702 N. Pine Street, Spartanburg, S.C. 29303 Mike Ballweg, Assistant Commissioner ([email protected]) www.SoConSports.com Jonathan Caskey, Director of Media Services ([email protected]) (864) 591-5100 Curt Cassell, Public Relations Assistant ([email protected]) September 3, 2007 2007 Standings Conference Overall Team W L Pct. PF PA Home Road W L Pct. PF PA Home Road Streak Appalachian State 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1.00 34 32 0-0 1-0 Won 15 Furman 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1.00 40 16 1-0 0-0 Won 1 The Citadel 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1.00 35 14 1-0 0-0 Won 3 Wofford 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1.00 38 21 1-0 0-0 Won 6 Georgia Southern 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 Lost 5 Elon 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 .000 13 28 0-0 0-1 Lost 2 Chattanooga 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 .000 17 29 0-1 0-0 Lost 5 Western Carolina 0 0 .000 0 0 0-0 0-0 0 1 .000 6 52 0-0 0-1 Lost 10 Last Week’s Results Carson-Newman 0 3 12 14- 29 Charleston Southern 7 0 7 0- 14 Western Carolina 0 3 0 3- 6 Chattanooga 0 14 0 3- 17 The Citadel 7 14 7 7- 35 Alabama 14 10 14 14- 52 Appalachian State 7 21 3 3- 34 Presbyterian 7 0 3 6- 16 Georgetown (Ky.) 0 7 0 14- 21 Michigan 14 3 9 6- 32 Furman 7 13 14 6- 40 Wofford 7 7 10 14- 38 South Florida 0 3 3 7- 13 This Week’s Schedule Elon 0 7 14 7- 28 September 8 Series Last Meeting Webber International at The Citadel, 2:00 First Meeting None Chattanooga at Jacksonville State, 3:30 UTC leads 25-7 JSU won, 13-10, in 2006 Lenoir-Rhyne at Appalachian State, 3:30 ASU leads 22-19-4 ASU won, 49-0, in 1982 West Georgia at Georgia Southern, 6:00 Series tied, 1-1 WGC won, 15-14, in 1994 Western Carolina at Eastern Kentucky, 6:00 EKU leads 2-1 WCU won, 20-17, in 2006 West Virginia Wesleyan at Elon, 6:00 First Meeting None Furman at Hofstra, 7:00 Series tied, 1-1 FUR won, 55-51 (2 OT), in 2005 Charleston Southern at Wofford, 7:00 WOF leads 9-0 WOF won, 35-10, in 2001 Offensive Defensive Special Teams Freshman Player of the Week Player of the Week Player of the Week Player of the Week Appalachian State quarter- Appalachian State defensive Wofford place kicker Patrick Elon quarterback Scott back Armanti Edwards back Corey Lynch (Cape Mugan (Hendersonville, Riddle (Ramseur, N.C.) was (Greenwood, S.C.) was Coral, Fla.) was named N.C.) was named Southern named Southern Confer- named Southern Confer- Southern Conference Defen- Conference Special Teams ence Freshman of the Week. ence Offensive Player of the sive Player of the Week. The Player of the Week. The jun- The true freshman set a Week. He accounted for 289 senior racked up 11 tackles ior was perfect on five PATs school record with 33 yards total offense and all and blocked Michigan’s at- in Wofford’s 38-21 season- completions in the four scores as ASU upset No. tempt at a game-winning opening victory over Phoenix’s 28-13 loss at 5-ranked Michigan, 34-32. field goal in the final seconds Georgetown (Ky.) in South Florida. Riddle fin- The sophomore completed to ensure a 34-32 Mountain- Spartanburg, S.C. He also ished 33-for-54 for 210 17-of-23 passes for 227 eer victory. He has blocked added a 28-yard field goal in yards and one touchdown yards and three TDs with 17 four field goal attempts in the Wofford’s victory. against the Bulls. rushes for 62 yards. last eight games. 2007 Southern Conference Football - Page 1 Mocs Makeover Two-Minute Drill Coach Rodney Allison’s foot- ball team has undergone a transformation this year. The Mocs will be sporting new uniforms, new helmet design and a new logo. SoCon Home Field Records All-Time Conference Record Team W L T Pct. Yrs. Stadium Name Team Years W L T Pct. Appalachian State 178 58 5 .749 44th Kidd Brewer Appalachian State 33 162 76 5 .653 Chattanooga 24 37 0 .393 10th Finley Chattanooga 27 95 114 2 .458 The Citadel 192 121 3 .612 58th Johnson Hagood The Citadel 65 165 236 5 .402 Elon 13 21 0 .407 6th Rhodes Elon 3 6 26 0 .125 Furman 133 33 1 .799 25th Paladin Furman 65 223 167 11 .552 Georgia Southern 144 22 0 .887 23rd Paulson Georgia Southern 11 80 29 0 .765 Western Carolina 106 69 2 .616 33rd E.J. Whitmire Western Carolina 27 91 119 5 .440 Wofford 42 16 0 .724 11th Gibbs Wofford 7 44 33 0 .557 Team-by-Team Returning Starters APPALCHIAN STATE (13) Offense: 7 Defense: 6 THE CITADEL (15) Offense: 7 Defense: 8 ELON (14) Offense: 6 Mountaineers Go Back-to-Back Defense: 8 When Appalachian State topped Massa- chusetts, 28-17 to win the 2006 FCS title, the FURMAN (15) Mountaineers became the first back-to-back