PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (4-1, 4-1 MIAA) vs FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (4-1, 4-1 MIAA)

GAME 6 • OCTOBER 8, 2016 • 2 P.M. (CDT) • CARNIE SMITH STADIUM • PITTSBURG GAME OFFICIALS: LONNIE BRICKMAN (REFEREE), JERRY HASKELL (UMPIRE), BILL GANNAWAY (HEAD LINESMAN), SCOTT WETTERSTROM (LINE JUDGE), MATT ANDERSON (SIDE JUDGE), AARON FREEMAN (FIELD JUDGE), RICHARD RUSS (BACK JUDGE), MARK SISCO (CENTER JUDGE) The Pittsburg State University football team will return Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith PITTSBURG STATE (4-1, 4-1 MIAA) Stadium to host MIAA rival Fort Hays State University in its Homecoming game. Additionally, S1 No. 20 CENTRAL MISSOURI *...... L, 27-34 Pitt State will honor its 1991 NCAA Division II National Champion squad at halftime of Saturday’s S8 at Central Oklahoma *...... W, 45-31 action as part of that squad’s 25th Anniversary Reunion weekend. S17 NORTHEASTERN STATE *...... W, 38-37 (OT) Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. (CDT) S24 at Lindenwood *...... W, 50-19 Pittsburg State, the winningest all-time NCAA Division II program, enters Saturday’s contest O1 at Washburn *...... W, 45-27 with a 4-1 record. The Gorillas have won four games in a row, including a 45-27 road victory over O8 FORT HAYS STATE *...... 2 p.m. Washburn in its most recent action on Oct. 1. O15 at Missouri Western *...... 2 p.m. N22 EMPORIA STATE *...... 2 p.m. Fort Hays State also is 4-1 on the season. The Tigers claimed a 34-6 home win over Lindenwood O29 at No. 1 Northwest Missouri *...... 2:30 p.m. in its most recent action on Oct. 1. N5 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY *...... 2 p.m. N12 at Missouri Southern *...... 3:30 p.m. * MIAA game ANOTHER HOME SELLOUT Saturday’s anticipated crowd at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium will represent the FORT HAYS STATE (4-1, 4-1 MIAA) 18th sellout in the last 25 home games since the start of the 2012 season. The official attendance will be announced in the third quarter of Saturday’s action, but, based S1 MISSOURI SOUTHERN *...... W, 22-10 on early ticket sales, the crowd could challenge for a spot among the school’s all-time top five S8 at No. 16 Central Missouri *...... L, 17-34 home attendance figures. Pitt State has averaged11,138 fans in 7,950-seat Carnie Smith Stadium S17 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA *...... W, 34-20 in the last four Homecoming contests. S24 at Northeastern State *...... W, 34-7 O1 LINDENWOOD *...... W, 34-6 Top Home Game Attedance Total Gorillas on Homecoming O8 at Pittsburg State *...... 2 p.m. 1. vs. Missouri Western, Oct. 20, 2012 + 11,910 O15 at Washburn *...... 1 p.m. 2. vs. Northwest Missouri, Oct. 13, 2001 + 11,862 The Gorillas have posted a 54-11-2 (.821) record on O22 MISSOURI WESTERN *...... 2 p.m. 3. vs. Fort Hays State, Sept. 27, 2014 11,489 Homecoming dating back to the 1949 season. O29 at No. 18 Emporia State *...... 2 p.m. 4. vs. Washburn, Sept. 19, 2015 11,383 N5 No. 1 NORTHWEST MISSOURI *...... 2 p.m. 5. vs. Abilene Christian, Oct. 5, 2013 + 10,981 This will be the 14th time Pitt State hosts FHSU on N12 at Nebraska-Kearney *...... 2 p.m. Homecoming. The Gorillas are 11-1-1 (.885) in Homecoming * MIAA game + Homecoming Game games against the Tigers. GORILLAS ON RADIO/TV Gorilla fans can catch all of Pittsburg State’s football THE COACHES games locally on KKOW Radio (860 AM) & Rock 107.1 Tim Beck has compiled a 57-20 (.740) career record is in his seventh FM with Eddie Lomshek (play-by-play) and former PSU season as head coach at Pitt State. defensive lineman B.J. Harris (color analyst) describing Beck led his alma mater (PSU, ’88) to the 2011 NCAA Division II National the action. Fans can hear KKOW’s live broadcasts anywhere in Championship three seasons ago, earning national coach of the year honors the world on the internet at: from Liberty Mutual, the Don Hansen Football Committee and FieldTurf™. www.kkowam.com Beck became the school’s 14th all-time head football coach in December KKOW’s pregame show begins two hours prior 2009, after serving for 23 seasons as an assistant coach for the Gorillas to kickoff (1st hour on 96.9 FM, remainder on 860 including 16 years as the team’s offensive coordinator from 1994-2009. AM/107.1 FM) on home games and an hour prior to In his first season leading the Gorillas, Beck guided Pitt State to a 6-6 kickoff on all away games. record and a victory in the 2010 Mineral Water Bowl. In 2011, Beck led the A detailed scoreboard show follows each contest. The Tim Beck Show also can be heard on KKOW each Gorillas to the program’s second NCAA national championship and the school’s fourth national Monday night from 6:05 to 7 p.m. The show, presented title overall in a 13-1 campaign. Pitt State captured the MIAA Championship and ultimately the by CDL Electric, is recorded live on location at Gusano’s, 200 NCAA-II National Championship with a 35-21 victory over Wayne (Mich.) State on Dec. 17, 2011. E. Centennial Drive, Pittsburg. In 2012, the Gorillas opened the season 5-0 before finishing the year 7-3 overall, while in 2013 KSNF TV (Pittsburg cable channel 2) also hosts The Pitt State posted the program’s 20th all-time 10-win season during a 10-2 campaign. Tim Beck Show on Sunday nights following the KSN In 2014, the Gorillas shared the MIAA regular season title and advanced to the second round Hometown News, with KSNF sports director Eric Knecht of the NCAA-II playoffs during an 11-2 campaign. and Coach Beck recapping the week’s Gorilla football action and previewing upcoming contests. Last year, a young Pitt State team battled a rash of key injuries to frontline players and the CAPS TV (Pittsburg cable channel 13) also tape delay Gorillas had to settle for an uncharacteristic 6-5 season. broadcasts each Pitt State game, home and away, on During his 16 seasons as offensive coordinator, the Gorilla offense consistently ranked among Tuesday nights. the finest units in NCAA Division II. In 2008, Beck was selected the inaugural NCAA Division II Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop.com, following a vote of his coaching peers. GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 1 PSU THIRD NATIONALLY IN HOME ATTENDANCE In 2004, Beck’s offensive unit established itself as the most prolific squad in the history of NCAA football. PSU shattered a 118-year-old scoring record, scoring an amazing 837 points (55.8 ppg). His Pitt State led the MIAA and ranked third in NCAA Division II in home squad also set the NCAA all division records for rushing (5,320 yards) and total offense (8,976 yards). game attendance for a third straight year in 2015. The Gorillas averaged Prior to assuming the offensive coordinator’s role, Beck served two years as Pitt State’s defensive 9,856 fans in 7,950-seat Carnie Smith Stadium, filling the venue to 124% coordinator (1992-93). He became a full-time assistant on the Pitt State staff in 1989, after serving capacity with standing-room-only visitors. first as a student assistant (1987) and then as a graduate assistant (1988). Pitt State has averaged 11,138 fans in its last four Homecoming games This will be Beck’s fifth meeting vs. the Tigers. He is 3-1 vs. FHSU. dating back to the 2012 season. Chris Brown is in his sixth season as head coach at Pitt State has led the MIAA in home game attendance for four straight FHSU. Brown (Pitt State, 1996) has compiled a 34-26-0 years (2012-15) and 11 of the last 13 seasons dating back to 2003 (.567) record leading the Tigers. Brown, a three-time All- (2003-09, 2012-15). Time In A Bottle America free safety for the Gorillas from 1993-95, came to 2016 NCAA Division II National Attendance Leaders Avg FHSU after serving as defensive coordinator at Washburn The chart below indicates the amount 1. Grand Valley State (GLIAC) 14,837 from 2002-10. This will be his fifth meeting vs. his alma of time Pitt State has spent in the lead, 2. Indianapolis (GLVC) 10,963 mater. Brown is 1-3 vs. Pitt State. or trailing its opponent, this year: 3. PITT STATE (MIAA) 10,403 In Lead (Behind) MIAA STANDINGS GORILLAS AT HOME CENTRAL MO 34:52 (23:04) Central Okla 4:33 (23:51) Team MIAA Overall Pitt State holds a 344-126-12 (.726) record in Northwest Missouri (1)...... 5-0...... 5-0 482 games inside Carnie Smith Stadium (including NORTHEASTERN 27:09 (11:25) Emporia State (18)...... 4-1...... 4-1 postseason). The Gorillas have won 144 of their last 165 Lindenwood 55:20 Pittsburg State...... 4-1...... 4-1 regular season home games, posting a 144-20-1 record Washburn 47:38 (12:11) Fort Hays State...... 4-1...... 4-1 (.876) over the last 32 seasons. FORT HAYS Central Missouri...... 3-2...... 3-2 Fort Hays State is 17-16 (.515) in its last 33 road games Missouri Western...... 3-2...... 3-2 Western Washburn ...... 3-2...... 3-2 since joining the MIAA in 2010. EMPORIA Central Oklahoma...... 1-4...... 1-4 Northwest Lindenwood...... 1-4...... 1-4 KEARNEY Missouri Southern...... 1-4...... 1-4 PSU’S REGULAR SEASON SUCCESS Northeastern State...... 1-4...... 1-4 Pitt State has won 285 of its last 340 regular season Southern Nebraska-Kearney...... 0-5...... 0-5 games, posting a phenomenal 285-53-2 (.841) mark Time Spent In The Lead: 166:32 during the past 32 seasons (1985-2016). PSU is 153-20-1 Time Opp. In The Lead: 69:31 This Week’s Action at home, 128-24-1 on the road and 4-9-0 at neutral sites in the regular season during that span. Games Held Lead In: 5 Saturday, October 8 Games Trailed In: 4 UNK @ UCM, 1 p.m. ESU @ NSU, 2 p.m. MWSU @ LWU, 1:30 p.m. FHSU @ PSU, 2 p.m. NWMSU @ UCO, 2 p.m. WU @ MSSU, 3 p.m. THE PITT STATE - FHSU SERIES This will be the 75th all-time meeting between the Next Week’s Action Gorillas and the Tigers in a series that dates all the way back to the 1915 season. Scoring Trends Saturday, October 15 Pitt State holds a commanding 46-19-9 advantage FHSU @ WU, 1 p.m. PSU @ MWSU, 2 p.m. Points Off Turnovers NSU @ NWMSU, 1:30 p.m. UCO @ UNK, 2 p.m. in the series. The Gorillas are 24-9-3 vs. the Tigers in Points scored on the drive following an LWU @ ESU, 2 p.m. UCM @ MSSU, 6 p.m. Pittsburg all-time, with a 9-1-0 mark since 1980. opponent fumble/interception. Pitt State is 20-1-1 in its last 22 overall meetings against Fort Hays State. Pitt State...... 38 MIAA RECORDS SINCE 1989 Fifthteenth-ranked Pitt State rallied from a 24-14 half- Opponents...... 21 Team Record Pct. time deficit, holding FHSU scoreless in the second half to Pittsburg State...... 204-47-1...... 812 claim a 31-24 victory on Sept. 26 at Lewis Field Stadium. FHSU...... 37 Northwest Missouri...... 205-48-0...... 810 The Gorillas posted their 22nd consecutive regular Opponents...... 7 Nebraska-Omaha ++...... 17-10-0...... 630 season road win by outscoring the previously unbeaten Missouri Western...... 153-99-1...... 607 Tigers, 17-0, over the final 30 minutes to play. Two-Minute Drill Central Missouri...... 152-100-1...... 603 Emporia State *...... 117-118-0...... 4979 John Roderique rushed for a game-high 117 yards Points scored in the final 2:00 of game clock Truman ^...... 108-109-0...... 4977 with two fourth-quarter touchdown runs. He knotted in the first half of games. Washburn...... 113-141-0...... 445 the score at 24-24 with a six-yard run with 12:38 remain- Missouri Southern...... 102-149-0...... 406 ing and then put the Gorillas in front, 31-24, with another Pitt State...... 30 Central Oklahoma ***...... 19-28-0...... 404 six-yard run with 5:36 to go. Opponents...... 13 Fort Hays State #...... 35-61-0...... 365 Lindenwood ***...... 15-30-0...... 333 FHSU...... 23 Northeastern State ***...... 11-36-0...... 234 Opponents...... 6 Southwest Baptist **...... 39-151-1...... 205 Nebraska-Kearney ***...... 8-38-0...... 174 Missouri S&T +...... 17-126-2...... 124 Lincoln ##...... 3-36-0...... 077 2016 Pittsburg State Scoreboard * ESU joined the MIAA in 1991 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. OT Total Avg. + MST left the MIAA following 2004 # FHSU joined the MIAA in 2006 Pittsburg State 40 61 20.2 45 52 19.4 7 205 41.0 ** SBU opted to play an independent schedule from 2007-11 Opponents 31 47 15.6 47 17 12.8 6 148 29.6 ++ UNO competed in the MIAA from 2008-10 ## LU returned to the MIAA in 2011, after leaving in 1990 2016 Fort Hays State Scoreboard *** UCO, LU, UNK & NSU joined the MIAA in 2012 Score By Quarters 1st 2nd Avg. 3rd 4th Avg. OT Total Avg. ^ TSU left the MIAA following 2012 Fort Hays State 49 36 17.0 22 37 11.8 0 144 28.8 Opponents 20 16 7.2 31 10 8.2 0 77 15.4

