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Southwestern Assemblies of God University - Waxahachie, Texas

2013 Lions Schedule Date Opponent Location Time/Result Sept. 7 Bethany College (Ks) Midlothian, Tx 12:00pm Sept. 14 Howard Payne (Tx) Waxahachie, Tx 6:00pm Sept. 21 @ Haskell Univ (Ks) Lawrence, Ks 1:00pm GAME DAY PREVIEW Sept. 28 @ Texas Lutheran Seguin, Tx 6:00pm Oct. 5 @ Oklahoma Baptist Shawnee, Ok 2:00pm SAGU (0-0) (4-6 in 2012) Oct. 12 Langston Univ (Ok) Waxahachie, Tx 2:00pm vs Bethany College (0-0) (4-7) Oct. 19 @ (Tx) Sherman, Tx 1:00pm Midlothian ISD Stadium - Midlothian, Texas Oct. 26* Ok Panhandle State Waxahachie, Tx 2:00pm Saturday, September 7, 2013 - 12:00pm (CST) Nov. 2 @ Wayland Baptist (Tx) Plainview, Tx 2:00pm Capacity: 8,000 Last Meeting: Bethany College 13-12 in 2012. Nov. 9 @ Tyler, Tx 2:00pm Surface: Synthetic Series: Swedes lead 4-0. SAGU is 0-2 at home. Nov. 16** Bacone College (Ok) Waxahachie, Tx 6:00pm *Homecoming 2013 **Senior Day Head Coaches: Jesse Godding (SAGU) 12th yr, (WC) first. About Opponents Team Mascot Affiliation 2012 Record Last Yr Who 2 Watch 4 BC Swedes NAIA 4-7 L 12-13 HPU Yellowjackets NCAA D3 1-9 W 27-17 A complete guide of key players to watch for HU Indians NAIA 1-8 W 41-0 from both teams is included inside this edi- TLU Bulldogs NCAA D3 4-6 L 35-43 tion of Lions Game Day. OBU Bisons NAIA DNP DNP Also posted are comparisons of each LU Lions NAIA 6-4 L 7-21 team’s offense, defense and special AC Kangaroos NCAA D3 1-9 L 17-25 teams and a probable starting line-up. OPSU Aggies NCAA D2 4-6 W 28-27 WBU Pioneers NAIA 2-7 L 37-58 TXC Steers NAIA 2-9 W 24-13 MEDIA Coverage BC Warriors NAIA 6-3 L 0-34 WATCH HD VIDEO (Free Access) SAGU Sports Live airs the entire game in High Def, including both a Pre-Game and a Post-Game Show at www.sagu.edu/sagutv Scoreboard Roundup FOLLOW LIVESTATS WEBCAST NATIONAL NAIA SCOREBOARD Stay tuned with the digital play-by-play, along with the score, game Log-on for up-to-date scores across the nation of all clock and current statistics on-line at: games involving teams in the Central States www.naia.org/liveStats/liveStats.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=27900 Football League and the NAIA at: PHOTOGRAPHY http://www.naiasports.org/scoreboard.php View or purchase from hundreds of high quality images by Steve Patterson at: http://movingpictures.photoreflect.com

Produced by the SAGU Sports Information Office. Contact Mark “Link” Warde at [email protected] or at 469-658-2847. 1200 Sycamore Street Waxahachie, Texas 75165 www.sagu.edu/athletics Facebook SAGU Athletics SAGU Game Day OFFENSE When the Lions have the ball

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Scoring Offense Pts Per Gm 24.2 28.4 Scoring Defense Pts Per Gm Total Offense Yds Per Gm 341.2 358.9 Total Yds Allowed Per Gm Rushing Offense YPG/TD’s 152.2/12 196.3/21 Rush YPG Allowed/TD’s Rushing Yds Per Carry 4.0 4.3 Rushing Yds Per Carry Allowed Pass Offense YPG/TD’s 189.0/12 162.6/17 Pass YPG Allowed/TD’s Fumbles Lost/Interceptions 9/13 14/9 Fumbles Recovered/INT’s First Downs Per Game 17.1 20.8 First Downs Allowed Per Game Penalties/Yards Per Game 79/65.6 - - -

Players to Watch for

SAGU Lions Bethany Swedes Passing Passing Reid Golson, also a senior, found little running room Justin Bain’s new lease on his college career could put against BC last yr. Look for him to focus more on passing. him in a pivotal place. Arm strength is a plus.

