EAST TENNESSEE STATE 2003 BUCCANEER FOOTBALL GAME #4 EAST TENNESSEE STATE BUCCANEERS (2-1, 0-0 SOCON) VS. ELON PHOENIX (1-2, 0-1 SOCON) SATURDAY, SEPT. 20, 2003 • 2 P.M. EST • RHODES STADIUM (11,250) • ELON, N.C.

ETSU-Elon Notes: This will be the third meeting between the Bucs and the Phoenix, SCHEDULE AND RESULTS with the Bucs holding a 2-0 advantage ... However, this will be the first time that the two schools have met since Elon joined the Southern Conference ... This game marks EAST TENNESSEE STATE (2-1, 0-0 SOCON) Elon’s 800th game in school history and their first home SoCon game ... Both the Bucs and the Phoenix are coming off of exciting wins last week, with the Bucs defeating UT- Date Opponent Time/Score Martin 14-7 in overtime, and Elon defeating Hofstra with the game-winning score com- A 28 at Eastern Michigan L, 28-21 ing on an interception return ... East Tennessee State comes into the game with a 2- S 4 CONCORD COLLEGE W, 44-0 1 record, after defeating Tennessee-Martin and Concord, and narrowly falling to Divi- S 11 at UT-Martin W, 14-7 (OT) sion I-A opponent Eastern Michigan ... Elon is 1-2, opening the season with losses to S 20 at Elon* 2 p.m. Furman and Tusculum, but defeating Hofstra on the road on Saturday ... The Bucs are S 27 WESTERN CAROLINA* 1 p.m. led on offense by senior running back Gaven Varner, freshman quarterback Carl Mead- O 4 at Appalachian St.* (TFN) 3:30 p.m. ows, senior wide receiver Andrew Nuckolls and sophomore wideout Brian Matthews O 18 LIBERTY (HC) 2 p.m. ... Meadows has been impressive in his first three collegiate starts, completing 43-of- O 25 at Furman* 2 p.m. 82 passes for 557 yards and seven touchdowns ... Varner has been a workhorse at N 1 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 1 p.m. tailback, carrying the ball 90 times through the first three games for 392 yards and two N 8 at Wofford* 1:30 p.m. touchdowns ... Nuckolls leads the squad with 12 receptions, 172 receiving yards and N 15 CHATTANOOGA* 1 p.m. four touchdowns ... Matthews has two receiving TD’s and also has 10 catches for 137 N 22 THE CITADEL* 1 p.m. yards ... On the defensive side of the ball, redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen leads the team with 33 tackles, senior linebacker Matt Palmer is second with 22 while junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh ranks third with 20 ... Senior defensive tackle Bran- ELON (1-2, 0-1 SOCON) don Calton is fourth with 19 ... Senior defensive end Travis Williams leads the team Date Opponent Time/Score with 2.5 sacks, while Sensabaugh has two and Palmer has 1.5 ... Special teams has also A 30 at Furman* L, 24-7 been a bright spot for the Bucs so far this season, with junior kicker Jonathan Godfrey S 6 TUSCULUM L, 17-3 hitting 3-of-5 field goals, including kicks of 48 and 51 yards and senior punter Aaron S 13 at Hofstra W, 25-23 Bass accumulating a 42.0-yard average on 11 punts. S 20 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 2 p.m. S 27 North Carolina A&T 2 p.m. The Last Time Out O 4 at The Citadel* 2 p.m. Redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows hooked up with senior wide receiver O 11 at Wofford* 1:30 p.m. Andrew Nuckolls on a 22-yard touchdown to give the Bucs a 14-7 victory on the first O 18 CHATTANOOGA* 2 p.m. possession of overtime last Thursday night from Martin, Tenn. ... The Bucs evened O 25 TOWSON 1 p.m. their record in overtime games at 2-2 with the victory in the first-ever matchup be- N 1 at Western Carolina* 1 p.m. tween the in-state schools ... East Tennessee State opened the game by giving the N 8 APPALACHIAN STATE* 2 p.m. Skyhawks a steady dose of running back Gaven Varner ... The senior rushed for 96 N 15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN* 2 p.m. yards in the first half and 162 yards in the game, but the Bucs could not get the ball in the end zone in the first half due to a strong effort by the UTM defense ... Tennes- Home games in CAPS see-Martin took the lead with 10:37 remaining in the first half as wideout Sanders *-Conference game Trent hauled in a 50-yard strike from quarterback Brett Hall for the first touchdown of TFN-The Football Network Broadcast the night ... The play immediately followed a block of an Aaron Bass punt by line- backer David Gilmore ... The Bucs came out of the locker room rejuvenated for the second half, tying the game with a touchdown just over two and a half minutes into MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACTS the second quarter ... After Varner rushed three times for 25 yards and Meadows completed two passes to senior fullback Nick Spearman, Nuckolls caught a screen EAST T ENNESSEE ST...... Matthew Snellings pass and raced down the sideline for a 27-yard touchdown ... Following that drive, the Phone: ...... (423) 439-5263 defenses took over, as neither team mounted a serious threat for the remainder of Fax: ...... (423) 439-6138 the quarter ... UT-Martin drove to the ETSU 33 with their opening drive of the fourth e-mail: ...... [email protected] quarter, but running back Andrew Staten was stopped for no gain on fourth down by senior defensive end Travis Williams and freshman linebacker Mike Cullen The game ELON ...... Matt Eviston got very interesting late in the fourth quarter, with ETSU players making plays that Phone: ...... (336) 278-6711 were literally game-saving ... After a 49-yard punt return by Tennessee-Martin’s Jason Fax: ...... (336) 278-6768 Coleman gave the Skyhawks the ball in ETSU territory with just over four minutes e-mail: ...... [email protected]

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 1 MEDIA INFORMATION A QUICK LOOK AT THIS AFTERNOON’S MATCHUP Teams ETSU Athletic Media Relations Elon ...... 1-2, 0-1 SoCon East Tennessee State’s athletic media relations office is East Tennessee State ...... 2-1, 0-0 SoCon available to assist members of the media with their ques- tions and requests about Buccaneer football. Contact Coaches Assiatant Director of Athletic Media Relations Matthew East Tennessee State Snellings with any questions about the Bucs. Paul Hamilton (Appalachian State, ‘81) 7th Year at ETSU ...... 35-35 (.500) Overall Record ...... 35-35 (.500) Matthew Snellings, Asst. SID ...... (423) 439-5263 (W) Elon (Football Contact) ...... (423) 232-0466 (H) Al Seagraves (Shippensburg, ‘76) Michael White, SID ...... (423) 439-4220 (W) 8th season at Elon ...... 39-41 (.488) Luke LeNoble, Intern ...... (423) 439-5612 (W) Overall Record ...... 39-41 (.488) Lisa Otradovec, Intern ...... (423) 439-8212 (W) Media Relations Fax ...... (423) 439-6138 Series Record: ETSU leads 2-0. 1997 H W 35-16 2001 H W 31-15 East Tennessee State on the Internet Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, in- ETSU’s Record Southern Conference games (since 1979) ...... 66-106 cluding updated statistics, on the athletic department Southern Conference road games (since 1979) ...... 28-58 website: www.etsubucs.com. Live game audio will also be All road games (since 1979) ...... 39-98 available on the website for the 2003 season. Southern Conference games under Hamilton ...... 22-26 Southern Conference road games under Hamilton ...... 10-14 Tune In To The Buccaneers All road games under Hamilton ...... 13-23 Buccaneer fans can follow ETSU football with Jay Sandos calling the play-by-play on WJCW (AM 910-Johnson City), remaining, junior cornerback Allen Davis made a leaping interception at the which serves as the Buccaneer flagship station. Former Buccaneer 17 yard line ... After a three-and-out by the Bucs, Coleman again Buccaneer quarterback Matt Wilhjelm provides the color had a long punt return, but as he was being tackled, ETSU junior running back commentary. Other members of the Bucs’ radio network Austin Smiley came up from behind and stripped the ball and covered it at include: the Buccaneer 21 with 2:42 left on the clock ... Tennessee-Martin then came WKIN-AM (1320 Kingsport, Tenn.) WCSK-FM (90.3 Kingsport, Tenn.) up with a big play, intercepting Meadows at the ETSU 40 with just 1:30 remain- WRGS-AM (1370 Rogersville, Tenn.) ing in regulation ... The Skyhawks drove the ball deep into Buccaneer terri- WSWV-AM and FM (1570 and 105.5 in Pennington Gap, Va.) tory, eventually having a first and goal on the four with just seconds remaining WNRG-AM (940 in Grundy, Va.) ... After the ETSU defensive line stuffed three rushing attempts, UTM went for WMJD-FM (97.7 in Grundy, Va.) a game-winning field goal on fourth and goal from the one ... Kicker Brent WCRR-AM (660 in Rural Retreat, Va.) Harris lined up for the kick, but Davis stormed in from the right corner and blocked the kick to send the game into overtime ... The Bucs wasted no time SoCon Teleconference getting on the board in the overtime period, with the pass from Meadows to Coach Hamilton will participate in the Southern Confer- ence teleconference every Tuesday morning beginning at Nuckolls coming on just the third play ... The defense again came up big on 10:00 a.m. during the football season; media members can UT-Martin’s subsequent drive, stopping the Skyhawks again in the red zone as join in by calling toll free 1-866-375-5101. The schedule is: junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh knocked down a pass on fourth down to stall 10:00-10:07 Jerry Moore, Appalachian St. the drive at the ETSU three ... Meadows finished the evening 15-for-31 with 10:07-10:14 Ellis Johnson, The Citadel 137 yards passing, two touchdowns and an interception ... Varner’s 32 carries 10:14-10:21 Paul Hamilton, East Tennessee St. for 162 yards was his second game of the season that Varner had 30-or more 10:21-10:28 Al Seagraves, Elon carries and 160-or more yards ... He had 165 yards on 37 carries in the season- 10:28-10:35 Bobby Lamb, Furman opener against Eastern Michigan on Aug. 28 ... Nuckolls led the Buccaneer 10:35-10:42 Mike Sewak, Georgia Southern 10:42-10:49 Rodney Allison, Chattanooga receivers with five receptions for 64 yards and the two scores ... Sophomore 10:49-10:56 Kent Briggs, Western Carolina wideout Brian Matthews also had five catches, but for 35 yards ... Coming into 10:56-11:03 Mike Ayers, Wofford this season, Nuckolls had two receiving touchdowns and four touchdowns overall in his ETSU career ... With two receiving touchdowns in each of the Weekly Press Conference last two games, Nuckolls already has four TD’s this season ... Several Bucca- Every Tuesday (Mondays on 8/25 and 9/8) of a game week neers had big nights on the defensive side of the ball, led by Cullen who had during the 2003 football season, Coach Hamilton will host a 13 tackles, one for a loss ... Senior linebacker Matt Palmer was second on the media luncheon from Noon-1 p.m. in the Memorial Center’s Ward Room. Coach Hamilton and two Buc players (if avail- team with nine stops while Sensabaugh tallied eight ... Senior defensive tackle able) will be taking questions from the media. Brandon Calton and junior linebacker Scott Brumett each had seven stops ... Palmer and senior defensive end Travis Williams each had three tackles for a Interviews loss while Brumett and Calton had two. Interviews with Coach Hamilton, his staff and players must be coordinated through Matthew Snellings of the Athletic Players of the Week Media Relations Office at 423-439-5263. After ETSU’s thrilling victory over UT-Martin last Thursday night, Buccaneer players swept the weekly awards given out by the Southern Conference office TEAMLINE Buccaneer games can also be heard over a telephone line ... Senior tailback Gaven Varner won conference Offensive Player of the Week, via TEAMLINE. Interested fans or media should call 1-800- junior cornerback Allen Davis earned Co-Defensive Player of the Week and 846-4700 and enter 1720 as the team code. redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows took home Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week ... Varner rushed for 162 yards on 33 carries,