2 GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 2016 PITT STATE TEAM CAPTAINS ALL-TIME WINNINGEST PROGRAMS Pittsburg State is the all-time winningest NCAA Division II football program. The Gorillas, who At the conclusion of spring drills each year, the Gorillas select are in their 108th season of intercollegiate competition, have compiled a 694-339-48 overall captains for the following season by a team vote. Pitt State’s team record, winning 66.4 percent of their 1,081 all-time games. captains for the 2016 season are: Pittsburg State is one of just 20 NCAA Division II institutions to have recorded 500 all-time #36 Spencer Brown, 6-0, 214, SR, LB victories and the Gorillas are just one of five schools to have reached the 600-win plateau. Tuskegee #47 Demetrius Bernard, 6-0, 225, SO, LB is second on the all-time list with 673 victories, followed by Hillsdale (620), Carson-Newman (617) #66 Bo Farrow, 6-2, 270, JR, OL and Central Oklahoma (610). #88 Kyle Swartz, 6-2, 248, SR, TE Fort Hays State has a 446-460-44 (.493) record in 101 seasons of intercollegiate play.

PSU-FHSU OFFENSIVE COMPARISON QUICK STRIKE OFFENSE Total Offense Yards Avg. The Pitt State offense has exhibited a penchant for being a “quick strike” unit. Pittsburg State (3) 2214 442.8 During the last 12 seasons (2005-16), the Pitt State offense has generated 759 scoring drives Fort Hays State (9) 1852 370.4 (636 TDs, 123 FGs) and averaged just 2:54 of elapsed time per drive. [Overtime scoring drives not included Rushing Offense Yards Avg. Fort Hays State (4) 837 167.4 in elapsed time figures.] Pittsburg State (7) 761 152.2 2005 97 scoring drives (86 TDs, 11 FGs)...... 2:40 elapsed time 2011 78 scoring drives (60 TDs, 18 FGs)...... 2:54 elapsed time 2006 79 scoring drives (72 TDs, 7 FGs)...... 2:14 elapsed time 2012 51 scoring drives (40 TDs, 11 FGs)...... 2:58 elapsed time Passing Offense Yards Avg. 2007 64 scoring drives (55 TDs, 9 FGs)...... 3:02 elapsed time 2013 83 scoring drives (70 TDs, 13 FGs)...... 2:29 elapsed time Pittsburg State (2) 1453 290.6 2008 69 scoring drives (61 TDs, 8 FGs)...... 3:23 elapsed time 2014 74 scoring drives (53 TDs, 21 FGs)...... 3:06 elapsed time Fort Hays State (12) 1015 203.3 2009 49 scoring drives (44 TDs, 5 FGs)...... 3:21 elapsed time 2015 50 scoring drives (41 TDs, 9 FGs)...... 2:53 elapsed time Scoring Offense Points Avg. 2010 41 scoring drives (34 TDs, 7 FGs)...... 3:04 elapsed time 2016 24 scoring drives (20 TDs, 4 FGs)...... 3:07 elapsed time Pittsburg State (2) 221 44.2 The Gorillas have been highly successful when they are quick out of the gates. Pitt State has Fort Hays State (7) 144 28.8 scored on its opening drive 67 times (55 TDs, 11 FGs) in the last 137 games, posting a 61-6 (.910) Passing Efficiency C-A-TD-I Yards Rat. Pittsburg State (2) 98-178-9-4 1453 290.6 record in those games. By contrast, Pitt State is 39-31 (.557) in games it doesn’t score on its Fort Hays State (12) 88-147-5-2 1015 203.0 opening drive during the same span. Kickoff Returns No/Yards Avg. Pittsburg State (1) 26/630 24.2 Fort Hays State (2) 12/284 23.7 INSIDE THE PITT STATE OFFENSE Third Down Conversions Tot Pct. Sophomore QB John Roderique returned from a hand injury that sidelined him since the first quarter of the season opener vs UCM to pass for 279 yards and two TDs vs. LWU on Sept. 24. Roderique completed 18 of 29 passes in the Pittsburg State (6) 34/83 41.0% contest and also rushed the ball 10 times for a game-high 56 yards in that game. He completed seven of 10 passes Fort Hays State (12) 21/68 30.9% for 113 yards and a TD before leaving the UCM game. The Webb City, Mo., native now has completed 137 of 231 Time of Possession Avg passes (.593) for 1,919 yards (213.2 ypg) and 13 TDs in nine career games. He also has 101 rushes for 555 yards and Pittsburg State (3) 31:27 nine TDs. Roderique has a 6-3 record in eight career starts for Pitt State. Fort Hays State (11) 27:56 Penalties Tot/Yds Avg Junior QB Thomas LePage passed for a career-high 286 yards and three touchdowns vs NSU on Sept. 17. LePage, Pittsburg State (3) 31/259 51.8 who started two games in place of an injured John Roderique, has completed 115 of 235 passes (.489) for 1,400 Fort Hays State (9) 33/331 66.2 yards and 10 TDs in 21 career games. The Jefferson City, Mo., native also has 140 rushes for 439 yards and three TDs. ( ) = MIAA rank He has a 4-3 record in seven career starts for the Gorillas.

