Mississippi College 2017 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

GAME 2 | SEP. 9, 2017 | 6:00 PM | BOLIVAR, MO. | PLASTER STADIUM

THE MATCHUP 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS OVERALL RECORD: 0-1

GSC: 0-0 Non-Conference: 0-1 Home: 0-0 Away 0-1

Date Opponent Location Time/Result MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE SOUTHWEST BAPTIST Aug. 31 at Clark Atlanta Altanta, GA L, 29-32 (OT) Sep. 9 at Southwest Baptist Bolivar, MO 6:00 pm THE BASICS Sep. 16 at West Alabama* Livingston, AL 6:00 pm Head Coach John Bland Head Coach Robert Clardy Sep. 23 Florida Tech* Clinton, MS 7:00 pm (Arkansas, 1989) (Southwest Baptist, 2008) Sep. 30 Delta State*^ Clinton, MS 7:00 pm Career Record 81-51 (13th Yr) Career Record 14-9 (3rd Yr) Oct. 7 at West Florida* Pensacola, FL 6:00 pm MC Record 6-25 (4th Yr) SBU Record 14-9 (3rd Yr) Oct. 14 at Valdosta State*^ Valdosta, GA 6:00 pm Oct. 21 West Georgia* (HC) Clinton, MS 3:00 pm Record 0-1, 0-0 GSC 2016 Record 0-1, 0-0 GLVC Nov. 4 Shorter* Clinton, MS 2:00 pm AFCA Rank N/A AFCA Rank 18 Nov. 11 at North Alabama* Florence, AL 1:30 pm Points/Gm 29.0 Points/Gm 21.0 Points All./Gm 32.0 Points All./Gm 23.0 * Gulf South Conference Game (HC) Homecoming ^ ESPN3/GSC-TV Game of the Week All Times are Central Rush Yds/Gm 185.0 Rush Yds/Gm 102.0 Rush TD’s 3 Rush TD’s 1 Rush Yds All./Gm 118.0 Rush Yds All./Gm 204.0 GAME PREVIEW Pass Yds/Gm 99.0 Pass Yds/Gm 181.0 The Mississippi College football team will head to the "Show Me State" for Pass TD’s 0 Pass TD’s 2 the first time since 1989 when they travel to Boliar, Mo. to face Southwest Baptist University. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at Plaster Stadium. Pass Yds All./Gm 243.0 Pass Yds All./Gm 110.0 Total Off./Gm 284.0 Total Off./Gm 283.0 In the first-ever meeting between the two schools, both teams will look Total Def./Gm 361.0 Total Def./Gm 314.0 to bounce back from a season-opening loss. The Choctaws dropped an overtime thriller at Clark Atlanta (32-29), while the Bearcats fell to Eastern New Mexico on a last-second field goal (23-21).

THE BASICS The Choctaws are led by fourth-year head coach John Bland, who has improved MC's win total in each of his seasons at the helm. Robert Clardy RUSHING RUSHING leads the Bearcats after a playing career in Bolivar. He also helped get #34 Tiberias Lampkin #4 T.J. Edwards SBU to the Division II playoffs with a 10-2 record in 2016. 11-94, 8.5 ypc, 0 TD 10-51, 5.1 ypc, 1 TD Junior quarterback Ty Jobe led the MC offense with three rushing touch- PASSING PASSING downs, while junior running back Tiberias Lampkin rushed for 94 yards on #1 Ty Jobe #4 T.J. Edwards 11 carries. Junior running back Alizee Chubbs carried the ball 14 times for 12-21, 99 yds, 57% 17-34, 146 yds, 50% 60 yards in the return to his hometown of Atlanta, Ga. 0 TD, 1 INT, 99.0 ypg 1 TD, 0 INT, 146.0 ypg Defensively, junior linebacker Colton Magee returned an interception for RECEIVING RECEIVING a touchdown, while junior linebacker Kaleb Coleman had a team-high #2 Nathan Faciane #3 K. Payne seven tackles. 3-26, 26.0 ypg, 0 TD 8-54, 54.0 ypg, 0 TD The Bearcats are led by dual-threat quarterback TJ Edwards, who piled DEFENSE DEFENSE up 207 yards of total offense with a passing and rushing touchdown in the #2 Steven Bradley #7 Tyler Curts season-opening loss. Last season, he tallied nearly 4,000 yards of total 6 tkls, 1.0 TFL, 1 yds 13 tkls, 3.5 TFL, 8 yds offense with 44 total touchdowns.

Tyler Curts led the SBU defense with 13 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss, while the defense as a whole had 17.0 TFL. They also forced and recov- INSIDE THE SERIES ered two fumbles while recording 4.0 sacks against ENMU. Overall 1st Meeting Last Meeting In Clinton 1st Meeting First Meeting FOLLOW US In Bolivar 1st Meeting Last Meeting in Bolivar Current Streak 1st Meeting First Meeting

MC All-Time Record Last MC Win in Series 483-439-36 First Meeting @ChoctawSports

OFFICE OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS & SPORTS INFORMATION: DAVID NICHOLS | 601-925-3234 | [email protected] MC QUICK FACTS 2017 SCHEDULE School Mississippi College Atlanta, GA CLARK ATLANTA 6:00 pm Location Clinton, MS 39058 08.31 Panthers CAU Panther Stadium Founded 1826 Bolivar, MO SOUTHWEST BAPTIST 6:00 pm Enrollment 5,200 09.09 Bearcats Plaster Stadium Nickname Choctaws WEST ALABAMA Livingston, AL 09.16 6:00 pm School Colors Navy Blue and Old Gold Tigers Tiger Stadium Stadium Robinson-Hale Stadium FLORIDA TECH Clinton, MS 09.23 7:00 pm Capacity 8,500 Panthers Robinson-Hale Stadium Surface EnviroMax by EnviroTurf DELTA STATE Clinton, MS 09.30 7:00 pm Affililation NCAA Division II Statesmen Robinson-Hale Stadium Conference Gulf South Conference WEST FLORIDA Pensacola, FL 10.07 6:00 pm President Dr. Lee G. Royce Argonauts Blue Wahoos Stadium Valdosta, GA Athletic Director Mike Jones VALDOSTA STATE 6:00 pm 10.14 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium Senior Woman’s Admin. Susan Musselwhite Blazers Clinton, MS Faculty Athletic Rep. Dr. Steve Price WEST GEORGIA 3:00 pm 10.21 Wolves Robinson-Hale Stadium School Website www.mc.edu Clinton, MS Athletics Website www.gochoctaws.com SHORTER 2:00 pm 11.04 Hawks Robinson-Hale Stadium Athletics Dept. Phone 601-925-3341 Florence, AL NORTH ALABAMA 1:30 pm 11.11 Lions Braly Stadium ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Asst. AD for Athletic Comm. David Nichols ON THIS DATE FROM THIS STATE E-Mail [email protected] The Choctaws have played 5 previous The Choctaws are 2-3 all-time against Office Phone 601-925-3234 times on September 9th in their 106-year teams from the State of Missouri, play- Cell Phone 769-798-7143 history. MC is 3-2 with their last game on ing against two total schools. This will be SID Fax 601-925-3344 9/9 coming in 2004, a 9-0 loss to Millsaps. the first-ever meeting between MC and In 1989, when the Choctaws won the Di- Southwest Baptist. Asst. Sports Info. Director Kyle Lewis vision II national championship game, MC Asst. E-Mail [email protected] grabbed a home victory over North Ala- Ozarks (MO) 0-1 .000 bama, 34-0 on September 9th. Graduate Assistant Jacob Horton SE Missouri State 2-2 .500 GA E-Mail [email protected] 1972 at Livingston L, 7-21 Southwest Baptist 0-0 --- SID Mailing Address 200 S. Capitol St. 1978 at East Tennessee St. W, 17-3 TOTALS (5 Games) 2-3 .400 Clinton, MS 39056 1989 North Alabama W, 34-0 Twitter @ChoctawSports 1995 Southern Arkansas W, 23-14 Football Twitter @GoChoctawsFB 2004 vs. Millsaps L, 0-9 Instagram @ChoctawSports Facebook ChoctawSports YouTube youtube.com/gochoctaws

MEDIA INFORMATION INTERVIEW REQUESTS To request an interview with Coach Bland or any as- sistant coaches, do so by contacting the SID via email ([email protected]) or phone (601-925-3234). Coaches are available to the media but not during practice. Once practice is completed, all requests can be filled. On Choctaw game days, coaches and players are avail- able following a 10-minute cooling-off period. No interviews can be conducted on game days prior to the game. Phone interviews with players and coaches are also possible by contacting the SID. The best time to request a player or coach for a phone interview is in the morning.

OFFICE OF ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS The Office of Athletic Communciations and Sports Infor- mation is located in the Moody Adams Field House, adja- cent to Robinson-Hale Stadium.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTS To request a credential or interview, do so by contacting the SID via e-mail ([email protected]) or by phone at 601- 925-3234. Credentials must be requested 24 hours in ad- Senior Jahmaad Harrell (9) had four tackles and 1.0 TFL in the vance 32-29 overtime loss at Clark Atlanta last Thursday. THE SERIES HOLD THE BALL AFCA TOP 25

