NORTHEASTERNNORTHEASTERN STATE VS. MISSOURI STATE SOUTHERN FOOTBALLWEEK 9 RiverHawks Game Notes Don Vieth, Director of Athletics Communication | [email protected] | Office: 918.444.3930 | Cell: 608.381.1403
GAME 9 - NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. MO. SOUTHERN Date...... Saturday, October 28 Time...... 2 p.m. Location...... Tahlequah, Okla. Venue...... Gable Field at Doc Wadley Stadium TALE OF THE TAPE Capacity...... 8,300 Series Record...... Northeastern State leads 13-8
Northeastern State Last Meeting...... Oct. 29, 2016 in Joplin, Mo. Missouri Southern “RiverHawks” “Lions” (0-8) ...... Northeastern State 33, Southern 45 (0-8) RIVERHAWKS...... STAT CATEGORY...... LIONS
110...... Scoring (Total Points)...... 125 LIVE COVERAGE Live Stats...... sidearmstats.com/nsuok/football/ 13.8...... Points per game...... 15.6 Live Stats for Media...... sidearmstats.com/nsuok/football/media 110...... First Downs (Total)...... 130 Live Audio...... Billy Country 96.3 FM, KTLQ 1350 AM 367...... Rushing Yards (total)...... 759 Live Streaming Audio...... portal.stretchinternet.com/nsu/ 1...... Rushing TD...... 6 Play-by-Play...... Bill Huddleston (Home), Scott Pettus (Road) 1733...... Passing Yards (Total)...... 1572 Commentary...... Sean Rowley 216.6...... Passing Yards per game...... 196.5 Live Streaming Video...... TheMIAANetwork.com ($) 14...... Passing TD...... 11 2100...... Total Yards Offense...... 2331 262.5...... Yards Offense per Game...... 291.4 2017 MIAA STANDINGS CONF CPCT. OVER. PCT. STREAK 15...... Total TD Scored...... 17 Fort Hays State...... 8-0...... 1.000...... 8-0...... 1.000...... W8 372...... Opp. Scoring (Total Points)...... 391 Northwest Missouri...... 8-0...... 1.000...... 8-0...... 1.000...... W8 46.5...... Opp. Points per Game...... 48.9 Central Missouri...... 6-2...... 0.750...... 6-2...... 0.750...... W3 2148...... Opp. Rushing Yards (Total)...... 2145 Washburn...... 5-3...... 0.625...... 5-3...... 0.625...... L2 Central Oklahoma...... 4-4...... 0.500...... 4-4...... 0.500...... W2 26...... Opp. Rushing TD...... 26 Emporia State...... 4-4...... 0.500...... 4-4...... 0.500...... L1 1768...... Opp. Passing Yards (Total)...... 2258 Missouri Western...... 4-4...... 0.500...... 4-4...... 0.500...... L2 221.0...... Opp. Passing per Game...... 282.2 Pittsburg State...... 4-4...... 0.500...... 4-4...... 0.500...... W2 20...... Opp. Passing TD...... 23 Nebraska Kearney...... 3-5...... 0.375...... 3-5...... 0.375...... W1 Lindenwood...... 2-6...... 0.250...... 2-6...... 0.250...... L4 3916...... Opp. Total Offense...... 4403 Missouri Southern...... 0-8...... 0.000...... 0-8...... 0.000...... L8 489.5...... Opp. Offense per Game...... 48.9 Northeastern State...... 0-8...... 0.000...... 0-8...... 0.000...... L8 7...... Sacks (Total)...... 8 3...... INT (Total)...... 2 ALL TIME SERIES 64 (39.5)...... Punts (Avg. per Punt)...... 52 (32.6) Northeastern State won 31-21 in their last meeting with the Lions at Doc Wadley 25 (17.0)...... Kick Returns (Avg. Yards)...... 27 (17.8) Stadium back in the 2015 season and they are 7-3 at home since 1968 when the 8 (4.9)...... Punt Returns (Avg. Yards)...... 4 (1.8) series started. In the overall series, the RiverHawks lead 13-8 and won 10 of the 33/118...... 3rd-Down Conv...... 36/120 first 11 meetings. Northeastern State owns four of the five shutouts in the series. 5/12...... 4th-Down Conv...... 5/18 Missouri Southern is the current closest MIAA opponent at around 115 miles between 61 (71.5)...... Penalties (Avg. Yards)...... 36 (40.0) communities. 11...... INT Thrown...... 13 22 (10)...... Fumbles (lost)...... 12 (6) First Meeting: 1968 (NSU won 45-0) Most Points Scored (MSSU): 45 (2016) 62.6...... Avg. Plays per Game...... 66.75 Last Meeting: 2016 (MSSU won 45-33) Biggest Win Margin (MSSU): 34-7 (2014) Current Streak: MSSU +1 Most Points Scored (NSU): 56 (1969) at Missouri Southern: 6-5 NSU leads Biggest Win Margin (NSU): 56-7 (1969)
2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE at Northeastern State: 7-3 NSU leads Last NSU Win: 31-21 (2015) 8/31 WASHBURN...... L, 31-7 9/7 at Lindenwood...... L, 49-10 COACHING MATCHUP 9/16 PITTSBURG STATE...... L, 68-21 Rob Robinson (5-36) is in his fourth season as head coach at Northeastern State. In 9/23 at #18 Fort Hays State...... L, 31-7 three seasons at NSU, Robinson has 25 student-athletes who have been named All- 9/30 [1] MISSOURI WESTERN STATE...... L, 65-17 MIAA, and 46 who where named to the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. Robinson was 10/7 at Emporia State...... L, 44-7 named the 19th head football coach in school history on Dec. 19, 2013 and spending 10/14 #1 NORTHWEST MISSOURI STATE...... L, 42-14 previous 12 years under Craig Schurig as a member of the Washburn Ichabod coaching 10/21 at Nebraska-Kearney...... L, 42-27 staff, serving as the offensive coordinator for his last four seasons at WU. 10/28 MISSOURI SOUTHERN STATE...... 2 P.M. 11/4 at Central Missouri...... 1 p.m. Denver Johnson (3-27) is in his third season with MSSU after serving four seasons at 11/11 [2, 3] CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...... 3 P.M. the University of Tulsa as the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator. While Johnson was with the Golden Hurricane four of his offensive linemen earned first-team Home Games in BOLD CAPS all-league accolades. Johnson was an eighth-round draft choice by the Tampa Bay [1] Homecoming Buccaneers in 1981 and spent two years (1981-82) with the Bucs and three seasons [2] President’s Cup in the USFL, playing two years (1983-84) with the Los Angeles Express and the 1985 [3] Senior Day season with the Houston Gamblers. Johnson’s USFL tenure included playing stints with NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks Jim Kelly and Steve Young. ON THIS DATE Northeastern State has played eight times on Oct. 28 with its last being a 16-13 overtime win at home over Midwestern State in 2000. The RiverHawks are 2-1 all-time in Tahlequah on this date and in their second-to-last contest on Oct. 28 they won a tight 10-7 battle over East Central in 1995.
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GOOD KNIGHT Week #1 – vs. Washburn...... 7 p.m. NSU senior Gary McKnight Jr. is fifth in the MIAA in average yardage per game with 81.3 and fourth 2017 Overall Record: 5-3 in total reception yardage with 650. In the NCAA Division II era, McKnight is the sixth receiver to Last Meeting: 31-7 loss at home catch for over 1,000 yards and he is fourth in the NSU record books with 1,467 yards in the air. Week 9 Opponent: at Missouri Western
McKnight paces the MIAA in yards per reception at 22.4 and is 12th nationally. The NSU senior has Week #2 – at Lindenwood...... 7 p.m. four catches for over 60-yards, with his longest being a 75 catch on Sept. 16 against Pittsburg State. 2017 Overall Record: 2-6 Last Meeting: 49-10 loss at Lindenwood McKnight caught seven passes for 200 yards on Saturday, Sept. 16 at home against Pittsburg State. Week 9 Opponent: vs. Nebraska-Kearney McKnight’s performance was the fourth highest for a receiver in NCAA Division II football in week three and the most since 2011 for the RiverHawks. Additionally, he caught two touchdown passes, and 258 all-purpose yards which was the second most this season in the MIAA. Week #3 – vs. Pittsburg State...... 7 p.m. 2017 Overall Record: 4-4 THE LONG BALL Last Meeting: 68-21 loss at home Rashawn Eubanks had his longest career reception in Week 7 against No. 1 Northwest Missouri with a Week 9 Opponent: vs. Northwest Missouri 80-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter. The reception by Eubanks was the longest given up by the Bearcats since the 2008 season. Week #4 – at Fort Hays State...... 2 p.m. 2017 Overall Record: 8-0 STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE Last Meeting: 31-7 loss at Fort Hays State Through the first seven weeks of the season no other team in NCAA Division II football has had a Week 9 Opponent: vs. Emporia State tougher schedule than the RiverHawks in 2017 according to Massey Ratings. Northeastern State has faced two teams that are inside the top-10 in this week’s AFCA Coaches Poll with Fort Hays State Week #5 – Missouri Western State...... 1 p.m. coming in at No. 8 and Northwest Missouri at No. 1. 2017 Overall Record: 4-4 A WISE MAN Last Meeting: 65-17 loss at home La’More Wise is third in the nation and leads the MIAA with five forced fumbles through the first Week 9 Opponent: vs. Washburn eight weeks of the season. In solo tackles per game, he is averaging 7.5 per game which is a MIAA high and third best in the nation. Week #6 – at Emporia State...... 2 p.m. 2017 Overall Record: 4-4 2020 VISION Last Meeting: 44-7 loss at Emporia State The Class of 2020 and 2021 is littered throughout the Northeastern State is projected starting lineup Week 9 Opponent: at Fort Hays State in week nine with 11 who are either at freshman or sophomore classification against the Lions. On both sides of the ball, RiverHawks are projected to start only five seniors, with four coming on the offensive end. Week #7 – Northwest Missouri State...... 2 p.m. 2017 Overall Record: 8-0 TRUE FRESHMAN QB Last Meeting: 42-14 loss at home True freshman Cade Yeager started for the RiverHawks in week five and has been named Week 9 Opponent: at Pittsburg State Northeastern State’s new starting quarterback. In his first outing against Missouri Western on Sept. 30, Yeager completed 12-of-28 passes while having 197 yards in the air. With Yeager under center, Week #8 – at Nebraska-Kearney...... 2 p.m. the RiverHawks won in time of possession for the first time in their last seven contests. In his third start, Yeager threw for 238 yards which was the second most this season against the Bearcats. 2017 Overall Record: 3-5 Last Meeting: 42-27 loss at Nebraska-Kearney At Broken Arrow HS, Yeager threw for over 3,700 yards in his final two seasons where he was second Week 9 Opponent: at Lindenwood in All-Time passing yards. Week #9 – Missouri Southern State...... 2 p.m. ROAD TRIP 2017 Overall Record: 0-8 Heading into week-nine, Northeastern State has racked up over 1,600 miles on the road one-way; a Last Meeting: 45-33 loss at Missouri Southern State trip from Tahlequah to Los Angeles is just under 1,500 miles. Week 9 Opponent: at Northeastern State
Week #10 – at Central Missouri...... 1 p.m. NORTHEASTERN STATE’S RECORD WHEN... 2017 Overall Record: 6-2 Overall...... 0-8 Allowing 40-49 Points...... 0-4 Last Meeting: 59-21 loss at home At Home...... 0-4 Allowing 50-59 Points...... 0-2 Week 9 Opponent: at Central Oklahoma On The Road...... 0-4 Rushing For < 100 Yards...... 0-7 On Natural Grass...... 0-0 Rushing For 100+ Yards...... 0-1 Week #11 – Central Oklahoma...... 3 p.m. On Artificial Surface...... 0-8 Rushing For 200+ Yards...... 0-0 2017 Overall Record: 4-4 Day Games...... 0-5 Passing For 200+ Yards...... 0-3 Last Meeting: 17-14 loss at Central Oklahoma Night Games...... 0-3 Passing For 300+ Yards ...... 0-1 Scoring First...... 0-0 Totaling < 300 Yards...... 0-6 Week 9 Opponent: vs. Central Missouri Opponent Scores First...... 0-8 300-399 Yards Offense...... 0-2 Leading at Halftime...... 0-0 400-499 Yards Offense...... 0-0 Trailing at Halftime...... 0-8 500-599 Yards Offense...... 0-0 Tied at Halftime...... 0-0 600+ Yards Offense...... 0-0 Leading After Third...... 0-0 Allow < 100 Yards Rushing...... 0-0 Trailing After Third...... 0-8 Allow < 300 Yards Offense...... 0-0 Tied After Third...... 0-0 Allow 300+ Yards Offense...... 0-8 Overtime Games...... 0-0 Having 100-Yard Rusher...... 0-0 Scoring Less Than 20 Points...... 0-6 Opp. Has 100-Yard Rusher...... 0-4 Scoring 20-29 Points...... 0-2 No Turnovers...... 0-0 Scoring 30-39 Points...... 0-0 Less Than 3 Turnovers...... 0-4 Scoring 40-49 Points...... 0-0 3 Or More Turnovers...... 0-3 Scoring 50+ Points...... 0-0 No Takeaways...... 0-4 Allowing < 20 Points...... 0-0 3 Or More Takeaways...... 0-1 Allowing 20-29 Points...... 0-0 More Time Of Possession...... 0-1 Allowing 30-39 Points...... 0-2 Running More Plays...... 0-0
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NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY FACTS I’LL TAKE YOU ALL ON Name of School...... Northeastern State University NSU senior La’More Wise is second in the MIAA and third in the nation on the defensive side with 11.1 City/Zip...... Tahlequah, Okla./74464 tackles per game. Wise has 60 solo tackles which is only five off from the national lead this season, Founded...... 1909 on Oct. 21 he had 12 at Nebraska-Kearney which was tied for fourth highest performance this season in Enrollment...... 8,600 NCAA Division II football. Against the Lopers Wise broke his career mark by four with 19 total tackles Nickname...... RiverHawks which was tied for the MIAA high this season. School Colors...... Green & White Stadium...... Doc Wadley Stadium/Gable Field In just under two seasons at Northeastern State, Wise has 174 total tackles which is just outside of the Capacity...... 8,300 top-10 in the NCAA era at NSU. Surface...... Artificial Turf (Poligras) Affiliation...... NCAA Division II HERD GETS NFL SHOT Conference...... Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Steffon Herd, a four year letterwinner and three time All-MIAA selection was invited to the Los President...... Dr. Steve Turner Angeles Rams’ rookie mini camp during the summer. The former RiverHawks Defensive Back played Alma Mater...... East Central University in 43 career games and recorded 290 total tackles, mostly from the last three years. This last season, Director of Athletics...... Tony Duckworth Alma Mater...... Bob Jones University Herd led Northeastern State with 101 overall tackles, with 71 being solo which was fourth highest in the MIAA. Athletic Department Phone...... 918-444-3900 RETURNING ALL-MIAA PLAYERS MEDIA INFORMATION Northeastern State returns a total of three players that earned All-MIAA honors in 2016, with Gary Director of Athletics Communication...... Don Vieth McKnight leading the way as a second team returner. The RiverHawks had a total of nine that were E-mail...... [email protected] named to the MIAA All-Conference Team. Office Phone...... 918.444.3930 Cell Phone (Press box calls)...... 608.381.1403 TEAM PLAYER POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN Address...... 600 N. Grand Ave...... Tahlequah, Okla. 74464 2nd Team Gary McKnight WR 6-1 200 Sr. Lawton, Okla. University Website...... www.NSUOK.edu HM Devon Siers DB 5-10 175 Jr. Eufaula, Okla. HM La’More Wise LB 6-0 235 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. Athletics Website...... www.GoRiverHawksGo.com THE ROAD TO #TEAMNSU COACHING STAFF Northeastern State players that graduated from the same high school include: Head Coach...... Rob Robinson Alma Mater...... William Jewell, 2000 Lawton MacArthur...... Gary McKnight Jr., Marcus Taylor Year at NSU...... 4 Jones...... Caleb Crites, Callen Houston Record at NSU (Overall is the same)...... 5-36 Owasso...... Chance Johnson, Bryce Johnson Assistant Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator...... Rob Messinger Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Kansas, 2005 (4) Sapulpa...... Dillon Hurt, Trev Inks Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers...... Josh Lattimer Timberview (Mansfield, Texas)...... Damarii Tryon, William Owens Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Pittsburg State, 2007 (4) Tahlequah...... Chaz Jumerson, Collin Pruitt Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks...... Dane Simoneau Tulsa Union...... Jack Alspaugh, Coleby Evans Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Washburn, 2013 (4) Muskogee...... Noah Ashley, Rogerick Kirby Offensive Line...... Julian Mendez Wagoner...... Jacob Woodson, Tyler Skeen, Landis Roberson Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Ottawa, 2010 (3) Defensive Line...... Rashad Pittman MIAA BUILT Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Pittsburg State, 2010 (1) Northeastern State has six members of its coaching staff who have played or been on staff at a MIAA Defensive Backs...... Marvin Bohannon Institution prior to their arrival to Tahlequah. Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Winston Salem State, 2010 (4) Running Backs...... Mitch Buhler Pittsburg State (2)...... Josh Lattimer, Rashad Pittman Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Washburn, 2015 (2) Washburn (4)...... Mutch Buhler, Rob Messinger, Dane Simoneau, Rob Robinson Assistant Defensive Line...... Chris Girnder Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Northeastern State, 2014 (2) NEW COORDINATOR Outside Linebackers...... Robert Hernandez Northeastern State enters the 2017 season with an expanded coaching staff withRashad Pittman Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Southwestern College, 2016 (1) joining the RiverHawks staff in offseason as a defensive line coach. Pittman was an All-MIAA Tight Ends...... CJ Madison performer at Pittsburg State and was a two-time captain and a four-year letterwinner. During the 2014 Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Fort Hays State, 2012 (1) and 2015 seasons he served as a graduate assistant for PSU working with the offensive line. Pittman’s Head Athletic Trainer...... Tom Lechtenberg Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Kansas State, 2001 (3) interior linemen helped lead the MIAA in total offensive and first downs. During the 2016 season he Speed, Strength, and Conditioning...... TJ Fleetwood worked at Cargage High School (Carthage, Mo.) as Co-Defensive Coordinator and Defensive Ends Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Northeastern State, 2012 (2) Coach. NFL HALL OF FAME HERITAGE Freshman Nick So’oto a two-time All-District, All-Parish, and All-City Selection at Parkway High School (Bossier City, La.) is the nephew of 10-time NFL All-Pro Junior Seau who was a member of the NFL Class of 2015 Hall of Fame, and had his number retired with Los Angeles (San Diego) Chargers. Additionally, So’oto has a cousin Vic (So’oto) who played in the NFL for four seasons and is presently a Defensive Line Coach at the University of Virginia.