Senior WR Levi Copelin posted four straight 100-yard receiving games to open the season before being held PSU-FHSU DEFENSIVE COMPARISON to 73 yards on five catches vs WU on Oct. 1. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native made nine catches for a career-high 191 yards and a TD against UCM. He followed that up with six catches for 114 yards and a TD against UCO and six Total Defense Yards Avg. grabs for 100 yards and a career-high three TDs vs NSU. He made eight catches for 126 yards and a TD vs. LWU. He Fort Hays State (2) 1742 348.4 currently leads the MIAA and ranks 14th in NCAA Division II in receiving yards (120.8 ypg). For his career, Copelin Pittsburg State (6) 2083 416.6 has 65 receptions for 1,107 yards (17.0 ypc) and 10 scores. Rushing Defense Yards Avg. Fort Hays State (3) 609 121.8 Pittsburg State (6) 736 147.2 Pitt State Red Zone Statistics Passing Defense Yards Avg. CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF Fort Hays State (2) 1133 226.6 Pittsburg State (8) 1347 269.4 PSU 16-21 11 1 4 0 1 0 Scoring Defense Points Avg. OFFENSE Fort Hays State (2) 77 15.4 (.762) Pittsburg State (5) 148 29.6 CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF Passing Eff. Defense C-A-TD-I Yards Rat. Fort Hays State (2) 107-181-6-4 760 99.0 PSU 10-13 8 2 0 2 1 0 Pittsburg State (4) 86-174-10-8 1347 124.2 DEFENSE (.769) Punt Returns No/Yards Avg. Pittsburg State (3) 14/218 15.6 Fort Hays State (10) 11/49 4.5 Fort Hays State Red Zone Statistics Turnover Margin Mar Avg Fort Hays State +6 +1.20 CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF Pittsburg State +4 +0.80 FHSU 17-19 9 8 0 1 0 1 Net Punting Tot/Net Avg OFFENSE Pittsburg State (2) 1129/968 37.2 (.895) Fort Hays State (3) 1232/1220 37.0 CONVERT TDS FGS M/FGS TURNOVER DOWNS END HALF ( ) = MIAA rank FHSU 10-16 6 4 1 3 2 0 DEFENSE (.625)

GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 3 INDIVIDUAL LEADERS Opposition Opening Drives Rushing G Yards Avg. Tails Never Fails Josh Caldwell, MWSU (1) 5 669 133.8 Central Missouri # … 3 plays, -4 yards, punt Shaquille Cooper, FHSU (2) 5 364 72.8 Pittsburg State has won the coin toss in three Central Oklahoma… 8 plays, 26 yards, punt Passing Yards G Yards Avg. Garrett Fugate, UCM (1) 5 1524 304.6 of its five games. The Gorillas have deferred Northeastern State… 3 plays, 4 yards, punt Jacob Mezera, FHSU (9) 5 1015 203.0 their option to the second half each time. Lindenwood #… 3 plays, 3 yards, punt Thomas LePage, PSU (12) 5 798 159.6 Washburn… 1 play, pick six, TOUCHDOWN! Passing Efficiency G Yds TD-INT Rat. Fort Hays State… Kyle Zimmerman, NWMSU (1) 5 1332 13-0 161.9 Missouri Western… Thomas LePage, PSU (6) 5 798 5-3 128.7 Jacob Mezera, FHSU (7) 5 1015 5-2 126.4 # = lost coin toss Emporia State … Receptions G Rec Avg. Northwest Missouri… Kendall Sparks, LWU (1) 5 41 8.2 Nebraska-Kearney … Levi Copelin, PSU (2) 5 34 6.8 Missouri Southern… Tyler Bacon, FHSU (10) 5 24 4.8 Receiving Yards G Yards Avg. Levi Copelin, PSU (1) 5 604 120.8 DeSean Warren, LWU (2) 5 467 93.4 Redshirt freshman RS Lorenzo West earned MIAA Special Teams Player of the Week for his efforts vs. WU on Oct. Total Offense G Yards Avg. 1. The Lawton, Okla., native returned a kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown against the Ichabods. His score gave the Garrett Fugate, UCM (1) 5 1592 318.4 Jacob Mezera, FHSU (11) 5 994 198.8 Gorillas a 14-13 lead en route to a 45-27 victory. West also scored on a 30-yard touchdown run in week two vs. UCO. Thomas LePage, PSU (12) 5 936 187.2 Scoring G Pts Avg. Junior WR Austin Panko caught five passes for a career-high 134 yards, including an 81-yard touchdown Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) 5 48 9.6 Brandon Brown, FHSU (3) 5 42 8.4 reception, vs. LWU on Sept. 24. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native has 15 catches for 304 yards (20.3 ypc) and two Levi Copelin, PSU (11) 5 36 7.2 TDS on the year. He has 56 career receptions for 814 yards (14.5 ypc) and six scores. Kickoff Returns No. Yards Avg. Rashawn Eubanks, NSU (1) 8 224 28.0 Slade Nordic, PSU (4) 15 350 23.3 Junior OL Bo Farrow has started 29 consecutive games at center for the Gorillas dating back to the start of Punt Returns No. Yards Avg. the 2014 season. The Broken Arrow, Okla., native is a two-time All-MIAA selection. The next most experienced Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) 8 158 19.8 Pitt State offensive lineman – juniorRyan Cipriani – has 13 career starts for the Gorillas. Austin Panko, PSU (2) 13 227 17.5 Tyler Bacon, FHSU (7) 11 49 4.5 All-Purpose Yards G Yards Avg. Senior PK Chad Levin has converted four of nine field goal tries on the season. The Tulsa, Okla., native has now Jaylen Zachery, UCM (1) 5 790 197.5 converted 13 of 21 (.619) career field goal attempts and 63 of 66 PAT tries. Levin has scored 102 career points. Levi Copelin, PSU (3) 5 533 133.3 Austin Panko, PSU (4) 5 522 130.5 Punting No. Yards Avg. Carter Anchors, PSU (1) 25 1056 42.2 Justin Flanigan, FHSU (6) 25 940 37.6 INSIDE THE PITT STATE DEFENSE Field Goals FG/FGA Pct. FG/G Brandon Brown, FHSU (1) 9/10 90.0 1.8 Senior LB Spencer Brown was credited with a career high 15 tackles (seven solo) in week five action vs. WU. The Chad Levin, PSU (9) 4/9 44.4 0.8 Lee’s Summit, Mo., native was named the MIAA Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. UCO in week Tackles G Tot. Avg. two when he made nine tackles and returned an INT for the game-sealing touchdown. He now has compiled Tyke Kozeal, UNK (1) 5 82 16.4 Alex Schmidtberger, FHSU (3) 5 55 11.0 255 career tackles (113 solo) with 22.0 tackles-for-loss and 5.5 QB sacks as well as 10 PBUs and one interception. Spencer Brown, PSU (10) 5 43 8.6 QB Sacks G Total Avg. Senior S Deron Washington earned MIAA Defensive Player of the Week for his efforts vs. WU last week when he Sie Doe, Jr., FHSU (1) 5 8.0 1.60 Simanu’a Thomas, PSU (5) 5 2.5 .50 return an interception 50 yards for a touchdown, forced and recovered a fumble deep in PSU territory and made six Braxton Early, PSU (6) 5 2.5 .50 tackles (four solo). The Raymore, Mo., native now has 237 career tackles (122 solo) with 8.5 TFLs and 19 pass break- Tackles For Loss G Total Avg. ups. Washington needs six more PBUs to break into Pitt State’s top five list in career PBUs. Sie Doe, Jr., FHSU (1) 5 9.5 1.90 Heath Wilson, PSU (16) 5 4.5 0.90 Passes Defended G Tot. Avg. Junior LB Ethan Fugitt made the most of his first career start vs LWU on Sept. 24, compiling eight tackles (five Bakari Triggs, LWU (1) 4 11 2.75 solo), a fumble recovery and an interception he returned 23 yards for a touchdown. The Oak Grove, Mo., native Rashad Dunnigan, FHSU (6) 5 7 1.40 Tyree Jefferson, PSU (15) 5 5 1.00 followed that up with a career-high 10 tackles vs. WU. He is second on the team with 35 tackles (16 solo) with 2.5 Interceptions G No. Avg. tackles-for-loss, an interception and one pass break-up. Deron Washington, PSU (T3) 5 2 0.40 DeAndre James, FHSU (T3) 5 2 0.40 Senior CB Darrius White has made a successful return back from a week one ankle injury. White, who joined ( ) = MIAA Rank the Gorillas in August from BCS member Georgia Southern, made an interception and blocked a pair of PAT tries against LWU on Sept. 24. Against WU, he returned an interception 15 yards for a TD on the game’s first play and added a PBU as well. White exited the UCM game in the first half and missed the next two contests. 2016 Pitt State Players of the Week (as selected by PSU Coaches) GAME OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE WORK TEAM WORK TEAM SPECIAL BIG BACK BACK LINE LINE OFFENSE DEFENSE TEAMS HIT @CENT. MO. Levi Copelin Spencer Brown Bo Farrow Simanu’a Thomas Dash Cameron Creighton Sanders Austin Panko Levi Copelin @CENT. OKLA. Thomas LePage Deron Washington Kyle Swartz Spencer Brown Anders Vance Dylan Scheer Carter Anchors Slade Nordic NORTHEASTERN Levi Copelin Darian Taylor Codey Funk Simanu’a Thomas Grayson Handel Kadin Brannin Austin Panko / Ethan Fugate Deron Washington @LINDENWOOD Austin Panko Ethan Fugitt Bo Farrow Heath Wilson Jared Green Ryan McNerlin Austin Panko / Carter Tanner Eikenbary Anchors / Darrius White @WASHBURN John Roderique Spencer Brown / Ryan Dodd Heath Wilson Zane Roark Levi Wyrick Lorenzo West Willie Cooper Deron Washington FORT HAYS @WESTERN EMPORIA @NORTHWEST KEARNEY @SOUTHERN

4 GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG Sophomore Carter Anchors established a new PSU record with an 84-yard punt vs. LWU on Sept. 24. He has punted 25 times for a 44.6-yard average on the season with eight kicks over 50 yards. The Kansas City, Mo., native leads the MIAA and THE LAST TIME… PSU shut out an opponent: 9/20/14, at Washburn (42-0) ranks fifth in NCAA Division II early in the season in punting average. PSU was shut out: 11/24/01, at North Dakota (38-0)

