#2 West Georgia (5-0, 1-0 GSC) vs. #21 Valdosta State (3-1, 0-1 GSC) Saturday, October 10, 2015 - 2:00 PM Ra-Lin Field at University Stadium - Carrollton, GA KISS 102.7/uwgsports.com UWG Schedule/Results 9/5 at Catawba ........................................... W 44-13 9/12 Miles .........................................................W 33-7 9/19 Fayetteville State ..................................W 57-27 9/26 Clark Atlanta (HC) ................................W 56-0 10/3 at West Alabama ..................................W 32-14 10/10 Valdosta State (ESPN3) ....................... 2:00 PM 10/17 at Delta State (ESPN3) ........................ 7:00 PM 10/24 North Alabama (ESPN3) ..................... 2:00 PM 10/31 at Mississippi College ........................... 4:00 PM 11/7 at Florida Tech (ESPN3) ...................... 1:00 PM 11/14 Shorter.................................................... 2:00 PM VSU Schedule/Results 9/5 at Albany State .....................................W 21-13 9/12 vs. Winston-Salem State .......................W 31-3 9/26 Cumberland .........................................W 56-22 10/3 North Alabama ..................................... L 34-12 10/10 at West Georgia .................................... 2:00 PM 10/17 Mississippi College .............................. 2:00 PM 10/22 at Shorter .............................................. 7:30 PM 10/31 West Alabama ...................................... 2:00 PM 11/7 at Delta State ........................................ 5:00 PM TOP STORYLINES - Week 6 11/14 Florida Tech ......................................... 3:00 PM • After a very convincing 32-14 victory over West Alabama in the 2015 Gulf South Conference opener this week- end, the West Georgia Wolves return home for a battle with a very familiar foe as the Valdosta State Blazers come TV/Radio/Internet to town. The Wolves are currently ranked 2nd in the nation, and VSU was ranked 9th last week before a 34-12 setback at home to 8th-ranked North Alabama. TV ..................................................................................... ESPN3 Radio ....................................................Wolves Sports Network • This will be the 34th meeting between the Wolves and the Blazers, as Valdosta State joins UNA and West Alabama ......................................................... Mitch Gray (Play-by-Play) as the only three teams that West Georgia has played in each of the 33 years since the return of college football to .......................................................... Andy Micachione (Color) Carrollton. West Georgia won the most recent meeting, winning the Super Region 2 championship last December Internet ...........................................Gradick Communications in Valdosta. This will be the 4th meeting between the teams on Ra-Lin Field, with VSU holding a 3-0 advantage in Live Stream (Video) .........................................uwgsports.com University Stadium. Live Stats ............................................................uwgsports.com • West Georgia is coached by Will Hall, who is in his second season at West Georgia. He has an overall record of 42-14 in his fifth year as a head coach. In 20 games at the helm of the UWG program, Hall is 17-3. Valdosta State is UWG Coaching Staff coached by David Dean, who has a 75-24 record and is in his ninth year in Valdosta. Head Coach .................................................................................. Will Hall • West Georgia was dominant in the first two quarters of Gulf South Conference football last Saturday against Assistant Head Coach/Wide Receivers ..................... Desmond Lindsey West Alabama, generating 211 yards of offense while holding the Tigers to just 34 total yards. The Wolves built a Offensive Coordinator .............................................................Sam Gregg 32-0 lead ini the first 25 minutes on the clock, scoring on the ground, through the air, on a fumble recovery and on a punt return. Defensive Coordinator/Secondary .....................................Scott Symons • The dominance of the UWG defense against the West Alabama Tigers was on full display in the stat column, as the Tight Ends/Fullbacks/Special Teams .................................Matt O’Brien Wolves held the Tigers to just five first downs and 34 yards in the first half. UWA had eight drives in the first half Defensive Line......................................................................Josh Aldridge and just two of those were for more than three plays. Linebackers........................................................................... Ricky Hunley • Senior quarterback Dallas Dickey was surgical in his play in the first half of Saturday’s contest against West Offensive Line ...................................................................... Brice Carlson Alabama, going 9-for-12 for 172 yards and a touchdown in the first two quarters of action. The Carrollton native Cornerbacks .............................................................................. Colby Ellis ended up 17-for-26 for more than 200 yards in the contest. Dickey is 7th in the nation in completion percentage Strong Safeties .................................................................... Chris Franklin after this weekend’s games and is 11th in passing efficiency. Quarterbacks .................................................................. Cayden Cochran • The West Georgia Wolves remained in the No. 2 spot in the national rankings this week, largely fueled by a total Video Coordinator ................................................................ Nick Grosso defensive effort that is now ranked third in the nation, giving up 192.8 yards per game on the year after the first Director of Football Operations ..........................................Tad Blaylock Gulf South Conference game of the season. uwgsports.com • 1 • Instagram: uwgsports • @UWGAthletics 2015 GAME NOTES UWG vs. VSU UWG Schedule/Results VSU Schedule/Results 9/5 at Catawba ............................................W 44-13 9/5 at Albany State .......................................W 21-13 9/12 Miles .........................................................W 33-7 9/12 vs. Winston-Salem State ........................W 31-3 9/19 Fayetteville State ..................................W 57-27 9/26 Cumberland ......................................... W 56-22 9/26 Clark Atlanta (HC) ................................W 56-0 Overall Record Overall Record 10/3 North Alabama ...................................... L 34-12 10/3 at West Alabama ..................................W 32-14 5-0 3-1 10/10 at West Georgia .....................................2:00 PM 10/10 Valdosta State (ESPN3) ....................... 2:00 PM Region Record Region Record 10/17 Mississippi College ...............................2:00 PM 10/17 at Delta State (ESPN3) ........................ 7:00 PM 5-0 3-1 10/22 at Shorter ...............................................7:30 PM 10/24 North Alabama (ESPN3) ..................... 2:00 PM GSC Record GSC Record 10/31 West Alabama .......................................2:00 PM 10/31 at Mississippi College ........................... 4:00 PM 1-0 0-1 11/7 at Delta State .........................................5:00 PM 11/7 at Florida Tech (ESPN3) ...................... 1:00 PM Nat’l Ranking Nat’l Ranking 11/14 Shorter.................................................... 2:00 PM 2 - AFCA/3 - Media 21 - AFCA/21 - Media 11/14 Florida Tech ..........................................3:00 PM GAME PREVIEW TALE OF THE TAPE GAME PREVIEW The 2015 Gulf South Conference season The Valdosta State Blazers opened Gulf couldn’t have gone much better for head Team Stats Team Stats South Conference play last week against Points Per Game................................................. 44.4 Points Per Game................................................. 30.0 coach Will Hall and his Wolves, as UWG now 6th-ranked North Alabama, falling at Rushing Offense ................................................205.0 Rushing Offense ................................................137.8 moved to 5-0 for the second-straight home to the Lions by a 34-12 count. Rushing TD ..............................................................12 Rushing TD ................................................................7 season with a 32-14 victory over West The Blazers struggled offen- Passing Offense .................................................232.4 Passing Offense ...............................................233.25 Alabama. sively against the Lions, trailing 27-6 at the Passing TD ................................................................12 Passing TD ..................................................................9 West Georgia was dominant against beginning of the fourth quarter with the Total Offense .....................................................437.4 Total Offense .....................................................371.0 the previously 4-0 Tigers, outgaining West only touchdown at that point coming on Total TD ....................................................................24 Total TD ....................................................................16 Alabama 211-34 in the first half of the a 35-yard touchdown run from outside contest, using touchdowns in all phases of Points Per Game Allowed ................................ 12.2 Points Per Game Allowed ................................ 18.0 linebacker Egim Etta-Tawo. the game to build a 32-0 lead