Rushing Rushing None of last year’s backs return. Transfers James Hopkins Tevis Linnebur ran for 1,100 yards in 2012, but incoming and Troy Griffin offer many similarities, including power. halfback, Jarrot Bell, a JuCo transfer, plays at RB as well as in the slot, and starts on defense as well. Receiving Receiving Senior Trevor McKinley had an outstanding camp. Jeremy Jafar Thomas and LonDarius Thomas (no relation) lead an McDonald and Venique Benton are gamebreakers. entirely new receiving cache. Speed is their game.

Total Offense Total Offense Reid Golson has a chance to amp up an aerial assault if Justin Bain is the point man of an offense bent on the veteran O-Line provide him more time to distribute producing big-time points. Minimizing years of dormant the ball to those in the skill positions. rust and staying healthy are critical to his success. SAGU Game Day DEFENSE When Lions’ opponents have the ball

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Scoring Defense Pts Per Gm 23.9 16.4 Scoring Offense Pts Per Gm Total Yds Allowed Per Gm 335.8 316.6 Total Offense Yds Per Gm Rush YPG Allowed/TD’s 190.8/19 112.5/11 Rushing Offense YPG/TD’s Rush Yds Per Carry Allowed 4.5 3.3 Rushing Yds Per Carry Pass YPG Allowed/TD’s 145.0/10 204.1/13 Pass Offense YPG/TD’s Fumbles Recovered/INT’s 10/21 11/20 Fumbles Lost/Interceptions First Downs Allowed Per Gm 18.3 20.8 First Downs Per Game - - - 65/54.3 Penalties/Yards Per Game (Swedes played 11 gms)

Players to Watch for

SAGU Lions Bethany Swedes Tackles Tackles LB Dalton Snyder is the top returning stopper. Backers Four of last year’s top tacklers are encumbants; led by LB Kendal Evers, Jeremiah Maat and Mo Mansaray are back. Steven Williams, FS Taylor Stull and LB Cody Linnebur.

Interceptions Interceptions SAGU had two of the NAIA’s top three, including Shakeem Taylor Stull is one of three players with two picks in Taylor, who returns. The Lions were #8 in pass defense. 2012, though the Swedes only had nine thefts all year.

Tackles for Loss Tackles for Loss Dalton Snyder and DE Harry Ford, both weightroom The best were LB’s Steven Williams and Nick Junker. stalwarts, were SAGU standouts last fall. Watch for new D-Linemen Austin Lloyd, Dahari Gray.

QB Sacks QB Sacks Undersized Harry Ford, is the little train that does, leading Dustin Wheeler and Steven Williams return. They each had a the team in sacks. D.J. Johnson draws double-teams for a pair of sacks. As a unit the Swedes had only 13 in 11 gms. reason. The Lions were held to 12 sacks a year ago. SAGU Game Day SPECIAL TEAMS When the Lions are kicking or receiving

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Field Goals Attempted-Made 22-15 12-5 Field Goals Attempted-Made PAT Att-Made 24-23 20-15 PAT Att-Made Kickoff Return Average/TD’s 19.5/0 16.7/0 Kickoff Return Average/TD’s Punts/Punting Avg. Yds 49/31.3 48/34.3 Punts/Punting Avg. Yds Punt Return Avg./TD’s 3.3/0 4.5/0 Punt Return Avg.

PAT - Point After Touchdown All NAIA Statistics - www.DakStats.com/naia a.k.a. Extra Point Kick.

