MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE 2015 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES GAME TEN <<< NOV. 14, 2015 <<< 3:00 PM <<< CLInton, MISS. <<< ROBINSON-HALE STADIUM MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE (2-7) 2015 SCHEDULE & RECORD VS. DELTA STATE (5-5) OVERALL RECORD 2-7 GSC 0-6 THE MATCHUP GAME PREVIEW NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 DELTA STATE This will be the 36th all-time meeting between the Magnolia HOME 2-3 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE State rivals with DSU holding an 18-15-2 edge in the series. vs The schools will meet in Clinton for the first time in 21 years, AWAY 0-4 a 14-0 win for the Statesmen in 1994. The Choctaws are coming off a heartbreaking 14-13 loss to West Alabama on Saturday, a game that MC held a lead for THE SCHEDULE most of the contest. Senior running back Chris Ingram rushed for a career-high 129 yards on 19 carries in the defeat. Date Opponent Time/Result Sep. 5 Texas College W 61-6 MC’s defense was stout throughout the contest against UWA, holding the Tigers out of the red zone the entire afternoon. Sep. 12 at #13 North Alabama*^ L 17-34 Junior Reggie Bennett picked off a pass in the end zone to Sep. 19 Belhaven W 42-21 THE BASICS thwart one Tiger possession, while the Choctaw “D” forced a three-and-out in the fourth quarter to give MC an opportunity Sep. 26 at McNeese State L 0-37 Head Coach: John Bland Head Coach: Todd Cooley to win the game. Oct. 3 Shorter* L 23-42 (Arkansas, 1989) (Arkansas Tech, 1997) Oct. 17 at #24 Valdosta State* L 7-34 The Statesmen are coming off a tough loss of their own, fall- Career Record: 78-42 (10 Yr) Career Record: 21-10 (2 Yr) ing to Valdosta State in triple overtime, 40-34. All-American Oct. 24 Florida Tech* (HC) L 14-31 MC Record: 3-16 (1 Yr) DSU Record: 21-10 (2 Yr) quarterback Tyler Sullivan returned after missing four weeks Oct. 31 #1 West Georgia* L 21-38 due to injury, and sparked the DSU offense, passing for 237 Nov. 7 at West Alabama* L 13-14 Record: 2-7, 0-6 GSC Record: 5-5, 1-5 GSC yards and five scores. Nov. 14 Delta State*^ 3:00 pm Rank: NR AFCA / D2FB Rank: NR / NR The DSU defense gave up 501 yards of offense to the Blaz- Points/Gm: 22.0 Points/Gm: 36.1 ers, a product of being on the field for more than 40 minutes Points All./Gm: 28.6 Points All./Gm: 27.9 on the night. Richard Nash had a team-high 19 tackles, while * Gulf South Conference Game Rush Yds/Gm: 201.9 Rush Yds/Gm: 112.0 De’Koven Ware had 11 stops with two forced fumbles, a fum- ^ Game on GSC-TV and ESPN3 ble recovery and a sack. (HC) Homecoming Rush TD’s: 17 Rush TD’s: 17 All Times Central Pass Yds/Gm: 102.2 Pass Yds/Gm: 298.7 Pass TD’s: 8 Pass TD’s: 24 APPROACHING MILESTONES Total Off./Gm: 304.1 Total Off./Gm: 410.7 Total Def./Gm: 406.8 Total Def./Gm: 416.6 Senior running back Chris Ingram has rushed for 1,192 yards ONE MORE YEAR on 256 carries with seven touchdowns in his two seasons as a Choctaw. Ingram is creeping up the record books in rushing On September 6, 2013, the NCAA Membership Committee overturned an ACTIVE STATISTICAL LEADERS yards and attempts. Here’s a look at his progress: earlier decision to pave the way for acceptance into the Division II member- ship process for Mississippi College. With the ruling, MC will head back to RUSHING YARDS the Gulf South Conference, a league they belonged to from 1972-1995. MC RUSHING RUSHING 22. Curtis Potter (1984-87) 1,231 will not immediately be eligible for NCAA championships in Division II, going #3 Chris Ingram #22 D’Juan Bellaire 23. Billy Ray Dill (1966-67) 1,218 through two years of candidacy period (2013-15) and one year of provisional (115-623, 5.4 ypc, 2 TD) (124-506, 4.1 ypc, 5 TD) 24 Josh Sanders (1996-97) 1,216 membership (2015-16). On July 17, 2015, Mississippi College was notified PASSING PASSING 25. Chris Ingram (2014-15) 1,192 that they will advance to the provisional membership year and are one year #12 Walker Meadows #18 Tyler Sullivan 26 Michael Williams (1981-82) 1,137 away from full membership. The Choctaws will be a full member of Division II and the Gulf South Conference beginning with the 2016-17 academic year. (33-53, 430 yds, 62.3% (139-233, 1754 yds, 59.7% Desmond Mays (2008) 1,137 3 TD, 2 INT, 71.7 ypg) 17 TD, 11 INT, 292.3 ypg) Junior wide receiver Marcel Newson has caught 33 passes “This is a great day for Mississippi College athletics. Words cannot express RECEIVING RECEIVING for 591 yards and eight touchdowns