This will be the 1st all-time meeting between In the second half of last week's over- WEEK ONE POLL (SEP. 4) MC and Southwest Baptist. Last season, the time loss to Clark Atlanta, the Choctaws School (1st votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. Choctaws went 2-1 against first-time opponents, were able to dominate the time of pos- defeating Point (28-16) and Cumberland (27-26) session in the second half, holding onto 1. Northwest Missouri St. (34) 1-0 850 1 and falling to West Florida (28-42). MC opened the ball for over 19 minutes, including 2. Ferris St. (Mich.) 0-0 799 3 the season against first-time opponent Clark At- 10:37 in the third quarter. 3. Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 776 5 lanta, falling on the road in overtime, 32-29. They also went on two drives of 10 or 4. Shepherd (W.Va.) 1-0 726 7 LAST 20 GAMES more plays, opening the second half on 5. California (Pa.) 1-0 675 8 a 12-play, 88-yard drive that ended in a DATE LOCATION SCORE 6. Indiana (Pa.) 1-0 649 9 touchdown. The 10-play, 59-yard drive First-Ever Meeting in the final minutes put MC ahead 29-22 7. Colorado St.-Pueblo 1-0 644 12 with just under two minutes remaining. 8. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 1-0 541 13 LONGEST WINNING STREAK: 9. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 1-0 502 17 MC First Meeting 10. LIU-Post (N.Y.) 1-0 486 14 SBU First Meeting 11. North Alabama 0-1 468 6 12. Minnesota St. 1-0 412 20 MOST POINT SCORED: GOT NO. 1 MC First Meeting 13. Central Missouri 1-0 401 21 SBU First Meeting In 2014, the Choctaws began playing a 14. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 0-1 338 2 full GSC schedule during their transition 15. Emporia St. (Kan.) 0-1 310 4 back to Division II and the Gulf South RECORD AT MC: First Meeting Conference. MC picked up their first 16. Midwestern St. (Texas) 1-0 298 24 RECORD AT SBU: First Meeting GSC victory since 1995 with a 32-0 win 17. Colorado Mesa 1-0 293 23 at Shorter University last Saturday. The 18. Indianapolis (Ind.) 1-0 246 NR last win came on September 21st, 1995 when the Choctaws beat West Alabama, 19. Winston-Salem St. (N.C.) 1-0 201 NR 30-7. 20. Albany St. (Ga.) 1-0 197 NR 21. Minnesota-Duluth 0-1 139 10 22. Tuskegee (Ala.) 1-0 138 NR HE'S THE MANNING 23. Henderson St. (Ark.) 1-0 126 NR 24. West Chester (Pa.) 1-0 101 NR Senior defensive back Chris Manning will open his final campaign on the 25. West Georgia 1-0 79 NR field this season, but he has been rec- ognized for excellence on and off the Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta St. (76), Florida Tech field in the preseason. Chris is the lone (68), Delta State (28), Southwest Baptist (5) Gulf South Conference nominee for the Allstate AFCA Good Works Team, recognizing those football student-ath- D2FOOTBALL.COM TOP 25 letes who contribute to their communi- ty while impacting their team. He has WEEK ONE POLL (SEP. 5) also been nominated for the William V. School (1st votes) Record Prev. Campbell Trophy, which is a post-grad- 1 Northwest Missouri 1-0 1 uate scholarship granted to 18 different student-athletes across the country. 2 Ferris State 0-0 2 Manning serves on the Student-Athlete 3 Texas A&M-Commerce 1-0 6 Advisory Committee and was vital in the efforts to grant a wish for Make-A-Wish. 4 Shepherd 1-0 7 5 IUP 1-0 9 6 California 1-0 11 TOUGH SCHEDULE 7 CSU-Pueblo 1-0 12 8 North Alabama 0-1 5 The Choctaws will play 10 games in 2017, six of which come against op- 9 Sioux Falls 1-0 15 ponents that are receiving votes in the 10 Minnesota State 1-0 16 AFCA Top 25 Preseason Poll. North 11 Emporia State 0-1 4 Alabama (6), Valdosta State (11) and D-1 EXPERIENCE Southwest Baptist (18) were all in the 12 Central Missouri 1-0 20 Top 25, while West Georgia, Florida 13 Azusa Pacific 1-0 14 While the Choctaws only return four starters Tech and Delta State all picked up rec- on the offensive side of the ball, they will rely 14 Grand Valley 0-1 3 ognition. heavily on transfers with Division I experience. 15 Midwestern State 1-0 22 Quarterback Ty Jobe (Tennessee Tech), offen- sive lineman (Kennesaw State) and running back 16 LIU-Post 1-0 19 Tiberias Lampkin (Mississippi State) all look to WHAT'S NEXT 17 Minnesota Duluth 0-1 8 figure heavily in the production on the offensive 18 Winston-Salem 1-0 NR side of the ball. The Choctaws will open Gulf South 19 Indianapolis 1-0 NR Conference play next Saturday when On defense, MC brings back eight starters from 20 West Chester 1-0 25 2016, but they also welcome several Division I they travel to Livingston, Ala. to face 21 Ashland 0-1 18 transfers that are expected to contribute imme- West Alabama at 6:00 pm at Tiger Sta- diately. Rudie Frye (Southeast Missouri State), dium. Last season, the Tigers came to 22 Colorado Mesa 1-0 NR Clinton and grabbed a 38-13 victory. Preston Reed (Tennessee Tech), Isiah Anderson 23 Henderson State 1-0 NR (Alcorn State) and Trey Thompson (Tennessee Two years ago, MC traveled to UWA Tech) will all see time for the Choctaws. and lost just 14-13 as a last-second field 24 West Georgia 1-0 NR goal try came up just short. 25 Tuskegee 1-0 NR STARTERS (2016) MILESTONE TRACKER GSC PRESEASON

QUARTERBACK As the season progresses, several Choctaws are The head football coaches of the Gulf South Con- ference have selected North Alabama as the pre- Ty Jobe (1) creeping up the lists in the MC Football record books. season conference favorite. The Lions received seven first place votes and will be vying for their fifth RUNNING BACK SENIOR P MATTHEW TURCOTTE began his straight GSC Championship. Tiberias Lampkin (1), Arik Washington (1) career with a bang, setting the single-season school record with 43.47 yards per punt in his Last year’s national runner-up will have a lot of freshman season (2014). He currenlty ranks new faces on the field and will be missing a famil- WIDE RECEIVER 2nd in school history in average yards per punt iar face on the sideline. Among the departures for Nathan Faciane (1), Chakel Gates (1) (42.35). He also ranks 8th in school history in UNA is quarterback Jacob Tucker. Tucker was the punt yards (4658) and 9th in punts (110). 2016 GSC Offensive Player of the Year and finished Christian Keene (1) third in Harlon Hill Trophy voting. The Lions also SENIOR DB REGGIE BENNETT started 29 of lose GSC Hall of Famer, and the winningest coach OFFENSIVE LINE 30 games over his first three seasons with the in league history, Bobby Wallace, who retired after Choctaws but missed the 2016 campaign and last season. Chris Willis, who served as defensive Jeremiah Campbell (1) will come back in 2017 due to a red-shirt. Bennett coordinator at UNA last season, will take over for the Lawrence Guyot (1), EJ Hurley (1) currently ranks 8th in school history in unassisted four-time defending league champions. Randan Knight (1), Ronny Smith (1) tackles (150). He tallied 49 tackles with a team- high 34 solo stops in 2015. Mississippi College is picked to finish eighth and will have to deal with the loss of Marcel Newson, DEFENSIVE LINE a First Team All-GSC selection as both a wide re- Chris Humphries (1), Carl Rainey Jr. (1) ceiver and return specialist in 2016. Arik Washington (TE), Chris Manning (DB), and Matthew Turcotte (P) Kris Reliford (1) were all preseason all-conference selections for the Choctaws. LINEBACKER Kaleb Coleman (1), Jahmaad Harrell (1) 2017 FOOTBALL PRESEASON POLL Colton Magee (1) School Total Points 2016 Record 1. North Alabama (7) 62 11-2, 7-0 GSC CORNERBACK 2. Valdosta State (1) 54 8-3, 6-2 GSC Keith Harison (1), Branden Pete (1) 3. West Georgia (1) 49 7-4, 4-4 GSC 4. Florida Tech 47 8-3, 5-2 GSC SAFETY 5. West Alabama 32 7-4, 6-2 GSC Steven Bradley (1), Julian Charles (1) 6. Delta State 31 2-8, 1-7 GSC Chris Manning (1) GSC-TV / ESPN 3 7. West Florida 25 5-6, 3-5 GSC 8. Mississippi College 16 3-7, 1-7 GSC The Gulf South Conference Game of the Week 9. Shorter 8 0-11, 0-8 GSC returns for its 13th season with a 10-game slate featured exclusively on ESPN3 and the ESPN app. Florida’s Space Coast Office of Tourism will NOTES: The head coaches voted in this poll. Teams serve as the title sponsor of the package, which received 8 points for a first place vote, 7 for a second will include in-game features and online promo- place vote, etc. The head coaches were not allowed tional contests throughout the season. to vote for their own teams. Number of first place votes in parenthesis. ESPN3 will serve as the exclusive carrier of the league’s package for the fourth straight sea- 2017 FOOTBALL PRESEASON ALL-GSC son. This year’s slate will feature nine Saturday Chris Manning, DB, Mississippi College games and one Thursday night contest. - Manning was MC's top tackler a season ago, post-

ing 70 stops, 24 more more than any other Choctaw “The Gulf South Conference’s Game of the Week DEFENSE on the year. The three-year starter also led the way package has been a leader in Division II since its with three interceptions, including returning one for inception. Continuing our relationship with ESPN The Choctaws went 3-0 in 2016 when a touchdown against West Florida. Manning is the provides unparalleled exposure and distribution holding opponents to fewer than 30 points GSC's lone nominee for the AFCA Good Works for the GSC,” said GSC Commissioner Matt Wil- in a game. Over Coach Bland's first 3+ Team. seasons, MC is 6-3 in games when op- son. “We believe that the ESPN digital platforms ponents score 29 or fewer and 0-22 when are ideal for our fans, student-athletes, and future the opponents get 30 or more. Last week, recruits.” Matthew Turcotte, P, Mississippi College the Clark Atlanta Panthers nailed a field - Turcotte comes back after a Second Team All-GSC goal in overtime to grab a 32-29 victory. The schedule for 2017 can be found below. All selection in 2016 and leading the league in punting nine conference squads are featured at least average (42.59). He currently has the second-best twice in the package. career punting average in school history after send- ing 32 kicks for 1,363 yards and a long of 69 last SCHEDULE season. He had seven punts go over 50 yards, while 09.16 North Alabama at Valdosta State eight landed inside the 20-yard line. PLAYING AHEAD 09.23 Delta State at Shorter Arik Washington, TE, Mississippi College 09.30 Delta State at Mississippi College The Choctaws were good front-runners - Washington started all 10 games for the Choctaws last season, going 3-0 when they scored 10.07 Valdosta State at West Georgia in 2016, catching 11 passes for 195 yards and a long first and held a halftime lead. Over his first 10.14 Mississippi College at Valdosta State of 64 yards in the season-opening win over Point 3+ seasons, Coach Bland has led MC to 10.21 West Alabama at Florida Tech University. His 17.73 yards per reception was the a 5-3 mark when scoring first or holding tops on the team, while he had a season-high four a lead at the break. The Choctaws trailed 10.26 Shorter at West Georgia catches for 62 yards against rival Delta State. Clark Atlanta 22-14 at the half last week. 10.28 West Florida at West Alabama 11.04 North Alabama at West Florida 11.11 Florida Tech at Delta State STATISTICS COMPARISON GSC STATISTICS MC OPPONENT CATEGORY SBU OPPONENT SCORING 29.0 32.0 Scoring 21.0 23.0 School TD FG Pts Avg 22.0 21.0 First Downs/Gm 17.0 19.0 West Alabama 5 4 46 46.0 185.0 118.0 Rushing Yards/Gm 102.0 204.0 Florida Tech 6 1 44 44.0 3 2 Rushing TD's 1 1 West Georgia 4 2 34 34.0 Delta State 5 0 34 34.0 99.0 243.0 Passing Yards/Gm 181.0 110.0 Mississippi College 4 0 29 29.0 0 2 Passing TD's 2 1 West Florida 3 0 20 20.0 284.0 361.0 Total Offense/Gm 283.0 314.0 Shorter 2 0 14 14.0 14.5 23.5 Kick Return Avg. 13.0 20.5 Valdosta State 2 0 12 12.0 8.0 0.7 Punt Return Avg. 1.0 9.0 North Alabama 1 0 7 7.0 1-0 3-1 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 SCORING DEFENSE 13-85.0 16-152.0 Penalties-Yards/Gm 10-92.0 10-85.0 School TD FG Pts Avg 5-39.8 6-34.0 6-32.7 4-46.0 Net Punt Avg. Florida Tech 0 0 0 0.0 33:12 26:48 Time of Possession 21:12 38:48 West Alabama 1 0 7 7.0 5-13 (39%) 7-15 (47%) 3rd Down Pct. 4-14 (29%) 7-18 (39%) North Alabama 1 0 8 8.0 1-1 (100%) 1-1 (100%) 4th Down Pct. 0-1 (0%) 2-3 (67%) West Georgia 1 1 9 9.0 0-0 3-34 Sacks-Yards 4-18 2-26 Delta State 2 1 16 16.0 4 4 Touchdowns Scored 3 2 West Florida 1 3 16 16.0 0-2 1-1 Field Goals-Attempts 0-2 3-4 Valdosta State 3 3 29 29.0 Mississippi College 4 1 32 32.0 3-5 (60%) 4-4 (100%) Red Zone Scores 1-4 (25%) 2-2 (100%) Shorter 6 0 40 40.0 3-5 (60%) 4-4 (100%) Red Zone Touchdowns 1-4 (25%) 1-2 (50%) TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS School Rush Pass Total Avg West Georgia 305 227 532 532.0 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS West Alabama 235 246 481 481.0 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE SOUTHWEST BAPTIST Delta State 208 170 378 378.0 Florida Tech 159 168 327 327.0 Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Lg Y/Gm Rushing Att-Yds Avg TD Lg Y/Gm Shorter 78 244 322 322.0 T. Lampkin 11-94 8.5 0 28 94.0 T. Edwards 10-51 5.1 1 52 51.0 Valdosta State 107 204 311 311.0 T. Jobe 16-33 2.1 3 18 33.0 L. Nixon 15-35 2.3 0 8 35.0 North Alabama 58 242 300 300.0 A. Chubbs 14-60 4.3 0 12 60.0 M. Branch 3-16 5.3 0 9 16.0 Mississippi College 185 99 284 284.0 West Florida 41 224 265 265.0 Passing C-Att Pct. Yds Lg TD/INT Passing C-Att Pct. Yds Lg TD/INT T. Jobe 12-21 57.1 99 17 0/1 T. Edwards 17-34 50.0 146 62 1/0 TOTAL DEFENSE YARDS K. Williams 0-1 0.0 0 0 0/0 K. Payne 1-1 100.0 35 35 1/0 School Rush Pass Total Avg Florida Tech 125 30 155 155.0 Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Lg Y/Gm Receiving Rec-Yds Avg TD Lg Y/Gm West Alabama 116 68 184 184.0 West Georgia 120 107 227 227.0 N. Faciane 3-26 8.7 0 17 26.0 K. Payne 8-54 6.8 0 62 54.0 North Alabama 93 179 272 272.0 C. Gates 3-16 5.3 0 10 16.0 C. Robb 5-60 12.0 1 35 60.0 Valdosta State 212 88 300 300.0 C. Keene 2-23 11.5 0 12 23.0 C. Foreman 1-62 62.0 1 62 62.0 Mississippi College 118 243 361 361.0 Delta State 102 264 366 366.0 Field Goals Made-Att Pct. Long Blkd Field Goals Made-Att Pct. Long Blkd Shorter 136 257 393 393.0 G. Nickles 0-2 .000 -- 0 J. LeClair 0-2 .000 -- 1 West Florida 65 357 422 422.0

