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DIXIE STATE FOOTBALL - SPRING 2021 Game #4 - at #9/#9 Kennesaw State Saturday, March 20 - 1 p.m. (ET) Fifth Third Bank Stadium; Kennesaw, Ga. DIXIE STATE 2021 SPRING SCHEDULE 2/27 at #22 Tarleton State ........... W, 26-14 3/7 at New Mexico State# ..........L, 29-36 3/13 TARLETON STATE ...............L, 15-37 DIXIE STATE KENNESAW STATE 3/20 at #9/9 Kennesaw State ......1 p.m. “TRAILBLAZERS” “OWLS” 3/27 FORT LEWIS ...........................7 p.m. (1-2) (2-0) # Game played in El Paso, Texas All times site of game Rank: NR Rank: #9 AFCA Coaches / #9 Stats Last Game: March 13, 2021 -- Perform FCS Top-25 polls #9 KENNESAW STATE lost vs. Tarleton State, 15-37 Last Game: March 16, 2021 -- Streak: L2 defeated Charleston Southern, 24-19 Streak: W2 2021 SPRING SCHEDULE At Home: 0-1 At Home: 2-0 On Road: 1-1 2/27 SHORTER UNIVERSITY ..... W, 35-3 On Road: 0-0 Head Coach: Paul Peterson Head Coach: Brian Bohannon 3/16 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN .. W, 24-19 Alma Mater: Boston College (2006) Alma Mater: Georgia (1993) 3/23 DIXIE STATE .............................1 p.m. Record: (9-5, second season) Record: (50-15, 6th season) 3/27 at Gardner-Webb .........................1 p.m. Career Record: 27-9 (3-plus seasons) Career Record: Same 4/3 ROBERT MORRIS ...................1 p.m. 4/10 at Monmouth ...................................1 pm. DIXIE STATE / TARLETON STATE COMPARISONS.... All times site of game DIXIE STATE FOOTBALL ON THE AIR CATEGORY SATURDAY BROADCAST INFO Overall ........................................... 1-2 ........................................2-0 TV/STREAM: ESPN+ PBP: Brian Katrek Scoring Offense ............................ 23.3 ......................................29.5 ANALYST: Roddy Jones Scoring Defense ........................... 29.0 ......................................11.0 First Downs .....................................61 ........................................ 41 All Dixie State football games are broadcast live Rushing Offense .......................... 122.3 ....................................268.5 on KHRK 97.7/ESPN Radio, with Devin Dixon and Andy Thompson calling the action. A live stream Rushing Defense ......................... 243.3 .....................................67.5 of the radio broadcast will be available at sportsra- Passing Offense .......................... 308.3 .................................... .67.5 dio977.com. Passing Defense ......................... 235.6 ....................................134.5 Along with the radio coverage, all DSU home games are simulcast on KCEC-TV (TDS Ca- Total Offense ............................... 430.7 ....................................336.0 ble Channel 22), with tape-delay rebroadcasts Total Defense............................... 479.0 ....................................202.0 throughout the following week. All home games are Kickoff Returns ............................. 12.8 ......................................20.8 also streamed online on DSU’s YouTube Channel - YOUTUBE.COM/DIXIESTATEATHLETICS. Punt Returns.................................. 0.0 ........................................5.0 Penalties ....................................... 42.6 ......................................26.5 Net Punting ................................... 34.3 ......................................33.7 Time of Possession ..................... 28:02 ....................................35:15 Third Down Conversion .......... 17-49 (.347) .........................11-27 (.407) Fourth Down Conversion .......... 2-4 (.500) ............................ 6-9 (.667) Sacks by - Yards ........................... 5-26 ......................................9-66 Sacks Allowed .............................. 4-15 .......................................2-7 Red Zone Conversion............... 5-7 (.714) ............................ 7-8 (.875) Opponent RZ Conversion ....... 12-16 (.750) ......................... 4-4 (1.000) DIXIESTATEATHLETICS.COM 1 @DIXIEATHLETICS / @DIXIESTATE_FB DIXIE STATE FOOTBALL - SPRING 2021 DIXIE STATE QUICK FACTS AND INFO QUICK FACTS 2020 COACHING STAFF UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Head Coach ............Paul Peterson (2nd Year; 9-5 at DSU/27-9 overall) Location ....................................................St. George, Utah Alma Mater .........................................................Boston College, 2006 Founded .........................................1911 (Four-Year 2000) Offensive Coordinator ...........................................Kelly Bills (1st Year) Alma Mater .......................................................... Brigham Young, 2011 Enrollment .............................................12,044 (2020 Fall) Defensive Coordinator ...................................Tyler Almond (2nd Year) Trailblazers Nickname.......................................................... Alma Mater ......................................................Sacramento State, 2009 Mascot ......................................................Brooks the Bison Offensive Line/Run Game ..............................John Hughes (2nd Year) School Colors .............................. Red, Navy Blue & White Alma Mater ..........................................................Humboldt State, 2012 Affiliation ........... Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Wide Receivers. ...........................................Terrance Grant (2nd Year) Conference ......................................................Independent Alma Mater ........................................................... California (PA), 2017 Venue .................................. Greater Zion Stadium (10,000) Running Backs ............................................ Peter Tuitupou (2nd Year) Playing Surfacce...................................................FieldTurf Alma Mater ..........................................................San Jose State, 2012 President ........................................ Dr. Richard B. Williams Defensive Line ...............................................Loni Fangupo (2nd Year) Athletics Director.................................... Dr. Jason Boothe Alma Mater ..........................................................Brigham Young, 2016 Linebackers.......................................................... Misi Tupe (2nd Year) Senior Associate AD/SWA ......................Maureen Eckroth Alma Mater ................................................................ Texas A&M, 2008 www.dixiestateathletics.com Website ................................... Defensive Backs ........................................... Michael Smith (2nd Year) Alma Mater ................................................................. Utah State, 2012 2021 SPRING TEAM INFORMATION Special Teams/Football Operations ................Mike Fassel (2nd Year) 2019 Overall Record ......................................................8-3 Alma Mater ..........................................................Boston College, 2004 2019 Conference Record/Finish ..............7-3/3rd (RMAC) Assistant Coach/Defense Quality Control ........... Ty Murphy (1st Year) Lettermen Returning ....................42 (based on Fall 2020) Alma Mater .................................................................Dixie State, 2020 Lettermen Lost ..............................28 (based on Fall 2020) Player Personnel Academics/Offense QC .................Kalama Kaluhiokalani Offensive Starters R/L .................7/4 (based on Fall 2020) Alma Mater ...........................................................................BYU, 2010 Defensive Starters R/L ................7/2 (based on Fall 2020) Defensive Assistant ...............................Johnny Caughman (1st Year) Alma Mater .................................................... Sacramento State (2018) Specialists R/L .............................1/2 (based on Fall 2020) Offensive Assistant ...........................................Nick Robins (1st Year) Alma Mater .............................................................. New Haven (2020) PROGRAM HISTORY Strength & Conditioning Coach ..................Craig Timmons (5th Year) First Year of NCAA Play .............................................2006 Alma Mater ....................................................................... Buffalo, 2007 First Year of NCAA D-I FCS Play ....................2021 Spring Athletic Trainer .................................................. Bruno Silva (5th Year) All-Time FCS Record .......................................... 1-2 (.333) Alma Mater ...............................................................Weber State, 2011 All-Time Four-Year Record ......................... 53-102 (.342) Athletic Trainer ................................................ Josh Fullmer (1st Year) Conference Titles ............................................................0 Alma Mater .............................................................. Weber State, 2003 MEDIA RELATIONS Assc. AD - Media Relations/FB SID .......... Steve Johnson 2019 RETURNING STAT LEADERS Office Phone ................................................435-652-7524 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Cell Phone ....................................................435-668-3938 D’Arman Notoa 75 308 4.1 3 Email .................................................. [email protected] Kody Wilstead 48 214 4.5 1 Sports Information Coordinator ............ Corie Sue Holmes Office Phone ................................................435-879-4288 PASSING ATT COMP PCT YDS TD INT Kody Wilstead 189 103 54.5 1,640 18 7 Cell Phone ....................................................801-389-0203