2 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2003 SOCON STANDINGS punishing the Skyhawk defense with six carries of ten yards or more ... Davis made several clutch plays in the game, intercepting a pass deep in Buccaneer SoCon Pct. Ov. Pct. territory with under four minutes remaining, then blocking the potential game- Furman 1-0 1.000 1-1 .500 winning field goal with just one second left ... Meadows has his second-straight East Tennessee St. 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 srtong performance, completing 15 of 31 passes for 137 yards, including two Georgia Southern 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 touchdowns ... Meadows connected with his favorite receiver, senior Andrew Wofford 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Elon 0-1 .000 1-2 .333 Nuckolls on the game-tying and game-winning touchdown passes. The Citadel 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 W. Carolina 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 On the Road Appalachian St. 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Chattanooga 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 This will be ETSU’s third road game of the season, having fallen to Division I-A Eastern Michigan, 28-21, in the season opener on Aug. 28 and defeating UT- LAST WEEK’S SOCON GAMES Martin 14-7 in overtime on Sept. 11 ... The Bucs are 39-98 in all road games East Tennessee State 14, UT-Martin 7 (OT) since joining the Southern Conference in 1979 and 13-23 in road games under Tennessee Tech 35, Chattanooga 10 Western Carolina 45, Johnson C. Smith 0 head coach Paul Hamilton ... The Bucs are 28-58 in Southern Conference road Maryland 61, The Citadel 0 games since joining the conference in 1979 and 10-14 in such games during Elon 25, Hofstra 23 Hamilton’s tenure. McNeese State 34, Georgia Southern 15 Against the Phoenix THIS WEEK’S SOCON GAMES Sat., Sept. 20 This will be the third meeting between the two teams, with the Bucs holding a Morehead State at Appalachian State 2 p.m. 2-0 advantage in the series ... ETSU is 2-0 at home against Elon, but has never East Tennessee State at Elon* 2 p.m. faced the Phoenix on the road ... East Tennessee State defeated Elon, 35-16, The Citadel at Western Carolina* 3:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m. from Memorial Center on Sept. 6, 1997, and were victorious over the Phoenix, Richmond at Furman 7 p.m. 31-15, again in Johnson City on Oct. 19, 2002. Georgia Southern at Wofford* 7 p.m. The Last Time Against Elon * - Southern Conference Games all times Eastern Senior quarterback Jatavis Sanders and senior wide receiver Cecil Moore con- nected for four touchdowns in a 35-16 victory over Elon on Oct. 19, 2002 from ETSU IN THE SOCON RANKINGS Memorial Center ... Moore’s four scores broke an ETSU record for touchdown Team receptions in a game and tied the record for most overall touchdowns in a Scoring Offense: 1st (26.3) Scoring Defense: 1st (11.7) game ... Sanders eclipsed career highs with 287 yards passing and the four Total Offense: 3rd (320.3) touchdowns ... He had thrown for just two touchdowns combined in his pre- Total Defense: 2nd (272.0) Rushing Offense: 5th (134.7) vious seven games of the season. Moore had caught three touchdown passes Rushing Defense: 3rd (111.7) this season before his career-high in the game ... The Buccaneers opened up Passing Offense: 2nd (185.7) the scoring late in the first quarter on beautiful one-handed catch in the Pass Efficiency: 2nd (128.8) Passing Defense: 2nd (160.3) corner of the end zone from Sanders to Moore with 2:16 left in the first stanza Pass Efficiency Defense: 2nd (105.3) ... The two seniors connected again for a six-yard touchdown on the next Kickoff Returns: 4th (20.6) Punt Returns: 2nd (10.5) ETSU drive to make the score 14-0 with 13:36 left in the second quarter ... The Turnover Margin: 2nd (+0.67) big play of that drive was a 50-yard completion from Sanders to junior wide Net Punting: 7th (31.7) receiver Andrew Nuckolls ... Sanders and Moore struck again with 32 seconds Individuals left in the half on an 18-yard touchdown strike ... That drive started after an Rushing: 1st, Gaven Varner (130.7) interception by junior safety Montreal Harkley, his first of two on the day ... Passing: 1st, Carl Meadows (185.7) Pass efficiency: 4th, Carl Meadows (130.4) ETSU followed the same strategy in the second half as Moore hauled in his Total Offense: 2nd, Carl Meadows (176.0) fourth touchdown on a 21-yard pass from Sanders to make the score 28-0 with 6th, Gaven Varner (130.7) 3:30 remaining in the third quarter ... Elon defensive end Maurice Locklin got Receptions: 6th, Andrew Nuckolls (4.0) 10th, Brian Matthews (3.3) a piece of an Aaron Bass punt early in the fourth quarter, giving the Phoenix Receiving Yards: 4th, Andrew Nuckolls (57.3) possession on their 25-yard line ... Elon responded immediately, as wide re- 9th, Brian Matthews (45.7) All Purpose Yards: 2nd, Gaven Varner (142.0) ceiver Arketa Banks hauled in a 75-yard touchdown from Larry Burney on the 6th, Andrew Nuckolls (99.3) first play of the drive to make the score 28-7 with 13:33 left in the game ... The Kick Returns: 9th, Andrew Nuckolls (20.2) Punt Returns: 1st, Allen Davis (10.9) Bucs put their final points on the board with an 11-play, 43-yard drive that Punting: 4th, Aaron Bass (42.0) ended in a 25-yard field goal by sophomore kicker Jonathan Godfrey ... Late in Scoring: 3rd, Andrew Nuckolls (8.0) the fourth quarter, Elon linebacker Calvin Sutton scooped up a fumble by ETSU 4th, Jonathan Godfrey (6.3) Scoring (Kick): 1st, Jonathan Godfrey (6.3) sophomore quarterback Dashannon Gamble and returned it 57 yards to the Tackles: 1st, Mike Cullen (11.0) Buccaneer 28, setting up Elon’s final score ... Phoenix running back Rashaud Sacks: 3rd, Travis Williams (0.83 pg) T-7th, Gerald Sensabaugh (0.67 pg) Palmer scored on a two-yard run and quarterback James Murdaugh connected 9th, Matt Palmer (0.5 pg) with Banks on a two-point conversion to provide the final 31-15 score ... Sand- Fumbles Forced: T-2nd, Brandon Calton (1) ers finished the day 17-of-29 passing, in addition to his touchdown and yardage Fumbles Recovered: T-3rd, Mike Cullen (1) T-3rd, Austin Smiley (1) totals ... Moore led the Bucs with eight receptions for 95 yards, his second- Interceptions: T-8th, Scott Brumett (0.33) best totals in both categories this season ... Junior running back Gaven Varner T-8th, Primus Glover (0.33) T-8th, Allen Davis (0.33) paced ETSU on the ground, totaling 78 yards on 19 carries while also catching Passes Defended: 1st, Allen Davis (5) three passes for 55 yards ... Burney led the Elon passing attack, tallying 86 T-4th, Primus Glover (3) yards in the air on 4-of-6 passing and a touchdown ... Palmer had a team-high 34 T-4th, Scott Brumett (3) T-4th, Tony Tiller (3) yards rushing on eight carries for Elon ... Banks and Marcus Johnson tied for Tackles for Loss: 1st, Matt Palmer (2.0) the team lead with two receptions, with Banks pacing the team with 94 receiv- T-3rd, Travis Williams (1.5) T-6th, Mike Cullen (1.17) EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 3 ing yards ... The Buccaneer defense also played one of their best games of the season, PRESEASON SOCON PICKS making several big plays ... ETSU had just three sacks going into the game, but had nine sacks against Elon alone ... Senior linebacker Justin Reinier and sophomore linebacker 2002 SOCON COACHES PRESEASON POLL Lamar Beam each had four sacks on the day ... Beam led the team with 11 tackles, six Team (First Place Votes) Points for losses in addition to his sack total ... Freshman safety Primus Glover recorded his 1. Georgia Southern (8) 64 first interception of his ETSU career to go along with Harkley’s two picks ... Mike 2. Appalachian State (1) 52 Warren of Elon tied for the game-high with 11 tackles ... Dwayne Ijames had an inter- Furman 52 ception for the Phoenix, while Locklin and Polk Williams recorded sacks in the game ... 4. Western Carolina 42 Beam led the team with 11 tackles, six for losses in addition to his sack total. Freshman 5. Wofford 39 safety Primus Glover recorded his first interception of his ETSU career to go along 6. The Citadel 26 with Harkley’s two picks ... Mike Warren of Elon tied for the game-high with 11 tackles 7. Chattanooga 21 ... Dwayne Ijames had an interception for the Phoenix, while Locklin and Polk Williams 8. East Tennessee State 17 recorded sacks in the game. 9. Elon 11 ETSU in SoCon Openers: The East Tennessee State Buccaneers are an even 12-12 in Southern Conference openers since joining the league in 1979 ... The Bucs are 9-3 at 2002 SOCON MEDIA PRESEASON POLL Team (First Place Votes) Points home in such games and 3-9 on the road ... ETSU has not played a road conference 1. Georgia Southern (30) 293 opener since 1995, having played each of the last seven SoCon openers at Memorial 2. Furman (2) 250 SIZING UP THE TEAMS 3. Appalachian State (1) 236 4. Wofford 170 Comparing the two-deeps 5. Western Carolina 168 Offense ETSU Elon 6. The Citadel 150 Wide Receivers 6-1 190 6-1 189 7. East Tennessee State 81 Offensive Line 6-3 282 6-3 278 8. Chattanooga 76 Tight Ends 6-4 238 6-4 235 9. Elon 61 Quarterbacks 6-2 185 6-2 190 Running Backs 6-0 210 5-10 203 Defense Defensive Line 6-3 273 6-3 257 Linebackers 6-2 229 6-1 217 Defensive Backs 6-1 195 5-11 178 By Class Off. Def. Tot. Off. Def. Tot. Freshmen 3 4 7 11 3 14 Sophomores 9 2 11 3 10 13 Juniors 4 5 9 2 4 6 Seniors 6 11 17 6 5 11 BUCCANEER HEAD COACH PAUL HAMILTON NATIONAL I-AA POLLS

