 6-2 210 So. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 65 Quinton Staton OL 90 Ben Cooper TE 6-5 240 So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville 37 Chris Strappel K 92 Robbie Hardt DL 6-3 275 Sr. Poca, W. Va./Poca 4 Tony Tiller DB 94 Jamal Rocke LB 6-2 230 Sr. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 5 Gaven Varner RB 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 6-4 255 R-Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 6 Tyrus Ward WR 98 Kenya Salter DL 6-0 285 R-Fr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 99 Travis Williams DE 99 Travis Williams DE 6-3 265 Sr. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee 72 Matt Winegar OL

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 67 Dale Baker OL 5-9 272 Fr. Roan Mountain, Tenn. 75 Brandon Barnes OL 6-5 250 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge 39 Aaron Bass P 6-2 195 Sr. Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County 45 Lamar Beam DE 6-3 240 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 88 Marcus Bragg WR 6-2 210 So. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 42 Andre Brooks RB 6-0 220 So. Greenville, S.C./Southside 7 Scott Brumett LB 6-5 255 Jr. Pioneer, Tenn./Scott County 10 Scott Butler QB 6-3 220 R-Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 55 Brandon Calton DL 6-4 295 Sr. Pennington Gap, Va./Fork Union 90 Ben Cooper TE 6-5 240 So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville 9 Mike Cornegay LB 6-0 210 Sr. Fayetteville, N.C./Douglas Byrd 74 Matt Cox OL 6-4 320 Jr. Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone 84 Adam Cranford TE 6-3 210 So. Mountain City, Tenn./Johnson County 23 Justin Cruze TE 6-2 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 43 Mike Cullen LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell 17 Allen Davis DB 6-1 190 Jr. Mullins, S.C./Mullins 38 Tyler Ford K 6-0 180 Fr. Williamston, S.C. 11 Michael George QB 6-2 180 So. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa 21 Primus Glover DB 6-3 210 So. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County 3 Jonathan Godfrey PK 6-0 185 Jr. Johnson City, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee 24 Joseph Gosman DB 5-10 180 So. Norfolk, Va/Greenbriar Christian 13 Frank Green WR 6-1 180 So. Monks Corner, S.C./Berkley 86 Randy Grubb TE 6-5 240 Sr. Pulaski, Va./Pulaski 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 6-3 295 Jr. Los Angeles, Ca./St. Francis 92 Robbie Hardt DL 6-3 275 Sr. Poca, W. Va./Poca 30 Montreal Harkley DB 6-3 190 Sr. Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan 32 Kenny Harper RB 5-11 221 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 26 Jonathan Harris DB 5-8 206 So. Alcoa, Tenn. 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 6-4 255 So. Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 73 Josh Howard OL 5-10 260 So. LaFollette, Tenn./Powell Valley 78 Chad Hyder DL 6-2 270 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 66 Kent Jones OL 6-0 275 Jr. Richmond, Va./U.S. Naval Academy 44 Brian Jones LB 6-0 208 Fr. Chester, Va. 28 Reggie Jones DB 6-1 190 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Austin East 36 Parker Kirby QB 6-1 190 So. North Charleston, S.C. 22 Todd Lindgren LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Titusville, Fla./Astronaut 52 Erik Losey OL 6-2 285 So. Hixson, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy 15 Michael Mabe DB 6-4 205 Jr. Richlands, Va./Richlands 41 Jamal Magwood LB 6-0 220 So. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 76 Jimmy Martin DL 6-1 295 Sr. Ben Hur, Va./Lee County 12 Brian Matthews WR 6-3 210 So. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 18 Carl Meadows QB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Cummings, Ga./North Forsyth 2 Antonio Minor RB 6-0 193 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 33 Jeffrey Mitchell CB 5-10 180 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 5-10 175 Sr. Tunnel Hill, Ga./Northwest Whitfield 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 6-2 280 So. Belton, S.C./Belton-Honea Park 29 Matt Palmer LB 6-1 245 Sr. Summerton, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 77 Jeff Pierce DL 6-3 275 Sr. Gonzalez, Fla./Tate 60 Brock Pittman OL 6-2 285 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Scottsdale CC 56 Tate Pittman LB 6-0 240 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Univ. of Oregon 27 James Rainer WR 5-7 175 R-So. Alcoa, Tenn. 63 Gary Rivers OL 6-2 265 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Bennett 1 Nick Rivers LB 6-2 235 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Hixson 94 Jamal Rocke LB 6-2 230 Sr. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 16 Scott Salmons PK 6-3 210 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 91 Kenya Salter DL 6-0 285 So. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 19 Terrence Scurry DB 5-11 175 So. Clinton, S.C./Thornwell 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 6-2 210 Jr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 25 Austin Smiley RB 5-9 170 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Kirby 8 Nick Spearman FB 6-1 220 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 65 Quinton Staton OL 6-3 280 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Tyner 4 Tony Tiller DB 6-1 185 Sr. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 5 Gaven Varner RB 6-1 230 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 6 Tyrus Ward WR 5-10 170 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Brainerd 99 Travis Williams DE 6-3 265 Sr. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee 72 Matt Winegar OL 6-5 300 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan North

