Delta State University Football | 2015 Official Game Notes 2000 Ncaa National Champions | Seven Gulf South Conference Championships | Four Ncaa Region Titles
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GAMESTATESMEN 2 | DELTA STATE @ TEXAS A&M - COMMERCE 2000 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | SEVEN GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL | 2015 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2000 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | SEVEN GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | FOUR NCAA REGION TITLES 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS (1-0, 0-0 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE) No. 10 DELTA STATE (1-0) at No. 18 TEXAS A&M-COMMERCE (1-0) DATE OPPONENT RESULTS TV/RADIO 2 SATURDAY, SEPT. 12, 2015 • 7 P.M. • COMMERCE, TEXAS • MEMORIAL STADIUM (10,000) Sept. 3 FORT VALLEY STATE W, 48-7 Radio/SSN DELTA STATE Location ..................................................Commerce, Texas Sept. 12 at Texas A&M-Commerce 7 p.m. Radio/SSN Rankings ..............No. 10 AFCA/No. 11 D2FB Kickoff ..................................................................... 7 p.m. Sept. 19 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN (PP) 6 p.m. Radio/SSN Record (GSC) .......................... 1-0 (0-0 GSC) Site ........................................................Memorial Stadium Sept. 26 ALBANY STATE 2 p.m. Radio/SSN Head Coach ...............................Todd Cooley Capacity ................................................................. 10,000 Oct. 3 FLORIDA TECH* 6 p.m. ESPN3/SSN Record at DSU (Years) .................. 17-5 (3rd) Surface ..........................................................Artificial Turf TV .................................................................. Not Available Oct. 10 at Shorter* 1:30 p.m. Radio/SSN TEXAS A&M - COMMERCE Radio ....................................... Statesmen Sports Network Oct. 17 WEST GEORGIA* 6 p.m. ESPN3/SSN Rankings ...............No. 18 AFCA/No. 17 D2FB All-Time Series .......................................TAMUC leads 3-2 Oct. 24 WEST ALABAMA* 6 p.m. Radio/SSN Record ......................................1-0 (0-0 LSC) In Commerce, Texas ................................................0-2 Oct. 31 at North Alabama* 1:30 p.m. Radio/SSN Head Coach ............................. Colby Carthel Last Meeting ........................Sept. 13, 2013 | Dallas, Texas Nov. 7 VALDOSTA STATE* (HC) 4 p.m. Radio/SSN Record at TAMUC (Years) ..............16-7 (3rd) Result ...............L, 45-37 @ Lone Star Conference Classic Nov. 14 at Mississippi College* 3 p.m. ESPN3/SSN STATESMEN-LIONS RENEW SERIES SATURDAY AT MEMORIAL All times Central • Home games in BOLD CAPS • * GSC Games R Game Set: No. 10/11 Delta State (1-0, 0-0 GSC) and No. 18 Texas A&M-Commerce (1-0, 0-0) will meet for the sixth time in the series on RADIO: STATESMEN SPORTS NETWORK Saturday, Sept. 12 at Memorial Stadium in Commerce, Texas. Kickoff is set R Play-by-Play ......................................................................Matt Jones for 7 p.m. and TAMUC will honor its' 2015 Hall of Fame class during the R Analyst .........................................................................Mark Williams event. Matt Jones, Lane Quinton and Philip Tang will have the call on the R Sideline Reporter .......................................Lane Quinton/Philip Tang Statesmen Sports Network starting at 6 p.m. R Online (iOS | Android) .............................................GoStatesmen.com R Inside the Series: The Lions lead the series standings 3-2, including R Flagship .................................................................... WMJW 107.5 FM a 45-37 victory in the last meeting between the schools on Sept. 13, 8 | FLOYD 2013 in Dallas at the Lone Star Conference Kickoff Classic. Friday's trip to GET SOCIAL: #STATESMEN | #DSUFAMILY | #UNITEDINGREEN Commerce is the first for the Statesmen since a 19-14 loss to TAMUC on Oct. 16, 1993. Both DSU victories in the series have come at Parker R Official Twitter Account ..........................................@DSUStatesmen Field-McCool StadIum. R Football Twitter Account .......................................... @DeltaStateFB R Last Time Out: The Statesmen improved to 3-0 in season-openers under Todd Cooley, as Delta State routed Fort Valley State 48-7 on R Live Score Twitter Updates ........................................... @DSUScores Thursday, Sept. 3 at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. Tyler Sullivan accounted for five touchdowns and 327 yards of total offense in the R Instagram Account .....................................................