51 2007 CHOCTAW FOOTBALL 51 2006 REVIEW CLINTON, MS - Mississippi College Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score sophomore quarterback Adam Mississippi College 14 21 10 7 52 Shaffer passed for 311 yards and GAME 1 Millsaps College 0 14 7 7 28 five touchdowns, all in the first half, Millsaps College to lead the visiting Choctaws to a MC MILLSAPS 52-28 blowout win over Millsaps November 3, 2007 MAJORS FIRST DOWNS 25 12 College in the 7th Annual Backyard at Harper Davis Field • Jackson, MS • 1:00 PM RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 45-148 20-58 Brawl. PASSING YDS (NET) 448 205 Shaffer completed 17-22 pass Passes Att-Comp-Int 35-27-1 29-18-4 attempts including scoring tosses of 61, 4, 8, 75 and 3 yards as the Choctaws built a 35-14 halftime lead. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 80-596 49-263 He was intercepted once as Millsaps’ Jacob Hanberry returned the pick 45 yards for a touchdown. Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 The Choctaws got on the scoreboard early as senior wideout Marcus Terry hauled in a 65-yard touch- Punt Returns-Yards 3-43 2-35 down pass to open the scoring. Senior Lee Alderman made the score 14-0 with a 4-yard touchdown recep- Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-119 8-140 tion. Shaffer found junior wideout Jake Allen for an 8-yard score to give the Choctaws a 21-0 early lead. Interception Returns-Yards 4-12 1-56 Millsaps answered with two quick touchdowns before Allen found the endzone two more times before Punts (Number-Avg) 2-20.0 4-39.5 halftime to put the game out of reach. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Senior Charmer Moore had a big night hauling in five passes for 148 yards and an 82-yard score. Allen Penalties-Yards 7-99 2-11 added six catches for 109 yards and three scores. Sophomore running back Damian Davis did most of Possession Time 39:04 20:56 the damage on the ground rushing for 64 yards on 16 carries. Senior Kalvin Smith added 52 yards and a Third-Down Conversions 7 of 15 3 of 9 rushing touchdown. Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 1 Millsaps was led by quarterback Juan Joseph who completed 17-28 passes for 242 yards but was Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 1-1 interecepted four times by the Choctaw defense. The Majors rushed for just 44 yards on 20 carries and finished with just 286 yards of total offense Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 compared to 564 for Mississippi College. CLINTON, MS - The Mississippi Col- Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score lege Choctaws pulled off a stunner Mississippi College 14 0 7 7 28 Saturday beating nationally-ranked GAME 2 Texas Lutheran 0 0 7 14 21 Texas Lutheran 28-21 to improve to T exas Lutheran 2-0 and 1-0 in American Southwest MC TLU Conference play. TLU entered the November 3, 2007 BULLDOGS FIRST DOWNS 12 16 game ranked #21 in the latest at Matador Stadium • Seguin, TX • 1:00 PM RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 46-209 30-118 D3football.com Top 25 poll, but PASSING YDS (NET) 96 342 struggled against an MC defense Passes Att-Comp-Int 19-9-1 45-22-4 that forced four turnovers and held the Bulldog offense in check. TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 65-305 75-460 The Choctaw defense allowed TLU just 286 yards of offense through three quarters and seemingly Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 had the game in hand. The secondary of Keith Haydel, Ryne Davison, Corey Cooley and Chris Proctor shut Punt Returns-Yards 2-94 2-11 down TLU receivers. Linebacker NeAndre Hoskins led the unit with ten tackles while Clint Champagne Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-10 3-36 added eight stops and several big hits. Preseason All-American defensive tackle Eric Morris finished with Interception Returns-Yards 4-15 1-11 four tackles after facing double teams most of the night, but was disruptive all game. Punts (Number-Avg) 8-31.8 6-38.8 TLU made a game of it with 174 yards of offense in the fourth quarter. After the Choctaws built a 28-7 Fumbles-Lost 5-3 0-0 lead with 8:41 remaining, TLU scored two late fourth quarter touchdowns and recovered an onside kick Penalties-Yards 8-70 10-89 with just under two minutes remaining to have an opportunity to tie the score. The Bulldogs drove to the Possession Time 30:39 29:21 Choctaw six-yard-line before a Chase Dudley interception on the one-yard-line ended the TLU rally with 50 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 2 of 15 seconds in the game. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 4 The Choctaws were led by senior running back Kalvin Smith who finished the day with 154 yards rush- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 1-3 ing on 18 carries including an 80-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. Sophomore Damian Davis added 36 yards on seven carries including a 23-yard Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-7 2-14 scoring run. MC quarterback Brad Madden completed 9-19 passes in his first collegiate start for 96 yards and one touchdown toss. CLINTON, MS - The Mississippi Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score College Choctaws improved to 3-0 McMurry 7 0 13 6 26 for the first time since 1999 by GAME 3 Mississippi College 0 20 3 13 36 streaking past visiting McMurry McMurry University University 36-26 in front of 4,281 MCM MC fans in Robinson-Hale Stadium. November 3, 2007 FIRST DOWNS 11 26 MC quarterback Brad Madden at Robinson-Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS • 1:00 PM RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 23-27 40-159 completed 24-34 passes for 386 PASSING YDS (NET) 286 386 yards and one touchdown to lead Passes Att-Comp-Int 27-19-2 34-24-0 the MC attack. The Vancleave native had his second solid performance for the Choctaws playing for TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 50-313 74-545 injured QB Adam Shaffer. Junior Jake Allen hauled in six of Madden’s passes for 203 yards including a Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 95-yard touchdown reception just before halftime. Punt Returns-Yards 1-4 0-0 The Choctaws built a 20-6 advantage heading into halftime but lost momentum in the third quarter as Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-178 4-39 McMurry went on the attack. MC trailed 26-23 midway through the fourth quarter before scoring twice Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-34 late to pull out the win. Running backs Damian Davis and Kalvin Smith each found the endzone in the Punts (Number-Avg) 5-39.2 2-41.0 final period. MC lost six games in the fourth quarter last season but have won their last two contests late Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 in the game. Penalties-Yards 6-68 2-18 MC sophomore placekicker Kyle Kruse connected on three of five field goals hitting from 36, 32 and Possession Time 27:19 32:35 21 yards. Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 5 of 14 McMurry was led by quarterback Stephen Johnson who completed 19-27 passes for 286 yards and two Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2 scores. Wideout Bert Green had a great game with six receptions for 141 yards and a 75-yard touchdown Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-7 reception, one of two on the night for Green. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-16 The Choctaw defense was led by Keith Haydel and Clint Champagne who each registered seven tackles. Haydel also returned an interception 34 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter. Chase Dudley and NeAndre Hoskins both collected six tackles. Chris Proctor also picked off an Indian pass. ABILENE, TX - The Mississippi Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 Score College Choctaws (3-1, 2-1 ASC) Mississippi College 14 0 0 14 28 appeared poised for the upset over GAME 4 Hardin-Simmons 0 17 21 10 48 #5 Hardin-Simmons (3-0, 2-1 ASC) H ardin- Simmons Saturday scoring the game’s first MC HSU 14 points, but the Cowboys stormed November 3, 2007 COWBOYS FIRST DOWNS 26 26 back scoring 41 unanswered points at Shelton Stadium • Abilene, TX • 1:00 PM RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 31-148 32-245 to pull away for the 48-28 win. PASSING YDS (NET) 260 280 The Choctaws put together two Passes Att-Comp-Int 37-24-1 33-23-0 impressive drives to open the game with wide receivers Macus Terry and Jake Allen hauling in touchdown TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 68-408 65-525 passes from sophomore Brad Madden to take a 14-0 lead. The first two touchdown drives for the Choc- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 taws were impressive covering 160 total yards on 20 plays. Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-27 HSU answered with two touchdowns of their own to tie the score at 14-14. In the first drive the Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-106 3-79 Cowboys drove 75 yards on five plays capped by a 65-yard touchdown run by Quinton Jones. Will Galusha Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-15 caught an eight yard touchdown pass from Jordan Neal for the second score capping a ten play, 50-yard Punts (Number-Avg) 4-36.5 1-50.0 drive.