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John Kean, Sports Information Director Office : (573) 341-4140 Cell: (573) 233-6891 E-mail: [email protected] 2015 Schedule/Results Missouri S&T Miners vs. #18 Greyhounds (4-4 overall, 4-2 GLVC) Sat., Nov. 7, 2015 • Key Stadium • Indianapolis, Ind. • 6 p.m. (EST)

Date Opponent Time/Score Sept. 3 CHADRON STATE L, 27-40 Sept. 12 at Texas A&M-Kingsville L, 20-38 Sept. 19 at Truman State* W, 10-7 Sept. 26 SAINT JOSEPH’S* W, 39-27 Oct. 3 at William Jewell* L, 16-40 Oct. 10 COLLEGE OF FAITH # W, 63-0 Oct. 17 at Lincoln* W, 40-23 Missouri S&T Indianapolis Oct. 24 McKENDREE* W, 34-27 Ranking: Not ranked Ranking: #18 (AFCA) Oct. 31 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST* L, 42-46 2015 Records: 4-4, 4-2 GLVC 2015 Record: 8-1, 6-0 GLVC Nov. 7 at #18 Indianapolis* 6 p.m. Head Coach: Tyler Fenwick (14-16, 3rd year) Head Coach: (50-17, 6th year) Nov. 14 QUINCY* 1 p.m.

All times local to site of game Ten For Today: *Great Lakes Valley Conference game • Missouri S&T will play its final road game of the 2015 season Saturday and its first against a team # Exhibition game in the national top 25 when it faces No. 18 Indianapolis Saturday. The Miners are 4-4 overall, 4-2

in the Great Lakes Valley Conference and need a win to keep its hopes alive to share the GLVC Game Coverage title with the Greyhounds, who are 8-1 overall and a league-best 6-0 in conference play. Audio: KTTR Radio (99.7 FM, Rolla) Web: www.minerathletics.com (audio link) • The Miners have had at least one player reach the 100-yard mark in all-purpose yards in all eight Video: www.minerathletics.com (video link) games to date and have had three games where a player has reached the 200-yard mark, including Live Stats: www.minerathletics.com (Live stats link) last week’s game when Spencer Elrod finished with 224 yards.

GLVC Football Standings • With his 245 all-purpose yards vs. McKendree, Braxton Graham became the first Miner since Chad Shockley in 2010 with multiple games in a season with at least 200 all-purpose yards. Graham is (Through Oct. 31, 2015) currently ranked fourth in NCAA Division II in punt returning at 18.9 yards a runback.

GLVC Overall Indianapolis 6-0 8-1 • The Miners have returned a kickoff, punt and interception for a touchdown this season, the first time McKendree 4-2 6-2 those three things has happened in the same season since 2006. Missouri S&T 4-2 4-4 Saint Joseph’s 3-3 4-4 Truman State 3-3 4-5 • Earlier this season, the Miners extended a streak in which they have had at least one return -- Quincy 3-3 3-5 kickoff, punt, interception or fumble -- for a score for 11 straight seasons. S&T has three returns for William Jewell 3-4 3-6 scores this season. Southwest Baptist 2-5 3-6

Lincoln 0-6 1-8 • The Miners’ first score in the Saint Joseph’s and Willam Jewell contests came from the defensive Upcoming GLVC schedule: unit, as they got a safety on the first play from scrimmage against Saint Joseph’s and Ross’ pick-six was the first score at Jewell. It is the first time in school history that the Miners’ first score of a game

Saturday, Nov. 7 has been on the defensive side in back-to-back weeks and only the third season in school history in *Missouri S&T at Indianapolis, 5 p.m. *Quincy at McKendree, 1 p.m. which S&T has had two games in the same year where the defense scored the team’s first points. *Saint Joseph’s at Truman State, 1 p.m. *William Jewell at Lincoln, 1 p.m. In the Sept. 26 win over Saint Joseph’s, the Miners had a 300-yard passer, a 100-yard rusher and • Saturday, Nov. 14 two receivers with over 100 yards for the first time since Sept. 22, 2012 and first time ever that S&T *Quincy at Missouri S&T, 1 p.m. had players with 350 yards passing, 100 yards rushing and two 100-yard receivers in a game. *Indianapolis at Saint Joseph’s, 12 p.m. *Lincoln at Southwest Baptist 1 p.m. The Miners have scored in 50 consecutive games, the second-longest streak in school history and *McKendree at Truman State, 1 p.m. • William Jewell at S.D. School of Mines, 1 p.m. in each of their last 35 road contests dating back to 2009.

(All times Central...*GLVC game) • The Miners have thrown a touchdown pass in 20 of their last 22 games and a quarterback has accounted for a touchdown -- either rushing or passing -- in 14 straight contests.

• MATCHUP TO WATCH: Play behind the UIndy line of scrimmage: The Miners enter Saturday’s game leading the GLVC and ranked seventh nationally in tackles behind the line of scrimmage with nine per game. They will be going up against a Greyhound team that has allowed the third-fewest tackles for a loss in NCAA Division II, just 3.2 per contest. 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 2

S&T Head Coach Tyler Fenwick: AFCA Division II Rankings Tyler Fenwick is in his third season at the helm of Missouri S&T’s football program. Fenwick, (Nov. 2, 2015) the 19th head coach in the history of the S&T program, was the first to lead the Miners to a Record Points winning season in his first year as head coach since 1914. 1. West Georgia 9-0 790 2. Northwest Missouri State 9-0 772 Fenwick came to S&T after a successful six-season stint as offensive coordinator at 3. Ferris State 8-0 733 4. Colorado St.-Pueblo 8-1 685 Missouri Western; the Griffons played in the post-season in each of those six years, including 5. Ashland 9-0 672 an appearance in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals in 2012. MWSU was 53-18 during the 6. Shepherd 8-0 638 six years Fenwick served on its staff. He is a native of Los Angeles, Calif. and also coached 7. Minnesota State 8-1 619 at Occidental College in California for four years and at Minnesota State University at 8. Sioux Falls 8-1 556 9. Henderson State 8-1 510 Moorhead for a year before joining the staff at Missouri Western. He played collegiately as a 10. Slippery Rock 8-1 473 wide receiver at Los Angeles Valley College and at the University of New Mexico. 11. Midwestern State 8-1 449 12. Texas A&M-Commerce 7-2 423 13. Humboldt State 7-1 406 Controlling the fourth quarter: T14. Tuskegee 8-1 372 In Missouri S&T’s four GLVC wins this season, the Miners held possession of the ball for T14. Emporia State 8-1 372 better than 41 of the 60 minutes of play. S&T had the ball for 11:56 of the final period at 16. Colorado Mesa 8-1 325 17. Grand Valley State 7-2 251 Truman State, 10:35 against Saint Joseph’s, 7:33 last week at Lincoln and 12:23 against 18. Indianapolis 8-1 240 McKendree. The Miners also had fourth quarter edges against Chadron State (8:00) and 19. North Alabama 6-2 212 Texas A&M-Kingsville (9:10). 20. Charleston 8-1 170 21. Colo. School of Mines 7-2 163 22. Michigan Tech 6-2 131 Scoring streak: 23. Valdosta State 6-2 128 Missouri S&T comes into Saturday’s game having scored in each of its last 50 games, which 24. Central Missouri 7-2 101 is the second-longest such streak in school history. The current string, which started on 25. Bowie State 8-1 63

Sept. 17, 2011, trails only the record 70-game streak from 2002-09. GLVC teams and 2015 S&T opponents receiving votes: None. In addition, the Miners have also scored in each of their last 35 road games which also ranks third on the all-time list for consecutive road victories. The only longer ones were the 43- D2Football.com Rankings game string that preceded the current one (2001-09) and a 45-game run from 1975-84. (Nov. 3, 2015)

Long drives: Record Missouri S&T has had two 16-play drives this season, one in which it scored in the Chadron 1. West Georgia 9-0 2. Ferris State 8-0 State contest and one in the fourth quarter at Truman State. Those two drives took more 3. Northwest Missouri State 9-0 plays than any scoring drive it recorded during the 2014 season. Last season’s longest 4. Colorado State-Pueblo 8-1 scoring in terms of plays came at Quincy when the Miners used 14 plays to score. 5. Ashland 9-0 6. Minnesota State 8-1 7. Sioux Falls 8-1 Prior to that, the Miners last had a scoring drive of 16 or more plays on Oct. 26, 2013, when 8. Shepherd 8-0 they reached the end zone on a 16-play, 83-yard drive at Truman State. 9. Texas A&M-Commerce 7-2 10. Slippery Rock 8-1 11. North Alabama 6-2 More on scoring drives: 12. Midwestern State 8-1 The Miners had a scoring drives of 75 yards on their opening possesson last week, giving 13. Tuskegee 8-1 them 12 scoring drives that have covered at least 75 yards this season. During the 2014 14. Humboldt State 7-1 15. Central Missouri 7-2 campaign, the Miners had a total of nine scoring drives of 75 yards or better. 16. Emporia State 8-1 17. Grand Valley State 7-2 S&T also had two scoring drives of 80 or more yards two weeks ago against McKendree 18. Henderson State 8-1 19. Valdosta State 6-2 for the third time this season -- they also did so against Chadron State and Saint Joseph’s 20. Michigan Tech 6-2 -- giving it six scoring drives of 80 or more yards this season after recording only three for the 21. Assumption 8-1 entire 2014 season. 22. Colorado Mesa 8-1 23. Minnesota-Duluth 6-3 24. Colorado School of Mines 7-2 S&T also had its first 99-yard scoring drive since Nov. 9, 2013 (vs. McKendree) against SJC. 25. Charleston 8-1

On the all-purpose front: NCAA Division II Missouri S&T junior wide receiver Spencer Elrod recorded his ninth career game with at least Super Region 4 Rankings 100 all-purpose yards with 224 last week against SBU. Meanwhile, Braxton Graham has (Nov. 2, 2015) six games with at least 100 yards and two 200-yard games this season in that department.

His 245 yards against McKendree were the most by a Miner since Elrod posted 293 in last D-II Record season’s game at Midwestern State. 1. Ferris State 8-0 2. Texas A&M-Commerce 7-1 3. Midwestern State 8-1 GLVC players of week: 4. Ashland 9-0 Missouri S&T has had two players named this season as the GLVC defensive “Player of the 5. Colorado Mesa 8-1 Week”, as linebackers Austin Truvillion and Landon Compton were named on back-to-back 6. Colorado State-Pueblo 8-1 weeks after the two Miner wins last month. 7. Indianapolis 8-0 8. Grand Valley State 7-2 8. Colorado School of Mines 7-2 10. Michigan Tech 6-2 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 3 Last Game: Missouri S&T vs. Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 4 Comparing the Teams:

Missouri S&T Indianapolis NCAA-II Rank . NCAA-II Rank Total Offense...... 389.4...... 93 Total Offense...... 429.6...... 56 Rushing Offense...... 170.6...... 76 Rushing Offense...... 177.2...... 67 Passing Offense...... 218.8...... 84 Passing Offense...... 252.3...... 54 Passing Efficiency...... 109.10...... 129 Passing Efficiency...... 151.30...... 21 Scoring Offense...... 28.5...... 86 Scoring Offense...... 33.7...... 48 Total Defense...... 397.3...... 100 Total Defense...... 358.1...... 61 Rushing Defense...... 153.8...... 71 Rushing Defense...... 146.4...... 57 Passing Defense...... 243.5...... 121 Passing Defense...... 211.7...... 78 Pass. Eff. Defense...... 125.48...... 84 Pass. Eff. Defense...... 115.18...... 57 Scoring Defense...... 31.0...... 113 Scoring Defense...... 20.7...... 35 Turnover Margin...... -0.4...... 113 Turnover Margin...... +0.7...... 40 Kickoff Returns...... 19.9...... 90 Kickoff Returns...... 20.1...... 85 Punt Returns...... 11.4...... 50 Punt Returns...... 17.4...... 10 Net Punting...... 34.4...... 53 Net Punting...... 32.1...... 113 3rd Down Conversions...... 36.4%...... 111 3rd Down Conversions...... 45.4%...... 27 3rd Down Defense...... 38.2%...... 73 3rd Down Defense...... 41.0%...... 104

