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SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY FIRE FOOTBALL Game 3 • Southeastern vs. Bluefield Game Coverage September 16, 2017 • 7 p.m. EDT Video: fire.seu.edu/watch Victory Field • Lakeland, Fla. Radio: WSEU 93.7 FM Stats: http://www.dakstats.com/websync/Pages/Webcasts.aspx?association=10 2017 SEU Schedule Tonight’s Matchup A.26 at Union College W 62-21 #16 Southeastern University 2-0 Bluefield College 1-1 S.2 Bethel University (Tenn.) W 62-13 S.9 at No. 21Georgetown College PPD S.16 Bluefield College 7 p.m. S.23 at No. 8Lindsey Wilson College 1:30 p.m. Statistical Leaders Statistical Leaders O.7 *Warner University 7 p.m. Passing: Jonathan Pearce Passing: Harold Walker O.14 *at Faulkner University 1:30 p.m. 23/44, 339 yards, TD, 3 INT 18/46, 259 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs O.21 *Webber International Univ. 7 p.m. N.4 *at Edward Waters College 7 p.m. Rushing: Jarrell Reynolds Rushing: Rashad Butler N.11 *Ave Maria University 7 p.m. 30- 306 yards, 10.2 ypc, 3 TD 24-106 yards, 4.4 ypc, TD All times local Receiving: Marque Northington Receiving: Johnnie Myers *-Denotes Sun Division game 8- 133 yards,16.6 ypc, TD 4- 54 yards, 13.5 ypc, TD Defense: Josh Schulte Defense: Devon Jackson 2017 Bluefield Schedule 19 tackles, 2.5 TFL, sack 19 tackles, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, INT A.26 at Cumberland University L 24-17 S.9 Edward Waters College W 19-0 Will Tillo Anthony Patrick 15 tackles, 1.5 TFL S.16 at No. 16 Southeastern 7 p.m. 7 tackles, 1 TFL S.23 at No. 21 Georgetown College 1:30 p.m. Setting the Scene O.7 *St. Andrews University 6 p.m. -Southeastern hosts Bluefield College of Virginia in its second home game and third overall contest of 2017. O.14 *at Point University 1:30 p.m. -The Fire are 4-0 all-time against current Appalachian Division members O.21 *University of the Cumberlands 6 p.m. -Southeastern’s scheduled Week 3 contest at Georgetown was postponed due to O.28 *Union College 6 p.m. Hurricane Irma approaching the Florida peninsula. Should the game be resched- N.4 *at No. 3 Reinhardt University 1:30 p.m. uled, it will mark the second time in as many years weather has altered the SEU N.11 *at University of Pikeville 1:30 p.m. schedule. If not, it will be the first cancelled game in program history. *-Denotes Appalachian Division game -Southeastern is 16-3 at home all-time, and is 2-1 in opening games at Victory Field. Tale Of The Tape - The Rams enter today’s game at 1-1, fresh off their first shutout win since SEU BC 1941. Offense - Since restarting the program in 2012, Bluefield is 6-51, and have lost 12 Points/game 62 18 straight on the road. Rushing Yards/game 423 157 The Coaches Passing Yards/game 225 129.5 •Keith Barefield is in his fourth season with the Fire. He holds a 124-59-2 career Total Yards/game 648 286.5 record that includes stops at Evangel and Northwestern Oklahoma State. At SEU, Barefield is 27-7. He currently ranks eighth among NAIA active football coaches Defense in wins. Last season, Barefield became the first coach to lead three different Points Allowed/game 17 12 programs to the NAIA Football Championship Series. Rushing yds. All’d/gm. 159 235 Passing yds. All’d/gm. 214.5 183 •Dewey Lusk is in his first season as the head coach at Bluefield College, after Total Yds. All’d/gm. 373.5 418 spending the 2016 season at Webber International as the Offensive Coordinator. He is the 10th head coach in program history, and the third since the program resumed play in 2012. Lusk spent 11 years at Virginia-Wise as Associate Head Coach, then head coach. UNIVERSITY FACTS The Opponent Location.........................................................Lakeland, Fla. -With a win in its second game of the season versus Population...............................................................100,710 Edward Waters 19-0, this marks the earliest the program Founded.......................................................................1935 has picked up a win since restarting the program in 2012. Joined The Sun Conference.........................................2009 It was also the program’s first shutout since 1941. First Year of Football....................................................2014 -Devon Jackson has been named the Mid-South Confer- All-time Record.............................................................18-4 ence Appalachian Division Defensive Player of the Week Enrollment...................................................................5,000 in each of Bluefield’s first two games. The junior corner Nickname......................................................................Fire recorded 10 tackles and a pair of sacks last week against Mascot......................................................................Scorch Edward Waters. The Mechanicsville, Va. native