THE BULLDOG BARK TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
2009 S CHEDULE GAME 1 ! SATURDAY , A UG . 29, 2009 ! 7:00 P.M. vs. Minnesota St. - Mankato SERIES INFORMATION Minnesota St. - Mankato Series Record: Tied 2-2 Saturday, Aug. 29th First Meeting: 1982 (Truman won 59-14) 7:00 p.m. ~ Stokes Stadium Mavericks Last Meeting: 2006 (MSU won 34-16 - Mankato) 0-0 (9-3 2008 Record ) Last MST Win: 2006 Last Truman Win: 1994 vs. Oklahoma Panhandle St. Series Notes: This is the third trip to Kirksville by Saturday, Sept. 5th ! VS ! Minnesota State and first since 1993. Both schools are 1-1 on the road. 12:00 p.m. ~ Stokes Stadium Radio: 104.7 FM KRES Truman State University (6:10 Pre-Game) Bulldogs Announcers: Brad Boyer, Chad Speakar, @ Nebraska-Omaha Hank Janssen, Kevin White 0-0 (4-7 2008 Record ) Web Audio: Regionalradio.com/KRES Saturday, Sept. 12th Web Video: www.themiaa.tv 6:00 p.m. ~ Omaha, Neb. Live Stats: http://gobulldogs.truman.edu Truman Kicks Off ‘09 Season Against Ranked Foe vs. Fort Hays State (Kan.) Bulldogs Host #18 Minnesota State Mankato Saturday Night At Stokes Saturday, Sept. 19th A new era for Bulldog Football will kickoff on 7:00 p.m. ~ Stokes Stadium Saturday night as Truman, under new head coach I NSIIDE T HE N UMBERS Family Night I T N Aaron Vlcko, will lead his team against the #17th @ Northwest Missouri ranked (AFCA & D2Football.com) Minnesota State University Mankato Mavericks at Stokes Stadium. Saturday, Sept. 26th Vlcko is the 21st head coach in the 102 years 1:00 p.m. ~ Maryville, Mo. of Bulldog football dating back to 1900. He re - MSU-Mankato Category Truman placed Shannon Currier, who went 20-35 over the past five seasons and was 4-7 last year. 30.3 (4th) Scoring Offense 26.5 (6th) @ Central Missouri Truman enters the game with fresh faces on 16.6 (2nd) Scoring Defense 28.9 (9th) Saturday, Oct. 3rd both sides of the ball. Junior Phil Davis and red - 178.0 (5th) Rushing Offense 120.3 (9th) shirt freshman Taylor Breen have been competing 1:30 p.m. ~ Warrensburg, Mo. 103.8 (3rd) Rushing Defense 154.6 (6th) during spring and fall camp for the starting quar - 178.8 (10th) Passing Offense terback job and both may see action in the early 223.5(4th) vs. Missouri Western going. The ‘Dogs return an experience receiving 198.8 (6th) Passing Defense 230.7 (9th) Saturday, Oct. 10th corps, many versatile running backs and a young, 356.8 (6th) Total Offense 343.7 (6th) 2:00 p.m. ~ Stokes Stadium but experienced offensive line. 302.6 (3rd) Total Defense 385.4 (8th) Homecoming On the defensive side of the ball, Truman will +17 (3rd) Turnover Margin +16 (1st) need some newcomers to step up on the defensive 42.3 (4th) 3rd Down Conv. 33.7% (7th) line. Senior Eric Sternberg, an honorable mention vs. Missouri Southern 33.7 (4th) Opp 3rd Down Conv. 39.9% (8th) Saturday, Oct. 17th all-MIAA selection will anchor the linebackers while four experienced backs with second team all-con - 65.6 (12th) RZ Offense 75.6% (7th) 2:00 p.m. ~ Joplin, Mo. ference Demetrius Lavant will roam the secondary. 72.4 (7th) RZ Defense 77.3% (4th) The Mavericks have been tabbed to win the vs. Emporia State (Kan.) South Division of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Rankings and Statistics are 2008 NCAA Conference after going 9-3 last season and earning Saturday, Oct. 24th a spot in the NCAA Division II playoffs. MSU lost in the first round of the playoffs to Ashland Univer - 1:00 p.m. ~ Stokes Stadium sity by a score of 27-16. Minnesota State is under the direction of second year head coach Todd Hoffner and returns 10 of - fensive starters and six defensive starters. vs. Washburn (Kan.) Senior Quarterback Ryan Fick returns to the team after throwing for 2,020 yards and 14 touch - Saturday, Oct. 31st down passes last season. Senior Vincent Flury led the team in receiving with 55 catches for 715 1:00 p.m. ~ Topeka, Kan. yards and a pair of senior running backs, Julian Phipps and Ernest Walker each gained over 500 yards on the ground.
vs. Pittsburg State (Kan.) Bulldogs vs. Ranked Teams: Saturday, Nov. 7th Truman was 1-2 against ranked teams last season. They defeated #16 Nebraska-Omaha, the last 1:00 p.m. ~ Stokes Stadium ranked team to play in Kirksville, 26-20 in double overtime. The Bulldogs lost 45-28 to #14 Pittsburg State and 49-0 to #9 Northwest Missouri back on Sept. 20 at Stokes. M I A A C H A M P I O N S H I P S 1924 1927 1928 1929 1930 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1951 1952 1953 1954 1960 1961 1964 1965 1969 1970 1971 1976 1981 1982 1985 1988 The last time Truman opened up a season against a ranked opponent was in 2005. The Bull - MEDIIA SERVIICES dogs defeated #13 Winona State 21-16 to start the season.
Media Credentials: What’s At Stake? Please direct all requests for press, photo • Truman is looking break a one-game loosing streak (Pittsburg St.) against ranked opponents. and parking credentials to the athletics • The Bulldogs will be looking for their 225th victory in Kirksville and 525th win in the program’s history. media relations office at the address on page • Truman is seeking their 232nd non-conference victory and have gone 4-4 in non-conference one. games the last four years. During that same span, Truman is 2-1 in non-conference games played at Stokes Stadium. Press Area: • Truman has won their last two season openers, against Southern Arkansas last year (34-21) Truman’s press box accommodates about and at Missouri S&T in 2007 (38-31). Minnesota State dealt the Bulldogs a season opening loss eight members of the media. Admission is by (34-16) back in 2006. PASS ONLY. Person wishing to sit in this area • The Mavericks are looking for their first season opening victory since 2007 (0-1) and first must contact the Athletics Media Relations under Todd Hoffner. MSU lost at Central Missouri in the 2008 lid lifter 29-9 in a game delayed by Office in advance of game day. strong storms. • Minnesota State has played an MIAA school in non-conference in each of the last four years Press Services: going 2-3. The Mavericks played a pair of games against Northwest Missouri and Central Missouri Rosters, game programs and statistics will with a game against Truman in 2006. be provided to media personnel. The office will email or fax final results to opponent About The Bulldogs (Defense): media if numbers and addresses are pro - Three senior players that earned all-conference honors for the Bulldogs last season return with vided. A small lunch is served to members of one on offense and two on defense. Defensive back Demetrius Lavant was a second-team choice, the media who have given advanced notice while linebacker Eric Sternberg and wideout Albert Coker were honorable mention choices. of their attendance. Lavant was fourth on the squad in tackles with 74 and had 5.5 tackles for loss in his first sea - son with the Bulldogs after transferring from Phoenix College. Lavant had two interceptions, in - cluding the game winner against Nebraska-Omaha on Homecoming. Internet Services: Lavant is joined in the secondary by junior Luther Eta sophomores Michael Elliott and Terrance Stokes Stadium and Pershing Arena both Byrd. Eta had one pick and five pass breakups last season while Elliott had a fumble recovery and have wired internet access in the press box played in 10 games as a true freshman. Byrd, as a redshirt freshman, had three picks and one that are available to use for official business forced fumble while playing in all 11 games. only. Wireless connections are currently not Sternberg had eight tackles for loss, including 2.5 sacks, two INTs and two fumble recoveries as available a linebacker last year. Junior Anthony Freeman joins Sternberg in the middle after having his sea - son cut short after eight games due to injury last year. On the outside will be junior Dan Bryar, Interview Policy: who has 14 games of experience and redshirt freshman Tremaine Millender. All interviews should be arranged through The defensive line will be tested early. Sophomore transfer Harold Lloyd has been pegged to the Truman Athletics Media Relations Office. replace Andy Swedenjhelm at nose tackle. Lloyd played at Wayne State (Mich.) and was a first- Following Coach Currier’s postgame inter - team all-state performer in high school. view with KRES, the coach will answer ques - Juniors Ryan Ploesser, Billy Oline and Rashaad Barnett along with three redshirt freshmen, tions outside the Bulldog Kennels. Domink Cobos, M.J. Kang and Patrick Blackwell, will also be in the mix for the D-Line. Ploesser has the most game experience with 21 games and 2.5 sacks. Photography: Photographers, with passes, are permitted to Defensive Quick Hits: shoot from the end zone to the 30-yard line, • Truman was first in the conference in both Turnover Margin (1.45/g) and tackles for loss but are NEVER permitted to enter the (6.55/g) in the MIAA last season. player’s box. Passes must be displayed at all • The Bulldogs were ninth in Division II in Turnover Margin with 14 of 28 turnovers forced re - sulting in scores, four returned directly by the defense for touchdowns. times and may be obtained from the Athlet - • Truman had 19 interceptions and nine fumble recoveries last season. ics Media Relations Office. • Truman stopped the opposition on third down 60% of the time (63 of 158). • Opponents scored 77% (34 of 44) of the time when they entered the Truman redzone. 28 Visiting Radio: were touchdowns and another six were field goals. Visiting radio stations wishing to broadcast games must contact the Truman Athletics Media Relations Office. ALL -T IIME VS . M IINNESOTA STATE The visiting phone line number is 660-785- 1982 . . Truman 59-14 (H) 1994 . . Truman 30-28 (A) 7475. 1993 . . MSU 25-23 (H) 2006 . . MSU 34-16 (A)
Media Parking: Parking passes are available upon request. COACHIING STAFF TRUMAN STATE UNIIVERSIITY Media parking is located directly behind C S T S U Stokes Stadium. Head Coach: Aaron Vlcko Location: Kirksville, Mo. Alma Mater, Year: Coe College (1994) Founded: 1867 Career Record: First Season Enrollment: 5,800 THLETIICS EDIIA ELATIIONS Truman Record: First Season/5th Season Nickname: Bulldogs A M R Colors: Purple and White Director: Kevin White Assistant Coaches: Stadium: Stokes Stadium Work Phone: (660) 785-4276 Offensive Coordinator: Marty Costello Capacity/Surface: 4,000/ Defensive Coordinator: Ryan Nourse Astro Turf GameDay Grass 3D Cell Phone: (660) 626-7920 Def. Line/Special Teams/Strength: Conference: Mid-America Intercollegiate Email: [email protected] Matt St. Germain Athletics Association (NCAA Div. II) Assistant Director: Tyler Madsen Running Backs: John Thomas President: Dr. Darrell Krueger Work Phone: (660) 785-7778 Wide Receivers: Walker Graher Director of Athletics: Jerry Wollmering Def. Backs/Recruting: Thomas Kearney Web Site: http://gobulldogs.truman.edu Email: [email protected] Student Manager: Jon Guthrie Ticket Information: (660) 785-4276 Press Box: (660) 785-4276 Athletic Trainer: Michelle Boyd
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM • Opponents rushed for over 100 yards nine of the 11 games in 2008. The highest was 292 POLLS yards against Pittsburg State and lowest was 77 against Missouri Southern. • Opposing quarterbacks threw for over 200 yards six times a year ago. Missouri S&T threw for a season high 383 in an overtime victory over the ‘Dogs while held Nebraska-Omaha to just 107 AFCA passing yards in their overtime win. Division II • Opponents had 45 plays go for over 25 yards last season with 23 of them occurring while the defense was on the field. The Bulldogs allowed a 66-yard touchdown pass against Southern Team ...... 2008 Rec . Pts Arkansas and a 46-yard touchdown run by Thomas Hodges in a loss to Missouri Western. 1. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) (23) . 9-0 ...... 646 2. Abilene Christian (Texas) (3) . 9-0 ...... 627 About the Bulldogs (Offense): 3. Northwest Missouri St...... 9-1 ...... 592 Replacing one of the top quarterbacks in Truman history will fall on the shoulders of junior Phil 4. Delta St. (Miss.) ...... 8-1 ...... 571 Davis and redshirt freshman Taylor Breen. Matt Ticich ended his stellar career second in all-time 5. North Alabama ...... 9-1 ...... 536 passing yards (7,011) and all-time total offense (8,509). 6. Minnesota-Duluth ...... 10-0 . . . . . 489 In two seasons as the primary backup, Davis has completed nine of 21 passes for 111 yards 7. California (Pa.) ...... 9-1 ...... 485 and two touchdowns. Davis also has 17 carries for 67 yards. 8. Central Washington ...... 9-1 ...... 473 Breen was the team’s offensive scout player of the year as a freshman and left Lakota West 9. West Texas A&M ...... 9-1 ...... 444 High School in Hamilton, Ohio as the school’s second all-time passer. Breen threw for over 1000 10. Pittsburg St. (Kan.) ...... 9-1 ...... 397 yards as a senior and added 300 yards rushing. 11. Tuskegee (Ala.) ...... 9-0 ...... 395 The running back corp is deep with experience and has just one senior, Phil Kenney. Junior 12. Chadron St. (Neb.) ...... 9-1 ...... 356 Anton Bernard had 96 carries for 404 yards last season while sophomore Donald Harvey added 279 13. Valdosta St. (Ga.) ...... 7-2 ...... 330 yards on 68 attempts. As a true freshman last season, Harnish Ayora had 107 yards on 29 carries and Kenney added 113 on 27. The Bulldogs gained 1323 yards on the ground last season. 14. Bloomsburg (Pa.) ...... 9-1 ...... 325 Kenney was also among the team leaders in receiving with 39 catches for 379 yards and three 15. Carson-Newman (Tenn.) . . . 7-2 ...... 292 touchdowns. Albert Coker led the squad with seven touchdown receptions and caught 30 passes 16. American Inter. (Mass.) . . . . 9-0 ...... 229 for 489 yards. 17. West Chester (Pa.) ...... 8-2 ...... 224 Vanness Emokpae had his season cut short last year after just one quarter but returns with 57 18. Indiana (Pa.) ...... 7-2 ...... 199 career receptions for 735 yards and nine touchdowns. 19. Tarleton St. (Texas) ...... 8-2 ...... 177 Senior Charlie Brunette, junior Kendrick Blue, junior transfer Jordan Flores will also see action 20. Edinboro (Pa.) ...... 8-2 ...... 145 as a receiver. 21. Seton Hill (Pa.) ...... 9-1 ...... 118 Senior Steve D’Antonio takes over the starting tight end spot for all-conference graduate Ryan 22. Wingate (N.C.) ...... 8-2 ...... 107 King. D’Antonio averaged 23.8 yards for his four catches last season. 23. Fayetteville St. (N.C.) ...... 8-2 ...... 90 Last season, 14 different receivers caught passes for 2,458 yards and 19 touchdowns. 24. Ashland (Ohio) ...... 7-3 ...... 69 Three juniors and two sophomores anchor the offensive line. Shea Carr, Chris Rimer, Eric Ruz - 25. Wayne St. (Mich.) ...... 8-2 ...... 38 icka along with Aaron Tjarks and Dan Tweeton are penciled in as the starters and all have signifi - cant game experience from last season. The O-Line allowed just 13 sacks last season and the Others Receiving Votes: Nebraska-Omaha, 27; North Carolina- Pembroke, 13; Wayne St. (Neb.), 13; Minnesota St.-Mankato, 10; Bulldogs rushed for over 100 yards in seven of the 11 games. East Stroudsburg (Pa.), 9; Midwestern St. (Texas), 6; Arkansas- Monticello, 3; Colorado School of Mines, 3; Tusculum (Tenn.), 3; Offensive Quick Hits: Winona St. (Minn.), 3; Central Missouri, 2; Elizabeth City St. (N.C.), 2; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), 1; Shaw (N.C.), 1. • The Bulldogs had four games last season in which they did not commit a turnover and com - mitted just 12 all season long. • Truman had a season-high 265 yards rushing in a victory over Missouri Southern and gained D2Football.com over 1000 yards in the final six games of the season. Aug. 16th • The ‘Dogs gained over 200 yards through the air seven times last year with the high being Team ...... 2008 Rec 405 yards against Central Missouri and a low of 93 against Northwest Missouri. 1. Grand Valley ...... 11-1 • Truman had 29 plays from scrimmage go for over 25 yards. The longest was a 73-yard 2. Northwest Missouri ...... 13-2 touchdown pass to Albert Coker against Emporia State MIAA Coaches Poll 3. Delta State ...... 10-2 and the longest rush was a 48-yard scamper by Anton 1. Northwest Mo. (8) ...... 80 pts 4. Minnesota-Duluth ...... 15-0 Bernard. 2. Pittsburg St. (2) ...... 71 pts 5. North Alabama ...... 12-2 • Truman was 58-of-172 (34%) on third downs and 15 3. Central Missouri ...... 59 pts 6. Abilene Christian ...... 11-1 of 27 (56%) on fourth down conversions. 4. Washburn ...... 55 pts 7. Pittsburg State ...... 11-2 • The Bulldogs converted on 31 of 41 (75%) trips in 5. Missouri Western ...... 50 pts 8. Valdosta State ...... 9-3 the opposing redzone. They had 23 touchdowns with 12 6. Nebraska-Omaha ...... 49 pts 9. California ...... 12-2 coming on the ground and eight field goals. 7. Missouri Southern ...... 31 pts 10. Carson-Newman ...... 7-4 • The last 1,000 yard rusher for the Bulldogs was Jer - 8. Emporia State ...... 25 pts 11. Bloomsburg ...... 11-2 ard Leverson (1012 yards) following the 2003 season. 9. Truman ...... 19 pts 12. West Texas A&M ...... 11-2 • Truman has two drives over seven minutes last sea - 10. Fort Hays State ...... 11 pts 13. Ashland ...... 9-4 son and both resulted in touchdowns. 14. Central Washington ...... 10-2 MIAA Media Poll About the Bulldogs (Special Teams): 15. Chadron State ...... 11-2 1. Northwest Mo. (42) ...... 464 pts Senior Mickey Masucci will handle most of the place 16. Tuskegee ...... 10-1 2. Pittsburg St. (4) ...... 407 pts kicking duties this season and set a career high with a 49- 3. Central Missouri (1) ...... 321 pts 17. Minnesota State ...... 9-3 yard field goal last season against Nebraska-Omaha. Ma - 4. Nebraska-Omaha ...... 315 pts 18. Tusculum ...... 9-4 succi is 29-of-46 on field goal attempts and 95-of-99 on 5. Missouri Western ...... 307 pts 19. Catawba ...... 6-4 point after attempts. 6. Washburn ...... 289 pts 20. West Chester ...... 9-4 Masucci has punted in the past and has a 34.5 yards 7. Missouri Southern ...... 160 pts 21. Edinboro ...... 9-2 per punt average on 110 attempts. He will be pressed for 8. Emporia State ...... 139 pts 22. IUP ...... 8-2 duties by freshman Eric Phillips who was an all-state kicker 9. Truman ...... 100 pts 23. Nebraska-Omaha ...... 7-4 at Blue Valley Northwest and averaged 40.2 yards per 10. Fort Hays State ...... 83 pts 24. Texas A&M-Kingsville ...... 7-4 punt. 25. Wayne State (Ne) ...... 9-3 Phil Kenney was the main kick returner last season with 37 for 847 yards. For his career, Ken - ney has 66 returns for 1,524 yards, including a career long 59 yard return in 2007. Albert Coker has handled most of the punt returning the last few years. Coker has 49 career returns for 396 yards and a touchdown (2007.)