Quick Hits on Indianapolis:

• The Greyhounds enter Saturday’s game sporting a seven-game winning streak; they are 8-1 overall and have clinched at least a share of the GLVC title with a 6-0 record. UIndy is ranked 18th in the AFCA’s Division II coaches poll this week and seventh in the NCAA Division II Midwest regional rankings.

• Wide receiver Reece Horn, who leads the GLVC in receptions and receiving yards and has been a conference player of the week in each of the last two weeks, is fourth in Division II in receptions per game and third in receiving yards with 1,100 on his 78 catches. Horn is also averaging 21.2 yards per punt return, but only has nine returns this season.

• Quarterback Connor Barthel has completed a league-best 70.3 percent of his passes -- the second-best in the nation -- for 2,244 yards and 11 touchdowns. Meanwhile, running back Andrew Walker has nine touchdown runs in UIndy’s last two games and is second in the league with 801 rushing yards. His 16 rushing touchdowns rank fourth in Division II. As a team, the Greyhounds have committed only four turnovers on the season.

• Linebackers Derrick Bryant and Rob Dury are the top two tacklers for the Greyhounds, as Bryant has recorded 82 tackles and Dury has 72 with eight for a loss. Defensive tackle Lee Campbell has six of UIndy’s 20 quarterback sacks, while Aeneas White has two interceptions and eight pass breakups; the Greyhounds have broken up 51 as a team, led by Korey Rogan’s nine.

Series history with Indianapolis: The Greyhounds have won all three meetings from the Miners, winning 54-35 in 2012 in Rolla, 34-3 in the only previous meeting in Indianapolis in 2013 and 30-12 late last season in Rolla. In last year’s contest, UIndy got 286 yards passing from Connor Barthel and held the Miners to a season-low 158 yards in the victory.

A victory over Indianapolis would: -- Move the Miners 5-4 on the season and assure them of at least a .500 record for the 2015 season. -- Move Missouri S&T to within one game of Indianapolis for first place in the GLVC standings. -- Give the Miners a 5-2 record in GLVC play, assuring them of their third winning season in the four years in league play. -- Improve the Miners to 20-10 all-time in GLVC games. 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 5 Career Statistics/Career Highs of Miner Players Reed Brown: Dalton Major: PASSING Comp Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg RUSHING Att Yds Lost Tot Avg TD Lg 2012 30 56 0 53.6 346 6 27 2013 18 58 8 50 2.8 0 16 2013 133 232 16 57.3 1327 4 57 2015 121 505 21 484 4.0 4 23 2014 1 1 0 100.0 3 1 3 Totals 139 563 29 534 3.8 7 23 2015 0 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 Yards: 144 vs. McKendree (Oct. 24, 2015) Totals 164 292 16 56.2 1676 11 57 Attempts: 52 vs. Lindenwood (Sept. 28, 2013) Nolan Mannino: Completions: 31 vs. Lindenwood (Sept. 28, 2013) KICKING PAT FG 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Pts Yards: 365 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 5, 2013) 2014 19-25 4-9 0-0 3-3 1-5 0-1 0-0 30 31 Touchdowns: 3 vs. South Dakota School of Mines (Nov. 10, 2012) 2015 25-29 5-10 0-0 5-8 0-2 0-0 0-0 28 40 Totals 44-54 9-19 0-0 8-11 1-7 0-1 0-0 30 71 Cody Burgess: Long: 30 vs. William Jewell (Oct. 18, 2014) RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Lg PUNTING No Yds Avg Blk TB I20 Lg 2014 2 14 7.0 0 9 2015 42 1562 37.2 0 0 14 65 2015 1 22 22.0 0 22 Long: 65 vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 12, 2015) Totals 3 36 12.0 0 22 Receptions: 2 vs. Lincoln (Nov. 15, 2014) Ben Matthews: Yards: 22 vs. McKendree (Oct. 24, 2015) RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Lg 2013 28 280 10.0 1 40 DeSoto Dickson: 2014 3 49 16.3 0 22 RUSHING Att Yds Lost Tot Avg TD Lg 2015 8 53 6.6 0 10 2013 91 470 35 435 4.8 1 41 Totals 39 382 9.8 1 40 2014 8 21 1 20 2.5 1 6 Receptions: 6 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Oct. 12, 2013) 2015 28 177 4 173 6.2 0 26 Yards: 64 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 5, 2013) Totals 127 668 40 628 4.9 2 41 Yards: 91 vs. William Jewell (Oct. 3, 2015) Ray Mullen: RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Lg Spencer Elrod: 2015 24 287 12.0 3 43 RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Lg Receptions: 6 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2015) 2014 18 350 19.4 1 64 Yards: 85 vs. Truman State (Sept. 19, 2015) 2015 33 592 17.9 5 75 Totals 51 942 18.5 6 75 Dustin Schindler: Receptions: 6 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2015) & William Jewell (Oct. 3, 2015) RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Lg Yards: 129 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2014) 2014 11 121 11.0 0 25 ALL-PURPOSE YDS. Rush Rec Ret Tot Avg 2015 5 58 11.6 1 21 2014 (11 GP) 58 350 477 885 80.5 Totals 16 179 11.2 1 25 2015 (8 GP) 76 592 397 1065 133.1 Receptions: 3 vs. Southwest Baptist (Sept. 27, 2014) & Quincy (Nov. 1, 2014) Totals (19 GP) 134 942 874 1950 102.6 Yards: 38 vs. Southwest Baptist (Sept. 27, 2014)