was in on School Colors...........................................Red, White, Black nine total stops with one for loss in the Week 1 loss to Affiliation......................................................................NAIA Cumberland. Conference.............................................................The Sun -The Rams’ defense has been the key to success in the President........................................................Dr. Kent Ingle first two contests, holding opponents to an average of VP Student Development.............................Dr. Chris Owen 12 points per game, ranking third in the NAIA. Opposing Athletic Director..............................................Drew Watson quarterbacks have had a hard time having success with Alma Mater/Year........................................Cairn Univ./1995 the eighth-lowest pass efficiency rating at 98.3. On third Athletics Phone.............................................863-667-5046 down, BC opponents have just a 29% success rate, 16th- Athletics Fax.................................................863-667-5950 worst in the NAIA. Athletic Website...............................................SEUFire.com - Under Center, Bluefield features redshirt sophomore Twitter............................@FireAthletics, @SEUFireFootball Walter Harold. Formerly at Virginia State, Harold has started both games for the Rams. Harold has completed HEAD COACH just 39.1% of his passes thus far, but leads the team in Head Coach..................................................Keith Barefield rush attempts with 25 for 71 yards gained. Alma Mater/Year............................Evangel University/1978 - he remainder of the Bluefield rushing attack, which has Record..................................................................123-59-2 averaged 157 yards per game, will be comprised of junior At Southeastern...........................................................25-7 Alex Martin and true freshman Rashad Butler. Both backs have 24 attempts on the season and have each found the ASSISTANT COACHES end zone once. Defensive Coordinator......................................Chad Adams Offensive Coordinator..........................................Jeff Lebby Irma Offensive Line Coach.................................Randy Clements -Southeastern was just one of many institutions impacted Defensive Backs/Special Teams..................Waleed Gaines by Hurricane Irma, having suffered minimal damage to Defensive Line..................................................Steve Smith campus along with eight athletic events cancelled/post- Running Backs Coach.....................................Dave Robson poned. This included last weekend’s scheduled football Defensive Assistant........................................Austin Steele game versus No. 21 Georgetown (Ky.). Graduate Assistant (WR)...............................Ricky Gillespie -Irma was the strongest Atlantic basin hurricane ever re- Graduate Assistant (Inside Receivers)........Armani Lonardo corded outside the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Graduate Assistant (OL/TE)..................................Beau Blair -It spent three days as a Category 5 hurricane, the lon- Graduate Assistant (LB)................................Boone Tollison gest Category 5 hurricane since satellite storm-tracking began. ATHLETIC TRAINING -No storm on record has maintained winds 185 mph or Head Athletic Trainer.........................................Jem Sirrine above for as long as Irma (total of 37 hours). Assistant Athletic Trainer (Football)...............Josh Flannery -Irma prompted an estimated 6.3 million Floridians to Assistant Athletic Trainier (Football)...................Kyle Santo evacuate the state and caused 1.3 million people to lose power within the first four hours of making landfall in the state. Wrapping Up Bethel -Southeastern won its home opener for the third time in four years with a 62-13 win over Bethel (Tenn.). The 62 points scored tied last week’s total for the second most points scored by the Fire at Victory Field in program his- tory. -Even with four turnovers, the Fire rolled up 617 yards on 83 plays, totaled 30 first downs, and scored 62 points for at 62 points per game, and its 33.5 first downs per game the second straight game. ranks second. -The ground game was the key once again, with redshirt -SEU is second in total yards per game (648), and rushing senior Jarrell Reynolds rushing for 136 yards and a score, per game (423). and sophomore Tyrell Williams finding the end zone four -The Fire were the second ranked scoring offense in The times. Sun Conference and 30th in the NAIA last season at 31.2 -Defensively, the Fire recorded three sacks, recovered points per game. two fumbles, and forced eight punts. -The Fire ranked 20th in rushing yards per game (221.1) and 39th in first downs