Offense: 7 national champion since SoCon-rival Geor- Defense: 8 gia Southern won consecutive titles. GEORGIA SOUTHERN (15) Offense: 8 Defense: 7 UT-CHATTANOOGA (16) Offense: 7 Defense: 9 Coming Attractions WESTERN CAROLINA (11) Samford will join the Southern Conference beginning in 2008 Offense: 5 as the league’s ninth football-playing member. Defense: 6 Samford (1-0) WOFFORD (16) at Offense: 8 Georgia Tech (1-0) Defense: 8 Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. September 8, 2007 - 12:00 p.m. 2007 Southern Conference Football - Page2 Webber International (0-2) Chattanooga (0-1) at at The Citadel (1-0) Jacksonville State (0-1) Johnson Hagood Stadium, Charleston, S.C. Paul Snow Memorial Stadium, Jacksonville September 8, 2007 - 2:00 p.m. September 8, 2007 - 3:30 p.m. Capsule Summary Capsule Summary Series Record ................................................................ First Meeting Series Record .................................................................................... 0-0 Last Meeting ................................................................................ None Last Meeting ................................................................. First Meeting Webber International on the Web .... www.webberathletics.com Chattanooga on the Web ................................... www.gomocs.com Flagship Radio ................................................... Internet broadcast Flagship Radio .................................................... WGOW-FM (102.3) WIC Coach Kelly Scott UTC Coach Rodney Allison Overall Record (Years) ...................................... 5-8 (2nd) Overall Record (Years) ................................... 14-32 (5th) Record at WIC (Years) ...................................... 5-8 (2nd) Record at UTC (Years) ................................... 14-32 (5th) The Citadel on the Web ............................ www.citadelsports.com Jacksonville State on the Web ..... www.jsugamecocksports.com Flagship Radio ......................................................... WTNZ-AM (910) Flagship Radio .......................................................... WLJS-FM (91.9) CIT Coach Kevin Higgins ASU Coach Jack Crowe Overall Record (Years) .............................. 66-38-1 (10th) Overall Record (Years) ................................. 57-65 (13th) Record at CIT (Years) .................................... 10-13 (3rd) Record at JSU (Years) ..................................... 43-35 (8th) Last Game Last Game Sept. 1 - Wisconsin-Stevens Point 13, Webber International 7 Sept. 1 - Carson-Newman 29, Chattanooga 17 Webber International lost its home opener to Wisconsin-Stevens Quarterback Antonio Miller scored two touchdowns as Chatta- Point, 13-7, on Sept. 1. The Warriors scored on a 35-yard touch- nooga (0-1) but Carson-Newman (2-0) battled back for a 29-17 down pass from Andrew Carr to Sergio Rivera. victory. Miller left the game in the second half with a knee injury and Cody Romans and Tony Pastore took turns at quarterback. Sept. 1 - The Citadel 35, Charleston Southern 14 Duran Lawson completed 21-of-32 passes for 246 yards and two Sept. 1 - Alabama State 24, Jacksonville State 19 touchdowns as The Citadel topped crosstown rival Charleston Alabama State (1-0) posted a 24-19 come-from-behind victory Southern, 35-14, in the home-opener at Johnson Hagood Sta- over Jacksonville State (0-1). Jacksonville State’s Gavin Hallford dium. After battling to a 7-7 tie after the first quarter, the Bull- booted a school-record four field goals for the Gamecocks. dogs made it 21-7 at halftime and pulled away in the second half. Game Notes Game Notes Jacksonville State was UTC’s second-ever opponent. The Mocs The Citadel defense held Charleston Southern to 161 yards last won the 1904 match-up, 5-0. Miller and preseason All-SoCon week and the balanced Bulldog attack amassed 246 yards linebacker Chris Johnson were injured and are questionable. through the air and 173 on the ground. UTC assistant John Turner is a 1988 Jacksonville State graduate. Tale of the Tape Tale of the Tape WIC Category CIT UTC Category JSU 14.0 Scoring Offense 35.0 (3 of 8) 17.0 (5 of 8) Scoring Offense 19.0 222.0 Rushing Yards 194.0 (2) 54.0 (6) Rushing Yards 136.0 104.5 Passing Yards 224.0 (4) 155.0 (6) Passing Yards 145.0 326.5 Total Offense 418.0 (3) 209.0 (7) Total Offense 281.0 27.5 Scoring Defense 14.0 (1) 29.0 (5) Scoring Defense 24.0 216.0 Rushing Defense 24.0 (1) 202.0 (5) Rushing Defense 159.0 163.0 Passing Defense 137.0 (1) 226.0 (2) Passing Defense 250.0 379.0 Total Defense 161.0 (1) 428.0 (5) Total Defense 409.0 Southern Conference rank in parenthesis.