Braxton Graham: Peter Simpson: RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Lg PASSING Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Lg 2015 32 476 14.9 3 70 2013 171 90 6 52.6 1064 6 45 Receptions: 7 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2015) 2014 66 33 2 50.0 425 5 40 Yards: 106 vs. McKendree (Oct. 24, 2015) Totals 237 123 8 52.1 1489 11 45 ALL-PURPOSE YDS. Rush Rec Ret Tot Avg Attempts: 35 vs. Quincy (Nov. 16, 2013) 2014 (8 GP) 5 476 586 1067 133.4 Completions: 21 vs. Quincy (Nov. 16, 2013) Yards: 241 vs. Quincy (Nov. 16, 2013) Jacque Harris: Touchdowns: 2 on three occasions RECEIVING No Yds Avg TD Lg 2015 13 126 15.8 0 35 Tyler Swart: Receptions: 3 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 3, 2015) & Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2015) PASSING Comp Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg Yards: 37 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2015) 2015 9 21 0 42.9 143 2 50 Attempts: 6 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 3, 2015) Scott Hendricks: Completions: 2 on four occasions RUSHING Att Yds Lost Tot Avg TD Lg Yards: 52 vs. McKendree (Oct. 24, 2015) 2012 145 657 48 609 4.2 5 38 Touchdowns: 1 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 3, 2015) & McKendree (Oct. 24, 2015) 2014 88 382 12 370 4.1 1 17 2015 6 28 0 28 4.7 0 9 D’Luis West: Totals 239 1067 60 1007 4.2 6 38 RUSHING Att Yds Lost Tot Avg TD Lg Yards: 131 vs. William Jewell (Oct. 13, 2012) 2015 71 285 8 277 3.9 3 25 Yards: 82 vs. Lincoln (Oct. 17, 2015) Chris Kennard: RUSHING Att Yds Lost Tot Avg TD Lg Lamar Wilkes: 2013 78 389 13 376 4.8 3 46 PASSING Comp Att Int Pct Yds TD Lg 2014 33 185 6 179 5.4 0 17 2014 79 182 9 43.4 965 6 95 2015 30 88 13 75 2.5 1 42 2015 120 253 10 47.4 1607 12 75 Totals 141 662 32 630 4.5 4 46 Totals 199 435 19 45.7 2572 18 95 Yards: 120 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (Oct. 12, 2013) Attempts: 44 vs. William Jewell (Oct. 3, 2015) Completions: 23 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2015) Kason Key: Yards: 354 vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26, 2015) PASSING Att Comp Int Pct Yds TD Lg Touchdowns: 3 on three occasions (last on Oct. 31, 2015 vs. Southwest Baptist) 2014 116 62 4 53.4 819 5 64 Attempts: 30 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 6, 2014) Completions: 55 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 6, 2014) Yards: 380 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 6, 2014) Touchdowns: 3 vs. Chadron State (Sept. 6, 2014)

2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 6 Missouri S&T Depth Chart vs. Indianapolis

Left Tackle Defensive End 79 Austin Holmes, 6-4, 245, Fr.-R, Eagle Point, Ore. 84 Andrew Masters, 6-3, 230, Jr., Kearney, Mo. 71 Josh Elam, 6-1, 275, Fr., Aledo, Texas 96 Eli Thomas, 6-2, 240, So., Valdosta, Ga.

Left Guard Nose Tackle 70 Aaron Fritts, 6-7, 310, So., Butler, Mo. 92 Josip Juric, 6-2, 270, Sr., West Des Moines, Iowa 77 Vince Fricke, 6-4, 290, Sr., St. Charles, Ill. 90 Christian Weller, 6-0, 300, Fr., Garland, Texas

Center Defensive Tackle 69 Adam Echele, 6-3, 265, So., Wildwood, Mo. 52 Steve Martin, 6-1, 240, Sr., St. Louis, Mo. 68 Drake Randall, 6-3, 275, So., Vernon Hills, Ill. 84 Andrew Masters, 6-3, 230, Jr., Kearney, Mo.

Right Guard Defensive End 78 Marcellus Corbin, 6-4, 305, Jr., Independence, Mo. 51 Bret Curtis, 6-2, 205, So., Lombard, Ill. 75 Alex Steinlage, 6-5, 305, Jr., Centralia, Kan. 94 Dorian Yearby, 6-0, 230, Jr., DeSoto, Texas

Right Tackle Outside Linebacker (SAM) 60 Nick Wunderli, 6-4, 275, So., St. Louis, Mo. 46 Rob Cidlik, 6-1, 215, Jr., Eureka, Mo. 63 Joe Mersinger, 6-4, 265, So., Troy, Ill. 35 Austin Truvillion, 6-2, 225, So., Kansas City, Mo.

Tight End Middle Linebacker (MIKE) 82 Dustin Schindler, 6-3, 235, Jr., Waterford, Wis. 21 Landon Compton, 6-3, 195, Fr.-R, Lamar, Mo. 87 Cody Burgess, 6-5, 265, Sr., Cuba, Mo. 32 Dillon Bowman, 6-1, 220, So., St. Peters, Mo.