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM Special Teams Quick Hits: THE BULLDOGS IN 2008 • The Bulldogs were 11-of-18 on field goal attempts last season and had two blocked. At Home ...... 2-3 • Truman has converted on 33 straight point after kick attempts and were 1-3 on two point conversion tries. On The Road ...... 1-2 • Opponents were 40-41 point after kick attempts last season and 1-1 in two-point attempts. Neutral Site ...... 1-0 • Truman averaged 60.6 yards per kickoff and 34.7 yards per punt. • The Bulldogs averaged 21.4 yards per kick return and 6.52 per punt return. Against Non-Conference ...... 1-0 • The Bulldogs blocked a punt in two games last year. Anton Bernard blocked a punt in the Against MIAA ...... 3-5 season opener that led to a field goal and Eric Sternberg blocked a kick against Central Missouri In Day Games ...... 4-3 that was returned by Bernard for a touchdown. • Truman had three punts blocked last season and two field goal attempts. In Night Games ...... 0-2 Leading After 1st Quarter ...... 4-1 The Series: Leading After 2nd Quarter ...... 4-1 This will be the fifth meeting between the Bulldogs and Minnesota State Mankato. The series is tied at two wins apiece. Leading After 3rd Quarter ...... 5-0 The first matchup was in Kirksville in 1982 with the Bulldogs winning 59-14. MSU returned to Tied After 1st Quarter ...... 0-1 Kirksville in 1993 and won 25-23. Truman went up north in 1994 and handed the Mavericks a 30-28 defeat but lost in their last Tied After 2nd Quarter ...... 0-0 trip in 2006 by a 34-16 tally. Tied After 3rd Quarter ...... 0-0 Trailing After 1st Quarter ...... 0-3 Coaches: Aaron Vlcko is in his first season as the head coach of the Truman Bulldogs and fifth season Trailing After 2nd Quarter ...... 0-4 overall with the program. As the team’s offensive coordinator, the Bulldogs have averaged 345.7 Trailing After 3rd Quarter ...... 0-5 yards per game with nearly 10,000 yards passing. In Overtime ...... 1-0 Truman has averaged 24.2 points per game under Vlcko calling the plays. Maurice “Red’ Wade is the dean of Truman coaches with 143 games coached and 99 victories. All-Time Overtime Record ...... 4-0 Don Faurot is the Bulldog leader in win percentage at an .816 clip from 1926-1934, the year be - Truman scores first ...... 4-1 fore he left for the University of Missouri-Columbia. Opponent scores first ...... 0-4 First year Truman Head Coaches are 10-9-1 in the debut games and have not won a game since Randel Lukehart’s team won 27-0 at Missouri Western. The last six Bulldog new coaches Truman scores 0-10 ...... 0-1 have lost their first games. Truman scores 11-20 ...... 0-1 Ten of the 21 Head Coaches have had winning seasons in their first year, the last was a 6-5 record posted by John Ware in 1995. The best winning percentage of first year head coaches be - Truman scores 21-30 ...... 2-3 longs to both Don and Fred Faurot who each went 7-1 (.875) in 1926 and 1935 respectively. Truman scores 31-40 ...... 2-0 The most wins of any first year Truman coach was nine set in 1990 by Eric Holm. Truman scores 41-plus ...... 0-0 Todd Hoffner is in his second year at Minnesota State and went 9-3 last year and a berth in the NCAA Division II Playoffs. In nine seasons overall as a head coach, Hoffner is 55-31 and his a Oppoent scores 0-10 ...... 2-0 graduate of Valley City State University (N.D.) in 1989. Opponent scores 11-20 ...... 1-0 Hoffner was previously the head coach at UW-Eau Claire and the offensive coordinator at Opponent scores 21-30 ...... 1-0 South Dakota. Opponent scores 31-40 ...... 0-3 2008 T RUMAN NATIIONAL /MIAA S TATIISTIICS Opponent scores 41-plus ...... 0-2 148 teams ranked in Division II 10 teams ranked in the MIAA Conference Truman has over 200 yards rushing ...... 1-1 Truman has under 200 yards rushing ...... 3-4 Category NR Actual Leader Actual CR Conference Leader Actual Rushing Offense 97 120.27 Carson-Newman 310.91 9 Nebraska-Omaha 270.55 Opponent has over 200 yards rushing ...... 1-2 Passing Offense 55 223.45 West Tex. A&M 428.08 4 Central Mo. St. 277.82 Opponent has under 200 yards rushing . . . . 3-3 Total Offense 78 343.73 Abilene Christian 558.75 6 Northwest Mo. St. 443.60 Scoring Offense 68 26.55 Abilene Christian 52.33 6 Northwest Mo. St. 40.00 Truman has over 200 yards passing ...... 2-3 Rushing Defense 96 154.64 Shaw 48.36 6 Northwest Mo. St. 111.27 Pass Eff. Def 70 122.72 Indiana (Pa.) 87.10 5 Northwest Mo. St. 106.84 Truman has under 200 yards passing ...... 2-2 Total Defense 111 385.36 Shaw 215.82 8 Northwest Mo. St. 301.13 Opponent has over 200 yards passing . . . . . 1-3 Scoring Defense 99 28.91 UNC Pembroke 11.20 9 Northwest Mo. St. 19.20 Net Punting 95 30.81 East Stroudsburg 39.67 10 Washburn 37.40 Opponent has under 200 yards passing . . . . 3-2 Punt Returns 113 7.35 Seton Hill 18.30 10 Pittsburg St. 12.50 Truman gains 0-100 net yards ...... 0-0 Kickoff Returns 42 21.09 Wayne St. (Mich.) 28.44 3 Mo. Southern St. 23.59 Turnover Margin 9 1.45 Fayetteville St. 2.30 1 Truman 1.45 Truman gains 101-200 net yards ...... 0-1 Pass Defense 113 230.73 St. Paul's 122.50 9 Mo. Southern St. 172.00 Truman gains 201-300 net yards ...... 2-0 Passing Efficiency 86 117.23 Abilene Christian 178.90 7 Pittsburg St. 157.74 Sacks 73 2.09 Shaw 4.18 4 Central Mo. St. 2.55 Truman gains 301-400 net yards ...... 1-2 Tackles For Loss 78 6.55 Shaw 11.00 1 Truman 6.55 Truman gains 401-500 net yards ...... 1-2 Sacks Allowed 16 1.18 St. Cloud St. .45 2 Pittsburg St. 1.15 Truman gains over 501 net yards ...... 0-0 Opponent gains 0-100 net yards ...... 0-0 T=tied at this ranking, NR = National Rank, CR = Conference Rank Opponent gains 101-200 net yards ...... 0-0 BULLDOGS IN 2008 NCAA/MIAA RANKINGS Opponent gains 201-300 net yards ...... 1-2 Catagory ...... Truman . . . . . NR . . . Actual . National Leader ...... Actual ...... CR Opponent gains 301-400 net yards ...... 3-1 Conference Leader Actual Punt Returns ...... Albert Coker . . 71 . . . . 6.09 . . . Tranks, Seton . . 23.94 . . . 6 . . . Kush, PittSt ...... 13.00 Opponent gains 401-500 net yards ...... 0-0 Kickoff Returns . . . . Phil Kenney . . . 63 . . . . 22.89 . . Medlin, FtvlSt . . 41.67 . . . 5 . . . Guillory, CMoSt . . . . . 25.12 Opponent gains over 501 net yards ...... 0-2 Field Goals ...... Mickey Masucci T-25 . . 1.00 . . . Ferrell, Hrding . 1.64 . . . . 2 . . . Strickler, MoWSt ...... 1.25 Scoring ...... Mickey Masucci T-94 . . 6.00 . . . Scott, AblChr . . 17.00 . . . T-11 . Council, NWMoSt . . . . 14.40 Truman leads in time of possession ...... 1-1 All-Purpose Runners . Phil Kenney . . . 54 . . . . 120.09 . Scott, AblChr . . 248.50 . . 6 . . . McNeill, NebOmh . . . 146.73
Opponent leads in time of possession ...... 3-4 2009 Returners Only T=tied at this ranking, NR = National Ranking, CR = Conference Ranking
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM EAD OACH ARON LCKO Bulldogs At Stokes Stadium: H EAD C OACH A ARON V LCKO Truman is 224-122-9 (.645) all-time at Stokes Stadium, the home of the Bulldogs since 1930. Aaron Vlcko became The squad is 10-5 in Kirksville over the past two seasons. the 21st head coach for Truman State University Truman’s longest winning streak in Kirksville is 30 games dating from 1930-1936 under Coach when he took over in Don Faurot and his brother Fred. March. Vlcko was the team’s offensive coordi - All-Time Records: nator for the past four • This will be the 914th game in Truman football history. The Bulldogs are 524-355-34 (.595) seasons joining the pro - all time. gram in July of 2005. Under Vlcko’s guid - • Truman is 4-1 in overtime games. All five games have been played at Stokes Stadium with ance, the Bulldogs have the last being on Nov. 15, 2008 against Missouri S&T (L 39-38). been in the top half of • The Bulldogs have finished .500 or above in 70 of the 101 seasons of football played at the the conference in total University and have had five wins or more in 62 seasons. offense and have in - stalled a high tempo spread offense. Up Next: Before Truman, The Bulldogs will return to Stokes Stadium next Saturday for their final non-conference game Vlcko coached at his against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The Aggies will be making their first trip to Kirksville and it will alma mater Coe College be a regional game as OPSU is a member of the Southwest regional that makes up the playoff se - (Iowa) in 2003 and, lections. The Bulldogs defeated the Aggies 49-17 back in 2005. prior to that, was an assistant coach at Bemidji State (Minn.) from 1996-2003. He coached the OPSU opens the season at Ft. Lewis (Colo.). quarterbacks at Bemidji State was named the Kickoff at Stokes Stadium is noon. team’s offensive coordinator in 1998. Vlcko being named offensive coordinator coin - cided with the Beavers turning their program around. After averaging less than two wins a sea - sons since 1990, Bemidji State won six games in 1998, eight games in 1999 and nine games in 2000. In each of those three seasons, the program finished third or better in the Northern Sun Inter - collegiate Conference. Over Vlcko’s last five years at Bemidji State, the Beavers’ offense averaged over 30 points and 400 yards of total offense a game. He coached over 20 all-conference players, one conference player of the year, several all-Americans and a regional Har - lon Hill candidate. At Coe College, he coached the quarterbacks and running backs. Both his starting quarterback and running back earned first-team all-conference COACHES CORNER honors that season. Prior to his stint at Bemidji State, Vlcko was the running back coach at Linden - Each week Coach Aaron Vlcko will address the previous week’s game and this week’s opponent. wood College (Mo.) from 1994-96. Coach Vlcko’s Thoughts on Fall Camp: Coach Vlcko’s Thoughts On Minnesota State: Vlcko lettered four years and started three sea - “Our players made a strong commitment over the “Minnesota Mankato is a 2008 playoff team that is sons on the football team at Coe. He helped the summer to come into fall camp in great shape and currently ranked in the top 20 in the country and has team win three conference championships and earn two NCAA Division III playoff berths. ready to go. This really helped our team get off to a been picked to finish as one of the top teams in their Vlcko graduated from Coe in 1994 with a bach - good start as practices were enthusiastic and high conference. elor of arts in economics and business administra - tempo from the start. We had a lot of positions that We will certainly have our hands full with the 'Mav - tion. In 1996, he earned a masters of business needed to be finalized during fall camp so this made ericks' and we will have to be ready to play like we're in administration degree from Lindenwood, and in the competition on the field that much greater. mid to late season form in order to compete with them. 1999 he earned a master of science in physical ed - Unfortunately, it appears we may have lost two to They have almost their entire offense returning and ucation degree from Bemidji State. three players for the season due to injuries during have added some transfers at key positions defensively Aaron and his wife, Michelle, have a daughter, camp. Other than that, we are committed to going into to fill some holes left due to their graduation. Ashlyn, and a son, Brandon. the first game with fresh legs and as healthy as possi - For us, this opponent is no different than playing ble. within our conference as this Maverick football team will We will look to have a lot of new faces on defense win a lot of games this year and I'd be surprised if they and most likely we'll see 18 to 19 different guys play a are not a playoff team again.” ALL-TIME TRUMAN COACHES considerable amount during the first game. Our senior Coach 1st Year Record 1st Game Result leadership on defense will come from defensive back Todd Kirk (1903-06) * 3-0 Won Demetrius Lavant and linebacker Eric Sternberg , O.C. Bell (1907-09) 3-1 Won both of whom worked hard this summer to put them - C.B. Simmons (1910-11) 3-4 Won selves in a position to play their best football this fall. H.L. McWilliams (1914-25) 0-4 Lost The defensive line will be led by captain Ryan Don Faurot (1926-34) 7-1 Won Ploesser . Fred Faurot (1935-37) 7-1 Won Offensivley, the competition on the line has been Earl Svendsen (1938) 3-5 Won greater than at any point in the past four years. We Malcomb Eiken (1939-41) 2-6 Lost still have a couple of positions that we may end up Vincent Gehringer (1945) # 1-2-1 Tied playing more than one man on game day. Our offen - James Dougherty (1945-50) # 1-1 Won sive line will be led by Eric Ruzicka and Shea Carr . Maurice Wade (1951-66) 7-1-1 Won We are fortunate to have a couple of senior wide re - Marv Braden (1967-68) 4-5 Lost ceivers, Albert Coker and Charlie Brunette and a Russell Sloan (1969-71) 6-2-1 Won senior tight end, Steve D'Antonio that have signficant Randel Lukehart (1972-74) 6-4-1 Won playing time. Senior Phil Kenney will be used as both Ron Taylor (1975-78) 7-4 Lost a running back and wide receiver again this fall. We Bruce Craddock (1979-82) 4-7 Lost will continue to see a battle for the starting quarterback Jack Ball (1983-89) 4-7 Lost position during game week. Eric Holm (1990-94) 9-2 Lost John Ware (1995-2003) 6-5 Lost We are fortunate to return our placekicker, senior Shannon Currier (2004-2008) 2-9 Lost Mickey Masucci . He will continue to handle the kick - Aaron Vlcko (2009-Present) off duties and may step back into the role of punter as Totals 85-71-4 10-9-1 well this fall. We do need to see improvement in our kicking game and Mickey worked extremely hard this * Kirk was not the “Official” Coach of the Bulldogs #Dougherty coached last two games of ‘45 season. summer so we are excited to see how he does this fall.”