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ETSU OFFENSE CHATTANOOGA OFFENSE POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) RT 75 JAMES CLARK (6-3, 280, Sr.) X 12 BRIAN MATTHEWS (6-3, 210, So.) 69 Dustin Freeman (6-3, 298, RFr.) 2 Antonio Minor (6-0, 193, Fr.) RG 51 CHRIS COOK (6-1, 298, Sr.) Z 31 ANDREW NUCKOLLS (5-10, 175, Sr.) 71 Justin Matherson (6-4, 290, Fr.) 13 Frank Green (6-1, 180, So.) C 62 JOSH GOODIN (6-2, 282, So.) Y 23 JUSTIN CRUZE (6-2, 235, So.) 51 Chris Cook (6-1, 298, Sr.) 86 Randy Grubb (6-4, 235, Jr.) LG 70 JOSH MORRIS (6-4, 276, So.) LT 77 JEFF PIERCE (6-3, 275, Sr.) 59 Sean Digby (6-3, 305, Fr.) 75 Brandon Barnes (6-5, 250, Fr.) LT 74 JOSH SHINPAUGH (6-5, 280, So.) LG 63 GARY RIVERS (6-2, 265, Jr.) 69 Dustin Freeman (6-3, 298, RFr.) 74 Matt Cox (6-4, 320, Jr.) TE 49 BRIAN ARNOLD (6-3, 238, So.) C 52 ERIK LOSEY (6-2, 285, So.) 87 Barrett Brightwell (6-6, 244, Jr.) 66 Kent Jones (6-0, 275, Jr.) QB 16 VINNIE MIROTH (5-11, 192, So.) RG 65 QUINTON STATON (6-3, 280, So.) 2 Kurtis Koester (6-1, 190, So.) 74 Matt Cox (6-4, 320, Jr.) RB 29 TYRONE BAISDEN (5-10, 170, Fr.) RT 54 JAMIE OWNBEY (6-2, 280, So.) 32 Cortney McGlone (6-0, 200, Fr.) 72 Matt Winegar (6-5, 300, So.) or 21 Kyle Oden (6-0, 190, Fr.) QB 18 CARL MEADOWS (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) H 86 EBRAHIM TEHRANI (5-11, 172, Jr.) or 11 MICHAEL GEORGE (6-2, 180, R-Fr.) 81 Matt Hale (6-3, 182, Fr.) TB 5 GAVEN VARNER (6-1, 230, Sr.) X 1 JEREMY GRIER (6-2, 200, Jr.) 25 Austin Smiley (5-9, 170, Jr.) 9 Kwento Ikuezunma (6-0, 181, So.) FB 8 NICK SPEARMAN (6-1, 220, Sr.) Z 4 ALONZO NIX (6-1, 180, Jr.) 42 Andre Brooks (6-0, 220, So.) 9 Kwento Ikuezunma (6-0, 181, So.)

