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2017 STATESMEN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME 2: CHOWAN STATESMEN FOOTBALL | 2017 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2000 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | SEVEN GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS | FOUR NCAA REGIONAL TITLES | EIGHT NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES HAWKS 1-0 OVERALL 0-0 GSC 0-1 OVERALL 0-0 CIAA Rankings ................................................. RV - AFCA/NR - D2FB VS Rankings .................................................NR - AFCA/NR - D2FB Record ............................................................... 1-0 (0-0 GSC) Record ..............................................................0-1 (0-0 CIAA) Head Coach ......................Todd Cooley (Arkansas Tech, 1999) Head Coach ...................Tim Place (Washington & Lee, 1990) STATESMEN Record at DSU (Years) ............................................25-18 (5th) Record at CU (Years).......34-57 (10th season) | Overall: 45-68 FOUR DOWNS: CHOWAN @ DELTA STATE HOW THEY COMPARE STATESMEN (1-0, 0-0 GSC) | HAWKS (0-1, 0-0 CIAA) R STATESMEN WELCOME HAWKS TO PARKER-McCOOL: Delta State University welcomes Chowan University to Parker Field-McCool Stadium this Saturday, Sept. 9 for the “official” home opener for the Statesmen, who defeated Tarleton State, 34-16, last Saturday at Parks Field-Sellers Stadium in the season-opener. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. and the game will be broadcast on the Statesmen Sports Network. R INSIDE THE SERIES: Statesmen Hawks The (1-0, 0-0 GSC) and (0-1, 0-0 CIAA) are meeting for the first time on 34.0 PPG 21.0 the gridiron and the first time in any sport between the schools. Chowan was picked to finish fourth in the Central 20.0 21.0 Intercollegiate Athletic Conference’s Northern Division after a 6-4 finish in 2016 that included a 35-28 victory over 1st DOWNS West Florida. Tim Place, who has guided the Hawks to back-to-back winning seasons in NCAA Division II, is entering his 208.0 RUSH 210.0 10th season as head coach at Chowan. 170.0 PASS 257.0 R STATESMEN CORRAL THE TEXANS: Behind the stellar rushing performance of Harlon Hill candidate Chris Robin- 378.0 OFFENSE 467.0 son and the defensive leadership of Johnquavious McBride, the Statesmen (1-0) cruised to a 34-16 victory over Tarleton State in the season-opener last Saturday in front of 5,155 at Parks Field-Sellers Stadium. DSU built a 34-4 lead 1 INTS 2 late in the fourth quarter before two late Texans’ touchdowns made the final margin 18 points. Robinson finished the 4 TDS 3 day with 106 yards rushing and a touchdown, while McBride paced all Statesman defenders with eight tackles, two 0-0 FGS 0-0 tackles-for-loss and an interception. R NEW SURFACE AT PARKER-McCOOL: Saturday’s matchup with Chowan will be the first on the newly installed 20:27 TOP 28:50 artificial turf at Parker Field-McCool Stadium. Hellas Construction completed installation of DSU’s new Matrix Turf 2-13 SACKS BY 4-11 System on Wednesday, Sept. 6, just four weeks after beginning the project. Earlier this summer, Delta State hired 16.0 SCORING D 24.0 Hellas Construction to completely replace the surface at the facility after it was determined the 2014 turf, installed by 108.0 186.0 another firm, was no longer safe for competition. RUSH/A 258.0 PASS/A 48.0 366.0 OPP/OFFENSE 234.0 DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS W Sept. 2 | W, 34-16 | SSN Sept. 9 | 2 pm | SSN Sept. 16 | 2 pm | SSN Sept. 23 | 12 pm | SSN Sellers Field (CCHS) Parker-McCool Parker-McCool Rome, Ga. Sept. 30 | 7 pm | ESPN3 Oct. 7 | 6 pm | SSN Oct. 14 | 3 pm | SSN Oct. 21 | 2 pm | SSN Clinton, Miss. Parker-McCool | PP Pensacola, Fla. Parker-McCool Oct. 28 | 6 pm | SSN Nov. 4 | 2:30 pm | SSN Nov. 11 | 2 pm | ESPN3 CHRIS ROBINSON Florence, Ala. Tigerville, S.C. Parker-McCool | HC 2 | RB | Bude, Miss. 1 | DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL @DELTASTATEFB @COACHTODDCOOLEY GOSTATESMEN.COM 2017 STATESMEN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME 2: CHOWAN DELTA STATE FAST FACTS Name of School Delta State University City/Zip Cleveland, MS 38733 Founded 1924 Enrollment 3,832 LANDRY TULLO Nickname Statesmen 44 | LB | Hoover, Ala. School Colors Forest Green & White Affiliation NCAA Division II Conference Gulf South President William N. LaForge (Delta State, 1970) Athletic Director Ronnie Mayers (Delta State, 1972) STADIUM INFORMATION Home Field Parker Field at McCool Stadium Capacity 8,000 Surface Hellas Artificial Turf Record at Parker Field-McCool Stadium 149-84-8 NCAA Playoff Record at Parker-McCool 8-3 HISTORY First Year of Football 1926 All-Time Record 460-385-23 GSC Championships Seven/1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014 NCAA National Championships One/2000 No. of Years in NCAA Tournament Eighth NCAA Postseason Record 14-7 All-Time Bowl/Post-Season Record 16-6 