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2006 Southern Conference Football Media Guide INDEX TO CONTENTS Mountaineers Win National Title SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Appalachian State won its first-ever national champi- SID Phone Directory ....................................................... IFC onship, defeating Northern Iowa 21-16. The Mountain- Southern Conference Media Services ............................... 2 eers, who weren’t ranked when the season began, put to- Southern Conference History ........................................ 3-7 gether a second half comeback to defeat a UNI squad that Southern Conference Staff ............................................. 8-11 had won three playoff games by three points each. ASU Southern Conference Officials Roster ............................ 1 1 equaled a school record with its 12 victories and won its 2006 NCAA Rules Changes ............................................ 1 1 first outright league crown since 1995. Stadiums in the Southern Conference ............................ 1 2 It was the conference’s sixth national title in 14 trips to Commissioner’s Cup .............................................. 151-153 the championship game, with Georgia Southern earning the Germann Cup .................................................................... 1 5 4 last title in 2000. The ASU appearance in the finals was the Southern Conference Awards ............................... 155-159 league’s first since Furman lost to Montana in 2001. For the fourth time in six seasons, the SoCon ended the 2006 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE PREVIEW Appalachian State head coach Jerry Moore celebrating the year with three teams ranked in the top-10. ASU, Furman 2006 Schedule Grid .......................................................... BC school’s first-ever national championship last season, fol- and Georgia Southern each advanced to the I-AA Playoffs, 2006 Southern Conference Notebook ..................... 13-15 lowing a 21-16 win over UNI. Moore was also named the marking the ninth time in league annals that the league placed 2006 Composite Schedule ................................................ 1 5 AFCA I-AA National Coach of the Year (Photo credit: three teams in the postseason. Jonathan Williams of The Appalachian). Final 2005 Southern Conference Statistics ............ 16-23 A total of 14 SoCon players were named to The Sports Network I-AA All-American Team, the most of any confer- TEAM PAGES ence in the country. Five offensive and nine defensive play- Appalachian State ........................................................ 24-29 ers were named, including four first-team selections. For additional information regarding Southern Chattanooga .................................................................. 30-35 Conference football, please contact: The Citadel ..................................................................... 36-41 GSU’s Jermaine Austin, Furman’s Ingle Martin and Elon................................................................................. 42-47 ASU’s Richie Williams were all finalists for the Walter Bryan McGowan Furman ............................................................................ 48-53 Payton Award, while Furman’s William Freeman, ASU’s Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Georgia Southern ......................................................... 54-59 Marques Murrell and Elon’s Chad Nkang were all among Southern Conference Western Carolina .......................................................... 60-65 the finalists for the Buck Buchanan Award. 702 North Pine Street Wofford ........................................................................... 66-71 Mountaineer head coach Jerry Moore was recognized as Spartanburg, SC 29303 the American Football Coaches Association Coach of the (864) 699-6109 -- office BOXES OF NOTE Year. (864) 363-4897 -- cell 2006 NCAA Rules Changes ............................................ 1 1 Wofford’s Katon Bethay, the SoCon Coaches Co-Defen- (864) 591-3448 -- fax Yearly Non-Conference Records .................................. 1 0 1 sive Player of the Year, was tabbed a first-team ESPN The [email protected] SoCon NCAA Statistical Champions ......................... 1 2 6 Magazine CoSIDA Academic All-American. www.soconsports.com Southern Conference Overtime History ..................... 1 3 3 • • • • • SOUTHERN CONFERENCE HONORS/AWARDS 2005 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE REVIEW Southern Conference Players of the Year ...................... 7 2 About The Cover Southern Conference Coaches of the Year ..................... 7 3 Conference Overall Some of the league’s top players are featured on this Southern Conference Freshmen of the Year ................... 7 3 Appalachian State 6-1 .857 12-3 .800 year’s cover. From the Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipients .............................. 7 4 Furman 5-2 .714 11-3 .786 top row, going left to All-Conference Teams .................................................. 75-82 Georgia Southern 5-2 .714 8-4 .667 right: Nuru Goodrum Repeat All-Southern Conference Selections .......... 83-85 Western Carolina 4-3 .571 5-4 .556 (CIT), Darius Fudge All-Academic Teams .......................................................... 8 6 Chattanooga 3-4 .429 6-5 .545 (WCU) and John Southern Conference Players of the Week .............. 88-92 Wofford 3-4 .429 6-5 .545 Mohring (GSU). Southern Conference All-Americans ........................ 93-95 The Citadel 2-5 .286 4-7 .364 Middle row: Marques Southern Conference All-Star Game Participants ....... 9 6 Elon 0-7 .000 3-8 .273 Southern Conference NFL Draft Picks .......................... 9 8 Murrell (ASU) and Jerome Felton (FUR). Offensive Player of the Year: SOUTHERN CONFERENCE RECORD BOOK Front Row: Eldra QB Richie Williams, Appalachian State Single Game Team Records ...................................... 99-100 Buckley (UTC), Chad Single Season Team Records ................................. 100-101 Co-Defensive Players of the Year: Nkang (Elon) and Individual Records ................................................. 102-114 DL Katon Bethay, Wofford Kevious Johnson Longest Plays .......................................................... 115-116 LB Chad Nkang, Elon (WOF). Year-by-Year Team Leaders .................................. 118-121 Year-by-Year Individual Leaders ........................ 122-126 Freshman of the Year: Southern Conference Coaching History .................... 1 2 8 • • • • • DB Dedrick Bynam, Georgia Southern Year-by-Year Standings ........................................ 129-133 Southern Conference Champions ................................. 1 3 4 The 2006 Southern Conference football media guide has been Coach of the Year: Conference Series Results ...................................... 135-140 written, designed and edited by Assistant Commissioner for Jerry Moore, Appalachian State Southern Conference in Final National Polls ... 142-144 Public Affairs Bryan McGowan. Additional editorial assis- 2005 Week-by-Week Top-25 ....................................... 1 4 4 tance provided by Mandi Copeland and Brian Hand. Research Southern Conference I-AA Playoff Results ....... 145-146 assistance by John Hooper. Also a special ‘thanks’ to member 2006 I-AA Championship Bracket .............................. 1 4 6 school sports information directors. Cover design by Southern Conference Won-Lost Playoff Charts ....... 1 4 7 McGowan and Copeland. Printing by Multi-Ad Services, Inc., Southern Conference Playoff Records ................. 148-149 Peoria, IL. Southern Conference Bowl Appearances ................... 1 5 0 www.soconsports.com 1 Southern Conference Media Services For additional information regarding Southern Conference football, please contact Assistant Commissioner Bryan 2006-07 Southern Conference Championships Schedule McGowan: Date Sport Site Host SOUTHERN CONFERENCE Oct. 30 M/W Cross Country Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga 702 North Pine Street Oct. 28 Men’s Soccer First Round Campus Sites Spartanburg, SC 29303 Oct. 31 Women’s Soccer First Round Campus Sites (864) 699-6109 -- office Nov. 3, 5 Men’s Soccer Semifinal & Final Greenville, SC Furman Nov. 3, 5 Women’s Soccer Semifinal & Final Cullowhee, NC Western Carolina (864) 363-4897 -- cell Nov. 16-19 Volleyball Boone, NC Appalachian State (864) 591-3448 -- fax Feb. 16-17/23-24 M/W Indoor Track & Field Clemson, SC Southern Conference [email protected] Feb. 28-Mar. 3 M/W Basketball Charleston, SC Charleston Metro Sports Council www.soconsports.com Mar. 3 Wrestling (Mat Jam) Durham, NC Duke Apr. 19-22 M/W Tennis TBD Apr. 13-15 Men’s Golf Boone, NC Appalachian State Apr. 15-17 Women’s Golf Charleston, SC College of Charleston SoCon Players of the Week Apr. 28-29 M/W Outdoor Track & Field TBD Each week, the Southern Conference office will select players May 10-13 Softball TBD of the week for offense, defense and freshman. Winners will be May 22-26 Baseball Charleston, SC The Citadel made available on Mondays on the SoCon web site or by con- tacting the league office. Southern Conference On The Internet Southern Conference Tiebreaker Football Coaches Teleconference Appalachian State .......... www.goasu.com In the event that co-champions are declared, the NCAA The Citadel ..................... www.citadelsports.com The Southern Conference will sponsor a weekly teleconfer- automatic bid will be awarded as follows: ence each Tuesday during the football season from 10:00 a.m. Elon ................................ www.elon.edu/athletics until 11:04 a.m. beginning August 29. The final regular sea- Furman ...........................