Players to Watch for

SAGU Lions Bethany Swedes Kicking Field Goals Kicking Field Goals James Gish led the NAIA in FG’s per gm; made 15 of 21. Junior Cody Lyter is a transfer from California. He would rather kick PAT’s than field goals. Extra Points Extra Points Senior PK James Gish connected on 23 of 24 tries. Cody Lyter won the job this year. Kickoff Returns Kickoff Returns Jeremy McDonald gained 28 yards per runback last year. A pair of freshmen speed burners, Jafar Thomas & LonDarius Thomas, look to secure great field position. Punting Punting Stephen Stewart aims to rebound after an off year in 2012. Brett Crome averaged 37 yds per punt in 2012. Punt Returns Punt Returns Trevor McKinley, a sure-handed senior, will return to Zach Dovenbarger ran back five punts last autumn for a fielding punts this year. He is swift a’foot. 5.4 average. The Swedes hope to improve on their 4.5 team avg. SAGU Game Day

NAIA Coaches Poll Marian Knights SPRING POLL - April 18 2012 NAIA Playoffs Rank (Logos Posted In Order Below) Mascot W-L Pts 16 Teams / Results 1. Marian Univ (Ind) Knights 12-1 284 2. Morningside College (Iowa) Mustangs 13-1 279 CHAMPIONSHIP Morningside College 27 3. Missouri Valley College Vikings 12-1 265 OT 4. Saint Xavier Univ (Ill) Cougars 11-2 257 Marian University 30 5. Southern Oregon Univ Mountaineers 9-3 241 6. Univ of Saint Francis (Ind) Cougars 9-3 230 SEMI-FINALS 7. Univ of the Cumberlands (Ky) Patriots 10-2 226 Saint Xavier Univ 19 8. Georgetown College (Ky) Tigers 10-1 214 Morningside College 47 9. Bethel Univ (Tenn) Wildcats 9-4 189 10. St. Ambrose Univ (Iowa) Fighting Bees 9-2 182 Missouri Valley Coll 17 11. Montana Tech Univ OreDiggers 8-3 174 Marian University 20 12. MidAmerica Nazarene Univ (Ks) Pioneers 8-3 169 13. Northwestern College (Iowa) Red Raiders 9-3 157 QTR-FINALS QUARTER-FINQTR-FINALS ALS 14. Baker Univ (Ks) Wildcats 8-3 149 Cumberlands (Ky) 21 Bethel Univ 7 15. William Penn Univ (Iowa) Statesmen 9-3 143 Saint Xavier (Ill) 35 Missouri Valley 10 16. Ottawa Univ (Ks) Braves 8-3 112 17. Grand View Univ (Iowa) Vikings 8-3 110 Southern Oregon 44 Saint Francis (Ind) 34 OT 18. Carroll College (Mont) Saints 7-4 104 Morningside Coll 47 Marian University 45 19. (Ks) Bluejays 8-2 82 20. Cumberland Univ (Tenn) Bulldogs 8-3 73 ROUND ONE FIRST ROUNDROUND ONE 21. Doane College (Neb) Tigers 7-3 70 MidAmerica Naz 24 William Penn (Iowa) 0 22. Benedictine College (Ks) Ravens 7-4 56 Cumberlands (Ky) 42 Saint Xavier (Ill) 31 23. Evangel Univ (Mo) Crusaders 7-4 46 24. Valley City State Univ (NDak) Vikings 7-3 30 Northwestern (Iowa) 34 St. Ambrose (Iowa) 28 25. Robert Morris College (Ill) Eagles 9-3 11 Marian University 42 Southern Oregon 45 Others Receiving Votes: 26. Kentucky Christian Univ Knights 7-4 10 Baker Univ 17 Georgetown Coll 44 27. Bacone College (Ok) Warriors 6-3 8 Saint Francis (Ind) 22 Bethel Univ 45 28. Faulkner Univ (Ala) Eagles 6-5 4 29. Friends Univ (Ks) Falcons 6-5 4 Ottawa Univ 21 Montana Tech 35 30. Nebraska Wesleyan Univ Prairie Wolves 6-4 3 Missouri Valley 56 Morningside 40 SAGU Game Day

