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Hash tags: #FireTheCannon, #GoBigE www.EKUSports.com NATIONAL CHAMPIONS @EKUSports 1979 • 1982 @EKUFootball @CoachElderEKU OVC CHAMPIONS EKUSports 1954 • 1962 • 1967 • 1968 • 1974 • 1976 Facebook.com/EKUColonels 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1986 • 1987 1988 • 1990 • 1991 • 1993 • 1994 • 1997 22018018 FFOOTBALLOOTBALL 2007 • 2008 • 2011 GGAMEAME NNOTESOTES EKUSports Communications • Football Contact: Kevin Britton, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications • [email protected] • (859) 622-2006 GAME at TENNESSEE TECH BREAKDOWN Nov. 17, 2018 EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS TENNESSEE TECH GOLDEN EAGLES 2:30 p.m. ET - ESPN+ Record: 6-4 (4-2 OVC, 4-2 home, 2-2 away) Record: 1-9 (1-6 OVC, 1-3 home, 0-6 away) Cookeville, Tenn. 11 Ranking: NR, STATS FCS Top-25 Ranking: NR, STATS FCS Top-25 Tucker Stadium (12,500) NR, FCS Coaches Poll NR, FCS Coaches Poll Last Game: beat Robert Morris, 40-39 OT Last Game: lost at Tennessee-Martin, 38-13 2018 EKU Schedule/Results Nov. 10 at Richmond, Ky. Nov. 10 at Martin, Tenn. DATE RANK OPPONENT TV/NET TIME Head Coach: Mark Elder (Case Western, 2000) Head Coach: Dewayne Alexander (East Tenn., 1999) Aug. 30 NR/NR MOREHEAD STATE ESPN+ W, 49-23 Record: 13-19 (third season) Record: 42-42 (eighth season) Sept. 8 NR/NR at Marshall ESPN+ L, 16-32 Sept. 15 NR/NR at Bowling Green ESPN3 L, 35-42 at EKU: 13-19 (third season) at TTU: 1-9 (fi rst season) Sept. 22 NR/NR SOUTHEAST MO.* ESPN+ W, 23-14 vs. Tennessee Tech: 1-1 vs. Eastern Kentucky: 0-0 Sept. 29 RV/NR OPEN Oct. 6 NR/NR #8 JACKSONVILLE ST.* ESPN+ L, 7-56 QUICK NOTES Oct. 13 NR/NR at Tennessee-Martin* ESPN+ W, 35-34 Oct. 20 NR/NR MURRAY STATE* ESPN+ L, 6-34 • After beating Robert Morris (Nov. 10), the Colonels have now won nine of their last 15 games. Oct. 27 NR/NR EASTERN ILLINOIS* ESPN+ W, 31-23 • With its win over Austin Peay, EKU became the 20th FCS program to win 600 or more games. Eastern is now Nov. 3 NR/NR at Austin Peay* ESPN3 W, 17-13 601-386-38 in 105 seasons. Nov. 10 NR/NR ROBERT MORRIS ESPN+ W, 40-39 ot • EKU has secured its fi rst winning season since 2015 (6-5). With a win in the season fi nale, this will be the fi rst Nov. 17 NR/NR at Tennessee Tech* ESPN+ 2:30 p.m. seven-win season for the Colonels since 2014 (9-4). • The EKU defense is third the nation with 17 interceptions this season. • Leodis Moore III leads the OVC and is seventh in the country with 0.5 interceptions per game this season. EKU Ranking = STATS/Coaches. Home games appear in ALL CAPITALS. Times given are Eastern Time and subject to change. • Aaron Patrick now has 16.5 career sacks and is in sixth place on EKU’s all-time sacks list. * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. • L.J. Scott had three rushing touchdowns against Robert Morris (Nov. 10). • Darien Tipps-Clemons blocked a punt against Robert Morris (Nov. 10), his second of the season. 2018 Tennessee Tech Schedule/Results • After picking off two passes against APSU, Leodis Moore III was chosen as the OVC Defensive Player of the Week. • Freshman quarterback Parker McKinney made his fi rst appearance against Austin Peay. He went 7-for-8 for 89 DATE OPPONENT TIME yards and threw what proved to be the game-winning touchdown pass with 4:29 left in the game. Aug. 30 at Chattanooga L, 10-34 Sept. 6 KENNESAW STATE L, 10-49 • L.J. Scott had a career-best 151 rushing yards in EKU’s win over Eastern Illinois. Sept. 13 at Utah State L, 12-73 • Cornelius Floyd had two interceptions against Southeast Missouri. Floyd is the fi rst Colonel to pick off two Sept. 22 at Jacksonville State* L, 20-48 passes in a game since Stanley Absanon against Indiana State on Nov. 29, 2014 Sept. 29 EASTERN ILLINOIS* L, 38-52 • Eastern rushed for 404 yards and four touchdowns in the win over Morehead State. It was the fi rst time the Oct. 6 SOUTHEAST MISSOURI* L, 38-70 Colonels eclipsed the 400-yard rushing mark since August 28, 2014. Oct. 20 at Tennessee State* L, 14-41 • When Josh Hayes intercepted a pass in the fi rst quarter against Morehead State, he became what is believed to Oct. 27 at Austin Peay* L, 10-41 be the fi rst Colonel in program history to have an interception against EKU and a pick for Eastern. Nov. 3 MURRAY STATE* W, 27-24 • Defensive end Aaron Patrick was chosen as a preseason All-American by STATS and HERO Sports. Nov. 10 at