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EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS 2011 Weekly Press Release Week #3: Eastern N.M (0-2) at Oklahoma Panhandle (0-2) Non-Conference Game Saturday, September 17, 2011 • 6 p.m. MST Carl Wooten Field • Goodwell, Okla. 1991 Lone Star Conference Champions • Two LSC South Titles • 27 Winning Seasons Greyhounds Continue Road Trip Athletic Communications Contact Information Against Oklahoma Panhandle Adam Pitterman (575) 562-4309 [email protected] Rachel Johnson (575) 562-2971 [email protected] Daniel Jones (575) 562-2971 [email protected] On the Road Again Websites This season, Eastern is 0-1 on the road, with a Goeasternathletics.com 41-28 loss at University of the Incarnate Word. The Facebook.com/enmusports Twitter.com/enmusports Cardinals used three first half turnovers to score 13 points, on the way to taking a 27-0 lead. The Hounds 2011 Greyhounds Schedule rallied and pulled within 41-28 on a pair of fourth- Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) quarter touchdown passes from Wesley Wood. 1 Sat. Sept. 3 N.M. Highlands Greyhound Stadium L, 36-43 OT 2 Sat. Sept. 10 *Incarnate Word Benson Stadium L, 28-41 3 Sat. Sept. 17 Oklahoma Panhandle Carl Wooten Stadium 6 p.m. In the five road games last season, the Hounds out- 4 Sat. Sept. 24 *Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium 2 p.m. scored the opposition by a 28.4-27.4 points per game 5 Sat. Oct. 1 *Angelo State San Angelo Stadium 5 p.m. margin and averaged 415 yards of offense. 6 Sat. Oct. 8 *Abilene Christian (HC) Greyhound Stadium 2 p.m. 7 Sat. Oct. 15 *Northwest Missouri St. Bearcat Stadium 12 p.m. 8 Sat. Oct. 22 *West Texas A&M Kimbrough Memorial 5 p.m. 9 Sat. Oct. 29 *Midwestern State Greyhound Stadium 2 p.m. 10 Sat. Nov. 5 *TAMU-Commerce Memorial Stadium 5 p.m. Last Time in the Series 11 Sat. Nov. 12 #TAMU-Kingsville Greyhound Stadium 1 p.m. The Greyhound last played Oklahoma Panhandle 2010 Greyhounds Results (5-6/3-3) in the 2008 season finale, on November 8, 2008, Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) ending their first season in the spread offense. With 1 Sat. Aug. 28 Southern Nazarene Greyhound Stadium W, 51-29 2 Sat. Sept. 4 #Angelo State San Angelo Stadium L, 38-41 the score tied at seven after one quarter, the Grey- 3 Sat. Sept. 11 #Midwestern State Greyhound Stadium L, 17-44 hounds asserted themselves with a powerful rushing 4 Sat. Sept. 25 *TAMU-Commerce (HC) Greyhound Stadium W, 44-21 5 Sat. Oct. 2 *SW Oklahoma State Milam Field L, 10-21 game, and registered a season-high 271 yards on the 6 Sat. Oct. 9 *Central Oklahoma Greyhound Stadium W, 49-31 ground, en-route to a 59-13 win. Joseph Banyard ran 7 Sat. Oct. 16 *East Central Norris Field L, 19-22 for 131 yards and three touchdowns, while Darian 8 Sat. Oct. 23 #Abilene Christian Greyhound Stadium L, 14-53 9 Sat. Oct. 30 *SE Oklahoma State Greyhound Stadium W, 55-10 Dale caught six passes for 128 yards and a score. 10 Sat. Nov. 6 *Northeastern State Wadley Stadium L, 40-43 OT 11 Sat. Nov. 13 #Tarleton State Tarleton Memorial W, 35-10 Eastern has won the last 10 meetings against In the Series vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State (17-8-2) Avg score:ENMU 21.07-9.8 OPSU and has scored an average of 21.07 points Date Location Result over the series, which started in 1968, while allow- 2008 Goodwell, Okla. W, 59-13 2007 Goodwell, Okla. W, 52-0 ing just 9.8 points per game. The Aggies won the 2006 Blackwater Draw, NM W, 63-14 1983 Goodwell, Okla. W, 23-10 first three meetings of the series and four of the first 1982 Blackwater Draw, NM W, 10-2 1979 Blackwater Draw, NM W, 43-18 five. 1978 Goodwell, Okla. W, 36-14 1976 Blackwater Draw, NM W, 33-3 1975 Goodwell, Okla. W, 52-6 1974 Blackwater Draw, NM W, 26-3 1973 Goodwell, Okla. L, 3-7 1972 Blackwater Draw, NM W, 12-0 1971 Goodwell, Okla. L, 13-36 1969 Goodwell, Okla. L, 21-19 1968 Blackwater Draw, NM L, 26-28 Total Points (series): ENMU 569, OPSU 264 Buckle Your Seatbelts led to 17 300+-yard passing days, As the 2010 season concluded, three 400+-yard passing games, Teams that are Special Last season, Taylor Cannon the Greyhounds’ spread attack con- two 500+-yard passing games connected on 45 of 46 point af- tinued to live up to its’ billing, with and one 600+-yard passing game. ter touchdown attempts last sea- Wesley Wood recording the 17th son and was 13-18 on field goal game since the start of the 2008 attempts, including a 43-yarder. season with at least 300 passing The Defense Doesn’t yards against Northeastern State. Last week, Jayson Serda nearly Against Texas A&M-Commerce, Rest broke a long touchdown run on a Wood threw for a career-best 437 Against Highlands, the Grey- punt return against Incarnate Word. yards and five touchdowns, top- hounds were extremely active, ping his 