SEASON 20 The 2017 season is Northeastern State’s 20th as a member of NCAA Division II and the 104th season overall. Northeastern State is in their sixth season of MIAA membership with one year as an independent, and 13 as a member of the Lone Star Conference.
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2017 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - NORTHEASTERN STATE OFFENSE Opponent QB RB WR FB / WR WR WR/TE LT LG C RG RT
Washburn McKinzy Abdul McKnight Davis King Holman West Hash Staggs Tryon Sargent
Lindenwood Armstong Abdul King Davis Upshaw Holman West Barham Tryon Hash Sargent
Pitt State McKinzy Abdul McKnight Davis King Holman West Barham Hash Tryon Sargent
Fort Hays McKinzy Shavers McKnight Davis King Upshaw Sargent Hash Tryon West Lenheiser
Missouri Western Yeager Shavers McKnight Davis King Holman Sargent Hash Tryon West Lenheiser
Emporia State Yeager Shavers McKnight Upshaw King Holman Sargent Hash Tryon West Lenheiser
Northwest Mo. Yeager Shavers McKnight Upshaw King Holman West Hash Staggs Tryon Lenheiser
Neb.-Kearney Yeager Shavers McKnight Davis King Saint Jean West Barham Staggs Hash Tryon
Missouri Western
Central Missouri
Central Oklahoma
2017 GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS - NORTHEASTERN STATE DEFENSE Opponent DE DT $ LB LB LB LB LB CB / SS FS CB
Washburn Smith Brooks Edmonson Dotson Herring Porter Wise Howard Hall Siers L. White
Lindenwood Ransom Brooks D. White Silversmith Dotson Yoder Wise Howard Hall Siers L. White
Pitt State Ransom Brooks Evans Silversmith Dotson Yoder Wise Howard Hall Siers L. White
Fort Hays Ransom Edmonson Bell Dotson Howard Yoder Evans Howard Hall Siers L. White
Missouri Western Ransom Smith Evans Bell Dotson Yoder Wise Howard Hall Siers L. White
Emporia State Smith Brooks Evans Bell Dotson Yoder Wise Howard Hall Siers L. White
Northwest Mo. Smith Brooks D. White Daniels Dotson Yoder Wise Howard Hall Siers L. White
Neb.-Kearney Smith Brooks D. White Daniels Dotson Yoder Wise Howard Evans Siers L. White
Missouri Western
Central Missouri
Central Oklahoma
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AFCA DIVISION II POLL (Oct. 9) SINGLE-PLAY RECORDS Category...... Record...... Record Holder...... Opponent (Year) # Team (1st Place Votes) W-L Pts. Prv. Longest Rush...... 99...... Robert Hudson...... Panhandle State (1970) 1. Northwest Missouri St. (34) 8-0 850 1 Longest Pass...... 95...... Jarod Mendenhall...... Northwestern Okla. (1989) 2. Shepherd (W.Va.) 7-0 794 2 Longest Reception...... 95...... Larry Briggs...... Northwestern Okla. (1989) 3. Minnesota St. 8-0 753 4 Longest Punt...... 90...... Wayne Plumber...... Langston (1959) 4. Indiana (Pa.) 8-0 749 3 Longest Field Goal...... 56...... Jared Homer...... Southwestern Okla. (2008) 5. Midwestern St. (Texas) 6-0 697 5 ...... Tarleton State (2008) 6. Indianapolis (Ind.) 8-0 687 6 7. Fort Hays St. (Kan.) 8-0 646 8 TEAM SINGLE-GAME RECORDS 8. Central Washington 8-0 571 9 Category...... Record...... Opponent (Year) 9. Texas A&M-Commerce 6-1 539 10 Pass Attempts...... 56...... Emporia State (2014) 10. Winona St. (Minn.) 8-0 537 11 Pass Completions...... 30...... Evangel (1981) 11. Ferris St. (Mich.) 6-1 503 12 Passing Yards...... 542...... Harding (2011) 12. Ashland (Ohio) 7-1 475 13 Passing Touchdowns...... 6...... Harding (2011) Assumption (Mass.) 7-0 475 14 Rushing Attempts...... 79...... Southeastern Okla. (1984) 14. Sioux Falls (S.D.) 7-1 397 15 Rushing Yards...... 527...... Southeastern Okla. (1984) 15. Colorado Mesa 7-1 382 16 Rushing Touchdowns...... 7...... Ouachita Baptist (1999), Panhandle State (1999) 16. Wingate (N.C.) 7-0 349 20 Total Offense...... 626...... Panhandle State (1970) 17. Virginia St. 7-0 303 21 Total Plays...... 90...... Emporia Sate (2014) 18. Humboldt St. (Calif.) 6-1 250 22 First Downs...... 32...... Lincoln (2013) 19. Grand Valley St. (Mich.) 6-2 216 7 Points Scored...... 64...... Panhandle State (1999) 20. Bowie St. (Md.) 7-1 206 23 Kickoff Returns...... 10...... North Dakota (2010) 21. Eastern New Mexico 6-1 168 24 Punts...... 12...... Washburn (2015), Emporia State (2017) 22. Findlay (Ohio) 7-1 115 NR Interceptions...... 7...... Angelo State (1980) 23. Central Missouri 6-2 83 NR 24. Colorado St.-Pueblo 6-2 82 NR INDIVIDUAL SINGLE-GAME RECORDS 25. West Alabama 6-2 70 18 Category...... Record...... Record Holder (Opponent, Year) Pass Attempts...... 54...... Kevin Pantastico (Emporia State, 2014) Others Receiving Votes: West Georgia, 33; Slippery Rock (Pa.), Pass Completions...... 34...... Kevin Pantastico (Emporia State, 2014) 26; Delta St. (Miss.), 20; California (Pa.), 19; Washburn (Kan.), 18; Passing Yards...... 542...... Johnny Deaton (Harding, 2011) Shippensburg (Pa.), 17; Arkansas Tech, 7; Ouachita Baptist (Ark.), Passing Touchdowns...... 6...... Johnny Deaton (Harding, 2011) 5; Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 3; Catawba (N.C.), 1; Minnesota-Duluth, 1; Rushing Attempts...... 44...... Kalvin Farrow (Cameron, 1982) Notre Dame (Ohio), 1; Southern Arkansas, 1; West Florida, 1. Rushing Yards...... 342...... Carlton Booe (Southeastern Okla., 1998) Receptions...... 16...... Trey McVay (Harding, 2011) Receiving Yards...... 425...... Trey McVay (Harding, 2011) Receiving Touchdowns...... 6...... Trey McVay (Harding, 2011) Total Offense...... 572...... Johnny Deaton (Harding, 2011) Extra Points...... 9...... Larry Dotson (Northwestern Okla., 1970) Field Goals...... 4...... Brett Sowers (Tarleton State, 2005) Points Scored...... 36...... Trey McVay (Harding, 2011) Solo Tackles...... 15...... Keith Miller (Arkansas Tech, 1978) Total Tackles...... 25...... Keith Miller (East Central, 1978) Tackles For Loss...... 6.0...... Dallas Curtis (Western Washington, 1999) Sacks...... 4...... Three Times Interceptions...... 3...... Eight Times Punt Return...... 100...... George Elliot (Arkansas Tech, 1953)
TEAM SINGLE-SEASON RECORDS Category...... Record...... Year...... 2017 Totals Rushing Yards...... 3,399...... 1999...... 367 Rushing Attempts...... 755...... 1999...... 229 Rushing TDs...... 33...... 1999...... 1 Passing Attempts...... 432...... 2011...... 272 Passing Completions...... 233...... 2011...... 131 Passing Yards...... 3,497...... 2011...... 1733 Passing TDs...... 33...... 2011...... 14 Total Offense (Yards)...... 5,290...... 2011...... 2100 Scoring (Total Points)...... 405...... 2011...... 110 First Downs...... 258...... 2011...... 110 Interceptions...... 28...... 1994...... 11 Punts...... 80...... 1999...... 64 Kickoff Returns...... 54...... 2009, 2010...... 25 Penalties...... 126...... 1999...... 61
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GAME 1 • AUG. 31 • TAHLEQUAH, OKLA. • DOC WADLEY STADIUM (2,307) GAME 2 • SEPT. 7 • ST. CHARLES, MO. • HUNTER STADIUM (2,642)
WASHBURN 7 1-0, 1-0 MIAA NORTHEASTERN STATE 10 0-2, 0-2 MIAA
NORTHEASTERN STATE 31 0-1, 0-1 MIAA LINDENWOOD 49 1-1, 1-1 MIAA
GAME RECAP GAME RECAP TAHLEQUAH – Gary McKnight Jr. had 108 receiving yards but the RiverHawks’ fumbled the ball six TAHLEQUAH – Gary McKnight Jr. had 108 receiving yards but the RiverHawks’ fumbled the ball six times to Washburn who took the season opener 31-7 last Thursday night at Doc Wadley Stadium. times to Washburn who took the season opener 31-7 last Thursday night at Doc Wadley Stadium. Junior Quarterback Dom McKinzy passed the ball for 244 yards but was brought down four Junior Quarterback Dom McKinzy passed the ball for 244 yards but was brought down four times in the loss. times in the loss. The RiverHawks missed a few key opportunities early after La’More Wise forced a fumble on The RiverHawks missed a few key opportunities early after La’More Wise forced a fumble on Washburn’s opening drive, and then going four-and-out. The Ichabods returned the ball with a 13 Washburn’s opening drive, and then going four-and-out. The Ichabods returned the ball with a 13 play drive down the field for the game’s first score on a ten-yard rush on a QB keeper to go up seven play drive down the field for the game’s first score on a ten-yard rush on a QB keeper to go up seven with seven minutes left in the open quarter. Ra’Keim Abdul gave NSU their best rushing drive of the with seven minutes left in the open quarter. Ra’Keim Abdul gave NSU their best rushing drive of the game with three straight rushes up the middle to get the RiverHawks on the edge of the Washburn game with three straight rushes up the middle to get the RiverHawks on the edge of the Washburn red zone. However, the drive faltered on the WU 24-yard line with a fumble; on the turnover the red zone. However, the drive faltered on the WU 24-yard line with a fumble; on the turnover the Ichabods scored the game’s second TD on a 17 yard pass as the quarter ended. Ichabods scored the game’s second TD on a 17 yard pass as the quarter ended. In the second period, NSU’s defense halted Washburn in all four of their drives including one that In the second period, NSU’s defense halted Washburn in all four of their drives including one that was on the Northeastern State one-yard line. On a fourth-and-goal Quincy Dotson forced fumble to was on the Northeastern State one-yard line. On a fourth-and-goal Quincy Dotson forced fumble to help get the RiverHawks some momentum. With just under three-minutes left until the half, McKinzy help get the RiverHawks some momentum. With just under three-minutes left until the half, McKinzy connected with McKnight for 61 yards to set up a touchdown pass to Abdul at the back of the end connected with McKnight for 61 yards to set up a touchdown pass to Abdul at the back of the end zone. zone. Trailing 13-7 at the half Northeastern State looked like the team with the momentum and the ball Trailing 13-7 at the half Northeastern State looked like the team with the momentum and the ball to start the second half. to start the second half. In their opening drive the RiverHawks found themselves deep in their own territory and a NSU In their opening drive the RiverHawks found themselves deep in their own territory and a NSU fumble recovery brought the ball out of the end zone saved them from an Ichabod TD. Washburn fumble recovery brought the ball out of the end zone saved them from an Ichabod TD. Washburn would end up scoring in all three of their drives to extend their lead to 24 where it would end at. would end up scoring in all three of their drives to extend their lead to 24 where it would end at. The RiverHawks finished the night with 22 net yards on the ground while Washburn ran for 230. The RiverHawks finished the night with 22 net yards on the ground while Washburn ran for 230. On the defensive side, Tim Howard led NSU with 7.5 tackles, with Wise just behind with six. On the defensive side, Tim Howard led NSU with 7.5 tackles, with Wise just behind with six. Northeastern State will go on the road for week two and visit Lindenwood who the RiverHawks Northeastern State will go on the road for week two and visit Lindenwood who the RiverHawks have beaten in their last two meetings; the Lions lost in their opener to Central Oklahoma 35-14. have beaten in their last two meetings; the Lions lost in their opener to Central Oklahoma 35-14.
SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Washburn 13 0 18 0 31 Northeastern State 0 0 3 7 10 Northeastern State 0 7 0 0 7 Lindenwood 7 21 14 7 49 SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER 1ST QUARTER 05:45 WU Twehous,Logan 10 yd run (Schmiedeler,Per kick) 12:00 LWU Campbell,Calen 9 yd run (Spraul,Travis kick) 00:49 WU Hubert,Austen 17 yd pass from Twehous,Logan (McGreevy,Derric rush failed) 2ND QUARTER 2ND QUARTER 11:53 LWU Sparks,Kendell 2 yd pass from Jackson,Najee (Spraul,Travis kick) 01:31 NSU Abdul,Ra’Keim 17 yd pass from McKinzy,Dom (Pearce,Blake kick) 09:41 LWU Warren,DeSean 55 yd pass from Jackson,Najee (Spraul,Travis kick) 3RD QUARTER 00:01 LWU Prince,D. 43 yd pass from Jackson,Najee (Spraul,Travis kick) 12:11 WU Twehous,Logan 1 yd run (Schmiedeler,Per kick) 3RD QUARTER 05:42 WU Woods,Carey 11 yd pass from Twehous,Logan (Hamilton,Will pass from Twehous,Logan) 09:42 NSU Pearce,Blake 39 yd field goal 02:09 WU Schmiedeler,Per 28 yd field goal 06:53 LWU Wharton,Shakeem 1 yd run (Spraul,Travis kick) 01:38 LWU Campbell,Calen 65 yd run (Spraul,Travis kick) 12:11 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 4TH QUARTER RUSHING: Washburn-Whitten,Curtis 9-60; Willis,Zach 7-47; Stewart,Mickeel 11-37; Peroo,Ryan 11:08 LWU Smith,Justin 50 yd pass from Meylor,Max (Spraul,Travis kick) 6-32; Peterson,Blake 5-23; Twehous,Logan 4-21; Horner,Jake 1-7; Hamilton,Will 1-3. Northeastern 06:42 NSU Armstrong,B. 5 yd run (Pearce,Blake kick) State-Abdul,Ra’Keim 11-44; Bowlin,Dayton 3-8; Shavers,C.J. 1-0; Burroughs,K. 2-0; TEAM 1-minus 2; McKinzy,Dom 13-minus 33; Holman,Decoryan 0-4. INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Northeastern State-Abdul,Ra’Keim 14-69; Shavers,C.J. 7-29; Bowlin,Dayton 5-22; PASSING: Washburn-Twehous,Logan 12-18-0-122; Peterson,Blake 6-13-0-61. Northeastern State-McK- Armstrong,B. 5-11; McKinzy,Dom 4-10; TEAM 2-minus 18. Lindenwood-Wharton,Shakeem 10-103; inzy,Dom 16-30-2-244. Campbell,Calen 8-86; Jackson,Najee 12-82; Sutherlin,Nash 7-70; Warren,DeSean 3-30; Sparks,Kendell 1-24; Elien,EJ 4-13; Meylor,Max 3-8; Jones,Trevor 1-1. RECEIVING: Washburn-Woods,Carey 5-41; Williams,Jace 3-51; Stewart,Mickeel 3-41; Hubert,Austen 2-20; Horner,Jake 1-12; Whitten,Curtis 1-9; Brania-Hopp,Jam 1-6; Peroo,Ryan 1-2; Meier,Marcus 1-1. PASSING: Northeastern State-McKinzy,Dom 11-18-0-131; Armstrong,B. 7-10-0-60. Lindenwood-Jack- Northeastern State-Upshaw,Isaiah 5-36; McKnight,Gary 3-104; Abdul,Ra’Keim 3-46; Burroughs,K. 1-25; son,Najee 12-17-0-208; Meylor,Max 2-2-0-61; Bendigo,Mason 0-1-0-0. Orr,Mitchell 1-19; King,Zac 1-6; Saint Jean,R. 1-6; Shavers,C.J. 1-2. RECEIVING: Northeastern State-Upshaw,Isaiah 6-36; Orr,Mitchell 3-17; Eubanks,Rashawn 2-66; INTERCEPTIONS: Washburn-Olmstead,D.J. 2-24. Northeastern State-None. King,Zac 2-18; Holman,Decoryan 2-17; Abdul,Ra’Keim 1-18; Saint Jean,R. 1-13; Shavers,C.J. 1-6. Linden- wood-Warren,DeSean 5-94; Smith,Justin 2-61; Prince,D. 2-52; Sparks,Kendell 2-44; Hogan,Tyler 1-11; FUMBLES: Washburn-Horner,Jake 1-1; Stewart,Mickeel 1-1. Northeastern State-McKinzy,Dom 6-2. Collier,Kai 1-8; Wharton,Shakeem 1-minus 1.
TEAM STATISTICS INTERCEPTIONS: Northeastern State-None. Lindenwood-None. WU NSU FIRST DOWNS...... 23...... 15 FUMBLES: Northeastern State-Shavers,C.J. 1-1; TEAM 1-0; McKinzy,Dom 1-0. Lindenwood-Campbell,- RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 44-230...... 31-21 Calen 1-0; Jackson,Najee 1-1. PASSING YDS (NET)...... 183...... 244 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 31-18-0...... 30-16-2 TEAM STATISTICS TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 75-413...... 61-265 NSU LWU Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 1-2 FIRST DOWNS...... 16...... 31 Punt Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 37-123...... 49-417 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 5-101 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 191...... 269 Interception Returns-Yards...... 2-24...... 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 28-18-0...... 20-14-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 5-42.4...... 6-34.0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 65-314...... 69-686 Fumbles-Lost...... 2-2...... 6-2 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 Penalties-Yard...... 5-59...... 5-35 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-6...... 3-28 Possession Time...... 34:21...... 24:39 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 7-141...... 3-77 Third-Down Conversions...... 7 of 15...... 3 of 12 Interception Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 2...... 1 of 2 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 7-42.1...... 3-34.3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 5-6...... 1-2 Fumbles-Lost...... 3-1...... 2-1 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 4-27...... 1-10 Penalties-Yard...... 12-111...... 8-66 Possession Time...... 29:23...... 30:37 Third-Down Conversions...... 4 of 14...... 6 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 2...... 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 1-1...... 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 1-3...... 1-1
2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. MISSOURI SOUTHERN WEEK 9
GAME 3 • SEPT. 16 • TAHLEQUAH, OKLA. • DOC WADLEY STADIUM (2,045) GAME 4 • SEPT. 23 • HAYS, KAN. • LEWIS FIELD STADIUM (3,950)
PITTSBURG STATE 68 2-1, 2-1 MIAA NORTHEASTERN STATE 7 0-4, 0-4 MIAA
NORTHEASTERN STATE 21 0-3,0-3 MIAA #18 FORT HAYS STATE 31 4-0, 4-0 MIAA
GAME RECAP GAME RECAP TAHLEQUAH – Gary McKnight Jr. had a career night with 200 yards receiving and two touchdowns, HAYS, Kan. – Northeastern State played toe-to-toe with #18 Fort Hays State in the second half but but Northeastern State dropped a 68-21 contest on Saturday night to Pittsburg State at Doc Wadley they could not make up a 24-point halftime deficit to fall 31-7 at Lewis Field Stadium on Saturday Stadium. afternoon. McKnight Jr.’s outing was the highest for any NSU receiver since Trey McVay had 425 yards on Both teams had to battle a 35 mph south wind and an unseasonably warm field in Hays which Oct. 15, 2011 against Harding, and it was the first time since Zac King on Oct. 8, 2016 against Emporia was either a kickers friend of foe. Blake Pearce ended up having a 65-yard punt that landed in the State that a RiverHawks’ player caught two touchdown passes. back of the Tigers’ end zone which was longest since 2015 for the RiverHawks. Fort Hays State Despite the lopsided score, offensive yards were close with the Gorillas only racking up 19 more connected on a 54-yard field goal which was the third longest in that program’s history. yards with 409. The difference on Saturday night was 21 points that came off of a fumble, and two Despite the score, the RiverHawks’ defense only allowed a touchdown with just under five blocked punts. minutes left in the third quarter. Trailing 34-7 after the half, Dom McKinzy aired out a 58 yard pass to Rashawn Eubanks and they For the RiverHawks the damage was done early and wouldn’t threaten until the end of the connected on a touchdown with 9:08 on the clock in the third quarter. On the next Pitt State drive, second quarter. Trailing by 24 to the Tigers and on the 26-yard line NSU would throw an interception Lane Yoder picked off a pass and gave the RiverHawks the ball back with momentum. With the ball with seconds left on the clock to come up empty on the scoreboard heading in the locker room. on the PSU 29-yard line, Northeastern State’s drive stalled and they attempted a 26-yard field goal D’Kameron White gave the RiverHawks a shot in the arm and got the ball back on the second that would have made it a 34-17 game. However, the kick would miss and the Gorillas picked the ball play of the second half where they would take over on the FHSU 20-yard line. Dom McKinzy up ensuing possession and used a nine play, 80-yard drive to ice the contest. connected with Zac King on a seven yard pass for their lone touchdown with 11:08 on the clock in the The RiverHawks would get a 57-yard reception for the third touchdown of the night on the third quarter. following drive but Pittsburg State scored 20 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to close out the The Tigers had the final score of the afternoon five minutes later coming on a 30-yard run. contest. Northeastern State was limited to 184 total yards of offense with 136 coming in the air off the Eubanks would have 67-yards in the air with Zac King picking three catches for 31-yards. McK- hand of McKinzy. Gary McKnight Jr. caught five passes for 44 yards, and King had three receptions inzy would nearly have a career night behind the center with 323 passing yards, narrowly missing his for 36 yards. 331-yard afternoon at Missouri Southern last season. La’More Wise quietly had 15 tackles for the RiverHawks on the defensive end to lead all players On the defensive side of the ball Coleby Evans led the RiverHawks with eight tackles, with two on the field. for a loss. Devon Siers had five tackles and he also picked off a pass in the first half. Fort Hays State had 427 yards of offense and were balanced with 215 on the ground, and 212 in Saturday’s loss sends the RiverHawks to 0-3 overall and Pittsburg State goes to 2-1. the air. The loss for the RiverHawks sends them to 0-4 to start the season, while #18 Fort Hays State goes to 4-0. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Pittsburg State 10 24 14 20 68 Northeastern State 0 7 14 0 21 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Northeastern State 0 0 7 0 7 SCORING SUMMARY Fort Hays State 10 14 7 0 31 1ST QUARTER 08:12 PSU Nordic,Slade 10 yd pass from LePage,Thomas (Vincent,Jared kick) SCORING SUMMARY 05:17 PSU Vincent,Jared 28 yd field goal 1ST QUARTER 09:16 FHSU Iheme,Kenneth 1 yd run (Brown,Brandon kick) 2ND QUARTER 11:23 PSU Brantley,Marcus 29 yd fumble recovery (Vincent,Jared kick) 06:57 FHSU Brown,Brandon 54 yd field goal 07:36 PSU Brown,D’Vontae 1 yd run (Vincent,Jared kick) 2ND QUARTER 06:36 PSU Davis,Paul 17 yd blocked punt return (Vincent,Jared kick) 08:32 FHSU Kite,Drew 4 yd pass from Mezera,Jacob (Brown,Brandon kick) 05:26 NSU McKnight,Gary 75 yd pass from McKinzy,Dom (Pearce,Blake kick) 02:25 FHSU Kite,Drew 5 yd pass from Mezera,Jacob (Brown,Brandon kick) 01:43 PSU Vincent,Jared 24 yd field goal 3RD QUARTER 11:08 NSU King,Zac 7 yd pass from McKinzy,Dom (Pearce,Blake kick) 3RD QUARTER 09:08 NSU Eubanks,Rashawn 9 yd pass from McKinzy,Dom (Pearce,Blake kick) 04:56 FHSU Iheme,Kenneth 30 yd run (Brown,Brandon kick) 04:19 PSU Panko,Austin 23 yd pass from LePage,Thomas (Vincent,Jared kick) 02:44 NSU McKnight,Gary 57 yd pass from McKinzy,Dom (Pearce,Blake kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Northeastern State-Shavers,C.J. 15-31; McKinzy,Dom 8-28; Upshaw,Isaiah 1-7; Overstreet,Tre. 01:15 PSU West,Lorenzo 37 yd pass from LePage,Thomas (Vincent,Jared kick) 1-3; Saint Jean,R. 1-2; TEAM 2-minus 23. Fort Hays State-Iheme,Kenneth 15-95; Tigner,Charles 11-47; 4TH QUARTER Blackmon,Isaiah 9-38; Hazlett,Harley 3-26; Mezera,Jacob 2-7; Carlson,Elliot 1-2; Williams,Jacoby 2-1; 11:21 PSU Nordic,Slade 8 yd run (Vincent,Jared kick) TEAM 1-minus 1. 09:40 PSU Panko,Austin 73 yd punt return (Vincent,Jared kick) 04:38 PSU Scheurich,K. 9 yd run (Vincent,Jared kick blockd) PASSING: Northeastern State-McKinzy,Dom 16-35-1-136. Fort Hays State-Mezera,Jacob 21-28-1-212.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RECEIVING: Northeastern State-McKnight,Gary 5-44; King,Zac 4-36; Shavers,C.J. 3-23; Holman,Deco- RUSHING: Pittsburg State-Rose,Michael 18-88; Horak,Tucker 6-57; Scheurich,K. 4-41; Adkins,Tyler ryan 1-20; Saint Jean,R. 1-11; Overstreet,Tre. 1-4; Upshaw,Isaiah 1-minus 2. Fort Hays State-Burchfield,M. 8-40; Nordic,Slade 1-8; Brown,D’Vontae 2-5; Panko,Austin 2-1; Allen,Quez 2-1; LePage,Thomas 2-0; 4-55; Iheme,Kenneth 4-34; Bieberle,Layne 4-31; Bacon,Tyler 3-38; Kite,Drew 3-26; Wendelberger,M. West,Lorenzo 1-minus 5; TEAM 4-minus 6. Northeastern State-Abdul,Ra’Keim 10-56; Bowlin,Dayton 1-19; Jay,Andrew 1-6; Tigner,Charles 1-3. 