in his first season as a how appreciative I am of the hard work of our staff, as well as the MC admin- #6 Marcel Newson #84 Jarvis York Choctaws. He is climbing the single-season receiving record istration. This is a true testament to the quality of people we have working at (35-591, 8 TD, 65.7 ypg) (57-796, 4 TD, 79.6 ypg) books in touchdown catches: this fine institution.” - Athletic Director Mike Jones (7/17/15) DEFENSE DEFENSE #39 Mike Hall #9 Richard Nash RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS 1. Kris Pickle (1999) 12 GSC STANDINGS (47 tkls, 27 solo, 4.0 TFL, 2 FF) (72 tkls, 39 solo, 6.0 TFL, 2 INT) Jake Allen (2007) 12 3. Marcus Terry (2007) 11 SCHOOL GSC CPct. Overall Pct. HOME AWAY Nathaniel Bolton (1989) 11 West Georgia #7 5-1 0.833 9-1 0.900 5-0 4-1 INSIDE THE SERIES 5. Marcel Newson (2015) 8 North Alabama #15 5-1 0.833 7-2 0.778 4-0 2-2 6 Others Tied 8 Florida Tech 5-1 0.833 7-3 0.700 4-1 3-2 Overall DSU Leads, 18-15-2 Last Meeting Valdosta State #18 4-2 0.667 7-2 0.778 3-1 3-1 In Clinton Series Tied, 8-8 DSU def. MC, 27-3 (11/15/14) West Alabama 3-3 0.500 7-3 0.700 4-1 3-2 In Cleveland DSU Leads, 10-5-1 GSC SCHEDULE Delta State 1-5 0.167 5-5 0.500 3-4 2-1 Current Streak L3 (1994- Last Meeting in Clinton Shorter 1-5 0.167 2-7 0.222 0-3 2-4 DSU def. MC, 14-0 (11/12/94) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH Mississippi College ^ 0-6 0.000 2-7 0.222 2-3 0-4 MC All-Time Record: Shorter at West Georgia 1:00 pm National Rankings are from the AFCA - ^ MC not eligible for GSC Championship 480-429-36 Last MC Win in the Series West Alabama at North Alabama 1:30 pm MC def. DSU, 13-7 (11/13/93) Florida Tech at Valdosta State 2:00 pm Delta State at Mississippi College 3:00 pm FOLLOW US @ChoctawSports ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS STAFF ChoctawSports @GoChoctawsFB David Nichols Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications Phone: 601-925-3234 EMail: [email protected] Kyle Lewis Assistant Sports Information Director Phone: 601-925-7890 EMail: [email protected] @ChoctawSports ChoctawSports Christy Wyne Sports Information Graduate Assistant Phone: 601-925-3234 EMail: [email protected] MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE QUICK FACTS 2015 MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE School Mississippi College DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME SERIES Location Clinton, MS 39058 Founded 1826 CLInton, MISS. First Enrollment 5,008 TEXAS COLLEGE 7:00 pm SEPT. 5 Robinson-Hale Stadium Meeting Nickname Choctaws STEERS School Colors Navy Blue and Old Gold FLORENCE, ALA. UNA Leads Stadium Robinson-Hale Stadium NORTH ALABAMA 6:00 pm SEPT. 12 Braly Municipal Stadium 15-14-2 Capacity 8,500 LIONS Surface EnviroMax by EnviroTurf Affiliation NCAA DII CLInton, MISS. MC Leads SEPT. 19 BELHAVEN 7:00 pm Conference Gulf South Conference BLAZERS Robinson-Hale Stadium 3-2 President Dr. Lee G. Royce Athletic Director Mike Jones LAKE CHARLES, LA. MSU Leads SEPT. 26 MCNEESE STATE 6:00 pm Senior Woman’s Administrator Susan Musselwhite COWBOYS Cowboy Stadium 2-0 Faculty Athletic Representative Dr. Tom Williams School Website www.mc.edu CLInton, MISS. SU Leads Athletics Website www.gochoctaws.com SHORTER 7:00 pm OCT. 3 Robinson-Hale Stadium 1-0 Athletic Dept. Phone 601-925-3341 HAWKS VALDOSTA, GA. MC leads VALDOSTA STATE 1:00 pm OCT. 17 Bazemore-Hyder Stadium 8-6-1 MC ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS BLAZERS CLInton, MISS. FIT Leads Assistant A.D. for Athletic Communications David Nichols FLORIDA TECH 3:00 pm OCT. 24 Robinson-Hale Stadium 1-0 E-Mail [email protected] PANTHERS Office Phone 601-925-3234 Cell Phone 769-798-7143 CLInton, MISS. MC Leads OCT. 31 WEST GEORGIA 3:00 pm SID Fax 601-925-3344 WOLVES Robinson-Hale Stadium 8-5 Assistant Sports Information Director Kyle Lewis Assistant E-Mail [email protected] LIVIngston, ALA. UWA Leads NOV. 7 WEST ALABAMA 2:00 pm Graduate Assistant Christy Wyne TIGERS Tiger Stadium 20-19-2 Graduate Assistant E-Mail [email protected] SID Mailing Address 200 S. Capitol St. CLInton, MISS. DSU leads Clinton, MS 39056 DELTA STATE 3:00 pm NOV. 14 Robinson-Hale Stadium 18-15-2 Twitter @ChoctawSports STATESMEN Instagram @ChoctawSports Facebook ChoctawSports YouTube youtube.com/gochoctaws ON THIS DATE (NOVEMBER 14TH) NCCAA RANKINGS Mississippi College football is 7-5 all-time on November 14th in their Each week, the National Christian College Athletic Association releases 103-year history.