2011 Mcmurry University War Hawks Football Pre-Season
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2011 MCMURRY UNIVERSITY WAR HAWKS FOOTBALL PRE-SEASON PROSPECTUS mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mcmurrysports • mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mc - Kyle Robarts, Sports Information Director McMurry WAR HAWKS Football McM Station Box 188 | Abilene, TX 79601 2011 Pre-Season Prospectus O: (325) 793-4612 | C: (325) 669-3199 | [email protected] TEAM QUICK FACTS McMURRY QUICK FACTS McMURRY SCHEDULE 2010 Record: 6-4 2010 ASC Record: 4-4 (t-4th) Name of School McMurry University 09.01 @ Stephen F. Austin 6 p.m. Final 2010 Ranking (National): NR City / Zip Abilene, Texas; 79697 09.10 @ UT-San Antonio 1 p.m. Final 2010 Ranking (Regional): NR Founded 1923 Basic Offense: Spread, Air Raid Enrollment 1,350 09.17 @ Mary Hardin-Baylor * 6 p.m. Basic Defense: 3-3-5, 4-2-5 09.24 East Texas Baptist * 2 p.m. Letterwinners Returning: 57 Religious Affiliation Methodist Starters Returning: 21 Nickname War Hawks 10.01 @ Howard Payne * 2 p.m. Offensive Starters Returning: 9 School Colors Maroon & White 10.08 Sul Ross State * & 2 p.m. Defensive Starters Returning: 9 Stadium Wilford Moore Stadium Specialists Starters Returning: 2 Capacity 3,200 10.15 @ Texas Lutheran * 1 p.m. Letterwinners Lost: 15 10.29 Hardin-Simmons * 2 p.m. Starters Lost: 4 Surface Grassy Turf Offensive Starters Lost: 2 Affiliation NCAA Division III 11.05 @ Louisiana College 1 p.m. Defensive Starters Lost: 2 Conference American Southwest 11.12 Mississippi College 2 p.m. Head Coach: Hal Mumme, 3rd season President Dr. John Russell Alma Mater: Tarleton State, 1973 Alma Mater, Year Auburn University, 1972 Career Record at McMurry: 10-10 Career Record as College Coach: 118-113 Athletics Director Ron Holmes * denotes ASC game; & denotes Homecoming Alma Mater, Year McMurry, 1977 RETURNING OFFENSIVE STARTERS Department Phone No. 325-793-4631 Jake Mullin*, QB, 6-3, 225, SR, Burleson Athletics Email [email protected] McMURRY STAFF Delfonte Diamond, WR/TE, 6-1, 240, SR, Houston Hal MUMME Head Coach Eric Schaffer, WR, 5-10, 185, JR, Fayetteville, Ark. R.J. Long *, WR, 6-2, 190, SR, Corpus Christi FOOTBALL HISTORY Mason MILLER Off. Coordinator / Off. Line Austin Brooks *, RB, 5-8, 190, SO, Farmersville First Year of Football 1923 Joe Lee DUNN Defensive Coordinator Bertrick Ervin *, OL, 6-0, 260, SR, Missouri City John Duplichan, OL, 6-1, 275, JR, New Waverly All-time Playoff Record 1-2 Kendall ROBERSON Asst. HC / Secondary Kiefer Price, C, 6-3, 255, JR, Copperas Cove Years in postseason play 3 Chase HOLBROOK Quarterbacks Nolan Hankins, LT, 6-7, 315, SO, Rogers, Ark. Last postseason appearance 1993 Scott HIGHSMITH Running Backs / Operations Aztec Bowl, L 32-20 (Mexico All-Stars) RETURNING DEFENSIVE STARTERS All-Time Record 339-432-34 (.421) Kendall TODD Asst. Def. Line / Equipment Will Morris*, FS, 6-2, 200, SR, Katy Jimmy Terrell, SS, 5-10, JR, Lexington Brandon DAY Asst. Def. Line / Str. & Cond. D.J. Baiza, CB, 5-9, 165, JR, Post SPORTS INFORMATION Josh CREECH Asst. Off. Line / Video Corey Hall *, DE, 6-3, 245, JR, Farmer’s Branch Nick Hernandez, LB, 6-0, 200, SR, Rosenberg Sports Information Director Kyle Robarts Evan BURK Wide Receivers Austin Cleere, SS, 5-10, 185, SR, Robinson Alma Mater, Year Abilene Christian, 2005 Janet CRISMAN Administrative Assistant Kyle Kelley, LB, 6-1, 205, SR, Mineral Wells SID Office Phone 325-793-4612 Kerry Gamble, LB, 5-11, 220, SR, Athens SID Cell Phone 325-669-3199 Kevin Stewart, DE, 6-0, 230, SR, Houston SID Email [email protected] RADIO BROADCASTS *=Denotes returning all-conference honoree SID Fax 325-793-4604 Kit Kimbrell, play-by-play Press Box Phone 325-669-3199 2010 STATISTICAL LEADERS (RETURNERS ONLY) SID Mailing Address: McM Station Box 188 David Bacon, color analyst RUSHING: Austin Brooks, 111-526, 4.7 avg., 2 TD (75.1 ypg) Abilene, TX 79697 Kyle Robarts, sideline reporter PASSING: Jake Mullin, 202-330-2, 35 TD, 61.2 Pct. (357.4 ypg) Athletics Web Site mcmurrysports.com RECEIVING: R.J. Long, 60-1,131, 15 TD, 18.9 YPC (113.1 ypg) 1560 A.M. KZQQ - Abilene, Texas TACKLES: Austin Cleere, 65 (32s-33a), 8.5 TFL, 1 int., 5 BRU Twitter twitter.com/mcmsports Internet: http://www.mcmurrysports.com TACKLES FOR LOSS: Corey Hall, 13.5-67 Facebook facebook.com/mcmurrysports SACKS: Corey Hall, Kevin Stewart, 5.0 YouTube youtube.com/mcmurrysports INTERCEPTIONS: Will Morris, 5-111 SID Asst. Thomas Beckham PUNTING: John Kowalski, 27 punts, 1,036 yards, 38.4 ypp Alma Mater, Year McMurry, 2008 Asst. Email [email protected] McMURRY ON THE WEB Athletics Web Site: www.mcmurrysports.com Football Web Site: www.mcmurrysports.com/football Athletics Twitter: twitter.com/mcmsports YouTube Channel: youtube.com/mcmurrysports PRINT David Robinett, Sports Director http://www.ktxs.com Athletics Facebook: facebook.com/mcmurrysports Abilene Reporter-News P.O. Box 5309 RADIO P.O. Box 30 Abilene, TX 79608 FOX SPORTS RADIO 1560 AM (KZQQ) McMurry University Web Site: http://www.mcm.edu Abilene, TX 79604 325-695-2777; FAX 325-691-5822 Parker Cannan, Owner 325-676-6770; FAX 325-670-5242 [email protected] 325.672.5442 Beat Reporter: http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com Kit Kimbrell, Jerry Larned & Kyle Robarts Sam Waller Play-by-Play Announcers [email protected] KRBC-TV (NBC) http://www.reporternews.com David Robinett, Sports Director WEB P.O. Box 178 D3FOOTBALL.COM CONFERENCE Abilene, TX 79604 Pat Coleman, Editor American Southwest Conf. 325-692-7372; FAX 325-695-0321 [email protected] [email protected] Greg Weghorst, Media Relations 972-234-0033, ext. 105 http://www.bigcountryhomepage.com http://www.mcmurrysports.com FAX 972-234-8433 Kyle Robarts, S.I.D. [email protected] KTXS-TV (ABC) [email protected] http://www.ascsports.org Brian Keating, Sports Director twitter.com/mcmsports P.0. Box 2997 youtube.com/mcmurrysports Abilene, TX 79604 facebook.com/mcmurrysports TELEVISION 325-677-2281; FAX 325-672-5307 KTAB-TV (CBS) [email protected] mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mcmurrysports • mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mc - mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mcmurrysports • mcmurrysports.com • twitter.com/mcmsports • facebook.com/mcmurrysports • youtube.com/mc - Kyle Robarts, Sports Information Director McMurry WAR HAWKS Football McM Station Box 188 | Abilene, TX 79601 2011 Pre-Season Prospectus O: (325) 793-4612 | C: (325) 669-3199 | [email protected] WAR HAWKS LAND THREE ON PRE-SEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAM ABILENE, Texas – McMurry Morris had 58 tackles on the season Conference receivers with 15 touchdown quarterback Jake Mullin, free safety Will with 22 solo efforts. He recorded three catches and set the single-season school Morris and wide receiver R.J. Long were tackles for a loss, forced a fumble and record with 1,131 receiving yards as a all named to the 2011 Consensus Draft returned five interceptions for a com - junior. Services Preseason all-America Football bined 111 yards. He broke up five passes McMurry will open the season Sept. Teams Monday. Mullin and Morris were on the season. He reached double-digit 1 in Nacogdoches against NCAA Division first team selections while Long was tackles in each of McMurry's final two I FCS power Stephen F. Austin. Then, the named honorable mention. games, and all that after missing the first War Hawks take on NCAA Division I FBS The War Hawks posted their first two games of the season due to injury. and first-year program UT-San Antonio at winning season in a decade in 2010 with Mullin set school records with 2,859 the Alamo Dome Sept. 10 before 6-4 record under second-year head passing yards, 35 touchdown passes and beginning its ASC schedule Sept. 17 in coach Hal Mumme. Morris was named threw just two interceptions on the 2010 Belton against Mary Hardin-Baylor. the American Southwest Conference season and his postseason awards could co-Defensive Player of the Year and have been hurt due to missing the last earned all-region and all-America honors two games with a separated shoulder. from D3football.com Long led the American Southwest #3 WILL MORRIS, FS #15 JAKE MULLIN, QB #84 R.J. LONG, WR 6-1, 205, SR., KATY 6-3, 225, SR., BURLESON 6-2, 190, SR., CORPUS CHRISTI When Hal Mumme If Jake Mullin can dupli - R.J. Long was perhaps arrived in 2009, a lot was cate what he did on the the most overlooked made of the Air Raid field in just eight games player for postseason Offense coming to last year, he is on slate to honors after a breakout McMurry. However, after break nearly every ca - 2010 season where he some adjustment in the reer passing record Mc - caught a school-record War Hawks’ first season Murry has in just his 15 touchdown passes, on the defensive side of the ball in third year as the War Hawks’ quarter - and set the single-season record with 2009, the major story of the 2010 back. Last season, he set the 1,139 yards receiving. He ranked first in season was defensive coordinator Joe single-season record for passing yards, the ASC with 15 TD receptions and Lee Dunn’s 3-3-5 defense that ranked touchdown passes, and yards per game ranked 13th nationally in yards-per- No. 1 in the American Southwest after setting single-season records for game average at 113.1. In his final year Conference in yards allowed per game. completions and attempts his first with the team, he’ll have a chance to Will Morris along with Desmond Baker’s season as a sophomore.