Year-By-Year Record ESPN/USA Today (Sept. 15) The Sports Network/CSTV (Sept. 15) Season School Overall SoCon 1. McNeese State (20) (2-1) 1,092 1. McNeese State (61) (2-1) 2,481 2. Western Illinois (9) (2-1) 1,028 2. Western Illinois (20) (3-1) 2,302 1997 ETSU 7-4 5-3 3. Western Kentucky (7) (2-0) 1,003 3. Western Kentucky (15) (2-0) 2,287 1998 ETSU 4-7 3-5 4. Villanova (1) (3-0) 955 4. Northeastern (3) (3-0) 2,172 1999 ETSU 6-5 4-4 5. Northeastern (3-0) 922 5. Villanova (3) (2-0) 2,138 2000 ETSU 6-5 4-4 6. Georgia Southern (1-1) 888 6. Georgia Southern (1-1) 1,995 2001 ETSU 6-5 4-4 7. Bethune-Cookman (2-0) 792 7. Bethune-Cookman (2-0) 1,843 2002 ETSU 4-8 2-6 8. Delaware (2-0) 777 8. Delaware (2-0) 1,790 2003 ETSU 1-1 0-0 9. Furman (1-1) 754 9. Furman (1-1) 1,767 Totals 35-35 (.500) 22-26 (.458) 10. Montana (2-1) 705 10. Montana (2-1) 1,545 11. Montana St. (1-1) 541 11. Montana St. (1-1) 1,304 Hamilton vs. 2003 Opponents 12. Massachusetts (1-1) 539 12. Massachusetts (1-1) 1,242 Opponent Record 13. Grambling (2-1) 511 13. Grambling (2-1) 1,235 Appalachian State 1-5 14. Idaho St. (2-1) 456 14. Idaho St. (2-1) 1,037 Chattanooga 3-3 15. Maine (2-1) 426 15. Northwestern St. (2-1) 917 Concord 1-0 16. Southern Illinois (3-0) 391 16. Maine (2-1) 910 The Citadel 3-3 17. Northwestern St. (2-1) 376 17. Southern Illinois (3-0) 873 Eastern Michigan 0-1 18. Eastern Illinois (1-1) 348 18. Fordham (2-1) 789 19. Fordham (2-1) 301 19. Eastern Illinois (1-1) 690 Elon 2-0 20. Lehigh (2-0) 219 20. Lehigh (2-0) 559 Furman 3-3 21. Cal-Poly (2-0) 202 21. Cal-Poly (2-0) 508 Georgia Southern 1-5 22. Eastern Kentucky (1-2) 187 22. Portland State (2-0) 411 Liberty 2-0 23. Portland State (2-0) 172 23. Pennsylvania (0-0) 364 Tennessee-Martin 1-0 24. Wofford (1-1) 164 24. Colgate (2-0) 348 Western Carolina 3-3 25. Colgate (2-0) 157 25. Wofford (1-1) 320 Wofford 2-4 ARV: East Tennessee State 20

4 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Center ... ETSU is 5-2 in those games and 7-2 in the last 10 SoCon THE LAST TIME ETSU ... openers ... Buccaneer head coach Paul Hamilton is 4-2 all time in conference openers, each of those games coming at home. Won a game in OT ...... 9/11/03, ETSU 14, UT-Martin 7 Lost a game in OT ...... 9/26/98, Western Carolina 31, ETSU 24 Scored 40-49 points ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 Godfrey on Target: One of ETSU’s concerns going into the 2003 Scored 50-59 points ...... 11/18/00, ETSU 55, Charleston So. 7 season was the kicking game ... Three kickers combined to con- Scored 60+ points ...... 9/11/99, ETSU 61, West Va. Tech 0 nect on just 7-of-19 (36.8%) field goal attempts in 2002 with a Allowed 40-49 points ...... 11/2/02, Ga. Southern 40, ETSU 7 long of 42 yards ... Through the first two games of this season, Allowed 50-59 points ...... 10/30/99, Ga. Southern 55, ETSU 6 junior kicker Jonathan Godfrey has already put all concerns to Allowed 60+ points ...... 9/5/98, Miami 66, ETSU 7 rest, hitting 3-of-5 field goals and 10-of-10 extra points ... Godfrey Scored less than 10 points ...... 11/2/02, Ga. Southern 40, ETSU 7 split the uprights on kicks of 48 and 51 yards against Concord on Allowed less than 10 points ...... 9/11/03, ETSU 14, UT-Martin 7 Sept. 4 ... The 51-yarder was the second-longest in school his- Held without an offensive TD ...... 11/9/02, Wofford 39, ETSU 10 Shutout an Opponent ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 tory, only eclipsed by a 52-yarder by George Cimadevilla against ShO an Opponent on Road ...... 11/3/01, ETSU 26, Charleston So. 0 James Madison in 1996 ... Godfrey’s only misses of the season ShO an opponent at Home ...... 9/4/03, ETSU 44, Concord 0 was a 52-yarder against Eastern Michigan and a 33-yarder against Was Shutout ...... 10/26/02, Furman 25, ETSU 0 Tennessee-Martin ... Godfrey leads the Southern Conference in Was Shutout at Home ...... 10/26/02, Furman 25, ETSU 0 kick scoring with 17 points through two games. Was Shutout on Road ...... 8/31/02, N.C. State 34, ETSU 0 Rushed for 200+ yards ...... 9/28/02, (224 vs. Western Carolina) League Leaders: It has been since a few seasons since the Bucs Allowed 200+ yards rushing...... 11/9/02, (488 vs. Wofford) possessed an offense that is as dangerous through the air as it is Passed for 300+ yards ...... 9/4/03, (300 vs. Concord) on the ground ... This season, senior running back Gaven Varner Allowed 300+ yards passing ...... 11/22/01, (310 vs. VMI) Rushed for < 150 yards ...... 9/11/03, (133 at UT-Martin) and freshman quarterback Carl Meadows are setting the pace in Rushed for < 100 yards ...... 11/9/02, (41 vs. Wofford) the Southern Conference stats ... Varner leads the SoCon with Passed for < 150 yards ...... 9/11/03, (137 at UT-Martin) almost 131 yards rushing per game ... He had a career-high 165 Passed for < 100 yards ...... 11/9/02, (76 vs. Wofford) yards rushing on 37 carries against Eastern Michigan on Aug. 28 Allowed < 150 yards rushing ...... 9/11/03, (133 at UT-Martin) ... Meadows leads the conference in passing yards per game Allowed < 200 yards rushing ...... 9/11/03, (133 at UT-Martin) (185.7) and is second in total offense per game (176.0) ... He is Allowed < 200 yards passing ...... 9/11/03, (165 at UT-Martin) also fourth in passing efficiency (130.4) ... The Buccaneer de- Allowed < 100 yards passing ...... 9/4/03, (93 vs. Concord) fense and special teams are also well represented among the Player rushed for 100+ yards For ETSU: ...... 9/11/03, Gaven Varner at UT-Martin (162) league leaders ... Junior kicker Jonathan Godfrey leads the con- Against ETSU: ...... 8/28/03, Anthony Sherell, Eastern Michigan (160) ference in kick scoring (6.7 ppg) and junior cornerback Allen Player rushed for 150+ yards Davis is first in the SoCon in punt returns, averaging 10.9 yards For ETSU: ...... 9/11/03, Gaven Varner at UT-Martin (162) per return ... Redshirt freshman middle linebacker Mike Cullen Against ETSU: ...... 8/28/03, Anthony Sherell, Eastern Michigan (160) leads the conference in tackles (11.0 pg) and senior outside Player had 100+ yards receiving linebacker Matt Palmer is tops in ths SoCon in tackles for a loss For ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Cecil Moore vs. VMI (129) (2.0 pg). Against ETSU: ...... 9/21/02, Greg Carlson, VMI (133) Player passed for 300+ yards For ETSU: ...... 9/4/03, Carl Meadows vs. Concord (300) Carolina on My Mind Against ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Joey Gibson, VMI (310) Elon is the first opponent the Bucs will face this season from the Player rushed for two or more touchdowns state of North Carolina ... If you include South Carolina, the For ETSU: ...... 9/21/02, Gaven Varner vs. VMI (3) Bucs will face a team from the Carolinas in six games this season Against ETSU: ...... 11/9/02, Jeff Zolman, Wofford (2) ... ETSU was 3-6 against teams from the Carolinas last season and Player rushed for three or more touchdowns was 3-4 against those teams in 2001. For ETSU: ...... 9/21/03, Gaven Varner vs. VMI (3) Against ETSU: ...... 11/4/00, Shaun Fogle, Wofford (3) Players to Watch Player caught two or more touchdowns Elon For ETSU: ...... 9/11/03, Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin (2) Against ETSU: ...... 11/20/99, Tony Calico, Middle Tennessee St. (2) Offense: Player threw for three or more touchdowns Senior running back Rashaud Palmer leads the Elon rushing at- For ETSU: ...... 10/19/02, Jatavis Sanders vs. Elon (4) tack ... He has rushed for 195 yards and two touchdowns in the Against ETSU: ...... 11/22/01, Joey Gibson, VMI (3) first three games of the season ... He had a stellar game against Player threw for four or more touchdowns Hofstra last Saturday, rushing 36 times for 120 yards and two For ETSU: ...... 9/4/03, Carl Meadows vs. Concord (4) touchdowns to lead the Phoenix to a big 25-23 victory ... palmer Against ETSU: ...... 10/4/97, Bake Baker, Appalachian St. (4) has also had past success against the Bucs, rushing for 34 yards Interception returned for TD and a touchdown on eight carries in a 31-15 loss to East Tennes- For ETSU: ..... 8/28/03, Scott Brumett vs. Eastern Michigan (70 yds.) Against ETSU: ...... 10/28/00, Lavar Rainey, Ga. Southern (42 yds.) see State last season. Fumble returned for TD Defense: For ETSU: ...... 11/9/02, Gerald Sensabaugh vs. Wofford (20 yds.) Junior middle linebacker Mike Warren has been an excellent all- Against ETSU: ...... 9/29/01, Joey Hoover, App. State (1 yd.) around performer for the Phoenix through three games this sea- Punt returned for TD son ... Warren leads the club with 16 tackles, and also has two For ETSU: ..... 10/11/97, Anthony Stringfield vs. The Citadel (91 yds.) tackles for losses, one sack, one interception and a fumble re- Against ETSU: ...... 10/26/02, Bear Rinehart, Furman (66 yds.) covery ... Warren tied Buccaneer cornerback Allen Davis for Kickoff returned for a TD Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Week this week, For ETSU: ...... 9/10/94, Dainon Sidney vs. Morehead St. (83 yds.) after scoring the game-winning touchdown against Hofstra on an Against ETSU: ...... 8/31/02, Lamont Reid, N.C. State (90 yds.)

