SHORTER HAWKS GAME NOTES Game 6 Saturday, October 12, 2013 SHORTER (0-5) vs. NO. 18 CARSON-NEWMAN (4-1) 1:30 p.m. • Historic Barron Stadium • Rome, Ga. Shorter University About Today’s Game Hawks • Today’s game marks the first- HAWKS ON THE AIR Head Coach......................................................... Phil Jones ever meeting between the two Career Record at Shorter............................ 49-40 (9 years) Radio............................................ WATG 95.7-FM teams, although No. 18-ranked Internet Webcast............. www.theridge957.com Team Nickname....................................................... .Hawks Play-by-Play............................................. Jim Bojo Affiliation...................................................NCAA Division II Carson-Newman is no stranger to Color Analyst..................................Randy Bowen Conference.........................................................Gulf South Barron Stadium. The Eagles have 2013 Record........................................ 0-5 Overall; 0-3 GSC Base Offense............................................................Option played six times and are 5-1 in Base Defense..............................................................4-2-5 Rome, the last win coming in 2005 when they defeated West Georgia. 2013 SCHEDULE • The Hawks enter the game coming off a 41-0 Gulf South Conference Date Opponent Location Time/Score defeat last week at home to North ALabama, while the Eagles downed 9/7 at Charleston Southern Charleston, S.C. L 23-15 South Atlantic Conference foe Mars Hill last week 43-27. 9/12 Mars Hill# Rome, Ga. L 41-30 • When the Hawks take the field, it will mark the 90th career game for 9/21 at Valdosta State* Valdosta, Ga. L 41-0 head coach Phil Jones, all of them coming at Shorter where he began 9/28 West Georgia*% Rome, Ga. L 31-14 the program in 2005. 10/5 North Alabama* Rome, Ga. L 41-0 10/12 Carson-Newman^ Rome, Ga. 1:30 p.m. • Both Shorter and Carson-Newman have each played Mars Hill this 10/19 Florida Tech* Melbourne, Fla. 2 p.m. season, with the Hawks falling in their non-conference matchup with 10/24 Delta State*# Rome, Ga. 7:30 p.m. Mars Hill 41-30 on Sept. 12, while the Eagles rolled to a 43-27 win in 11/2 Clark-Atlanta Atlanta, Ga. 6 p.m. an SAC showdown last week. 11/9 West Alabama* Livingston, Ala. 7 p.m. • This is the third straight home game at Barron for the Hawks, who 11/14 Point LaGrange, Ga. 7 p.m. 11/23 NCCAA Victory Bowl Rome, Ga. TBA return to the road and their GSC schedule next Saturday playing Florida All times Eastern and subject to change Tech in Melbourne, Fla. The final home game is Thursday, Oct. 24 in a * Gulf South Conference game GSC-TV Game of the Week clash with Delta State. # GSC-TV Game of the Week • The sounds you might hear above Barron Stadium today will be com- % Homecoming ^ Alumni Weekend ing from the aircraft involved with the Wings Over North Georgia Air Show taking place at Richard B. Russell Airport. Odds are the fans will be Carson-Newman treated to flyovers by the likes of the Black Diamond Jet Team and the Eagles Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet Demo Team. Head Coach....................................................... Ken Sparks • This afternoon is Championship Saturday at Barron, Football Alumni Alma Mater............................................... Carson-Newman Day and Make-A-Wish Awareness Day. Career Record.......................................................... 312-84-2 Team Nickname........................................................ Eagles Affiliation................................................... NCAA Division II Spotlight on the Hawks Conference................................................... South Atlantic • SENIOR DT DARIUS SABBIDES: A native of Largo, Fla., 2013 Record.........................................4-1 Overall; 2-1 SAC the 6-foot-1, 260-pound Sabbides earned playing time last 2013 SCHEDULE season and contributed two tackles, two assists, a tackle Date Opponent Location Time/Score for a loss and broke up and deflected two passes. After 9/5 Wayne State Jefferson City, Tenn. W 55-28 recovering from a preseason injury, he has played in the 9/14 Colorado Mines Golden, Col. W 27-24 last two games for the Hawks. 9/21 Brevard Jefferson City, Tenn. W 41-14 SABBIDES 9/28 Catawba Jefferson City, Tenn. L 25-22 10/5 Mars Hill Mars Hill, N.C. W 43-27 • SENIOR DE RICHARD HYDE: One of five fifth-year seniors 10/12 Shorter Rome, Ga. 1:30 p.m. on this year’s team, Hyde has taken an active reserve role 10/19 Tusculum Jefferson City, Tenn. 3 p.m. with Shorter’s defense for the past four seasons. Over 10/26 North Greenville Greenville, S.C. 2:30 p.m. the past two campaigns, the 6-5 education major from 11/2 Lenoir-Rhyne Hickory, N.C. 2 p.m. Cartersville has recorded nine solo tackles and 14 assists 11/9 Newberry Jefferson City, Tenn. 1 p.m. and has two sacks. 11/16 Wingate Wingate, N.C. 1:30 p.m. HYDE 2013 SHORTER HAWKS GAME NOTES Page 2 Quick Facts Hawks’ History Timeline GENERAL • May 19, 2004: Shorter president Dr. Ed Schrader announces that football School Name.......................................... Shorter University will be added as an intercollegiate sport. Location....................................................... Rome, Georgia • July 16, 2004: Phil Jones is named Shorter’s first head football coach. Founded ..................................................................... 1873 August 3, 2004: The NAIA-affiliated Mid-South Conference accepts Shorter Enrollment ................................................................ 2,900 • Nickname.................................................................. Hawks as a new member. School Colors.................................... Royal Blue and White • August 9, 2005: Head coach Phil Jones welcomes 125 players as they begin Affiliation............................... NCAA Division II (Provisional) Shorter’s first-ever preseason practices to prepare for the inaugural season. Conference........................................................ Gulf South • September 10, 2005: History is made at Barron Stadium when the Hawks Home Field / Capacity....... Historic Barron Stadium / 5,300 play their inaugural game hosting Webber International, coming up short in a Surface................................................................. Synthetic 16-9 decision. President.............................................. Dr. Donald Dowless • September 24, 2005: The Hawks break into the win column for the first Director of Athletics........................................ Bill Peterson time with a 52-20 victory over Lambuth. Alma Mater.................................... Florida State University • September 2, 2006: A 39-7 win over Brevard gives the Hawks their first Athletics Phone.......................................... (706) 233-7347 season-opening win and sets the stage for what becomes Shorter’s first-ever Athletics Fax............................................... (706) 233-7575 winning season as the team posts a 7-4 overall record and a 4-1 mark in the HEAD COACH Mid-South Conference. Head Coach..........................................................Phil Jones • November 15, 2008: After fighting off conferene foe Bethel 7-0, the Hawks Alma Mater....................................Mercer University, 1968 clinch the Mid-South West Division championship, their first-ever title, secure Record at Shorter..........................................49-40 (9 years) their first NAIA National Playoff berth and finish the season with a record- Collegiate Record..........................................49-40 (9 years) setting 9-3 record. Office Phone................................................(706) 233-7209 • December 17, 2009: Fresh from closing out his career as Shorter’s all-time Email....................................................pjones@shorter.edu leading rusher. fullback A.J. Cooley becomes the Hawks’ first-ever AFCA NAIA All-American. ASSISTANT COACHES September 2, 2010: The Hawks make an appearance in the Georgia Dome in Tim Mathis.........Asst. Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator • Atlanta in Georgia State’s inaugural game in front of more than 30,000 fans. Nathan Burton.....Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Paul Pitts...........Recruiting & Video Coord. / Offensive Line • May 11, 2011: Shorter president Dr. Harold Newman and Athletic Director Shawn Turner........Academic Coordinator / Wide Receivers Bill Peterson announce that the university would submit an application to Zackry Smith..........Equipment Coodinator / Defensive Line become an NCAA Division II member. Garrett Hochstetler.............Dir. of Ops / Inside Linebackers • July 11, 2011: The NCAA accepts Shorter’s application to become an NCAA Daniel Hazard.........................................Graduate Assistant Division II program - playing in the Gulf South Conference - and begin a three- Jamey Rice..............................................Graduate Assistant year transition process. Collin Wooddy........................................Graduate Assistant • November 12, 2011: The Hawks play their final game as an NAIA program Russell Norton........................................Graduate Assistant in the Mid-South Conference falling to Bethel in the season finale, but still Blake DeBartola......................................Graduate Assistant record their fifth winning record in seven years. Russell DeMasi.......................................Graduate Assistant August 30, 2012: In their first season opener as