Punting No.-Yds Avg Lg I20 50+ Punting No.-Yds Avg Lg I20 50+ RUSHING YARDS M. Turcotte 5-201 40.2 50 1 1 J. LeClair 6-196 32.7 55 2 1 School Att Yds TD Avg/G West Georgia 52 305 2 305.0 Punt Returns No.-Yds Avg TD Lg Punt Returns No.-Yds Avg TD Lg West Alabama 49 235 4 235.0 N. Faciane 2-16 8.0 0 16 K. Payne 1-1 1.0 0 1 Delta State 40 208 2 208.0 Mississippi College 45 185 3 185.0 Kick Returns No.-Yds Avg TD Lg Kick Returns No.-Yds Avg TD Lg Florida Tech 26 159 2 159.0 D. Young 1-17 17.0 0 17 K. Payne 2-26 13.0 0 19 Valdosta State 26 107 0 107.0 J. Mark 1-12 12.0 0 12 Shorter 34 78 2 78.0 Scoring TD FG PAT Saf Pts North Alabama 38 58 0 58.0 Scoring TD FG PAT Saf Pts T. Edwards 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 West Florida 31 41 1 41.0 T. Jobe 3 0-0 1-1 0 20 C. Foreman 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 PASSING YARDS C. Magee 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 C. Robb 1 0-0 0-0 0 6 School Comp% Yds TD Avg/G G. Nickles 0 0-2 3-3 0 3 J. LeClair 0 0-2 3-3 0 3 West Alabama 65.0 246 1 246.0 Shorter 67.9 244 0 244.0 Defense UT-AT TT TFL Other Defense UT-AT TT TFL Other North Alabama 55.6 242 1 242.0 K. Coleman 4-3 7 -- -- T. Curts 4-9 13 3.5 -- West Georgia 69.0 227 2 227.0 S. Bradley 4-2 6 1.0 -- B. Gagnon 3-8 11 1.5 0.5 Sack, 1 QH West Florida 64.1 224 2 224.0 B. Miller 2-2 4 -- 2 PBU D. Tone 4-6 10 2.5 0.5 Sack Valdosta State 51.3 204 2 204.0 J. Harrell 4-0 4 1.0 1 QBH V. Clavier 0-10 10 2.0 1 Sack, 1 FR Delta State 69.6 170 2 170.0 Florida Tech 58.3 168 2 168.0 C. Magee 1-1 2 -- 1 INT, 1 TD K. Gifford 3-5 8 2.0 1 FR Mississippi College 54.5 99 0 99.0 THIS WEEK IN THE GSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

2017 STANDINGS GSC OVERALL WEEK ENDING OFFENSE Team W-L PF PA Pct W-L PF PA Pct H A Stk 09.03 Chris Robinson, RB, Delta State Delta State 0-0 0 0 0.000 1-0 34 16 1.000 1-0 0-0 W1 09.10 Florida Tech 0-0 0 0 0.000 1-0 44 0 1.000 1-0 0-0 W1 09.17 West Alabama 0-0 0 0 0.000 1-0 46 7 1.000 0-0 1-0 W1 09.24 West Florida 0-0 0 0 0.000 1-0 20 16 1.000 0-0 1-0 W1 10.01 West Georgia 0-0 0 0 0.000 1-0 34 9 1.000 1-0 0-0 W1 10.08 Miss. College 0-0 0 0 0.000 0-1 29 32 0.000 0-0 0-1 L1 10.15 North Alabama 0-0 0 0 0.000 0-1 7 8 0.000 0-1 0-0 L1 10.22 Shorter 0-0 0 0 0.000 0-1 14 40 0.000 0-1 0-0 L1 10.29 Valdosta State 0-0 0 0 0.000 0-1 12 29 0.000 0-0 0-1 L1 11.05

Offensive Player of the Week Chris Robinson, RB, Delta State 11.12 Robinson has now been named GSC Offensive Player of the Week four times in his career. Last season, Robinson tied the GSC record for most touchdowns scored in one year (24). WEEK ENDING DEFENSE 09.03 Martes Wheeler, LB, West Florida Defensive Player of the Week Martes Wheeler, LB, West Florida 09.10 Wheeler made the biggest defensive play of the game in the Argonauts' 20-16 win, forcing 09.17 a fumble inside the one-yard line with 40 seconds to play. His 10 tackles were a team-high 09.24 and a career-high. Wheeler is the third Argonaut in program history to win GSC Defensive Player of the Week. 10.01 10.08 Special Teams Player of the Week Max Erdman, WR, Florida Tech 10.15 Erdman continually gave the Panthers quality field position in their 44-0 win on Saturday, 10.22 highlighted by a 70-yard punt return for a touchdown. He is the first FIT player to win this award since November 9, 2015. 10.29 11.05 Freshman of the Week Deandre Gardenhire, DE, West Georgia 11.12 Gardenhire led the Wolves in tackles in UWG's opening week win over Fort Valley State. Dating back to last season, West Georgia has won the GSC Freshman of the Week Award WEEK ENDING SPECIAL TEAMS in four of the last five weeks. 09.03 Max Erdman, WR, Florida Tech LAST WEEK'S RESULTS 09.10 AUGUST 31 (THURSDAY) 09.17 West Alabama (46) at Lenoir Rhyne (7) Fort Valley State (9) at West Georgia (34) 09.24 Mississippi College (29) at Clark Atlanta (32) 10.01 10.08 SEPTEMBER 1 (FRIDAY) 10.15 Texas A&M-Commerce (8) at North Alabama (7) 10.22 SEPTEMBER 2 (SATURDAY) 10.29 Mars Hill (40) at Shorter (14) Tarleton State (16) at Delta State (34) 11.05 Virginia Lynchburg (0) at Florida Tech (44) Valdosta State (12) at Albany State (29) 11.12 West Florida (20) at Missouri S&T (16) WEEK ENDING FRESHMAN THIS WEEK'S GAMES 09.03 Deandre Gardenhire, DE, West Georgia SEPTEMBER 7 (THURSDAY) 09.10 West Alabama at Samford Birmingham, Ala. 6:00 pm 09.17 09.24 SEPTEMBER 9 (SATURDAY) 10.01 Chowan at Delta State Cleveland, Miss. 2:00 pm 10.08 Mississippi College at Southwest Baptist Bolivar, Mo. 6:00 pm 10.15 Shorter at Tusculum Greeneville, Tenn. 6:00 pm 10.22 Midwestern State at West Florida Pensacola, Fla. 6:00 pm 10.29 Miles at West Georgia Carrollton, Ga. 7:00 pm 11.05 Fort Valley State vs. Valdosta State Waycross, Ga. 7:00 pm 11.12 Florida Tech at McNeese State Lake Charles, La. 7:00 pm

NEXT WEEK'S GAMES SEPTEMBER 16 (SATURDAY) West Georgia at Delta State* Cleveland, Miss. 2:00 pm Mississippi College at West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. 6:00 pm Chowan at West Florida Pensacola, Fla. 6:00 pm Shorter at Florida Tech* Melbourne, Fla. 7:00 pm North Alabama at Valdosta State* Valdosta, Ga. 7:00 pm * Gulf South Conference Games DELTA STATE FLORIDA TECH MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