2-24; Shavers,C.J. 7-14; Armstrong,B. 3-minus 8; McKinzy,Dom 10-minus 26. INTERCEPTIONS: Northeastern State-White,D’Kameron 1-36. Fort Hays State-Jibowu,Doyin 1-20. PASSING: Pittsburg State-LePage,Thomas 10-16-2-174; Allen,Quez 2-2-0-15. Northeastern State-McK- inzy,Dom 16-33-0-323; Armstrong,B. 1-3-0-7. FUMBLES: Northeastern State-TEAM 1-0. Fort Hays State-Bieberle,Layne 1-0. RECEIVING: Pittsburg State-West,Lorenzo 5-90; Panko,Austin 3-56; Franklin,B. 2-26; Nordic,Slade TEAM STATISTICS 2-17. Northeastern State-McKnight,Gary 7-200; King,Zac 3-31; Eubanks,Rashawn 2-67; Abdul,Ra’Keim NSU FHSU 2-15; Shavers,C.J. 1-7; Upshaw,Isaiah 1-6; Holman,Decoryan 1-4. FIRST DOWNS...... 11...... 23 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 28-48...... 44-215 INTERCEPTIONS: Pittsburg State-None. Northeastern State-Siers,Devon 1-0; Yoder,Lane 1-0. PASSING YDS (NET)...... 136...... 212 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 35-16-1...... 28-21-1 FUMBLES: Pittsburg State-West,Lorenzo 1-0. Northeastern State-McKinzy,Dom 2-1; Abdul,Ra’Keim 1-1. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 63-184...... 72-427 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 TEAM STATISTICS Punt Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 2-8 PSU NSU Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 FIRST DOWNS...... 22...... 15 Interception Returns-Yards...... 1-36...... 0-0 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 50-230...... 32-60 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 9-40.6...... 5-51.0 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 189...... 330 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-0...... 1-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 18-12-2...... 36-17-0 Penalties-Yard...... 5-45...... 7-60 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 68-419...... 68-390 Possession Time...... 26:57...... 33:03 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 1-29...... 0-0 Third-Down Conversions...... 5 of 17...... 5 of 12 Punt Returns-Yards...... 8-186...... 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 1...... 0 of 0 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 3-73...... 8-136 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 1-1...... 3-3 Interception Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 2-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 1-5...... 2-10 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 4-41.5...... 11-33.7 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-0...... 3-2 Penalties-Yard...... 5-60...... 11-94 Possession Time...... 31:06...... 28:54 Third-Down Conversions...... 4 of 11...... 4 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 1...... 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 6-6...... 1-2 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 5-32...... 2-6 2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES WEEK 9 NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. MISSOURI SOUTHERN
GAME 5 • SEPT. 30 • TAHLEQUAH, OKLA. • DOC WADLEY STADIUM (2,587) GAME 6 • OCT. 7 • EMPORIA, KAN. • WELCH STADIUM (4,075)
MISSOURI WESTERN STATE 65 3-2, 3-2 MIAA NORTHEASTERN STATE 7 0-6, 0-6 MIAA
NORTHEASTERN STATE 17 0-5,0-5 MIAA EMPORIA STATE 44 3-3, 3-3 MIAA
GAME RECAP GAME RECAP TAHLEQUAH – Cade Yeager threw for nearly 200 yards and had a pair of touchdowns in his debut EMPORIA, Kan. – Northeastern State’s offense was limited to eight first downs and had difficulty- put but the RiverHawks would fall 65-17 to Missouri Western State on homecoming. ting together a strong drive at Emporia State falling 44-7 on Saturday afternoon at Welch Stadium. The true freshman is the third NSU quarterback to start this season for Northeastern State and The RiverHawks’ longest drive came in the opening quarter with seven plays ran and they would was expected to redshirt the year until getting the starting nod for Saturday. turn over the ball on 15 straight drives to Emporia State. Northeastern State’s offense had only 145 With Yeager under center the RiverHawks had the edge in possession time with 31:32 minutes, yards against Emporia State with 60 of those coming in a fourth quarter touchdown pass. something that has not happened since NSU’s last win on Oct. 21 at home against Nebraska-Kearney. Northeastern State punted the ball 12 times and they were 2-for-17 on third down. Five different receivers caught passes from Yeager with Zac King and Ruben Saint Jean picking The RiverHawks’ defense was on the field for over 33 minutes which was the most since the up four receptions. Ra’Keim Abdul ran for 72 yards on the ground which was a season high for North- season opener against Washburn. eastern State. Trailing 6-0 to Emporia State midway through the first quarter, the Northeastern State defense Northeastern State’s offense didn’t find the end zone until the third quarter with a minute halted the Hornets at midfield. However, the RiverHawks’ offense couldn’t capture any momentum, remaining where Yeager found Saint Jean on a 16-yard pass. and had only 52 yards in the first half. The Hornets would put up 21 points in the second quarter and Isaiah Upshaw caught the RiverHawks second touchdown pass with four minutes remaining on a finished off the half scoring a touchdown off of an interception where they would need only two plays 17-yard pass from Yeager. to reach the end zone. Missouri Western State led in overall yardage 470-to-299 with most of it on the ground with the On the opening drive of the second half, NSU would be forced to punt and a missed snap Griffons having 299. allowed Emporia State to get the ball on the RiverHawks’ 12-yard line. The Hornets needed only four Coleby Evans led the Northeastern State defense with nine tackles; La’More Wise had seven, with rushes to cross into the end zone to go up 41-0 on Northeastern State. a forced fumble, and broken up pass. Northeastern State would only allow a field goal in the remaining time with the lone highlight Saturday’s loss will send the RiverHawks to 0-5 (0-5 MIAA) and Missouri Western is now 3-2 (3-2 coming in a 60 yard pass to Gary McKnight Jr. in the fourth quarter. The pass from Cade Yeager MIAA). would be the longest allowed by the Emporia State defense this season. Yeager was 11-for-34 in first career road start and had 122 yards in the air; C.J. Shavers had 15 carries for 47 yards on the ground. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F La’More Wise had 12 tackles to lead the NSU defense, Coleby Evans had 11 with three tackles for Missouri Western State 21 13 21 10 65 a loss. Northeastern State 0 0 10 7 17 Emporia State who leads the MIAA in passing heading into Saturday’s contest had 331 yards in the air with two receivers with over 100 yards. The Hornets would have 210 yards on the ground on 48 carries. SCORING SUMMARY Saturday’s loss sends the RiverHawks to 0-6 overall and in MIAA play, Emporia State is now 3-3 1ST QUARTER overall. 10:55 MWSU Marino,Dom 4 yd run (Basch,Tyler kick) 02:07 MWSU Gray,Derek 2 yd run (Basch,Tyler kick) SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F 00:00 MWSU Ussery,Dijuan 51 yd pass from Marino,Dom (Basch,Tyler kick) Northeastern State 0 0 0 7 7 2ND QUARTER Emporia State 13 21 10 0 44 10:34 MWSU Basch,Tyler 26 yd field goal 01:25 MWSU Burau,Austin 27 yd pass from Marino,Dom (Basch,Tyler kick) SCORING SUMMARY 00:00 MWSU Basch,Tyler 36 yd field goal 1ST QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 12:14 ESU Brown,Justin 17 yd pass from Marstall,Braxto (Morton,Austin kick failed) 12:18 NSU Pearce,Blake 31 yd field goal 03:56 ESU Callins,Kai 6 yd run (Morton,Austin kick) 08:32 MWSU Caldwell,Josh 5 yd run (Basch,Tyler kick) 2ND QUARTER 08:13 MWSU Robison,Tyrell 38 yd interception return (Basch,Tyler kick) 12:41 ESU Reed,Jordan 26 yd pass from Marstall,Braxto (Morton,Austin kick) 03:54 MWSU Broughton,Brock 8 yd run (Basch,Tyler kick) 07:06 ESU Brown,Justin 14 yd pass from Marstall,Braxto (Morton,Austin kick) 01:20 NSU Saint Jean,R. 16 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Pearce,Blake kick) 02:13 ESU VanWeezel,Ricky 3 yd run (Morton,Austin kick) 4TH QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 11:54 MWSU Basch,Tyler 48 yd field goal 10:40 ESU Callins,Kai 1 yd run (Morton,Austin kick) 04:47 NSU Upshaw,Isaiah 17 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Pearce,Blake kick) 00:49 ESU Marcha,Justin 47 yd field goal 01:28 MWSU McIntosh,Ian 3 yd run (Basch,Tyler kick) 4TH QUARTER 08:25 NSU McKnight,Gary 60 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Hayashi,Toshi kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Missouri Western St.-Caldwell,Josh 15-101; Bertini,Corey 6-54; Griffith,Shamar 9-51; Marino,Dom 7-30; McIntosh,Ian 5-20; Mack,Keylan 1-16; Gray,Derek 7-16; Broughton,Brock 1-8; Allen,- INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Tristan 1-3. Northeastern State-Abdul,Ra’Keim 8-72; Shavers,C.J. 15-42; TEAM 2-minus 2; Yeager,Cade RUSHING: Northeastern State-Shavers,C.J. 15-41; McKnight,Gary 1-9; Abdul,Ra’Keim 4-4; Saint Jean,R. 7-minus 16. 1-1; Upshaw,Isaiah 1-0; Yeager,Cade 7-minus 12; TEAM 2-minus 20. Emporia State-Callins,Kai 19-72; McGee,Anthony 9-38; VanWeezel,Ricky 6-32; Nault,Landon 1-23; Wallace,T’Quan 1-18; Briningstool,Pa PASSING: Missouri Western St.-Marino,Dom 9-18-0-171. Northeastern State-Yeager,Cade 12-28-2-197. 2-11; Osbern,Brett 4-9; Strong,Denzel 1-6; Lohr,Dillon 3-2; Marstall,Braxto 2-minus 1.
RECEIVING: Missouri Western St.-Dossous,Vanel 2-11; Gray,Derek 2-11; Ussery,Dijuan 1-51; Cunning- PASSING: Northeastern State-Yeager,Cade 11-34-2-122. Emporia State-Marstall,Braxto 21-30-0-315; ham,Elijah 1-44; Burau,Austin 1-27; Mack,Keylan 1-18; Broughton,Brock 1-9. Northeastern State- Wallace,T’Quan 1-4-0-minus 2; Briningstool,Pa 3-3-0-18. King,Zac 4-72; Saint Jean,R. 4-65; McKnight,Gary 2-13; Shavers,C.J. 1-30; Upshaw,Isaiah 1-17. RECEIVING: Northeastern State-Upshaw,Isaiah 3-24; Abdul,Ra’Keim 2-13; Saint Jean,R. 2-11; McK- INTERCEPTIONS: Missouri Western St.-Robison,Tyrell 1-38; Dandridge,Brandin 1-33. Northeastern night,Gary 1-60; Eubanks,Rashawn 1-8; King,Zac 1-4; Orr,Mitchell 1-2. Emporia State-Brown,Justin State-None. 6-100; Reed,Jordan 4-113; Williams,Morris 4-23; VanWeezel,Ricky 2-22; Jackson,Jordan 2-20; Radel,- Jaylon 2-19; Callins,Kai 2-minus 4; Strong,Denzel 1-20; Harris,Tyler 1-19; McGee,Anthony 1-minus 1. FUMBLES: Missouri Western St.-Dandridge,Brandin 1-0. Northeastern State-Yeager,Cade 2-2; TEAM 1-1. INTERCEPTIONS: Northeastern State-None. Emporia State-Savage,Cody 1-20; Cleveland,Gabe 1-0.
TEAM STATISTICS FUMBLES: Northeastern State-TEAM 1-0. Emporia State-Gordon,Kelin 1-0. MWSU NSU FIRST DOWNS...... 21...... 15 TEAM STATISTICS RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 52-299...... 32-96 NSU ESU PASSING YDS (NET)...... 171...... 197 FIRST DOWNS...... 8...... 22 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 18-9-0...... 28-12-2 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 31-23...... 48-210 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 70-470...... 60-293 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 122...... 331 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 34-11-2...... 37-25-0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 3-36...... 3-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 65-145...... 85-541 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 4-99...... 6-79 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards...... 2-71...... 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 2-11...... 7-72 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 4-36.2...... 6-40.2 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 2-40...... 2-12 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-0...... 3-3 Interception Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 2-20 Penalties-Yard...... 9-83...... 5-55 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 12-41.8...... 6-48.3 Possession Time...... 28:28...... 31:32 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-0...... 1-0 Third-Down Conversions...... 3 of 11...... 5 of 14 Penalties-Yard...... 10-87...... 13-111 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 1...... 0 of 0 Possession Time...... 26:50...... 33:10 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 7-7...... 3-3 Third-Down Conversions...... 2 of 17...... 5 of 17 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 3-15...... 0-0 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 3...... 1 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 0-0...... 5-5 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 1-7...... 4-16
2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. MISSOURI SOUTHERN WEEK 9
GAME 7 • OCT. 14 • TAHLEQUAH, OKLA. • DOC WADLEY STADIUM (1,553) GAME 8 • OCT. 21 • KEARNEY, NEB. • COPE STADIUM (4,721)
#1 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 42 7-0, 7-0 MIAA NORTHEASTERN STATE 27 0-8, 0-8 MIAA
NORTHEASTERN STATE 14 0-7, 0-7 MIAA NEBRASKA-KEARNEY 42 3-5, 3-5 MIAA
GAME RECAP GAME RECAP Northeastern State gave top-ranked Northwest Missouri nearly more than they could handle in the KEARNEY, Neb. – Gary McKnight Jr. caught three touchdown receptions but Northeastern State first half but miscues around the midway mark of the contest spoiled the afternoon with a 42-14 loss couldn’t recover from a slow first half and fell on Saturday afternoon 42-27 to Nebraska-Kearney. at Doc Wadley Stadium. The NSU senior matched a career mark and it was the most since his three touchdown afternoon True freshman quarterback Cade Yeager threw for 238 yards which was the second most this last season at Northwest Missouri. McKnight would catch seven passes from Cade Yeager for 154 season against the Bearcats and his 80-yard pass to Rashawn Eubanks was the largest reception yards, with his longest at 65-yards coming in the fourth quarter. given up by Northwest since week-3 three during the 2008 season. La’More Wise had a monster afternoon on the defensive side of the ball with 19 tackles and a Three plays changed the course of the afternoon for the RiverHawks and on the Bearcats’ five- forced fumble. His 19 take downs matched a season high this season in the MIAA and Wise entered yard line NSU left points on the scoreboard with an interception in the end zone trailing 21-7 with un- the contest with a nation matching high four forced fumbles. der a minute left to the half. On the opening drive out the half, NSU forced the Bearcats to punt, and Northeastern State’s defense was on the field for over 42-minutes against the Lopers with the on the return the ball hit a RiverHawks player which was recovered by Northwest on the Northeastern RiverHawks’ offense unable to convert a first down until the final two-minutes in the first half. In State 15-yard line. Northwest needed only three plays to extend their lead to 28-7. their first seven drives, NSU was forced to punt six times, and their other drive resulted in an intercep- In the returning drive, the RiverHawks fumbled the ball on a high snap with Northwest recovering tion. Nebraska-Kearney in the first half had 21 first downs and 328 yards of total offense with three on the NSU 20-yard line. The Bearcats scored on the first play to push their advantage to 35-7 with touchdowns; the RiverHawks had 36 yards of offense on the other side of the ball. 10:50 left in the third quarter. The Lopers would go up 28-0 with a touchdown midway through the third-quarter before Northwest added their sixth touchdown early in the fourth quarter to go up 42-7 before Yeager’s Yeager connected with McKnight on a short five-yard pass with 4:50 left. 80-yard pass with 6:17 left on the clock completing the scoring on either side of the ball. Yeager in the fourth quarter had 209 of his 275 passing yards with the RiverHawks getting All of the RiverHawks yards on Saturday came in the air with their rushing game getting held caught up in a scoring shootout where they had a 21-14 edge. Zac King had Northeastern State’s to -22-yards against a Bearcat squad the only allows 44-yards a game. Northwest had 51 rushing other touchdown reception on a 22-yard pass on fourth down with 3:13 left in regulation. Wise would attempts for 257 yards with three of the touchdowns coming on the ground. force a fumble in the ensuing UNK drive to allow the RiverHawks go down the field for quick-six on a Yeager was 16-for-38 in the air with a pair of touchdowns, he connected with Zac King from 43-yard pass to McKnight to get to the final 42-27 score. 20-yards out to tie the game in the first quarter. Gary McKnight Jr. caught four passes for 75 yards UNK (3-5, 3-5 MIAA) would run the ball 69 times on the RiverHawks and picked up 299 of their with his longest coming at 42 in the third quarter. 531 total offensive yards on the ground. Northeastern State had 293 total yards and made 14 rushing On offensive movement down the field, the RiverHawks had 16 first downs which was tied for attempts against the Lopers. second most against the Bearcats this season. On third down conversions, NSU was 5-for-16 which Yeager went 25-for-42 in the air and his four touchdown passes were tied for third-most by a was tied for the most given up this season by Northwest. quarterback this season in the MIAA. La’More Wise headlined both teams on the defense with ten tackles, with eight of them coming With a strong wind in the first half, Blake Pearce kicked a MIAA high 73-yard punt, and besting as solo. La’Vonte White had four takedowns and a pair of broken up passes and D’Kameron White the previous league mark by two yards. had a big broken up pass in the end zone during the third quarter against Northwest. Saturday’s loss sends the RiverHawks to 0-7 in both MIAA play and their overall record, the Bearcats won their 37th game in a row and are 7-0 this season. SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Northeastern State 0 0 6 21 27 Nebraska-Kearney 14 7 7 14 42 SCORING BY QUARTERS 1 2 3 4 F Northwest Missouri 7 14 14 7 42 Northeastern State 7 0 0 7 17 SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER SCORING SUMMARY 08:55 UNKFB Daniels,Darrien 8 yd run (Gowen,Treygan kick) 02:44 UNKFB Worthing,Steve 5 yd run (Gowen,Treygan kick) 1ST QUARTER 09:04 NWMSU McMahon,Brody 2 yd run (Garner,Brett kick) 2ND QUARTER 04:53 NSU King,Zac 20 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Hayashi,Toshi kick) 09:39 UNKFB Marshall,Marvin 10 yd pass from Worthing,Steve (Gowen,Treygan kick) 2ND QUARTER 3RD QUARTER 11:13 NWMSU Grove,Jordan 21 yd pass from Martin,Zach (Garner,Brett kick) 07:06 UNKFB Worthing,Steve 4 yd run (Gowen,Treygan kick) 03:24 NWMSU Thompson,Jordan 3 yd run (Garner,Brett kick) 04:50 NSU McKnight,Gary 5 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Pearce,Blake kick failed) 3RD QUARTER 4TH QUARTER 11:49 NWMSU Grove,Jordan 10 yd pass from Martin,Zach (Garner,Brett kick) 14:26 UNKFB Sealey,Dayton 1 yd run (Gowen,Treygan kick) 10:50 NWMSU Wilson,Clayton 20 yd pass from Martin,Zach (Garner,Brett kick) 13:49 NSU McKnight,Gary 65 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Pearce,Blake kick) 08:59 UNKFB McGinnis,Alex 8 yd run (Gowen,Treygan kick) 4TH QUARTER 1:43 NWMSU Thompson,Jordan 3 yd run (Garner,Brett kick) 03:13 NSU King,Zac 22 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Pearce,Blake kick) 06:17 NSU Eubanks,Rashawn 80 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Hayashi,Toshi kick) 01:46 NSU McKnight,Gary 43 yd pass from Yeager,Cade (Pearce,Blake kick) INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: Northwest Missouri-Thompson,Jordan 23-110; McMahon,Brody 16-60; Martin,Zach 7-51; INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS White,Chase 5-27. Northeastern State-Abdul,Ra’Keim 4-7; Davis,Michael 2-4; Upshaw,Isaiah 2-1; RUSHING: Northeastern State-Shavers,C.J. 4-32; Abdul,Ra’Keim 5-15; Yeager,Cade 5-minus 29. Ne- Shavers,C.J. 5-0; Yeager,Cade 11-minus 34. braska Kearney-Sealey,Dayton 13-96; Daniels,Darrien 17-78; Russell,Thomas 14-58; McGinnis,Alex 8-36; Worthing,Steve 7-29; Brauer,Sam 2-14; Blaschko,Zach 1-6; Brown,Isaiah 4-2; TEAM 3-minus 20. PASSING: Northwest Missouri-Martin,Zach 13-20-0-153; Baker,Jonathan 3-4-0-28. Northeastern State-Yeager,Cade 16-38-3-238; Waggle,Brice 0-1-0-0. PASSING: Northeastern State-Yeager,Cade 25-42-1-275. Nebraska Kearney-Worthing,Steve 16-20-0- 202; McGinnis,Alex 2-2-0-30. RECEIVING: Northwest Missouri-Grove,Jordan 4-37; Wilson,Clayton 3-41; Sykes,Kennedy 3-32; Wright,Braden 2-19; Woods,Quincy 1-20; Thompson,Jordan 1-15; Raines,Darby 1-14; White,Chase RECEIVING: Northeastern State-McKnight,Gary 7-154; King,Zac 5-50; Upshaw,Isaiah 4-13; Eu- 1-3. Northeastern State-McKnight,Gary 4-75; Saint Jean,R. 4-25; Upshaw,Isaiah 4-15; King,Zac 2-32; banks,Rashawn 3-17; Saint Jean,R. 2-25; Abdul,Ra’Keim 2-15; Holman,Decoryan 1-1; Shavers,C.J. 1-0. Eubanks,Rashawn 1-80; Abdul,Ra’Keim 1-11. Nebraska Kearney-Harms,Alex 4-83; Marshall,Marvin 4-35; Reifeis,Dylan 3-37; Blaschko,Zach 2-24; Pippins,Marquis 1-14; Daniels,Austan 1-10; Sealey,Dayton 1-10; Barley,Adolph 1-10; Young,Sedarius 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Northwest Missouri-Anderson,JRavie 1-26; Roberts,Samuel 1-4; Lane,Anthony 1-0. Northeastern State-None. INTERCEPTIONS: Northeastern State-None. Nebraska Kearney-Johnson,Vance 1-0.
FUMBLES: Northwest Missouri-Martin,Zach 1-1. Northeastern State-Yeager,Cade 2-1; Orr,Mitchell 1-1. FUMBLES: Northeastern State-King,Zac 1-0; Yeager,Cade 1-0. Nebraska Kearney-McGinnis,Alex 1-1. TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS NWMSU NSU NSU UNK FIRST DOWNS...... 25...... 16 FIRST DOWNS...... 14...... 34 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 51-248...... 24--22 RUSHES-YARDS (NET)...... 14-18...... 69-299 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 181...... 238 PASSING YDS (NET)...... 275...... 232 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 24-16-0...... 39-16-3 Passes Att-Comp-Int...... 42-25-1...... 22-18-0 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 75-429...... 63-216 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS...... 56-293...... 91-531 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards...... 1-13...... 2-22 Punt Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 2-23...... 3-50 Kickoff Returns-Yards...... 5-65...... 3-81 Interception Returns-Yards...... 3-30...... 0-0 Interception Returns-Yards...... 0-0...... 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 6-38.20...... 7-39.7 Punts (Number-Avg)...... 6-45.0...... 2-32.0 Fumbles-Lost...... 1-1...... 3-2 Fumbles-Lost...... 2-0...... 1-1 Penalties-Yard...... 12-121...... 7-73 Penalties-Yard...... 6-72...... 10-85 Possession Time...... 34:52...... 25:08 Possession Time...... 17:36...... 42:24 Third-Down Conversions...... 6 of 13...... 5 of 16 Third-Down Conversions...... 5 of 13...... 8 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 0 of 1...... 0 of 2 Fourth-Down Conversions...... 1 of 2...... 3 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 5-6...... 1-2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances...... 1-1...... 6-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 5-28...... 1-8 Sacks By: Number-Yards...... 0-0...... 4-30
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ALPHABETICAL 2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER # NAME POS. # NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL 3 Ra’Keim Abdul RB 2 Ruben Saint Jean Tight End 6-4 225 Jr. Hialeah, Fla / Hialeah HS 17 Evel Alexis DB 3 Ra’Keim Abdul Running Back 6-0 195 Sr. Overland Park, Kan. / Shawnee Mission South HS 33 Jack Alspaugh DB 4 KeJuan Daniels Defensive Back 5-9 180 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. / Tulsa Central HS 19 Ashton Antwine DB 5 Jalen Porter Linebacker 6-0 230 Sr. Longview, Texas / Longview HS 15 Blayne Armstrong QB 6 Keaton Burroughs Running Back 6-0 220 R-Fr. Webb City, Mo. / Webb City HS 78 Isaac Barham OL 7 Tim Howard Defensive Back 6-5 225 So. Stonewall, La. / North DeSoto HS 22 Kevin Bell DB 8 Cade Yeager Quarterback 6-1 210 Fr. Broken Arrow, Okla. / Broken Arrow HS 93 George Brooks DL 9 Brayden Klusak Wide Receiver 6-3 200 Fr. McAlester, Okla. / McAlester HS 80 Sean Bryant WR 10 La’More Wise Linebacker 6-0 235 Sr. St. Louis, Mo. / Miller Career Academy 6 Keaton Burroughs RB 11 La’Vonte White Defensive Back 6-0 175 So. Lufkin, Texas / Lufkin HS 4 KeJuan Daniels DB 12 Jaylen Hall Defensive Back 6-2 205 Sr. Chino, Calif. / Don Lugo HS 30 Michael Davis FB 13 Zac King Wide Receiver 6-1 185 Sr. Vinita, Okla. / Vinita HS 42 Tim Davis P 14 Isaiah Upshaw Wide Receiver 5-9 160 Fr. Dallas, Texas / Duncanville HS 53 Parker Didier OL 15 Blayne Armstrong Quarterback 6-3 225 Jr. Marshfield, Mo. / Marshfield HS 95 Quincy Dotson DL 16 Brice Waggle Quarterback 6-1 195 So. Farmington, Ark. / Farmington HS 84 Jacob Drysdale TE 17 Evel Alexis Defensive Back 6-0 175 So. Winter Haven, Fla. / Haines City HS 92 Tucker Edmonson DL 18 Gary McKnight Jr. Wide Receiver 6-1 200 Sr. Lawton, Okla. / MacArthur HS 49 Ukoh Essang DE 19 Ashton Antwine Defensive Back 6-0 200 Sr. Edmond, Okla. / Memorial HS 82 Rashawn Eubanks WR 20 C.J. Shavers Running Back 5-10 200 So. Mesquite, Texas / Horn HS 32 Coleby Evans LB 22 Kevin Bell Defensive Back 6-1 185 Jr. Lawton, Okla. / Lawton HS 97 K’Deem Hamilton DT 23 Traviontae Martin Linebacker 5-11 195 R-Sr. Compton, Calif. / Centennial HS 12 Jaylen Hall DB 24 Devon Siers Defensive Back 5-10 175 Jr. Eufaula, Okla. / Eufaula HS 60 Cory Hartmann LS 26 Trev Inks Defensive Back 6-0 160 Fr. Sapulpa, Okla. / Sapulpa HS 51 Caleb Hash OL 28 D’Kameron White Safety 5-10 190 Fr. Sheveport, La. / Airline H.S. 46 Toshi Hayashi K 29 Jacob Woodson Defensive Back 6-0 185 So. Wagoner, Okla. / Wagoner HS 43 Nathan Herring LB 30 Michael Davis Fullback 5-11 220 Sr. Troup, Texas / Troup HS 88 Decoryan Holman TE 32 Coleby Evans Linebacker 5-10 230 R-Fr. Tulsa, Okla. / Union HS 7 Tim Howard DB 33 Jack Alspaugh Defensive Back 5-10 180 So. Tulsa, Okla. / Union HS 26 Trev Inks DB 34 Isaiah Silversmith Defensive Back 5-11 190 R-So. Sand Springs, Okla. / Charles Page HS 87 Chance Johnson WR 36 Tyler Skeen Defensive Back 6-3 180 R-Fr. Wagoner, Okla. / Wagoner HS 54 Zacc Johnson LB 38 Tre’Von Overstreet Linebacker 6-1 225 R-Fr. Drumright, Okla. / Drumright HS 13 Zac King WR 42 Tim Davis Punter 5-10 190 R-Fr. Sallisaw, Okla. / Sallisaw HS 91 Rogerick Kirby DB 43 Nathan Herring Linebacker 5-10 225 So. McAlester, Okla. / McAlester HS 9 Brayden Klusak WR 44 Lane Yoder Linebacker 6-1 205 So. Adair, Okla. / Adair HS 74 Ryan Lenhesier OL 45 T’Nheous Smith Defensive Line 6-0 230 Jr. Mt. Pleasant, Texas / Mt. Pleasant HS 23 Traviontae Martin LB 46 Toshi Hayashi Kicker 5-8 150 Sr. Andover, Kan. / Andover HS 18 Gary McKnight Jr. WR 47 John Miscoll Linebacker 6-2 210 Fr. Southlake, Texas / Southlake HS 64 Brandon Milan OL 48 Blake Pearce Punter/Kicker 6-2 190 Jr. Sallisaw, Okla. / Central HS 57 JaCory Miller DE 49 Ukoh Essang Defensive End 5-11 215 So. Arlington, Texas / Martin HS 47 John Miscoll LB 50 Brian West Offensive Line 6-3 285 R-Sr. Muldrow, Okla. / Muldrow HS 86 Mitchell Orr WR 51 Caleb Hash Offensive Line 6-2 300 So. Shawnee, Okla. / Shawnee HS 38 Tre’Von Overstreet LB 52 Robert Wilkerson Linebacker 6-1 230 Fr. Fort Smith, Ark. / Northside HS 48 Blake Pierce P/K 53 Parker Didier Offensive Line 6-3 270 Fr. Greenwood, Ark. / Greenwood HS 5 Jalen Porter LB 54 Zacc Johnson Linebacker 5-11 215 Jr. Tulsa, Okla. / Memorial HS 98 LaJuan Ransom DE 55 Damarii Tryon Offensive Line 6-2 290 So. Grand Prairie, Texas / Mansfield Timberview HS 96 Christian Riley DL 56 Nick So’oto Defensive Tackle 6-2 290 Fr. Bossier City, La. / Parkway HS 2 Ruben Saint Jean TE 57 JaCory Miller Defensive End 6-3 235 R-Fr. Lufkin, Texas / Lufkin HS 75 Austin Sargent OL 60 Cody Hartmann Long Snapper 6-1 260 Jr. Chandler, Ariz. / Basha HS 20 C.J. Shavers RB 61 John Waters Offensive Line 6-2 285 R-Fr. Mesquite, Texas / Horn HS 24 Devon Siers DB 62 Jason Staggs Offensive Line 6-2 285 So. Mesquite, Texas / West HS 34 Isaiah Silversmith DB 64 Brandon Milam Offensive Line 6-0 260 Fr. Moore, Okla. / Southmoore HS 36 Tyler Skeen DB 70 Madison Wrather Offensive Line 6-4 290 Fr. Yukon, Okla. / Yukon HS 45 T’Nheous Smith DB 74 Ryan Lenhesier Offensive Line 6-3 290 Fr. Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound HS 56 Nick So’oto DT 75 Austin Sargent Offensive Line 6-3 290 So. Rockwall, Texas / Rockwall HS 99 Bennie Spencer DT 78 Isaac Barham Offensive Line 6-3 315 R-Fr. Bartlesville, Okla. / Bartlesville HS 62 Jason Staggs OL 80 Sean Bryant Wide Receiver 6-0 180 Fr. McAlester, Okla. / McAlester HS
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2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE NUMERICAL ROSTER ALPHABETICAL # NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN / HIGH SCHOOL # NAME POS. 82 Rashawn Eubanks Wide Receiver 5-10 175 So. Roland, Okla. / Roland HS 85 Marcus Taylor WR 84 Jacob Drysdale Tight End 6-3 235 Jr. Arnold, Mo. / Fox HS 89 Nick Thompson TE 85 Marcus Taylor Wide Receiver 6-3 195 R-Fr. Lawton, Okla. / MacArthur HS 55 Damarii Tryon OL 86 Mitchell Orr Wide Receiver 5-10 175 So. Smithville, Mo. / Smithville HS 14 Isaiah Upshaw WR 87 Chance Johnson Wide Receiver 6-0 205 R-Fr. Owasso, Okla. / Owasso HS 16 Brice Waggle QB 88 Decoryan Holman Tight End 6-4 245 Sr. Jacksonville, Texas / Jacksonville HS 61 John Waters OL 89 Nick Thompson Tight End 6-2 250 So. Coweta, Okla. / Coweta HS 50 Brian West OL 91 Rogerick Kirby Defensive Line 6-0 280 Jr. Muskogee, Okla. / Muskogee HS 28 D’Kameron White S 92 Tucker Edmonson Defensive Line 6-3 320 Fr. Carthage, Mo. / Carthage HS 11 La’Vonte White DB 93 George Brooks Defensive Tackle 6-2 280 R-Fr. Allen, Texas / Allen HS 52 Robert Wilkerson LB 95 Quincy Dotson Defensive Line 6-4 220 Jr. Oklahoma City, Okla. / Millwood HS 10 La’More Wise LB 96 Christian Riley Defensive Line 6-5 220 Jr. Center Point, Ala. / Gardendale HS 29 Jacob Woodson DB 97 K’Deem Hamilton Defensive Tackle 6-1 315 Jr.. Luverne, Ala. / Luverne HS 70 Madison Wrather OL 98 LaJuan Ransom Defensive End 6-4 260 Jr. Nashville, Tenn. / Antioch HS 8 Cade Yeager QB 99 Bennie Spencer Defensive Tackle 6-4 310 Jr. Miramar, Fla. / Everglades HS 44 Lane Yoder LB
COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head Coach...... Rob Robinson 3 RA’KEIM Abdu...... raw-KEEM Alma Mater...... William Jewell, 2000 10 LA’MORE Wise...... luh-MORE Year at NSU...... 4 11 LA’VONTE White...... uh-VON-tay Record at NSU (Overall is the same)...... 5-36 19 ASHTON Antwine...... ANN-twine Assistant Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator...... Rob Messinger 23 TRAVIONTAE Martin...... Goes by Tray for first name Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Kansas, 2005 (4) 24 DEVON SIERS...... DEV-en (not dev-ON) seers Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers...... Josh Lattimer 38 TRE’VON Overstreet...... TRAY-von Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Pittsburg State, 2007 (4) 45 T’NHEOUS Smith...... tuh-KNEE-us Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks...... Dane Simoneau 49 UKOH ESSANG...... OOK-uh ess-ANG (rhymes with fang) Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Washburn, 2013 (4) 55 DAMARII Tryon...... duh-MAHR-ee Offensive Line...... Julian Mendez 56 Nick SO’OTO...... SO-TOE Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Ottawa, 2010 (3) 74 Ryan Lenheiser...... len-HIGH-Sir Defensive Line...... Rashad Pittman 82 Rashawn EUBANKS...... YOU-banks Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Pittsburg State, 2010 (1) 88 DECORYAN Holman...... duh-KOR-e-un Defensive Backs...... Marvin Bohannon Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Winston Salem State, 2010 (4) Running Backs...... Mitch Buhler Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Washburn, 2015 (2) Assistant Defensive Line...... Chris Girnder Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Northeastern State, 2014 (2) Outside Linebackers...... Robert Hernandez Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Fort Hays State, 2012 (1) Tight Ends...... CJ Madison Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Southwestern College, 2016 (1) Head Athletic Trainer...... Tom Lechtenberg Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Kansas State, 2001 (3) Speed, Strength, and Conditioning...... TJ Fleetwood Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Northeastern State, 2012 (2)
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OFFENSE DEFENSE QB 8 Cade Yeager 6-1 210 Fr. DE 45 T’Nheous Smith 6-0 230 Jr. 15 Blayne Armstong 6-3 225 Jr. 98 LaJuan Ransom 6-4 260 Jr. RB 20 C.J. Shavers 6-0 200 So. DT 93 George Brooks 6-2 280 R-Fr. 3 Ra’Keim Abdul 6-0 195 Sr. 97 K’Deem Hamilton 6-3 270 Fr. FB 30 Michael Davis 5-11 220 Sr. LCB 4 LeJuan Daniels 5-9 180 Jr. 17 Evel Alexis 6-0 175 So. WR 18 Gary McKnight Jr. 6-1 200 Sr. WLB 95 Quincy Dotson 6-4 220 Jr. 85 Marcus Taylor 6-3 195 R-Fr. 96 Christian Riley 6-5 220 Jr. WR 13 Zac King 6-1 185 Sr. BLB 44 Lane Yoder 6-1 205 So. 86 Mitchell Orr 5-10 175 So. 38 Tre’Von Overstreet 6-1 225 R-Fr. WR 2 Rubin Saint Jean 6-4 225 Jr. SLB 7 Tim Howard 6-5 225 So. 14 Isiah Upshaw 5-9 160 Fr. 23 Traviontae Martin 5-11 195 R-Sr. TE 88 Decoryan Holman 6-4 245 Sr. MLB 10 La’More Wise 6-0 235 Sr. 89 Nick Thompson 6-2 250 So. 52 Robert Wilkerson 6-1 230 Fr. LT 50 Brian West 6-3 285 R-Sr. SS 32 Coleby Evans 5-10 230 R-Fr. 74 Ryan Lenheiser 6-3 290 Fr. 54 Zacc Johnson 5-11 215 Jr. LG 51 Caleb Hash 6-2 300 So. FS 24 Devon Siers 5-10 175 Jr. 61 John Waters 6-2 285 R-Fr. 36 Tyler Skeen 6-3 180 R-Fr. C 62 Jason Staggs 6-2 285 So. $ 28 D’Kameron White 5-10 190 Fr. 51 Caleb Hash 6-2 300 So. 22 Kevin Bell 6-1 185 Jr. RG 55 Damarii Tryon 6-2 290 So. RCB 11 La’Vonte White 6-0 175 So. 78 Isaac Barhman 6-3 315 R-Fr. 12 Jaylen Hall 6-2 205 Sr. RT 74 Ryan Lenheiser 6-3 290 Fr. 70 Madison Wrather 6-4 290 Fr. SPECIAL TEAMS COACHING STAFF K 48 Blake Pearce 6-2 190 Jr. Head Coach...... Rob Robinson 46 Toshi Hayashi 5-8 150 Sr. Alma Mater...... William Jewell, 2000 P 48 Blake Pearce 6-2 190 Jr. Year at NSU...... 4 42 Tim Davis 5-10 190 R-Fr. Record at NSU (Overall is the same)...... 5-36 LS 60 Cory Hartmann 6-1 260 Jr. Assistant Head Coach / Recruiting Coordinator...... Rob Messinger Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Kansas, 2005 (4) 44 Lane Yoder 6-1 205 So. Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers...... Josh Lattimer PR 18 Gary McKnight Jr. 6-1 200 Sr. Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Pittsburg State, 2007 (4) 24 Devon Siers 5-10 175 Jr. Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks...... Dane Simoneau KR 18 Gary McKnight Jr. 6-1 200 Sr. Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Washburn, 2013 (4) 3 Ra’Keim Abdul 6-0 195 Sr. Offensive Line...... Julian Mendez H 13 Zac King 6-1 185 Sr. Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Ottawa, 2010 (3) Defensive Line...... Rashad Pittman Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Pittsburg State, 2010 (1) Defensive Backs...... Marvin Bohannon Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Winston Salem State, 2010 (4) Running Backs...... Mitch Buhler Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Washburn, 2015 (2) Assistant Defensive Line...... Chris Girnder Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Northeastern State, 2014 (2) Outside Linebackers...... Robert Hernandez Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Fort Hays State, 2012 (1) Tight Ends...... CJ Madison Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Southwestern College, 2016 (1) Head Athletic Trainer...... Tom Lechtenberg Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Kansas State, 2001 (3) Speed, Strength, and Conditioning...... TJ Fleetwood Alma Mater (Year at NSU)...... Northeastern State, 2012 (2)
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OFFENSE DEFENSE LT 62 Hunter Sidwell 6-6 265 So. DE 93 Tristian Allen 6-4 260 Fr. 70 Matt Griffin 6-3 295 Fr. 33 Lorenzo Davis 6-5 220 Jr. LG 60 Austin Grotts 6-5 330 So. DT 91 Chris Williams 6-3 270 Sr. 79 Cameron Wood 6-7 285 R-Fr. 95 Levi Marlay 6-4 265 So. C 63 Mike Dzierzega 6-3 265 Jr. NT 90 Martin Cano 6-1 285 R-Fr. 54 Logan Scott 6-0 290 So. 61 Antonio Carranco 6-0 270 R-Jr. RG 75 Jarrell Jackson 6-4 285 Sr. DL 56 Trevor Plafcan 6-1 225 Jr. 79 Cameron Wood 6-7 285 R-Fr. 29 Tyree Smith 6-0 205 R-Fr. RT 72 Aaron Leo 6-4 310 Jr. LB 15 EJ McKenzie 6-2 210 Sr. 77 Gerrit Montgomery 6-5 255 R-Fr. 43 Mark Mudd 5-11 195 So. Y 38 Jeremy Davis 6-4 215 Fr. LB 44 Roc Robbins 6-1 215 So. 34 Nicholas Roller 6-0 230 R-Fr. 48 Angelo Sumler 6-1 225 R-Jr. WR 81 Devontai Pounds 6-0 165 Fr. LB 21 Akel Beard 6-1 230 So. 13 Kene Anigbogu 6-3 200 Sr. 30 Desmond Payton 5-10 210 Jr. QB 11 Brayden Scott 6-3 215 Jr. CB 14 Keith Beverly 5-10 170 So. 1 TJ Fleeton 6-2 215 Sr. 25 Trey Odom 5-10 160 Fr. RB 18 Josh Hadley 5-11 203 Sr. SS 2 Patrick Cheek 5-11 190 Sr. 32 Brendan Watkins 5-9 175 R-Fr. 35 Deshon Cowling 6-0 176 So. WR 8 Dante Vandeven 6-2 190 Jr. FS 7 Alexander Wade 5-11 187 So. 19 Carson Day 5-8 175 R.-So. 26 Carter Rees 6-1 170 Fr. WR 27 Deuzae Johnson 5-8 155 Fr. CB 22 Brian Henderson 5-9 180 Jr. 80 Brandon Martin 5-10 170 Sr. 25 Trey Odom 5-19 160 Fr WR 87 Josiah Bennett 6-7 240 So. 6 Eric Dedrick Jr. 6-5 225 Sr.
COACHING STAFF Denver Johnson...... Head Football Coach SPECIAL TEAMS Kenny Evans...... Defensive Coordinator K 85 Brock Renken 6-1 180 Sr. David Johnson...... Offensive Coordinator 46 Hunter Reed 5-9 180 Fr. Bill Bleil...... Offensive Line P 88 Taylor Cornish 6-3 210 Fr. Josh Dalton...... Linebackers 46 Hunter Reed 5-9 180 Fr. Caleb Lewis...... Kickers H 80 Brandon Martin 5-10 170 Sr. Darius Hart...... Defensive Line Colby Ellis...... Receivers 46 Hunter Reed 5-9 180 Fr. Corey Heinz...... Tight Ends/Running Backs LS 96 Jacob Allison 6-3 180 Fr. Zach Crissup...... Secondary 87 Josiah Bennett 6-7 240 Fr. Orie Sahlfeld...... Interim Head Strength and Conditioning Coach KR 17 Shemar Coleman 5-11 190 R.-Fr. Richie Woods...... Football Equipment Manager 14 Keith Beverly 5-10 170 So. 19 Carson Day 5-8 175 R-So. 3 Donavan Carter 6-2 185 Sr. PR 17 Shemar Coleman 5-11 190 R.-Fr. 19 Carson Day 5-8 175 R-So
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A Player Rushed for... A Kickoff Return... 100 Yards...... Joel Rockmore, 116 at Lindenwood - 11/14/2015 TD...... Joel Rockmore, 92 yards vs. Panhandle State, 9/24/2011 150 Yards...... Joel Rockmore, 210 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/10/2015 200 Yards...... Joel Rockmore, 210 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/10/2015 A Punt Return... 3 TD...... Joel Rockmore, three at Arkansas-Monticello - 10/22/2011 TD...... Nate Robinson, 63 yards vs. Southwestern Oklahoma - 10/29/2011 80 Yard Run...... Joel Rockmore, 85 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/10/2015 A Kicker Made... Two Players Rushed for... 3 FG...... Drew Patton, three at Central Oklahoma - 11/10/2012 100 Yards...... at East Central - 9/17/2011 40-Yard FG...... Eddie Garcia, 43 yards at Washburn - 9/1/2016 ...... Travis Evans (119) and Joel Rockmore (103) 50-Yard FG...... Drew Patton, 50 yards vs. Central Oklahoma - 11/16/2013
A QB Rushed for... A Punt Made... 100 Yards...... Thor Long, 106 vs. Lincoln - 11/9/2013 60 + Yards...... Tim Davis, 64 vs. Northwest Missouri - 10/14/2017 65 + Yards...... Blake Pearce, 65 at Fort Hays State - 9/23/2017 Northeastern State as a Team Rushed for...... Tim Davis, 65 at Emporia State - 10/7/2017 200 Yards...... 264 vs. Lindenwood - 11/14/2015 70 + Yards...... Blake Pearce, 73 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/21/2017 250 Yards...... 264 vs. Lindenwood - 11/14/2015 300 Yards...... 305 vs. Southwest Baptist - 11/3/2013 Northeastern State as a Team Had... Less than 20 Points...... L, 42-14 vs. Northwest Missouri - 10/14/2017 A QB Passed for... 20-29 Points...... L, 42-27 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/21/2017 250 Yards...... Cade Yeager at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/21/2017 30-35 Points...... L, 45-33 at Missouri Southern - 10/29/2016 300 Yards...... Dom McKinzy, 323 vs. Pittsburg State - 9/16/2017 36+ Points...... L, 38-37 at Pittsburg State - 9/17/2016 350 Yards...... Kevin Pantastico, 369 vs. Emporia State - 9/27/2014 40+ Points...... W. 45-38 vs. Central Oklahoma - 11/16/2013 500 Yards...... Johnny Deaton, 542 vs. Harding - 10/15/2011 50+ Points...... W, 52-7 vs. Panhandle State - 9/24/2011 70 Yard Comp...... Dom McKinzy, 75 vs. Pittsburg State - 9/16/16 Shutout...... W, 43-0 vs. Bacone - 8/27/2011 76+ Yard Comp...... Dom McKinzy, 76 at Pittsburg State - 9/17/2016 80+ Yard Comp...... Cade Yeager, 80 vs. Northwest Missouri - 10/14/2017 Northeastern State as a Team Allowed... 3 TD...... Dom McKinzy, three vs. Pittsburg State - 9/16/2017 Less than 20 Points...... L, 17-14 at Central Oklahoma - 11/12/2016 4 TD...... Dom McKinzy, four vs. Northwest Missouri - 10/22/2016 20-29 Points...... W, 31-27 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/21/2017 5 TD...... Dom McKinzy, five vs. Lindenwood - 9/8/2016 30 Points...... L, 31-7 at Fort Hays State - 9/23/2017 35 Points...... L, 38-37 at Pittsburg State - 9/17/2016 Northeastern State’s Offense Went for... 40 Points...... L, 42-14 vs. Northwest Missouri - 10/14/2017 Less than 200 Yards...... 145 at Emporia State - 10/7/2017 45 Points...... L, 49-10 at Lindenwood - 9/7/2017 Less than 300 Yards...... 275 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/21/2017 50 Points...... L, 65-17 vs. Missouri Western State - 9/30/2017 400 Yards...... 447 at Pittsburg State - 9/17/2016 Shutout...... L, 30-0 at Missouri Southern State - 9/20/2014 450 Yards...... 481 at Missouri Southern - 10/29/2016 550 Yards...... 593 at Central Oklahoma - 11/5/2011
A Receiver Had... 100 Yards...... Gary McKnight Jr., 104 vs. Washburn- 8/31/2017 150 Yards...... Gary McKnight Jr., 154 at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/21/2017 175 Yards...... Garrett Powell, 179 vs, Emporia State - 9/27/2014 200 Yards...... Gary McKnight Jr., 200 vs. Pittsburg State - 9/16/2017 300 Yards...... Trey McVay, 425 vs. Harding - 10/15/2011 80+ Yard Reception...... Rashawn Eubanks, 80 vs. Northwest Missouri - 10/14/20117 10 Receptions...... Trey McVay, 16 vs. Harding - 10/15/2011 2 TD...... Gary McKnight Jr., two vs. Pittburg State - 9/16/2017 3 TD...... Gary McKnight Jr., three at Northwest Missouri - 10/15/2016 ...... Gary McKnight Jr., three at Nebraska-Kearney - 10/21/2017 4 TD...... Trey McVay. six vs. Harding - 10/15/2011
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Rob Robinson Head Coach • 4th Season at Northeastern State
The 2017 campaign is the fourth at from 2010-13. NSU for Rob Robinson. He was named Robinson was an integral member of a Washburn staff that the 19th head football coach in school completely turned around the Ichabod program. Washburn history on Dec. 19, 2013. averaged 3.3 wins from 1989-03 and had just one winning season, In 2016, the RiverHawks had nine but the Ichabods averaged 7.9 wins from 2004-13 and posted 10 players named All-MIAA and 14 student- straight winning campaigns. athletes who were named to the MIAA Washburn competed in the NCAA Division II Football Playoffs Academic Honor Roll. Northeastern three times in a nine-year span (2005, ‘07, ‘11) and captured the State set NCAA era records in its first MIAA Championship in school history in 2005. The Ichabods passing game with Diminic McKinzy also won the 2004 Mineral Water Bowl and the 2010 Kanza Bowl. setting season marks in passing yards In Robinson’s first season as offensive coordinator, he led and touchdown passes. In the 2016 Washburn to 10th in the nation in scoring offense (37.2 ppg) and off-season NSU had Steffon Herd representing the program at the 10th nationally in total offense (460.3 ypg). Washburn ranked next level with a NFL Rookie Invite to the Los Angles Rams off- fifth in the nation in total offense (481.5 ypg) and 11th in scoring season mini-camp. offense (38.6 ppg) in 2011, and the Ichabods were once again 11th The RiverHawks earned their first win under Robinson in 2015 in the country in scoring offense (40.9 ppg) in 2013. and ended the campaign with a 3-8 record. The team featured The 2011 campaign was arguably the best in school history, nine All-MIAA performers and 16 MIAA Academic Honor Roll as WU won a school-record 10 games and lost just three. One of honorees. those victories included a 52-49 triumph over Abilene Christian Robinson’s inaugural season with the program in 2014 saw in the first round of the NCAA Division II Football Championship, the team post a 0-11 overall record and a 0-11 mark in the MIAA. marking the first playoff win in school history. The team featured one All-MIAA Third Team member and six All- Robinson is the second former coordinator under MIAA Honorable Mention performers. NSU had one player named Schurig’s tutelage to become the head coach of another MIAA Scholar-Athlete and 14 that landed on the MIAA Academic Honor Roll. Ross Dvorak was also named to the 2014 Capital One Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Second Team. Prior to his arrival in Tahlequah, Robinson spent 12 years under Craig Schurig as a member of the Washburn Ichabod coaching 46 25 staff. He was the offensive coordinator for the last four seasons. NUMBER OF MIAA ACADEMIC NUMBER OF ALL-MIAA He also directed the running backs from 2007-13 and coached HONOR ROLL MEMBERS THE AWARDS THE RIVERHAWKS the wide receivers from 2002-06. He served as the recruiting RIVERHAWKS HAVE HAD IN HAVE RECEIVED IN coordinator from 2002-10 and was the academic coordinator THE LAST 3 SEASONS THE LAST 3 SEASONS
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PERSONAL Year at Northeastern State: 4th Family: Wife - Jes Children: Tabor, Beckett, and Grier
EDUCATION College: William Jewell, 2000 Degree: History
PLAYING EXPERIENCE William Jewell, Fullback, Special Teams, 1997-01
COACHING EXPERIENCE 2014-17 Northeastern State Head Coach 2010-13 Washburn Offensive Coordinator 2002-10 Washburn Assistant Coach / Recruiting Coordinator 2001-02 Pittsburg State Graduate Assistant Coach
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS NCAA Playoffs 2011, 2007, 2005 2010 Kanza Bowl Champions 2004 Mineral Water Bowl Champions 2001 MIAA Champions program, joining Fort Hays State’s Chris Brown. At Washburn, Robinson coached two players who earned All-American distinction. He also had six players receive various all- region awards and 18 players who landed All-MIAA accolades at either wide receiver, running back, fullback, or kick returner. He guided the top two offenses and the top two passing seasons in school history. In 2011, he directed quarterback Dane Simoneau to a second-place finish for the NCAA Division II College Football Player of the Year Award (Harlon Hill Trophy). Simoneau tossed 38 touchdowns and became the first Ichabod signal caller to throw for more than 4,000 yards. In 2007, Robinson’s first as running backs coach, he guided Ra’Shawn Mosley to the school’s all-time rushing crown as he finished with 1,199 yards, four shy of the Ichabod single-season record. Washburn notched the third-highest single-season rushing total in school history with 2,351 yards on 495 carries with 29 touchdowns. Ichabod Brandon Walker earned All-MIAA Second Team honors and Mosley finished as an honorable mention all-conference pick. In the kickoff return game, Cary Williams averaged 28.6 yards per return to finish 10th in the nation. He was named to the All-MIAA First Team. While coaching the Ichabod wide receivers, Robinson guided four of the top seven receivers in school history. Those included two All-MIAA selections, an all-region receiver and Sam Sissom, the No. 4 receiver all-time in the MIAA and Washburn’s career leader in receiving yards and receptions. In 2004, Sissom became only the third Washburn receiver to go over the 1,000-yard mark as the Ichabods broke the school record for most passing yards in a season. Robinson spent the 2001 season at Pittsburg State as a graduate assistant, coaching the defensive backs with Ichabod head coach Craig Schurig. The Gorillas won the MIAA Championship that year. Robinson received a bachelor of art degree in history from William Jewell College in 2000. He was a four-year letterman and three- year starter for the Cardinals at fullback. He was named the 1997 and ‘98 Special Teams Player of the Year and was an all-conference selection his junior season. He was named to the Player’s Leadership Committee and to the All-Heart of American Conference Third Team as a senior. Robinson and his wife Jes have two sons, Tabor and Beckett, and one daughter, Grier.
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Box Score (Final) 2016 Northeastern State Football Northeastern State vs Missouri Southern (Oct 29, 2016 at Joplin, Mo.)
Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Total Northeastern State 10 3 0 20 33 Missouri Southern 7 14 10 14 45
Qtr Time Scoring play 1st 10:56 MSSU - Scott,Brayden 1 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 11-72 4:04 07:31 NSU - Garcia,Eddie 33 yd field goal, 8-51 3:18 00:48 NSU - King,Antonio 20 yd pass from McKinzy,Dimonic (Garcia,Eddie kick), 9-30 3:45 2nd 08:32 MSSU - Hadley,Josh 12 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 8-74 3:10 01:36 MSSU - Hadley,Josh 23 yd pass from Scott,Brayden (Renken,Brock kick), 7-59 2:34 00:33 NSU - Garcia,Eddie 27 yd field goal, 11-65 1:03 3rd 08:25 MSSU - Bennett,Josiah 47 yd pass from Scott,Brayden (Renken,Brock kick), 3-63 1:04 00:48 MSSU - Renken,Brock 28 yd field goal, 7-20 2:05 4th 14:11 MSSU - Cannon,Anthony 6 yd pass from Scott,Brayden (Renken,Brock kick), 5-20 1:35 13:01 NSU - Shavers,C.J. 2 yd run (Garcia,Eddie kick), 5-75 1:10 08:43 NSU - Abdul,Ra'Keim 6 yd run (Garcia,Eddie kick), 9-80 2:43 04:19 NSU - Eubanks,Rashawn 32 yd pass from McKinzy,Dimonic (McKinzy,Dimonic pass intcpt), 9-90 2:55 02:02 MSSU - Scott,Brayden 46 yd run (Renken,Brock kick), 5-68 2:17
NSU MSSU FIRST DOWNS 26 24 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 36-150 47-251 PASSING YDS (NET) 331 270 Passes Att-Comp-Int 50-25-2 36-21-1 TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 86-481 83-521 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 2-38 1-11 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-32 1-25 Interception Returns-Yards 1-60 2-7 Punts (Number-Avg) 2-41.5 5-42.8 Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties-Yards 7-57 9-57 Possession Time 26:59 33:01 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 16 6 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 4 of 7 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-5 4-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 4-7
RUSHING: Northeastern State-Abdul,Ra'Keim 13-82; McKinzy,Dimonic 12-55; Shavers,C.J. 10-31; TEAM 1-minus 18. Missouri Southern-Hadley,Josh 21-145; Scott,Brayden 14-83; Bell,Ja'Kori 8-21; Chafin,Devin 2-6; TEAM 2-minus 4.
PASSING: Northeastern State-McKinzy,Dimonic 25-50-2-331. Missouri Southern-Scott,Brayden 21-36-1-270.
RECEIVING: Northeastern State-McKnight,Gary 8-92; King,Zac 6-53; King,Antonio 4-79; Butler,Matthew 4-56; Abdul,Ra'Keim 2-19; Eubanks,Rashawn 1-32. Missouri Southern-Morrison,Jordan 5-79; Bennett,Josiah 3-85; Hadley,Josh 3-40; Crawford,T 3-20; Cannon,Anthony 3-19; Bell,Ja'Kori 2-18; Davis,Jocqui 1-5; Lathrop,Scott 1-4.
INTERCEPTIONS: Northeastern State-Newman,Tony 1-60. Missouri Southern-Shelley,J 1-7; Wade,Alexander 1-0.
FUMBLES: Northeastern State-King,Zac 1-1; TEAM 1-0. Missouri Southern-None.
Northeastern State (2-7,2-7) vs. Missouri Southern (2-7,2-7) Date: Oct 29, 2016 • Site: Joplin, Mo. • Stadium: Hughes Stadium Attendance: 4236
Kickoff time: 2 pm • End of Game: 5:24 • Total elapsed time: 3:24 Officials: Referee: Sean Johnston; Umpire: Josh Larson; Linesman: Tom Svehla; Line judge: Phil Lombardi; Back judge: Ben Schmidt; Field judge: Matt Powell; Side judge: Jake Wolf; Center judge: Kent Holm; Temperature: 80 • Wind: SSW 17 • Weather: Mostly Sunny
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Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
Team Statistics NSU OPP SCORING 110 372 Points Per Game 13.8 46.5 Points Off Turnovers 14 85 FIRST DOWNS 110 201 R u s h in g 32 97 P a s s in g 58 87 P e n a lt y 20 17 RUSHING YARDAGE 367 2148 Yards gained rushing 738 2301 Yards lost rushing 371 153 Rushing Attempts 229 407 Average Per Rush 1.6 5.3 Average Per Game 45.9 268.5 TDs Rushing 1 26 PASSING YARDAGE 1733 1768 C o m p - A t t - I n t 131-272-11 133-198-3 Average Per Pass 6.4 8.9 Average Per Catch 13.2 13.3 Average Per Game 216.6 221.0 TDs Passing 14 20 TOTAL OFFENSE 2100 3916 Total Plays 501 605 Average Per Play 4.2 6.5 Average Per Game 262.5 489.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 36-612 17-365 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-39 24-343 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-36 11-165 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.0 21.5 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 4.9 14.3 INT RETURN AVERAGE 12.0 15.0 FUMBLES-LOST 22-10 10-5 PENALTIES-Yards 61-572 70-645 Average Per Game 71.5 80.6 PUNTS-Yards 64-2525 35-1463 Average Per Punt 39.5 41.8 Net punt average 31.3 35.5 KICKOFFS-Yards 25-1427 65-3781 Average Per Kick 57.1 58.2 Net kick average 39.5 40.7 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 6 : 3 0 3 3 : 3 0 3RD-DOWN Conversions 33/118 44/105 3rd-Down Pct 28% 42% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 5/12 7/15 4th-Down Pct 42% 47% SACKS BY-Yards 7-39 28-159 MISC YARDS 0 4 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 15 50 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-5 8-11 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (9-12) 75% (40-45) 89% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-12) 67% (35-45) 78% PAT-ATTEMPTS (14-15) 93% (46-48) 96% ATTENDANCE 8492 15385 Games/Avg Per Game 4/2123 4/3846 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Northeastern State 7 14 40 49 0 110 Opponents 95 114 105 58 0 372
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Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
Rushing gp-gs att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Abdul,Ra'Keim 7 - 3 56 273 6 267 4.8 0 30 38.1 Siers,Devon 6 39 6.5 0 22 Shavers,C.J. 8 - 5 69 228 39 189 2.7 0 29 23.6 Orr,Mitchell 1 0 0.0 0 0 Bowlin,Dayton 3 - 0 10 54 0 54 5.4 0 18 18.0 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 McKnight,Gary 8 - 8 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 1.1 Total 8 39 4.9 0 22 Upshaw,Isaiah 8 - 4 4 9 1 8 2.0 0 7 1.0 Opponents 24 343 14.3 2 73 Holman,Decoryan 8 - 5 0 4 0 4 0.0 0 0 0.5 Davis,Michael 8 - 6 2 4 0 4 2.0 0 4 0.5 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Saint Jean,R. 8 - 1 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 2 0.4 Siers,Devon 1 0 0.0 0 0 Overstreet,Tre. 3 - 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 Yoder,Lane 1 0 0.0 0 0 McKinzy,Dom 4 - 3 35 97 118 -21 -0.6 0 22 -5.2 White,D'Kameron 1 36 36.0 0 36 TEAM 6 - 0 9 0 65 -65 -7.2 0 0 -10.8 Total 3 36 12.0 0 36 Yeager,Cade 4 - 4 30 35 126 -91 -3.0 0 10 -22.8 Opponents 11 165 15.0 1 38 Total 8 229 738 371 367 1.6 1 30 45.9 Opponents 8 407 2301 153 2148 5.3 26 65 268.5 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Upshaw,Isaiah 12 212 17.7 0 32 Passing gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g McKnight,Gary 9 161 17.9 0 39 Yeager,Cade 4 - 4 103.94 64-142-8 45.1 832 9 80 208.0 Abdul,Ra'Keim 5 110 22.0 0 30 McKinzy,Dom 4 - 3 120.31 59-116-3 50.9 834 5 75 208.5 Eubanks,Rashawn 5 73 14.6 0 26 Waggle,Brice 2 - 0 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Dotson,Quincy 2 5 2.5 0 5 Total 8 110.58 131-272-11 48.2 1733 14 80 216.6 Shavers,C.J. 2 39 19.5 0 21 Opponents 8 172.48 133-198-3 67.2 1768 20 56 221.0 Bowlin,Dayton 1 12 12.0 0 12 Total 36 612 17.0 0 39 Receiving gp-gs no. yds avg td lg avg/g Opponents 17 365 21.5 0 47 McKnight,Gary 8 - 8 29 650 22.4 6 75 81.2 Upshaw,Isaiah 8 - 4 25 145 5.8 1 17 18.1 Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg King,Zac 8 - 8 22 249 11.3 3 33 31.1 Bell,Kevin 1 2 2.0 0 2 Saint Jean,R. 8 - 1 15 156 10.4 1 34 19.5 Total 1 2 2.0 0 2 Abdul,Ra'Keim 7 - 3 11 118 10.7 1 29 16.9 Opponents 1 29 29.0 1 29 Eubanks,Rashawn 5 - 0 9 238 26.4 2 80 47.6 Shavers,C.J. 8 - 5 8 68 8.5 0 30 8.5 Holman,Decoryan 8 - 5 5 42 8.4 0 20 5.2 Orr,Mitchell 5 - 0 5 38 7.6 0 19 7.6 Overstreet,Tre. 3 - 0 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.3 Total 8 131 1733 13.2 14 80 216.6 Opponents 8 133 1768 13.3 20 56 221.0
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Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd # Defensive Leaders gp-gs ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 10 Wise,La'More 8-7 61 27 74.5 5.0-14 . . 2 1 1-0 5 . . 32 Evans,Coleby 8-6 36 23 47.5 4.0-6 ...... 24 Siers,Devon 8-8 28 17 36.5 1.0-6 . 1-0 1 . . . . . 7 Howard,Tim 8-8 23 26 36.0 1.5-2 . . 1 . . . . . 11 White,La'Vonte 8-8 22 8 26.0 1.0-1 . . 7 . . . . . 23 Martin,T. 7-0 21 8 25.0 3.0-11 1.0-4 . 1 . . . . . 28 White,D'Kameron 8-3 19 11 24.5 0.5-1 . 1-36 1 . . . 1 . 4 Daniels,KeJuan 6-2 22 1 22.5 2.0-5 . . 1 . . . . . 12 Hall,Jaylen 8-6 20 5 22.5 1.0-2 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 52 Wilkerson, R. 8-0 16 11 21.5 ...... 45 Smith,T'Nheous 8-6 13 12 19.0 8.5-27 1.5-8 . . . 1-0 . . . 44 Yoder,Lane 8-7 12 13 18.5 1.0-2 . 1-0 2 . 1-0 . . . 95 Dotson,Quincy 8-7 15 4 17.0 4.0-25 2.0-18 . . . . 2 . . 98 Ransom,LaJuan 8-4 9 16 17.0 2.0-4 1.0-2 ...... 43 Herring,Nathan 5-2 9 9 13.5 ...... 34 Silversmith,I. 5-2 7 9 11.5 1.0-3 . . 1 . . . . . 93 Brooks,George 7-6 6 8 10.0 1.5-2 ...... 22 Bell,Kevin 6-3 6 4 8.0 . . . . . 1-2 . . . 96 Riley,Christian 7-0 3 7 6.5 1.0-1 ...... 97 Hamilton,K'Deem 4-0 5 2 6.0 . . . . 1 . . . . 92 Edmonson,Tucker 6-2 4 4 6.0 1.0-2 ...... 49 Essang,Ukoh 5-0 3 4 5.0 3.5-12 1.5-7 . . . . 1 . . 5 Porter,Jalen 2-1 2 5 4.5 . . . 1 . . . . . 17 Alexis,Evel 5-0 2 3 3.5 0.5-3 ...... 38 Overstreet,Tre. 3-0 2 2 3.0 ...... 2 Saint Jean,R. 8-1 3 . 3.0 ...... 57 Miller,JaCory 3-0 2 2 3.0 1.0-8 ...... 36 Skeen,Tyler 5-0 2 1 2.5 ...... 60 Hartmann,Cody 5-0 2 1 2.5 ...... 13 King,Zac 8-8 1 2 2.0 ...... 20 Shavers,C.J. 8-5 2 . 2.0 ...... 56 So'oto,Nick 3-0 1 1 1.5 ...... 9 Klusak,Brayden 2-0 . 2 1.0 ...... 30 Davis,Michael 8-6 1 . 1.0 ...... 50 West,Brian 8-8 1 . 1.0 ...... 3 Abdul,Ra'Keim 7-3 1 . 1.0 ...... 8 Yeager,Cade 4-4 1 . 1.0 ...... 42 Davis,Tim 3-0 1 . 1.0 ...... 48 Pearce,Blake 6-0 1 . 1.0 ...... Total 8 385 248 509.0 44-137 7-39 3-36 19 2 5-2 8 1 . Opponents 8 264 164 346.0 58-252 28-159 11-165 33 16 10-29 9 4 .
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Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off Aug 31 WASHBURN 31 21 0 22 16 244 1 61 16-30-2 244 1 61 5 101 0 39 0 0 0 0 265 Sep 07 at Lindenwood 37 123 1 15 18 191 0 40 18-28-0 191 0 40 7 141 0 32 1 6 0 6 314 Sep 16 PITTSBURG STATE 32 60 0 25 17 330 3 75 17-36-0 330 3 75 8 136 0 21 0 0 0 0 390 Sep 23 at Fort Hays State 28 48 0 16 16 136 1 20 16-35-1 136 1 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 184 Sep 30 MISSOURI WESTERN ST. 32 96 0 30 12 197 2 34 12-28-2 197 2 34 6 79 0 20 3 0 0 0 293 Oct 07 at Emporia State 31 23 0 9 11 122 1 60 11-34-2 122 1 60 2 40 0 23 2 11 0 10 145 Oct 14 NORTHWEST MISSOURI 24 -22 0 10 16 238 2 80 16-39-3 238 2 80 3 50 0 26 2 22 0 22 216 Oct 21 at Nebraska Kearney 14 18 0 29 25 275 4 65 25-42-1 275 4 65 5 65 0 22 0 0 0 0 293 Northeastern State 229 367 1 30 131 1733 14 80 131-272-11 1733 14 80 36 612 0 39 8 39 0 22 2100 Opponents 407 2148 26 65 133 1768 20 56 133-198-3 1768 20 56 17 365 0 47 24 343 2 73 3916
Games: 8 • Avg/rush: 1.6 • Avg/catch: 13.2 • Pass effic: 110.58 • KR avg: 17.0 • PR avg: 4.9 • All purpose avg/game: 348.4 • Total offense avg/gm: 262.5
Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts Aug 31 WASHBURN 33 48 57.0 2.0-11 1.0-10 2 2-2 0-0 0 4 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Sep 07 at Lindenwood 41 38 60.0 8.0-25 1.0-3 2 1-0 0-0 1 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 10 Sep 16 PITTSBURG STATE 37 34 54.0 5.0-17 2.0-6 0 0-0 2-0 0 1 1 3-3 0 0 0 0 21 Sep 23 at Fort Hays State 48 32 64.0 4.0-14 1.0-5 1 0-0 1-36 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 7 Sep 30 MISSOURI WESTERN S 49 22 60.0 6.0-19 0.0-0 1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 17 Oct 07 at Emporia State 64 18 73.0 10.0-24 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 1 5 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 7 Oct 14 NORTHWEST MISSOUR 51 28 65.0 3.0-11 1.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 14 Oct 21 at Nebraska Kearney 62 28 76.0 6.0-16 0.0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 0 0 3-4 0 0 0 7 27 Northeastern State 385 248 509.0 44.0-137 7.0-39 8 5-2 3-36 2 19 1 14-15 0 0 0 14 110 Opponents 264 164 346.0 58.0-252 28.0-159 9 10-29 11-165 16 33 4 46-48 0 1 0 85 372
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob Aug 31 WASHBURN 6 204 34.0 48 0 1 2 0 2 0-0 0 0 2 125 62.5 1 1 Sep 07 at Lindenwood 7 295 42.1 56 0 0 2 1 3 1-1 39 0 3 195 65.0 0 0 Sep 16 PITTSBURG STATE 11 371 33.7 51 2 1 1 1 0 0-1 0 0 4 235 58.8 0 1 Sep 23 at Fort Hays State 9 365 40.6 65 0 3 1 3 0 0-1 0 1 2 130 65.0 2 0 Sep 30 MISSOURI WESTERN S 6 241 40.2 51 0 1 0 1 1 1-2 31 1 4 212 53.0 0 0 Oct 07 at Emporia State 12 501 41.8 65 0 0 2 1 3 0-0 0 0 2 117 58.5 0 0 Oct 14 NORTHWEST MISSOUR 7 278 39.7 64 0 2 1 2 1 0-0 0 0 3 156 52.0 0 0 Oct 21 at Nebraska Kearney 6 270 45.0 73 0 1 2 1 0 0-0 0 0 5 257 51.4 0 0 Northeastern State 64 2525 39.5 73 2 9 11 10 10 2-5 39 2 25 1427 57.1 3 2 Opponents 35 1463 41.8 64 0 9 4 7 9 8-11 54 0 65 3781 58.2 21 5
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Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 15 Shavers,C.J. at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) 15 Shavers,C.J. vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) 15 Shavers,C.J. at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Yards Rushing 72 Abdul,Ra'Keim vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) TD Rushes 1 Armstrong,B. at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Long Rush 30 Abdul,Ra'Keim vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) Pass attempts 42 Yeager,Cade at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Pass completions 25 Yeager,Cade at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Passing 323 McKinzy,Dom vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) TD Passes 4 Yeager,Cade at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Long Pass 80 Yeager,Cade vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Receptions 7 McKnight,Gary vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 7 McKnight,Gary at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Receiving 200 McKnight,Gary vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) TD Receptions 3 McKnight,Gary at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Long Reception 80 Eubanks,Rashawn vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Field Goals 1 Pearce,Blake at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) 1 Pearce,Blake vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) Long Field Goal 39 Pearce,Blake at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Punts 12 Davis,Tim at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 47.6 Pearce,Blake at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) Long Punt 73 Pearce,Blake at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 Pearce,Blake at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) 3 Davis,Tim at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Long Punt Return 22 Siers,Devon vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 39 McKnight,Gary vs Washburn (Aug 31, 2017) Tackles 15.5 Wise,La'More at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Sacks 1.0 Dotson,Quincy vs Washburn (Aug 31, 2017) 1.0 Martin,T. vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 1.0 Ransom,LaJuan vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 1.0 Essang,Ukoh at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) 1.0 Smith,T'Nheous at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 1.0 Dotson,Quincy vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Smith,T'Nheous at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Interceptions 1 Siers,Devon vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 1 Yoder,Lane vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 1 White,D'Kameron at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017)
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Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 37 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Yards Rushing 123 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Yards Per Rush 3.3 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) TD Rushes 1 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Pass attempts 42 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Pass completions 25 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Passing 330 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Per Pass 9.2 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) TD Passes 4 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Total Plays 68 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Total Offense 390 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Yards Per Play 5.7 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Points 27 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Sacks By 2 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) First Downs 16 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) 16 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Penalties 12 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Penalty Yards 111 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Turnovers 5 vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) 5 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Interceptions By 2 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Punts 12 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Punting Avg 45.0 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Long Punt 73 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) 3 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Long Punt Return 22 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017)
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Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 23 Thompson,Jordan, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Yards Rushing 110 Thompson,Jordan, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) TD Rushes 2 Twehous,Logan, vs Washburn (Aug 31, 2017) 2 Campbell,Calen, at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) 2 Iheme,Kenneth, at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) 2 Callins,Kai, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 2 Thompson,Jordan, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) 2 Worthing,Steve, at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Long Rush 65 Campbell,Calen, at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Pass attempts 30 Marstall,Braxto, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Pass completions 21 Mezera,Jacob, at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) 21 Marstall,Braxto, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Yards Passing 315 Marstall,Braxto, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) TD Passes 3 Jackson,Najee, at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) 3 LePage,Thomas, vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 3 Marstall,Braxto, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 3 Martin,Zach, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Long Pass 56 Marstall,Braxto, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Receptions 6 Brown,Justin, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Yards Receiving 113 Reed,Jordan, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) TD Receptions 2 Kite,Drew, at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) 2 Brown,Justin, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 2 Grove,Jordan, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Long Reception 56 Reed,Jordan, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Field Goals 3 Basch,Tyler, vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) Long Field Goal 54 Brown,Brandon, at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) Punts 6 Marcha,Justin, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 6 Thorman,Matt, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Punting Avg 51.0 Brown,Dante, at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) Long Punt 64 Brown,Dante, at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 Marcha,Justin, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 3 Thorman,Matt, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Long Punt Return 73 Panko,Austin, vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Long Kickoff Return 47 Young,Sedarius, at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Tackles 10.0 Williams,D., at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Sacks 2.0 Thomas,Simanu'a, vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 2.0 Green,Blake, vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) 2.0 Bartling,Jake, at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Tackles For Loss 3.0 Fluker,Markel, vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) 3.0 Ammons,Tre'Vaun, at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Interceptions 2 Olmstead,D.J., vs Washburn (Aug 31, 2017)
2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2017 NORTHEASTERN STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES NORTHEASTERN STATE VS. MISSOURI SOUTHERN WEEK 9
Northeastern State Football Northeastern State Game Superlatives (as of Oct 23, 2017) All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 69 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Yards Rushing 417 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Yards Per Rush 8.5 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) TD Rushes 5 vs Missouri Western St. (Sep 30, 2017) 5 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Pass attempts 37 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Pass completions 25 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Yards Passing 331 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Yards Per Pass 13.4 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) TD Passes 4 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Total Plays 91 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Total Offense 686 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Yards Per Play 9.9 at Lindenwood (Sep 07, 2017) Points 68 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Sacks By 5 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) 5 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) First Downs 34 at Nebraska Kearney (Oct 21, 2017) Penalties 13 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) Penalty Yards 121 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Turnovers 2 vs Washburn (Aug 31, 2017) 2 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017) Interceptions By 3 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Punts 6 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 6 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Punting Avg 51.0 at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) Long Punt 64 at Fort Hays State (Sep 23, 2017) Punts inside 20 3 at Emporia State (Oct 07, 2017) 3 vs Northwest Missouri (Oct 14, 2017) Long Punt Return 73 vs Pittsburg State (Sep 16, 2017)
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