Morningside NAIA Coaches Poll Mustangs PRE-SEASON POLL - August 12 Rank Mascot W-L Pts 1. Morningside College (Iowa) Mustangs 13-1 280 2. Marian University (Ind) Knights 12-1 267 3. Missouri Valley College Vikings 12-1 267 4. Saint Xavier University (Ill) Cougars 11-2 260 5. Univ of Saint Francis (Ind) Cougars 9-3 239 6. Georgetown College (Ky) Tigers 10-1 231 7. Montana Tech University OreDiggers 8-3 230 8. Univ of the Cumberlands (Ky) Patriots 10-2 216 9. Bethel University (Tenn) Wildcats 9-4 181 10. MidAmerica Nazarene Univ (Ks) Pioneers 8-3 176 11. St. Ambrose University (Iowa) Fighting Bees 9-2 170 12. Carroll College (Mont) Saints 7-4 169 13. Northwestern College (Iowa) Red Raiders 9-3 161 14. Southern Oregon University Mountaineers 9-3 151 15. Baker University (Ks) Wildcats 8-3 138 16. William Penn University (Iowa) Statesmen 9-3 129 17. Tabor College (Ks) Bluejays 8-2 115 18. (Ks) Braves 8-3 92 19. Grand View University (Iowa) Vikings 8-3 88 20. Doane College (Neb) Tigers 7-3 61 21. Belhaven College (Miss) Blazers 6-5 56 22. Evangel University (Mo) Crusaders 7-4 46 23. Langston University (Ok) Lions 6-4 34 24. Benedictine College (Ks) Ravens 7-4 26 25. Cumberland University (Tenn) Bulldogs 8-3 24 Others Receiving Votes: 26. University of Saint Francis (Ill) Fighting Saints 6-5 17 27. Robert Morris College (Ill) Eagles 9-3 16 28. Bacone College (Ok) Warriors 6-3 16 29. Valley City State Univ (ND) Vikings 7-3 15 30. (Ks) Falcons 6-5 9 31. Kentucky Christian University Knights 7-4 9 32. Rocky Mountain College (Mont) Battlin’ Bears 6-5 3 33. Nebraska Wesleyan Prairie Wolves 6-4 3 The NAIA will release the first Coaches Poll of the regular season on September 16. SAGU Game Day NAIA Stat Leaders TEAM LEADERS 80 Division I Teams INDIVIDUAL LEADERS National Leader, CSFL Leader, SAGU’s Leader/National Rank Scoring Offense PPG Scoring Defense PPG Total Offense Rush - Pass - Total YPG 1. Southern Oregon 52.8 1. Missouri Valley 13.2 1. DODGE, Austin, SoOre 100 - 5076 - 5176 431.3 27. Bacone College 30.7 3. Bacone College 13.6 18. GOLSON, Reid, SAGU 705 - 1867 - 2572 257.2 45. SAGU 24.2 35. SAGU 23.9 51. KUBAN, Kyle, Bacone 205 - 1155 - 1360 151.1 Allowed Total Offense YPG Total Defense YPG Rushing Yards Att - Avg. - TDs Yds 1. Southern Oregon 642.0 1. Bacone College 243.2 1. COBB, Terrence, Cumberlands, Ky 259 - 7.7 - 26 1,991 41. Bacone College 352.8 3. Langston Univ 262.9 35. THOMAS, Tyler, Bacone 113 - 7.3 - 8 822 45. SAGU 341.2 33. SAGU 335.8 44. GOLSON, Reid, SAGU 165 - 4.3 - 3 705 Allowed Rushing Offense YPG Rushing Offense YPG Passing Att - Com - Int - TD - Yards 1. Tabor College (Ks) 337.4 1. Tabor College (Ks) 243.2 1. DODGE, Austin, SoOre 549 - 359 - 10 - 42 - 5076 15. Bacone College 203.1 15. Bacone College 262.9 33. GOLSON, Reid, SAGU 274 - 124 - 13 - 12 - 1867 41. SAGU 152.2 41. SAGU 335.8 54. KUBAN, Kyle, Bacone 176 - 91 - 12 - 9 - 1155 Allowed Per Catch Passing Offense YPG Passing Defense YPG Receptions Yds - TDs - Avg - Rec 1. Southern Oregon 448.8 1. MidAmerican Naz 132.4 1. DONOHUE, Patrick, SoOre 1484 - 9 - 14.4 - 103 26. Wayland Baptist 221.8 8. SAGU 145.0 65. McDONALD, Jeremy, SAGU 743 - 3 - 18.6 - 40 45. SAGU 189.0 9. Bacone College 148.6 93. ACOSTA, Chris, Wayland 344 - 0 - 10.1 - 34