OVERALL: 1-0 OVERALL: 1-0 OVERALL: 0-1 GSC: 0-0 GSC: 0-0 GSC: 0-0

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 09.02 Tarleton State W, 34-16 09.02 Virginia Lynchburg W, 44-0 08.31 at Clark Atlanta L, 29-32 (OT) 09.09 Chowan 2:00 pm 09.09 at McNeese State 7:00 pm 09.09 at Southwest Baptist 6:00 pm 09.16 West Georgia* 2:00 pm 09.16 Shorter* 7:00 pm 09.16 at West Alabama* 6:00 pm 09.23 at Shorter*! 1:00 pm 09.23 at Mississippi College* 7:00 pm 09.23 Florida Tech* 7:00 pm 09.30 at Mississippi College*! 7:00 pm 09.30 West Florida* 7:00 pm 09.30 Delta State*! 7:00 pm 10.07 West Alabama* 6:00 pm 10.07 at North Alabama* 7:00 pm 10.07 at West Florida* 6:00 pm 10.14 at West Florida* 4:00 pm 10.14 at North Greenville 2:30 pm 10.14 at Valdosta State*! 7:00 pm 10.21 Valdosta State* 7:00 pm 10.21 West Alabama*! 2:00 pm 10.21 West Georgia* 3:00 pm 10.28 at North Alabama* 6:00 pm 10.28 at Valdosta State* 7:00 pm 10.28 BYE WEEK 11.04 at North Greenville 1:30 pm 11.04 West Georgia* 1:00 pm 11.04 Shorter* 2:00 pm 11.11 Florida Tech*! 7:00 pm 11.11 at Delta State*! 7:00 pm 11.11 at North Alabama* 1:30 pm

NORTH ALABAMA SHORTER VALDOSTA STATE

OVERALL: 0-1 OVERALL: 0-1 OVERALL: 0-1 GSC: 0-0 GSC: 0-0 GSC: 0-0

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 08.31 Texas A&M-Commerce L, 7-8 09.02 Mars Hill L, 14-40 09.02 at Albany State L, 12-29 09.09 BYE WEEK 09.09 at Tusculum 6:00 pm 09.09 vs. Fort Valley State^ 7:00 pm 09.16 at Valdosta State*! 7:00 pm 09.16 at Florida Tech* 7:00 pm 09.16 North Alabama*! 7:00 pm 09.23 West Alabama* 6:00 pm 09.23 Delta State*! 1:00 pm 09.23 at West Florida* 6:00 pm 09.30 at West Georgia* 1:00 pm 09.30 at West Alabama* 6:00 pm 09.30 BYE WEEK 10.07 Florida Tech* 7:00 pm 10.07 at Gardner-Webb 1:30 pm 10.07 at West Georgia*! 2:00 pm 10.14 at Shorter* 1:00 pm 10.14 North Alabama* 1:00 pm 10.14 Mississippi College*! 7:00 pm 10.21 at Central Washington 3:00 pm 10.21 West Florida* 1:00 pm 10.21 at Delta State* 7:00 pm 10.28 Delta State* 6:00 pm 10.26 at West Georgia*! 7:00 pm 10.28 Florida Tech* 7:00 pm 11.04 at West Florida*! 4:00 pm 11.04 at Mississippi College* 2:00 pm 11.04 West Alabama* 2:00 pm 11.11 Mississippi College* 1:30 pm 11.11 Valdosta State* 1:30 pm 11.11 at Shorter* 1:30 pm

WEST ALABAMA WEST FLORIDA WEST GEORGIA

OVERALL: 1-0 OVERALL: 1-0 OVERALL: 1-0 GSC: 0-0 GSC: 0-0 GSC: 0-0

DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT 08.31 at Lenoir Rhyne W, 46-7 09.02 at Missouri S&T W, 20-16 08.31 Fort Valley State W, 34-9 09.07 at Samford 6:00 pm 09.09 Midwestern State 6:00 pm 09.09 Miles 7:00 pm 09.16 Mississippi College* 6:00 pm 09.16 Chowan 6:00 pm 09.16 at Delta State* 2:00 pm 09.23 at North Alabama* 6:00 pm 09.23 Valdosta State* 6:00 pm 09.23 Albany State 2:00 pm 09.30 Shorter* 6:00 pm 09.30 at Florida Tech* 6:00 pm 09.30 North Alabama* 1:00 pm 10.07 at Delta State* 6:00 pm 10.07 Mississippi College* 6:00 pm 10.07 Valdosta State*! 2:00 pm 10.14 West Georgia* 4:00 pm 10.14 Delta State* 4:00 pm 10.14 at West Alabama* 4:00 pm 10.21 at Florida Tech*! 2:00 pm 10.21 at Shorter* 1:00 pm 10.21 at Mississippi College* 3:00 pm 10.28 West Florida*! 4:00 pm 10.28 at West Alabama*! 4:00 pm 10.26 Shorter*! 7:00 pm 11.04 at Valdosta State* 2:00 pm 11.04 North Alabama*! 4:00 pm 11.04 at Florida Tech* 1:00 pm 11.11 North Greenville 2:00 pm 11.11 at West Georgia* 1:00 pm 11.11 West Florida* 2:00 pm

SCHEDULE KEY: * Gulf South Conference Game | ^ Game Played in Waycross, Ga. | ! GSC-TV Game of the Week John Bland HEAD COACH 4TH SEASON AT MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (1989)

On January 2, 2014, John Bland was announced as the 15th head football Prior to his time at Cumberlands, Bland spent five seasons as the quarter- coach in Mississippi College history. backs coach at Rice University in Houston, Texas. In 2001, the Owls went 8-4, gaining the most wins at the school since the 1953 season. Rice ranked The 2016 Choctaws opened the season with a 28-16 win over Point Univer- sixth in the nation in rushing in 2002, second in 2003 and led the country in sity and improved to 2-2 with a last-second, 27-26 victory over Cumberland 2004. The Owls' quarterbacks accounted for one-third of the team's rushing (TN) on September 24th. MC also collected their first Gulf South Conference totals during that time and in 2003, his signal-caller was the first in school victory since 1995 in a 32-0 shutout against Shorter. Senior wide receiver history to rush and pass for 2,000 yards in a career. Marcel Newson was named an AFCA All-American and also earned All-GSC honors as a receiver and kick returner. Before his five seasons at Rice, Bland coached at Division II Southern Ar- kansas University for seven years. He was an assistant coach from 1994-99 In 2015, the Choctaws took a big step forward, dropping their scoring differ- and was promoted to the head coach for the 2000 season. While with the ential from 27 points in 2014 to just seven points in 2015. MC opened the Muleriders, the offense broke several school and conference records and season with a 61-6 victory over Texas College and moved to 2-1 with a 42-21 led the Gulf South Conference in scoring in 1998 and 1999. In 1997, SAU victory over cross-town rival Belhaven on September 19th. Seven Choctaws won the GSC and were ranked 10th in the country. earned All-NCCAA honors, led by wide receiver Marcel Newson, who was a finalist for the C Spire Conerly Trophy, recognizing the top four-year college Prior to his time at Southern Arkansas, Bland served as an assistant coach football player in the State of Mississippi. at Central High School in Columbia, Tenn. He was a graduate assistant under Pat Dye at Aubrn University and served as a student assistant at the In his first season at MC in 2014, he led the Choctaws in their first season University of Arkansas following his playing career. back in NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Five Choctaws were named to the National Christian College Athletic Association All-Amer- Bland was a four-year letterman at the University of Arkansas as a quar- ican list. The team rushed for 1,719 yards and 14 touchdowns in their first terback. While in Fayetteville, the Razorbacks went to four straight bowl year running an option attack. games, making appearances in the Holiday, Liberty, Orange and Cotton Bowls. He as named a permanent captain for the 1988 Southwest Confer- Bland came to Mississippi College after an eight-year career at the Univer- ence Champions that compete in the Cotton Bowl. sity of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Ky. There, he went 70-21 with five Mid-South Conference championships ('07, '08, '09, '10, '13). He was also Coach Bland holds a master's degree in Kinesiology from Auburn University named MSC Coach of the Year five times, while having 103 players earn and a bachelor's degree, also in Kinesiology, from the University of Arkan- all-conference selections in his tenure. sas. Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, Bland is a graduate of Farragut High School where he was an All-State recipient playing at the quarterback In 2013, the Patriots went 13-1 and advanced to the NAIA national champi- and defensive back positions. onship game after being ranked #1 in the country for the final two weeks of the season. Cumberlands spent most of the season ranked as the #1 or #2 Coach Bland and his wife, Candis, have three children, Shreve, Jade, and team in all of NAIA. The Patriots had one of the top offenses in the nation, Bo. leading all of NAIA in rushing offense (4,978 yards), rushing offense per game (355.6 ypg) and scoring (616 points). Cumberlands also led the nation in third-down conversion percentage (53.2%).

COACHING CAREER HEAD COACHING RECORD

YEAR SCHOOL POSITION YEAR SCHOOL RECORD NOTES 1989-90 University of Arkansas Student Assistant 2000 Southern Arkansas 5-5 6th in GSC 1991-92 Auburn University Graduate Assistant 2006 Cumberlands (KY) 6-4 T-2nd MSC East 1992-93 Central HS (Columbia, TN) Assistant Coach 2007 Cumberlands (KY) 8-3 1st MSC East NAIA 1st Rd 1994-99 Southern Arkansas Univ. Assistant Coach 2008 Cumberlands (KY) 10-2 1st MSC East, NAIA 2nd Rd 2000 Southern Arkansas Univ. Head Coach 2009 Cumberlands (KY) 9-2 1st MSC East, NAIA 1st Rd 2001-05 Rice University Assistant Coach 2010 Cumberlands (KY) 7-4 1st MSC West, NAIA 1st Rd 2006-13 Univ. of the Cumberlands (KY) Head Coach 2011 Cumberlands (KY) 7-3 T-2nd MSC West 2014- Mississippi College Head Coach 2012 Cumberlands (KY) 10-2 2nd MSC East, NAIA 2nd Rd 2013 Cumberlands (KY) 13-1 1st MSC East, NAIA Runner-Up 2014 Mississippi College 1-9 8th in GSC 2015 Mississippi College 2-8 8th in GSC 2016 Mississippi College 3-7 Full members of D-II and GSC 2017 Mississippi College 0-1 --- TOTAL 13th Season 81-51 (.614) 5 Conference Titles 6 NAIA Tournament Appearnaces

GSC - Gulf South Conference | MSC - Mid-South Conference 2017 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF

JAY BRIGHT MICHAEL COLLINS RICKY HERZOG ROD SMITH Wide Receivers Defensive Coordinator Defensive Backs Defensive Line

EDGAR WEISER CORY YORK PAYTON GRAY NICK LUCKEY Offensive Line Offensive Line Defensive Backs H-Backs

PAUL RASMUSSEN CONNOR MADIGAN BRYAN PITTMAN Linebackers Defensive Line Quarterbacks / RB's ATHLETIC TRAINING SPORTS PERFORMANCE

MATT VERRET ALICIA THORNBURG MICHAEL SHUMAKER LAUREN BETHLY Asst. AD Sports Medicine Asst. Athletic Trainer Asst. AD Sports Performance Graduate Assistant

HUDSON BYRNES BRADLEY ADERHOLT TAYLOR QUICK Asst. Athletic Trainer Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant

CAITLIN BROWN JACOB HARDY Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant

SUPPORT STAFF

JOURDAN BRANNING DAVID NICHOLS GRADY TURMAN TIM YANCY Administrative Assistant Asst. AD Athletic Comm. Head of Transportation Equipment Manager MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE ROSTER VS. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 1 Ty Jobe QB 6'2 205 Jr. Lebanon, Tenn. (Tennessee Tech) 2 Steven Bradley DB 6'1 195 Sr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Northwest MS CC) 2 Nathan Faciane WR 5'7 160 So. Lacombe, La. (Lakeshore HS) 3 Rudie Frye DB 6'2 190 Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Southeast Missouri State) 3 Ja'Moz Mark WR 5'8 155 Jr. Tylertown, Miss. (East MS CC) 4 Colt Freeman RB 5'10 190 Jr. Olive Branch, Miss. (Lewisburg HS) 4 Blake Miller DB 6'1 200 Jr. Sandy, Utah (Snow College) 5 Chris Manning DB 5'11 200 Sr. Section, Ala. (Section HS) 5 Jamarcus Morrissette RB 6'0 200 So. Douglasville, Ga. (Chapel Hill HS) 6 Branden Pete DB 5'11 180 R-So. Sandhill, Miss. (Pisgah HS) 6 Moregan Sharp WR 6'1 200 R-So. Helena, Ala. (Pelham HS) 7 Julian Charles DB 6'1 190 So. Shreveport, La. (Captain Shreve HS) 7 Chakel Gates WR 5'11 180 Jr. Calhoun City, Miss. (Itawamba CC) 8 Trey Thompson LB 6'2 225 Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Tennessee Tech) 9 Aaron Feazelle QB 6'4 230 R-Fr. Diamondhead, Miss. (Hancock HS) 9 Jahmaad Harrell LB 6'2 220 Sr. McComb, Miss. (Jones County JC) 10 Keith Harison DB 5'10 187 Jr. Dallas, Ga. (Paulding County HS) 11 Christian Keene WR 6'4 200 R-Jr. Brookhaven, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 12 Khiran Williams QB 5'10 195 R-Jr. Dothan, Ala. (Dothan HS) 13 Darius Young WR 6'1 190 Fr. Shelbyville, Tenn. (Shelbyville Central HS) 14 Sawyer Passman DB 5'10 184 Fr. West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 15 Alex Feazelle DB 6'2 212 Sr. Diamondhead, Miss. (MS Gulf Coast CC) 16 Cincere Flowers WR 5'9 175 Fr. Enterprise, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 17 Trey Harris DB 6'1 200 Sr. Smiths Station, Ala. (Smiths Station HS) 18 Alex Johnson LB 6'2 238 R-Sr. Greenwood, Miss. (MS Delta CC) 19 Da'Quan Lewis DB 5'8 170 Jr. Daleville, Ala. (Enterprise HS) 21 Alizee Chubbs RB 5'9 205 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (McEachern HS) 21 Colton Magee LB 5'11 210 Jr. Tylertown, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 22 Bobby Mitchell RB 5'10 200 So. Brandon, Miss. (Brandon HS) 23 Reggie Bennett DB 5'11 175 Sr. Amite, La. (Amite HS) 27 Drew Croegaert WR 5'10 190 So. Lakeland, Tenn. (Evangelical Christian) 28 D.J. Smith DL 6'2 260 Fr. Opelika, Ala. (Beauregard HS) 29 Trace Sugg LB 6'0 210 So. Morton, Miss. (Hendrix College) 30 Marc Toussaint DB 6'0 195 Jr. Silver Spring, Md. (Paulding County HS) 33 Cole Lewis RB 5'10 220 R-So. New Orleans, La. (De La Salle HS) 34 Tiberias Lampkin RB 5'9 220 Jr. Sturgis, Miss. (Mississippi State) 35 Rodarius Dorsey DB 6'0 165 Fr. Shelby, Miss. (Broad Street HS) 38 Corey Rholdon DB 6'0 190 R-So. New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross School) 41 Damon Wright DL 6'2 225 Fr. Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park HS) 42 Will Jennings RB 6'0 220 R-Fr. Greenwood, Miss. (Pillow Aca.) 44 Arik Washington RB 6'1 225 Jr. York, Ala. (Russell Christian Aca.) 45 Joseph Patterson LB 5'11 200 Sr. Jackson, Tenn. (Univ. School of Jackson) 48 Justin Stewart LB 6'0 230 Jr. Laurel, Miss. (MS Gulf Coast CC) 49 Anthony Jackson LB 6'2 210 Jr. Mound Bayou, Miss. (John F. Kennedy HS) 50 Kaleb Coleman LB 6'0 215 R-Jr. Robertsdale, Ala. (Robertsdale HS) 52 Carl Rainey Jr. DL 6'0 230 R-Sr. Pascagoula, Miss. (Pascagoula HS) MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE ROSTER VS. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 53 Ronny Smith OL 6'1 285 Sr. West Palm Beach, Fla. (American Heritage) 54 Dalton Frederick DL 6'3 260 R-Fr. Bartlett, Tenn. (Bartlett HS) 55 Randan Knight OL 6'2 320 Jr. Hattiesburg, Miss. (MS Gulf Coast CC) 58 Preston Reed DL 6'5 220 Jr. Mt. Juliet, Tenn. (Tennessee Tech) 63 Blake Atteberry OL 6'1 275 R-So. Cantonment, Fla. (Tate HS) 64 Tavin Ingraham OL 6'0 299 R-Jr. Brewton, Ala. (Stillman College) 65 EJ Hurley OL 6'3 330 So. Tyrone, Ga. (Kennesaw State) 72 Brandon Windham OL 6'2 295 Sr. Meridian, Miss. (Itawamba CC) 73 Tahara Thornton OL 6'0 300 R-Fr. Mobile, Ala. (Mary G. Montgomery HS) 74 Chris Alvarez OL 6'5 298 Jr. Buena Park, Calif. (Golden West College) 75 Tag Gatlin OL 6'3 285 So. Oxford, Miss. (Oxford HS) 76 Lawrence Guyot OL 6'3 285 Jr. Bartlett, Tenn. (Bolton HS) 79 Jeremiah Campbell OL 6'5 270 R-Fr. Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael the Archangel) 80 Landon Houlditch TE 6'2 240 Fr. Linden, Ala. (Marengo Aca.) 83 Matthew Turcotte P 6'3 210 Sr. Philadelphia, Miss. (Neshoba Central HS) 84 Bo Swanson WR 6'6 235 Gr. Katy, Texas (Liberty Univ.) 85 Hayden Kelly LS 6'3 190 Jr. Germantown, Tenn. (Christian Brothers HS) 87 Orlando Doss WR 5'10 167 Fr. Semmes, Ala. (Mary G. Montgomery HS) 88 Cris Ward WR 6'1 195 Jr. Brandon, Miss. (Northwest MS CC) 90 Kalvin Bowman DL 6'0 290 So. West Monroe, La. (West Monroe HS) 91 Jordan Barrett DL 6'2 295 Jr. Laurel, Miss. (East MS CC) 92 Isiah Anderson DL 6'1 260 Sr. Port Gibson, Miss. (Alcorn State) 92 Matt Brasher PK 5'11 190 R-Sr. Meadville, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 93 Greg Nickles PK 6'0 185 R-Jr. Pelahatchie, Miss. (Copiah-Lincoln CC) 94 Jonathan Penton LS 6'5 195 R-Fr. Bogalusa, La. (Mandeville HS) 95 Chris Humphries DL 6'1 290 Jr. West Point, Miss. (West Point HS) 97 Kris Reliford DL 6'3 270 Sr. Columbus, Miss. (Northwest MS CC)

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE COACHING STAFF

Head Coach John Bland (4th Year) University of Arkansas (1989) Career Record 81-51 (13th Season) MC Record 6-25 (4th Season)

Assistant Coach Jay Bright (Wide Receivers) Student Assistant Connor Madigan (Defensive Line) Assistant Coach Michael Collins (Defensive Coordinator) Student Assistant Bryan Pittman (Quarterbacks/RB's) Assistant Coach Ricky Herzog (Defensive Backs) Athletic Trainer Hudson Byrnes Assistant Coach Rod Smith (Defensive Line) Athletic Trainer Bradley Aderholt Assistant Coach Edgar Weiser (Off. Line/Special Teams) Strength & Conditioning Michael Shumaker Assistant Coach Cory York (Offensive Line) Equipment Coordinator Tim Yancy Graduate Assistant Payton Gray (Defensive Backs) Graduate Assistant Nick Luckey (H-Backs) Graduate Assistant Paul Rasmussen (Linebackers) MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE DEPTH CHART VS. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST

OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS QUARTERBACK DEFENSIVE END PLACEKICKER 1 Ty Jobe 6'2 205 Jr. 52 Carl Rainey Jr. 6'0 230 Sr. 93 Greg Nickles 6'0 185 Jr. 12 Khiran Williams 5'10 195 Jr. 41 Damon Wright 6'2 225 Fr. 92 Matt Brasher 5'11 190 Sr.

RUNNING BACK NOSE GUARD PUNTER 34 Tiberias Lampkin 5'9 220 Jr. 95 Chris Humphries 6'1 290 Jr. 83 Matthew Turcotte 6'3 210 Sr. 21 Alizee Chubbs 5'9 205 Jr. 91 Jordan Barrett 6'2 295 Jr. 93 Greg Nickles 6'0 185 Jr.

H-BACK DEFENSIVE END KICKOFFS 44 Arik Washington 6'1 225 Jr. 97 Kris Reliford 6'3 270 Sr. 92 Matt Brasher 5'11 190 Sr. 33 Cole Lewis 5'10 220 So. 58 Preston Reed 6'5 220 Jr. 93 Greg Nickles 6'0 185 Jr.

WIDE RECEIVER INSIDE LINEBACKER PUNT RETURNS 7 Chakel Gates 5'11 180 Jr. 21 Colton Magee 5'11 210 Jr. 2 Nathan Faciane 5'7 160 So. 13 Darius Young 6'1 190 Fr. 45 Joseph Patterson 5'11 200 Sr. 11 Christian Keene 6'5 200 Sr.

WIDE RECEIVER MIDDLE LINEBACKER KICK RETURNS 2 Nathan Faciane 5'7 160 So. 50 Kaleb Coleman 6'0 210 Jr. 3 Ja'Moz Mark 5'8 155 Jr. 3 Ja'Moz Mark 5'8 155 Jr. 48 Justin Stewart 6'0 230 Jr. 13 Darius Young 6'1 190 Fr.

WIDE RECEIVER INSIDE LINEBACKER LONG SNAPPER 6 Moregan Sharp 6'1 200 So. 9 Jahmaad Harrell 6'2 230 Sr. 94 Jonathan Penton 6'5 195 Fr. 11 Christian Keene 6'5 200 Sr. 18 Alex Johnson 6'2 238 Sr. 58 Preston Reed 6'5 220 Jr.

LEFT TACKLE CORNERBACK HOLDER 79 Jeremiah Campbell 6'5 270 Fr. 10 Keith Harison 5'10 185 Jr. 83 Matthew Turcotte 6'3 210 Sr. 63 Blake Atteberry 6'1 275 So. 3 Rudie Frye 6'2 190 Jr. 11 Christian Keene 6'5 200 Sr.

LEFT GUARD CORNERBACK 65 EJ Hurley 6'3 330 So. 6 Branden Pete 5'11 180 So. 75 Tag Gatlin 6'2 276 So. 4 Blake Miller 6'1 200 Jr.

CENTER WARRIOR 53 Ronny Smith 6'1 285 Sr. 7 Julian Charles 6'1 190 So. 72 Brandon Windham 6'2 295 Sr. 17 Trey Harris 6'1 200 Sr.

RIGHT GUARD SPEAR 55 Randan Knight 6'2 320 Jr. 2 Steven Bradley 6'1 195 Sr. 73 Tahara Thornton 6'0 300 Fr. 19 Da'Quan Lewis 5'8 170 Jr.

RIGHT TACKLE FREE SAFETY 76 Lawrence Guyot 6'3 285 Jr. 5 Chris Manning 5'11 200 Sr. 74 Chris Alvarez 6'5 298 Jr. 23 Reggie Bennett 5'11 185 Sr.

MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

2 - Nathan Faciane FAH-shon 19 - Da'Quan Lewis DAY-quon 76 - Lawrence Guyot GEE-ott 3 - Ja'Moz Mark Juh-MOZ 20 - Cavosea'a Stinson cuh-VAH-see-ay 80 - Landon Houlditch HOLE-ditch 6 - Branden Pete PEET 21 - Alizee Chubbs AL-uh-zay 83 - Matthew Turcotte TER-cot 7 - Chakel Gates SHUH-kell 27 - Drew Croegaert CROW-gurt 89 - Evan Poche POE-shay 9 - Aaron Feazelle FEE-zell 30 - Marc Toussaint TOO-sont 92 - Matt Brasher BRAY-sher 9 - Jahmaad Harrell juh-MAHD HAIR-ull 31 - Keshawn Harris KEY-shawn 12 - Khiran Williams KY-run 34 - Tiberias Lampkin Tie-BEER-ee-us 15 - Alex Feazelle FEE-zell 51 - Zach Shahin SHAY-han MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RET. No. Yds Avg TD Long Tiberias Lampkin 1 11 95 1 94 8.5 0 28 94.0 Nathan Faciane 2 16 8.0 0 16 Alizee Chubbs 1 14 63 3 60 4.3 0 12 60.0 Total 2 16 8.0 0 16 Ty Jobe 1 16 65 32 33 2.1 3 18 33.0 Opponents 3 2 0.7 0 6 Khiran Williams 1 2 12 9 3 1.5 0 12 3.0 Ja'Moz Mark 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 1 1 0 5 -5 -5.0 0 0 -5.0 KICK RET. No. Yds Avg TD Long Total 1 45 235 50 185 4.1 3 28 185.0 Darius Young 1 17 17.0 0 17 Opponents 1 26 122 4 118 4.5 2 22 118.0 Ja'Moz Mark 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total 2 29 14.5 0 17 Opponents 4 94 23.5 0 56

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Ty Jobe 1 87.2 12-21-1 57.1 99 0 17 99.0 Khiran Williams 1 0.0 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0

Total 1 83.3 12-22-1 54.5 99 0 17 99.0 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents 1 120.0 23-40-1 57.5 243 2 32 243.0 Colton Magee 1 22 22.0 1 22 Total 1 22 22.0 1 22 Opponents 1 0 0.0 0 0

RECEIVING GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Nathan Faciane 1 3 26 8.7 0 17 26.0 Chakel Gates 1 3 16 5.3 0 10 16.0 Christian Keene 1 2 23 11.5 0 12 23.0 Ja'Moz Mark 1 2 15 7.5 0 8 15.0 FUMBLE RET. No. Yds Avg TD Long Alizee Chubbs 1 1 11 11.0 0 11 11.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Darius Young 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 8.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Total 1 12 99 8.2 0 17 99.0 Opponents 1 23 243 10.6 2 32 243.0

TOTAL OFFENSE GP Rush Pass Total Avg/G Ty Jobe 1 33 99 132 132.0 Tiberias Lampkin 1 94 0 94 94.0 Alizee Chubbs 1 60 0 60 60.0 Khiran Williams 1 3 0 3 3.0 TEAM 1 -5 0 -5 -5.0 Total 1 185 99 284 284.0 Opponents 1 118 243 361 361.0 SCORING TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass Saf DXP Pts Ty Jobe 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20 Colton Magee 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Greg Nickles 0 0-2 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 3 Christian Keene 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 0 Total 4 0-2 3-3 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 29 Opponents 4 1-1 3-3 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 32 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G TACKLES GP Solo Ast Total Avg/G Tiberias Lampkin 1 94 0 0 0 0 94 94.0 Kaleb Coleman 1 4 3 7 7.0 Alizee Chubbs 1 60 11 0 0 0 71 71.0 Steven Bradley 1 4 2 6 6.0 Nathan Faciane 1 0 26 16 0 0 42 42.0 Blake Miller 1 2 2 4 4.0 Ty Jobe 1 33 0 0 0 0 33 33.0 Branden Pete 1 1 3 4 4.0 Ja'Moz Mark 1 0 15 0 12 0 27 27.0 Jahmaad Harrell 1 4 -- 4 4.0 Darius Young 1 0 8 0 17 0 25 25.0 Justin Stewart 1 3 -- 3 3.0 Christian Keene 1 0 23 0 0 0 23 23.0 Carl Rainey Jr. 1 3 -- 3 3.0 Colton Magee 1 0 0 0 0 22 22 22.0 Julian Charles 1 2 1 3 3.0 Chakel Gates 1 0 16 0 0 0 16 16.0 Chris Manning 1 1 2 3 3.0 Khiran Williams 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 Preston Reed 1 -- 3 3 3.0 TEAM 1 -5 0 0 0 0 -5 -5.0 Keith Harison 1 1 2 3 3.0 Total 1 185 99 16 29 22 351 351.0 Total 1 36 24 60 60.0 Opponents 1 118 243 2 94 0 457 457.0 Opponents 1 43 20 63 63.0

FOR LOSS GP TFL Yds Sacks Yds Jordan Barrett 1 1.0 1 -- -- Steven Bradley 1 1.0 1 -- -- Jahmaad Harrell 1 1.0 1 -- -- Damon Wright 1 1.0 1 -- -- Total 1 4 4 -- -- Opponents 1 10 44 3 34

FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 20-29 30-39 40+ Long Blkd Greg Nickles 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 0

FG SEQUENCE Mississippi College Opponents at Clark Atlanta 37, 42 (44) PASS DEFENSE GP INT YDS BU PD at Southwest Baptist -- -- Colton Magee 1 1 22 -- 1 at West Alabama -- -- Blake Miller 1 -- -- 2 2 Florida Tech -- -- Julian Charles 1 -- -- 1 1 Delta State -- -- Totals 1 1 22 3 4 at West Florida -- -- Opponents 1 1 0 3 4 at Valdosta State -- -- West Georgia -- -- Shorter -- -- at North Alabama -- -- Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Matthew Turcotte 5 201 40.2 50 0 0 1 1 0 Total 5 201 40.2 50 0 0 1 1 0 Opponents 6 260 43.3 59 2 1 2 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS GP FR YDS FF BLK Cris Ward 1 1 0 -- -- Marc Toussaint 1 -- -- 1 -- Totals 1 1 0 1 -- Opponents 1 ------

KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Matt Brasher 4 229 57.2 0 0 Total 4 229 57.2 0 0 23.5 33.8 31 Opponents 3 177 59.0 1 0 14.5 41.0 24 SCORING DRIVES IN THE RED ZONE AT CLARK ATLANTA When the offense moves the ball inside the 20-yard line, the offense is con- Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result sidered to be in the "Red Zone", and in prime scoring position. The follow- ing chart shows how the Choctaw offense performs inside the "Red Zone" CAU 45 1st - 13:51 6 45 4:14 TOUCHDOWN during the 2017 season: CAU 00 2nd - 12:20 0 0 0:00 TOUCHDOWN MC 12 3rd - 14:53 12 88 6:52 TOUCHDOWN Game Chances TD FG TO Downs Miss FG Half MC 41 4th - 5:47 10 59 3:44 TOUCHDOWN at Clark Atlanta 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 AT SOUTHWEST BAPTIST at SW Baptist Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result at West Alabama --- Florida Tech Delta State AT WEST ALABAMA at West Florida Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result at Valdosta State --- West Georgia VS FLORIDA TECH Shorter Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result at North Alabama --- Totals 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 Opponent 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 VS DELTA STATE Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result MC Scoring Pct: 3-of-5 (60.0%); Point Scored: 22 --- Opponent Scoring Pct: 4-of-4 (100.0%); Points Scored: 29 AT WEST FLORIDA Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result LONGEST PLAYS (20+ YARDS) --- RUSHING AT VALDOSTA STATE 28 Tiberias Lampkin at Clark Atlanta 08.31.17 Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result PASSING --- -- VS WEST GEORGIA PUNT RETURN Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result -- --- VS SHORTER KICK RETURN Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result -- --- INTERCEPTION RETURN AT NORTH ALABAMA -- Started at Clock Plays Yds Time Result * Touchdown scored on the play --- CHARTING THE BIG PLAYS RECORD BREAKDOWN RUSHING CURRENT STREAK LOST 2 Player 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Current Home Streak Lost 3 Tiberias Lampkin 1 ------1 Current Away Streak Won 2 Total 1 ------1 LAST WIN 32-0 AT SHORTER (11.05.16) Last Home Win 27-26 vs Cumberland (09.24.16) PASSING Player 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Last Away Win 32-0 at Shorter (11.05.16) ------LAST LOSS 32-29 AT CLARK ATLANTA (08.31.17) Last Home Loss 42-7 vs North Alabama (11.12.16) Total ------Last Away Loss 32-29 at Clark Atlanta (08.31.17) RECEIVING Player 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total 2017 Bland Era ------Home 0-0 5-11 Total ------Away 0-1 1-14 KICK RETURNS Neutral 0-0 0-0 Player 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total Natural Grass 0-0 0-2 ------Artificial Turf 0-1 6-23 Total ------Day Games 0-0 3-14 Night Games 0-1 3-11 PUNT RETURNS Player 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total ESPN3 GSC-TV Games 0-0 0-6 ------AFCA Ranked Opponents 0-0 0-8 Total ------August 0-1 0-1 September 0-0 4-8 INTERCEPTION RETURNS October 0-0 1-10 Player 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total November 0-0 1-6 ------December 0-0 0-0 Total ------Leading at Halftime 0-0 5-3 Trailing at Halftime 0-1 1-22 Tied at Halftime 0-0 0-0 Scoring First 0-1 5-4 Opponent Scoring First 0-0 1-21 Score < 20 Points 0-0 0-16 Score 20-29 Points 0-1 2-7 Score 30+ Points 0-0 4-2 Opponent Scores < 20 Points 0-0 4-1 Opponent Scores 20-29 Points 0-0 2-2 Opponent Scores 30+ Points 0-1 0-22 Gain < 15 First Downs 0-0 0-12 Gain 15+ First Downs 0-1 6-13 Opponent Gains < 15 First Downs 0-0 2-0 Opponent Gains 15+ First Downs 0-1 4-25 More Rushing Yds than Opponent 0-1 5-4 Fewer Rushing Yds than Opponent 0-0 1-21 Rush for < 150 Yards 0-0 0-14 Rush for 150+ Yards 0-1 6-11 Opponent Rushes for < 150 Yards 0-1 4-2 20-YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Opponent Rushes for 150+ Yards 0-0 2-23 Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR More Passing Yds than Opponent 0-0 4-6 Fewer Passing Yds than Opponent 0-1 2-19 Tiberias Lampkin 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pass for < 175 Yards 0-1 4-18 Total 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Pass for 175+ Yards 0-0 2-7 Commit 0-2 Turnovers 0-1 6-18 Commit 3+ Turnovers 0-0 0-7 Force 0-2 Turnovers 0-1 4-22 Force 3+ Turnovers 0-0 2-3 3rd Down Pct. < 30 0-0 1-14 3rd Down Pct. 30+ 0-1 5-11 Trail Time of Possession 0-0 3-10 Lead Time of Possession 0-1 3-15 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST ROSTER VS. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 1 Matt Lechuga WR 5-8 160 So. Dallas, TX / Grand Prairie HS 2 Andrew Jones CB 5-11 180 Fr. St. Louis, MO / Parkway North HS 3 Kendrick Payne WR 6-0 182 Sr. San Lorenzo, CA / Skyline HS 4 TJ Edwards QB 6-0 185 Jr. Garland, TX / Lakeview Centennial HS 5 Asa Carter DB 5-11 188 So. Carson City, NV / Carson HS 6 Connor Ratcliff WR 6-0 205 So. Springfield, MO / Parkview HS 7 Tyler Curts LB 6-2 235 R-Jr. Bolivar, MO / Skyline HS 8 Quinlan Gaines DB 5-11 184 Sr. Little Elm, TX / Little Elm HS 9 Mygeish Dennis DB 5-9 172 Jr. Cedar Hill, TX / D.W. Carter HS 10 Cory Hanger CB 5-10 184 Jr. Portland, MO / South Callaway HS 11 Jerminic Smith WR 6-0 190 Jr. Dallas, TX / Iowa 12 Dylan Mountain QB 6-0 197 R-Fr. Preston, MO / Skyline HS 13 Sam Hall QB 6-0 193 R-Fr. West Plains, MO / West Plains HS 14 Ivan Lofton WR 6-3 178 Sr. Grandview, MO / Grandview HS 15 Chris Robb WR 6-4 204 Sr. Garland, TX / Sachse HS 16 Larry Nixon RB 5-9 189 So. Cedar Hill, TX / Desoto HS 17 Carson Thomas CB 5-10 190 Fr. Houston, TX / Lamar HS 18 Cassian Foreman WR 6-0 179 So. Mesquite, TX / Horn HS 19 Connor Still TE 6-2 252 Sr. Eugene, OR / South Eugene HS 20 Gunnar Murphy LB 6-2 228 Fr. Melissa, TX / Melissa HS 21 Malek Butler CB 5-8 155 Jr. Olive Branch, MS / Center Hill HS 22 Jonathan Buffin DB 5-10 179 Sr. Cedar Hill, TX / Houston Baptist 23 Maurice Downey CB 5-11 152 Jr. Springfield, MO / Parkview HS 24 Brandon Horsley RB 5-10 202 R-Fr. Lebanon, MO / Lebanon HS 25 Quincy Jones Jr. NK 6-0 203 R-Fr. Fort Worth, TX / All Saints Episcopal HS 26 D’Angelo Tucker NK 6-2 206 Sr. Olive Branch, MS / Coahoma CC 27 Dominique Lee RB 5-10 207 Jr. Compton, CA / East LA College 28 Elijah Herrera DB 5-11 189 Sr. Huntington Beach, CA / Edison HS 29 Jaymir Sparrow CB 5-7 154 Fr. Lancaster, TX / Lancaster HS 30 Michael Branch RB 5-11 223 Fr. Monett, MO / Monett HS 31 Tevin Hall DB 5-11 192 So. Saint Marys, GA / Camden County HS 32 Malachi Stout RB 5-6 178 R-Fr. Springfield, MO / Kickapoo HS 33 Christian Hunley DB 5-10 194 Jr. Grandview, MO / Grandview HS 34 Christopher Hunley DB 5-10 200 Jr. Grandview, MO / Grandview HS 35 Jace Peters NK 5-10 194 R-Fr. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan / Canada Prep Football Academy 36 Taylor Jones-Morgan LB 6-0 213 R-Fr. Saint Louis, MO / Parkway North HS 37 Jordan LeClair K 6-1 209 So. McKinney, TX / Prosper HS 38 Bruce Smith CB 6-1 204 So. Saint Ann, MO / Ritenour HS 39 Quan Beasley CB 5-11 160 R-Fr. Plano, TX / East Plano HS 40 Ryan Skeens DE 6-5 225 R-Fr. Lebanon, MO / Lebanon HS 41 Chaden Brandt RB 5-9 205 R-Fr. Nevada, MO / Nevada HS 42 Connor Hicks CB 5-8 169 R-Fr. Lebanon, MO / Lebanon HS 43 Mason Yelton LB 5-10 205 Jr. Bixby, OK / Bixby HS 44 Paul Cornish FB 5-9 230 Fr. Blue Springs, MO / Blue Springs HS 45 De’shawn Tone DE 6-1 250 So. El Cajon, CA / Valhalla HS 46 Kobe Kaminski LB 6-1 234 R-Fr. Fulton, MO / Fulton HS 47 Adrian Palmer FB 5-10 191 So. Lebanon, MO / Lebanon HS 48 Jacob LaSalle LB 5-11 225 R-Fr. Marionville, MO / Marionville HS 49 Peyton Pollock LB 6-2 232 So. Dexter, MO / Dexter HS 50 Ka’aumoana Gifford DE 6-4 279 Jr. Wai’anae, HI / Hawaii 51 Julian Shade DE 6-2 237 Sr. Cedar Hill, TX / Cedar Hill HS 52 Brycen Gagnon LB 6-0 245 Sr. Yulee, FL / Yulee HS SOUTHWEST BAPTIST ROSTER VS. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. CL. HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 53 Dausen Neuschwander LB 5-11 211 R-Fr. West Plains, MO / West Plains HS 54 Keelan Lewis OL 6-0 250 So. Mansfield, TX / Grand Prairie HS 55 Coleton Smith LB 6-2 205 Fr. Appleton City, MO / Appleton City HS 56 Victor Clavier DT 6-1 290 Sr. Orlando, FL / Dr. Phillips HS 57 Joseph Orinstein OL 6-4 269 Jr. South Dade, FL / Merced Junior College 58 Nathan Schaffner OL 6-6 308 Fr. Owasso, OK / Collinsville HS 59 Darion Clark DT 6-3 255 Fr. Bridgeton, MO / Pattonville HS 60 Lathan Kerans DE 5-11 245 R-Fr. Billings, MO / Marionville HS 61 Kameron Smith DE 6-2 253 Fr. Dallas, TX / Lancaster HS 62 Jerry Francois OL 6-5 315 R-Fr. Orlando, FL / Oak Ridge HS 63 Ryan Becker OL 6-2 265 Jr. Encinitas, CA / La Costa Canyon HS 64 Dominic Jordan OL 5-10 234 So. Houston, TX / Spring Westfield HS 65 Cedric Tucker OL 6-2 330 So. Fort Worth, TX / D.W. Carter HS 66 Jonathan Zielinski OL 6-3 282 R-Fr. Arlington, TX / Kennedale HS 67 Cody Pollock OL 6-3 289 Sr. Crystal City, MO / Crystal City HS 68 Braden Voss DT 6-4 357 R-Fr. Pontiac, MO / Gainesville HS 69 Connor LeClair OL 6-4 299 So. McKinney, TX / Prosper HS 70 David Castles OL 6-4 278 Fr. Broken Arrow, OK / Coweta HS 72 Kaleb Gadson OL 6-2 275 Sr. Columbia, MO / Rock Bridge HS 74 Brayden Byrd OL 6-3 279 Jr. Holts Summit, MO / Jefferson City HS 75 J.R. Capron OL 6-6 281 R-Fr. Columbia, MO / Rock Bridge HS 76 Conner Dunigan OL 6-5 308 Fr. Frisco, TX / Heritage HS 77 Samir Zeqiraj OL 6-4 312 Sr. Fort Worth, TX / Richland HS 78 Landon Leonard DT 6-0 329 R-Fr. El Dorado Springs, MO / El Dorado Springs HS 79 Aaron McArthur OL 6-3 307 R-Fr. Fort Worth, TX / Fossil Ridge HS 80 Raldy Mena WR 5-11 181 So. Apopka, FL / Lake Brantley HS 82 Jackson Bagley DB 5-10 181 R-Fr. Ash Grove, MO / Ash Grove HS 83 Skylar Cahill WR 6-2 171 R-Fr. Aurora, MO / Aurora HS 84 Alec Gathright K 6-2 160 Jr. Springfield, MO / Kickapoo HS 85 Danny Bell RB 5-8 150 R-Fr. East Peoria, IL / Metamora Township HS 86 Chapen Riley TE 6-1 225 R-Fr. Malden, MO / Malden HS 87 Tyler Alphin TE 6-3 230 Fr. Arlington, TX / Kennedale HS 89 Tony Bell WR 6-0 185 Sr. East Peoria, IL / Metamora Township HS 90 Chris Redmond DT 6-0 307 So. Columbia, SC / Benedict College 94 Kevin Momah DT 6-0 281 Jr. Lewisville, TX / Lewisville HS 95 Trevor Morehead DT 6-2 315 So. Leopold, MO / Chaffee HS 96 Jamehl Wilson DT 6-1 263 Jr. Maryland Heights, MO / Parkway North HS

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST COACHING STAFF

Head Coach Robert Clardy (3rd Season) Cornerbacks Jordan Stokes Assistant Head Coach Marcus Klund Tight Ends Tamario Beaugard Offensive Coordinator Phil Staback Linebackers Richard Galbierz Offensive Line Anthony Vitale Nickelbacks Shaun Hutchinson Special Teams Austin Bortle SOUTHWEST BAPTIST DEPTH CHART VS. MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE

OFFENSE DEFENSE SPECIAL TEAMS QUARTERBACK DEFENSIVE END PLACEKICKER 4 TJ Edwards 6'0 186 Jr. 51 Julian Shade 6'3 230 Jr. 84 Alec Gathright 6'2 162 Jr. 12 Dylan Mountain 6'0 197 Fr. 40 Ryan Skeens 6'5 225 Fr. 37 Jordan LeClair 6'1 209 So.

RUNNING BACK DEFENSIVE TACKLE PUNTER 16 Larry Nixon 5'10 175 So. 50 Ka'auumoana Gifford 6'4 279 Jr. 37 Jordan LeClair 6'1 209 So. 27 Dominique Lee 5'10 207 Jr. 96 Jamehl Wilson 6'1 263 So. 3 Kendrick Payne 6'0 182 Sr.

WIDE RECEIVER DEFENSIVE TACKLE LONG SNAPPER 3 Kendrick Payne 6'0 182 Sr. 56 Victor Clavier 6'1 270 Jr. 47 Adrian Palmer 5'10 191 So. 83 Skylar Cahill 6'2 171 Fr. 95 Trevor Morehead 6'2 315 So. 10 Cory Hanger 5'10 184 Jr.

WIDE RECEIVER DEFENSIVE END SHORT SNAPPER 1 Matt Lechuga 5'8 160 So. 45 De'shawn Tone 6'1 250 So. 74 Brayden Byrd 6'3 279 Jr. 11 Jerminic Smith 6'0 190 Jr. 40 Ryan Skeens 6'5 225 Fr. 69 Connor LeClair 6'4 299 So.

WIDE RECEIVER LINEBACKER KICK RETURNER 18 Cassian Foreman 6'0 179 So. 7 Tyler Curts 6'2 235 Jr. 18 Cassian Foreman 6'0 179 So. 6 Connor Ratcliff 6'0 205 So. 20 Gunnar Murphy 6'2 228 Fr. 3 Kendrick Payne 6'0 182 Sr.

WIDE RECEIVER LINEBACKER PUNT RETURNER 15 Chris Robb 6'4 197 Sr. 52 Brycen Gagnon 6'1 215 Jr. 3 Kendrick Payne 6'0 182 Sr. 14 Ivan Lofton 6'3 180 Sr. 36 Taylor Jones-Morgan 6'0 213 Fr. 18 Cassian Foreman 6'0 179 So.

TACKLE NICKELBACK 77 Sammy Zeqiraj 6'4 312 Sr. 26 D'Angelo Tucker 6'2 205 Jr. 75 JR Capron 6'6 282 Fr. 31 Tevin Hall 6'0 196 Fr.

GUARD DEFENSIVE BACK 67 Cody Pollock 6'3 289 Sr. 22 Jonathan Buffin 5'11 179 Sr. 74 Brayden Byrd 6'3 279 Jr. 5 Asa Carter 5'11 188 So.

CENTER DEFENSIVE BACK 63 Ryan Becker 6'3 267 Jr. 29 Quinlan Gaines 5'11 191 Sr. 54 Keelan Lewis 6'1 257 So. 9 Mygeish Dennis 5'9 179 Jr.

GUARD CORNERBACK 69 Connor LeClair 6'4 299 So. 2 Andrew Jones 5'11 180 Fr. 74 Brayden Byrd 6'3 279 Jr. 23 Maurice Downey 5'11 160 So.

TACKLE CORNERBACK 62 Jerry Francois 6'5 315 Fr. 10 Cory Hanger 5'10 184 Jr. 57 Joseph Orinstein 6'4 269 Jr. 21 Malek Butler 5'9 161 Sr. SOUTHWEST BAPTIST STATISTICS

RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G PUNT RET. No. Yds Avg TD Long Edwards, TJ 1 10 78 27 51 5.1 1 52 51.0 Payne, Kendrick 1 1 1.0 0 1 Nixon, Larry 1 15 36 1 35 2.3 0 8 35.0 TOTAL 1 1 1.0 0 1 Branch, Michael 1 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 9 10.0 Opponents 2 18 9.0 0 19 Payne, Kendrick 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 6.0 TOTAL 1 28 130 28 102 3.6 1 52 102.0 Opponents 1 65 256 52 204 3.1 1 21 204.0 KICK RET. No. Yds Avg TD Long Payne, Kendrick 2 26 13.0 0 19 TOTAL 2 26 13.0 0 19 Opponents 2 41 20.5 0 22

PASSING GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G Edwards, TJ 1 98.25 17-34-0 50.0 156 1 62 156.0 Payne, Kendrick 1 724.00 1-1-0 100.0 35 1 35 35.0 TOTAL 1 116.13 18-35-0 51.4 191 2 62 191.0 Opponents 1 150.31 7-13-0 53.9 110 1 56 110.0

INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long RECEIVING GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G -- Robb, Chris 1 5 70 14.0 1 35 70.0 Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Foreman, Cassian 1 1 62 62.0 1 62 62.0 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Payne, Kendrick 1 8 54 6.8 0 14 54.0 Lechuga, Matt 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 7.0 Nixon, Larry 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0 Smith, Jerminic 1 2 -6 -3.0 0 0 -6.0 TOTAL 1 18 191 10.6 2 62 191.0 Opponents 1 7 110 15.7 1 56 110.0

FUMBLE RET. No. Yds Avg TD Long -- Total 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 2 27 13.5 0 17

SCORING TD FG Kick Rush Rcv DXP Pass Saf Pts Edwards, TJ 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Robb, Chris 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 TOTAL OFFENSE GP Rush Pass Total Avg/G Foreman, Cassian 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Edwards,TJ 1 51 156 207 207.0 LeClair, Jordan 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 Payne,Kendrick 1 6 35 41 41.0 TOTAL 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 21 Nixon,Larry 1 35 0 35 35.0 Opponents 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 23 Branch,Michael 1 10 0 10 10.0 Total 1 102 191 293 293.0 Opponents 1 204 110 314 314.0 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST STATISTICS 2017 SCHEDULE TACKLES GP Solo Ast Total Avg/G Date Opponent Location Time/Result Record Tyler Curts 1 4 9 13 13.0 08.31 at Eastern New Mexico Portales, N.M. L, 21-23 0-1, 0-0 Bryen Gagnon 1 3 8 11 11.0 09.09 Mississippi College Bolivar, Mo. 6:00 pm De'shawn Tone 1 4 6 10 10.0 09.16 at Indianapolis* Indianapolis, Ind. 5:00 pm Victor Clavier 1 0 10 10 10.0 09.23 Quincy* Bolivar, Mo. 2:00 pm Ka'aumo Gifford 1 3 5 8 8.0 09.30 at McKendree* Lebanon, Ill. 1:00 pm Quinlan Gaines 1 4 4 8 8.0 10.07 at Truman State* Kirksville, Mo. 1:00 pm Julian Shade 1 2 4 6 6.0 10.14 William Jewell* Bolivar, Mo. 12:00 pm Andrew Jones 1 4 2 6 6.0 10.28 at Missouri S&T* Rolla, Mo. 1:00 pm Cory Hanger 1 2 3 5 5.0 11.04 at Truman State Kirksville, Mo. 12:00 pm Taylor Jones-Morgan 1 1 4 5 5.0 11.11 Lincoln* Bolivar, Mo. 12:00 pm Total 1 37 68 105 105.0 Opponents 1 30 24 54 54.0 * Great Lakes Valley Conference Games

ALL PURPOSE GP Rush Rcv PR KR IR Total Avg/G Payne,Kendrick 1 6 54 1 26 0 87 87.0 Robb,Chris 1 0 70 0 0 0 70 70.0 Foreman,Cassian 1 0 62 0 0 0 62 62.0 Edwards,TJ 1 51 0 0 0 0 51 51.0 FOR LOSS GP TFL Yds Sacks Yds Nixon,Larry 1 35 4 0 0 0 39 39.0 Tyler Curts 1 3.5 8 -- -- Branch,Michael 1 10 0 0 0 0 10 10.0 De'shawn Tone 1 2.5 5 0.5 2 Lechuga,Matt 1 0 7 0 0 0 7 7.0 Victor Clavier 1 2.0 3 1.0 2 Smith,Jerminic 1 0 -6 0 0 0 -6 -6.0 Ka'aumo Gifford 1 2.0 3 -- -- Total 1 102 191 1 26 0 320 320.0 D'Angelo Tucker 1 2.0 3 -- -- Opponents 1 204 110 18 41 0 373 373.0 Bryen Gagnon 1 1.5 4 0.5 2 Julian Shade 1 1.0 9 1.0 9 Mygeish 1 1.0 4 1.0 4 Total 1 17.0 41 4.0 18 Opponents 1 6.0 36 2.0 26

PASS DEFENSE GP INT YDS BU PD Cory Hanger 1 -- -- 2 2 Totals 1 -- -- 2 2 Opponents 1 -- -- 3 3

FIELD GOALS Made-Att Pct 0-29 30-39 40+ Long Blkd LeClair,Jordan 0-2 0.0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS GP FR YDS FF BLK Victor Clavier 1 1 0 -- -- Ka'aumo Gifford 1 1 0 -- -- Julian Shade 1 -- -- 1 -- Andrew Jones 1 ------1 PUNTING No. Yards Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd LeClair,Jordan 6 196 32.7 55 0 1 2 1 0 Totals 1 2 0 1 1 Opponents 1 2 27 2 1 Total 6 196 32.7 55 0 1 2 1 0 Opponents 4 184 46.0 64 1 1 1 1 0

KICKOFFS No. Yards Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Gathright,Alec 4 249 62.2 2 0 Total 4 249 62.2 2 0 20.5 39.5 25 Opponents 6 346 57.7 3 1 13.0 40.8 24 ROBINSON-HALE STADIUM The Choctaws play their home football games in the friendly con- fines of Robinson-Hale Stadium located in Clinton, MS. The facility boasts one of the largest seating capacities in all of Division II hold- ing 8,500 people. Mississipppi College is routinely ranked among the top ten teams in the country in average attendance each sea- son. The Choctaws ranked as high as 8th in the nation in average attendance in Division III and averaged nearly 5,000 fans per game in the 2015 season.

The synthetic surface was installed by Sprinturf, the same compa- ny who used by the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. Robinson-Hale Stadium was opened during the 1985 season. The first game ever in the facility found the Choctaws blasting Jacksonville State 50-3. In the Dedication Game two weeks later, the Choctaws edged past Livingston Uni- versity 14-7.

The stadium honors two men who helped establish Mississippi Col- lege football tradition. Stanley L. Robinson gave 36 years of service to the College as head coach and athletic director. Edwin (Goat) Hale, a football legend, was an outstanding offensive back and was the first back in Mississippi history to be named to the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame.

The track was added in 2006 giving MC one of the nicest facilities in the country. The total renovation project totaled more than one million dollars and was named after Dr. James E. Parkman who provided the lead gift for the project. The track complex features an eight-lane track, four long jump and triple jump areas, crushed stone shot put sector, steeple chase, large high jump area, dual di- rection pole vault and a separate discus, hammer and javelin area. WILLIAMS STRENGTH CENTER Mississippi College boasts one of the premier strength facilities in the country among Division II universities. The Charles and Aline Williams Strength Center has more than 5,000 square feet of work- ing area and provides Choctaw athletes with top of the line equip- ment necessary to the success of an athletics program.

The facility was originally furnished with state of the art strength equipment made possible by the donation of Mrs. Aline Williams in memory of her husband Charles H. Williams.

The strength center contains the latest and best equipment such as Hammer strength equipment, three power clean platforms, rubber- ized dumbbells for Olympic lifts, three squat racks, cardiovascular equipment, and numerous other machines for use by all Mississippi college student athletes.

The strength center is located adjacent to Robinson- Hale stadium and provides a deck overlooking the football field for recruiting vis- its. The field can also be seen from inside the weight room with wall to wall windows on three sides of the facility.