2010 Southern Arkansas University Mulerider Football
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2010 Southern Arkansas University Mulerider Football - GENERAL - - COACHING STAFF - NAME OF SCHOOL Southern Arkansas University HEAD COACH Bill Keopple CITY/ZIP Magnolia, AR 71753-5000 ALMA MATER, YR. Central Arkansas / 1982 FOUNDED 1909 RECORD AT SAU 3-7 (2nd Year) ENROLLMENT 3,287 CAREER RECORD 3-7 (2nd Year) NICKNAME Muleriders FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE (870) 235-4110 SCHOOL COLORS Royal Blue and Old Gold BEST TIME/DAY TO REACH COACH 8-11 a.m. HOME FIELD/CAPACITY Wilkins Stadium/6,000 ASSISTANT COACHES (ALMA MATER/YEAR) SURFACE RealGrass Turf David Reeves (Athens State (Ga.)/1991) Def. Coord./Secondary AFFILIATION NCAA Division II Trey LaValle (Southern Arkansas/2000) Offensive Line Shane Tolleson (Arkansas State/2004) Defensive Line/Special Teams CONFERENCE Gulf South Landon Keopple (Tulsa/2006) Wide Receivers PRESIDENT Dr. David F. Rankin Josh Lawson (Alabama/2003) Linebackers ALMA MATER, YR. University of Arkansas/1964 ATHLETICS DIRECTOR Jay Adcox HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER Ken Cole ALMA MATER, YR. Missouri Western / 1974 PHONE (870) 235-4142 ATHLETIC DEPT. PHONE (870) 235-4102 TICKET OFFICE PHONE (870) 235-4102 - HISTORY - - TEAM INFORMATION - FIRST YR. OF FOOTBALL 1911 2008 OVERALL RECORD 3-7 ALL-TIME BOWL/PLAYOFF RECORD 2-3 2008 CONFERENCE RECORD/FINISH 2-6/ 10th NO. YRS. IN POST-SEASON PLAY 5 FINAL RANKING LAST YEAR (POLL) Unranked LAST POST-SEASON APPEARANCE 2003 Playoffs RESULT 48-24 loss at North Alabama BASIC OFFENSE Multiple ALL-TIME RECORD 425-397-30 BASIC DEFENSE Nickel - SPORTS INFORMATION - LETTERMEN RETURNING 38 SPORTS INFORMATION DIR. Houston Taylor OFFENSE 20 DEFENSE 18 (SPECIALTY 5) SID OFFICE PHONE (870) 235-4104 SID HOME PHONE (870) 234-6948 LETTERMEN LOST 14 SID CELL PHONE (870) 949-0119 OFFENSE 6 DEFENSE 8 (SPECIALTY 1) SID FAX (870) 901-7219 PRESS BOX PHONE (870) 235-4117 STARTERS RETURNING 13 SPORTS INFO. STUDENT ASSISTANTS: Jeremy Atwell, OFFENSE 7 DEFENSE 6 (SPECIALTY 5) Jamie Bryant, Jeremy Glass, Rianne Herron, Cameron King STARTERS LOST 9 SID MAILING ADDRESS P.O. Box 9420 OFFENSE 4 DEFENSE 5 (SPECIALTY 0) Magnolia, AR 71754-9420 OVERNIGHT ADDRESS 100 E. University Street Bruce Center 205 Magnolia, AR 71753-5000 EMAIL ADDRESS [email protected] WEBSITE http://www.muleriderathletics.com 2010 Southern Arkansas University Mulerider Football TEAM INFORMATION (Continued-page 2) Returning Offensive Starters (Pos,Ht,Wt,Cl): Returning Defensive Starters (Pos,Ht,Wt,Cl): Carlos Brown (FB, 5-7, 191, SO) Daren Lewis (S, 6-4, 200, SR) Austin Civita (QB, 6-2, 223, SR) Trent Stevenson (CB, 5-7, 167, SR) Isaac Maruffo (WR, 6-0, 194, JR) Jacolby Stewart (SS, 5-11, 195, JR) Andre Molden(OT, 6-3, 294, SO) Cedric Thornton (DT, 6-5, 266, SR) Johnathan Moore (OG, 6-2, 355, SR) Don Unamba (CB, 6-1, 186, JR) Raphyael Tyson (WR, 6-0, 208, JR) Jon Writt (FS, 6-1, 204, SO) Trentice Weatherspoon (TE, 6-3, 265, SR) Returning Specialty Starters (Pos,Ht,Wt,Cl): Noe’ Cuevas (K, 5-9, 175, SR) Zach Massingill (P, H, 5-11, 200, SR) T.J. Mead (DS, 5-9, 281, JR) Travarus Brown (RS, 5-9, 173, JR) LaMarcus Howard (RS, 5-10, 171, SO) All-star Candidates: Cedric Thornton (DT), Mark Johnson (RB), Simeon Oston (LB), Daren Lewis (S), Travarus Brown (WR) RETURNING STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing: GP/GS Attempts Yds Avg TD’s 1. Carlos Brown 7/7 74 329 4.4 2 2. A.J. Jones 10/0 32 104 3.2 0 3. Rodney Brown 8/3 4 33 8.2 0 Passing: GP/GS Comp. Att. Pct. Yds Int TD’s 1. Austin Civita 8/5 127 247 51.4 1441 13 8 Receiving: GP/GS Rec. Yds Avg Avg/G TD’s 1. Travarus Brown 10/2 38 317 8.3 31.7 4 2. Raphyael Tyson 10/9 28 488 17.4 48.8 3 3. Rodney Brown 8/3 25 267 10.7 33.4 0 Tackles: GP/GS Solo Assist Total Int. Sacks TFL/Yds 1. Cedric Thornton 10/10 49 31 80 8.5-48 23-84 2. Jon Writt 10/9 35 27 62 2-39 3.5-34 4-36 3. Simeon Oston 10/4 21 25 46 5.5-12 HEAD COACH ...Personal Info. Full Name ....... .....................Clarence William Keopple, III Birthdate ......... .....................December 15, 1958 Birthplace ........ .....................Little Rock, Arkansas Family ............ ......................Wife Marsha; son, Landon; daughter, Brittany ...Education High School ....................... 1977; Parkview High School, Little Rock, Ark. College .............................. 1982; University of Central Arkansas, B.S.E. .......................................... 1986; University of Central Arkansas, M.S.E. ...Coaching Experience High School .......................... 1996; Newport High School, Head Coach ............................................. 2003-08; Texarkana Arkansas HS, Head Coach College ................................. 1982; University of Central Arkansas, GA ............................................. 1983-95; University of Central Arkansas, Asst. Bill Keopple enters his second season as head football ............................................. 1997; Boise State (Idaho) University, Asst. coach at Southern Arkansas, hired in December 2008 as the ............................................. 1998-99; University of Arkansas, Asst. 19th coach to lead the Muleriders. ............................................. 2002; University of Tulsa (Okla.), Asst. Keopple has accumulated 26 years of coaching experi- ............................................. 2009-present; Southern Arkansas, Head Coach ence, including his first stint as a head coach on the colle- giate level at SAU. He served 18 years as an assistant in the Graduating with a B.S.E. in 1982 and an M.S.E. in 1986 college ranks with stops at Tulsa, Arkansas, Boise State and from Central Arkansas, Keopple began his coaching career Central Arkansas. there in 1982 as a graduate assistant working with the offen- Prior to coming to Southern Arkansas, Keopple served sive line. He spent 14 years with the Bears, tutoring the six years (2003-2008) as head coach at Arkansas High School offensive line the entire time and serving as offensive coordi- in Texarkana. His teams were 44-26-1 during his six seasons, nator and recruiting coordinator from 1990-95. During his advancing to the state playoffs the last five and winning tenure at UCA, the Bears won three NAIA national champi- consecutive state championships in 2006 and 2007. Keopple’s onships and 10 consecutive conference championships from 2005 and 2006 Razorback teams were 6A South Conference 1983-92 in the former Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference champions. He was honored in 2006 as the 6A State Farm (AIC). Coach of the Year, as well as 6A Outstanding Coach by the A native of Little Rock, Keopple is the son of Hall of National Football Foundation in both 2006 and 2007, and was Fame high school coach C.W. Keopple. A 1976 graduate of selected to serve on the Arkansas high school football All- Parkview High School, he played on the 1974 and 1976 state Star coaching staffs in 2004 and 2007. championship teams and was an all-state and super team Before taking over the reins at Texarkana, Keopple was selection his senior season. at the University of Tulsa in 2002 on former Arkansas defen- During his playing days at Central Arkansas, Keopple sive coordinator Keith Burns’ staff. He spent that season was a member of two conference championship teams and coaching the defensive line and serving as recruiting coordi- was an honorable mention selection on both the All-NAIA nator for the Golden Hurricane. District 17 and All-AIC teams. He served as a team captain Keopple served as an assistant under Houston Nutt at his senior season in which the Bears were ranked first in the Arkansas in 1998 and 1999, and was with Nutt at Boise State nation with an undefeated record and advanced to the na- in 1997, coaching the defensive line at both schools. The tional playoffs. Razorbacks were 1998 SEC Western Division champions, fin- Keopple has been associated with 18 championship ishing 9-3 and playing Michigan in the Citrus Bowl. Arkan- teams as a player and coach, and has recruited extensively sas had the fifth-ranked rushing defense in the nation that on the collegiate level in 13 states, including Alabama, Ar- season and was ranked seventh in total defense. The 1999 kansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Missis- Razorbacks went 8-4 and defeated Texas in the Cotton Bowl, sippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas and Washing- finishing the season 12th in rushing defense and 17th in total ton. defense. Keopple, 51, has been married 28 years to the former Keopple went to Boise State from Newport High School Marsha Lee Belew of Beebe, and they have a son, Landon, where he was head coach and athletic director in 1996. He 27, and a daughter, Brittany, 25. Landon currently serves as guided the Greyhounds to the state playoffs in an 8-3 sea- the quarterback and wide receiver coach for the Muleriders son, giving him an overall mark of 52-29-1 in his seven years and is SAU’s strength and conditioning coordinator, while as a head coach on the high school level. Brittany is a sales rep for R.J. Reynolds in Texarkana. M ULERIDERS 13 Southern Arkansas University TENTATIVE 2010 Mulerider Football Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Pos. Class Ht. Wt. Hometown / Previous School 1 Raphyael Tyson WR JR 6-1 208 Paris, TX / Paris HS 2 Thomas Lester WR JR 5-10 185 Miami, FL / Mt. San Antonio (Texas) College 3 Don Unamba CB JR 6-1 192 Arlington, TX / Lawrence D. Bell HS 4 Trent Stevenson CB SR 5-7 167 Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS 5 Carlos Brown FB RsSO 5-8 199 Pittsburg, TX / Pittsburgh HS 6 Daren Lewis DB SR 6-4 200 Irving, TX / Mesquite HS 7 Jon Writt FS RsSO 6-0 206 Longview, TX / Longview HS 8 Isaac Marrufo WR JR 6-0 188 Princeton, TX / Princeton HS 9 Rodney