Point After TDs FG First Downs Gained PerGm First Downs Allowed PerGm Kickers / Scoring Att-PAT - Att-FG - Lng - Pts 1. Southern Oregon 30.2 1. Langston Univ 11.6 1. AMSLER, Colin, SoOre 77-71 - 23-16 - 42 - 119 33. Bacone College 20.1 3. Bacone College 16.1 11. GISH, James, SAGU 24-23 - 21-15 - 50 - 68 57. SAGU 17.1 20. SAGU 18.3 18. MOORE, Jamie, Bacone 21-20 - 12-7 - 48 - 41 TO’s Note: Two kickers made 16 FG’s, Gish was tied with four others for 3rd with 15. Turnover Margin Gain-Lost 3rd Down Conv. Att-Made % Interceptions No. Tackles PrGm 1. Tabor College (Ks) +29 41-12 1. Georgetown (Ky) 148-38 .257 1. SCHULTZ, Logan, Ottawa 12 1. McDONALD, Howard, EOre 16.2 10. SAGU + 9 31-22 2. Langston Univ 108-29 .269 5. EKANEM, Nick, SAGU 8 5. LIVINGSTON, Dontay, TxC 11.7 24. Bacone College + 4 24-20 38. SAGU 150-55 .367 9. TAYLOR, Shakeem, SAGU 6 32. HEATHCOCK, Brad, SAGU 9.3

3rd Down Conv. Att-Made % Field Goals Made Att-Made Punting Avg. Tackles For Loss Total 1. Southern Oregon 227-118 .520 1. Olivet Naz 23-16 .696 1. CARMAN, Kollin, StFrnc 44.6 1. PHILLIPS, Ty, MoValley 30.0 16. SAGU 136-59 .434 2. Southern Oregon 23-16 .696 34. DeHARDE, David, Lang 37.6 13. HOUSTON, Samuel, TxC 17.0 38. Bacone College 128-47 .367 3. SAGU 22-15 .682 STEWART, Stephen, SAGU 30.6 57. SNYDER, Dalton, SAGU 12.0 (Five teams tied with 15 FGs) Most Penalties No./YPG Punting Average No./Avg. KO Returns Yds Punt Returns Yds 1. Langston Univ 108/92.1 1. Saint Francis (Ind) 39/44.2 1. COLEMAN, Austin, StFrnc 969 1. BLESSING, Derek, Concrd 388 31. SAGU 79/65.6 36. Langston Univ 79/37.0 12. SCHUETT, Trent, Wayld 572 13. AUGUSTI, Shelton, Lang 223 77. SAGU 49/31.3 47. McDONALD, Jrmy, SAGU 418 College Football in Waxahachie, Tx at Lumpkins Stadium $5 Adults $10 Reserved Chairback tickets $3 Students Children Under 6 Free HD Livestream Video of Home Games 2013 SCHEDULE Game Day Previews and Media Guide available at www.SAGU.edu/Athletics

Sept. 7 Oct. 5 Nov. 2 HOMEBethany @ Oklahoma @ Wayland College Baptist Baptist Midlothian Stadium Noon Shawnee, Okla 2pm Plainview, Tx 2pm

Sept. 14 Oct. 12 Nov. 9 HOME HOME @ Texas Howard Langston Payne College 6pm 2pm Tyler, Tx 2pm Sept. 21 Oct. 19 Nov. 16 @ Haskell @ Austin HOME Bacone University College College Lawrence, Ks 1:00pm Sherman, Tx 1pm 6pm Sept. 28 Oct. 26 Home Games in HD! @ Texas HOMECOMING Go to the SAGU home Lutheran Panhandle page and click on Seguin, Tx 6pm State 2pm Watch SAGU TV.