391-yard outing against with 11 tackles for a loss and five Southern Nazarene. The Hounds sacks. Perron Sellers had 13 finished 19th in the NCAA Divi- tackles, while Malcolm Butters forced and recovered a fumble. ENMU Football sion II in total offense and 26th in The Greyhounds posted seven con- scoring offense. Wood closed the secutive winning seasons entering season ninth in total offense, while Lane Wood made a career-high 13 tackles, including three for a loss 2005, and will be looking to return to Darian Dale was 36th in receptions their winning ways. Eastern was the per game. As a team, Eastern ran against Incarnate Word. He is now nationally ranked in tackles for a loss. top passing offense in the country in an incredible 82.5 plays per game. 2009, setting numerous records. In the In six of the eleven games last 2007 season, the Hounds spent sev- In the season opener, Eastern eral weeks in the receiving votes sec- scored 36 points against Highlands season, the Greyhound defense limited the opposition to either one tion of the AFCA poll after opening and finished with 391 yards of to- the season with four consecutive wins. tal offense. The Hounds posted or zero rushing touchdowns, while a 28-point game with 449 yards the pass rush had at least one sack in of offense at Incarnate Word. every game, except for the second game of the season, at Angelo State. In 2009, the Greyhound Offense The Hounds turned in an espe- set or tied three all-encompassing cially strong game at Southeast- NCAA records, eight NCAA Di- ern Oklahoma, with seven sacks, vision II records, 26 Lone Star two forced fumbles, two fumble Conference records and 21 team recoveries, an interception and records (based on ENMU re- three QB pressures. In that con- cords available). Among the bro- test, Tillman Stevens made 18 ken records was NCAA plays per tackles, a sack and blocked a kick. game (93.45), breaking the record set by the University of Notre Dame, during the 1970 season. Since adopting the spread offense in 2008, the Hounds have averaged 332.4 yards passing and 405.1 yards of total offense per game along with 30.6 points per game. Last season, ENMU scored a team-record 380 points, while the 2009 squad eclipsed the team single-game scoring re- cord in a 76-56 win over eventual LSC North champion, Texas A&M- Commerce. So far, the spread has Greyhounds/Aggies Greyhounds/Aggies Team Comparison Individual Comparison ............................................. ENMU ................OPSU ENMU UIW Record ...............................0-2 (0-1) ......................0-2 Passing Yards Turnover Ratio .............................-4 ........................-2 Wesley Wood ........675 Kevin Lauchland ..........242 Darian Dale .............45 Klay Kuban ......................64 Offense Rushing Yards Total Offense ................840 (420.0) ........ 628 (314.0) Tony Valenzuela ......54 Daryl Brister ..................101 Points Per Game ....................... 32.0 ....................18.5 Melvis Hawkins ......27 Justice Patterson ..............77 Yards Per Play ............................ 5.0 .................... N/A Possession Average ................ 26:12 .................... N/A Receiving Yards Net Rushing/Game ................... 60.0 ..................161.0 Arvin Jackson ........150 Justice Patterson ..............57 Net Passing/Game .................. 360.0 ..................153.0 Darian Dale ...........141 Tyler Northcutt .................54 Had Intercepted/Yards ............ 6/158 ..................6/176 Sacks Allowed/Yards ............... 9/57 ................. 2/18 Points Scored Fumbles/Lost.............................. 2/1 ......................4/1 Wesley Wood ..........12 Justice Patterson ..............12 Noelin Henry ...........12 Jose Mendoza ..................12 Third Down Percentage ...........30% .................... N/A Stefan Mills ...............8 Carlos Nieto .......................7 Red Zone Touchdowns .............53% .................... N/A Giveaways ..................................... 7 .........................7 Interceptions Ian Ogando ................1 Justin Fogle ........................1 Defense Keith Davis ...............1 Trever Lutz ........................1 Total Defense ...............894 (447.0) ........ 804 (402.0) ..................................... ............................................. Points Per Game ....................... 42.0 ....................47.0 Yards Per Play ............................ 4.8 .................... N/A Sacks Net Rushing/Game ................. 318.0 ..................196.0 Stephen Smith ........2.0 J.T. Smith ........................1.0 Vaughan/Butters .....1.5 Boyer/Perez ....................0.5 Net Passing/Game .................. 129.0 ..................206.5 Interceptions/Yards .................. 2/27 ....................2/42 Tackles