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 5 2003 Turnover Report times during his tenure ... Seagraves was named the A game-by-game look at this season’s turnover story. 1990 Southern Conference Assistant Coach of the Year ... A 1975 graduate of Shippensburg, Seagraves ETSU Opp. was inducted into the school’s athletic hall of fame Int Fum Total Int Fum Total Ratio in 2002. at Eastern Michigan 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 East Tennessee State Concord 1 0 1 1 1 2 +1 ETSU head coach Paul Hamilton is in his seventh year at UT-Martin 1 2 3 2 2 4 +2 at the helm of the Buccaneers as one of the most at Elon successful coaches in school history … Hamilton has Western Carolina the fourth longest coaching tenure in ETSU history at Appalachian State and his record in Johnson City stands at 35-35 after Liberty the first three games of the 2003 season … His 33 at Furman wins after the 2002 season made Hamilton the Georgia Southern winningest head coach after his first six seasons in at Wofford the history of the school … Hamilton eclipsed two Chattanooga milestones in 2002, becoming the third-winningest at The Citadel coach in ETSU history and breaking the school record for most career SoCon victories (22) … Hamilton has The 2003 Red Zone Report recorded a winning season four times in his first five years … It marks the first time since 1956 that a head ETSU Opponents coach has accomplished the feat … His back-to-back- Times TDs FGs Scoring % Times TDs FGs Scoring % to-back winning seasons from 1999-2001 were a first 11 8 2 91 8 5 0 63 for an ETSU coach since 1952-54 … In the past five years, Hamilton has guided 32 All-Southern Confer- interception return ... He also tallied 7.5 tackles in the win. ence performers, four NCAA All-Americans, four Buck Buchanan East Tennessee State nominees, a Walter Payton nominee and the 1997 Southern Con- Offense: ference Male Athlete of the Year (B.J. Adigun) … During Hamilton’s Senior running back Gaven Varner is the feature back for the tenure at ETSU, many program records have fallen. Hamilton’s Bucs for the second consecutive season … Is a dangerous back teams have set records in total offense, points per game and that can gain big yardage by utilizing his power and speed … Is yards per play … He has coached the Southern Conference’s All- ETSU’s leading returning rusher and pass receiver … Varner rushed Time Total Offense leader (Todd Wells), as well as ETSU’s all-time for 599 yards last season with six touchdowns while hauling in 27 leading rusher (Brandon Walker), receiver (Adigun), scoring leader passes for 256 yards and a touchdown … Varner has not disap- (Walker) and tackler (Mario Hankerson). pointed this season, carrying the load for the Bucs through three games ... Varner has run the ball 90 times for 392 yards and two Buccaneer Streaks touchdowns ... He is also third on the team with six receptions, ETSU wideout Andrew Nuckolls has hauled in two touchdown tallying 27 yards ... Varner had a great game in the season opener passes in each of the last two games ... Buccaneer tailback Gaven against Division I-A opponent Eastern Michigan, tying an ETSU Varner has caught at least one pass in each of ETSU’s last nine record with 37 carries for a career-best 165 yards and a pivotal games ... Linebacker Mike Cullen has led the Bucs in tackles in touchdown ... In the overtime win against UT-Martin last Thurs- each of the first three games this season. day night, Varner ran for 162 yards on 33 carries, wearing down the Skyhawk defense with six runs of 10-yards or more. Big Plays Defense: The Buccaneers have had a tendency to make big, game-altering Redshirt freshman linebacker Mike Cullen has led the Bucs in plays this season, something that has been missing from ETSU in tackles in eack of ETSU’s first three games ... Cullen collected 11 the last few seasons ... The Bucs have 14 plays of 20-or more tackles in the season-opener against Eastern Michigan on Aug. yards in the first three games, five against Eastern Michigan on 28, had nine stops against Concord on Sept. 4 and collected a Aug. 28, seven against Concord on Sept. 4 and two against UT- career-high 13 tackles at Tennessee-Martin on Sept. 11 ... The Martin on Sept. 11 ... The offense has been very potent early intense linebacker leads the Southern Conference with 11 tack- this season, as quarterback Carl Meadows has completed passes les per game, and is sixth in the conference with 3.5 tackles for of 22, 22, 23, 27, 34, 44, 47, 51 and 54 yards while tailback Gaven a loss. Varner has runs of 20, 28 and 30 yards so far this season ... The defense has also contributed some pivotal plays in the early go- The Coaches: ing as safety Primus Glover returned an interception 36 yards Elon against Concord and linebacker Scott Brumett took an intercep- Elon head coach Al Seagraves is in his eighth season after being tion back 70 yards for a touchdown against Eastern Michigan. named head coach of the Phoenix in December of 1995 ... In the previous seven seasons, he has a record of 38-39 ... Seagraves’ Disciplined Bucs teams are notorious for a strong rushing offense, as his 1997 East Tennessee State ranked seventh in the Southern Confer- team racked up 3,091 yards on the ground and his 1999 team had ence last season in penalties comitted, being flagged 84 times 3,278 yards rushing ... Seagraves spent 10 seasons as an assistant for an average of 59.9 yards per game ... After committing six coach at The Citadel before coming to Elon ... He was assistant penalties for 56 yards in the season opener against Eastern Michi- head coach and offensive coordinator in the last nine of those gan, the Bucs had just one penalty for 15 yards in their second seasons, and the Bulldogs appeared in the I-AA playoffs three game against Concord and just two for 30 yards at Tennessee-

6 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Martin ... This season’s improved discipline has moved the Bucs ing the Bucs at 34th in the nation … McNeese State is ranked up to second in the conference, averaging just 33.7 yards in No. 1, with SoCon members Georgia Southern (6th) and Furman penalty yardage per game ... In contrast, ETSU opponents have (9th) ranking among the top-10 … Conference rival Wofford is averaged 71.7 penalty yards per game. also ranked, comingin 24th this week … Appalachian State is also receiving votes in the poll, with the Mountaineers registering 37 SoCon Active Leaders votes ... East Tennessee State has also received votes in the Four Buccaneer players are among the active career stat lead- other major I-AA poll, The Sports Network/CSTV Poll earlier this ers in the Southern Conference ... Senior defensive backs Tony season. Tiller and Montreal Harkley are tied at the top of the career interception list with eight ... Junior defensive end Lamar Beam Through the Air is eighth with 10 career sacks, while senior defensive tackle Redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows has passed his first Brandon Calton ranks ninth with nine sacks. three tests with flying colors ... Meadows has led the Bucs to a 2-1 record throught three games this season, completing 43-of- Carrying the Load 82 passes for 557 yards and seven touchdowns against just three Buccaneer head coach Paul Hamilton commented in preseason interceptions ... With his strong performances over the last two that one of his goals was to get senior running back Gaven Varner weeks, he has earned two consecutive Southern Conference 25-30 touches per game ... In the season opener against Eastern Freshman of the Week awards ... He is throwing to a talented Michigan, Varner did that and then some, totaling 41 touches on group of receivers that includes seniors Andrew Nuckolls and an ETSU record-tying 37 carries and four receptions out of the Randy Grubb, sophomores Brian Matthews, Justin Cruze and backfield ... Varner excelled with the increased load, starring Frank Green and freshmen Antonio Minor and James Rainer. for the Bucs with 165 yards rushing and a touchdown ... Through the first two games of the season, Varner has carried the ball 90 Taking it All the Way Back times and leads the Southern Conference with 392 yards rushing it is no secret that the defense has been the strength of the ... He has also run for two touchdowns ... Varner is an explosive Buccaneer teams over the last few seasons ... That shows when runner that, at 6-1, 230, has excellent speed and moves for a looking at the number of defensive touchdowns that the Bucs back that also can beat you with his power … One of the most have scored in recent years ... Including Scott Brumett’s 70-yard versatile players in the Southern Conference, he is as talented interception return for a TD against Eastern Michigan on Sept. in the passing game out of the backfield as he is running the ball 28, East Tennessee State has scored eight defensive touchdowns … Varner led the Bucs last season with 599 yards rushing and six in just over three seasons, compared to just two by its opposi- touchdowns, and is the team’s returning leader in receptions tion ... The Bucs have scored six times on defense since the last and receiving yards after hauling in 27 passes for 256 yards. defensive touchdown by an opposing team on Oct. 28, 2000 ... ETSU scored three times on D last season. Also receiving votes The East Tennessee State Buccaneer football team has received Youth is Served votes in the ESPN/USA Today Division I-AA Football Coaches Poll, Several players that have seen playing time in the first three released on Sept. 15 … ETSU received 20 votes in the poll, plac- games of the season have played a season or less in the Bucca-

Offensive Starters

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DE NG DE OLB ILB ILB OLB CB SS FS CB P at E. Michigan Hardt Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass Concord Hardt Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at UT-Martin Williams Calton Beam Palmer Cornegay Cullen Brumett Tiller Sensabaugh Harkley Davis Bass at Elon Western Carolina at Appalachian St. Liberty at Furman Ga. Southern at Wofford Chattanooga The Citadel

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 7 member of the Nittany Lions 1986 National Championship team. 2003 ETSU HONORS Rick Kaczenski enters his first season as offensive line coach Tony Tiller, Sr., CB after spending three seasons at South Carolina. Kaczenski was a Buck Buchanan Award (top defensive player in I-AA) Watch List standout center at Notre Dame for coaching legend Lou Holtz, Preseason All-America - The Sports Network starting 35 consecutive games at one point for the Fighting Irish. 2nd best cornerback in I-AA football - The Sports Network Participated in the Cotton, Orange and Fiesta Bowls with Notre First-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference Dame. Jason Grooms comes to ETSU from Wake Forest and will be coach- Gerald Sensabaugh, Jr., S ing the outside linebackers this season. Grooms worked with the First-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference linebackers under head coach Jim Grobe with the Demon Dea- cons, and was a member of the WFU staff when the team won Allen Davis, Jr., CB the Seattle Bowl over Oregon in 2002. Southern Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Week, 9/15 Kevin Bickers joins the Buccaneer staff as tight ends coach after coaching at Baylor. Bickers worked with the offense and Gaven Varner, Sr., RB special teams during his time with the Bears. He also coached Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference high school football for seven seasons prior to joining the staff Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Week, 9/15 at Baylor. CollegeSportsReport.com/Dopke.com Southern Conference Michael Rader returns to the Buccaneer team to coach wide Player of the Week, 9/15 receivers after being a wideout for ETSU for the previous four seasons. Rader played in 26 games for ETSU, catching 40 passes Mike Cornegay, Sr., LB for 400 yards and a touchdown. Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference The Last Line of Defense Brandon Calton, Sr., DT Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference The Bucs have one of the most experienced and talented sec- ondaries in college football this season, making it tough for op- Montreal Harkley, Sr., S posing offenses to gain significant yardage through the air … Second-Team Preseason All-Southern Conference Senior corner Tony Tiller, senior safety Montreal Harkley and junior safety Gerald Sensabaugh each earned preseason All-South- Aaron Bass, Sr., P ern Conference honors while junior corner Allen Davis is also a 4th best punter in I-AA football - The Sports Network perennial all-conference candidate … The Bucs finished fourth in the Southern Conference in pass defense last season, yielding Carl Meadows, R-Fr., QB just 156.2 yard per game through the air last season … Tiller is on Southern Conference Freshman of the Week, 9/8 the Buck Buchanan Award watch list for the best defensive player CollegeSportsReport.com/Dopke.com Southern Conference in Division I-AA football after two seasons of tremendous defense Player of the Week, 9/8 for the Bucs … He was also named the second-best cornerback in I-AA going into the 2003 season by The Sports Network ... Tiller neer program ... 27 of the 56 players were sophomores or younger, also earned first-team Preseason All-America honors from the but their youth did not show, as they have made some big-time organization … Harkley is a tall, athletic safety that has great plays ... Such as redshirt freshman quarterback Carl Meadows instincts in the secondary … He ranked third on the team last leading the team in passing, sophomore wide receiver Brian season with 69 tackles and tied for fourth on the squad with six Matthews hauling in 10 passes for 137 yards and sophomore line- tackles for a loss ... Harkley led the team and was tied for sec- backer Mike Cullen leading the squad in tackles. ond in the conference with six interceptions … Sensabaugh is an outstanding athlete that can make plays with his great speed or Coaching Changes make the big hit with his good size … He finished last season fifth For the 2003 season, East Tennessee State head coach Paul on the team with 56 tackles, including four for losses ... He led Hamilton welcomes seven new members of his coaching staff: the team and was second in the conference with four fumble Rick Whitt comes to East Tennessee State from the University of recoveries ... Sensabaugh has a knack for making the big play, Memphis and will serve as defensive backs and special teams returning a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown against Wofford on coach. Whitt has also coached at such schools as Clemson and Nov. 9 ... He forced two fumbles and picked off a pass against SoCon rivals Appalachian State and Chattanooga. Whitt was on Western Carolina and returned it 32 yards for a touchdown ... the staff of the 1981 Clemson National Championship squad. Also blocked a punt against Gardner-Webb on Sept. 14 … Davis Dale Steele will be the Assistant Head Coach and wide receivers has emerged as one of the best cover corners in the nation … coach for the Bucs this season. Steele spent the past four sea- He finished sixth on the team with 52 tackles last season ... He sons at Baylor where he was wide receivers coach and recruit- intercepted two passes and broke up six others ... Davis forced ing coordinator. Steele has coached on three bowl teams, going a fumble and recovered two on the season ... He had a career- to the 1992 Peach Bowl and the 1994 Liberty Bowl with East high 11 tackles in the season finale against Chattanooga on Nov. Carolina and the 1980 Hall of Fame Bowl with Tulane. 16. Darryl Bullock joins ETSU’s staff as defensive line coach after spending two seasons in the same capacity at Gardner-Webb. The Linebacking Corp Bullock has served as a coaching intern with the NFL’s Cleveland In addition to the secondary, another strength of the defense Browns and Miami Dolphins and has also coached at New Hamp- will be the Buccaneer linebackers … East Tennessee State has shire, Morgan State and was a graduate assistant at Michigan. He long had one of the best groups of linebackers in the Southern played for the legendary Joe Paterno at Penn State and was a Conference and even with junior Lamar Beam’s move to defen-

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INDIVIDUAL HIGHS TEAM HIGHS/LOWS Rushing Attempts 37 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan ETSU Opponent Rushing TDs 1 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan Points Scored 44 vs. Concord 28 by EMU Gaven Varner vs. Concord Low 14 at UTM 0 by Concord Pass Attempts 31 Carl Meadows at UT-Martin First Downs 17 at UTM 16 by EMU Pass Completions 15 Carl Meadows at UT-Martin Low 15 at EMU, vs. Concord 10 by Concord Yards Passing 300 Carl Meadows vs. Concord Rushing Attempts 41 at EMU, UTM 44 by UTM TD Passes 4 Carl Meadows vs. Concord Low 33 vs. Concord 32 by Concord Receptions 5 Brian Matthews at UT-Martin Rushing Yards 167 at EMU 134 by EMU Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin Low 104 vs. Concord 68 by Concord Receiving Yards 82 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Concord Rushing TDs 1 at EMU, vs. Concord 2 by EMU TD Receptions 2 Andrew Nuckolls vs. Concord Low 0 at UTM 0 by Concord, UTM Andrew Nuckolls at UT-Martin Passes Attempted 31 at UTM 29 by Concord Field Goals 3 Jonathan Godfrey vs. Concord Low 23 at EMU 26 by EMU, UTM Punts 9 Aaron Bass at UT-Martin Passes Completed 15 at UTM 16 by Concord Punt Average 43.6 Aaron Bass vs. Concord Low 14 at EMU, vs. Concord 12 by UTM Tackles 13 Mike Cullen at UT-Martin Passing Yards 300 vs. Concord 223 by EMU Sacks 2 Matt Palmer at Eastern Michigan Low 120 at EMU 93 vs. Concord Interceptions 1 by four players Passing TDs 4 vs. Concord 2 by EMU Low 1 at EMU 0 by Concord INDIVIDUAL LONG PLAYS Penalties 6 at EMU 10 by Concord Rushing 30 Gaven Varner at Eastern Michigan Low 1 vs. Concord 6 by UTM Passing 54 Carl Matthews to Brian Matthews vs. Penalty Yards 56 at EMU 81 by Concord Concord Low 15 vs. Concord 65 by EMU Long Field Goal 51 Jonathan Godfrey vs. Concord Long Punt 52 Aaron Bass vs. Concord Aaron Bass at UT-Martin Long Punt Return 23 Allen Davis at Ut-Martin Long Kickoff Return 25 Andrew Nuckolls at Eastern Michigan Interception Return 70 Scott Brumett at Eastern Michigan sive end, the backers will still be strong … The middle linebacker watch list and being named a Preseason All-American by The Sports spots will be occupied by All-Conference senior playmaker Mike Network … He also was named as the second-best cornerback in Cornegay and sophomore Mike Cullen while the outside ‘back- Division I-AA football by the organization … Tiller joined fellow ers will be senior Matt Palmer and junior Scott Brumett ... Redshirt defensive back Gerald Sensabaugh on the Preseason All-South- freshman Todd Lindgren and true freshman Nick Rivers will also ern Conference first team … ETSU also had four second team see time on the outside, while seniors Tate Pittman and Jamal selections as running back Gaven Varner, linebacker Mike Rocke will contribute in the middle. Cornegay, defensive lineman Brandon Calton and safety Montreal Harkley were selected to the team. Bucs on the Airwaves Buccaneer football will be televised on Oct. 4 at Appalachian Preseason Polls State by The Football Network … For availability of TFN broad- East Tennessee State was selected to finish seventh by Southern casts, log on to www.footballnetwork.com … The Buccaneers Conference media and eighth by the leagues coaches in annual were televised twice last season, a 25-0 loss to Furman on Oct. preseason polls … Of the 33 media members who participated in 26 and then a 40-7 loss to Georgia Southern on Nov. 2 … Every the voting, 30 selected Georgia Southern to win the conference game this season will be broadcast on the Buccaneer Sports championship … The Eagles, who have won or shared six straight Network with the voice of the Bucs Jay Sandos and color com- Southern Conference football titles, also garnered all but one of mentator, former ETSU quarterback Matt Wilhjelm … Live game nine possible first place votes from the coaching contingency. broadcasts will also be available live on www.ETSUBucs.com. Staying Busy Size Makes a Difference With the struggles of ETSU’s offense over the last two seasons, In an analysis on Southern Conference rosters, East Tennessee senior punter Aaron Bass has become a valuable weapon in the State players were found to be the biggest in the conference battle for field position … Last season, Bass ranked third in the for the 2003 season … The average size of a player in the confer- conference and ninth in the nation with a 42.9 yard average ... ence this season is 5’11 and nearly 218 pounds … Buccaneer He was a second-team All-Southern Conference selection fol- players average 73.4 inches in height, leading the league and lowing the season ... Bass had a season-high 75-yard punt against edging out in-state rival Chattanooga, whose players average 73.2 Wofford on Nov. 9 and averaged 48.6 yards on nine kicks against inches in height … ETSU also leads in the weight category, with the Terriers ... He also averaged 48.6 yards on eight kicks against players averaging 231.3 pounds, outdistancing second-place West- The Citadel on Oct. 12, including a 72-yard boot ... Last season, ern Carolina by three-and-a-half pounds. Bass tallied 20 kicks of 50-or-more yards and dropped 13 kicks inside the 20 … Through three games this season, Bass is fourth Preseason Honors in the conference with a 42-yard average ... He has two kicks of Senior defensive back Tony Tiller has collected several preseason over 50 yards, both 52-yarders. accolades, including being named to the Buck Buchanan award