Defensive Production - Last Three Years Takeaways PPG (Rank) Yds Allowed Rushing YPC TDs Passing TDs Fmb Int Total 2010 34.5 (67) 367.6 (47) 125.0 (29) 3.9 14 242.6 (79) 26 10 14 24 2011 32.0 (65) 367.7 (50) 162.4 (42) 4.3 14 205.3 (58) 21 14 9 23 2012 23.9 (35) 335.8 (33) 190.8 (54) 4.5 19 145.0 (8) 10 10 21 31

Offensive Production - Last Three Years Turnovers PPG (Rank) Total Offense Rushing YPC TDs Passing TDs Fmb Int Total 2010 19.9 (65) 321.3 (57) 143.1 (49) 4.6 15 178.2 (52) 9 14 17 31 2011 30.0 (27) 352.7 (37) 159.8 (31) 4.0 13 192.9 (36) 17 16 13 29 2012 24.2 (45) 341.2 (45) 152.2 (41) 4.0 12 189.0 (45) 12 9 13 21

Special Teams - Last Three Years Punt Returns Kickoff Returns SAGU’s Opp. SAGU’s Opp. FGA FGM Lng PAT’s Punts Avg. Lng Avg. TDs Avg. TDs Avg. TDs Avg. TDs 2010 11 6 38 23-21 51 33.6 50 6.9 0 6.1 0 17.8 0 16.8 1 2011 13 6 50 35-34 52 35.4 68 9.6 0 3.4 0 15.7 0 15.0 0 2012 21 15 50 24-23 49 31.3 70 3.3 0 3.9 0 19.5 0 21.2 1 SAGU Game Day 2012 Player Statistics

QB Reid Golson warms up in preparation for operating the “Pis- OFFENSE tol Read” offense. He ranked #18 nationally in total offense at 257 yards per game. Mateo Martinez photo. PASSING GP Att Comp Int Pct. Yds TD Lng Golson, Reid 10 274 124 13 .453 1867 12 82 Harris, Josh 2 3 2 0 .667 23 0 15

RUSHING GP Att Yds Avg. TD Lng Golson, Reid 10 165 705 4.3 3 80 Leuschner, Cade 8 72 274 3.8 4 36 Martinez, Landry 5 59 217 3.7 2 44 Winston, Styles 7 28 96 3.4 2 16 Haynes, Sean 7 27 71 2.6 1 11 McKinley, Trevor 9 8 61 7.6 0 44 McDonald, Jeremy 10 7 41 5.9 0 21 Davis, Rockie 10 1 28 28.0 0 28 Harris, Josh 2 3 23 7.7 0 10 Campbell, Jr., Craig 2 1 6 6.0 0 6 Moore, Dylan 6 1 4 4.0 0 4 Martinez, Austin 8 3 3 1.0 0 8

RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg. TD Lng Freshman RB Styles Winston (33) McDonald, Jeremy 10 40 743 18.6 3 82 takes a handoff from McKinley, Trevor 9 29 287 9.9 0 52 Reid Golson against Martinez, Austin 8 18 266 14.8 2 40 Haskell. Winston rushed for 68 Morphew, Nic 9 11 231 21.0 2 49 yards on 15 carries and Moore, Dylan 6 10 108 10.8 3 19 two TD’s. Golson had Shelly, Caleb 6 5 80 16.0 0 55 132 on 13 rushes while Haynes, Sean 7 4 72 18.0 0 25 Cade Leuschner Martinez, Landry 5 4 54 13.5 1 20 another 98 on 19 totes. McCarthy, Darrian 3 2 15 7.5 0 15 Campbell, Jr., Craig 3 2 6 3.0 1 5 Mateo Martinez Leuschner, Cade 8 1 5 5.0 0 5 photo. Umphenour, Matt 2 1 23 23.0 0 23 2-Pt SCORING TD FG PAT Conv Sfty Pts Gish, James 0 15-22 23-24 0 0 82 Leuschner, Cade 4 0 0 0 0 24 McDonald, Jeremy 3 0 0 0 0 18 Golson, Reid 3 0 0 0 0 18 Martinez, Landry 3 0 0 0 0 18 Moore, Dylan 3 0 0 0 0 18 Morphew, Nic 2 0 0 1 0 14 James Gish kicks against Winston, Styles 2 0 0 0 0 12 Austin College. Martinez, Austin 2 0 0 0 0 12 Nic Morphew is Campbell, Jr., Craig 1 0 0 1 0 8 the holder. Mansaray, Mohammed 1 0 0 0 0 6 Taylor, Shakeem 1 0 0 0 0 6 Mateo Martinez Haynes, Sean 1 0 0 0 0 6 photo. SAGU Game Day 2012 Player Statistics

DEFENSE TFL Fumb TACKLES Tkls Yds Sack Fumb Ret INTERCEPTIONS D-STATS GP Solo Asst Total PrGm TFL Lost Sacks Yds Recov Yds No. Yds TD / PBU

Heathcock, Brad 10 52 41 93 9.3 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 2 20 0 / 2 Davis, Rockie 10 39 36 75 7.5 9.0 23.5 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 / 3 Snyder, Dalton 10 38 32 70 7.0 12.0 88.0 2 10 0 0 2 36 0 / 1 Evers, Kendall 10 19 39 58 5.8 6.5 33.5 0 0 1 0 1 7 0 / 1 Maat, Jeremiah 10 19 30 49 4.9 6.5 15.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 2 Mansaray, Mohammed 9 22 25 47 5.2 2.0 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 1 / 3 Ekanem, Nick 10 32 7 39 3.9 2.5 13.0 0 0 1 52 8 16 0 / 9 Johnson, D.J. 9 17 22 39 4.3 4.5 15.5 1.5 10 1 0 0 0 0 / 0 Taylor, Shakeem 9 21 15 36 4.0 1.0 6.0 0 0 0 0 6 100 1 / 5 Atkinson, Ben 10 11 16 27 2.7 3.5 12.0 1 2 1 9 0 0 0 / 0 Adewola, Richard 8 10 15 25 3.1 3.0 3.5 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 / 1 Ford, Harry 10 13 10 23 2.3 8.0 15.0 3.5 5 0 0 0 0 0 / 1 Morrison, Deonte 6 17 4 21 3.5 1.0 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 2 Jackson, Zach 8 8 10 18 2.2 3.0 16.5 0.5 7 1 0 0 0 0 / 0 White, Kirk 8 6 11 17 2.1 1.0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Manning, Billy 9 11 6 17 1.8 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Bethel, Jason 7 6 8 14 2.0 1.0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 1 Aldrich, Josh 5 5 4 9 1.8 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Van Kempen, Trevor 6 4 4 8 1.3 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Richardson, Brishad 4 5 1 6 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 McKinley, Trevor 9 5 1 6 0.6 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Polk, Chris 3 3 2 5 1.6 1.5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Agbemaple, Frank 5 3 2 5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 / 0 Gish, James 10 4 0 4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Salazar, Jonathan 2 2 2 4 2.0 1.0 7.0 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 DeLeon, Jonathan 2 1 2 3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Ugochukwu, Bernard 2 2 1 3 1.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Robinson, Grant 4 2 1 3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Shelly, Caleb 6 0 2 2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 / 0 Morphew, Nic 9 2 0 2 0.2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 McCarthy, Darrian 5 0 2 2 0.4 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Wendschlag, Erik 2 0 2 2 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Moore, Dylan 6 1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Campbell, Jr., Craig 1 0 1 1 1.0 0.5 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 McDonald, Jeremy 10 0 1 1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Stewart, Stephen 8 1 0 1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Umphenour, Matt 2 1 0 1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Umphenour, Michael 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 1 Mann, James 1 0 1 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0 Flores, David 1 1 0 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 / 0

KEY: Major categories are boxed in columns. GP - Games Played. Solo - Unassisted Tackles. Assttt - Assisted Tackles. Tkls PrGm - Average Tackles Per Game. TFL - Tackles resulting in Lost Yards. Half Yards denote a tackle for loss that was assisted. FFFumb Recov - Fumbles Recovered. Fumb Reeet Yds - Fumbles Returned for Yardage. NNNo.o.o. - Number of Intercep- tions. PBU - Passes Defensed or Broken Up. Note: Taylor returned an interception 100 yds for a TD at Howard Payne, and Mansaray returned an interception 10 yds for a TD at Oklahoma Panhandle - both were road wins. Tackled made by Brad Heathcock (8), Shakeem Taylor (22) and Jason Bethel (24). Mateo Martinez photo. u SAGU Game Day 2012 Player Statistics

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKING UP STARS James Gish split the uprights 15 times last year, an average KICKING GP Att PAT FGA FGM Pct. Lng Pts of 1.5 per game. He tied for the national lead. Gish was one of five kickers with 15 FG’s, second only to two kickers with 16. Those Gish, James 10 24 23 21 15 .714 50 82 two played 11 or 12 games to 10 by Gish.