@DSUAthletics victory. The junior from Louisville, Miss., completed 16-of-25 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns, while rushing five times for 42 R Facebook Account ...............................Facebook.com/DSUStatesmen yards and two scores. R Against Nonconference Foes: The Statesmen face their ninth nonconference opponent under Todd Cooley, as Delta State travels to ONLINE: GOSTATESMEN.COM Commerce, Texas to face the Lions. Cooley and the Statesmen have posted a 7-1 record against nonconference foes, including a 3-0 mark GoStatesmen.com offers complete coverage of Delta State football each in 2014. Cooley's lone nonconference loss came at the hands of TAMUC, 45-37, at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, Texas on Sept. 13, 2013. The week online with a live in-game blog and live stats provided through Statesmen are an unblemished 5-0 against out-of -conference opponents at Parker Field-McCool Stadium under Cooley. SideArm Sports. GoStatesmen.com is also optimized for all devices. R Welcome Back: Delta State welcomed back several players, who sat out the 2014 season due to injury, versus Fort Valley State. No one made a bigger impact than senior wide receiver Collin Floyd. The Winston-Salem, N.C. native scored the first touchdown of the year, as WEB STREAMING: GOSTATESMEN.COM Tyler Sullivan found the 6-foot-4 receiver for a 58-yard touchdown. Running back Justin McArthur and defensive back Nick Houston also saw time versus the Wildcats. Delta State Athletics provides live pay-per-view web streaming for all R Hopkins Paces Defense: Senior safety Lawrence Hopkins led the Statesmen defense with eight tackles versus FVSU. The Hattiesburg, Statesmen home games in 2015. The Statesmen Sports Network provides Mississippi native was one stop off his career-high of nine tackles versus Shorter last year. commentary and video services through Stretch Internet. R Wreaking Havoc: Junior defensive end Latrell Peterson wreaked havoc on the Wildcats in last week's 48-7 victory, totaling six tackles, 2.5 tackles-for-loss and a sack. The 6-foot-3, 245-pound redshirt junior from Covington, Louisiana, established a new career-high for TFLs MEDIA SERVICES: ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS with 3.0 in the victory. Delta State University’s Office of Athletic Communications provides a full R Sciorrotta Sets PAT Mark: Junior kicker Vince Sciorrotta broke the school record for career PATs after making all five of his attempts service public relations shop to members of the media. Game day services versus FVSU. The Cumming, Georgia native has hit 115 PATs in his career, topping Matt Dean's (2008-2011) previous mark of 110. include credentials, statistics, photography, video clips (where available), R GSC Predictions: Delta State was picked to finish second in the annual Gulf South Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll behind league and post-game access to coaches and student-athletes. The Office of favorite West Georgia. UWG is the first team other than Delta State, North Alabama and Valdosta State to top the poll since 2000 when Athletic Communications is located on the second floor of Chadwick-Dick- former league member Southern Arkansas finished first. The Statesmen placed five Preseason All-GSC honorees in Mose Countryman, son Fieldhouse adjacent to Parker Field-McCool Stadium. Randall Boyd, Wilson Curtis, Romelo Wilson, and Richard Nash. R Football Contact ...............................................................Matt Jones NUMBERS TO WATCH E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 719-9160 R Secondary Contact ....................................................Caroline George E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (731) 610-9785 48.0 10.0 6 Delta State University Office of Athletic Communications Delta State averaged a GSC-leading 44.6 The Statesmen averaged 10.7 tackles- Delta State's junior corner Romelo Chadwick-Dickson Fieldhouse • Cleveland, MS 38733 points per game in 2014. The Statesmen for-loss in 2014, ranking second in all Wilson picked-off his sixth career inter- enter Saturday's game at TAMUC of NCAA Division II and leading the GSC. ception in last week's win over FVSU. ONE FAMILY | ONE GOAL | CHAMPIONS averaging 48.0 points per game after Delta State totaled 10.0 tackles-for-loss The Ewa Beach, Hawaii native needs beating FVSU 48-7 at Parker-McCool. versus Fort Valley State. two INTs to crack the top 10 at DSU. 2015 STATESMAN FOOTBALL w OFFICIAL GAME NOTES w 1 GAME 2 | DELTA STATE @ TEXAS A&M - COMMERCE 2000 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | SEVEN GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS UNIVERSITY FAST FACTS FACE THE FOE | TEXAS A&M - COMMERCE LONGEST PLAYS OF 2015 Name of School ....................................................... Delta State University 75 Pass Leavy to York (TD) vs. FVSU City/Zip .................................................................. Cleveland, MS 38733 34 Rush Sullivan vs. FVSU Founded ........................................................................................... 1924 75 Pass TD Leavy to York vs. FVSU Enrollment ....................................................................................... 3,832 34 Rush TD Sullivan vs. FVSU Nickname ................................................................................. Statesmen 20 Punt Ret Sims vs. FVSU School Colors ............................................................Forest