Junior Austin Panko has averaged 17.5 yards on punt returns, including a 73-yard PSU rallied from a 4th quarter deficit: 10/3/15, vs. Missouri Western (trailed 27-21; won 31-27) return for a score vs LWU that helped him earn MIAA Special Teams Player of PSU lost 4th quarter lead, game: 10/10/15, vs. Emporia State (led 35-32 & 42-39; lost 46-42) the Week. The Lee’s Summit, Mo., native ranks third in the MIAA and 10th in NCAA PSU committed 2 or fewer penalties: 9/8/16, vs. Central Oklahoma (1 penalty - 10 yards) Division II in punt returns to date. PSU eclipsed 400 yards rushing: 10/24/09, vs. Fort Hays State (406 yards) PSU eclipsed 500 yards rushing: 10/2/04, at Washburn (538 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards rushing: 9/1/16, Michael Rose (104) vs. Central Missouri A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards rushing: 11/15/08, Mark Smith vs. Nebraska-Omaha (212) SCOUTING THE TIGERS A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards rushing: 11/11/05, Germaine Race vs. Central Missouri (309) Sophomore quarterback Jacob Mezera directs the FHSU offense. A Gorilla rushed for 4 TDs: 11/22/08, Brandon Clark vs. Northwest Missouri (4 TDs) Mezera (6-4, 210) has completed 88 of 147 passes (.599) for 1,015 yards PSU eclipsed 300 yards passing: 9/24/16, vs. Lindenwood (336 yards) (203.0 ypg) and five touchdowns with two interceptions. He also has scored PSU eclipsed 400 yards passing: 11/8/14, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) a rushing touchdown. A Gorilla eclipsed 300 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards passing: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Central Missouri (428 yards) Junior wide receiver Tyler Bacon (5-10, 180) has been Mezera’s favorite A Gorilla passed for 4 TDs: 10/11/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Harding (4 TDs) target with 24 catches for 236 yards (9.8 ypc), while redshirt freshman PSU eclipsed 600 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, vs Central Missouri (605 yards) tight end Matt Wendelberger (6-1, 250) has 12 receptions for 138 yards PSU eclipsed 700 yards of total offense: 9/28/13, at Lincoln (787 yards) (11.5 ypc). A Gorilla eclipsed 350 yards of total offense: 10/10/15, John Roderique, vs. Emporia State (372 yards) Junior running back Shaquille Cooper (5-10, 190) has rushed the ball 62 A Gorilla eclipsed 400 yards of total offense: 11/8/14, Anthony Abenoja, vs. Cent. Missouri (446 yards) times for 364 yards (5.9 ypc) and one touchdown, while sophomore Malik A Gorilla eclipsed 100 yards receiving: 9/24/16, L. Copelin (126 yds) & A. Panko (134 yds) vs. Lindenwood A Gorilla eclipsed 200 yards receiving: 11/8/14, Marquise Cushon (221 yards) vs. Central Missouri Thomas (5-11, 185) has 42 carries for 220 yards (5.2 ypc) and five scores. A Gorilla caught 2 TDs: 9/17/16, Levi Copelin, vs. Northeastern State (3 TDs) Senior linebacker Alex Schmidtberger (6-2, 220) leads the FHSU defense A Gorilla caught 3 TDs: 9/17/16, Levi Copelin, vs. Northeastern State (3 TDs) with 55 tackles (33 solo) with 2.0 tackles-for-loss, while senior defensive end PSU returned a punt for a TD: 9/24/16, Austin Panko, 73 yards vs. Lindenwood * Sie Doe, Jr. (6-1, 225) has made 37 tackles (15 solo), including 9.5 tackles- PSU returned a kickoff for a TD: 10/1/16, Lorenzo West, 93 yards vs. Washburn for-loss and 8.0 quarterback sacks. PSU returned an interception for a TD: 10/1/16, Deron Washington, 50 yards vs. Washburn The Tigers are averaging 28.8 points and 370.4 total yards per game PSU returned a fumble for a TD: 11/22/14, Heath Wilson, 28 yards vs. Harding (167.4 rushing), while the FHSU defense is allowing 15.4 points and 348.4 PSU had a punt returned for a TD: 9/1/16, Jaylen Zachery, Central Missouri (73 yards) * PSU had a kickoff returned for a TD: 10/30/10, Camren Torneden, Nebraska-Omaha (94 yards) total yards (226.6 passing). PSU had an interception returned for a TD: 9/17/16, Kenneth Davis, Northeastern State (21 yards) PSU had a fumble returned for a TD: 11/7/15, Josh Powell, Central Missouri (33 yards) * excluding blocks

2016 NCA A Division II Top 25 Poll [Rel. Oct. 3, 2016] School (1st votes) W-L Pts. Prev. Week Five Action Next Game 1. Northwest Missouri (30) 5-0 750 1 d. No. 22 Central Missouri, 42-17 Oct. 8 at Central Oklahoma 2. Grand Valley State 5-0 717 2 d. Ohio Dominican, 24-21 Oct. 8 vs. No. 14 Ferris State 3. Shepherd (W. Va.) 4-0 684 4 Idle Oct. 8 vs. Glenville State (W. Va.) 4. Texas A&M-Commerce 4-0 655 6 d. Panhandle State, 35-13 Oct. 8 vs. No. 7 Midwestern State 5. Henderson State 5-0 623 7 d. Arkansas Tech, 27-20 Oct. 8 vs. No. 16 Harding 6. Indiana (Pa.) 4-0 574 8 d. Seton Hill (Pa.), 47-39 Oct. 8 at No. 15 California (Pa.) 7. Midwestern State 4-0 564 10 d. Western New Mexico, 43-22 Oct. 8 at No. 4 Texas A&M-Commerce 8. Tuskegee 5-0 528 11 d. No. 21 North Carolina-Pembroke, 21-16 Oct. 8 at Morehouse 9. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 5-0 474 12 d. No. 25 Augustana (S.D.), 35-20 Oct. 8 vs. Southwest Minnesota State 10. Azusa Pacific 5-0 436 14 d. Western Oregon, 31-2 Oct. 8 at Colorado Mines 11. North Alabama 3-1 421 18 d. No. 3 West Georgia, 24-23 Oct. 8 at No. 23 Florida Tech 12. West Georgia 4-1 387 3 lost to No. 18 North Alabama, 24-23 Oct. 8 at No. 25 Valdosta State 13. Colorado Mesa 5-0 380 17 d. Colorado State-Pueblo, 20-19 Oct. 8 at Black Hills State 14. Ferris State 4-1 352 13 d. Findlay, 20-17 Oct. 8 at No. 2 Grand Valley State 15. California (Pa.) 4-0 315 24 d. No. 9 Slippery Rock, 52-26 Oct. 8 vs. No. 6 Indiana (Pa.) 16. Harding 5-0 312 20 d. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 24-20 Oct. 8 at No. 5 Henderson State 17. Ashland 4-1 305 5 lost to Tiffin, 35-32 Oct. 8 vs. Northwood (Mich.) 18. Emporia State 4-1 208 23 d. Central Oklahoma, 35-21 Oct. 8 at Northeastern State 19. Slippery Rock 4-1 185 9 lost to No. 24 California (Pa.), 52-26 Oct. 8 vs. Mercyhurst 20. Southwest Baptist 5-0 148 NR d. McKendree, 35-7 Oct. 8 vs. Truman 21. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 5-0 134 NR d. No. 15 Assumption, 19-18 Oct. 8 vs. St. Anselm 22. Assumption 4-1 94 15 lost to LIU-Post (N.Y.), 19-18 Oct. 7 at Bentley 23. Florida Tech 4-1 90 16 lost to West Florida, 42-39 Oct. 8 vs. No. 11 North Alabama 24. North Carolina-Pembroke 4-1 81 21 lost to No. 11 Tuskegee, 21-16 Oct. 8 at Lenoir-Rhyne 25t. Bemidji State 4-1 73 NR d. Mary (N.D.), 52-3 Oct. 8 vs. Northern State (S.D.) 25t. Valdosta State 4-1 73 NR d. Kentucky State, 48-10 Oct. 8 vs. Northern St. (S.D.) Others Receiving Votes: Wayne State (Mich.), 64; Minnesota Duluth, 55; Pittsburg State, 39; Fort Hays State, 8; Central Missouri, 5; Notre Dame (Ohio), 5; Bloomsburg, 4; Newberry, 4; Southern Arkansas, 2; Colorado Mines, 1. GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 5 PITT STATE “GORILLAS” 2-DEEP PITTSBURG STATE OFFENSE PITTSBURG STATE DEFENSE WR 8 Levi Copelin (6-2, 190, Sr.) DE 91 Ned Bingaman (6-4, 210, Fr.-RS) 1 Slade Nordic (6-1, 179, So.) 85 Dreu White (6-6, 251, Jr.) TE 88 Kyle Swartz (6-2, 248, Sr.) DT 96 Willie Cooper (6-0, 280, Jr.) 6 Javon Wilson (6-4, 268, Jr.) 98 Braxton Early (6-3, 262, So.) LT 79 Codey Funk (6-6, 305, Jr.) DT 92 Simanu’a Thomas (6-0, 292, Fr.) 74 Jacob Ralph (6-6, 302, Jr.) 95 Drake Humphrey (6-0, 240, So.) LG 77 Kelly Wortham (6-3, 273, Jr.) DE 55 Heath Wilson (6-3, 256, Sr.) 72 Ryan Cipriani (6-5, 282, Jr.) 90 José Speer (6-2, 243, Jr.) C 66 Bo Farrow (6-2, 270, Jr.) LB 15 Ethan Fugitt (6-1, 242, Jr.) 68 Benton Sinclair (6-0, 272, Fr.-RS) 47 Demetrius Bernard (6-0, 225, So.) RG 71 Alex Jones (6-4, 297, So.) LB 36 Spencer Brown (6-0, 214, Sr.) 70 Tyler Stiff (6-4, 307, So.) 53 Drew Gill (6-0, 204, Sr.) RT 73 Ryan Dodd (6-5, 300, Fr.-RS) CB 13 Darrius White (5-11, 182, Sr.) 62 Dexton Robertson (6-4, 303, So.-RS) 35 Matt Magee (6-0, 180, So.) WR 17 Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) SS 11 Darian Taylor (6-3, 205, So.) 2 Andre Taylor (5-9, 162, Sr.) 16 Brady Bradbury (5-10, 190, Jr.) WR 18 Brenner Clemons (6-2, 214, Fr.-RS) FS 9 DeShaughn Terry (6-0, 185, Jr.) 84 Lorenzo West (5-11, 174, Fr.-RS) 32 Quad Ware (6-0, 192, Sr.) QB 19 John Roderique (6-4, 220, So.) WS 22 Deron Washington (6-1, 211, Sr.) 10 Thomas LePage (6-3, 198, Jr.) 38 Josh Hornback (6-2, 174, Fr.-RS) RB 30 Michael Rose (5-10, 177, Jr.) CB 4 Tyree Jefferson (6-0, 185, Sr.) 33 Dre Holman (5-9, 215, Sr.) 34 Will Bazzle IV (6-2, 188, Fr.-RS)

PK 46 Chad Levin (5-9, 171, Sr.) P 43 Carter Anchors (6-1, 190, So.) LS 63 Nick Weisenborn (6-4, 282, Sr.) PR 17 Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) H 17 Austin Panko (6-0, 192, Jr.) KR 1 Slade Nordic (6-1, 179, So.) 84 Lorenzo West (5-11, 174, Fr.-RS)

FORT HAYS STATE OFFENSE FORT HAYS STATE DEFENSE WR 89 Isaiah Maxi (6-4, 200, Sr.) DE 50 Wyatt Parker (6-3, 250, So.) 9 Layne Bieberle (6-2, 180, Fr.-RS) 94 Noah Debban (6-5, 250, Jr.) TE 33 Matt Wendelberger (6-1, 250, Fr.-RS) DT 97 Nathan Shepherd (6-4, 295, Jr.) 85 J.J. Lewis (6-3, 230, Jr.) 93 Kiel Simas (6-0, 270, Fr.-RS) LT 73 Mason Dickey (6-2, 270, Sr.) DT 96 Luke Wright (6-3, 275, Jr.) 76 Pat Kelly (6-5, 280, Fr.) 95 Andre McKinnon (6-1, 270, Sr.) LG 79 Chico Feltenberger (6-5, 320, Sr.) DE 8 Sie Doe, Jr. (6-1, 225, Sr.) 72 Daniel Hubbard (6-1, 340, Sr.) 92 Sheldon Schmidt (6-3, 250, Fr.-RS) C 52 Romello Burke (6-2, 305, Fr.-RS) ILB 25 Jose Delgado (5-11, 210, So.) 74 Donald Blackmon (6-2, 325, Jr.) 47 Justin McPhail (6-0, 225, Sr.) RG 74 Donald Blackmon (6-2, 325, Jr.) ILB 40 Alex Schmidtberger (6-2, 220, Sr.) 72 Daniel Hubbard (6-1, 340, Sr.) 42 Dalton Gould (6-1, 225, Sr.) RT 64 Travis Talley (6-4, 270, Jr.) CB 7 Rashad Dunnigan (5-10, 180, Sr.) 76 Pat Kelly (6-5, 280, Fr.) 26 Bobby Stinson (6-0, 180, So.) WR 28 Tyler Bacon (5-10, 180, Jr.) BAN 6 Doyin Jibowu (6-2, 190, So.) 23 Charles Tigner (5-11, 185, Fr.-RS) 19 Kamon Clayton (5-11, 185, Jr.) WR 82 Bilal Salat (6-2, 280, Sr.) FS 21 DeAndre James (6-0, 200, Sr.) 18 Andrew Jay (5-11, 180, Fr.-RS) 11 Connor Shedeed (5-11, 190, So.) QB 4 Jacob Mezera (6-4, 210, So.) BAN 34 Tanner Hoekman (6-1, 200, Fr.-RS) 12 Brad Schencker (6-3, 200, Sr.) 30 Kane Kelly (6-0, 200, Sr.) RB 2 Shaquille Cooper (5-10, 190, Jr.) CB 5 Raheeme Dumas (6-1, 200, Sr.) 29 Malik Thomas (5-11, 185, So.) 15 Aquil Knowles (6-0, 175, So.)

PK 38 Brandon Brown (6-1, 200, Jr.) P 41 Justin Flanigan (6-4, 180, Fr.) LS 50 Wyatt Parker (6-3, 250, So.) PR 9 Layne Bieberle (6-2, 180, Fr.-RS) H 16 Erin Gaither (5-11, 200, So.) KR 2 Shaquille Cooper (5-10, 190, Jr.) 21 DeAndre James (6-0, 200, Sr.)

6 GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG PITT STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN NO NAME POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN 1 Slade Nordic WR 6-1 179 SO 1L Bartlesville, Okla. 70 Tyler Stiff OL 6-4 307 SO 1L Liberty, Mo. 2 Andre Taylor WR 5-9 162 SR 1L St. Petersburg, Fla. 71 Alex Jones OL 6-4 297 SO 1L Lawrence, Kan. 3 Kiah Kintchen RB 5-9 185 FR RS Kansas City, Mo. 72 Ryan Cipriani OL 6-5 282 JR 1L Overland Park, Kan. 4 Tyree Jefferson CB 6-0 185 SR 1L Philadelphia, Pa. 73 Ryan Dodd OL 6-5 300 FR RS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 6 Javon Wilson TE 6-4 268 JR TR Detroit, Mich. 74 Jacob Ralph OL 6-6 302 JR 1L Bentonville, Ark. 7 Ramsey Hamilton WR 6-2 204 JR 2L Beggs, Okla. 75 Tyler Brave OL 6-4 301 FR RS Lake St. Louis, Mo. 8 Levi Copelin WR 6-2 190 SR 1L Broken Arrow, Okla. 76 Chase Carney OL 6-5 255 JR 1L Fayetteville, Ark. 9 DeShaughn Terry S 6-0 185 JR TR Blue Springs, Mo. 77 Kelley Wortham OL 6-3 273 JR 1L Yukon, Okla. 79 Codey Funk OL 6-6 305 JR TR Gridley, Ill. 10 Thomas LePage QB 6-3 198 JR 2L Jefferson City, Mo. 11 Darian Taylor S 6-3 205 SO 1L Manhattan, Kan. 80 Bryce Barto TE 6-3 210 FR TR Frontenac, Kan. 12 Tanner Eikenbary S 6-1 202 SO 1L Kansas City, Kan. 81 Jackson Krull TE 6-6 247 FR RS Smithville, Mo. 13 Darrius White CB 5-11 182 SR TR Belton, Texas 82 Dash Cameron WR 5-10 178 FR RS Herman, Neb. 14 Luke Walstad QB 6-2 202 FR TR Andale, Kan. 83 Sam Randall WR 6-0 193 FR RS Stilwell, Kan. 15 Ethan Fugitt LB 6-1 242 JR 2L Oak Grove, Mo. 84 Lorenzo West WR 5-11 174 FR RS Lawton, Okla. 16 Brady Bradbury S 5-10 190 JR 2L Adair, Okla. 85 Dreu White DE 6-6 251 SR 1L Kansas City, Kan. 17 Austin Panko WR 6-0 192 JR 2L Lee’s Summit, Mo. 86 Grayson Handel WR 6-1 175 SO SQ Lee Summit, Mo. 18 Brenner Clemons WR 6-2 214 FR RS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 87 Trey Myers DE 6-4 245 SR SQ Kansas City, Mo. 19 John Roderique QB 6-4 220 SO 1L Webb City, Mo. 88 Kyle Swartz TE 6-2 248 SR 3L Olathe, Kan. 89 Andy Otting TE 6-3 216 JR 1L Topeka, Kan. 20 Creighton Sanders S 6-0 175 FR HS Wichita, Kan. 21 Keeyon Incle CB 6-0 181 FR RS Blue Springs, Mo. 90 José Speer DE 6-2 243 JR 1L Webb City, Mo. 22 Deron Washington S 6-1 211 SR 3L Raymore, Mo. 91 Ned Bingaman DE 6-4 210 FR RS Overland Park, Kan. 23 DeMarcus Edwards RB 5-11 197 SO SQ Lee Summit, Mo. 92 Simanu’a Thomas DL 6-0 293 FR HS Independence, Mo. 24 Keynan Scheurich RB 5-9 212 FR RS Carl Junction, Mo. 93 Brock Byford DE 6-2 250 JR TR Edmond, Okla. 25 Ciyre Simmons CB 6-0 190 JR TR Phoenix, Ariz. 95 Drake Humphrey DL 6-0 240 SO 1L Web City, Mo. 26 Aren Martin S 6-1 190 JR SQ Lebanon, Mo. 96 Willie Cooper DL 6-0 280 JR TR Savannah, Ga. 27 Jared Vincent PK/P 5-10 180 FR RS Claremore, Okla. 97 Danny Williams DL 6-3 304 FR RS Wentzville, Mo. 28 Ryan McNerlin S 5-9 190 JR SQ Stilwell, Kan. 98 Braxton Early DL 6-3 248 SO 1L Grove Hill, Ala. 29 Steven Sullivan RB 5-10 184 JR 2L Blue Springs, Mo. ADDITIONAL SQUAD MEMBERS 30 Michael Rose RB 5-10 177 JR 2L Albuquerque, N.M. Tyler Adkins RB 5-10 197 FR HS Broken Arrow, Okla. 31 Jaxon Wright S 6-0 174 JR SQ Holton, Kan. Quez Allen QB 6-3 211 FR HS Paris, Texas 32 Quad Ware S 6-0 192 SR 3L Broken Arrow, Okla. Grant Appelberg OL 6-3 315 FR HS Skiatook, Okla. 33 Dre Holman RB 5-9 215 SR 2L Oklahoma City, Okla. Juanté Baldwin CB 5-11 185 JR TR Kansas City, Mo. 34 William Bazzle IV CB 6-2 188 FR RS Kansas City, Mo. D’Vontae Brown RB 5-11 245 FR HS Independence, Mo. 35 Matt McGee CB 6-0 180 SO 1L Carl Junction, Mo. Alex Derryberry WR 6-0 168 FR HS Carthage, Mo. 36 Spencer Brown LB 6-0 214 SR 3L Lee’s Summit, Mo. Keegan Duncan LS 6-0 216 FR HS Lamar, Mo. 37 Derrick Banks S 6-0 179 SO SQ Arkansas City, Kan. Norris Floyd, Jr. DL 6-1 334 FR HS Forney, Texas 38 Josh Hornback S 6-2 174 FR RS Wichita, Kan. Brendon Franklin WR 6-2 186 FR HS Broken Arrow, Okla. 39 Cassius Hill S 5-10 170 FR RS Oklahoma City, Okla. Sam Gibson TE 6-5 230 FR HS Marian, Ill. Jared Green OL 6-3 326 FR HS Overland Park, Kan. 40 Nick Wuthnow S 5-11 197 SO SQ New Cambria, Kan. Kedrick Greene WR 5-7 145 FR HS Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 41 Cale McMakin LB 6-1 213 FR TR Overland Park, Kan. Tanner Gulick OL 6-3 270 FR HS Harrisonville, Mo. 42 Kohl Slaughter TE 6-2 220 SO SQ Webb City, Mo. Cody Hastings OL 6-4 290 FR HS Carbondale, Kan. 43 Carter Anchors LB/P 6-1 190 SO 1L Kansas City. Mo. Tucker Horak RB 5-9 175 FR HS Rossville, Kan. 44 Drew Dawson S 6-2 193 SO SQ Pittsburg, Kan. Colter Hullings WR 5-11 175 FR HS Wichita, Kan. 45 Zane Roark RB 5-8 217 FR TR Columbus, Kan. Gage Kaiser DE 6-3 252 FR HS Broken Arrow, Okla. 46 Chad Levin PK 5-9 171 SR 1L Bentonville, Ark. Minsok Lee OL 6-5 336 FR HS Chesterfield, Mo. 47 Demetrius Bernard LB 6-0 225 SO 1L O’Fallon, Mo. Brendon Luper S 6-1 173 FR HS Denison, Texas 48 Levi Wyrick DE 6-4 225 FR RS Elk City, Kan. Sage Mahnken OL 6-3 306 FR RS Pittsburg, Kan. 49 Austin Seward P 6-0 192 FR RS Frontenac, Kan. Brock Martin WR 6-1 205 FR HS Adair, Okla. Micah Mayberry CB 6-2 187 FR HS Blue Springs, Mo. 50 DeShane Lewis DL 5-11 240 JR 1L Toronto, Ontario, Canada Isaac McClure LB 5-11 206 FR HS Wichita, Kan. 51 Kyle Brown LB 6-4 220 JR TR Blue Springs, Mo. Kyle McLellan TE 6-5 270 JR TR Louisburg, Kan. 52 Brett McDonald LB 6-3 213 FR RS Lamar, Mo. Jon Meyer DE 6-5 243 FR HS Overland Park, Kan. 53 Drew Gill LB 6-0 204 SR SQ Pittsburg, Kan. Todd Morrow PK/P 5-10 200 FR HS Lamar, Mo. 54 Dylan Scheer LB 6-0 232 FR RS Valley Center, Kan. Garrett Normand TE 6-1 214 FR HS Pittsburg, Kan. 55 Heath Wilson DE 6-3 256 SR 3L Wagoner, Okla. Zack Roark S 6-1 193 FR HS Pittsburg, Kan. 56 LaRon Mitchell, Jr. LB 6-0 225 SR TR Kansas City, Kan. Cole Schaller QB 6-0 215 FR HS Tampa, Fla. 57 Jacob Carpenter LB 6-2 225 FR RS Savonburg, Kan. Sidney Shumate S 6-0 166 FR HS Liberty, Mo. 58 Dylan Smith LB 6-0 231 FR RS Stilwell, Kan. Will Stringer OL 6-2 262 FR HS Topeka, Kan. 59 Kaden Brannin LB 6-2 217 FR RS Carl Junction, Mo. Zach Thomas OL 6-3 292 FR HS McKinney, Texas Jerod Toogood DL 6-5 250 FR HS Salina, Kan. 61 Connor Cherry OL 6-4 233 FR RS Lawton, Okla. Spencer Turnbull QB 6-1 200 FR HS Pittsburg, Kan. 62 Dexton Robertson OL 6-4 303 SO RS Cashion, Okla. Anders Vance OL 6-1 285 FR HS Louisburg, Kan. 63 Nick Weisenborn OL 6-4 282 SR SQ St. Peters, Mo. Logan Weakley S 6-2 185 FR HS Augusta, Kan. 64 Jaden Helms OL 6-3 300 FR RS Anthony, Kan. 65 Ben Saint DL 6-2 298 JR SQ O’Fallon, Mo. 66 Bo Farrow OL 6-2 270 JR 2L Broken Arrow, Okla. 68 Benton Sinclair OL 6-0 272 FR RS Lee’s Summit, Mo. 69 Trenton Mooney DL 6-5 275 FR TR Lamar, Mo.

COACHING STAFF: Tim Beck, Head Coach; Dave Wiemers, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator; Steve Rampy, Offensive Coordinator; Lance Cullen, Safeties; Ryan Hellwig, Defensive Line; Matt Karleskint, Wide Receivers; John Pierce, Running Backs; Carl Roth, Linebackers; Steve Wells, Offensive Line;Larry Garman, In-Season Recruiting; Luke Miller, Tight Ends; Matt Nelson, Strength Training/Nutrition; Trey Derryberry, Graduate Assistant; Chance Riley, Graduate Assistant; Travis Young, Student Assistant.

GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 7 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Central Missouri 34, Pittsburg State 27 Pittsburg State 45, Central Oklahoma 31