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM LAST MEETING WITH MINNESOTA STATE TTHHUURRSSDDAAYY,, AAUUGGUUSSTT 2244,, 22000066 1234 F BULLDOGS 0 10 06 16 MINN. STATE 14 14 60 34 Blakeslee Stadium, Mankato, Minn. Attendence 4236
Quickie tatiStis cs nal)Fi( BOX SCORTrumanE vs Minnesota State (Aug 4,2 0620 at Mankato, inn.)M GAME RECAP TSUMSU Score 16 34 Mankato, Minn. – The 2006 edition of the Truman football gained a IRSF T NSOWD 31 16 RUES-YSH ARDS NE(T) 50-237 11-28 lot of yardage but could not put up enough points as the Bulldogs fell to ASP NGIS SDY NE( T) 202 292 Passes Att-Comp-Int 45-19-2 35-25-3 Minnesota State-Mankato by a 34-16 score. Truman missed out on four TOTAL ENSFOF E PLAYS-YARDS 95-439 46-320 possessions inside the Maverick redzone with two missed field goals, an Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-17 1-94 interception and a turnover on downs. Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-105 3-85 Interception Returns-Yards 3-6 2-42 The Bulldogs had 439 yards of total offense compared to the 320 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-25.5 4-33.8 yards gained by the Mavericks and ran 49 more plays than Mankato, but Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1 Penalties-Yards 4-38 14-170 it was the big plays in the end that resulted in the season opening loss. Possession Time 35:56 24:04 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 1 of 7 With 6:19 to go in the opening quarter, Tyrell Smith of MSU broke a Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 1 school record with a 94-yard punt return to put the Mavericks up 7-0. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-7 1-1 On the ensuing drive by the Bulldogs, quarterback Matt Ticich was inter - Trumannnes Mi ota tateS cepted for a touchdown by Randy Earl and the Mavericks were up 14-0 Rusingh No. G ai n Los s Net TD Lg Av g Rushing No. G ai n Los s Net TD Lg Av g Kenney,Phil 16 127 2 125 0 20 7.8 Alberty,Bryan 5 26 0 26 0 9 5.2 at the end of the quarter. Cunningham,Jake 17 75 10 65 0 15 3.8 Phipps,Julian 3 18 0 18 0 7 6.0 Ticich,Matt 15 76 25 51 1 17 3.4 King,Ben 3 0 16 -16 0 0 -5.3 Ticich put Truman on the scoreboard at the 12:30 mark of the sec - Riley,Dwayne 1 0 1 -1 0 0 -1.0 ond quarter with a 3-yard TD scamper however MSU quarterback Ben Pasings C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack Passing C-A-I Yds TD Long Sack King hit Smith with a 41-yard touchdown pass in the next drive. Ticich,Matt 19-45-2 202 1 25 4 King,Ben 23-32-2 283 3 41 3 Fick,Ryan 2-3-1 9 0 6 0 After a pair of missed field goals, Mickey Masucci connected on a 37- Receiingv No. Yards TD Long Receiving No. Yards TD Long yard attempt with 2:22 to go in the half and cut the Maverick lead to 21- Bonner,Ryan 4 64 0 25 Dalton,Bryan 7 72 0 18 Perry,James 3 18 0 10 Alberty,Bryan 6 95 2 37 10. Unfortunately for Bulldog fans, King hit Bryan Alberty with a 20-yard Amundson,Jeff 2 28 0 20 Smith,Tyrell 5 69 1 41 TD pass with :10 seconds showing on the halftime clock to pull away at Cunningham,Jake 2 28 0 25 Bryant,Joshua 4 23 0 6 28-10. Punting No. Y ds Av g Long I n2 0 TB Punting No. Y ds Av g Long I n2 0 TB Masucci,Mickey 2 51 25.5 41 0 0 Christensen,J. 4 135 33.8 42 0 0 Alberty caught a 37-yard pass early in the third quarter to put MSU untP Returns No. Yards TD Long untP Returns No. Yards TD Long up 34-10. Truman misfired on a pair of possessions with an interception Rodriguez,Derek 3 17 0 8 Smith,Tyrell 1 94 1 94 on the Maverick 7-yard line and a turnover on downs with the ball spot - Kick Returns No. Yards TD Long ckiK Returns No. Yards TD Long ted on the 4-yard line. Cunningham,Jake 3 48 0 22 Matlock,Melvin 2 67 0 36 Terry,Chandler 2 57 0 35 Smedberg,Dan 1 18 0 18 Richard Mayson caught a 4-yard TD pass with 7:09 to play for the
Tackles UA-A Total SacksTFL Tackles UA-A Total SacksTFL final tally of the game. Mayson,Josh 5-2 7 0.0 0.0 Freese,Blake 8-4 12 0.0 0.0 Even though the scoreboard was favored toward the Mavericks, the Reddick,Darryl 2-4 6 0.0 0.0 Wilson,Nick 2-8 10 0.0 0.0 Cooper,Jesse 1-4 5 0.0 0.0 King,Allen 4-4 8 1.0 1.5 Bulldogs were ahead in most stat categories. The Bulldogs had 31 first Thier,Jason 1-4 5 1.0 1.0 Roemhildt,Trey 4-4 8 0.0 0.0 downs compared to just 16 for MSU and had a nearly 12 minute advan - Qtr Time Scoring layP V-H 1st 06:19 MSU - Smith,Tyrell 94 yd punt return (Tompkins,Jason kick) 0 - 7 tage on time of possession. 05:33 MSU - Earl,Randy 15 yd interception return (Tompkins,Jason kick) 0 - 14 Individually, the Bulldogs had a balanced rushing attack with Phil 2nd 12:30 TSU - Ticich,Matt 3 yd run (Masucci,Mickey kick), 7-50 2:30 7 - 14 10:57 MSU - Smith,Tyrell 41 yd pass from King,Ben (Tompkins,Jason kick), 3-72 1:33 7 - 21 Kenney, Jake Cunningham and Ticich carrying the bulk of the load. 02:22 TSU - Masucci,Mickey 37 yd field goal, 7-36 1:40 10 - 21 00:10 MSU - Alberty,Bryan 20 yd pass from King,Ben (Tompkins,Jason kick), 7-56 2:12 10 - 28 Kenny finished with 16 rushes for 125 yards, while Cunningham had 17 3rd 08:29 MSU - Alberty,Bryan 37 yd pass from King,Ben (Team rush failed), 1-37 0:28 10 - 34 4th 07:09 TSU - Mayson,Richard 4 yd pass from Ticich,Matt (Ticich,Matt pass failed), 9-35 2:33 16 - 34 carries for 65. Ticich passing was 19-of-45 for 202 yards with a long of 25. Nine different Truman receivers caught passes with Ryan Bonner catching four balls. ALL-TIME RECORDS OF NCAA FOOTBALL The Mavericks were a pass dominate team with 32 attempts and ALL-TIME RECORDS OF NCAA FOOTBALL only 11 rushes with the majority of them coming late in the game. King PLAYING MISSOURI SCHOOLS was 23-of-32 for 283 yards and three touchdowns. Josh Mayson led the Bulldogs with seven tackles, including an inter - School Affilitation W L T Pct. ception. Truman had three sacks with Jason Thier, Kyle Glenn and Josh Truman DII 524 355 34 .593 Lucas picking them up. Northwest Missouri DII 466 383 32 .547 The game was delayed for 30 minutes at the start due to tornado warnings in the Mankato area and stopped again with five minutes to go Univ. of Missouri-Columbia BCS 599 512 52 .537 in the second quarter with lightning. Westminster DIII 173 151 17 .532 Missouri Western DII 214 198 9 .519 Washington Univ. DIII 472 444 28 .515 Missouri Southern DII 210 205 7 .506 Central Missouri DII 478 479 51 .500 Missouri State FCS 432 434 40 .499 Southeast Missouri St. FCS 404 445 37 .477 Missouri S&T DII 375 509 35 .427 Lincoln DII 169 278 10 .381 SW Baptist DII 72 194 2 .272
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM OPPONENT INFORMATIION THE LAST TIIME ... TEAM Truman Opponent 2009 S CHEDULE Passing: Date Opponent Time Threw for 400 Yards vs. Central Mo., 2008 (405) Southwest Baptist, 2007 (443) Aug. 29 @ Truman 7:00 p.m. Threw for 300 Yards vs. Emporia St., 2007 (323) Missouri S&T, 2008 (383) Threw for 200 Yards vs. Missouri S&T, 2008 (251) Washburn, 2008 (233) Sept. 5 Bemidji St. 6:00 p.m. Threw for 100 Yards vs. Mo. Southern, 2008 (150) Emporia St. 2008 (148) Sept. 12 @ Mary 1:00 p.m. Threw for under 100 Yards vs. NW Missouri, 2008 (93) Emporia St., 2007 (40) Sept. 19 Wayne State 6:00 p.m. Had 5 TD Passes vs. Mo. Western, 2007 Missouri S&T, 2004 Sept. 26 @ Winona State 1:00 p.m. Had 4 TD Passes vs. Missouri S&T, 2008 Mo. Southern, 2006 Oct. 3 Augustana 3:00 p.m. Recorded 0 Interceptions vs. Missouri S&T, 2008 Pittsburg St., 2008 Oct. 10 @ Concordia-St. Paul 1:00 p.m. Oct. 17 MSU-Moorhead 1:00 p.m. Rushing: Oct. 24 SW Minnesota St. 1:00 p.m. Had 400 Yards Rushing vs. Washburn, 1996 (418) Washburn, 2007 (428) Had 300 Yards Rushing vs. Missouri S&T, 2007 (306) Mo. Southern, 2007 (355) Oct. 31 @ Upper Iowa 1:00 p.m. Had 200 Yards Rushing vs.Mo. Southern, 2008 (265) Pittsburg St., 2008 (292) Nov. 7 St. Cloud State 1:00 p.m. Had 100 Yards Rushing vs. Missouri S&T, 2008 (135) Emporia St. 2008 (115) Had less than 100 Yards Rushing vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 2008 (55) Missouri S&T, 2008 (95) OACHIING TAFF Had 5 or more Rushing TDs vs. Missouri S&T, 2002 (7) Pittsburg St., 2008 (5) C S Had 4 Rushing TDs vs. Oklahoma Panhandle, 2005 Central Missouri, 2007 Had Player rush for 100 Yards vs. Mo. Southern, 2008 Washburn, 2008 Assistant Coaches: - Anton Bernard (122) - Justin Cooper (112) Run Coordinator: Mike Cunningham Had 2 Players rush for 100 Yards vs. Missouri S&T, 2007 NW Missouri, 2008 Pass Coordinator: Luke Schleusner - Matt Ticich (122) - Justin Wieser (127) Fullbacks: Sam Cummings - Jake Cunningham (102) - Seville Ko (106) Tight Ends: Mitch Schaeuble Total Offense Defensive Coordinator: Joe Klanderman Had 600 yards of Total Offense vs. Upper Iowa, 2007 (653) Southwest Baptist, 2007 (680) Defensive Backs: Brian Bell Had 500 yards of Total Offense vs. Fort Hays, 2007 (505) Pittsburg St., 2008 (557) Defensive Line: Ronald Planz Had 400 yards of Total Offense vs. Missouri S&T, 2008 (406) Missouri S&T, 2008 (478) Cornerbacks: Jamie Bisch Had 300 yards of Total Offense vs. Emporia St., 2008 (361) Mo. Southern, 2008 (380) Defensive Tackles: Chris Brunkhorst Had 200 yards of Total Offense vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 2008 (287) Emporia St., 2008 (263) Linebackers: Adam Behrands Had 100 yards of Total Offense vs. NW Missouri, 2008 (143) Washburn, 2006 (151) Had less 100 yards of Total Offense vs. Central St., 1989 (72) Quincy, 2001 (50)
Scoring Scored 60 or More points vs. Quincy, 2002 (69) Washburn, 2007 (71) Scored 50 or More points vs. Southwest Baptist, 2007 (55) Mo. Southern, 2007 (55) MIINNESOTA STATE Scored 40 or More points vs. Fort Hays, 2006 (40) Pittsburg St., 2008 (45) Recorded a shutout vs. Southwest Baptist, 2004 NW Missouri, 2008 Location: Mankato, Minn. Founded: 1868 Plays Enrollment: 14,036 Nickname: Mavericks Safety vs. Fort Hays, 2007 Pittsburg St, 2007 Blocked Punt vs. Central Mo., 2008 Pittsburg St., 2008 Colors: Purple & Gold - Eric Sternberg - Jon Thomas Stadium: Blakeslee Stadium Blocked Field Goal vs. SW Baptist, 2007 Southern Ark., 2008 Capacity/Surface: 7,000/Natural Grass -James Thabuteau (Ret 91 Yards & TD) - Shawn Dauenhauer Conference: Northern Sun/DII Kickoff Return for TD vs. Pittsburg St., 2002 Missouri Southern, 1999 Chancellor: Dr. Richard Davenport - Jason Douglas (100 Yards) - Kerry Byers (100 Yards) Director of Athletics: Kevin Buisman Douglas had two in the game, first was 83 yds. Punt Return for TD vs. Mo. Southern, 2007 Northwest Mo., 2007 - Albert Coker (60 Yards) - Kendall Wright (47 Yards) MEDIIA INFORMATIION INT for TD vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 2008. Emporia St., 2008 - Demetrius Lavant (57 Yards) - Chris Poston (38 Yards) SID: Paul Allan Returned Fumble for TD vs. Nebraska-Omaha, 2008 Emporia St., 2008 Football Contact: Scott Nelsen -Derek Rodriguez (93 Yards) - Kameron Gee (32 Yards) Work Phone: (507) 389-2625 Email: scott.nelsen.mnsu.edu Web Address: www.msumavericks.com AUGUST THIS DAY IN BULLDOG HISTORY.... No Games Played on This Date One thing has been certain in games played in August is that a lot of August Record: (1-4) points are scored. On average, 63.7 points have been scored in these early season games which could become a thing of the past if NCAA legis - @ Iowa Wesleyan L 34-31 ...... 1991 lation passes in January. South Dakota L 49-22 ...... 2004 According to a new proposed bylaw, the season would start a week @ Minn. St. L 34-16 ...... 2006 29 later beginning in 2010. @ Missouri S&T W 38-31 ...... 2007
Other Historical Events on this date: Born on this date: 1862 - Second Battle of Bull Run. Politician John McCain (1936) 1898 - Goodyear Tire company is founded. Actor Elliott Gould (1938) 1958 - U.S. Air Force Academy opens in Colorado Springs. Film Director Joel Schumacher (1939) 1966 - The Beatles perform last concert before paying fans at Candlestick TV Host Robin Leach (1941) Park. Singer Michael Jackson (1958) 1991 - Supreme Soviet suspends all activities of the Soviet Communist Party. Astros Pitcher Roy Oswalt (1977) 2005 - Hurricane Katrina devastates much of U.S. Gulf Coast.
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2008 F IINAL CONFERENCE STANDIINGS
MIAA OVERALL W L PF PA Pct. W L PF PA Pct. x- Northwest Mo. (2) 90372 117 1.000 13 2 600 288 0.867 Pittsburg State (8) 81340 204 0.889 11 2 462 306 0.846 Nebraska-Omaha (22) 63270 219 0.667 74340 273 0.636 Central Missouri 54302 260 0.556 74380 282 0.636 Mo. Western 54257 276 0.556 66329 387 0.500 Washburn 45182 206 0.444 65244 236 0.545 Truman 36220 258 0.333 47292 318 0.364 Emporia State 27152 289 0.222 47221 303 0.364 Mo. Southern 27130 252 0.222 47241 290 0.364 Fort Hays State 18114 258 0.111 29175 295 0.182 TIITLES BY SCHOOL () = Final Rank in AFCA Division II Poll Truman ...... 26 (1988) Northwest Mo...... 22 (2008) LAST WEEK ’S GAMES UPCOMIING SCHEDULE Southeast Mo...... 17 (1988) L W ’ G U S Pittsburg St...... 10 (2004) Thursday, August 27 Thursday, September 3 Northern (S.D.) St. @ MWSU...... 6 p.m. NWMSU @ Southwest Baptist...... 6 p.m. Central Mo...... 8 (2003) East Central (Okla.) @ UNO...... 7 p.m. Missouri S&T @ UCM...... 7 p.m. Missouri S&T ...... 8 (1983) NWMSU @ Abilene Christian (Texas) ...... 7 p.m. Missouri St...... 7 (1978) SW Baptist @ UCM...... 7 p.m. Friday, September 4 Emporia St...... 1 (2003) SW Oklahoma State @ ESU...... 7 p.m. New Mexico Highlands @ WU...... 6 p.m. Lincoln ...... 1 (1972) Saturday, August 29 Saturday, September 5 Mo. Southern ...... 1 (1993) WU @ Colorado Mines ...... 1 p.m. UNO @ Nebraska-Kearney...... noon Mo. Western ...... 1 (2003) FHSU @ Western (Colo.) State ...... 2 p.m. Chadron (Neb.) State @ PSU ...... noon Washburn ...... 1 (2005) MSSU @ Harding (Ark.)...... 6 p.m. Oklahoma Panhandle State @ TSU...... noon Central Oklahoma @ PSU ...... 7 p.m. ESU @ Augustana (S.D.)...... 1 p.m. Minnesota State-Mankato @ TSU...... 7 p.m. MWSU @ Mesa (Colo.) State ...... 2 p.m. No longer a member of the MIAA Colorado Mines @ FHSU...... 7 p.m. MIAA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10 Week 11 Schools Week 1 Week 2 Aug. 27-29 Sept. 3-5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 Sept. 26 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Oct. 17 Oct. 24 Oct. 31 Nov. 7 Central Missouri (UCM) SW Missouri Baptist S&T @ ESU PSU @WU TSU FHSU @ MWSU @ UNO MSSU @ NWMSU Emporia State SW @ Augus - @ MSSU UNO @ TSU (ESU) Okla. St. tana (S.D.) UCM @ FHSU @ PSU NWMSU MWSU WU Fort Hays State @ Western Colorado ESU @ PSU NWMSU (FHSU) St. (Colo.) Mines MWSU @ TSU @ WU @ UCM UNO @ MSSU Missouri Southern UNO TSU (MSSU) @ Harding @ WU ESU PSU @ NWMSU @ MWSU @ UCM FHSU Missouri Western Northern Mesa State (MWSU) St. (S.D.) (Colo.) @ FHSU WU @ PSU NWMSU @ TSU UCM MSSU @ ESU UNO Nebraska-Omaha East @ Neb. TSU @ NWMSU @ MSSU @ ESU @FHSU UCM @ MWSU (UNO) Central Kearney WU PSU Northwest Missouri @ Abilene @ SW WU @ FHSU (NWMSU) Christian Baptist PSU UNO TSU @ MWSU MSSU @ ESU UCM Pittsburg State Central Chadron FHSU @ TSU (PSU) Oklahoma St. (Neb.) NWMSU @ UCM MWSU @ MSSU ESU @ WU @ UNO Truman Minn. St. Okla. Pan - FHSU @ NWMSU ESU (TSU) Mankato handle St. @ UNO @ UCM MWSU @ MSSU @ WU PSU Washburn @ Colorado N.M. UCM FHSU @ UNO @ ESU (WU) Mines Highlands MSSU @ MWSU PSU @ NWMSU TSU
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2008 OFFENSIVE STATISTICS
2008 Truman State University Football Truman Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Aug 25, 2009) All games
SEASON CAREER
Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Ticich,Matt 11 118 540 114 426 3.6 6 31 38.7 33 413 1938 440 1498 3.6 20 41 45.4 Bernard,Anton 11 96 404 16 388 4.0 1 48 35.3 22 110 438 43 395 3.6 1 48 18.0 Harvey,Donald 11 68 279 4 275 4.0 2 18 25.0 11 68 279 4 275 4.0 2 18 25.0 Ayora,Harnish 7 29 107 7 100 3.4 0 13 14.3 7 29 107 7 100 3.4 0 13 14.3 Kenney,Phil 11 32 113 18 95 3.0 3 15 8.6 26 124 584 41 543 4.4 6 48 20.9 Eta,Luther 10 2 69 0 69 34.5 0 41 6.9 21 3 83 0 83 27.7 0 41 4.0 Bembry,Marvin 9 7 27 5 22 3.1 0 8 2.4 30 127 556 68 488 3.8 2 37 16.3 Davis,Phillip 10 8 31 16 15 1.9 0 23 1.5 19 17 85 18 67 3.9 0 23 3.5 Nathan,Nick 6 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 4 1.5 30 8 20 0 20 2.5 0 5 0.7 Emokpae,Vanness 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 5.0 23 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.2 King,Ryan 11 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 1 0.1 44 1 1 0 1 1.0 1 1 0.0 Coker,Albert 11 1 0 17 -17 -17.0 0 0 -1.5 33 4 0 23 -23 -5.8 0 0 -0.7 TEAM 8 4 0 65 -65 -16.2 0 0 -8.1 70 45 0 257 -257 -5.7 0 0 -3.7 Total 11 370 1585 262 1323 3.6 13 48 120.3 Opponents 11 459 1980 279 1701 3.7 22 46 154.6
Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Ticich,Matt 11 115.53 204-390-5 52.3 2347 18 73 213.4 33 116.52 612-1152-25 53.1 7011 58 73 212.5 Davis,Phillip 10 123.80 4-8-0 50.0 31 1 14 3.1 19 118.69 9-21-0 42.9 111 2 26 5.8 Kleckner,Max 11 326.80 2-2-0 100.0 54 0 34 4.9 11 326.80 2-2-0 100.0 54 0 34 4.9 Henry,Phillip 5 318.40 1-1-0 100.0 26 0 26 5.2 35 423.40 2-2-0 100.0 77 0 51 2.2 Total 11 117.25 211-401-5 52.6 2458 19 73 223.5 Opponents 11 122.70 219-367-19 59.7 2538 17 66 230.7
Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g King,Ryan 11 40 505 12.6 2 35 45.9 44 102 1195 11.7 7 38 27.2 Kenney,Phil 11 39 379 9.7 3 68 34.5 26 67 689 10.3 5 68 26.5 Coker,Albert 11 30 489 16.3 7 73 44.5 33 72 923 12.8 11 73 28.0 Fenton,Tyler 11 25 274 11.0 1 23 24.9 20 39 548 14.1 6 50 27.4 Harvey,Donald 11 25 199 8.0 2 68 18.1 11 25 199 8.0 2 68 18.1 Blue,Kendrick 11 16 167 10.4 2 28 15.2 22 35 467 13.3 4 48 21.2 Brunette,Charlie 11 12 176 14.7 1 46 16.0 19 22 326 14.8 3 46 17.2 Bernard,Anton 11 10 50 5.0 0 10 4.5 22 11 51 4.6 0 10 2.3 D'Antonio,Steve 10 4 95 23.8 0 62 9.5 21 25 380 15.2 4 62 18.1 Brown,Deotis 7 4 62 15.5 1 22 8.9 7 4 62 15.5 1 22 8.9 Henry,Phillip 5 2 14 7.0 0 13 2.8 35 35 281 8.0 2 24 8.0 Ayora,Harnish 7 2 3 1.5 0 2 0.4 7 2 3 1.5 0 2 0.4 Reynolds,Adam 11 1 34 34.0 0 34 3.1 11 1 34 34.0 0 34 3.1 Emokpae,Vanness 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 11.0 23 57 735 12.9 9 50 32.0 Total 11 211 2458 11.6 19 73 223.5 Opponents 11 219 2538 11.6 17 66 230.7
Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g g plays rush pass total avg/g Ticich,Matt 11 508 426 2347 2773 252.1 33 1565 1498 7011 8509 257.8 Bernard,Anton 11 96 388 0 388 35.3 22 110 395 0 395 18.0 Harvey,Donald 11 68 275 0 275 25.0 11 68 275 0 275 25.0 Ayora,Harnish 7 29 100 0 100 14.3 7 29 100 0 100 14.3 Kenney,Phil 11 32 95 0 95 8.6 26 124 543 0 543 20.9 Eta,Luther 10 2 69 0 69 6.9 21 3 83 0 83 4.0 Kleckner,Max 11 2 0 54 54 4.9 11 2 0 54 54 4.9 Davis,Phillip 10 16 15 31 46 4.6 19 38 67 111 178 9.4 Henry,Phillip 5 1 0 26 26 5.2 35 3 12 77 89 2.5 Bembry,Marvin 9 7 22 0 22 2.4 30 127 488 0 488 16.3 Nathan,Nick 6 3 9 0 9 1.530 8 20 0 20 0.7 Emokpae,Vanness 1 1 5 0 5 5.0 23 1 5 0 5 0.2 King,Ryan 11 1 1 0 1 0.144110 10.0 Coker,Albert 11 1 -17 0 -17 -1.5 33 6 -23 0 -23 -0.7 TEAM 8 4 -65 0 -65 -8.1 70 49 -257 0 -257 -3.7 Total 11 771 1323 2458 3781 343.7 Opponents 11 826 1701 2538 4239 385.4
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2008 STATISTICS
2008 Truman State University Football Truman Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Aug 25, 2009) All games
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PAT PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Masucci,Mickey - 11-18 33-33 - - - - - 66 - 29-46 95-99 - - - - - 182 Coker,Albert 7 ------42 12 ------72 Kenney,Phil 6 ------36 11 ------66 Ticich,Matt 6 - - - - 1-3 - - 36 20 - - - - 4-9 - - 120 Harvey,Donald 4 ------24 4 ------24 King,Ryan 3 ------18 8 ------48 Blue,Kendrick 2 ------12 4 ------24 Bernard,Anton 2 ------12 2 ------12 Byrd,Terrence 1 ------6 1 ------6 Rodriguez,Derek 1 ------6 1 ------6 Lavant,Demetrius 1 ------6 1 ------6 Thier,Jason 1 ------6 1 ------6 Brunette,Charlie 1 ------6 3 ------18 Fenton,Tyler 1 ------6 6 - - - 2 - - - 40 Brown,Deotis 1 ------6 1 ------6 TEAM ------1 2 - 0-1 - - - - - 4 8 D'Antonio,Steve - - - - 1 - - - 2 4 - - - 1 - - - 26 Total 37 11-18 33-33 - 1 1-3 - 1 292 Opponents 42 8-11 40-41 1-1 - - - - 318
Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Coker,Albert 23 140 6.1 0 29 49 396 8.1 1 60 Bernard,Anton 1 43 43.0 1 43 1 43 43.0 1 43 Sternberg,Eric 1 7 7.0 0 0 1 7 7.0 0 0 Rodriguez,Derek 1 1 1.0 0 1 15 68 4.5 0 11 Total 26 191 7.3 1 43 Opponents 25 163 6.5 0 18
Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Kenney,Phil 37 847 22.9 0 43 66 1524 23.1 0 59 Coker,Albert 8 202 25.2 0 38 27 554 20.5 0 48 D'Antonio,Steve 3 22 7.3 0 14 3 22 7.3 0 14 Bernard,Anton 1 13 13.0 0 13 1 13 13.0 0 13 Nathan,Nick 1 17 17.0 0 17 3 31 10.3 0 17 Blue,Kendrick 1 21 21.0 0 21 3 71 23.7 0 29 Rodriguez,Derek 1 0 0.0 0 0 9 176 19.6 0 42 Elliott,Michael 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 Ticich,Matt 0 -5 0.0 0 0 0 -5 0.0 0 0 Total 53 1118 21.1 0 43 Opponents 47 1008 21.4 0 54
Interceptions no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Thier,Jason 4 69 17.2 1 42 5 87 17.4 1 42 Rodriguez,Derek 4 49 12.2 0 29 4 49 12.2 0 29 Byrd,Terrence 3 27 9.0 1 27 3 27 9.0 1 27 Sternberg,Eric 2 12 6.0 0 7 5 125 25.0 1 98 Lavant,Demetrius 2 57 28.5 1 57 2 57 28.5 1 57 Eta,Luther 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 39 19.5 0 39 McLeod,Josh 1 1 1.0 0 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 Burel,Matt 1 15 15.0 0 15 1 15 15.0 0 15 Massop,Robert 1 0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total 19 230 12.1 3 57 Opponents 5 155 31.0 2 80
Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg no. yds avg td lg Lavant,Demetrius 2 55 27.5 0 36 2 55 27.5 0 36 Rodriguez,Derek 1 93 93.0 1 93 1 93 93.0 1 93 Sternberg,Eric 1 29 29.0 0 29 1 29 29.0 0 29 Total 4 177 44.2 1 93 Opponents 4 94 23.5 1 52
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2008 STATISTICS
2008 Truman State University Football Truman Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Aug 25, 2009) All games
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All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Kenney,Phil 11 95 379 0 847 0 1321 120.1 26 543 689 0 1524 0 2756 106.0 Coker,Albert 11 -17 489 140 202 0 814 74.0 33 -23 923 396 554 0 1850 56.1 King,Ryan 11 1 505 0 0 0 506 46.0 44 1 1195 0 0 0 1196 27.2 Bernard,Anton 11 388 50 43 13 0 494 44.9 22 395 51 43 13 0 502 22.8 Harvey,Donald 11 275 199 0 0 0 474 43.1 11 275 199 0 0 0 474 43.1 Ticich,Matt 11 426 0 0 -5 0 421 38.3 33 1498 0 0 -5 0 1493 45.2 Fenton,Tyler 11 0 274 0 0 0 274 24.9 20 0 548 0 0 0 548 27.4 Blue,Kendrick 11 0 167 0 21 0 188 17.1 22 3 467 0 71 0 541 24.6 Brunette,Charlie 11 0 176 0 0 0 176 16.0 19 0 326 0 0 0 326 17.2 D'Antonio,Steve 10 0 95 0 22 0 117 11.7 21 0 380 0 22 0 402 19.1 Ayora,Harnish 7 100 3 0 0 0 10314.7 7 100 3 0 0 0 10314.7 Eta,Luther 10 69 0 0 0 0 69 6.9 21 83 0 15 0 39 137 6.5 Thier,Jason 11 0 0 0 0 69 69 6.338000087 87 2.3 Brown,Deotis 7 0 62 0 0 0 62 8.9 7 0 62 0 0 0 62 8.9 Lavant,Demetriu 11 0 0 0 0 57 57 5.211000057 57 5.2 Rodriguez,Derek 11 0 0 1 0 49 50 4.5 32 0 0 68 176 49 293 9.2 Reynolds,Adam 11 0 34 0 0 0 34 3.1 11 0 34 0 0 0 34 3.1 Byrd,Terrence 11 0 0 0 0 27 27 2.5 11 0 0 0 0 27 27 2.5 Nathan,Nick 6 9 0 0 17 0 26 4.330 20 4 0 31 0 55 1.8 Bembry,Marvin 9 22 0 0 0 0 22 2.4 30 488 280 0 0 0 768 25.6 Sternberg,Eric 11 0 0 7 0 12 19 1.7310070125 132 4.3 Emokpae,Vanne 1 5 11 0 0 0 16 16.0 23 5 735 0 86 0 826 35.9 Davis,Phillip 10 15 0 0 0 0 15 1.51967000067 3.5 Burel,Matt 11 0 0 0 0 15 15 1.4 32 1 0 0 0 15 16 0.5 Henry,Phillip 5 0 14 0 0 0 14 2.8 35 12 281 -6 0 0 287 8.2 McLeod,Josh 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 Elliott,Michael 10 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1100001010.1 TEAM 8 -65 0 0 0 0 -65 -8.1 70 -257 0 0 0 0 -257 -3.7 Total 11 1323 2458 191 1118 230 5320 483.6 Opponents 11 1701 2538 163 1008 155 5565 505.9
Field Goals att good long blkd att good long blkd Masucci,Mickey 18 11 49 2 46 29 49 4 Total 18 11 49 2 Opponents 11 8 50 1
Punting no. yds avg lg blk no. yds avg lg blk Kleckner,Max 64 2305 36.0 53 3 64 2305 36.0 53 3 TEAM 3 22 7.3 12 0 15 64 4.3 22 4 Total 67 2327 34.7 53 3 Opponents 49 1842 37.6 57 2
Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob no. yds avg tb ob Masucci,Mickey 55 3334 60.6 4 4 166 9543 57.5 14 9 Total 55 3334 60.6 4 4 Opponents 59 3541 60.0 5 1
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2008 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS
2008 Truman State University Football Truman Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Aug 25, 2009) All games
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## Defensive Leaders gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk gp ua a total tfl sack int pbu fr ff blk 40 Thier,Jason 11 5 0 4 7 9 7 6.5 1 .0 4 2 . 1 . 38 9 7 1 2 0 2 1 7 17.0 5 .0 5 5 2 4 . 19 Burel,Matt 11 3 7 5 2 8 9 2.0 . 1 1 . 1 . 32 6 9 9 8 1 6 7 2.5 . 1 5 1 1 . 41 Phillips,Mike 11 3 4 4 4 7 8 10.5 3 .0. 5 2 . . 11 3 4 4 4 7 8 10.5 3 .0. 5 2 . . 23 Lavant,Demetrius 11 3 8 3 6 7 4 5.5 . 2 2 3 2 . 11 3 8 3 6 7 4 5.5 . 2 2 3 2 . 99 Hammers,Les 11 3 6 3 5 7 1 12.0 6 .5 . . . 2 . 44 1 0 5 1 2 8 2 3 3 31.5 1 7 .0 1 5 2 5 1 20 Rodriguez,Derek 11 4 6 2 1 6 7 0.5 . 4 9 1 . . 32 6 0 3 2 9 2 0.5 . 4 1 1 1 . . 44 Sternberg,Eric 11 3 4 3 0 6 4 8.0 2 .5 2 3 2 1 1 31 7 3 6 7 1 4 0 20.0 5 .5 5 8 2 2 1 64 Swedenhjelm,Andy 11 1 9 2 6 4 5 6.5 3 .0 . . . 1 . 44 6 5 7 9 1 4 4 22.5 6 .0 . 1 . 1 . 59 Glenn,Kyle 11 2 1 2 2 4 3 2.0 1 .0. 1 . . . 44 9 9 1 0 7 2 0 6 15.0 6 .5 . 5 1 3 . 22 Eta,Luther 10 2 3 1 2 3 5 2.0 . 1 5 . 1 . 21 4 5 2 7 7 2 2.5 . 2 9 1 1 1 2 Byrd,Terrence 11 2 4 1 1 3 5 2.0 . 3 5 . 1 . 11 2 4 1 1 3 5 2.0 . 3 5 . 1 . 55 Massop,Robert 11 1 5 1 5 3 0 2.0 . 1 . . . . 33 5 8 6 2 1 2 0 12.0 . 1 1 . . . 91 Schroeder,Richard 11 9 1 4 2 3 5.0 1 .5 . . . . . 43 3 5 5 8 9 3 20.5 6 .5 . . 2 1 . 17 Freeman,Anthony 8 9 1 2 2 1 1.0 ...... 8 9 1 2 2 1 1.0 ...... 56 Plosser,Ryan 10 5 1 1 1 6 1.0 1 .0 . . . . . 10 5 1 1 1 6 1.0 1 .0 . . . . . 97 Summers,Ryan 9 6 8 1 4 3.5 1 .5 . . . . 1 9 6 8 1 4 3.5 1 .5 . . . . 1 35 Elliott,Michael 10 5 8 1 3 0.0 . . 1 1 . . 10 5 8 1 3 0.0 . . 1 1 . . 28 Bernard,Anton 11 6 4 1 0 0.0 . . . . . 1 22 1 1 1 0 2 1 1.0 . . . . . 1 48 Sitkiewicz,Hank 10 5 3 8 0.0 ...... 10 5 3 8 0.0 ...... 50 Jurkovic,Steve 10 5 3 8 2.0 1 .0 . 1 . . . 21 1 3 1 9 3 2 3.5 1 .0 . 2 . . . 7 McLeod,Josh 10 3 5 8 1.0 1 .0 1 1 . . . 10 3 5 8 1.0 1 .01 1 . . . 14 Crawford,John 4 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 4 2 3 5 0.0 ...... 33 Reynolds,Adam 11 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 11 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 57 Bryar,Dan 6 3 2 5 0.0 ...... 14 8 6 1 4 0.0 . . . . 1 . 54 Oline,Billy 8 . 4 4 0.0 ...... 10 . 5 5 0.0 ...... 6 Anderson,Nick 8 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 8 2 1 3 0.0 ...... 93 Gaines,Graydon 3 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 22 9 1 1 2 0 2.0 1 .0. 1 . . . 24 Anderson,Steve 8 3 . 3 0.0 ...... 8 3 . 3 0.0 ...... 30 Alexander,Roger 5 1 2 3 0.0 ...... 8 1 5 6 0.0 ...... 25 Ayora,Harnish 7 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 7 1 1 2 0.0 ...... 92 Stevenson,Donald 6 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 16 5 8 1 3 1.0 . . 1 . 1 . 98 Barnett,Rashaad 7 . 2 2 0.0 ...... 10 1 3 4 0.0 ...... 26 Jackson,Gareth 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 4 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 51 Van O'Linda,Calvin 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 1 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 5 Bembry,Marvin 9 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 30 3 1 4 0.0 ...... 42 Nathan,Nick 6 . 1 1 0.0 ...... 30 3 6 9 0.0 ...... 1 Blue,Kendrick 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 22 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 8 Coker,Albert 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 33 1 0 2 1 2 0.0 ...... TM TEAM 8 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 70 5 . 5 1.0 . . . 2 1 2 13 Masucci,Mickey 11 1 . 1 0.0 ...... 33 2 1 3 0.0 ...... Total 11 4 5 2 4 4 2 8 9 4 73 23 19 3 6 9 1 0 3 Opponents 11 4 2 1 3 5 8 7 7 9 54 13 5 4 9 7 8 5 2008 TEAM STATISTICS
TEAM STATISTICS . . . . . TSU OPP TEAM STATISTICS . . . . . TSU OPP TEAM STATISTICS . . . . . TSU OPP SCORING ...... 292 318 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 3781 4239 4TH-DOWN Conv ...... 15/27 13/30 Points Per Game ...... 26.5 28.9 Total Plays ...... 771 826 4th-Down Pct ...... 56% 43% FIRST DOWNS ...... 189 234 Average Per Play ...... 4.9 5.1 SACKS BY-Yards ...... 23-132 13-96 Rushing ...... 73 103 Average Per Game ...... 343.7 385.4 MISC YARDS ...... 17 12 Passing ...... 102 121 KICK RET: #-Yards ...... 53-1118 47-1008 TDS SCORED ...... 37 42 Penalty ...... 14 10 PUNT RET: #-Yards ...... 26-191 25-163 FG-ATTEMPTS ...... 11-18 8-11 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1323 1701 INT RET: #-Yards ...... 19-230 5-155 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 0-1 0-1 Yards gained rushing . . . . 1585 1980 KICK RET AVG ...... 21.1 21.4 RED-ZONE SCORES ...... 31-41 76% 34-44 77% Yards lost rushing ...... 262 279 PUNT RET AVG ...... 7.3 6.5 RED-ZONE TDS ...... 23-41 56% 28-44 64% Rushing Attempts ...... 370 459 INT RET AVG ...... 12.1 31.0 PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... 33-33 100% 40-41 98% Average Per Rush ...... 3.6 3.7 FUMBLES-LOST ...... 12-7 18-9 ATTENDANCE ...... 17543 17402 Average Per Game ...... 120.3 154.6 PENALTIES-Yards ...... 70-576 71-569 Games/Avg Per Game . . . . 6/2924 4/4350 TDs Rushing ...... 13 22 Average Per Game ...... 52.4 51.7 Neutral Site Games . . . . . 1/790 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 2458 2538 PUNTS-Yards ...... 67-2327 49-1842 Att-Comp-Int ...... 401-211-5 367-219-19 Average Per Punt ...... 34.7 37.6 Average Per Pass ...... 6.1 6.9 Net punt average ...... 30.8 32.5 Score By Qtrs. . . . 1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . 4 . . OT Total Average Per Catch ...... 11.6 11.6 TIME OF POSS/Game . . . . . 27:41 32:19 Truman ...... 79 . . 68 . . 52 . 77 . . 16 292 Average Per Game ...... 223.5 230.7 3RD-DOWN Conv ...... 58/172 63/158 Opponents ...... 73 . 103 . . 45 . 86 . . 11 318 TDs Passing ...... 19 17 3rd-Down Pct ...... 34% 40%
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM TEAM GAME HIGHS TRUMAN INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes ...... 16 ...... Ticich,Matt vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) ...... Bernard,Anton vs Missouri Southern (Nov 01, 2008) Truman ...... Ticich,Matt vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Yards Rushing ...... 122 ...... Bernard,Anton vs Missouri Southern (Nov 01, 2008) Rushes ...... 51 . . . . vs Missouri Southern TD Rushes ...... 1 ...... King,Ryan vs Southern Arkansas (Sep 06, 2008) ...... Ticich,Matt vs Southern Arkansas (Sep 06, 2008) Yards Rushing . . . 265 . . . . vs Missouri Southern ...... Kenney,Phil vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Per Rush . . 6.2 ...... at Pittsburg State ...... Bernard,Anton at Pittsburg State (Oct 11, 2008) TD Rushes ...... 2 . . . . . vs Southern Arkansas ...... Ticich,Matt at Pittsburg State (Oct 11, 2008) ...... Kenney,Phil vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) ...... at Pittsburg State ...... Ticich,Matt vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) ...... vs Washburn ...... Harvey,Donald at Emporia State (Oct 25, 2008) ...... at Emporia State ...... Ticich,Matt at Emporia State (Oct 25, 2008) ...... Kenney,Phil vs Missouri Southern (Nov 01, 2008) ...... at Missouri Western ...... Harvey,Donald at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Pass attempts . . . 49 ...... vs Central Missouri ...... Ticich,Matt at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Pass completions . 28 ...... vs Central Missouri ...... Ticich,Matt vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Long Rush ...... 48 ...... Bernard,Anton vs Missouri Southern (Nov 01, 2008) Yards Passing . . . 405 . . . . . vs Central Missouri Pass attempts ...... 48 ...... Ticich,Matt vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) Yards Per Pass . . . 8.3 . . . . . vs Central Missouri Pass completions . . . . . 27 ...... Ticich,Matt vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) TD Passes ...... 4 . . . . . vs Missouri Southern Yards Passing ...... 379 ...... Ticich,Matt vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) TD Passes ...... 4 ...... Ticich,Matt vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) ...... vs Missouri S&T Long Pass ...... 73 ...... Ticich,Matt at Emporia State (Oct 25, 2008) Total Plays ...... 82 ...... vs Missouri S&T Receptions ...... 7 ...... Kenney,Phil vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) Total Offense . . . . 429 ...... vs Washburn ...... King,Ryan vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) ...... Kenney,Phil vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) ...... vs Missouri Southern ...... King,Ryan vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Yards Per Play . . . 5.9 . . . . vs Missouri Southern Yards Receiving ...... 126 ...... Kenney,Phil vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) Points ...... 38 . . . . vs Missouri Southern TD Receptions ...... 2 ...... Coker,Albert vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Long Reception ...... 73 ...... Coker,Albert at Emporia State (Oct 25, 2008) ...... vs Missouri S&T Field Goals ...... 2 ...... Masucci,Mickey vs Southern Arkansas (Sep 06, 2008) Sacks By ...... 7 ...... at Fort Hays State ...... Masucci,Mickey at Fort Hays State (Sep 27, 2008) First Downs . . . . . 25 ...... vs Missouri S&T ...... Masucci,Mickey vs Nebraska-Omaha (Oct 04, 2008) Long Field Goal ...... 49 ...... Masucci,Mickey vs Nebraska-Omaha (Oct 04, 2008) Penalties ...... 10 . . . . . at Missouri Western Punts ...... 9 ...... Kleckner,Max at Fort Hays State (Sep 27, 2008) Penalty Yards . . . . 72 . . . . . at Missouri Western Punting Avg ...... 42.3 ...... Kleckner,Max at Pittsburg State (Oct 11, 2008) Turnovers ...... 3 ...... at Emporia State Long Punt ...... 53 ...... Kleckner,Max at Pittsburg State (Oct 11, 2008) Long Punt Return . . . . . 43 ...... Bernard,Anton vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) Interceptions By . . 3 . . . . . vs Southern Arkansas Long Kickoff Return . . . 43 ...... Kenney,Phil at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) ...... at Fort Hays State Tackles ...... 15 ...... Sternberg,Eric vs Nebraska-Omaha (Oct 04, 2008) ...... vs Missouri Southern Sacks ...... 2.0 ...... Hammers,Les at Fort Hays State (Sep 27, 2008) Tackles For Loss ...... 3.0 ...... Hammers,Les vs Southern Arkansas (Sep 06, 2008) ...... Sternberg,Eric at Fort Hays State (Sep 27, 2008) ...... Schroeder,Richard vs Nebraska-Omaha (Oct 04, 2008) Opponents ...... Sternberg,Eric at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Interceptions ...... 2 ...... Rodriguez,Derek at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Rushes ...... 61 . . . . . vs Nebraska-Omaha Yards Rushing . . . 292 ...... at Pittsburg State Yards Per Rush . . 5.4 ...... at Pittsburg State TD Rushes ...... 5 ...... at Pittsburg State Pass attempts . . . 54 ...... vs Missouri S&T OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Pass completions . 35 ...... vs Missouri S&T Rushes ...... 30 ...... McNeill,Brian, vs Nebraska-Omaha (Oct 04, 2008) Yards Passing . . . 383 ...... vs Missouri S&T ...... Cooper,Justin, vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) Yards Per Pass . . . 9.7 ...... vs Washburn Yards Rushing ...... 174 ...... Farabi,Caleb, at Pittsburg State (Oct 11, 2008) TD Rushes ...... 2 ...... Council,LaRon, vs Northwest Missouri (Sep 20, 2008) TD Passes ...... 3 . . . . vs Northwest Missouri ...... Farabi,Caleb, at Pittsburg State (Oct 11, 2008) ...... vs Missouri S&T ...... Clark,Brandon, at Pittsburg State (Oct 11, 2008) Total Plays ...... 85 ...... vs Missouri S&T ...... Cooper,Justin, vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) Long Rush ...... 46 ...... Hodges,Thomas, at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Total Offense . . . . 568 . . . vs Northwest Missouri Pass attempts ...... 54 ...... Guidry,Brad, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Yards Per Play . . . 6.8 . . . vs Northwest Missouri Pass completions . . . . . 35 ...... Guidry,Brad, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Points ...... 49 . . . . vs Northwest Missouri Yards Passing ...... 383 ...... Guidry,Brad, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) TD Passes ...... 3 ...... Osborn,Joel, vs Northwest Missouri (Sep 20, 2008) Sacks By ...... 3 . . . . . vs Southern Arkansas ...... Guidry,Brad, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) First Downs . . . . . 33 ...... at Pittsburg State Long Pass ...... 66 ...... Ryan McCombie, vs Southern Arkansas (Sep 06, 2008) Penalties ...... 11 . . . . vs Southern Arkansas Receptions ...... 11 ...... Howard,Zach, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Yards Receiving ...... 130 ...... Johnson,Johnny, vs Missouri Southern (Nov 01, 2008) Penalty Yards . . . . 103 . . . vs Southern Arkansas TD Receptions ...... 2 ...... McEvoy,Danny, at Emporia State (Oct 25, 2008) Turnovers ...... 5 ...... at Fort Hays State Long Reception ...... 66 ...... Isaac Marrufo, vs Southern Arkansas (Sep 06, 2008) Interceptions By . . 2 ...... vs Washburn Field Goals ...... 2 ...... Zuerlein,Greg, vs Nebraska-Omaha (Oct 04, 2008) ...... Strickler,Dusti, at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Long Field Goal ...... 50 ...... Strickler,Dusti, at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Punts ...... 8 ...... Elder,Tyler, at Fort Hays State (Sep 27, 2008) Punting Avg ...... 43.2 ...... Mueller,Brian, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Long Punt ...... 57 ...... Elder,Tyler, at Fort Hays State (Sep 27, 2008) Long Punt Return . . . . . 18 ...... Curran,Casey, vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) Long Kickoff Return . . . 54 ...... Houston,Cedric, at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Tackles ...... 15 ...... Loula,Matt, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Sacks ...... 1.5 ...... Etu,Soane, at Missouri Western (Nov 08, 2008) Tackles For Loss ...... 3.5 ...... Loula,Matt, vs Missouri S&T (Nov 15, 2008) Interceptions ...... 1 ...... Dotson,LaVance, vs Central Missouri (Sep 13, 2008) ...... Carr,Jason, at Fort Hays State (Sep 27, 2008) ...... Beckford,Xavier, vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) ...... Watkins,Zach, vs Washburn (Oct 18, 2008) ...... Poston,Chris, at Emporia State (Oct 25, 2008)
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM TRUMAN 25-YARD PLUS PLAYS OPPONENT 25-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yards Type Player(s) ...... Opponent Yards Type Player(s) ...... Team 93* FR Rodriguez,Derek ...... Nebraska-Omaha 80 INT Watkins,Zach ...... Washburn 73* Pass Coker,Albert from Ticich,Matt ...... Emporia State 66* Pass Marrufo,Isaac from McCombie,Ryan . . Southern Ark. 68* Pass Kenney,Phil from Ticich,Matt ...... Pittsburg State 54 KR Houston,Cedric ...... Missouri Western 68* Pass Harvey,Donald from Ticich,Matt . . . . . Fort Hays St. 62 Pass D’Antonio from Ticich,Matt ...... Washburn 52 FR Paddock,Sean ...... NW Missouri 57* INT Lavant,Demetrius ...... Nebraska-Omaha 49 KR Smith,Fred ...... Missouri Southern 52 Pass Coker,Albert from Ticich,Matt ...... Nebraska-Omaha 48 KR Wright,Clarence ...... Southern Ark. 49 Pass Coker,Albert from Ticich,Matt ...... Southern Ark. 47 Pass Hastings,Joe from Simoneau,Dane . . . Washburn 48 Rush Bernard,Anton ...... Missouri Southern 46* Rush Hodges,Thomas ...... Missouri Western 46 Pass Brunette,Charlie from Ticich,Matt . . . . Missouri Southern 45* Pass Coker,Albert from Ticich,Matt ...... Nebraska-Omaha 46* Pass McEvoy,Danny from SloanEl,Andre . . . Emporia State 43 KR Kenney, Phil ...... Missouri Western 46 Pass Tyson,Raphyael from Porter,Quintin . . . Southern Ark. 42 INT Thier,Jason ...... Missouri Southern 44 Pass Kush,Harrison from Smith,Mark . . . . . Pittsburg State 41 Rush Eta,Luther ...... Pittsburg State 41 KR Abner,Adrian ...... Emporia State 38 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Missouri S&T 40 Pass Walker,Brandon from Simoneau,Dane . Washburn 38 KR Coker,Albert ...... Southern Ark. 37 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Emporia State 39 Pass Wright,Kendall from Osborn,Joel . . . . . NW Missouri 36 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Missouri S&T 38* INT Poston,Chris ...... Emporia State 36 FR Lavant,Demetrius ...... Pittsburg State 37* INT Dotson,LaVance ...... Central Missouri 36* Pass Kenney,Phil from Ticich,Matt ...... Central Missouri 36* Pass Powers,Drameago from Simoneau,Dane Washburn 35 Pass King,Ryan from Ticich,Matt ...... Fort Hays St. 35 KR Kush,Harrison ...... Pittsburg State 34 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Missouri S&T 34 Pass King,Ryan from Ticich,Matt ...... Missouri Western 35 KR Gullory,Bobby ...... Central Missouri 34 Pass Reynolds,Adam from Kleckner, Max . . . NW Missouri 32 Pass Beard,Jordan from Guidry,Brad ...... Missouri S&T 34 Pass King,Ryan from Ticich,Matt ...... Central Missouri 32* FR Gee,Kameron ...... Emporia State 33 KR Coker,Albert ...... Missouri Southern 30* Pass Shockley,Chad from Guidry,Brad . . . . . Missouri S&T 33 KR Kenney,Phil ...... NW Missouri 30 KR Shockley,Chad ...... Missouri S&T 32 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Missouri Western 31 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Central Missouri 29* Pass Qaoud,Abe from Osborn, Joel ...... NW Missouri 31* Rush Ticich,Matt ...... Washburn 29 Pass Applegate,Greg from Osborn, Joel . . . NW Missouri 30 Pass Kenney,Phil from Ticich,Matt ...... Fort Hays St. 29* Pass Milner,Glenn from Czerniewski,Eric . . . Central Missouri 29 INT Rodriguez,Derek ...... Missouri Western 28 Pass Mead,Andrew from Newhart,Drew . . . Missouri Western 29 FR Sternberg,Eric ...... Pittsburg State 28 KR Smith,Fred ...... Missouri Southern 29 KR Kenney,Phil ...... NW Missouri 29 Pass Harvey,Donald from Ticich,Matt . . . . . Central Missouri 28 Rush McNeill,Brian ...... Nebraska-Omaha 29 PR Coker,Albert ...... Missouri Western 28* Rush Dickson,Anthony ...... Fort Hays St. 28* Pass Blue,Kendrick from Ticich,Matt ...... Missouri S&T 28 Rush Porter,Quintin ...... Southern Ark. 28 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Missouri Western 27 Pass Prado,Alvaro from Newhart,Drew . . . . Missouri Western 28 KR Kenney,Phil ...... NW Missouri 27 Pass Johnson,Johnny from Hinspeter,Adam . Missouri Southern 28 Rush Eta,Luther ...... Southern Ark. 27 Pass Coker,Albert from Ticich,Matt ...... Missouri Western 27 Rush Garrison,Mike ...... Fort Hays St. 27* Pass Coker,Albert from Ticich,Matt ...... Missouri Western 27 KR Brown,Travrus ...... Southern Ark. 27* INT Byrd,Terrence ...... Fort Hays St. 27 KR Metcalf,Chris ...... Southern Ark. 27 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Fort Hays St. 27 KR Metcalf,Chris ...... Southern Ark. 27 KR Coker,Albert ...... NW Missouri 26 Pass Cosby,DeMarco from Czerniewski,Eric . Central Missouri 27 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Central Missouri 26 Pass King,Ryan from Ticich,Matt ...... Pittsburg State 25 KR Howard,Zach ...... Missouri S&T 26 Pass Kenney,Phil from Henry,Phillip ...... Central Missouri 25 KR Smith,Fred ...... Missouri Southern 26 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Southern Ark. 25 KR Lavan,Freddie ...... Washburn 26 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Southern Ark. 25 KR Murphy,Brian ...... Emporia State 26 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Washburn 25 Pass Nelson,Marques from Smith,Mark . . . . Pittsburg State 25 Pass King,Ryan from Ticich,Matt ...... Missouri S&T 25* Pass Coker,Albert from Ticich,Matt ...... Missouri S&T 25 KR Kush,Harrison ...... Pittsburg State 25 Pass Brunette,Charlie from Ticich,Matt . . . . Missouri S&T 25 KR Kenney,Phil ...... Emporia State * touchdown scored on play 25 Pass Brunette,Charlie from Ticich,Matt . . . . Missouri Western 25 Pass Brunette,Charlie from Ticich,Matt . . . . Pittsburg State * touchdown scored on play
25-YARD PLUS PLAYS BY PLAYER LONG PLAYS (25+ YARDS) BY THE NUMBERS Player No. TD RP KR PR IR FR Truman Opp. Truman Opp. Kenney,Phil 21 20417 000 By Yards No. TD No. TD By Type No. TD No. Coker,Albert 11 4073 100 100+ 00 00 TD King,Ryan 50 050 0 0 0 90-99 11 00 Rushing 41 52 Brunette,Charlie 40 040 0 0 0 80-89 00 10 Passing 25 8 18 6 Lavant,Demetrius 21 000 0 1 1 70-79 11 00 Punt returns 10 00 Eta,Luther 20 200 0 0 0 60-69 32 11 Kick returns 20 0 17 0 Harvey,Donald 21 020 0 0 0 50-59 21 20 Interceptions 42 32 Rodriguez,Derek 21 000 0 1 1 40-49 71 92 Fumble returns 31 21 Sternberg,Eric 10 000 0 0 1 30-39 17 2 11 5 Other 00 00 Byrd,Terrence 11 000 0 1 0 20-29 26 4 21 3 TOTAL 63 13 45 11 Reynolds,Adam 10 010 0 0 0 Total 57 12 45 11 Ticich,Matt 11 100 0 0 0 D’Antonio,Steve 10 010 0 0 0 Thier,Jason 10 000 0 1 0 Bernard,Anton 10 100 0 0 0 Blue,Kendrick 11 010 0 0 0
TOTAL 57 12 4 25 20 143
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2008 TRUMAN GAME-BY-GAME |-----Rushing-----| |-----Receiving---||------Passing------| |------Kick Returns----| |------Punt Returns----| All Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD LG No. Yds TD Lg Purp vs Southern Arkansas 36 102 2 28 12 163 1 49 12-32-0 163 1 49 4 95 0 38 2909 265 CENTRAL MISSOURI 23 31928 405 2 36 28-49-1 405 2 36 5 121 0 31 2 50 1 43 408 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 25 50 0913 93 0 34 13-28-0 93 0 34 8 193 0 33 0000 143 at Fort Hays State 34 107 0 15 21 265 2 68 21-40-1 265 2 68 2 49 0 27 3 14 06 372 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 22 55 0 15 20 231 1 52 20-39-0 231 1 52 2 40 0 23 2000 286 at Pittsburg State 23 142 2 41 23 235 2 68 23-43-0 235 2 68 7 104 0 20 0000 377 WASHBURN 33 165 2 31 26 264 0 62 26-47-2 264 0 62 6 73 0 26 3 11 05 429 at Emporia State 43 201 2 18 17 160 1 73 17-36-1 160 1 73 5 101 0 37 2201 361 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 51 265 1 48 12 164 4 46 12-22-0 164 4 46 1 33 0 33 5 17 06 429 at Missouri Western 37 98 2 11 15 207 2 34 15-26-0 207 2 34 7 179 0 43 3 39 0 29 305 MISSOURI S&T 43 135 1 18 24 271 4 28 24-39-0 271 4 28 6 130 0 38 4 49 0 15 406
Totals 370 1323 13 48 211 2458 19 73 211-401-5 2458 19 73 53 1118 0 43 26 191 1 43 3781 Opponent 459 1701 22 46 219 2538 17 66 219-367-19 2538 17 66 47 1008 0 54 25 163 0 18 4239
