@ENMUAthletics NCAA PLAYOFFS @ENMUFootball /goeasternathletics BOWL GAMES /ENMUFootball 2015 • 2016 @ENMUAthletics @enmufootball LSC CHAMPIONS GoEasternAthletics.com ENMU 1991 • 2013 #ENMU #ReignForever 2019 FOOTBALL ENMU INFORMATION Week 1 Portales, N.M. (Greyhound Stadium) Name of School: Eastern New Mexico University EASTERN NEW MEXICO GREYHOUNDS (0-0) Colors: Green and Silver Head Coach: Kelley Lee (Western New Mexico, 2000) Location: Portales, N.M. Founded: 1934 Record at ENMU: 13-8 (3rd season) Enrollment: 6,015 Career Record: Same School Colors: Green & Silver Affiliation:NCAA Division II at Conference: Lone Star MISSOURI S&T MINERS (0-0) President: Dr. Jeff Elwell Head Coach: Todd Drury (Evangel, 2009) Alma Mater: Southern Illinois University, Ph.D. Record at MS&T: 0-0 (1st season) Interim Athletic Director: Dr. Jeff Long Alma Mater: University of Georgia, Ph.D. Career Record: Same First Year of Football: 1934 (82 seasons) All-Time Record (NAIA era included): 399-399-21 Sep. 7, 2019 • 6 p.m. MT • Radio: 105.9 KSEL-FM NCAA All-Time Record (1984-Pres.): 177-179-4 Portales, NM • Al Whitehead Field at Greyhound Stadium Stadium: Greyhound Stadium / Al Whitehead Field Capacity: 4,000 Playing Surface: Synthetic Turf KICKOFF Head Coach: Kelley Lee • The Hounds are set to kickoff another season under third year head coach Kelley Lee. Alma Mater: Western New Mexico, 2000 Under Lee’s guidance, Eastern has went 13-8, which includes a 5-6 campaign a year ago while Record at ENMU: 13-8 (.619) / 3rd season finishing tied for fourth in the Lone Star Conference with a 4-4 record. Career Record: Same • Eastern brings back a deep and talented roster with seven starters returning on each side of the ball, including All-American fullback Paul Terry, four-year starting quarterback Wyatt Eastern New Mexico 5-6, 4-4 LSC (2018 Finish) Strand and All-LSC Second Team linebacker Noah Sweitzer. • The Hounds will look to add some extra hardware to the trophy case after going 2-0 in trophy Ranking Not Ranked games last season. ENMU defeated Western New Mexico 55-9 to win the inaugural Chile Bowl Last Game Nov. 10, 2018 in Portales, N.M. game trophy and followed it up with a resounding 28-0 victory at West Texas A&M for its third Defeated Western Oregon, 19-14 straight Wagon Wheel win. Head Coach Kelley Lee (WNMU, 2000) • Eastern will look to continue to ground-and-pound the competiton after finishing in the top ENMU Record 13-8 (third season) five in NCAA Division II last season for the fifth consecutive year, ranking fourth in the nation Career Record Same at 284.5 yards per game. Lettermen Returning/Lost • The Eastern defense will seek to contain the competition again after finishing third in the Offense 13/13 Lone Star and 47th in Division II, giving up just 22.1 points per game. The Eastern defense Defense 20/6 surrendered the fewest total points for the season (243) since the 2006 campaign and the Total 33/19 fewest total touchdowns in a season since 2003 (31). Starters Returning/Lost Offense 7/4 Defense 7/4 Total 14/7 2019 EASTERN NEW MEXICO GREYHOUNDS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Sept. 7 Missouri S&T 6 p.m. Tied 1-1 2018: The Miners defeated the Hounds 31-14 in Rolla to open the season. Sept. 14 at Colorado Mesa 7 p.m. CMU leads 2-0 ENMU Football Coaching Staff 2018: The Mavericks defeated the Hounds 34-21 in Eastern’s home opener last season. Kelley Lee Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator Sept. 21 at Texas A&M-Commerce* 5 p.m. TAMUC leads 17-12 Michael Walton Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator 2018: Hounds challenged the top-ranked Lions in a 21-11 home loss last season. Andrew McCraw Offensive Line/Academic Coordinator Sept. 28 Texas A&M-Kingsville* (Homecoming) 6 p.m. TAMUK leads 24-10 Devante Sims Cornerbacks / Recruiting Coordinator 2018: Hounds pulled out a 31-14 victory over the Javelinas for their first win of the season. Travis Lee Running Backs Oct. 5 at Midwestern State* 6 p.m. MSU leads 18-6 Max Silver Defensive Line 2018: Mustangs recovered an onside kick late to hold off a Hounds rally in a 31-23 home loss. Eddie Rodriguez Graduate Assistant/Wide Receivers Oct. 12 Tarleton State* (Hall of Honors/Family Weekend) 6 p.m. ENMU leads 14-12 Eric Osbourne Graduate Assistant / Tight Ends 2018: Hounds dropped a 48-28 road decision after facing their fourth ranked opponent in six weeks. Pecos Fort Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends Oct. 19 at Western New Mexico* (Chile Bowl) 6 p.m. ENMU leads 41-15-2 Jesse Diaz Graduate Assistant / Linebackers 2018: Hounds defeated the Mustangs 55-9 to capture the inaugural Chile Bowl victory. Zach Johnson Graduate Assistant / Secondary Oct. 26 West Texas A&M* (Wagon Wheel Game) 6 p.m. ENMU leads 17-16 2018: Hounds shutout Buffs for the first time since 1992 to capture third straight Wagon Wheel trophy. Nov. 2 at UT Permian Basin* 5 p.m. ENMU leads 3-0 Eastern New Mexico Sports Information 2018: Hounds defeated the Falcons 24-7 to hold third straight opponent to nine points or less. Ryan Shumaker Nov. 9 Angelo State* (Senior Day) 6 p.m. ASU leads 25-17-1 Asst. AD for Marketing, Events & Sports Information 2018: Rams snapped the Hounds’ three-game win streak by a score of 34-17 on the road. 575.562.4309 (office) • [email protected] Nov. 16 at Western Oregon 2 p.m. ENMU leads 1-0 2018: Hounds make a huge defensive stop in the redzone late to close the season with a 19-14 win. Adam Stanek Coordinator of Sports Information & Media * Designates Lone Star Conference game 575.562.4308 (office) • [email protected] All time listed are Mountain and subject to change Week 1 2019 ENMU GREYHOUNDS FOOTBALL GAME NOTES ON THE AIR ELLEY • All games will be broadcast on 105.9 KSEL-FM and KSELCountry.com with Donald K “Doc” Elder calling the action. • All games will also be webcast online through Eastern New Mexico’s SIDEARM LEE site GoEasternAthletics.com/Watch. All games are broadcast on a pay-per-view HEAD COACH webcast. THIRD SEASON STORY LINES • The Hounds enter the 2019 season under third year head coach Kelley Lee after finishing 5-6 overall last season and placed in a tie for fourth in the conference THE LEE FILE after going 4-4 in league play. EDUCATION • On top of possessing the third-best scoring defense in the Lone Star last season, College: Western New Mexico, 2000 (Bachelors) Eastern will look to build upon a defense that held opponents to the fourth-fewest yards in the league at 368.1 yards per game. • The Lone Star Conference should be up-for-grabs during the 2019 campaign. Last COACHING EXPERIENCE year’s surprise winner Tarleton State will be trying to repeat after going undefeated 2002-2003 Eastern New Mexico, graduate assistant in conference play, but will be replacing several key pieces on the offensive and 2006-2007 New Mexico Military Institute, assistant coach defensive side of the ball, including LSC Offensive Back of the Year Xavier Turner. 2008 Midland College, assistant head coach After finishing second in the league a year removed from the winning the NCAA 2009-2011 Valencia High School (NM), head coach Division II National Championship, Texas A&M-Commerce will be seeking to stay 2012-2016 Eastern New Mexico, assistant coach near the top under first year head coach David Bailiff. Finishing third in the LSC 2017-Pres. Eastern New Mexico, head coach last season, Midwestern State will be looking to replace LSC Offensive Player of the Year Layton Rabb after losing the standout senior to graduation in 2018. THE LEE WORKSHEET • With the top three teams in the conference facing significant changes and losing Overall Conference key pieces, it will be interesting to see how the LSC final standings will turn out. Year School Record Record, Finish Tarleton State will likely be the favorite to win, but it should be a highly competitive 2017 Eastern New Mexico 8-2 6-2, 3rd LSC conference race and with Eastern New Mexico bringing back most of its starters 2018 Eastern New Mexico 5-6 4-4, 4th LSC from a year ago, the Hounds could contend for the top spot. Totals 2 seasons 13-8 10-6 ENMU 2 seasons 13-8 10-6 GROUND AND POUND • The Hounds will look to stay near the top of the nation in rushing offense during the 2019 season. Last year, the Hounds ranked fourth in NCAA Division II after averaging 284.5 yards per game. • The Hounds have finished in the top five in rushing offense in Division II for five consecutive seasons, which includes the 2018 campaign where ENMU posted the top rushing attack in the nation at 352.7 yards per contest. • Eastern returns its top three rushers from last season, including All-American fullback Paul Terry, who led the Greyhounds rushing attack with 989 yards and 10 touchdowns on 204 carries. The Amarillo, Texas native recorded three 100-yard rushing games last season, including a season-high 145 yards on 22 carries against Colorado Mesa. • A threat in the run and the pass game, quarterback Wyatt Strand finished second on the team in rushing with 632 yards, marking the third straight season the field general rushed for 600 or more yards in a season. • Redshirt senior running back Johnny Smith should also be able to keep defenses off-balance with his abilities in the run and pass game.