ETSU DEFENSE POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) CHATTANOOGA DEFENSE DE 92 ROBBIE HARDT (6-3, 275, Sr.) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) 78 Chad Hyder (6-2, 270, Sr.) Anchor 45 BERNARD SNOWDEN (6-1, 230, Sr.) NG 55 BRANDON CALTON (6-4, 295, Sr.) 97 Dane Fludd (6-3, 260, Fr.) 76 Jimmy Martin (6-1, 295, Sr.) N 53 BRIAN LOMAX (6-2, 260, Fr.) RT 45 LAMAR BEAM (6-3, 240, Jr.) 52 David Edwards (6-3, 235, Fr.) 78 Chad Hyder (6-2, 270, Sr.) DT 8 LEONARD MAYS (6-3, 245, Sr.) OLB 29 MATT PALMER (6-1, 245, Sr.) 88 Troy Blackwell (6-7, 276, So.) 36 Todd Lindgren (6-0, 205, R-Fr.) Eagle 90 TIM POWERS (6-2, 249, Jr.) ILB 56 TATE PITTMAN (6-0, 240, Sr.) 92 Renaldo Jackson (6-2, 276, So.) 94 Jamal Rocke (6-2, 230, Sr.) MIKE 36 BLAKE KIRKLAND (5-11, 236, Sr.) ILB 43 MIKE CULLEN (6-1, 220, R-Fr.) 3 Donnis Boochie (6-1, 220, Jr.) 94 Jamal Rocke (6-2, 230, Sr.) SAM 46 LARRY WHITE (6-0, 205, Fr.) OLB 7 SCOTT BRUMETT (6-5, 255, Jr.) 20 Jwaun Ward (6-2, 195, Fr.) 1 Nick Rivers (6-2, 235, Fr.) Rocket 26 JOHN YARBROUGH (6-4, 195, Fr.) CB 4 TONY TILLER (6-1, 185, Sr.) 14 Chris Watson (6-3, 180, Fr.) 33 Jeffrey Mitchell (5-10, 180, So.) RCB 5 QUINTEZ SMITH (5-11, 175, Fr.) SS 14 GERALD SENSABAUGH (6-2, 210, Jr.) 13 William High (5-8, 150, Fr.) 15 Michael Mabe (6-4, 205, Jr.) LCB 31 RANDY CRAFT (5-10, 180, Jr.) FS 30 MONTREAL HARKLEY (6-3, 190, Sr.) 33 Chris Hough (6-2, 215, So.) 21 Primus Glover (6-3, 210, So.) FS 28 QUENTIN HARRIS (5-9, 186, Jr.) CB 17 ALLEN DAVIS (6-1, 190, Jr.) 22 Dumakas Snipes (5-9, 170, Fr.) 33 Jeffrey Mitchell (5-10, 180, So.) Laser 24 JASON JACKSON (5-10, 210, Sr.) 11 Ryan Andrews (5-9, 165, So.) ETSU SPECIAL TEAMS POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) CHATTANOOGA SPECIAL TEAMS PK 3 JONATHAN GODFREY (5-11, 185, Jr.) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) KO 38 TYLER FORD (6-0, 180, Fr.) PK 18 PATRICK SHUTTERS (6-3, 221, Sr.) P 39 AARON BASS (6-2, 195, Sr.) KO 18 PATRICK SHUTTERS (6-3, 221, Sr.) SN 66 KENT JONES (6-0, 275, Jr.) P 18 PATRICK SHUTTERS (6-3, 221, Sr.) H 16 SCOTT SALMONS (6-3, 210, Sr.) SN 35 BRYAN WELCH (5-11, 165, Fr.) KR 31 ANDREW NUCKOLLS (5-10, 175, Sr.) H 81 MATT HALE (6-3, 182, Fr.) 27 JAMES RAINER (5-7, 175, R-So.) KR 1 JEREMY GRIER (6-2, 200, Jr.) PR 4 TONY TILLER (6-1, 185, Sr.) 86 EBRAHIM TEHRANI (5-11, 172, Jr.) 17 Allen Davis (6-1, 190, Jr.) PR 86 EBRAHIM TEHRANI (5-11, 172, Jr.) 9 Kwento Ikwuezunma (6-0, 181, So.)

ETSU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brandon Calton -- Brandon Cal-ton Michael Mabe -- Michael Mayb Primus Glover -- Pry-mus Glover Jamal Rocke -- Jamal Rock Adam Gustaitis -- Adam Gus-sta-tus Scott Salmons -- Scott Salmons (like the fish) Montreal Harkely -- Mon-trell Harkley Quinton Staton -- Quinton Stay-ton

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