PUNTING GP Punts Yds Avg. Lng Blk Stewart, Stephen 10 48 1518 31.6 70 0 Gish, James 10 1 18 18.0 18 0 KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg. TD Lng McDonald, Jeremy 15 418 27.9 0 50 McKinley, Trevor 22 368 16.7 0 68 Martinez, Austin 2 36 18.0 0 25 Davis, Rockie 2 24 12.0 0 14 Van Kempen, Trevor 1 19 19.0 0 19 Snyder, Dalton 1 6 6.0 0 6 Robinson, Grant 2 6 3.0 0 6 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg. TD Lng

Heathcock, Brad 3 13 4.3 0 7 Morrison, Deonte 1 0 0.0 0 0

Special Team photos by Mateo Martinez. Stephen Stewart (27) launches a punt, James Gish (29) boots 1-of-4 field goals against Bethany College. Jeremy McDonald (11) returns a kickoff, using blocks by Trevor McKinley (7) and Kirk White (40). SAGU Game Day Lions Head Coach

Jesse Godding - Head Coach, O-Line, Special Teams Raising the Roar! Championship Game. Jesse Godding continues to Godding is most proud of the thousands of hours of com- serve SAGU as Head Football Coach munity service and accolades at the conference and national and Athletic Director. level regarding the Now entering his twelfth year of ser- character of the stu- vice at the institution Godding attributes dent athletes and his longevity to an administration that coaches at SAGU a trib- was faithful through some very difficult ute to coaches and times with the football program and a players who under- personal sense that he is very much stand what truly mat- where God wants him in His Kingdom. ters in athletics. The Minnesota native’s administrative capabilities led to SAGU administration selecting Godding as athletic director in June, 2011. His vision for SAGU athletics as a whole, ability to persist in a task, and Godding has plenty of competence in maximizing the resources and opportunities available reasons to smile. serve Godding well in his roles as football coach and athletic director. Jesse Leroy Godding On the football side Godding has led the program to respectabil- ity winning four games three times in the previous five years. Last year’s Born: March 23, 1965 (48) in Browerville, Minnesota. 4-6 record appears to leave the Lions poised for a verge of breaking High School: Two Harbors, MN. through the .500 barrier College: Crown College (St. Bonifacius, MN), in 2013. and Trinity Bible College (Ellendale, ND), where Godding, who he was a two-year team captain. guides a committed Coaching Resume: Assistant Coach (Crown College coaching staff, instills a 1988), Head Coach (Crown College 1989-1991 / NCAA D3), strong sense of pur- Head Coach (Trinity Bible College, ND / NCCAA), Head pose, discipline, com- Coach (SAGU 2002-Present / NAIA). munity and mission in At SAGU: Faculty member of College of Arts and Profes- his SAGU football team. sions, Program Coordinator for Business Sports Manage- As athletic direc- ment Degree. Athletic Director since 2011. tor Godding has presided over continual change in the SAGU athletic Family: Wife, Gina. Sons, Sean and Seth. department. Three sports, softball and men’s and women’s cross coun- Hobbies: History, reading, handyman type projects at try have been added and six of the nine head coaches at the institution home and at work. have been hired under Godding’s tenure. Authors: Frank Sargent and Jeff Schaara (histori- Facility improvements saw the practice surfaces for football and cal fiction), Robert W. Service (poetry). soccer reconditioned, and softball game fields built on cam- Motto: “Whatever you do, do heartily as unto pus and numerous upgrades to office and meeting spaces for teams the Lord and not unto men.” “Persistence over and athletic staff. time equals success.” To better match their intended recruiting footprint and create an Motivators: Tom Osborne (former Head improved competitive setting for their sports teams SAGU will move to Coach, University of Nebraska), Bob Tatum, my the Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) in 2013-2014. It is considered college coach, who integrated to be one of, if not the, most competitive conferences in the NAIA. Christianity and athletics for In addition SAGU athletics has seen unprecedented success in me, Mountain Dew and mint sport the previous two years on the field and court culminating with the chocolate chip ice cream. spring 2012 march of the Men’s Basketball team to the NAIA National

First and third photos by Moving Pictures/Steve Patterson; second by Phillip Ford.