Tennessee-Martin* L, 13-38 • LJ Scott was chosen as a preseason All-American by Phil Steele as a kick returner. Nov. 17 EASTERN KENTUCKY* 2:30 p.m. • Three Colonels – defensive end Aaron Patrick, tight end Dan Paul and kick returner LJ Scott – were chosen to the Preseason All-OVC Team by league coaches and communications directors. Home games appear in ALL CAPITALS. Times given are Eastern Time. • Redshirt senior LJ Scott is a nominee for the 2018 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team ®. * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference game. • Mark Elder has engineered three straight top-25 rated recruiting classes. The 2018 recruiting class was ranked 11th nationally. On The Air INSIDE THE SERIES FOUR NUMBERS TO KNOW ESPN+ • watch.espnplus.com Eastern Kentucky leads the all-time series 54-20. The Colonels - sacks allowed by TTU this season Dylan Vazzano, play-by-play are 24-11 against the Golden Eagles in games played in Cookeville. 22 Sam Brooks, analyst TTU won 33-30 in overtime when the teams last met in Cookeville Wayne Anderson, sideline on Oct. 1, 2016. 5 - interceptions last year by EKU (17 in 2018) Last season in Richmond, the EKU defense forced fi ve turn- WCYO 100.7 FM (Radio & Internet - www.EKUSports.com) - average rushing yards by EKU this season Greg Stotelmyer, play-by-play overs, stopped Tech on a key fourth down and then put the brakes on 217 Jim Tirey, analyst a late attempt to win or tie the game in a 24-21 Colonel victory on Sept. 23. Ben Bascom had 10 tackles and forced a fumble. 254 - rushing yards per game allowed by TTU 22018018 EKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL www. EKUSports.com 22018018 EKU FFOOTBALLOOTBALL www. EKUSports.com | 2 GAME-WEEK FOOTBALL SCHEDULE MONDAY - 12 TUESDAY - 13 WEDNESDAY - 14 THURSDAY - 15 FRIDAY - 16 SATURDAY - 17 SUNDAY - 18 Practice OVC Teleconference 11:28 a.m. Practice Practice Practice Eastern Kentucky at Off 3:15 - 5:15 p.m. 8:15 - 10:20 a.m. 3:15 - 5:15 p.m. Tennessee Tech Practice Roy Kidd Stadium Roy Kidd Stadium Roy Kidd Stadium 2:30 p.m. (ESPN+) Press Conference, 2:05 p.m. 11:45 a.m. - 1:50 p.m. Tucker Stadium Moberly Building - 216 Roy Kidd Stadium Coach Elder Luncheon (12,500) Coach Elder Radio Show Golden Corral, 12 p.m. Vintage 18, 7 p.m. Media Information WINNER, WINNER Match-Up Info After beating Robert Morris (Nov. 10), the Colonels have CONTACT INFORMATION now won nine of their last 15 games. EKU Stat TTU Kevin Britton (Football Contact) 25.9 Points/Game 19.2 Assistant Athletics Director for Communications Work Phone: 859-622-2006 Cell: 859-358-8359 WINNING SEASON 217.4 Rushing Yards/Gm 144.0 E-Mail: [email protected] Fax: 859-622-5108 EKU has secured its fi rst winning season since 2015 (6- 129.7 Passing Yards/Gm 197.3 Roy Kidd Stadium Press Box Phone: 859-622-2226 5). With a win in the season fi nale, this will be the fi rst 347.1 Total Off ense/Gm 341.3 22.3 Kick Return Avg. 17.8 MEDIA SERVICES seven-win season for the Colonels since 2014 (9-4). CREDENTIALS 9.3 Punt Return Avg. 1.4 56.1 Penalty Yards/Gm 35.1 Credentials are issued to members of the working media only. WINNING THE CLOSE ONES Requests for credentials should be made to Kevin Britton. 38.7 Yards Per Punt 36.8 The Colonels have played four games this season decided 32:51 Time of Possession 28:18 PLAYER/COACHES INTERVIEWS by seven points or less. They have won three of them 22 Turnovers 15 All interviews with players, head coach Mark Elder and all (UTM +1, APSU +4, RMU +1). The only loss was a sev- assistant coaches must be arranged through the EKUSports Communications offi ce at least 24 hours in advance. Please en-point set back at FBS Bowling Green. 31.0 Points Allowed/Gm 47.0 contact Kevin Britton to arrange all interviews. 157.6 Rushing Yards Allowed/Gm 253.8 600 WINS PRACTICE 227.6 Passing Yards Allowed/Gm 284.6 EKU football practices are generally open to the media. Eastern Kentucky’s 17-13 win at Austin Peay (Nov. 3) was 385.2 Total Off ense Allowed/Gm 538.4 Please contact Kevin Britton in the EKUSports Communica- the 600th victory in program history. The Colonels are 17 Sacks by 10 tions offi ce for schedule, times and location. now 601-386-38 in 105 seasons of football. No other 26 Turnovers Forced 8 POST-GAME INTERVIEWS OVC program has won more than 563 games (TSU). EKU For home games, coach Elder and selected EKU players will is the 20th FCS program to win 600 or more games.