|------Tackles------| Sacks |--Fumbles--| Pass Blkd |------Extra Points-----| Opponent Solo Ast. Total TFL-Yards No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Made Run Rcv Saf Pts vs Southern Arkansas 42 40 82 9.0-33 2.0-16 2 1-0 3-22 2314-4 00 0 34 CENTRAL MISSOURI 27 50 52.0 7.0-15 2.0-5 0 0-0 0-0 2414-4 00 0 28 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 39 48 87 3.0-9 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 3300-0 00 0 0 at Fort Hays State 43 26 69 11.0-45 7.0-36 2 2-19 3-31 0503-3 00 0 27 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 48 56 104 7.0-33 2.0-16 1 1-93 2-65 2202-2 00 0 26 at Pittsburg State 47 52 99 6.0-19 1.0-2 1 2-65 0-0 0204-4 00 0 28 WASHBURN 47 26 73 4.0-16 2.0-12 1 2-0 2-12 2302-2 00 0 17 at Emporia State 46 16 62 8.0-28 1.0-11 1 0-0 2-5 0103-3 00 0 24 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 38 36 74 4.0-11 1.0-6 0 0-0 3-57 0405-5 00 0 38 at Missouri Western 34 50 84 9.0-20 2.0-10 0 0-0 2-29 1213-3 00 1 32 MISSOURI S&T 41 42 83 5.0-19 2.0-14 2 1-0 2-9 2703-3 01 0 38 Totals 452 442 894 73.0-248 23.0-132 10 9-177 19-230 14 36 3 33-33 01 1292 Opponent 421 358 779 54.0-209 13.0-96 8 7-94 5-155 20 49 5 41-40 10 0318 |------Punting------| |-----Field Goals------| |------Kickoffs------| Opponent No. Yds. Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No. Yds. Avg TB OB vs Southern Arkansas 7 271 38.7 47 000033-2 41 1 7 415 59.3 00 CENTRAL MISSOURI 4 131 32.8 40 000010-0 0 0 5 301 60.2 01 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 9 298 33.1 41 101010-0 0 0 1 67 67.0 00 at Fort Hays State 9 342 38.0 48 003013-2 37 06379 63.2 21 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 8 280 35.0 48 011013-2 49 0 4 261 65.2 10 at Pittsburg State 5 137 27.4 53 210100-0 0 0 5 285 57.0 01 WASHBURN 7 256 36.6 46 001012-1 31 0 3 180 60.0 00 at Emporia State 3 90 30.0 45 000022-1 25 0 5 308 61.6 01 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 4 142 35.5 40 012001-1 27 0 7 427 61.0 00 at Missouri Western 6 224 37.3 50 010112-1 23 1 6 362 60.3 00 MISSOURI S&T 5 156 31.2 43 012022-1 34 0 6 349 58.2 10 Totals 67 2327 34.7 53 3510 2 13 18-11 49 2 55 3334 60.6 44 Opponent 49 1842 37.6 57 235613 11-8 50 1 59 3541 60.0 51 OPPONENT TURNOVERS TRUMAN TURNOVERS Game/Margin How Obtained Resulting Drive Game How Obtained Resulting Southern Arkansas (+3) Interception TD Return Drive Fumble Field Goal Southern Arkansas None Interception Touchdown Central Missouri Interception TD Return Central Missouri (-1) None Northwest Mo. Fumble Touchdown Northwest Mo. (-1) None Fort Hays State Interception Punt Fort Hays State (+3) Fumble Interception Fumble Punt Fumble Fumble Nebraska-Omaha None Interception Punt Pittsburg State None Interception Field Goal Washburn Interception Touchdown Interception TD Return Interception Field Goal Nebraska-Omaha (+3) Interception Touchdown Emporia State Interception TD Return Fumble TD Return Fumble TD Return Interception TD Return Fumble Touchdown Pittsburg State (+2) Fumble Touchdown Missouri Southern None Fumble Touchdown Missouri Western Fumble End of Game Washburn (+2) Fumble Interception Missouri S&T Fumble Touchdown Interception Punt Fumble Interception Fumble Interception Interception Field Goal Emporia State (-1) Interception Punt Interception Missed FG Missouri Southern (+3) Interception Touchdown Interception Half Interception Touchdown Missouri Western (+1) Interception Touchdown Interception Punt Missouri S&T (+1) Fumble Downs Interception Punt Interception Punt
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2008 OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME |-----Rushing-----| |----Receiving---| |------Passing------| |----Kick Returns----| |----Punt Returns----| All Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD LG No. Yds TD Lg Purp vs Southern Arkansas 45 136 2 28 12 189 1 66 12-29-3 189 1 66 7 179 0 48 5 13 06 325 CENTRAL MISSOURI 36 135 1 17 17 162 2 29 17-29-0 162 2 29 4 103 0 35 2 21 0 12 297 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 45 212 4 24 26 356 3 39 26-39-0 356 3 39 1 13 0 13 4 19 07 568 at Fort Hays State 34 129 1 28 20 168 0 21 20-45-3 168 0 21 3 42 0 21 2908 297 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 61 255 2 28 14 107 0 12 14-22-2 107 0 12 3 57 0 22 2 21 0 12 362 at Pittsburg State 54 292 5 22 20 265 1 44 20-29-0 265 1 44 4 82 0 35 4 42 0 12 557 WASHBURN 45 129 2 10 13 233 2 47 13-24-2 233 2 47 3 53 0 25 4 35 0 18 362 at Emporia State 43 115 1 11 12 148 2 46 12-21-2 148 2 46 4 104 0 41 1101 263 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 27 77 0 11 29 303 1 27 29-48-3 303 1 27 7 166 0 49 0000 380 at Missouri Western 38 126 2 46 21 224 2 28 21-27-2 224 2 28 6 114 0 54 1202 350 MISSOURI S&T 31 95 2 13 35 383 3 32 35-54-2 383 3 32 5 95 0 30 0000 478
Opponent totals 459 1701 22 46 219 2538 17 66 219-367-19 2538 17 66 47 1008 0 54 25 163 0 18 4239 Truman 370 1323 13 48 211 2458 19 73 211-401-5 2458 19 73 53 1118 0 43 26 191 1 43 3781
|------Tackles------| Sacks |------Fumbles------| Pass Blkd |------Extra Points-----| Opponent Solo Ast. Total TFL-Yards No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Made Run Rcv Saf Pts vs Southern Arkansas 31 40 71 6.0-32 3.0-19 0 0-0 0-0 0513-3 00 0 21 CENTRAL MISSOURI 31 34 48.0 4.0-12 0.0-0 1 0-0 1-37 4504-4 00 0 31 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 31 26 57 5.0-29 1.0-20 1 1-52 0-0 4517-7 00 0 49 at Fort Hays State 36 40 76 6.0-8 1.0-1 1 1-0 1-0 0201-1 00 0 7 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 36 14 50 5.0-13 1.0-4 0 0-0 0-0 2502-2 00 0 20 at Pittsburg State 32 32 64 5.0-28 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 0226-6 00 0 45 WASHBURN 51 24 75 5.0-25 2.0-19 0 0-0 2-80 4704-4 00 0 31 at Emporia State 54 20 74 3.0-8 1.0-4 3 2-32 1-38 0905-5 00 0 35 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 33 58 91 2.0-3 0.0-0 0 0-0 0-0 240 1-1 00 0 7 at Missouri Western 43 26 69 4.0-16 2.0-14 1 1-0 0-0 331 4-3 00 0 33 MISSOURI S&T 43 44 87 9.0-35 2.0-15 1 2-10 0-0 120 4-4 10 0 39 Opponent totals 421 358 779 54.0-209 13.0-96 8 7-94 5-155 20 49 541-40 10 0318 Truman 452 442 894 73.0-248 23.0-132 10 9-177 19-230 14 36 333-33 01 1292 |------Punting------| |------Field Goals-----| |------Kickoffs------| Opponent No. Yds. Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No. Yds. Avg TB OB vs Southern Arkansas 5 150 30.0 50 110100-0 0 0 4 225 56.2 00 CENTRAL MISSOURI 7 240 34.3 44 111031-1 26 0 6 412 68.7 10 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 2 56 28.0 31 000021-0 0 0 8 534 66.8 00 at Fort Hays State 8 338 42.2 57 012100-0 0 0 2 124 62.0 00 NEBRASKA-OMAHA 5 177 35.4 47 001032-2 33 0 4 258 64.5 20 at Pittsburg State 1 41 41.0 41 000011-1 39 1 8 472 59.0 01 WASHBURN 6 229 38.2 46 001021-1 21 0 6 309 51.5 00 at Emporia State 3 118 39.3 54 000100-0 0 0 6 351 58.5 10 MISSOURI SOUTHERN 5 204 40.8 51 000120-0 0 0 1 66 66.0 00 at Missouri Western 3 116 38.7 53 000102-2 50 0 8 468 58.5 10 MISSOURI S&T 4 173 43.2 50 000103-1 29 0 6 322 53.7 00 Opponent totals 49 1842 37.6 57 235613 11-8 50 1 59 3541 60.0 51 Truman 67 2327 34.7 53 3510 2 13 18-11 49 2 55 3334 60.6 44
2008 RED-ZONE STATS Truman Offense (inside opponent 20-yard line) Opponent Score Inside 20 Scored Pct. Points TD Rush TD Pass TD FGM FG Miss Downs Int Fum Half vs. Southern Arkansas 34-21 65.833 27 32 1 2 1 0000 Central Missouri 28-31 221.000 14 21 1 0 0 0000 Northwest Missouri 0-49 00.000 000 0 0 0 0000 at Fort Hays State 27-7 32.667 10 10 1 1 1 0000 Nebraska-Omaha 26-20 10.000 000 0 0 1 0000 at Pittsburg State 28-45 43.750 21 32 1 0 0 1000 Washburn 17-31 52.400 10 11 0 1 1 0101 at Emporia State 24-35 43.750 17 22 0 1 1 0000 Missouri Southern 38-7 661.000 38 51 4 1 0 0000 Missouri Western 32-33 54.800 23 32 1 1 1 0000 Missouri S&T 38-39 54.800 25 31 2 1 1 0000 Totals 41 31 .756 185 23 12 11 871101 Truman Defense (inside Truman 20-yard line) Opponent Score Inside 20 Scored Pct. Points TD Rush TD Pass TD FGM FG Miss Downs Int Fum Half vs. Southern Arkansas 21-34 221.000 14 22 0 0 0 0000 Central Missouri 28-31 331.000 17 21 1 1 0 0000 Northwest Missouri 49-0 65.833 35 54 1 0 1 0000 at Fort Hays State 7-27 10.000 000 0 0 0 1000 Nebraska-Omaha 20-26 64.667 20 22 0 2 0 1010 at Pittsburg State 45-28 65.833 35 54 1 0 0 1000 Washburn 31-17 331.000 17 22 0 1 0 0000 at Emporia State 35-24 111.000 711 0 0 0 0000 Missouri Southern 7-38 31.333 710 1 0 0 1100 at Missouri Western 33-32 441.000 23 31 2 1 0 0000 Missouri S&T 39-38 96.666 39 52 3 1 2 0100 Totals 44 34 .773 214 28 19 96 34210
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM 2009 T RUMAN ROSTER
No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. City, State Previous School No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. City, State Previous School 1 Kendrick Blue ** WR 6'0" 190 Jr. Humble, Texas Northland Christian 62 Phil Francois OL 6’3” 297 So. Solon, Iowa Solan 1 Eian O'Brien DB 5'10" 185 Fr. St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East 62 Jake Fletcher LB 6'1" 215 Fr. Quincy, Ill. Quincy 2 Terrence Byrd * DB 5'10" 168 So. Katy, Texas James Taylor 63 Mark Moss DL 6'2" 270 RFr. Carmel, Ind. Carmel 4 Vanness Emokpae ** WR 6'1" 240 RJr. Sugarland, Texas Kempner 63 Frankie Soriano OL 6'5" 255 Fr. Monet, Mo. Monet 5 Joe Ferguson RB 5'9" 195 Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif. Cardinal Newman 64 Michael Biggs OL 6'1" 270 Fr. Joshua, Texas Joshua 6 Conrad Schottel QB 6'4" 215 Fr. Kearney, Mo. Kearney 65 Eric Ruzicka ** OL 6'3" 297 Jr. Columbia, Mo. Vilseck American 7 Kaaron Carter DB 5'10" 175 RFr. Warrensburg, Mo. Warrensburg, Mo. 65 Danny Samson LB 6'0" 215 Fr. Baxter, Iowa Baxter 8 Albert Coker *** WR 5'11" 186 Sr. Lake City, Fla. Lake City 66 Nick Ehrecke LB 6'2" 210 Fr. Bettendorf, Iowa Pleasant Valley 8 Joshua Thomas DB 5'10" 170 Fr. Katy, Texas Katy Taylor 66 Nathan Vickers ** OL 6'2" 287 Jr. El Dorado Springs, Mo. Eldorado Springs 9 Robert Gayden DB 6'0" 188 RFr. San Antonio, Texas John Paul Stevens 67 Greg Eagle LS 5'11" 221 RFr. Raytown, Mo. O'Hara 10 Taylor Breen QB 6'3" 191 RFr. Hamilton, Ohio Lakota West 67 Ward Hughes OL 6'2" 270 Fr. Ferguson, Mo. Berkeley 11 Michael Mayszak WR 6'3" 190 RFr. Geneva, Ill. Geneva 68 Jason Ostrowski OL 6'3" 296 RFr. Waynesville, Mo. Waynesville 12 Jon-Luke Ratliff QB 6'3" 225 Fr. Yukon, Okla. Southwest Covenant 69 Zach Sage DL 6'1" 243 RFr. Thompson, Mo. Centralia 13 Mickey Masucci *** P/PK 5'11" 192 Sr. Wildwood, Mo. Kennedy Catholic 69 Jared Stumpe DL 5'11" 250 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Avila Univ. 14 Ethan Allen QB 6'1" 180 Fr. Kahoka, Mo. Clark County 70 Phillip McKinnon OL 6'3" 270 Fr. Missouri City, Texas Elkins 14 Brandon Crawford ** DB 5'9" 188 Jr. Sugarland, Texas Dulles 71 Steven Backes OL 6'5" 260 Fr. Jefferson City, Mo. Helias 15 Caleb Roberts QB 6'4" 206 RFr. Branson, Mo. Branson 72 Blake Holland OL 6'2" 290 Fr. Oak Point, Texas Denton Ryan 16 Dahn Kemp LB 5'11" Fr. Clarence, Mo. North Shelby 73 Ben Brown OL 6'4" 260 Fr. Chesterfield, Mo. Parkway West 16 Andy Mundwiller QB 6'1" 208 So. Washington, Mo. St. Francis Brogia HS 74 Steve Bosilovatz OL 6'4" 270 Fr. Plainfield, Ill. Plainfield Central 17 Anthony Freeman * LB 6'1" 235 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. Phoenix College 75 Justin Corcoran LB 6'1" 205 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Pattonville 18 Philip Davis ** QB 6'1" 210 Jr. Florissant, Mo. Hazelwood 75 Dustin Moore OL 6'5" 290 So. Decatur, Ill. Maroa-Forsyth HS 19 Richie Schumacher LB 6'3" 197 RFr. Crystal Lake, Ill. Crystal Lake South 76 Dan Tweeton * OL 6'3" 291 So. Washington, Iowa Washington 19 Ben Sparkman WR 6'1" 170 Fr. Rock Island, Ill. Rock Island 77 Brenton Reese ** OL 6'3" 275 Jr. Des Moines, Iowa North Des Moines 20 Michael Elliott * DB 5'11" 185 So. Cypress, Texas Cy-Fair 77 Cory Weekes LB 6'3" 200 Fr. San Antonio, Texas Earl Warren 21 Donald Harvey * RB 5'9" 170 So. Richmond, Texas Ft. Bend Bush HS 78 Shea Carr ** OL 6'4" 298 Jr. Washington, Mo. St. Francis Borgia 21 Ben Purnell DB 5'9" 175 Fr. O'Fallon, Mo. Fort Zumwalt West 80 Charlie Brunette ** WR 6'1" 202 Sr. Fulton, Mo. Fulton 22 Luther Eta ** DB 5'8" 172 Jr. Houston, Texas Westfield 81 Ivan James WR 6'1" 175 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Lutheran North 23 Demetrius Lavant * DB 5'11" 180 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. Phoenix College 82 Steve D'Antonio ** TE 6'5 243 Sr. Edwardsville, Ill. Edwardsville 24 Jeremy Mayweather DB 5'8" 180 Fr. Spring, Texas Klein Oak 82 Ben Sorrell WR 510" 170 Jr. Lee's Summit, Mo. UCM 25 Harnish Ayora * RB 5'10" 213 So. Casa Grande, Ariz. Casa Grande Union 83 Anthony Brown * WR 6'3" 197 So. Shawnee Mission, Kan. Bonner Springs 25 Jack Klein DB 5'10" 185 Fr. Aurora, Ill. Oswego East 84 Seth Flint WR 6'3" 190 Fr. DuQuoin, Ill. DuQuoin 26 Gareth Jackson * DB 6'0" 196 So. Douglasville, Ga. Chapel Hill HS 85 Travis Cain TE 6'4" 200 Fr. Yukon, Okla. Southwest Covenant 27 Phil Kenney *** RB 5'11" 195 Sr. Iowa City, Iowa Iowa City 85 Cyrus Elahi WR 6'0" 168 RFr. Plano, Texas Plano West 27 Derek Koon K 5'9" 160 Fr. Liberty, Mo. Kearney 86 Deon Walker WR 5'10" 183 RFr. Brookfield, Ill. Riverside-Brookfield 28 Anton Bernard ** RB 5'11" 194 Jr. Chandler, Ariz. Chandler 87 Justin Amick WR 6'3" 180 Fr. Johnston, Iowa Johnston 28 Dennis Walls DB 5'11" 180 Fr. Pearland, Texas Pearland 88 Jordan Flores WR 6'2" 185 Jr. Glendale, Ariz. Cactus 29 Kyle Shaw LB 6'0" 195 Jr. Hemet, Calif. Hemet 88 Drew O'Connell WR 6'2" 190 Fr. Ballwin, Mo. Parkway West 30 Roger Alexander ** LB 6'0" 199 Jr. Seabrook, Texas Clear Lake 89 Sterling Lopez TE 6'2" 238 RFr. Anchorage, Ala. South 33 Adam Reynolds * LB 6'2" 210 So. Rockwell City, Iowa Southern Cal HS 90 MJ Kang DL 6'0" 250 RFr. Ames, Iowa Ames 34 Tracy Milo RB 5'10" 215 RFr. Spring, Texas The Woodlands 91 Billy Oline* DL 6'3" 247 Jr. Skokie, Ill. Niles West 35 Kyle Whitcher DB 5'10" 178 RFr. Waverly, Iowa Waverly Shell-Rock 92 Jake McKinnis DL 6'3" 210 Fr. Harrisonville, Mo. Harrisonville 36 Will Mosquera RB 5'10" 209 RFr. Humble, Texas Eisenhower 93 Mac Findeiss TE 6'5" 235 Fr. Washington, Mo. St. Francis Borgia 37 Landon Anderson RB 6'1" 190 Fr. Ava, Mo. DeSoto 94 Patrick Blackwell DL 6'2" 230 RFr. Arlington, Texas Arlington 37 Earl Jackson DB 5'10" 180 RFr. St. Louis, Mo. Eureka 95 Domnik Cobos DL 6'2" 240 RFr. Mansfield, Texas Mansfield 38 Scott Stevens RB 5'9" 175 RFr. Trenton, Mo. Trenton 96 Matthew Smith DL 6'3" 225 Fr. Mt. Zion, Ill. Mt. Zion 39 Tommy Magna DB 6'2" 180 RFr. Round Lake, Ill. Carmel 97 Ryan Summers * TE 6'2" 264 So. St. Charles, Mo. Francis Howell Central 40 Tremaine Millender LB 5'11" 210 RFr. Frisco, Texas Denton Ryan 98 Rashaad Barnett ** DL 6'2" 245 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. Brophy Prep 41 Wes Allen RB 6'0" 190 Fr. St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East 99 Harold Lloyd DL 6'2" 277 So. Janesville, Wisc. Janesville Parker 42 Ja'Cobe Britt LB 6'0" 227 RFr. Joplin, Mo. Joplin HS * Letters Earned 43 Max Marr LB 6'0 210 RFr. Frisco, Texas Centennial 44 Eric Sternberg *** LB 6'1 232 Sr. Lockport, Ill. Lockport 45 Wade Pelc LB 5'11" 220 RFr. Stromsburg, Neb. Cross Country Head Coach Aaron Vlcko (1st Season) 46 Charlie Heinzmann LB 6'1" 220 Fr. Metamora, Ill. Metamora Assistant Coach Marty Costello - Offensive Coordinator 47 Eric Phillips K/P 6'2" 190 Fr. Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley NW Assistant Coach Ryan Nourse - Defensive Coordinator 48 Tony Pucci WR 6'1" 175 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Oakville Assistant Coach Matt St. Germain - Defensive Line 48 Hank Sitkiewicz * LB 6'1" 220 So. Riverside, Ill. Riverside-Brookfield Assistant Coach Thomas Kearney - Def. Backs/Recruiting 49 Brian Bartelsmeyer LB 5'11" 217 So. Ballwin, Mo. Parkway West Assistant Coach John Thomas - Running Backs 50 Brad Young LB 6'1" 220 Fr. Crystal Lake, Ill. Prairie Ridge Assistant Coach Walker Graher - Wide Receivers 51 Calvin Van O'Linda * LB 6'1 218 Jr. Rogersville, Mo. Logen-Rogersville 52 Matt Degler LB 6'0" 200 Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Lutheran North 52 Chris Rimer * OL 6'3" 276 Jr. Goodyear, Ariz. Millennium 53 Jeff Klott DL 6'1" 241 RFr. Washington, Mo. St. Francis Borgia 54 Dustin Howard LB 6'2" 195 Fr. Elkhart, Iowa North Polk 55 Ryan Johnson LB 6'0" 220 Fr. Houston, Texas Cypress Creek 56 Ryan Ploesser ** DL 6'3" 272 Jr. St. Louis, Mo. Vianney 57 Dan Bryar ** LB 5'10" 217 Jr. Chicago, Ill. Marist 58 Jeramey Dockery DL 6'1" 240 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas Flower Mound 58 Aaron Tjarks OL 6'5" 286 So. Ankeny, Iowa Ankeny HS 59 Brett Boyer LB 6'1" 250 RFr. Moberly, Mo. Moberly 59 Kade Kinney DL 6'2" 225 Fr. Trenton, Mo. Trenton 60 Cory Price DL 6'5" 255 RFr. Princeville, Ill. Princeville 61 Erik Stone OL 6'3" 290 Fr. Lindenhurst, Ill. Lakes Villa
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM TRUMAN DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE X 8 Albert Coker 5-11 186 Sr. DE 91 Billy Oline 6-3 247 Jr. 83 Anthony Brown 6-3 197 So. 98 Raashad Barnett 6-2 245 Jr.
LT 78 Shea Carr 6-4 298 Jr. NT 56 Ryan Ploesser 6-3 272 Jr. 77 Brenton Reese 6-3 275 Jr . 99 Harold Lloyd 6-2 277 So.
LG 58 Aaron Tjarks 6-5 286 So. DE 94 Patrick Blackwell 6-2 230 RFr. PRONUNCIIATIION GUIIDE 66 Nathan Vickers 6-2 287 Jr. 53 Jeff Klott 6-1 245 RFr. No. Name C 65 Eric Ruzicka 6-3 297 Jr. OLB 40 Tremaine Millender 5-11 210 RFr. 4. Vanness Emokpae ...... e-MOCK-Pie 62 Philip Francois 6-3 297 So. 19 Richie Schumacher 6-3 197 RFr. 9. Michael Mayszak ...... May-ZAK RG 76 Dan Tweeton 6-3 291 So. ILB 17 Anthony Freeman 6-1 235 Jr. 13. Mickey Masucci ...... Mah-SUE-She 68 Jason Ostrowski 6-3 296 RFr. 43 Max Marr 6-0 210 RFr. 22. Luther Eta ...... EH-TAH 25. Harnish Ayora RT 52 Chris Rimer 6-3 276 Jr. ILB 57 Dan Bryar 5-10 217 Jr...... Har-NISCH AUH-ORA 72 Blake Holland 6-2 290 Fr. 42 JaCobe Britt 6-0 228 RFr. 48. Hank Sitkiewicz ...... Sit - KEY - Wits 52. Chris Rimer Y 82 Steve D’Antonio 6-5 243 Sr. OLB 44 Eric Sternberg 6-1 232 Sr...... RYE - mer 97 Ryan Summers 6-2 264 So. 29 Kyle Shaw 6-0 195 Jr. 54. Billy Oline ...... O - LEAN 56. Ryan Ploesser Z 80 Charlie Brunette 6-1 202 Sr. CB 22 Luther Eta 5-8 172 Jr...... PLAY -Ser 58. Aaron Tjarks 88 Jordan Flores 6-2 185 Jr. 9 Robert Gayden 6-0 188 RFr...... JARKS 65. Eric Ruzicka ...... RUE - Zic - Kah F4Vanness Emokpae 6-1 240 RJr. SS 35 Michael Elliot 5-11 185 So. 68. Jason Ostrowski 21 Donald Harvey 5-9 170 So. 26 Gareth Jackson 6-0 196 So...... Oss - Trow - SKEE 80. Charlie Brunette ...... Bru - NET QB 18 Phillip Davis 6-1 210 Jr. FS 23 Demetrius Lavant 5-11 180 Sr. 10 Taylor Breen 6-3 191 RFr. 28 Dennis Walls 5-11 180 Fr.
HB 28 Anton Bernard 5-11 194 Jr. CB 2 Terrance Byrd 5-10 168 So. 25 Harnish Ayora 5-10 213 So. 37 Earl Jackson 5-10 180 RFr.
SPECIIALIIST PK 13 Mickey Masucci 5-11 196 Sr.
KOR 27 Phil Kenney 5-11 192 Sr. 8 Albert Coker 5-11 186 Sr. 22 Luther Eta 5-9 172 Jr..
PR 8 Albert Coker 5-11 186 Sr. 2008 T RUMAN NATIIONAL /MIAA S TATIISTIICS 1 Kendrick Blue 5-11 180 Jr.. 148 teams ranked in Division II 10 teams ranked in the MIAA Conference P 13 Mickey Masucci 5-11 196 Jr. 47 Eric Phillips 6-2 190 Fr. Category NR Actual Leader Actual CR Conference Leader Actual Rushing Offense 97 120.27 Carson-Newman 310.91 9 Nebraska-Omaha 270.55 Passing Offense 55 223.45 West Tex. A&M 428.08 4 Central Mo. St. 277.82 SNP 82 Steve D’Antonio 6-5 239 Sr. Total Offense 78 343.73 Abilene Christian 558.75 6 Northwest Mo. St. 443.60 Scoring Offense 68 26.55 Abilene Christian 52.33 6 Northwest Mo. St. 40.00 Hold 18 Phillip Davis 6-1 210 Jr. Rushing Defense 96 154.64 Shaw 48.36 6 Northwest Mo. St. 111.27 Pass Efficiency Def 70 122.72 Indiana (Pa.) 87.10 5 Northwest Mo. St. 106.84 Total Defense 111 385.36 Shaw 215.82 8 Northwest Mo. St. 301.13 Scoring Defense 99 28.91 UNC Pembroke 11.20 9 Northwest Mo. St. 19.20 Net Punting 95 30.81 East Stroudsburg 39.67 10 Washburn 37.40 Punt Returns 113 7.35 Seton Hill 18.30 10 Pittsburg St. 12.50 Kickoff Returns 42 21.09 Wayne St. (Mich.) 28.44 3 Mo. Southern St. 23.59 Turnover Margin 9 1.45 Fayetteville St. 2.30 1 Truman 1.45 Pass Defense 113 230.73 St. Paul's 122.50 9 Mo. Southern St. 172.00 Passing Efficiency 86 117.23 Abilene Christian 178.90 7 Pittsburg St. 157.74 Sacks 73 2.09 Shaw 4.18 4 Central Mo. St. 2.55 Tackles For Loss 78 6.55 Shaw 11.00 1 Truman 6.55 Sacks Allowed 16 1.18 St. Cloud St. .45 2 Pittsburg St. 1.15
T=tied at this ranking, NR = National Rank, CR = Conference Rank
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM MIINNESOTA STATE DEPTH CHART OFFENSE DEFENSE X1Chris Nowlin 6-0 185 Sr. LE 79 Don Thomas 6-0 242 Jr. 12 Cody Rose 6-3 202 RFr. 89 Michael Robinson 6-5 270 Jr.
LT 77 Adrian Battles 6-3 308 Sr. DT 96 Randy Earl 6-4 285 Sr. 76 Ross Schultz 6-4 297 RFr. 92 Fred Statz 6-1 270 Sr.
LG 72 Matt Gray 6-2 323 Sr. NG 71 Junior Amuavae 6-2 328 Sr. 62 Mark Vukadinovic 6-2 278 Jr. 66 Brad Kemnitz 6-2 298 So.
C 64 Mike Zeidler 6-2 283 Sr. RE 54 Bryan Schmid 6-2 254 So. 73 Mike Brunner 6-3 280 RFr. 91 Austin Schachtner 6-4 252 RFr.
RG 68 Andy Schoonover 6-3 301 Sr. LB 36 Kevin Klug 6-2 209 Sr. 67 Nick Sabatella 6-2 276 Jr. 27 Ross Jirgle 6-2 205 RFr.
RT 70 Jeremy Clark 6-4 313 Jr. LB 42 Dan Fehlberg 6-1 207 Jr. 75 Chad Henning 6-8 345 So. 55 Damon Campbell 5-11 245 RFr.
TE 48 Ryan Luedtke 6-6 207 Sr. LB 49 Matt McQuiston 6-1 204 Jr. 81 Luke Goodson 6-3 248 RFr. 14 Arisa Nyakango 5-11 206 So.
Z 21 Omaar Balton 6-1 190 Jr. LCB 2 Kelvin Rodgers 6-0 177 Sr. 9 Adam Theilen 6-1 177 RFr. 5 Troy Garrett 5-10 175 Jr. Todd Hoffner H 13 Vincent Flury 5-9 182 Sr. FS 19 Jesse Graves 6-1 205 Sr. 34 Caleb Rissman 5-10 170 RFr. 3 Adrian Chapman 6-1 193 Sr. Head Coach: Todd Hoffner Alma Mater, Year: Valley City St. (1989) QB 15 Ryan Fick 6-0 217 Sr. SS 8 Jesse Hamilton 5-7 189 So. Career Record: 55-31 (ninth year) 17 Steve Pachan 6-2 221 Jr. 11 Troy Jones 6-1 187 Jr. Record @ MSU: 9-3 (second year) Against Truman: First Meeting HB 7 Jake Aberg 5-11 201 RFr. RCB 4 Bryce Kinniry 6-1 170 Jr. 22 Julian Phipps 5-6 193 Sr. 5 Troy Garrett 5-10 175 Jr.
FB 32 Ernest Walker 5-10 245 Sr. 33 Nick West 6-0 237 Sr.
SPECIIALIIST PK 18 Sam Brockhus 5-10 184 Fr. 99 Spencer Goff 5-9 192 So.
P 97 Gerard DeWet 6-3 209 Jr. 18 Sam Brockshus 5-10 183 Fr. 2008 MSU N ATIIONAL /NSIC S TATIISTIICS SNP 48 Ryan Luedtke 6-6 207 Sr. 148 teams ranked in Division II 19 Jesse Graves 6-1 207 Sr. 10 teams ranked in the MIAA Conference Category NR Actual Leader Actual CR Conference Leader Actual KOR 2 Kelvin Rodgers 6-0 177 Sr. Rushing Offense 68 111.00 Carson-Newman 523.00 8 Wayne State (NE) 302.00 13 Vincent Flury 5-9 182 Sr. Passing Offense T-52 213.00 Mo. Southern St. 422.00 5 Northern State 333.00 Total Offense 66 324.00 Carson-Newman 722.00 9 Minn. St.-Moorhead 476.00 Scoring Offense 107 9.00 Carson-Newman 77.00 13 Southwest Minn. St. 54.00 PR 2 Kelvin Rodgers 6-0 177 Sr. Rushing Defense 29 73.00 Chadron State -23.00 4 Minn.-Duluth -15.00 1 Chris Nowlin 6-0 196 Sr. Pass Efficiency Def. 112 174.03 Glenville State 20.93 12 Bemidji State 62.00 Total Defense 85 392.00 West Virginia State 75.00 11 Minn.-Duluth 112.00 Scoring Defense 80 29.00 Findlay .00 9 Minn.-Duluth .00 Net Punting 124 10.00 Michigan Tech 58.50 13 Winona State 44.25 Punt Returns T-90 .00 Charleston (WV) 46.00 8 Upper Iowa 34.00 Kickoff Returns 17 29.67 Fort Hays State 97.00 1 Minn. St.-Mankato 29.67 Turnover Margin T-30 1.00 Southwest Minn. St. 5.00 4 Southwest Minn. St. 5.00 Pass Defense 112 319.00 Glenville State 24.00 13 Bemidji State 125.00 Passing Efficiency 103 85.14 Carson-Newman 460.27 12 Northern State 163.86 Sacks T-42 2.00 Bentley 8.00 3 Minn.-Duluth 6.00 Tackles For Loss T-66 6.00 Benedict College 14.00 6 Minn.-Duluth 11.00 Sacks Allowed 81 3.00 Johnson C. Smith .00 11 Wayne State (NE) .00
T=tied at this ranking, NR = National Rank, CR = Conference Rank
2009 T RUMAN BULLDOG FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ! AUG , 29, 2009 ! VS . M IINNESOTA STATE ! STOKES STADIIUM