Last Post-Season Appearance 2014 Finish 0-1/L, 37-27 vs. West Georgia | NCAA 2nd Round TEAM INFORMATION 2016 Final Record 4-6* (2-8) Gulf South Conference 3-5* (1-7)/Tied for 7th Final National Ranking Not Ranked Basic Offense Spread Multiple Basic Defense 4-3 Starters Returning/Lost 16/9 Offense 6/5 Defense 7/4 Specialty 3/0 Lettermen Returning/Lost 47/49 Offense 19/16 Defense 27/11 Specialty 3/2 *Two games forfeited due to NCAA/GSC ruling COACHING STAFF Head Coach Todd Cooley Alma Mater/Year Arkansas Tech/1999 Record at DSU/Years 25-18/5th Career Collegiate Record 25-18/5th NCAA Playoff Record 0-1 NCAA Playoff Appearances 1/2014 EXTERNAL RELATIONS Football Office Phone (662) 846-4300 Delta State University’s Office of Athletic Communications provides a full service public relations Best Time To Reach Mornings (9-11 a.m.) shop to members of the media. Game day services include credentials, statistics, photography, video clips (where available), and post-game access to coaches and student-athletes. The Office of Athletic ASSISTANT COACHES Communications is located on the second floor of Chadwick-Dickson Fieldhouse adjacent to Parker Joel Williams (Mississippi College, 1981) Offensive Coordinator Field-McCool Stadium. Jerry Partridge (Missouri Western State, 1985) Defensive Coordinator Kelvin Green (Clemson, 2009) Defensive Line Football Contact .........................................................................................Matt Jones Jonathan Fletcher (Knox, 2011) Running Backs/STC E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 719-9160 Tyler Hasty (Guilford, 2011) Wide Receivers Secondary Contact ....................................................................................... J.T. Webb Jesse Thompson (Oklahoma Panhandle State, 2014) Secondary E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 719-7071 Jordan Martin (Delta State, 2016) Offensive Line | GA Statistics/Credentials .............................................................................. Fred Sington Patrick Bethley (Delta State, Exp. 2017) Slot Receivers | GA E-Mail: [email protected] | Cell: (662) 588-6232 Jamaal Bess (Rhode Island, 2014) Corners | GA Travis Partridge (Missouri Western State, 2015) Quarterbacks | GA Delta State University Office of Athletic Communications Marc Harrison (Missouri Western State, 2015) Linebackers | GA Chadwick-Dickson Fieldhouse • Cleveland, MS 38733 ATHLETIC TRAINING ONLINE: GOSTATESMEN.COM Abby Havard, ATC/LAT Interim Assistant AD for Sports Medicine GoStatesmen.com offers complete coverage of Delta State football each week online with a live Roger Tolleson, ATC Assistant in-game blog and live stats provided through SideArm Sports. GoStatesmen.com is also optimized for all devices. 2 | DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL @DELTASTATEFB @COACHTODDCOOLEY GOSTATESMEN.COM 2017 STATESMEN FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME 2: CHOWAN DELTA STATE SCHEDULE BREAKDOWN TARLETON STATE Delta State cruised to a 34-16 victory over Tarleton State in the Sept. 2 | 2 pm | SSN season-opener for both teams at Parks Field on Saturday, Sept. Parks Field | Cleveland 2. DSU built a 34-3 fourth quarter lead before allowing two late Results: W, 34-16 touchdowns. Chris Robinson rushing for 106 yards in the win. SETTING THE SCENE CHOWAN Chowan and Delta State have never met in athletic competition. The Location .......................................................................... Cleveland, Miss. Sept. 9 | 2 pm | SSN Hawks are picked to finished fourth in the Central Intercollegiate Kickoff .............................................................................................2 p.m. Parker-McCool | Cleveland Athletic Association and are led by senior linemen Donald Boone Site .............................................................Parker Field-McCool Stadium Results: and Nate Wyche, both of whom were named All-CIAA. Capacity ...........................................................................................8,000 Surface ........................................................... Hellas’ Matrix Artificial Turf TV .................................................................................... GoStatesmen TV WEST GEORGIA Radio ..............................................................Statesmen Sports Network Sept. 16 | 2 pm | SSN All-Time Series .....................................................................First Meeting Parker-McCool | Cleveland In Cleveland, Miss...... .....................................................................0-0 Results: Last Meeting ....................................................................................... N/A Result ............................................................................................. N/A SHORTER ESPN3 Sept. 23 | 12 pm | ESPN3 GET SOCIAL Barron | Rome, Ga. Official Twitter Account................................................... @DSUStatesmen Results: