EASTERN NEW MEXICO UNIVERSITY GREYHOUNDS 2014 Weekly Press Release Week #2: Eastern N.M. vs Adams State Hall of Honors Game Sponsored by Roosevelt General Hospital Saturday, September 13, 2014 • 7 p.m. MST Greyhound Stadium • Blackwater Draw 1991 Lone Star Conference Champions • Two LSC South Titles • 27 Winning Seasons Gridiron Hounds Host Adams State in Battle of Early Season Undefeated Teams Athletic Communications Contact Information Home Sweet Home Adam Pitterman (575) 562-4309 [email protected] Philip Pongratz (575) 562-4308 [email protected] Last season, the Greyhounds split four games at home. New Mexico Highlands and Lone Star Con- ference co-Champion Tarleton State picked up wins Websites Goeasternathletics.com over Eastern, but ENMU responded with wins over Facebook.com/goeasternathletics Texas A&M-Kingsville and 12th-ranked Midwestern Twitter.com/enmusports State. Eastern outgained the opposition by an aver- age of 393.5-337.5 yards per game offensively and 2014 Greyhounds Schedule was led by Jeremy Buurma’s 177.8 yards passing Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) per contest. Jacob Johnson hauled in 22 receptions 1 Sat. Sept. 6 N.M. Highlands Perkins Stadium W, 44-21 at Greyhound Stadium for 358 yards and two scores. 2 Sat. Sept. 13 Adams State Greyhound Stadium 7 p.m. Connor Brinton and Darrelyn McCloud each had 3 Sat. Sept. 20 *Midwestern State AT&T Stadium 7 p.m. 4 Sat. Sept. 27 $*TAMU-Commerce Greyhound Stadium 3 p.m. two interceptions in home games. 5 Sat. Oct. 4 *TAMU-Kingsville Javelina Stadium TBA 6 Sat. Oct. 11 McMurry Abilene, Texas TBA 7 Sat. Oct. 18 *Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium 6 p.m. Last Time in the Series 8 Sat. Oct. 25 *Angelo State San Angelo Stadium 6 p.m. 9 Sat. Nov. 1 *West Texas A&M Greyhound Stadium 6 p.m. The Greyhounds are 17-10-1 against Adams State, but 10 Sat. Nov. 8 LSC Playoff TBA TBA have not played the Grizzlies since a hard fought 18-17 11 Sat. Nov. 15 LSC Playoff TBA TBA road victory in 2003. The last time ASU came to Grey- hound Stadium, the Hounds posted a 36-12 win on Sep- 2013 Greyhounds Results tember 28, 1986. Eastern has won the last six meetings, Wk. Day Date Opponent Site Time (MST) with the last loss coming by a 29-15 score on the road, 1 Sat. Sept. 7 N.M. Highlands Greyhound Stadium L, 28-31 during the 1968 season. 3 Fri. Sept. 13 Sul Ross State Cowboys Stadium W, 55-24 2 Fri. Sept. 20 US Air Force JV USAF Academy, Colo. W, 42-35 During the 2003 meeting, the Hounds blanked ASU in 4 Sat. Sept. 28 Incarnate Word Benson Stadium L, 26-33 the second half and scored nine points in the fourth quar- 5 Sat. Oct. 5 $*Tarleton State Greyhound Stadium L, 14-34 ter. Eastern emerged victorious on a 36-yard Lee Price 6 Sat. Oct. 12 *Angelo State San Angelo Stadium W, 29-28 7 Sat. Oct. 19 Northeastern State Doc Wadley Stadium W, 35-14 field goal, with seven seconds left. 8 Sat. Oct. 26 #*TAMU-Kingsville Greyhound Stadium W, 13-10 The first meeting between the teams was a 21-6 win for 9 Sat. Nov. 2 *#15 West Texas A&M Kimbrough Stadium W, 39-38 10 Sat. Nov. 9 *Midwestern State Greyhound Stadium W, 40-21 ENMU in Alamosa, on September 28, 1940. In the series, 11 Sat. Nov. 16 *TAMU-Commerce Memorial Stadium W, 42-35 ENMU is 9-3-1 in home games. Inside the Series (ENMU Leads 17-10-1) Date Site Result 9/6/2003 Alamosa, Colo. W, 18-17 Up Next 9/26/1987 Alamosa, Colo. W, 30-21 Next week, the Greyhounds will play in the Lone Star 9/27/1986 Greyhound Stadium W, 36-12 10/15/1983 Greyhound Stadium W, 48-14 Conference Football Festival, at AT&T Stadium in Arling- 9/4/1982 Alamosa, Colo. W, 19-17 ton, Texas. The game marks the third straight year ENMU 10/11/1969 Portales, N.M. (Homecoming) W, 26-7 10/12/1968 Alamosa, Colo. L, 15-29 has competed in the event, which they hold a 2-0 record 9/261964 Alamosa, Colo. L, 21-26 9/28/1963 Portales, N.M. W, 23-14 in. This year, the Hounds will play perennial LSC and 9/29/1962 Alamosa, Colo. L, 19-24 NCAA Division II powerhouse, Midwestern State. 9/30/1961 Portales, N.M. W, 32-13 10/28/1960 Alamosa, Colo. L, 14-31 After they play the Hounds, Adams State will host Col- 10/31/1959 Portales, N.M. L, 7-20 10/311958 Alamosa, Colo. W, 13-6 orado-Mesa, next Saturday. 11/2/1957 Portales, N.M. (Homecoming) W, 47-6 On the Run Teams that are Special Jacob Johnson turned ina career Eight players have made special game at New Mexico Highlands, with teams tackles this season. Last year, three touchdowns and 178 yards on Jacob Johnson, Elliot Peters, Mitch- just four catches. He posted the first ell Cox and Silver Vaifuana tied for two scores of the game on receptions the team lead with six special teams of 22 and 69 yards and added a third, tackles each. Special teams shone at late in the half on a 49-yard grab. Over New Mexico Highlands, with Mitchell the last two games, he has five touch- Cox punting for a 44.4 yard average, down catches. with a career-best 64 yard kick and E’lon Spight crossed the century three downed inside the twenty-yard mark, with 144 yards rushing on 28 line. He also had five touchbacks on carries with a touchdown. eight kickoffs. Jeremy Buurma continued to perform efficiently, with 276 yards passing and four touchdowns. Adams State Notes Eastern’s offense managed to hold the ball for an incredible 38:54 of play The Grizzlies scored on a 57-yard and converted six third downs along run from Auston Hillman in the first with two fourth downs. quarter and never looked back, en- route to a 23-7 win over Oklahoma The Defense Doesn’t Rest Panhandle State. Dating back to last year’s finale, the Grizzlies have won The Greyhounds took the ball away two straight. from New Mexico Highlands twice in the season opener, with Seth Bailey and Benjamin Pedro-Langford regis- LSC Notes tering interceptions, both of which led to touchdowns in the third quarter. Eastern, McMurry and Texas A&M- Bailey paced the defense with 13 Commerce opened their seasons with tackles, which included seven unas- wins, while Texas A&M-Kingsville and sisted stops. Willie Grant made two West Texas A&M dropped their open- tackles for a loss, while Elijah Saina ers. Angelo State, Midwestern State and and Leone Aholelei each had a sack. Tarleton State have not opened their As a defense, Eastern limited the seasons, yet. Cowboys to just 19 rushing yards and no scores in the redzone Greyhounds/Grizzlies Greyhounds/Grizzlies Team Comparison Individual Comparison ............................................. ENMU ..................ASU ENMU ASU Record ........................................1-0 ......................1-0 Conference Record .....................0-0 ......................0-0 Rushing Yards Turnover Ratio .............................. 0 ........................-1 E’lon Spight ...............114 Auston Hillman .............147 Jordan Wells .................19 Addie Brown ...................25 Offense Passing Yards Points Per Game ....................... 44.0 ....................23.0 Jeremy Buurma .....276 Auston Hillman ............127 Total Offense ................479 (479.0) ........ 375 (375.0) ..................................... Lamar McKnight ...............6 Yards Per Play ............................ 6.6 ......................5.5 Possession Average ................ 38:54 ..................32:38 Receiving Yards Net Rushing/Game ................. 203.0 ..................242.0 Jacob Johnson .........178 Harry Adjei ......................44 Net Passing/Game .................. 276.0 ..................133.0 Aaron Johnson ..........35 Denzel McCullum ............29 Had Intercepted/Yards ................ 0/0 ....................3/83 Sacks Allowed/Yards ................. 1/5 ..................... 1/7 Points Scored Jacob Johnson ........... 18 Auston Hillman ................12 Fumbles/Lost.............................. 3/2 ......................1/0 Mitchell Cox ............... 8 Deion Scott ........................6 Third Down Percentage ...........33% ....................33% Three Tied ................... 6 Keating Krauser .................5 Red Zone Touchdowns ...........100% ....................50% Giveaways ..................................... 2 .........................3 Interceptions Seth Bailey ................1 Flowers/Brooks ..................1 Defense B-Pedro-Langford .....1 Deion Scott ........................1 Points Per Game ....................... 21.0 ......................7.0 Total Defense ...............434 (434.0) ........ 390 (390.0) Sacks Yards Per Play ............................ 5.7 ......................4.2 Elijah Saina ...............1.0 Rob Adams .....................1.0 Leone Aholelei ..........1.0 ............................................. Net Rushing/Game ................... 19.0 ..................122.0 Net Passing/Game .................. 415.0 .................268.0 Tackles Interceptions/Yards .................... 2/8 ....................1/20 Seth Bailey ..............13 John Reed ........................14 Sacks/Yards ................................ 2/5 ......................1/6 Three Tied .................6 Connor Stevens ..................9 Opp Fumbles/Lost ...................... 0/0 ......................2/1 Third Down Percentage ...........24% ....................26% Kick Returns (Avg.) Red Zone Touchdowns ...............0% ......................0% Jordan Wells .............. 24.0 ............................................. Takeaways ..................................... 2 .........................2 D’Maujeric Tucker .... 60.0 ............................................. Punt Returns (Avg.) Special Teams Tim Foley .................