PITTSBURG — Quarterback Garrett Fugate tossed a 79-yard touchdown strike to Tyler Jones to break a 27-27 tie with EDMOND, Okla. — Senior linebacker Spencer Brown returned an interception 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:30 4:28 to play and lift No. 20 ranked University of Central Missouri to a 34-27 victory over Pittsburg State University to play in the game to seal a 45-31 road victory for Pittsburg State University Thursday (Sept. 8) over the University Thursday (Sept. 1) in the season opener at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. of Central Oklahoma. The Gorillas (0-1, 0-1 MIAA) scored the game’s first 13 points behind a John Roderique to Levi Copelin 66-yard The Gorillas (1-1, 1-1 MIAA), seeking to avoid the school’s first 0-2 start to a season since 1993, broke a 31-31 tie on touchdown pass and a pair of field goals – from 38 and 28 yards – by Chad Levin, but the Mules (1-0, 1-0 MIAA) Kiah Kintchen’s one-yard run with 1:56 to play in the contest against the Bronchos (0-2, 0-2 MIAA). countered with 27 consecutive points between the second and third quarters to build a 27-13 lead. Pitt State drove 67 yards on 12 plays on the go-ahead series, devouring just over five minutes of fourth-quarter play Roderique completed seven of 10 passes for 113 yards and the touchdown before exiting the game with a hand clock. Chad Levin’s extra point hit the left upright giving the Gorillas a 37-31 advantage. injury on the final play of the first quarter and the Gorillas leading 10-0. Four plays later, Brown tipped and intercepted T.J. Eckert’s fourth-down pass attempt and returned it for the clinching Fugate tossed an 18-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Zachery to trim Pitt State’s lead to 13-7 at halftime and UCM score. erupted for 20 third-quarter points to push in front. Gabe Vandiver scored on a 12-yard run for a 14-13 UCM lead with 9:29 to play in the third quarter. Fugate capped a 91-yard scoring drive with a five-yard run that pushed the Mules’ After allowing 411 yards of total offense to UCO through three periods, the Pitt State defense limited the Bronchos margin to 20-13 and Zachery added a 79-yard punt return to gave UCM a 27-13 lead. to 50 yards in the final period. Backup quarterback Thomas LePage engineered a pair of fourth quarter scoring drives to help Pitt State battle back Quarterback Thomas LePage, starting for an injured John Roderique, completed 17 of 27 passes for 264 yards and to tie the game at 27-all. LePage scored on a 4th-and-3 play from the UCM 8 to make it a 27-20 game with 10:28 to two touchdowns. He helped Pitt State battle back from an early 14-3 deficit to eventually take a 24-21 lead with play and he engineered an eight-play, 74-yard drive that Michael Rose capped with a one-yard run with 5:53 to go. 1:12 to play in the first half. The Gorilla defense forced the Mules into a 3rd-and-4 from the UCM 21 but Jones slipped behind coverage for the go-ahead score. Pittsburg State 3 21 7 14 — 45 Central Oklahoma 14 10 7 0 — 31 LePage drove the Gorillas 44 yards into UCM territory, advancing to the Mules 22 yard line, but Tevin Teamer intercepted a pass at the UCM 1 after a Pitt State receiver slipped and fell on a pass route to seal the victory for the Team Statistics PSU UCO visiting team. First Downs 21 24 LePage completed 14 of 31 passes for 191 yards with two interceptions in the contest. Rose added 27 carries for 104 Rushing 41-153 40-287 yards on the ground. Copelin had nine grabs for a career-high 191 yards receiving – the eighth-highest receiving Passing 17-27-0 23-37-2 day in school history. Passing Yards 264 174 Deron Washington made six tackles with a pass break-up and a forced fumble, while Demetrius Bernard added six Total Offense 417 461 stops including a quarterback sack and a fumble recovery. Avg./Play 6.1 6.0 Fumbles/Lost 2-1 1-1 Central Missouri 0 7 20 7 — 34 Punting 1-10 6-62 Pittsburg State 10 3 0 14 — 27 Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/63 Time of Possession 29:13 30:47 Team Statistics UCM PSU Third Downs Conv. 6/12 6/13 First Downs 16 23 Sacks By/Yards 1/6 0-0 Rushing 28-100 49-145 Passing 16-33-0 21-41-2 SCORING SUMMARY Passing Yards 282 304 First Quarter Total Offense 382 449 11:06 UCO – Clay McKenzie 4 run (Seth Hiddink kick) UCO: 7-0 Avg./Play 6.3 5.0 [1 play, 4 yards, 0:05 elapsed time] Fumbles/Lost 1-1 1-0 7:26 PSU – Chad Levin 44 field goal [11-46, 3:36] UCO: 7-3 2:40 UCO – T.J. Eckert 8 run (Hiddink kick) [11-75, 4:46] UCO: 14-3 Punting 7-267 5-248 Second Quarter Penalties/Yards 4/30 7/63 13:17 PSU – Austin Panko 28 pass from Thomas LePage (Levin kick) [12-68, 4:18] UCO: 14-10 Time of Possession 22:47 37:13 6:53 PSU – Lorenzo West 30 run (Levin kick) [5-73, 1:57] PSU: 17-14 Third Downs Conv. 8/17 11/23 5:28 UCO – McKenzie 45 run (Hiddink kick) [5-74, 1:19] UCO: 21-17 Sacks By/Yards 1/8 2/19 1:12 PSU – Dre Holman 1 run (Levin kick) [9-80, 4:10] PSU: 24-21 0:00 UCO – Hiddink 48 field goal [8-40, 1:12] TIE: 24-24 Third Quarter SCORING SUMMARY 10:22 UCO – Jake Gandara 65 run (Hiddink kick) [4-75, 2:43] UCO: 31-24 First Quarter 6:00 PSU – Levi Copelin 29 pass from LePage (Levin kick) [12-67, 5:08] TIE: 31-31 14:21 PSU – Levi Copelin 66 pass from John Roderique (Chad Levin kick) PSU: 7-0 Fourth Quarter [2 plays, 70 yards, 0:39 elapsed time] 1:56 PSU – Kiah Kintchen 1 run (kick failed) [12-67, 5:08] PSU: 37-31 6:38 PSU – Levin 38 field goal [7-15, 2:13] PSU: 10-0 1:30 PSU – Spencer Brown 25 interception (Brenner Clemons pass from LePage) PSU: 45-31 Second Quarter [8-74, 2:38] 12:12 PSU – Levin 28 field goal [14-70, 6:35] PSU: 13-0 6:54 UCM – Jaylen Zachery 18 pass from Garrett Fugate (Billy Greco kick) [7-80, 2:14] PSU: 13-7 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Third Quarter Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - LePage 11-34-10, Holman 9-23-1, Rose 5-22-0; UCO - Eckert 18-116-1, 9:29 UCM – Gabe Vandiver 12 run (Greco kick) [10-80, 2:26] UCM: 14-13 Gandara 10-99-1, McKenzie 12-85-2. 4:27 UCM – Fugate 5 run (run failed) [5-91, 1:24] UCM: 20-13 0:52 UCM – Zachery 73 punt return (Greco kick) UCM: 27-13 Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - LePage 17-27-0, 264, 2 ; UCM - Eckert 23-37-2, 174, 0. Fourth Quarter 10:28 PSU – Thomas LePage 8 run (Levin kick) [13-66, 5:19] UCM: 27-20 Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Copelin 6-114-1, Panko 4-71-1, Taylor 2-22-0; UCO - Coleman 10-101-0, 5:53 PSU – Michael Rose 1 run (Levin kick) [8-74, 2:38] TIE: 27-27 McKenzie 6-19-0, Moss 2-31-0. 4:28 UCM – Tyler Jones 79 pass from Fugate (Greco kick) [3-85, 1:21] UCM: 34-27

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): UCM - Vandiver 6-58-1, Fugate 15-41-1; PSU - Rose 27-104-1, LePage 16-32-1. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): UCM - Fugate 16-33-0, 282, 2; PSU - LePage 14-31-2, 191, 0, Roderique 7-10-0, 113, 1. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): UCM - Jones 3-161-1, Hebert 4-70-0, Zachery 3-26-1; PSU - Copelin 9-191-1, Clemons 5-30-0, Panko 3-30-2, Rose 2-32-0, Wilson 2-21-0.

8 GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Pittsburg State 38, Northeastern State 37 (OT) Pittsburg State 50, Lindenwood 19

PITTSBURG — DeShaughn Terry stopped Northeastern State University’s La’More Wise on a 2-point conversion run in ST. CHARLES, Mo. — The Pittsburg State University football team scored the first 13 and the final 23 points of the overtime to lift Pittsburg State University to a 38-37 victory over the upset-minded RiverHawks Saturday (Sept. 17) game en route to a lopsided 50-19 road win over Lindenwood University Saturday (Sept. 24). at Brandenburg Field/Carnie Smith Stadium. Sophomore quarterback John Roderique completed 18 of 29 passes for 279 yards and two touchdowns in his return Thomas LePage passed for 286 yards and three touchdowns and ran for a fourth score in front of 11,495 partisan from a hand injury that sidelined him since the final play of the first quarter in Pitt State’s season opening loss to Central fans – the third-largest home crowd in school history. He play-faked and tossed a two-yard touchdown pass to Levi Missouri. He also carried the ball 10 times for a game-high 56 yards while accounting for 335 yards of total offense. Copelin to put the Gorillas in front in overtime. The Pitt State defense registered three interceptions, including a pick six by junior lineback Ethan Fugitt in his first NSU’s C.J. Shavers scored on a four-yard run to cap the RiverHawks OT possession. His run came two plays after a pass career start for the Gorillas. PSU also scored a special teams safety when LWU’s long snapper shot the ball out of the interference call gave NSU a 1st-and-goal from the PSU 2. The RiverHawks sent the game into overtime thanks to back on the end zone on a third quarter punt attempt. Eddie Garcia’s 33-yard field goal with 39 seconds remaining in regulation. Junior Austin Panko sparked the Gorillas with a 73-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter and he LePage completed 20 of 37 passes for 286 yards in the contest. He also rushed the ball 17 times for a team-leading added an 81-yard scoring reception from Roderique in the second quarter. He finished the game with five catches 78 yards and a score. Copelin made six catches for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Andre Taylor also had four for a career-high 134 yards receiving. receptions for a career-high 70 yards. Dre Holman rushed 13 times for 47 yards and a touchdown. Senior Levi Copelin also posted his fourth straight 100-yard receiving game with eight grabs for 126 yards. He hauled in McKinzy completed 16 of 31 passes for 311 yards and two TDs for the RiverHawks, while Shavers rushed the ball 23 a 48-yard scoring grab from Roderique which staked the Gorillas to a 27-13 lead with 8:29 to play in the second quarter. times for 96 yards and two scores. Dre Holman, Ramsey Hamilton and Keynan Scheurich added scoring runs for Pitt State (3-1, 3-1 MIAA). Fugitt, Tyree Spencer Brown made a team-leading nine tackles with 1.5 tackles-for-loss and a quarterback sack. Jefferson and Darrius White all made drive halting interceptions. Braxton Early also forced a LWU fumble that Fugitt recovered; and the Pitt State defense made a first quarter goal line stand by halting the Lions (1-3, 1-3 MIAA) on four plays from the PSU 4. Heath Wilson stuffed quarterback Mason Bendigo for a one-yard loss on a 4th-and-goal Northeastern State 7 14 7 3 6 — 37 play from the PSU 1. Pittsburg State 7 9 15 0 7 — 38 Bendigo completed just nine of 24 passes for 233 yards and three touchdowns with two interceptions. LWU reserve Team Statistics NSU PSU quarterback Allen Thigpen was three of four passing for 14 yards with an interception. First Downs 19 24 Fugitt made a team-leading eight tackles for Pitt State, which limited the Lions to 57 net rushing yards in the contest. Rushing 41-117 45-171 Passing 17-32-0 20-37-1 Connor Harris made a game-high 17 stops for Lindenwood, coming up one tackle short of breaking the NCAA all division career tackles record. Passing Yards 330 286 Total Offense 447 457 Avg./Play 6.1 5.6 Pittsburg State 13 14 9 14 — 50 Fumbles/Lost 0-0 1-1 Lindenwood 0 13 6 0 — 19 Punting 6-33.7 5-39.2 Penalties/Yards 13/77 7/46 Team Statistics PSU LWU Time of Possession 27:54 32:06 First Downs 24 10 Third Downs Conv. 6/15 9/18 Rushing 48-190 35-57 Sacks By/Yards 3/14 1/9 Passing 22-38-1 13-31-3 Passing Yards 336 245 SCORING SUMMARY Total Offense 526 302 First Quarter Avg./Play 6.1 4.6 2:45 NSU – Kenneth Davis 21 interception return (Eddie Garcia kick) NSU: 7-0 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 2-1 0:14 PSU – Levi Copelin 63 pass from Thomas LePage (Chad Levin kick) TIE: 7-7 [5 plays, 79 yards, 2:24 elapsed time] Punting 8-330 9-378 Second Quarter Penalties/Yards 7/66 5/58 12:09 NSU – Gary McKnight 56 pass from Dimonic McKinzy (Garcia kick) [7-84, 2:57] NSU: 14-7 Time of Possession 34:32 25:28 7:37 PSU – Dre Holman 2 run (Levin kick) [8-41, 4:28] TIE: 14-4 Third Downs Conv. 4/17 3/17 4:24 NSU – C.J. Shavers 2 run (Garcia kick) [10-87, 3:05) NSU: 21-14 1:11 PSU – Simanu’a Thomas safety NSU: 21-16 Sacks By/Yards 2/4 0-0 Third Quarter 12:48 PSU – Copelin 11 pass from LePage (LePage run) [5-52, 2:04] PSU: 24-21 SCORING SUMMARY 4:50 PSU – LePage 2 run (Levin kick) [11-79, 5:35] PSU: 31-21 First Quarter 3:51 NSU – Rashawn Eubanks 76 pass from McKinzy (Garcia kick) [3-74, 0:53] PSU: 31-28 10:20 PSU – Dre Holman 1 run (Chad Levin kick) [8 plays, 77 yards, 3:14 elapsed] PSU: 7-0 Fourth Quarter 7:05 PSU – Austin Panko 73 punt return (kick failed) PSU: 13-0 0:39 NSU – Garcia 33 field goal [11-45, 4:03] TIE: 31-31 Second Quarter Fourth Quarter 12:46 LWU – D. Prince 30 pass from Mason Bendigo (kick failed) [5-36, 1:21] PSU: 13-6 PSU – Copelin 3 pass from LePage (Levin kick) PSU: 38-31 9:13 PSU – Panko 81 pass from John Roderique (Levin kick) [2-80, 0:50] PSU: 20-6 NSU – Shavers 4 run (run failed) PSU: 38-37 8:56 LWU – DeSean Warren 85 pass from Bendigo (Travis Spraul kick) [1-85, 0:11] PSU: 20-13 8:29 PSU – Levi Copelin 48 pass from Roderique (Levin kick) [2-75, 0:20] PSU: 27-13 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Third Quarter Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): NSU - Shavers 23-96-2, McKinzy 10-15-0; PSU - LePage 17-78-1, Holman 13-47-1, 12:35 LWU – Warren 37 pass from Bendigo (kick failed) [3-71, 1:03] PSU: 27-19 Scheurich 5-19-0. 2:53 PSU – Ramsey Hamilton 2 run (Levin kick) [12-58, 4:33] PSU: 34-19 1:31 PSU – Team Safety PSU: 36-19 Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): NSU - McKinzy 16-31-0, 311, 2; PSU - LePage 20-37-1, 286, 3. Fourth Quarter 14:43 PSU – Ethan Fugitt 23 interception return (Levin kick) PSU: 43-19 Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): NSU - McKnight 4-140-1, Eubanks 3-92-1, Butler 3-43-0; PSU - Copelin 6-100-3, 11:22 PSU – Keynan Scheurich 1 run (Levin kick) [7-49, 2:24] PSU: 50-19 Taylor 4-70-0, Slaughter 2-35-0. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Roderique 10-56-0, Holman 14-45-1, Panko 3-37-0, Scheurich 5-14-1, Hamilton 3-10-1; LWU - Campbell 13-50-0, Wharton 7-9-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 18-29-1, 279, 2, LePage 4-8-0, 57, 0; LWU - Bendigo 9-24-2, 233, 3, Thigpen 3-4-1, 14, 0, Faddoul 1-3-0, (-2), 0. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Panko 5-134-1, Copelin 8-126-1, Swartz 2-31-0, Nordic 2-18-0; LWU – Warren 4-172-2, Prince 4-48-1, Sparks 4-20-0.

GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 9 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS Pittsburg State 45, Washburn 27

TOPEKA — The Pittsburg State University defense returned a pair of interceptions for first-half touchdowns and the Gorillas offense got rolling in the final 30 minutes of play in a 45-20 road win over Washburn University Saturday (Oct. 1).

Darrius White jumped the game’s first pass play and returned the INT 15 yards to give Pitt State (4-1, 4-1 MIAA) a 7-0 lead 11 seconds into the game.

WU (3-2, 3-2 MIAA) countered with a pair of Perry Schmiedeler field goals and a Derek McGinnis to Cary Woods touchdown pass to take a 13-7 lead over the Gorillas with 8:55 to play in the second quarter.

Pitt State’s Lorenzo West returned the ensuing kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and a 14-13 Gorillas lead.

Deron Washington added a second pick six when he snared a tipped ball and returned it 50 yards for a touchdown with 1:07 to play in the second quarter.

Quarterback John Roderique tossed a 20-yard touchdown pass to tight end Kohl Slaughter. Running back Michael Rose started the play by lateraling the ball back to wide receiver Brenner Clemons, who in turn flipped the ball back to Roderique.

Rose added a pair of touchdown runs – from 16 yards out in the third quarter and a one-yard plunge in the fourth quarter after DeShaughn Terry returned an interception to the WU 9.

Kicker Chad Levin added a 25-yard field goal in the third quarter to complete the Pitt State scoring.

Roderique completed 18 of 35 passes for 263 yards. Levi Copelin caught five passes for a game-high 73 yards, while Austin Panko had three grabs for 69 yards.

Rose rushed the ball nine times for a team-leading 62 yards.

Spencer Brown made a career-high 15 tackles while Ethan Fugitt added 10 stops. Heath Wilson made five tackles and 1.0 quarterback sack.

Pittsburg State 7 14 14 10 — 45 Washburn 10 3 7 7 — 27

Team Statistics PSU WU First Downs 18 24 Rushing 28-102 48-175 Passing 18-35-0 17-41-3 Passing Yards 263 316 Total Offense 365 491 Avg./Play 7.5 7.7 Fumbles/Lost 1-1 2-1 Punting 5-215 5-203 Penalties/Yards 9/74 8/108 Time of Possession 24:15 35:45 Third Downs Conv. 4/13 7/18 Sacks By/Yards 2/15 1/2

SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 14:49 PSU – Darrius White 15 interception return (Chad Levin kick) PSU: 7-0 10:54 WU – Perry Schmiedeler 34 field goal [11-59, 3:51] PSU: 7-3 5:52 WU – Carey Woods 29 pass from Derek McGinnis (Schmiedeler kick) [4-34, 1:38] WU: 10-3 Second Quarter 8:55 WU – Schmiedeler 40 field goal [8-67, 2:36] WU: 13-7 8:41 PSU – Lorenzo West 93 kickoff return (Levin kick) PSU: 14-13 1:07 PSU – Deron Washington 50 interception (Levin kick) PSU: 21-13 Third Quarter 13:29 PSU – Kohl Slaughter 20 pass from John Roderique (Levin kick) [7-75, 1:31] PSU: 28-13 9:10 PSU – Michael Rose 16 run (Levin kick) [10-82, 2:23] PSU: 35-13 1:30 WU – Woods 29 pass from McGinnis (Schmiedeler kick) [15-80, 7:34] PSU: 35-20 Fourth Quarter 9:41 PSU – Levin 25 yd field goal [9-53, 3:08] PSU: 38-20 7:39 PSU – Rose 1 yd run (Levin kick) [3-9, 1:21] PSU: 45-20 0:51 LWU – Austen Hubert 21 yd pass from Logan Twehous (Schmiedeler kick) PSU: 45-27 [14-80, 3:38] INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing (Att.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Rose 9-62-2, Roderique 8-29-0, Panko 3-14-0, Kintchen 1-5-0; WU - Stewart 16-66-0, McGinnis 11-41-0, Harris 4-23-0. Passing (Comp.-Att.-Int., Yds., TDs): PSU - Roderique 18-35-0, 263, 1; WU - McGinnis 13-32-3, 260, 2. Receiving (Rec.-Yds.-TDs): PSU - Copelin 5-73-0, Panko 3-69-0, Swartz 2-35-0, Clemons 2-41-0; WU – Daniels 3-72-0, Whitten 3-57-0, Woods 2-58-2.

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GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 11 12 GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 13 14 GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG GAME #6 • GORILLAS VS. TIGERS • OCT. 8, 2016 • PITTSBURG 15 2016 STARTING LINEUPS OFFENSE WR TE / WR LT LG C RG RT WR WR QB TB Northeastern State Copelin Slaughter Funk Cipriani Farrow A. Jones Dodd Panko Clemons Roderique Rose Central Oklahoma Copelin Swartz Funk Cipriani Farrow Stiff Dodd Panko Clemons LePage Rose Northeastern State Copelin A. Taylor Funk Robertson Farrow A. Jones Dodd Panko Clemons LePage Holman Lindenwood Copelin Swartz Funk Cipriani Farrow A. Jones Dodd Panko Clemons Roderique Holman Washburn Copelin Swartz Funk Wortham Farrow A. Jones Dodd Panko Clemons Roderique Rose Fort Hays State Missouri Western Emporia State Northwest Missouri Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern DEFENSE DE DT DT DE LB LB CB SS (Gorilla) FS S (Bandit) CB Central Missouri Wilson Cooper S. Thomas Dr. White Bernard S. Brown Da. White D. Taylor Terry Washington Bazzle Central Oklahoma Wilson Cooper S. Thomas Bingaman Bernard S. Brown Jefferson D. Taylor Terry Washington Bazzle Northeastern State Wilson Cooper S. Thomas Bingaman Bernard S. Brown Jefferson D. Taylor Ware Washington Bazzle Lindenwood Wilson Cooper S. Thomas Dr. White Fugitt S. Brown Da. White D. Taylor Terry Washington Bazzle Washburn Wilson Cooper S. Thomas Bingaman Fugitt S. Brown Da. White D. Taylor Ware Washington Jefferson Fort Hays State Missouri Western Emporia State Northwest Missouri Nebraska-Kearney Missouri Southern

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