Quarterback Outside Linebacker (WILL) 2 Lamar Wilkes, 6-0, 170, So., Maryland Heights, Mo. 41 Nate Brown, 6-4, 190, So., Webb City, Mo. 6 Tyler Swart, 6-4, 245, So., Dickinson, Texas 45 Gabe Marcantonio, 6-3, 200, Fr.-R, Jefferson City, Mo. 13 Reed Brown, 5-11, 195, Sr., Rogers, Ark. Cornerback Running Back 22 Shaun Williams, 5-10, 170, So., St. Louis, Mo. 40 Dalton Major, 5-11, 205, So., Bourbonnais, Ill. 30 Cardell Miller, 6-2, 180, So., Kansas City, Mo. 34 D’Luis West, 5-8, 205, Fr., Troup, Texas 25 DeSoto Dickson, 5-10, 190, Jr., Florissant, Mo. Strong Safety 26 Albert Yemitan, 6-0, 205, Sr., Houston, Texas Slot Receiver 27 Will Rogers, 6-2, 205, So., Springfield, Mo. 1 Spencer Elrod, 5-9, 170, Jr., Lancaster, Calif. 3 Braxton Graham, 5-9, 175, Fr.-R, Seneca, Mo. Free Safety 11 Isaiah Hardy, 6-1, 195, Jr., San Jose, Calif. Wide Receiver 31 Bo Brooks, 6-4, 180, Fr., Canutillo, Texas 9 Ray Mullen, 5-11, 160, Fr., Palm Springs, Calif. 8 Michael Hutchcraft, 6-4, 200, Fr.-R, Sullivan, Ind. Cornerback 7 Jeremi Ross, 6-1, 180, Jr., Valencia, Calif. Wide Receiver 29 Isaac Williams, 5-11, 170, Fr., St. Louis, Mo. 4 Jacque Harris, 6-3, 180, So., Jacksonville, Fla. 18 Ben Matthews, 5-10, 185, Jr., Platte City, Mo.

Placekicker Kickoff Returns 83 Nolan Mannino, 5-10, 150, So., Waterloo, Ill. 1 Spencer Elrod, 5-9, 170, Jr., Lancaster, Calif. 30 Ryan Arceneaux, 6-1, 250, Fr., Newburgh, Ind. 3 Braxton Graham, 5-9, 175, Fr.-R, Seneca, Mo.

Punter Punt Returns 83 Nolan Mannino, 5-10, 150, So., Waterloo, Ill. 1 Spencer Elrod, 5-9, 170, Jr., Lancaster, Calif. 13 Reed Brown, 5-11, 195, Sr., Rogers, Ark. 3 Braxton Graham, 5-9, 175, Fr.-R, Seneca, Mo.

Long Snapper 95 Caleb Howard, 6-1, 215, Fr., Chesterfield, Mo. 10 Evan Merz, 6-5, 245, Sr., O’Fallon, Mo.

Holder 13 Reed Brown, 5-11, 190, So., Rogers, Ark.

2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 7 Indianapolis Depth Chart The Last Time...

A Miner rushed for 100 yards: Left Tackle Defensive End Dalton Major vs. McKendree, Oct. 24, 2015 (144) 72 Hayden Janney, 6-4, 303, So. 92 Sam Daggy, 6-2, 259, Jr. 90 Darion Howard, 6-1, 237, So. 60 Cal Scifres, 6-4, 278, Fr.-R A Miner rushed for 200 yards: Zenel Hudson vs. UW-LaCrosse, Sept. 21, 2013 (222) Left Guard Defensive Tackle 75 Austin Vogt, 6-3, 316, Sr. 97 Lee Campbell, 6-2, 300, Sr. A Miner passed for 200 yards: 66 Mitch Rougraff, 6-3, 261, Fr.-R 93 Lucas Rice, 6-2, 265, Fr. Lamar Wilkes vs. SW Baptist, Oct. 31, 2015 (210)

Center Defensive Tackle A Miner passed for 300 yards: 58 Chris Massaro, 6-2, 283, Sr. 99 Tommy Taylor, 6-3, 285, Jr. Lamar Wilkes vs. Saint Joseph’s, Sept. 26, 2015 (354) 71 Matt Sinclair, 6-3, 284, So. 96 D’Lan Mose, 6-1, 261, Fr.-R A Miner had 10 or more receptions: Right Guard Defensive End Melvin Stovall vs. Chadron State, Sept. 6, 2014 (10) 77 Jordan Bedan, 6-2, 275, Jr. 49 Dillon Dallas, 6-0, 246, So. 78 Joel Williams, 6-2, 302, Fr.-R 21 O’rion Elder, 6-1, 232, Sr. A Miner had 100 yards receiving: Braxton Graham vs. McKendree, Oct. 24, 2015 (106) Right Tackle Linebacker (SAM) A Miner scored 3 or more touchdowns: 76 Ruben Holcomb, 6-4, 309, So. 2 Jamie Placht, 5-11, 208, Jr. D’Luis West vs. Lincoln, Oct. 17, 2015 (3) 62 Chad Eppley, 6-2, 272, So. 35 William Griffin, 5-10, 175, Fr. A Miner passed for 3 or more touchdowns: Tight End Linebacker (MIKE) Lamar Wilkes vs. SW Baptist, Oct. 31, 2015 (3) 85 Luke Rowell, 6-3, 248, Jr. 44 Derrick Bryant, 5-10, 203, Jr. 83 Zach Lytle, 6-5, 240, Fr.-R 28 Stephen Whitlock, 5-11, 205, So. A Miner had 3 or more field goals: David Druse vs. Quincy, Oct. 20, 2012 (3) Quarterback Linebacker (WILL) 14 Connor Barthel, 6-3, 229, Sr. 47 Rob Dury, 6-2, 220, Jr. A Miner blocked a punt: 6 Jake Purichia, 6-0, 205, Fr.-R 42 Cole Sigmund, 5-11, 215, Fr. Rob Cidlik vs. Lincoln, Oct. 17, 2015

Running Back Cornerback A Miner returned a fumble for a touchdown: 5 Andrew Walker, 5-9, 210, So. 22 Korey Rogan, 5-11, 191, Jr. Chris McKay vs. Saint Joseph’s, Oct. 4, 2014 (47) 1 Tuwan Payton, 5-8, 180, So. 9 Robert Williams, 5-11, 151, Fr.-R A Miner returned an interception for a touchdown: H-Back Strong Safety Jeremi Ross vs. William Jewell, Oct. 3, 2015 (1) 36 Alex Kimack, 6-2, 220, Fr. 7 Aeneas White, 5-10, 208, So. 29 Martece McClinton, 5-10, 190, So A Miner returned a punt for a touchdown: Braxton Graham vs. McKendree, Oct. 24, 2015 (50) Wide Receiver Free Safety 18 Reece Horn, 6-3, 215, Sr. A Miner returned a kickoff for a touchdown: 12 Malik Higgins, 5-10, 175, Fr. 38 Zack Hiss, 5-10, 194, Jr. Spencer Elrod vs. SW Baptist, Oct. 31, 2015 (93) 26 Blake Luker, 5-11, 194, Fr.-R Wide Receiver A Miner recorded a safety: 15 Malcom Fogle, 5-7, 190, So. Cornerback Shaun Williams vs. Saint Joseph’s, Sept. 26, 2015 17 Nate Deno, 6-1, 177, Fr.-R 4 Josh Bass, 5-8, 185, Sr. (tackle in end zone) 8 Mike Hamilton, 6-1, 200, So. The Miners shut out an opponent: Sept. 15, 2012 at McKendree (31-0)

Placekicker Kickoff Returns The Miners won after trailing at halftime: 16 Brad Schickel, 5-8, 154, So. 1 Tuwan Payton, 5-8, 180, Fr. Oct. 24, 2015 vs. McKendree 25 Jacob LaFree, 6-0, 195, Fr. 12 Malik Higgins, 5-10, 175, Fr. (final score 34-27, trailed 17-14)

Punter Punt Returns The Miners won after trailing after three quarters: 16 Brad Schickel, 5-8, 154, So. 18 Reece Horn, 6-3, 215, Sr. Oct. 19, 2013 vs. Saint Joseph’s 25 Jacob LaFree, 6-0, 195, Fr. 12 Malik Higgins, 5-10, 175, Fr. (final score 14-13, trailed 13-7)

Long Snapper The Miners won in overtime: 88 Alex Bobos, 6-1, 232, Jr. Oct. 16, 2010 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan (38-35, OT) 80 Mitch Huppert, 6-5, 255, Sr.

Holder 14 Connor Barthel, 6-3, 229, Sr. 6 Jake Purichia, 6-0, 205, Fr.-R 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 8 2015 Missouri S&T Opponents -- Game-by-Game Results

Chadron State Texas A&M-Kingsville Truman State Record: 4-5 Record: 1-8 Record: 4-5, 3-3 GLVC

9/3 @Missouri S&T...... W, 40-27 9/5 @Incarnate Word...... L, 16-18 9/5 @Midwestern State...... L, 3-31 9/12 @Missouri State...... L, 13-21 9/12 Missouri S&T...... W, 38-20 9/12 @Wayne State (Mich.)...... L, 20-21 9/19 @Colo. School of Mines...... L, 20-28 9/19 Texas A&M-Commerce...... L, 17-37 9/19 Missouri S&T...... L, 7-10 9/26 Colorado Mesa...... L, 13-23 9/26 West Alabama...... L, 22-31 9/26 @Lincoln...... W, 31-14 10/3 @Western State Colo...... W, 31-24 10/3 @Eastern New Mexico...... L, 31-56 10/3 @Indianapolis...... L, 13-26 10/10 Adams State...... W, 26-0 10/10 Tarleton State...... L, 34-38 10/10 Southwest Baptist...... W, 23-14 10/17 Colorado State-Pueblo...... L, 10-48 10/17 @Angelo State...... L, 34-39 10/17 @St. Francis (Ill.)...... W, 24-20 10/24 @Black Hills State...... W, 39-38 10/24 West Texas A&M...... L, 14-24 10/24 @William Jewell...... W, 40-28 10/31 New Mexico Highlands...... L, 16-24 10/31 @Midwestern State...... L, 41-49 10/31 @Quincy...... L, 19-23 11/7 @Western New Mexico 11/7 Lone Star playoffs 11/7 Saint Joseph’s 11/14 Fort Lewis 11/14 Lone Star playoffs 11/14 McKendree

Saint Joseph’s of Faith Record: 4-4, 3-3 GLVC Record: 3-6, 3-4 GLVC Record: 0-4

9/3 @Edinboro...... W, 30-10 9/5 @Drake...... L, 30-44 9/5 @McKendree...... L, 0-68 9/12 @Alderson-Broaddus...... L, 0-19 9/12 Colo. School of Mines...... L, 7-42 9/19 @Valparaiso...... L, 0-86 9/19 William Jewell...... W, 34-9 9/19 @Saint Joseph’s...... L, 9-34 10/3 @Houston Baptist...... L, 0-65 9/26 @Missouri S&T...... L, 27-39 9/26 McKendree...... L, 23-41 10/10 @Missouri S&T...... L, 0-63 10/3 @Quincy...... L, 16-18 10/3 Missouri S&T...... W, 40-16 10/17 College of Faith-Charlotte 10/10 Lincoln...... W, 42-14 10/10 @Quincy...... W, 24-21 10/31 @Texas Southern...... ccd. 10/17 McKendree...... L, 10-29 10/17 @Southwest Baptist...... W, 35-34 11/7 @Saint Francis (Ind.) 10/24 @Southwest Baptist...... W, 24-23 10/24 Truman State...... L, 28-40 11/14 @University of Faith 11/7 @Truman State 10/31 Indianapolis...... L, 35-63 11/14 Indianapolis 11/7 @Lincoln 11/14 @South Dakota School of Mines

Lincoln McKendree Southwest Baptist Record: 1-8, 0-6 GLVC Record: 6-2, 4-2 GLVC Record: 3-6, 2-5 GLVC

9/5 @Langston...... W, 35-32 9/5 College of Faith (Exhib.)...... W, 68-0 9/3 @Grand Valley State...... L, 28-36 9/12 St. Francis (Ill.)...... L, 10-13 9/12 @West Liberty...... W, 50-27 9/12 Friends...... W, 52-0 9/19 @Quincy...... L, 37-42 9/19 Northwood...... W, 27-24 9/19 @Indianapolis...... L, 24-26 9/26 Truman State...... L, 14-31 9/26 @William Jewell...... W, 41-23 9/26 Quincy...... W, 56-33 10/3 McMurry...... L, 14-34 10/3 Southwest Baptist...... W, 38-13 10/3 @McKendree...... L, 13-38 10/10 @Saint Joseph’s...... L, 14-42 10/10 Indianapolis...... L, 24-34 10/10 @Truman State...... L, 14-23 10/17 Missouri S&T...... L, 23-40 10/17 @Saint Joseph’s...... W, 29-10 10/17 William Jewell...... L, 34-35 10/24 Indianapolis...... L, 18-41 10/24 @Missouri S&T...... L, 27-34 10/24 Saint Joseph’s...... L, 23-24 10/31 @McKendree...... L, 0-65 10/31 Lincoln...... W, 65-0 10/31 @Missouri S&T...... W, 46-42 11/7 William Jewell 11/7 Quincy 11/14 Lincoln 11/14 @Southwest Baptist 11/14 @Truman State

Indianapolis Quincy Record: 8-1, 6-0 GLVC Record: 3-5, 3-3 GLVC GLVC Pre-Season Poll

9/3 Saginaw Valley State...... W, 27-17 9/12 @Northern Michigan...... L, 14-31 1. Indianapolis (8)...... 64 9/12 @Marian...... L, 22-28 9/19 Lincoln...... W, 42-37 2. Truman State...... 52 9/19 Southwest Baptist...... W, 26-24 9/26 @Southwest Baptist...... L, 33-56 3. Saint Joseph’s (1)...... 47 9/26 @Hillsdale...... W, 38-7 10/3 Saint Joseph’s...... W, 18-16 4. McKendree...... 46 10/3 Truman State...... W, 26-13 10/10 William Jewell...... L, 21-24 5. Quincy...... 34 10/10 @McKendree...... W, 34-24 10/17 @Indianapolis...... L, 20-26 6. Missouri S&T...... 32 10/17 Quincy...... W, 26-20 10/24 Ohio Dominican...... L, 28-73 7. William Jewell...... 26 10/24 @Lincoln...... W, 41-18 10/31 Truman State...... W, 23-19 8. Lincoln...... 12 10/31 @William Jewell...... W, 63-35 11/7 @McKendree 9. Southwest Baptist...... 11 11/7 Missouri S&T 11/14 @Missouri S&T 11/14 @Saint Joseph’s OTHERS: Chadron State...... 3rd in RMAC Texas A&M-Kingsville...... 7th in LSC College of Faith...... N/A 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 9 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 10 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 11 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 12

2015 Season Highs Individual Opponents Rushes 29, Dalton Major vs. Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) Rushes 23, Bubba Jenkins, Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) Rushing Yards 144, Dalton Major vs. McKendree (Oct. 24) Rushing Yards 132, Cody Paul, Chadron State (Sept. 3) Pass Attempts 44, Lamar Wilkes vs. William Jewell (Oct. 3) Pass Attempts 43, Isaac Fisher, McKendree (Oct. 24) Completions 23, Lamar Wilkes vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26) Completions 24, Isaac Fisher, McKendree (Oct. 24) Passing Yards 354, Lamar Wilkes vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26) Passing Yards 385, Trent Edwards, Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) Receptions 7, Braxton Graham vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26) Receptions 8, Joey Schenck, Truman State (Sept. 19) Receiving Yards 129, Spencer Elrod vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26) Receiving Yards 158, Nathan Mourik, Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) Field Goals 2, Nolan Mannino vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 12) Field Goals 2, by three players Punts 8, Nolan Mannino vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 12) Punts 9, Austin Molitor, Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) Tackles 15, Austin Truvillion vs. Truman State (Sept. 19) Tackles 16, Joel Wimbley, Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26) Interceptions 1, by five players Interceptions 2, Orlando Ward, William Jewell (Oct. 3) Total Offense 386, Lamar Wilkes vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26) Total Offense 364, Isaac Fisher, McKendree (Oct. 24)

Longest Plays Longest Plays Rushing 42, Chris Kennard vs. Chadron State (Sept. 3) Rushing 74, Nick West, William Jewell (Oct. 3) Passing 75, Lamar Wilkes to Spencer Elrod vs. Saint Joseph’s (Sept. 26) Passing 98, Trent Edwards to Kendrick Payne, Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) Field Goal 28, Nolan Mannino vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 12) Field Goal 41, Steven O’Block, McKendree (Oct. 24) 28, Nolan Mannino vs. William Jewell (Oct. 3) Punt 64, Austin Molitor, Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) Punt 65, Nolan Mannino vs. Texas A&M-Kingsville (Sept. 12) Punt Return 22, Thomas Cook, William Jewell (Oct. 3) Punt Return 50, Braxton Graham vs. McKendree (Oct. 24) Kickoff Return 97, Anthony Mullins, William Jewell (Oct. 3) Kickoff Return 93, Spencer Elrod vs. Southwest Baptist (Oct. 31) 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 13 Sept. 3: Chadron State 40, Miners 27 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 14 Sept. 12: Texas A&M-Kingsville 38, Miners 20 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 15 Sept. 19: Miners 10, Truman State 7 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 16 Sept. 26: Miners 39, Saint Joseph’s 27 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 17 Oct. 3: William Jewell 40, Miners 16 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 18 Oct. 17: Miners 40, Lincoln 23 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 19 Oct. 24: Miners 34, McKendree 27 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 20 2015 Drive Analysis MINERS:

Total Drives: 121 Drives Scored On: 36 (29.8%) Touchdowns: 31 (25.6%) Field Goals: 5 (4.2%) First Possession Scores: 3 First Half: 1 Second Half: 2 Scoring Drives: 36 50 yards or less: 12 70 yards or more: 15 10 plays or more: 10 Average Starting Position: Own 34-yard line Possessions Started by Turnovers: 15 Points scored following turnovers: 46 Longest Drives: Plays: 16 (CSC; TSU) Yards: 99 (SJC) Time: 8:52 (TSU)

By Game: Red Zone Turnovers Sacks 3rd Down 4th Down Poss. Time Chadron State 3/3 -1 (1/2) 0 (0/0) 6/16 2/2 24:15 Texas A&M-Kingsville 3/4 +2 (3/1) -2 (2/4) 8/22 2/2 30:35 Truman State 2/6 +3 (3/0) 0 (1/1) 4/17 1/2 32:53 Saint Joseph’s 4/6 -4 (0/4) +4 (5/1) 10/19 2/3 35:06 William Jewell 1/2 -3 (2/5) -2 (2/4) 5/18 0/3 27:19 Lincoln 4/6 +3 (3/0) 0 (2/2) 6/14 1/4 32:14 McKendree 2/4 0 (1/1) +1 (4/3) 7/17 4/6 33:56 Southwest Baptist 3/5 -3 (2/5) +4 (6/2) 6/20 2/7 34:19 SEASON TOTALS 22/36 -3 (15/18) +5 (22/17) 52/143 14/29 31:20 (Avg.) Red Zone Scoring Rate: 61% Third Down Conversion Rate: 36%

OPPONENTS:

Total Drives: 124 Drives Scored On: 35 (28.2%) Touchdowns: 28 (22.6%) Field Goals: 7 (5.6%) First Possession Scores: 6 First Half: 3 Second Half: 3 Scoring Drives: 35 50 yards or less: 10 70 yards or more: 11 10 plays or more: 7 Average Starting Position: Own 32-yard line Possessions Started by Turnovers: 18 Points scored following turnovers: 38 Longest Drives: Plays: 15 (TSU/McK) Yards: 98 (SBU) Time: 6:03 (TSU, scored)

By Game: Red Zone Turnovers Sacks 3rd Down 4th Down Poss. Time Chadron State 6/6 +1 (2/1) 0 (0/0) 7/13 0/1 35:45 Texas A&M-Kingsville 4/5 -2 (1/3) +2 (4/2) 4/14 2/3 29:25 Truman State 1/1 -3 (0/3) 0 (1/1) 8/17 0/3 27:07 Saint Joseph’s 2/3 +4 (4/0) -4 (1/5) 4/15 1/3 24:54 William Jewell 6/6 +3 (5/2) +2 (4/2) 7/19 0/2 32:41 Lincoln 3/3 -3 (0/3) 0 (2/2) 6/14 1/1 27:46 McKendree 5/7 0 (1/1) -1 (3/4) 7/16 1/2 26:04 Southwest Baptist 3/4 +3 (5/2) -4 (2/6) 4/15 0/2 25:41 SEASON TOTALS 30/35 +3 (18/15) -1 (17/22) 47/123 5/17 28:40 (Avg.) Red Zone Scoring Rate: 86% Third Down Conversion Rate: 38% 2015 MISSOURI S&T FOOTBALL 21 Missouri S&T Records Update Career Rushing Yards: Career Touchdown Passes: Career Touchdowns Scored: 1. Jim Zacny...... 33 1. Terry Ryan...... 3,432 1. Evan Gray...... 59 1. Ashton Gronewold...... 58 2. Joe Drahos...... 28 2. Ken Okwuonu...... 3,062 2. Josh Firm...... 41 2. Terry Ryan...... 30 3. Alex Mendrygal...... 27 3. Randy Shed...... 2.063 3. Steve Watson...... 37 3. Curterris Golden...... 26 4. Eivind Listerud...... 25 4. Mike Joshua...... 1,988 4. Joe Winters...... 35 4. Brandon Landry...... 25 T5. Brandon Risner...... 20 5. Curterris Golden...... 1,983 5. Jason Schlueter...... 34 5. Ken Okwuonu...... 24 T5. Craig Thomas...... 20 6. Keenan Miller...... 1,921 6. Greg Haug...... 28 T6. Chad Shockley...... 23 7. Adam Peden...... 19 7. Les Clark...... 1,709 T7. Dennis Pirkle...... 26 T6. Brian Paris...... 23 8. Marc Armbruster...... 17 8. Mike Schafer...... 1,686 T7. Pat Godwin...... 26 T8. Joseph Hyman...... 21 9. Tom Rosenauer...... 16 9. Keith Smith...... 1,609 9. Ron Lewis...... 25 T8. Bob Berry...... 21 T10. George Stock...... 15 10. Tom Cooper...... 1,594 T10. B. Haug/B. Guidry...... 23 T8. Gene Huffman...... 21 T10. Tim Valencia...... 15 Top current Miners: Top current Miners: Top current Miners: Top current Miners: Scott Hendricks...... 1,007 Lamar Wilkes...... 18 Spencer Elrod...... 8 Nolan Mannino...... 9 Chris Kennard...... 630 Reed Brown...... 11 Scott Hendricks...... 6 DeSoto Dickson...... 628 Peter Simpson...... 11 Lamar Wilkes...... 5 Career Quarterback Sacks: Kason Key...... 5 1. John Frerking...... 29 Career