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 1 Nick Rivers LB 6-2 235 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Hixson No. Name Pos. 2 Antonio Minor RB 6-0 193 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 67 Dale Baker OL 3 Jonathan Godfrey PK 6-0 185 Jr. Johnson City, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee 75 Brandon Barnes OL 4 Tony Tiller DB 6-1 185 Sr. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 39 Aaron Bass P 5 Gaven Varner RB 6-1 230 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 45 Lamar Beam DE 6 Tyrus Ward WR 5-10 170 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Brainerd 88 Marcus Bragg WR 7 Scott Brumett LB/TE 6-5 255 Jr. Pioneer, Tenn./Scott County 42 Andre Brooks RB 7 Scott Brumett LB/TE 8 Nick Spearman FB 6-1 220 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 10 Scott Butler QB 9 Mike Cornegay LB 6-0 210 Sr. Fayetteville, N.C./Douglas Byrd 55 Brandon Calton DL 10 Scott Butler QB 6-3 220 R-Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 90 Ben Cooper TE 11 Michael George QB 6-2 180 So. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa 9 Mike Cornegay LB 12 Brian Matthews WR 6-3 210 So. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 74 Matt Cox OL 13 Frank Green WR 6-1 180 So. Monks Corner, S.C./Berkley 84 Adam Cranford TE 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 6-2 210 Jr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 23 Justin Cruze TE 15 Michael Mabe DB 6-4 205 Jr. Richlands, Va./Richlands 43 Mike Cullen LB 16 Scott Salmons PK 6-3 210 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 17 Allen Davis DB 17 Allen Davis DB 6-1 190 Jr. Mullins, S.C./Mullins 38 Tyler Ford K 18 Carl Meadows QB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Cummings, Ga./North Forsyth 11 Michael George QB 19 Terrence Scurry DB 5-11 175 R-Fr. Clinton, S.C./Thornwell 21 Primus Glover DB 21 Primus Glover DB 6-3 210 So. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County 3 Jon Godfrey PK 22 Todd Lindgren LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Titusville, Fla./Astronaut 24 Joseph Gosman DB 23 Justin Cruze TE 6-2 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 13 Frank Green WR 24 Joseph Gosman DB 5-10 180 So. Norfolk, Va./Greenbriar Christian 86 Randy Grubb TE 25 Austin Smiley RB 5-9 170 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Kirby 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 26 Jonathan Harris DB 5-8 206 So. Alcoa, Tenn. 92 Robbie Hardt OL 27 James Rainer WR 5-7 175 R-So. Alcoa, Tenn. 30 Montreal Harkley DB 28 Reggie Jones DB 6-1 190 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Austin-East 32 Kenny Harper RB 29 Matt Palmer LB 6-1 245 Sr. Summerton, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 26 Jonathan Harris DB 30 Montreal Harkley DB 6-3 190 Sr. Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 5-10 175 Sr. Tunnel Hill, Ga./Northwest Whitfield 73 Josh Howard OL 32 Kenny Harper RB 5-11 221 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 78 Chad Hyder DL 33 Jeffrey Mitchell CB 5-10 180 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 66 Kent Jones OL 36 Parker Kirby QB 6-1 190 So. North Charleston, S.C. 44 Brian Jones LB 37 Chris Strappel K 6-0 197 R-So. Panama City, Fla. 28 Reggie Jones DB 38 Tyler Ford K 6-0 180 Fr. Williamston, S.C. 36 Parker Kirby QB 39 Aaron Bass P 6-2 195 Sr. Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County 22 Todd Lindgren LB 41 Jamal Magwood LB 6-0 220 So. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 52 Erik Losey OL 42 Andre Brooks RB 6-0 220 So. Greenville, S.C./Southside 15 Michael Mabe DB 43 Mike Cullen LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell 41 Jamal Magwood LB 44 Brian Jones LB 6-0 208 Fr. Chester, Va. 76 Jimmy Martin DL 45 Lamar Beam DE 6-3 240 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 12 Brian Matthews WR 52 Erik Losey OL 6-2 285 So. Hixson, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy 18 Carl Meadows QB 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 6-2 280 So. Belton, S.C./Belton-Honea Park 2 Antonio Minor RB 55 Brandon Calton DL 6-4 295 Sr. Pennington Gap, Va./Fork Union 33 Jeff Mitchell CB 56 Tate Pittman LB 6-0 240 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Univ. of Oregon 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 60 Brock Pittman OL 6-2 285 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Scottsdale CC 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 6-3 295 Jr. Los Angeles, Ca./St. Francis 29 Matt Palmer LB 63 Gary Rivers OL 6-2 265 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Bennett 77 Jeff Pierce DL 65 Quinton Staton OL 6-3 280 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Tyner 60 Brock Pittman OL 66 Kent Jones OL 6-0 275 Jr. Richmond, Va./Chattanooga-Baylor 56 Tate Pittman LB 67 Dale Baker OL 5-9 272 Fr. Roan Mountain, Tenn. 27 James Rainer WR 72 Matt Winegar OL 6-5 300 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan North 63 Gary Rivers OL 73 Josh Howard OL 5-10 260 So. LaFollette, Tenn./Powell Valley 1 Nick Rivers LB 74 Matt Cox OL 6-4 320 Jr. Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone 94 Jamal Rocke LB 75 Brandon Barnes OL 6-5 250 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge 16 Scott Salmons PK 98 Kenya Salter DL 76 Jimmy Martin DL 6-1 295 Sr. Ben Hur, Va./Lee County 19 Terrance Scurry DB 77 Jeff Pierce DL 6-3 275 Sr. Gonzalez, Fla./Tate 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 78 Chad Hyder DL 6-2 270 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 25 Austin Smiley RB 84 Adam Cranford TE 6-3 210 So. Mountain City, Tenn./Johnson County 8 Nick Spearman FB 86 Randy Grubb TE 6-5 240 Sr. Pulaski, Va./Pulaski 65 Quinton Staton OL 88 Marcus Bragg WR 6-2 210 So. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 37 Chris Strappel K 90 Ben Cooper TE 6-5 240 So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville 4 Tony Tiller DB 92 Robbie Hardt OL 6-3 275 Sr. Poca, W. Va./Poca 5 Gaven Varner RB 94 Jamal Rocke LB 6-2 230 Sr. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 6 Tyrus Ward WR 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 6-4 255 R-Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 99 Travis Williams DE 98 Kenya Salter DL 6-0 285 R-Fr. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 72 Matt Winegar OL 99 Travis Williams DE 6-3 265 Sr. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee

10 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2003 EAST TENNESSEE STATE ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 67 Dale Baker OL 5-9 272 Fr. Roan Mountain, Tenn. 75 Brandon Barnes OL 6-5 250 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./East Ridge 39 Aaron Bass P 6-2 195 Sr. Clinton, Tenn./Anderson County 45 Lamar Beam DE 6-3 240 Jr. Shelby, N.C./Crest 88 Marcus Bragg WR 6-2 210 So. Morristown, Tenn./Morristown East 42 Andre Brooks RB 6-0 220 So. Greenville, S.C./Southside 7 Scott Brumett LB/TE 6-5 255 Jr. Pioneer, Tenn./Scott County 10 Scott Butler QB 6-3 220 R-Fr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 55 Brandon Calton DL 6-4 295 Sr. Pennington Gap, Va./Fork Union 90 Ben Cooper TE 6-5 240 So. Greeneville, Tenn./Greeneville 9 Mike Cornegay LB 6-0 210 Sr. Fayetteville, N.C./Douglas Byrd 74 Matt Cox OL 6-4 320 Jr. Gray, Tenn./Daniel Boone 84 Adam Cranford TE 6-3 210 So. Mountain City, Tenn./Johnson County 23 Justin Cruze TE 6-2 235 So. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 43 Mike Cullen LB 6-1 220 R-Fr. Roswell, Ga./Roswell 17 Allen Davis DB 6-1 190 Jr. Mullins, S.C./Mullins 38 Tyler Ford K 6-0 180 Fr. Williamston, S.C. 11 Michael George QB 6-2 180 So. Alcoa, Tenn./Alcoa 21 Primus Glover DB 6-3 210 So. Springfield, Ga./Effingham County 3 Jonathan Godfrey PK 6-0 185 Jr. Johnson City, Tenn./Univ. of Tennessee 24 Joseph Gosman DB 5-10 180 So. Norfolk, Va/Greenbriar Christian 13 Frank Green WR 6-1 180 So. Monks Corner, S.C./Berkley 86 Randy Grubb TE 6-5 240 Sr. Pulaski, Va./Pulaski 62 Adam Gustaitis OL 6-3 295 Jr. Los Angeles, Ca./St. Francis 92 Robbie Hardt DL 6-3 275 Sr. Poca, W. Va./Poca 30 Montreal Harkley DB 6-3 190 Sr. Hanahan, S.C./Hanahan 32 Kenny Harper RB 5-11 221 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./South-Doyle 26 Jonathan Harris DB 5-8 206 So. Alcoa, Tenn. 96 Tony Haynes-Dalton DE 6-4 255 So. Franklin, Tenn./Centennial 73 Josh Howard OL 5-10 260 So. LaFollette, Tenn./Powell Valley 78 Chad Hyder DL 6-2 270 Sr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 66 Kent Jones OL 6-0 275 Jr. Richmond, Va./U.S. Naval Academy 44 Brian Jones LB 6-0 208 Fr. Chester, Va. 28 Reggie Jones DB 6-1 190 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Austin East 36 Parker Kirby QB 6-1 190 So. North Charleston, S.C. 22 Todd Lindgren LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Titusville, Fla./Astronaut 52 Erik Losey OL 6-2 285 So. Hixson, Tenn./Soddy-Daisy 15 Michael Mabe DB 6-4 205 Jr. Richlands, Va./Richlands 41 Jamal Magwood LB 6-0 220 So. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 76 Jimmy Martin DL 6-1 295 Sr. Ben Hur, Va./Lee County 12 Brian Matthews WR 6-3 210 So. Georgetown, S.C./Georgetown 18 Carl Meadows QB 6-1 190 R-Fr. Cummings, Ga./North Forsyth 2 Antonio Minor RB 6-0 193 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 33 Jeffrey Mitchell CB 5-10 180 So. Knoxville, Tenn./Fulton 31 Andrew Nuckolls WR 5-10 175 Sr. Tunnel Hill, Ga./Northwest Whitfield 54 Jamie Ownbey OL 6-2 280 So. Belton, S.C./Belton-Honea Park 29 Matt Palmer LB 6-1 245 Sr. Summerton, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 77 Jeff Pierce DL 6-3 275 Sr. Gonzalez, Fla./Tate 60 Brock Pittman OL 6-2 285 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Scottsdale CC 56 Tate Pittman LB 6-0 240 Sr. Mechanicsville, Va./Univ. of Oregon 27 James Rainer WR 5-7 175 R-So. Alcoa, Tenn. 63 Gary Rivers OL 6-2 265 Jr. Nashville, Tenn./Bennett 1 Nick Rivers LB 6-2 235 Fr. Chattanooga, Tenn./Hixson 94 Jamal Rocke LB 6-2 230 Sr. Buford, S.C./Battery Creek 16 Scott Salmons PK 6-3 210 Sr. Smyrna, Tenn./Smyrna 91 Kenya Salter DL 6-0 285 So. Norfolk, Va./Lake Taylor 19 Terrence Scurry DB 5-11 175 So. Clinton, S.C./Thornwell 14 Gerald Sensabaugh DB 6-2 210 Jr. Kingsport, Tenn./Dobyns-Bennett 25 Austin Smiley RB 5-9 170 Jr. Memphis, Tenn./Kirby 8 Nick Spearman FB 6-1 220 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Summerville 65 Quinton Staton OL 6-3 280 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Tyner 37 Chris Strappel K 6-0 197 R-So. Panama City, Fla. 4 Tony Tiller DB 6-1 185 Sr. Lithonia, Ga./Stephenson 5 Gaven Varner RB 6-1 230 Sr. Summerville, S.C./Georgia Military Coll. 6 Tyrus Ward WR 5-10 170 So. Chattanooga, Tenn./Brainerd 99 Travis Williams DE 6-3 265 Sr. Bristol, Tenn./Tennessee 72 Matt Winegar OL 6-5 300 So. Kingsport, Tenn./Sullivan North

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 11 EAST TENNESSEE STATE VS. ELON DEPTH CHART

ETSU OFFENSE ELON OFFENSE POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) LT 62 MICHAEL PATRAM (6-6, 288, R-Fr.) X 12 BRIAN MATTHEWS (6-3, 210, So.) 72 B.W. Yates (6-5, 295, Fr.) 2 Antonio Minor (6-0, 193, Fr.) LG 70 DAVID WARE (6-1, 278, Sr.) Z 31 ANDREW NUCKOLLS (5-10, 175, Sr.) 77 Bob Cooke (6-5, 280, R-So.) 13 Frank Green (6-1, 180, So.) C 76 BRANDON MASON (6-4, 248, R-Jr.) Y 23 JUSTIN CRUZE (6-2, 235, So.) 61 Ruben Lawrence (6-0, 248, R-Fr.) 86 Randy Grubb (6-4, 235, Jr.) RG 79 ZACH BEVILACQUA (6-3, 300, R-Fr.) LT 54 JAMIE OWNBEY (6-2, 280, So.) 68 Ryan Johnson (6-0, 260, R-Sr.) 75 Brandon Barnes (6-5, 250, Fr.) RT 64 MARTY REDDEN (6-4, R-Fr.) LG 63 GARY RIVERS (6-2, 265, Jr.) 63 Michael Moody (6-4, 295, Fr.) 74 Matt Cox (6-4, 320, Jr.) TE 99 ZAK DeBUSK (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) C 52 ERIK LOSEY (6-2, 285, So.) 98 Polk Williams (6-3, 239, R-So.) 66 Kent Jones (6-0, 275, Jr.) WR 1 STAN SMITH (6-1, 195, Jr.) RG 65 QUINTON STATON (6-3, 280, So.) 86 Dan Brooks (6-4, 190, Fr.) 74 Matt Cox (6-4, 320, Jr.) QB 7 ANTHONY CREWS (6-3, 175, Fr.) RT 72 MATT WINEGAR (6-5, 300, So.) 11 C.W. Singletary (6-0, 2-4, Sr.) 75 Brandon Barnes (6-5, 250, Fr.) HB 23 RASHAUD PALMER (5-9, 185, Sr.) QB 18 CARL MEADOWS (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) 4 Marcus Johnson (5-7, 185, R-So.) 1 Michael George (6-2, 180, So.) FB 30 CHAD NKANG (6-1, 220, Fr.) TB 5 GAVEN VARNER (6-1, 230, Sr.) 34 Jarrett Meadors (5-10, 200, Fr.) 25 Austin Smiley (5-9, 170, Jr.) WR 11 C.W. SINGLETARY (6-0, 204, Sr.) FB 8 NICK SPEARMAN (6-1, 220, Sr.) 19 Casey Hall (6-0, 167, R-Fr.) 42 Andre Brooks (6-0, 220, So.)

ETSU DEFENSE ELON DEFENSE POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) DE 92 ROBBIE HARDT (6-3, 275, Sr.) DE 91 MARK JETTON (6-4, 234, R-So.) 99 Travis WIlliams (6-3, 265, Sr.) 90 Travis Wetzel (6-3, 240, Fr.) NG 55 BRANDON CALTON (6-4, 295, Sr.) DT 73 EMERSON FAZEKAS (6-3, 257, So.) 76 Jimmy Martin (6-1, 295, Sr.) 50 Mark Hatch (6-2, 258, So.) RT 45 LAMAR BEAM (6-3, 240, Jr.) NT 40 ROBBIE GOINS (6-2, 265, Fr.) 78 Chad Hyder (6-2, 270, Sr.) 94 Chris Bell (6-1, 313, R-Jr.) OLB 29 MATT PALMER (6-1, 245, Sr.) DE 54 WESLEY WHEELER (6-4, 255, R-Sr.) 36 Todd Lindgren (6-0, 205, R-Fr.) 33 Quinton Cox (6-2, 234, Sr.) ILB 9 MIKE CORNEGAY (6-0, 210, Sr.) OLB 26 EDDIE BELL (6-1, 205, Sr.) 94 Jamal Rocke (6-2, 230, Sr.) 47 Mike Sheley (5-11, 211, R-So.) ILB 43 MIKE CULLEN (6-1, 220, R-Fr.) ILB 9 MIKE WARREN (6-1, 226, R-Jr.) 56 Tate Pittman (6-0, 240, Sr.) 31 Derick Collins (6-2, 230, Sr.) OLB 7 SCOTT BRUMETT (6-5, 255, Jr.) OLB 6 CALVIN SUTTON (6-1, 218, R-Jr.) 1 Nick Rivers (6-2, 235, Fr.) 47 Mike Sheley (5-11, 211, R-So.) CB 4 TONY TILLER (6-1, 185, Sr.) CB 5 JACOBI JONES (5-11, 175, So.) 33 Jeffrey Mitchell (5-10, 180, So.) 27 T.J. Clegg (5-9, 175, Fr.) SS 14 GERALD SENSABAUGH (6-2, 210, Jr.) SS 42 VINCENT GRAVES (5-10, 178, R-Jr.) 15 Michael Mabe (6-4, 205, Jr.) 8 Anthony Harris (6-0, 195, So.) FS 30 MONTREAL HARKLEY (6-3, 190, Sr.) FS 2 DWAYNE IJAMES (5-10, 170, So.) 21 Primus Glover (6-3, 210, So.) 46 Lawrence Chetty (6-0, 175, R-So.) CB 17 ALLEN DAVIS (6-1, 190, Jr.) CB 20 SHAUN MILLER (6-0, 176, Sr.) 33 Jeffrey Mitchell (5-10, 180, So.) 21 Allen Little (5-11, 185, R-So.)

ETSU SPECIAL TEAMS ELON SPECIAL TEAMS POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) POS NO. PLAYER (HT, WT, YR) PK 3 JONATHAN GODFREY (5-11, 185, Jr.) PK 39 WILLIAM RAWLS (6-3, 180, R-Jr.) KO 37 CHRIS STRAPPEL (6-0, 197, R-So.) KO 39 WILLIAM RAWLS (6-3, 180, R-Jr.) P 39 AARON BASS (6-2, 195, Sr.) P 10 ANTHONY TUROWSKI (6-3, 196, Jr.) SN 66 KENT JONES (6-0, 275, Jr.) SN 55 BRANDON WILLIAMS (5-11, 211, R-Jr.) H 16 SCOTT SALMONS (6-3, 210, Sr.) H 18 BRADLEY UTZ (5-11, 195, R-Jr.) KR 31 ANDREW NUCKOLLS (5-10, 175, Sr.) KR 2 DWAYNE IJAMES (5-10, 170, So.) 27 JAMES RAINER (5-7, 175, R-So.) 23 RASHAUD PALMER (5-9, 185, Sr.) PR 17 ALLEN DAVIS (6-1, 190, Jr.) PR 1 STAN SMITH (6-1, 195, Jr.) 4 Tony Tiller (6-1, 185, Sr.)

ETSU PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brandon Calton -- Brandon Cal-ton Michael Mabe -- Michael Mayb Primus Glover -- Pry-mus Glover Jamal Rocke -- Jamal Rock Adam Gustaitis -- Adam Gus-sta-tus Scott Salmons -- Scott Salmons (like the fish) Montreal Harkely -- Mon-trell Harkley Quinton Staton -- Quinton Stay-ton

12 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2003 EAST TENNESSEE STATE STATISTICS

DATE SITE W/L SCORE OPPONENT ATT.RUSHER (ATT.-YDS.-TD) PASSER (C-A-YDS.-TD-I) RECEIVER (REC.-YDS.-TD) TACKLER (TKL.) 8/28 A L 28-21 E. MICHIGAN 11,725 VARNER (37-165-1) MEADOWS (14-23-120-1-1) MATTHEWS (2-46-1) CULLEN (11) 9/4 H W 44-0 CONCORD 5,481 VARNER (20-65-1) MEADOWS (14-28-300-4-1) NUCKOLLS (4-82-2) CULLEN (9) 9/11 A W 14-7(OT) UT-MARTIN 3,928 VARNER (33-162) MEADOWS (15-31-137-2-1) NUCKOLLS (5-64-2) CULLEN (13) 9/20 A ELON 9/27 H W. CAROLINA 10/4 A APP. STATE 10/18 H LIBERTY 10/25 A FURMAN 11/1 H GA. SOUTHERN 11/8 A WOFFORD 11/15 H CHATTANOOGA 11/22 H THE CITADEL

ETSU Team Statistics ETSU Individual Statistics All games Rushing GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long Avg./G TEAM STATISTICS ETSU OPP Gaven Varner 3 90 408 16 392 4.4 2 30 130.7 SCORING 79 35 Austin Smiley 3 9 31 0 31 3.4 0 6 10.3 Points Per Game 26.3 11.7 Nick Spearman 3 3 5 0 5 1.7 0 2 1.7 FIRST DOWNS 47 39 Andre Brooks 3 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 1.7 Rushing 23 19 Team 1 1 0 0 -2 -2.0 0 0 -2.0 Passing 20 18 Carl Meadows 3 11 20 47 -27 -2.5 0 10 -9.0 Penalty 4 2 ETSU 3 115 469 65 404 3.5 2 30 134.7 RUSHING YARDAGE 404 335 Opponents 3 111 426 91 335 3.0 2 38 111.7 Yards gained rushing 469 426 Yards lost rushing 65 91 Passing GP Eff Att-Comp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Rushing Attempts 115 111 Carl Meadows 3 130.35 82-43-3 52.4 557 7 54 185.7 Average Per Rush 3.5 3.0 Scott Butler 1 0.0 1-0-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Game 134.7 111.7 ETSU 3 128.78 83-43-3 51.8 557 7 54 185.7 TDs Rushing 2 2 Opponents 3 105.31 81-43-4 53.1 481 3 68 160.3 PASSING YARDAGE 557 481 Att-Comp-Int 83-43-3 81-43-4 Receiving G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Pass 6.7 5.9 Andrew Nuckolls 3 12 172 14.3 4 44 57.3 Average Per Catch 13.0 11.2 Brian Matthews 3 10 137 13.7 2 54 45.7 Average Per Game 185.7 160.3 Gaven Varner 3 7 34 4.9 0 14 11.3 TDs Passing 7 3 Nick Spearman 3 5 37 7.4 0 12 12.3 TOTAL OFFENSE 961 816 James Rainer 3 4 80 20.0 0 47 26.7 Total Plays 198 192 Frank Green 3 3 37 12.3 1 23 12.3 Average Per Play 4.9 4.2 Justin Cruze 2 1 51 51.0 0 51 25.5 Average Per Game 320.3 272.0 Randy Grubb 3 1 9 9.0 0 9 3.0 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS 7-144 13-266 ETSU 3 43 557 130 7 54 185.7 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS 13-136 12-176 Opponents 3 43 481 11.2 3 68 160.3 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS 4-114 3-20 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 20.6 20.5 Punt Returns No Yds Avg TD Long PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 10.5 14.7 Allen Davis 12 131 10.9 0 23 INT RETURN AVERAGE 28.5 6.7 Andrew Nuckolls 1 5 5.0 0 5 FUMBLES-LOST 5-2 6-3 ETSU 13 136 10.5 0 23 PENALTIES-YARDS 9-101 23-215 Opponents 12 176 14.7 0 49 Average Per Game 33.7 71.7 PUNTS-YARDS 21-841 26-1010 Kick Returns No Yds Avg TD Long Average Per Punt 40.0 38.8 Andrew Nuckolls 6 121 20.2 0 25 Net punt average 31.7 33.6 James Rainer 1 23 23.0 0 23 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME 28:50 31:10 ETSU 7 144 20.6 0 25 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS 17/47 14/50 Opponents 13 266 20.5 0 36 3rd-Down Pct 36% 28% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS 2/3 2/5 Interceptions No Yds Avg TD Long 4th-Down Pct 67% 40% Allen Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0 SACKS BY-YARDS 10-62 6-40 Scott Brumett 1 70 70.0 1 70 MISC YARDS 0 0 Primus Glover 1 36 36.0 0 36 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 10 5 Montreal Harkley 1 8 8.0 0 8 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-5 0-1 ETSU 4 114 28.5 1 70 PAT-ATTEMPTS 10-10 5-5 Opponents 3 20 6.7 0 20 ATTENDANCE 5481 15653 Games/Avg Per Game 1/5481 2/7826 Fumble Ret. No Yds Avg TD Long Austin Smiley 1 0 0.0 0 0 SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total ETSU 1 0 0.0 0 0 East Tennessee State 14 17 38 3 7 - 79 Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0 Opponents 7 14 7 7 0 - 35

EAST TENNESSEE S TATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES • 13 2003 EAST TENNESSEE STATE STATISTICS

Scoring TD FG Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts Defensive Stats Andrew Nuckolls 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 (Includes Special Teams tackles) J. Godfrey 0 3-5 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 19 Player GP UT AT Tot TFL Sacks INT BrUp FR FF BK S Gaven Varner 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Cullen 3 15 18 33 3.5-13 1.0-7 1-0 0 1-0 0 0 0 Brian Matthews 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Palmer 3 8 14 22 5.0-21 1.5-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sensabaugh 3 11 9 20 2.0-6 2.0-6 0 2 0 1 1 0 Frank Green 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Calton 3 6 13 19 1.5-7 1.0-6 0 0 0 1 0 0 Scott Brumett 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Glover 3 6 8 14 0 0 1-36 2 0 0 0 0 ETSU 10 3-5 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 65 Brumett 3 7 7 14 2.5-3 0 1-70 2 1-0 0 0 0 Opponents 5 0-0 5-5 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 35 Cornegay 3 7 5 12 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harkley 3 8 4 12 0 0 1-8 1 0 0 0 0 Punting No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Williams 3 3 8 11 4.5-21 2.5-19 0 0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Bass 20 841 42.0 52 1 5 7 1 Davis 3 5 5 10 0 0 1-0 4 0 0 1 0 Beam 3 3 5 8 1.0-6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Tiller 3 4 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 ETSU 21 841 40.0 52 1 5 7 1 Hardt 2 1 6 7 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents 26 1010 38.8 55 0 2 6 1 Mitchell 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rocke 3 3 2 5 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Field Goals FGM-FGA Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Mabe 3 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Godfrey 3-5 60.0 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-1 1-2 51 0 Hyder 3 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rainer 3 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rivers 3 3 0 3 1.0-7 1.0-7 0 0 0 0 0 0 FG Sequence ETSU Opponents Lindgren 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eastern Michigan 50 Nuckolls 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Concord (48), (24), (51) Jones 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UT-Martin 33 Smiley 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 1-0 1 0 0 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Pittman 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Strappel 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Offense G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Spearman 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cruze 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Carl Meadows 3 94 -29 557 528 176.0 Losey 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Gaven Varner 3 90 392 0 392 130.7 Salter 1 1 0 1 1.0-5 1.0-5 0 0 0 0 0 0 Austin Smiley 3 9 31 0 31 10.3 Scurry 2 0 1 1 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Andre Brooks 3 1505 1.7 Ford201100000000 Nick Spearman 3 1505 1.7 Brooks 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ETSU 3 198 404 557 961 320.3 Total 3 103 128 181.0 26-94 10-62 4-114 14 3-0 3 2 0 Opponents 3 192 335 481 816 272.0 Opponents 3 117 127 180.5 17-70 6-40 3-20 9 2-0 3 1 0

All Purpose G Rush Rec PR KOR IR FR Tot Avg/G Gaven Varner 3 392 34 0 0 0 0 426 142.0 Andrew Nuckolls 3 0 172 5 121 0 0 298 99.3 Brian Matthews 3 0 137 0 0 0 0 137 45.7 Allen Davis 3 0 0 131 0 0 0 131 43.7 James Rainer 3 0 80 0 23 0 0 103 34.3 Justin Cruze 2 0 51 0 0 0 0 51 25.5 Scott Brumett 3 0 0 0 0 70 0 70 23.3 Nick Spearman 3 5 37 0 0 0 0 42 14.0 Frank Green 3 0 37 0 0 0 0 37 12.3 Primus Glover 3 0 0 0 0 36 0 36 12.0 Austin Smiley 3 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 10.3 Randy Grubb 3 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 3.0 M. Harkley 3 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 2.7 Andre Brooks 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.7 Team 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -2.0 Carl Meadows 3 -27 0 0 0 0 0 -27 -9.0 ETSU 3 404 557 136 144 114 0 1355 451.7 Opponents 3 335 481 176 266 20 0 1278 426.0

14 • EAST TENNESSEE STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES