GENERAL INFORMATION GAME #6 ETSU BUccANEERS (0-5) AT MERCER BEARS (2-3) LOCATION .......................................................................JOHNSON CITY, TENN. SATURDAY, OCT. 17, 2015 • 4PM • MACON, GA. (FIVE STAR STADIUM, 10,200) FOUNDED ...............................................................................................1911 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENROLLMENT ...................................................................................... 14,957 ETSU GAME COVERAGE... NICKNAME ........................................................................BUCCANEERS (BUCS) Head Coach .........Carl Torbush COLORS ................................................................NAVY BLUE AND OLD GOLD ONLINE VIDEO......................................................................... Record @ ETSU ........0-5, 1st yr STADIUM ......................................................KERMIT TIPTON STADIUM (6,212) ................DAN MATTHEWS (PBP), TYRONE POOLE (ANALYST) Career Record ...... 20-31, 5th yr AFFILIATION ........................NCAA DIV. I CHAMPIONSHIP SUBDIVISION (FCS) ...................................................... NANCY MOUSA (SIDELINE) Mercer CONFERENCE..................... FCS INDEPENDENT (SOUTHERN STARTING IN 2016) RADIO .....WXSM-AM 640 (JAY SANDOS/MATT WILHJELM) Head Coach .........Bobby Lamb PRESIDENT .........................................................................DR. BRIAN NOLAND Record @ MU .......18-11, 3rd yr ONLINE RADIO .............................................ETSUBUCS.COM ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ........................................................DR. RICHARD SANDER Career Record .... 85-51, 12th yr ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT PHONE ...........................................(423) 439-4343 LIVE STATS ...............................................MERCERBEARS.COM FOOTBALL HISTORY SERIES HISTORY .....................................FIRST-EVER MEETING FIRST YEAR OF FOOTBALL........................................................................1920 SEASONS OF FOOTBALL ................................................................................80 2015 SCHEDULE ALL-TIME RECORD .....................................................................333-401-27 DATE OPPONENT TIME/RESULT SERIES STREAK LAST MEETING NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES (DIV. I) ................................................. 2 9/3 KENNESAW STATE L, 16-56 8,217 FANS WATCH BUCS RETURN TO FIELD FOR FIRST TIME IN 12 YEARS 9/10 MARYVILLE L, 21-28 AFTER SCORING 21 FIRST-HALF PTS; BUCS HELD SCORELESS IN SECOND HALF POSTSEASON RECORD (DIV. I) ................................................................... 2-1 9/17 AT CHARLESTON SOUTHERN L, 7-47 ETSU STUMBLES IN FIRST ROAD GAME OF THE 2015 SEASON BEST FINISH ........................................................................ 1ST (1969 OVC) 9/26 EMORY & HENRY L, 24-27 EH RALLIES WITH LATE 4TH-QUARTER TD TO DEFEAT ETSU ON HOMECOMING AST PPEARANCE UARTERFINALS L A ......................................................1996 (Q ) 10/3 ST. FRANCIS L, 9-58 SFU SCORES FIRST 17 POINTS TO CRUISE TO VICTORY 10/10 BYE WEEK COACHING STAFF 10/17 AT MERCER 4P FIRST-MEETING -- -- HEAD COACH ........................................................................... CARL TORBUSH 10/24 AT MONTANA STATE 4:35P FIRST-MEETING -- -- HEAD COACHING RECORD AT ETSU ................................0-5 (FIRST SEASON) 10/31 WARNER 1P FIRST-MEETING -- -- OVERALL RECORD ........................................................20-31 (FIFTH SEASON) 11/7 AT ROBERT MORRIS NOON FIRST-MEETING -- -- BOWL RECORD ........................................................................................... 2-0 11/14 AT GARNDER-WEBB 1P TIED, 1-1 L-1 2002 11/21 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 1P FIRST-MEETING -- -- FOOTBALL OFFICE PHONE ...................................................(423) 439-4343 NOTE BEST TIME TO INTERVIEW COACH ................................................CONTACT SID TIMES LISTED IN EASTERN HOME GAMES IN BOLD ASSISTANT COACHES ETSU NOTES MIKE O’CAIN .................................................OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR/QBS A LOOK BACK AT SAINT FRANCIS GAME BILLY TAYLOR .........................................DEFENSIVE/RECRUITING COORDINATOR Saint Francis returned the opening kickoff for a touchdown and intercepted three ETSU passes in the first half – SCOTT BRUMETT ...................................................................... DEFENSIVE LINE returning two for touchdowns – as the Red Flash built an early lead and ultimately bested the Buccaneers 58-9 GARY DOWNS ........................................................................ RUNNING BACKS in a matchup of NCAA Division I FCS programs on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Kermit Tipton Stadium … The Bucs’ lone TEDDY GAINES ...................................................................... DEFENSIVE BACKS touchdown came on a 6-yard run by quarterback Austin Herink with 10:33 remaining in the contest, capping an ANTONIO GOSS .................................... OUTSIDE LINEBACKERS/SPECIAL TEAMS 8-play, 83-yard drive … Red-shirt running back Cory Colder accounted for 51 of the 83 yards on the drive, including CHRIS GRIMES .................................................................................... SAFETIES a 24-yard rush marking his longest of the season … In the first half, ETSU got on the board when the Bucs recorded ERIK LOSEY .............................................................................. OFFENSIVE LINE their first safety of the season with 1:31 remaining in the first quarter, while Austin Jackson blocked an extra point MIKE RADER ........................................................................... WIDE RECEIVERS in the third quarter … Overall, Colder led the Buccaneer running backs with 56 yards on eight carries, while Dalton KEVIN SHIPLEY ............................................................ TIGHT ENDS/FULLBACKS Ponchillia led the wide receivers for the second straight game after totaling 35 yards on four receptions … Austin BEN EZELL .....................................................OFFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT Herink and Nick Sexton split time behind center and combined for only 93 yards passing and three interceptions DYLAN LEWELLYN ..........................................DEFENSIVE GRADUATE ASSISTANT (two by Herink) … Defensively, linebacker Austin Gatewood recorded his first collegiate interception and corner- SUPPORT STAFF back Tavian Lott led the defense with a season-high eight tackles … Overall, ETSU was held to a season-low 185 ANDREW SIMS .........................................DIRECTOR OF FOOTBALL OPERATIONS yards on offense (92 rushing/93) passing, while St. Francis finished with 336 total yards (108 rushing/228 passing) ALLAN JOHNSON .................................. STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH … The Red Flash were 6 of 10 on third downs, compared to the Bucs’ 3 of 16 clip, while St. Francis converted on all DR. BRIAN JOHNSTON ..........................ASSISTANT A.D. FOR SPORTS MEDICINE five of its red zone trips (four TDs/one FG). NATHAN BARGER ..........................ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR SPORTS MEDICINE DAVID ROOP ...................................................................VIDEO COORDINATOR MEDIA RELATIONS ASSISTANT DIR. MEDIA RELATIONS (FB CONTACT) ....................KEVIN BROWN WE ARE ETSU E-MAIL ADDRESS ............................................................... [email protected] OFFICE PHONE ...................................................................(423) 439-5263 CELL PHONE .......................................................................(423) 747-3877 The ETSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics would like to ask both the print and ASSOCIATE AD FOR COMMUNICATIONS ......................................... MIKE WHITE broadcast media to honor our request to be called “ETSU” throughout the 2015-16 season E-MAIL ADDRESS ................................................................ [email protected] ... East Tennessee State in first reference is acceptable, but subsequent references should be OFFICE PHONE ...................................................................(423) 439-4220 ETSU ... On TV graphics, please use ETSU ... Our nickname is the Buccaneers, but Bucs is also acceptable. Game #6 www.ETSUBucs.com ETSU vs. Mercer ABOUT MERCER MEDIA INFORMATION Mercer has dropped its last three games by a combined 11 points and enter Saturday’s game with a ETSU ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS 2-3 record … The Bears, who are in their third season of FCS football (second in SoCon), are coming The ETSU athletic media relations office is available to assist members of the media with their off a 24-21 setback last weekend at Western Carolina … Mercer jumped out to a 21-3 lead, but the questions and request to Buccaneer football. Please contact Assistant Director for Athletic Media Catamounts scored 21 unanswered points to secure the conference win … As a team, the Bears lead Relations Kevin Brown with any questions about the Bucs. the SoCon in total offense (468.8), rank second in rushing defense (146.2), and third in scoring offense ETSU ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB (32.2) and scoring defense (21.6) … Offensively, Mercer is led by junior quarterback John Russ and Get the most recent information on the Buccaneers, including updated stats, video and press a pair of sophomore running backs in Tee Mitchell and Alex Lakes … Russ ranks third in the SoCon in releases by visiting www.ETSUBucs.com.